2007-01-22 21:43:20 · 11 answers · asked by annite 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Are you sure that this shouldn't be the other way round. that is
" Whst name is given to words that sound the same but are spelled differently ? "
Answer = homophones
For example : wear / where rwo / to eight / ate
2007-01-22 21:51:37 · answer #1 · answered by lizzie 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is called a heteronym, from Greek heteros = different, and it is sometimes called a heterophone (= diffferent sound). Examples are quite rare - so far, we have minute, read, desert, polish, and live.
When the spelling and pronunciation are both the same, but there are different meanings, it is called a homonym, from Greek homos = same. My favourite is "pink". It is a colour, a way that a car engine works badly, a fishing boat, a jab with the point of a sword, and so on. There are lots of examples.
2007-01-23 05:06:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a pair of heteronyms are words that have the same spelling but different pronunciation.
2007-01-22 22:02:53 · answer #3 · answered by aruna c 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
desert - abandon
desert - arid region
polish - to make shiny
Polish - from Poland
2007-01-22 21:54:22 · answer #4 · answered by birdwatcher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
read and read
Second is past tense of read which is read as red and not rid
2007-01-23 15:57:15 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will tell U next time.
2007-01-22 21:55:51 · answer #6 · answered by Jacky.- the "INDIAN". 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
minute (MYYY NOOT meaning small/trivial) and minute...like 1 minute...time wise...lol...
2007-01-22 21:47:42 · answer #7 · answered by kowalley 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
And the best answer goes to meera........
She has told correct words..............
2007-01-23 00:32:18 · answer #8 · answered by The Answering Machine 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
there are numerous words
two/to
in/inn
know/no
pea/pee
and many
2007-01-22 22:01:27 · answer #9 · answered by meera_netizen 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
read
live
2007-01-22 22:22:23 · answer #10 · answered by natalia 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋