Difference between revisions of "Homophones"

From Karnataka Open Educational Resources
Jump to navigation Jump to search
 
(11 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 2: Line 2:
  
 
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.
|-
 
Introduction to Homophones.
 
 
[[File:Homophones introduction.ogg|Homophones introduction.ogg]]
 
 
Minimal pairs involving consonant sounds:
 
  
 +
Introduction to Homophones[[File:Homophones introduction.ogg|Homophones introduction.ogg]]
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
|'''/p/ /b/'''
+
|Knew-new [[File:Knew-new.ogg|Knew-new.ogg]]
 
+
|Bear-bare [[File:Bear-bare.ogg|Bear-bare.ogg]]
[[File:P-b.ogg|P-b.ogg]]
+
||Blue-blew [[File:Blue-blew.ogg|Blue-blew.ogg]]
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|pin-bin [[File:Pin-bin.ogg|Pin-bin.ogg]]
 
|pear-bear [[File:Pear-bear.ogg|Pear-bear.ogg]]
 
|pan-ban [[File:Pan-ban.ogg|Pan-ban.ogg]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
|pail-bail [[File:Pail-bail.ogg|Pail-bail.ogg]]
+
|Flu-flew [[File:Flu-flew.ogg|Flu-flew.ogg]]
|nip-bib
+
|Dear-deer [[File:Dear-deer.ogg|Dear-deer.ogg]]
|tap-tab [[File:Tap-tab.ogg|Tap-tab.ogg]]
+
||Pair-pear [[File:Pair-pear.ogg|Pair-pear.ogg]]
 
|-
 
|-
|mop-mob [[File:Mop-mob.ogg|Mop-mob.ogg]]
+
|Fair-fare [[File:Fair-fare.ogg|Fair-fare.ogg]]
|lap-lab [[File:Lap-lab.ogg|Lap-lab.ogg]]
+
|Hair-hare [[File:Hair-hare.ogg|Hair-hare.ogg]]
 +
|Aural-oral [[File:Aural-oral.ogg|Aural-oral.ogg]]
 +
|-
 +
|Die-dye [[File:Die-dye.ogg|Die-dye.ogg]]
 +
|Meat-meat [[File:Meat-meat.ogg|Meat-meat.ogg]]
 +
|Feat-feet [[File:Feat-feet.ogg|File:Feat-feet.ogg]]
 +
|-
 +
|Him-hymn [[File:Him-hymn.ogg|Him-hymn.ogg]]
 +
|No-know [[File:No-know.ogg|No-know.ogg]]
 +
|Hear-here [[File:Hear-here.ogg|Hear-here.ogg]]
 +
|-
 +
|Sew-sow [[File:Sew-sow.ogg|Sew-sow.ogg]]
 
|}
 
|}
 +
 +
[[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