Can any one guess if two words are similar in sound but different in meaning

by sarala in Education & Learning

sarala

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Can any one guess if two words are similar in sound but different in meaning then what we call such kind of words.

Example our, hour

So both of these words we pronounce in same manner but their spelling and meanings are different. So what we call such words.

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Gulshan Kumar Ajmani

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#111044

There are many words pronounced similarly but spelled differently with different meaning. In writing, there is no problem. In conversation, context is significant. such words are called Homonym.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homonym

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Abid Areacode

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14 years ago

#111158

Homonym are usually confusing to students of lower class.I also suffered much.

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gajalakshmi

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14 years ago

#111172

Different spelling but same sound.....some words which i know

hare,hair
won,one
caste,cast
sea,see
whole,hole
red,read(past tense)
two,too

kavita porwal

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14 years ago

#111191

Yes very true, the above stated words really confuse young kids and its very difficult to make them understand..

Ramachandran R

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14 years ago

#111192

when in school, i used to get confuse with some words. its always a problem for school kids.

Swetha Shenoy

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14 years ago

#111194

Not only are the kids confused,but also the elders get confused with these words-

dew(rain drops)-due(money to be paid)
rain(the natural rain)-reign(rule)
rose(flower)-rose(past tense of rise)
bow(weapon)-bow(bend down)
stationary(which stands)-stationery(pens,papers,etc)
q(the letter)-queue(the line of)

one advantage of these words is the fact that most of these homonyms are used in sms texts
like-
o i c- "oh i see"
fyn-fine
r-are
b-be
s-yes
y-why

they may be similar in pronunciation but differ in spellings

Swetha Shenoy

Santosh Kumar Singh

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14 years ago

#111196

hear hair

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ajay

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14 years ago

#111231

Homonyms, sometimes very confusing and sometimes it is interesting too. I still remember those days of schooling when we were required to explain those or use them in sentences to express the meaning of those words in order to score marks.

sarala

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14 years ago

#111241

there is a bit confusion. I think it is not homonyms , it is homophones

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sumit

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14 years ago

#111257

Hi pal thks for good question it may be two words are similar in sound but different in meaning may be my name

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