This document discusses the differences between homonyms and homophones. Homonyms are words that have the same spelling and pronunciation but different meanings, like "can" and "last". Homophones are words that have different spellings but the same pronunciation, such as "see" and "sea". The document provides examples of homonyms and homophones in English and uses them in short sentences to illustrate their distinct meanings.

1. HOMONYMS VS. HOMOPHONES

2. HOMONYMS:
 Homonyms are words that normally have the
same spelling, same pronunciation but
different meaning.
 Sometimes these words you can use as
verbs or as nouns or in some different
situations as adjectives.

3. HOMONYMS: EXAMPLES
 Can= Poder or Lata
 Pet= Mascota or Acariciar (animals)
 Last= Último or Durar
 Hand= Mano or Repartir
 Paint= Pintura or Pintar
 Face= Cara or Encarar
 Book= Libro or Reservar
 Etc…

4. SENTENCES WITH HOMONYMS:
 - I can play soccer. / I bought a soda can.
 This is my favorite book. / I booked a room.
 Help me to hand this CDs. / My hand hurts.
 In my break I´ll buy a sandwich. / I break my pen.
 Green: Verbs / Blue: Nouns

5. HOMOPHONES:
 Homonyms are words that normally have
different spelling, same pronunciation and
different meaning.
 Sometimes these words are verbs, nouns or
adjectives.

6. HOMOPHONES: EXAMPLES
 See – Sea (ver - mar)
 Steel – Steal (acero - hurtar)
 Tail – Tale (cola - cuento)
 Eight – Ate (ocho – comer in past)
 Board – Bored (pizarra - aburrido)
 Blue – Blew (azul – soplar in past)
 Be – Bee (ser/estar - abeja)

7. SENTENCES WITH HOMOPHONES:
 I can see you.
 The sea is beautiful.
 My dog´s tail is black.
 This tale is interesting.
 She is eight years old.
 She ate a fish yesterday.