Homophone:
* Definition: Words that sound the same when spoken, but have different spellings and meanings.
* Example: "to," "too," and "two" all sound alike but have different meanings and spellings.
Homonym:
* Definition: A broader term that includes both homophones and homographs.
* Homograph: Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and sometimes different pronunciations.
* Example: "bat" (the animal) and "bat" (a piece of equipment used in baseball) are homographs and therefore also homonyms.
In summary:
* Homophones are a subset of homonyms, which are words that sound the same but have different meanings.
* Homonyms include both homophones and homographs.
Here's a table for better visualization:
| Term | Definition | Example |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Homophone | Words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings | "to", "too", "two" |
| Homograph | Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and sometimes different pronunciations | "bat" (animal) and "bat" (baseball) |
| Homonym | Words that are either homophones or homographs, meaning they can be either spelled or pronounced the same but have different meanings | "to", "too", "two", "bat" (animal), "bat" (baseball) |