Question

One advantage of unsystematic spelling is that it enables us to distinguish the written forms of homonyms from one another. What is a homonym?

Answer 1

Hello!

Homonyms are words that are either spelled or said the same but have different meanings.

Example 1: Two/to/too (all pronounced the same)
-Two is used when referring to the number 2.
-Too is used as "also". (ex. I am going to the movie theater too)
-to is used as an infinitive or a noun right before a verb.

Example 2: bow/bow (spelled the same but have different meanings & are pronounced differently.)
-bow (1): a hair accessory
-bow(2): to bend over

I hope this helps you! Feel free to comment or PM me if you have any additional questions!

Answer 2

An homonym is a word that has the same sound as other one.

Step-by-step explanation:

Many times we believe that homonyms are people with the same name, but the real meaning of homonym is a word that sounds the same as the other one but is written differently. An example of this is Right/ write. Both sound the same however the mean extremely different things. They are not synonyms, because they are different things.