Correct option is B
Explanation:
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and may also have different spellings. Examples include pair and pear, right and write, or see and sea.
The term comes from the Greek roots:
"homo-" meaning same, and
"phone" meaning sound.
Homonyms, by contrast, can either sound the same or be spelled the same but have different meanings. They can include homophones, but they are a broader category.
Information Booster:
Homophones: Examples: flour and flower, night and knight.
Their confusion often occurs in spoken communication due to identical pronunciation.
Homonyms: Examples: bat (a flying mammal) and bat (sports equipment).
Include both homophones (same sound) and homographs (same spelling).
Homologues: Used in linguistics for words sharing a common etymological origin.
Example: The word night in English and nuit in French.
Homografts: Related to medicine and tissue transplantation, not linguistics or semantics.
Additional Knowledge:
Homophones are especially significant in poetry, riddles, and wordplay due to their identical sounds.
Homonyms are studied in semantics and phonology for their role in language ambiguity.
The difference between homophones and homonyms lies in the scope, with the latter being a broader term.