Homographs / Homophones / Homonyms / Pair of Words
HOMOGRAPH
A homograph is a word that has the same written form as another word but a different meaning or pronunciation. (जो words लिखे same जाते हैं पर meaning अलग होता है, Pronunciation अलग हो सकती है)
Examples:
1. Lead (front) or Lead (mineral)2. Bow (weapon) or Bow (down)
3. Close (near) or Close (to shut)
4. Console (comfort) or Console (Video Game Unit)
5. Content (satisfied) or Content (various media)
6. Minute (small) or Minute (measurement of time)
7. Object (thing) or Object (argue)
8. Produce (create) or Produce (fruits and veggies)
9. Wind (blows) or Wind (to turn)
3. Close (near) or Close (to shut)
4. Console (comfort) or Console (Video Game Unit)
5. Content (satisfied) or Content (various media)
6. Minute (small) or Minute (measurement of time)
7. Object (thing) or Object (argue)
8. Produce (create) or Produce (fruits and veggies)
9. Wind (blows) or Wind (to turn)
HOMOPHONE
A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but has a different spelling and meaning. (जो words बोले same जाते हैं पर spelling और meaning अलग-अलग होते हैं)
Examples:
1. Two, To, To2. Their, There
3. Sea, See
4. Sun, Son
5. Weak, Week
6. Sell, Cell
7. Affect, Effect
8. Know, No
9. One, Won
HOMONYM
A homonym is a word that is spelt and pronounced like another word but that has a different meaning. (जो words बोले और लिखे same जाते हैं पर meaning अलग होते हैं)
Note: Homonyms can be homographs, homophones, or both.
Examples:
1. Suit (appropriate), Suit (dress)2. Current (flow of water), Current (up to date)
3. Kind (a type of something), Kind (caring)
4. Right (correct), Right (opposite to left)
5. Rose (to have got up), Rose (a type of flower)
6. Pray (to worship), Prey (An animal hunted by a predator)
7. Know (to have knowledge), No (opposite of yes)
8. Lessen (to reduce), Lesson (a period of learning)
9. Waste (use excessively), Waist (part of the human body)
PAIR OF WORDS
Pair of Words are the words that pronounced the same as another word but has a different spelling and meaning. (जो words बोले same जाते हैं पर spelling और meaning अलग-अलग होते हैं) The purpose of the pair of words is to enhance the vocabulary.
Examples:
1. Whole, Hole2. Loose, Lose
3. Meter, Metre
4. Peace, Piece
5. Mail, Male
6. Plane, Plain
7. Nose, Knows
8. Principle, Principal
9. Heal, Heel
PRACTICE SET - 1 (with answers)
Fill in the blanks:
1. Get up my ________ (sun / son).
2. You ________ (ought / aught) to have said it long ago.
3. ________ (Buoys / Boys) float on the sea to warn ships of danger.
4. He skidded because he did not apply the ________ (brake / break).
5. We must try our best to ________ (caste / cast) away all prejudices.
6. I did not have the ________ (hart / heart).
7. The ________ (hair / hare) has a short tail.
8. There is a ________ (whole / hole) in the bucket.
9. He told me the ________ (tail / tale) of a fox.
10. ________ (Led / Lead) is a heavy metal.
11. The children have been playing for ________ (two / too) hours.
12. What is the ________ (prize / price) for it?
13. Please ________ (pray / prey) for me.
14. We ________ (peel / peal) off the oranges with a knife.
15. Please ________ (pass / pause) for a while.
16. The time is half ________ (passed / past) ten.
17. Her face became ________ (pale / pall) because of fear.
18. The teacher told the students to be _______ (quite / quiet)
19. She has given _________ (birth / berth) to a daughter.
20. Dara Singh __________ (hails / hales) from Punjab.
Answers
1. son 2. ought 3. Buoys 4. brake 5. cast 6. heart 7. hare 8. hole 9. tale 10. Lead 11. two 12. price 13. pray 14. peel 15. pause 16. past 17. pale 18. quiet 19. birth 20. hails