Question

Write 40 homonyms and 40 homophones and make sentences with them to bring out the difference​

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What is the difference between a homophone and a homonym?

The main difference between a homophone and a homonym is that a homophone is a word that had the same phonetic sound as another word but has different meanings and functions; whereas, a homonym is a word that has the same spellings or pronunciation but have different functions and meanings.

Homonynms :

Fly:

Sentence 1: You have to fly to Delhi to attend that interview.

Sentence 2: There is a fly in my cup.

Letter:

Sentence 1: He used to send me letters when he was away.

Sentence 2: You forgot the letter ‘E’ in the word epitome.

Palm:

Sentence 1: I don’t believe in palm-reading.

Sentence 2: You can find coconut palm in Malaysia.

Park:

Sentence 1: There is a beautiful park right in front of her mansion.

Sentence 2: You can’t park your car in the no-parking zone.

Point:

Sentence 1: Don’t point your fingers at her on your mistake.

Sentence 2: He made a valid point in the meeting today.

Ring:

Sentence 1: Rahul is going to buy a diamond ring for his wife.

Sentence 2: Don’t forget to ring me before you come home.

Rock:

Sentence 1: There are majorly three types of rocks – Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic.

Sentence 2: She constantly rocks him to sleep.

Rose:

Sentence 1: She loves red roses.

Sentence 2: She rose to the designation of vice-president recently.

Spring:

Sentence 1: It is not bouncing much because it has lost its spring.

Sentence 2: Spring is one of the four major seasons.

Stalk:

Sentence 1: In hunger, he started chewing on the stalk of the grass.

Sentence 2: He was detained for stalking a woman for long.

Address

Sentence 1: Take my address and send all the posts there.

Sentence 2: The Prime Minister is going to address the crowd tomorrow.

Band

Sentence 1: I love attending musical band performances.

Sentence 2: I don’t prefer to tie my hair with a band.

Bat

Sentence 1: Her bat got old hence, she wanted a new one.

Sentence 2: Bats are usually seen at night.

Match

Sentence 1: I love watching cricket matches.

Sentence 2: Sonam and Raghav make a great match.

Mean

Sentence 1: He has a mean personality.

Sentence 2: I didn’t mean to offend him.

Right:

Sentence 1: You have to take a right turn to reach that supermarket.

Sentence 2: Her decisions are often right