Pseudo Homonyms
Technical Writing
Bautista, Ma. Joydel D.
FM09205 Prof. Anitha Dela Cruz
Pseudo homonyms
This is words that are similar in sound but different in meaning and spelling.
Examples:
write/right : Please write your name. Are you right handed? no/know: No dogs are allowed here. Do you know the answer? new/knew: She has a new dog. Dad knew how to make omelets. eye/I: I enjoy reading. The pirate has a patch over one eye. see/sea: Can you see the lights? Whales live in the sea. sale/sail: Is the sailboat for sale? Let's sail to the garage sale. stare/stair: Just stare straight ahead. She slipped on the stair going into her house. fare/fair: Is it fair that the bus fare is so expensive? pair/pear: Mom put a pair of pears in the refrigerator. made/maid: The hotel maid made our beds each morning. be/bee: Don't be scared of a little bumble bee. red/read: Yesterday, he read the book with the red cover. threw/through: He threw the ball and it rolled through the mud. here/hear: Did you hear that she wants to move here? piece/peace: There will be no peace in this house if someone ate the last piece of Dad's birthday cake. ate/eight: The kid ate eight pancakes! flee/flea: Why didn't the dog flee when the flea came its way? one/won: He won one medal at the track meet. meet/meat: I have yet to meet someone who doesn't eat meat. there/their: Their new house is over there. two/to: Two dogs went into the dog house to eat their kibble
Technical Writing
Javier, Carina
FM09205
Prof: Anitha B. Dela Cruz
Pseudo homonyms
This is words that are similar in sound but different in meaning and spelling.
Examples : meet/meat: I have yet to meet someone who doesn't eat meat.
threw/through: He threw the ball and it rolled through the mud. piece/peace: There will be no peace in this house if someone ate the last piece of Dad's birthday
Bautista, Ma. Joydel D.
FM09205 Prof. Anitha Dela Cruz
Pseudo homonyms
This is words that are similar in sound but different in meaning and spelling.
Examples:
write/right : Please write your name. Are you right handed? no/know: No dogs are allowed here. Do you know the answer? new/knew: She has a new dog. Dad knew how to make omelets. eye/I: I enjoy reading. The pirate has a patch over one eye. see/sea: Can you see the lights? Whales live in the sea. sale/sail: Is the sailboat for sale? Let's sail to the garage sale. stare/stair: Just stare straight ahead. She slipped on the stair going into her house. fare/fair: Is it fair that the bus fare is so expensive? pair/pear: Mom put a pair of pears in the refrigerator. made/maid: The hotel maid made our beds each morning. be/bee: Don't be scared of a little bumble bee. red/read: Yesterday, he read the book with the red cover. threw/through: He threw the ball and it rolled through the mud. here/hear: Did you hear that she wants to move here? piece/peace: There will be no peace in this house if someone ate the last piece of Dad's birthday cake. ate/eight: The kid ate eight pancakes! flee/flea: Why didn't the dog flee when the flea came its way? one/won: He won one medal at the track meet. meet/meat: I have yet to meet someone who doesn't eat meat. there/their: Their new house is over there. two/to: Two dogs went into the dog house to eat their kibble
Technical Writing
Javier, Carina
FM09205
Prof: Anitha B. Dela Cruz
Pseudo homonyms
This is words that are similar in sound but different in meaning and spelling.
Examples : meet/meat: I have yet to meet someone who doesn't eat meat.
threw/through: He threw the ball and it rolled through the mud. piece/peace: There will be no peace in this house if someone ate the last piece of Dad's birthday