Homonym Sentence Examples

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  • You should be very careful about mixing up a homonym and homophone in your test.

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  • Even though a homonym may be pronounced exactly like another word, it has a completely different meaning.

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  • Be sure to look for context clues if a homonym is giving you trouble.

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  • The concept of a homonym is often confused or used interchangably with that of a homophone or homograph.

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  • A homonym can be a difficult word to understand for ESL speakers.

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  • Julie would have aced her quiz if she hadn't mixed up a homonym with a homophone.

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  • Some people say a homonym is a word that is spelled and sounds the same way as another word, while others say it is just a word that sounds the same as another.

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  • Because he didn't capitalize "Pole" Sam's teacher confused it with its homonym "pole."

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