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∙ 11y agoPun words
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∙ 11y agoOne example is the word "present," which can be a noun meaning a gift or a verb meaning to show. Another example is "record," which can be a noun referring to a document or a verb referring to the act of preserving information.
Some examples of words that are pronounced the same but have different spelling and meaning are: "Flower" and "flour" "Meet" and "meat" "See" and "sea" "Two" and "to"
Words that have the same meaning but different spelling are called homophones. These words sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Examples include "bare" and "bear", "to" and "too", "write" and "right".
A homophone.
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings, origins, or spellings. Common types of homophones include homographs (same spelling, different meaning), homonyms (same spelling and pronunciation, different meaning), and heterographs (different spelling, same pronunciation).
One example of words that have the same spelling but different meaning with stress is "record." When pronounced with stress on the first syllable (RE-cord), it refers to a collection of data or information. When stressed on the second syllable (re-CORD), it refers to the act of capturing or documenting something.
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Some examples of words that are pronounced the same but have different spelling and meaning are: "Flower" and "flour" "Meet" and "meat" "See" and "sea" "Two" and "to"
They are called "homonyms".
Words that have the same meaning but different spelling are called homophones. These words sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Examples include "bare" and "bear", "to" and "too", "write" and "right".
A homophone.
They are homographs.
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings, origins, or spellings. Common types of homophones include homographs (same spelling, different meaning), homonyms (same spelling and pronunciation, different meaning), and heterographs (different spelling, same pronunciation).
Words in Spanish are spelled the way they sound. In English, the word record can mean the act of recording or the result, depending on where you put the stress. In Spanish, the spelling changes if the stress changes. Tú means you and tu means your. Te means to you and té means tea. Those are probably the closest you will find to the way English has words that change based on how you pronounce them.
One example of words that have the same spelling but different meaning with stress is "record." When pronounced with stress on the first syllable (RE-cord), it refers to a collection of data or information. When stressed on the second syllable (re-CORD), it refers to the act of capturing or documenting something.
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One possible alternative spelling for "straight" is "strait".