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homonyms
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Anglais
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What Are Homonyms?
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what-are-homonyms
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Homonyms are words that:

 

  • sound the same 
  • have identical spellings
  • have different meanings

Homonyms are both homophones and homographs. 

However, the word “homonym” is often used more broadly to refer to any word belonging to the category of homophones or homographs.

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Different examples of homonyms including the modal verb “can” and the metal container “can,” or a “bat” as in the animal or a “bat” as in the stick used to hit a ball.
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Homonyms Exercise
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homonyms-exercise
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Homonyms Exercise
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Homophones, Homonyms & Homographs
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/en/node/37255
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Title
Homographs
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/en/node/37226
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Title
Homophones
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https://www.alloprof.qc.ca/fr/eleves/bv/anglais/homophones-a2761
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