PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Homographs are spelled the same, but differ in meaning or pronunciation. Homonyms can be either or even both. To help remember, think of the etymology: homophones have the same sound (the Greek phonos), homographs have the same spelling (Greek graphein), and homonym comes from the Greek word meaning “name” (onyma).

Detailed explanation-2: -What is a homograph. The word homograph comes from the Greek word homos (=same) and grapho (=write). So, homographs are words that are written/spelled the same but have different meanings and are sometimes pronounced (how we say words) differently.

Detailed explanation-3: -Homographs can be pronounced the same or not. For example, tear (rhymes with ear) and tear (rhymes with air) are homographs. So are bear (the animal) and bear (the verb meaning “to carry”).

Detailed explanation-4: -A term with the same spelling but different meanings is referred to as a homograph. Instances of homographs include: Bow, bat, lead, fine, down, wind, tear, fair, close, desert, minute, accent, buffet, content, compact, object, wound, produce, subject, attribute, etc.

Detailed explanation-5: -A homonym is a word that has a different meaning than another word but is pronounced the same or spelled the same or both. The word homonym can be used as a synonym for both homophone and homograph.