Homonymy

Homonymy is .... in which a word is written and/or pronounced the same way as another, but has a different meaning. 

homonyms - are ... with identical pronunciations but different spellings and meanings 

How many criteria that used to assess that is "absolute homonymy"?

• 3

• 5

• 4

• 2

How many types of classification are there in homonymy ?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

List 2 names about classification of homonymy

Which of the following best defines full homonyms?

• A. Words that have the same meaning but different pronunciation.

• B. Words that are spelled differently but have similar meanings.

• C. Words that are identical in pronunciation and spelling but have different meanings.

• D. Words that sound similar and always share the same origin.

Which of the following best defines homophones?

• A. Words that are spelled the same but have different pronunciations.

• B. Words that are pronounced the same but spelled differently and have different meanings.

• C. Words that are spelled the same and have the same meaning.

• D. Words that differ in both spelling and pronunciation but share the same meaning.

Which of the following best defines homographs?

• A. Words that have the same pronunciation and meaning.

• B. Words that are spelled the same but have different pronunciations and meanings.

• C. Words that are spelled differently but sound alike.

• D. Words that rhyme but do not share meaning.

What is the key difference between homonymy and polysemy?

• A. Homonymy: one word, related meanings; Polysemy: two unrelated words.

• B. Both have the same meanings but different spellings.

• C. Polysemy: one word, related (multiple) meanings; Homonymy: two words, unrelated meanings.

• D. Both have different spellings and different meanings.

How many factors does homonymy come from?

• 4

• 3

• 5

• 2