Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Heteronyms, Homonyms, Homophones

Play with three types of words.


Heteronyms: words with the same spelling but different pronunciations or meanings.

Bow/bow  invalid/invalid  read/read

Homonyms: words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning.

pine/pine  cloud/cloud  move/move  light/light  wind/wind

Homophones: words that sound alike with different meanings.

great/grate  aunt/ant  peak/peek  bored/board


How many ways you can use a word of choice?

light:  source of radiation,  aspect,  not heavy, flame

I wear a light shirt and wander in the morning light by the light of summer. By the candlelight where a moth lights upon a table, I see things in a new light.

Creative Write:  Play with these:

pine: tree, loneliness and yearning

cloud: weather, hide, threaten

move:  stir emotions, cause to change, cause to take action. formal request, move residence

wind:  moving air, breath, cause to be out of breath, tighten


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