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Homophones are words which sound the same but are different in spelling, meaning and origin.
 
Homophones are words which sound the same but are different in spelling, meaning and origin.
 
Some examples of homophones are given below.
 
Some examples of homophones are given below.
[[File:Introduction to Homophones.ogg|Introduction to Homophones]
 
  
Minimal pairs involving consonant sounds:
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Introduction to Homophones[[File:Homophones introduction.ogg|Homophones introduction.ogg]]  
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|'''/p/ /b/'''
 
 
 
[[File:P-b.ogg|P-b.ogg]]
 
|}
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
|pin-bin [[File:Pin-bin.ogg|Pin-bin.ogg]]
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|Knew-new [[File:Knew-new.ogg|Knew-new.ogg]]
|pear-bear [[File:Pear-bear.ogg|Pear-bear.ogg]]
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|Bear-bare [[File:Bear-bare.ogg|Bear-bare.ogg]]
|pan-ban [[File:Pan-ban.ogg|Pan-ban.ogg]]
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||Blue-blew [[File:Blue-blew.ogg|Blue-blew.ogg]]
 
|-
 
|-
|pail-bail [[File:Pail-bail.ogg|Pail-bail.ogg]]
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|Flu-flew [[File:Flu-flew.ogg|Flu-flew.ogg]]
|nip-bib
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|Dear-deer [[File:Dear-deer.ogg|Dear-deer.ogg]]
|tap-tab [[File:Tap-tab.ogg|Tap-tab.ogg]]
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||Pair-pear [[File:Pair-pear.ogg|Pair-pear.ogg]]
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|-
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|Fair-fare [[File:Fair-fare.ogg|Fair-fare.ogg]]
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|Hair-hare [[File:Hair-hare.ogg|Hair-hare.ogg]]
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|Aural-oral [[File:Aural-oral.ogg|Aural-oral.ogg]]
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|-
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|Die-dye [[File:Die-dye.ogg|Die-dye.ogg]]
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|Meat-meat [[File:Meat-meat.ogg|Meat-meat.ogg]]
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|Feat-feet [[File:Feat-feet.ogg|File:Feat-feet.ogg]]
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|-
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|Him-hymn [[File:Him-hymn.ogg|Him-hymn.ogg]]
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|No-know [[File:No-know.ogg|No-know.ogg]]
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|Hear-here [[File:Hear-here.ogg|Hear-here.ogg]]
 
|-
 
|-
|mop-mob [[File:Mop-mob.ogg|Mop-mob.ogg]]
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|Sew-sow [[File:Sew-sow.ogg|Sew-sow.ogg]]
|lap-lab [[File:Lap-lab.ogg|Lap-lab.ogg]]
 
 
|}
 
|}
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[[Category:Linguistics]]

Latest revision as of 03:53, 6 June 2020

Homophones

Homophones are words which sound the same but are different in spelling, meaning and origin. Some examples of homophones are given below.

Introduction to Homophones

Knew-new Bear-bare Blue-blew
Flu-flew Dear-deer Pair-pear
Fair-fare Hair-hare Aural-oral
Die-dye Meat-meat Feat-feet
Him-hymn No-know Hear-here
Sew-sow