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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Words that are similiar in sound but different in meaning and spelling are known as
A
homonyms
B
antonyms
C
synonyms
D
pseudohomonyms
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What Are Homophones? Homophones are words that are pronounced the same way but have different meanings.

Detailed explanation-2: -pseudohomophone (plural pseudohomophones) A non-word that is mistaken for a homophone, such as werk for work.

Detailed explanation-3: -Homonyms are words which sound alike or are spelled alike but have different meanings. In a strict sense, a homonym is a word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word. Think of the word “lie” which can mean “not true” or “horizontal or resting position.” They are written and pronounced the same.

Detailed explanation-4: -And so great is the spread of meanings-through association, figurative uses, and other influences-that many other words in English could be labeled pseudo-homographs: words with such widely disparate meanings that one would su ppose them to come from entirely different sources, as the authentic homograph  do.

Detailed explanation-5: -Homonyms are pronounced the same words and differ in meaning or spelt the same and differ in pronunciation. For example, “Buy” and “By.” on the other hand, homophones are words with the same pronunciation but different spellings and meanings. It can be studied well by the examples of homophones.

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