Remember, words that sound the same or that are spelled the same but have different meanings are called homonyms.
There is also a special type of homonym called a homophone. Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently AND have different meanings. For example:
- Two cockroaches tried to run away but it was too late.
There are three different words in this sentence that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings.
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