Homographs, Homonyms, and Homophones

Homograph -- a word spelt like another but of different meaning or origin. Homographs need not have the same pronunciation. Homonym  -- a word of the same spelling or sound as another but of different meaning. Homophone -- a word having the same sound as another but of different meaning, origin or spelling. Heteronym -- a word having the same spelling as another, but a different sound and meaning.

Truman's Aunt Farm by Jama Kim Rattigan Truman sends away for the "ant" farm his Aunt Fran gave him as a birthday present. He gets more than he bargained for when "aunts" start showing up at his house.

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A Chocolate Moose for DInner by Fred Gwynne A little girl pictures the things her parents talk about, such as a chocolate moose, a gorilla war, and shoe trees.

The King Who Rained by Fred Gwynne Confused by the different meanings of words that sound alike, a little girl imagines such unusual sights as "a king who rained" and "the foot prince in the snow."

A Little Pigeon Toad by Fred Gwynne Humorous text and illustrations introduce a variety of homonyms and figures of speech.

Eight Ate: a Feast of Homonym Riddles by Marvin Terban A  collection of original riddles, each using a homonym as the answer: bizarre-bazaar, knight-night, and similar pairs of words.

See the Yak Yak by Charles Ghigna Illustrations and brief text present pairs of words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.

The Dove Dove : Funny Homograph Riddles by Marvin Terban A collection of over seventy riddles using homographs, words that are spelled the same but differ in meaning and pronunciation.

Hay! Hay! a Wagonful of Funny Homonym Riddles by Marvin Terban A collection of riddles based on homonyms, arranged according to construction and level of difficulty.