05/08/2019

Homonyms and Homophones

Happy Summer everybody!

I hope you're all having a great time!

I received a lovely email from Karen, an English learner, who found xamoyela helpful.👍😄😊 YAY! ✅🙆
She would like to share a link on homophones with all of you → https://www.websiteplanet.com/blog/talking-aloud-talking-allowed-watch-write-make-sure-right/ ! Thank you Karen! 😊
This made me think about how we use homophones and homonyms and today I'm presenting some examples of their differences to you all.

So... what's the difference between homophones and homonyms?

Homophones are words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings.
Homonyms are words that are sound the same and are spelled the same, but have different meanings.

Here are some examples of homophones. The words in bold are homophones:

1. The boy blew up a blue balloon to play with.

2. Where are the kids? They're over there riding their bikes!



3. You were right to write thank-you letters to your friends for helping you when you needed them.

4. She sent her best friend a bottle of perfume with a flowery scent, which only cost a few cents!

And now, here are some examples of homonyms. The words in bold are homonyms:

1. These oranges are so orange!



2. He circled the date of his date on his calendar.

 
3. The left bowl didn't have any cereal left!



4. She parked her car near the park.



I've also got a list of homophones here: https://xamoyela.blogspot.com/2011/11/homonyms.html

Practice makes perfect! 😁 Use your English correctly! ✅

Have a great summer!🌅
Anastasia 💝😊💖