Homophones Study Notes-1
Definition : Words having the same sound but different meanings and spellings are called Homophones.
Example:
Example – I have two children. My son’s name is Amit & daughter’s name is Ravina.
sun – the star around which the Earth moves. It provides light and heat to the Earth
Example – The sun gives us heat and light. The sun is a big ball of fire
Example – Khushi has got long hair. She coloured her hair brown.
hare – a rabbit – like animal
Example – The hare runs very fast.
Example – I was very happy to meet my old friends.
meat – the parts of an animal’s body used as food
Example – I prefer eating vegetables rather than meat.
Example – She bought a new pair of trousers.
pear – a sweet juicy yellow or green fruit
Example – Pear is a juicy fruit. I enjoy eating pears.
Example – The leaves blew in the breeze.
blue – the colour of the sky
Example – Blue is my favourite colour so my mom gifted me a blue coloured frock on my birthday.
Example – Rose is my favourite flower.
flour – powder made from wheat, used for making bread, cakes, etc.
Example – I bought 10 kg wheat flour from the market.
Example – I had two books. One book I gifted to my friend.
won – past tense of ‘win’ which means to be best or first in a competition
Example – We won the cricket match.
Example – The sea looks very beautiful in summer so we decided to sail across the sea in a ship in our vacations.
see – to watch something
Example – We can see the river from our house.
Example – Payal is a very dear friend of mine.
deer – quite large animal with four legs which eats grass and leaves
Example – I saw a deer in the zoo.
Example – I have many friends, I like to play with their toys.
there – in, at, or to that place or position
Example – We have a circus in our city, I am going there tomorrow.
