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2. Difference Between Homograph, Homonym, and Homophone
 The definitions of homograph, homonym, and homophone are all very similar.

 They all contain the prefix homo-, which means “same.

 They are spelled the same way, homophonic words are pronounced the same
way, and homonymic words are both spelled and pronounced the same way.

 All three of these terms refer to words which have something in common and yet
have unique(different) meanings.

Homograph - "Graph" has to do with writing or drawing.

Example –
They were close(near) to the door to be closed (shut).
When I saw her tear (tear off) the painting, I shed a tear (drop from the eye)
Please address(sort) the issue
Please give me your address (where you stay)

Homophone - "Phone" has to do with sound. When you talk on the telephone, you hear
the other person's voice. When people in the 1800s used a gramophone, they were
listening to music. And phonology is the study of a language's sounds.

So "homophone" means "same sound."
Homophones are pronounced the same.

Example:
If you didn’t hit the brake (car brakes) on time, you would break (damage) the car’s
side mirrors