Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs

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• Leerjaar 2-6

Sometimes English is quite easy...

And sometimes English is hard...

Today

Learn about letters and sounds

Learn why letters need different sounds

Learn the difference between homophones, homonyms and homographs

There are LETTERS and there are SOUNDS.
Of which do you have more in English?

1. Letters
2. Sounds

Phonetic chart

Homograph, homonym, homophone

Which word parts familiar from Latin?

Homonym

- Same sound

- Same spelling

- Different meaning

Give an example of a Homonym

Homograph

- Different sound

- Same spelling

- Different meaning

Give an example of a Homograph

Homophone

- Same sound

- Different spelling

- Different meaning

Give an example of a Homophone

Homograph

Homonym

Homophone

Same pronunciation, different spelling, different meaning

Same pronunciation, same spelling, different meaning

Same spelling, different pronunciation, different meaning

Close is a homonym. Create 2 sentences with each meaning

Homophones - Homonyms - Homographs

Goals:

- Understand the difference between these terms

- Enrich your vocab