كيف تنطق "homonym"

word

ˈhɔmənɪm

HAW-muh-nim

hˈɒmənˌɪm

HOM-uh-nim

التعريف

A homonym is a word that has the same spelling or pronunciation as another word but a different meaning.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈhɔmənɪm

الإنجليزية البريطانية

hˈɒmənˌɪm

أمريكي

HAW-muh-nim

بريطاني

HOM-uh-nim

The word 'bark' is a homonym because it means the sound a dog makes and the outside of a tree.

'Bat' is a homonym for an animal and a piece of sports equipment.

A homonym can make reading English stories more interesting.

Kids often get confused by homonyms when they’re first learning to read.