homophones, homonyms, homographs
Homophones
Prefix homo- “the same”
Suffix -phone “sound”
same pronunciation
different spelling
different meaning
flower, flour
to, too, two
there, their, they’re
where, wear, we’re
your, you’re
by, buy, bye
brake, break
Homonyms
Prefix homo- “the same”
Suffix -nym “name”
same pronunciation
same spelling
different meanings
bank (for $, river)
bark (tree, dog)
bat (baseball, animal)
lie (lie down to sleep, untruth)
fall (fall down, autumn)
Homographs
Prefix homo- “the same”
Suffix -graph “writing”
different pronunciation
same spelling
different meanings
tear (cry, rip paper)
bow (bow after a performance, ribbon in your hair)
minute (time, small)
close (to be near something, to shut)