1. Homonyms, homographs and homophones are quite confusing.
Homonyms are words which have the same spelling and same pronunciation,
but different meanings.
For example, My rabbits are in a pen outside.
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Homographs are words which have the same spelling, but different
pronunciations and meanings.
For example, The singer made a low bow to the audience.
Maria placed a red bow on the birthday gift.
Homophones are words which have the same pronunciation, but different
spelling and different meanings.
For example,This is my favourite (pare, pair, pear) of jeans.
MODEL ANSWERS AS PER MRS NAIDOO
QUESTION: 1
A.
i. boats
ii. Christmas
iii. curious
iv. holidays
v. noisy
B.
a. PHOtograph
b. phoTOGrapher
c. opPOnent
d. conTRIBute
e. HOSpitable or hosPITable
QUESTION: 2
1. C ( p.27 of Study Guide)
2. C (“function” is the root; “dys” is the prefix; “al” is a derivational morpheme
because it changes the grammatical status of “function” from a verb to an
adjective) - pp. 27-29
3. D (polymorphemic words are words that contain more than a single morpheme)
p.27
4. b(“un” is a prefix that does not carries meaning on its own) p. 27
5. C (use process of elimination after referring to pp 27 -29)
6. A (this is a classic example of where you would use the process of elimination to
arrive at an answer: B,C and D contain examples of grammatical morphemes)
Homonyms are words which have the same spelling and same pronunciation,
but different meanings.
For example, My rabbits are in a pen outside.
Please sign this form with a black pen
Homographs are words which have the same spelling, but different
pronunciations and meanings.
For example, The singer made a low bow to the audience.
Maria placed a red bow on the birthday gift.
Homophones are words which have the same pronunciation, but different
spelling and different meanings.
For example,This is my favourite (pare, pair, pear) of jeans.
MODEL ANSWERS AS PER MRS NAIDOO
QUESTION: 1
A.
i. boats
ii. Christmas
iii. curious
iv. holidays
v. noisy
B.
a. PHOtograph
b. phoTOGrapher
c. opPOnent
d. conTRIBute
e. HOSpitable or hosPITable
QUESTION: 2
1. C ( p.27 of Study Guide)
2. C (“function” is the root; “dys” is the prefix; “al” is a derivational morpheme
because it changes the grammatical status of “function” from a verb to an
adjective) - pp. 27-29
3. D (polymorphemic words are words that contain more than a single morpheme)
p.27
4. b(“un” is a prefix that does not carries meaning on its own) p. 27
5. C (use process of elimination after referring to pp 27 -29)
6. A (this is a classic example of where you would use the process of elimination to
arrive at an answer: B,C and D contain examples of grammatical morphemes)
