Mammoth Memory

Homophones, homographs and homonyms

Homophones – words that sound the same (see, sea) but are written differently.

Homographs – words that are written the same (tear as in rip, tear as in crying) but sound different.

Homonyms – words that sound the same and are spelt the same (fair as in light-coloured, fair as in just, fair as in festival or fun park).

To remember the meanings, you first have to remember that HOMO means THE SAME:

Homo means the same

There were homes (homo) everywhere, all over the town, but they all looked the same.

Homo = THE SAME

So now we only have to remember the last parts of the following words:

homoPHONE

homoGRAPH

homoNYM

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