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)