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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Words that sound alike but have different meaning and spellings are called
A
homonyms
B
antonyms
C
synonyms
D
doublets
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Homophones are words that sound the same but are different in meaning or spelling. Homographs are spelled the same, but differ in meaning or pronunciation. Homonyms can be either or even both.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Homonyms are two words which can have the same spelling or pronunciation, but very different meanings. Some good homonyms examples include ‘bear’, which is both the name of an animal and a word meaning ‘tolerating something’.

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