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Fun with Homonyms - Crossword Puzzles and Word Searches
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A complete lesson plan by Teacher Created Resources. For Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
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Homonymy [Grk óNyma (=óNoma) ‘Name’] : Language and Linguistics
347 words, approx. 1 pages
A type of lexical ambiguity involving two or more different words: Homonymous expressions are phonologically ( homophony) and orthographically ( homography) identical but have different meanings and often distinct etymological origins, e.g. found...
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Homonym Conflict : Language and Linguistics
257 words, approx. 1 pages
Homonym conflict arises from the phonetic similarity, or homophony, of two or more homonyms and is frequently associated with at least one of the following features: (a) paradigmatic similarity, i.e. homonyms of the same word class are more likely to...
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Homonyms : The Primary English Curriculum
60 words, approx. 1 pages
Homonyms are words pronounced and spelt the same way but which can have different meanings. Examples are ‘grounds’ and ‘bear’: ‘The school grounds offer pleasing views’ and ‘The coffee grounds spilled from the...
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Homophones : The Primary English Curriculum
43 words, approx. 1 pages
These words sound the same when spoken, but differ in spelling and meaning. So we might have ‘whales swimming together’ or ‘hearing a baby’s wails’. Another example is a ‘The bear caught a fish’ or ‘Her...
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Homonym Information
1,338 words, approx. 5 pages
In linguistics, a homonym is one of a group of words that share the same spelling or pronunciation (or both) but have different meanings. The state of being a homonym is called homonymy. Examples of homonyms are stalk (which can mean either part of a...
 


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Antonyms, Synonyms, and Homonyms. (CD-ROM: language arts).(Review)
10/01/2001: 311 words, approx. 1 pages
Antonyms, Synonyms, and Homonyms. 1 CD-ROM. Systems: Win 95 & later. Thomas S. Klise Co. 2001. $78; 5-copy lab pack: $195. Gr 4 Up--This well-organized, easy-to-navigate program installs automatically. It begins with narration accompanied by graphics about the history and sources for...
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The Virginian Pilot
Homonyms Are Big Pane ...er, Pain For Some Writers.(local)
01/15/2003: 461 words, approx. 2 pages
Byline: Dave Addis A few sharp-eyed readers noticed the other day that I tripped over a near-homonym and fell down the journalism well. The word ''succession'' appeared where I meant to write ''secession'' - not a mistake one cares to make...
 


 

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