ENGLISH HOMOPHONES: ad & add are English Homophones | How To Improve Your English Vocabulary

How To Improve Your English Vocabulary: ad & add are English Homophones.

A homophone (UK: /ˈhɒməfəʊn/; US: /ˈhɑːməfəʊn/, /ˈhəʊməfəʊn/) is a word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling, meaning or origin.

1. Same Pronunciation.
2. Different Spelling.
3. Different Meaning.

ad - add are homophones that are pronounced /æd/

1. ad is Homophone

Meaning:

1. An advertisement.
2. Short for "advantage"

Example:

Ad campaigns are used to both bolster sales and improve corporate image.

/æd kæmˈpeɪnz ɑːr juzd tə boʊθ ˈboʊlstər seɪlz ænd ɪmˈpruv ˈkɔrpərət/ˈkɔrprət ˈɪmɪʤ/

2. add is Homophone

Meaning:

1. Join (something) to something else so as to increase the size, number, or amount.
2. Put in (an additional element, ingredient, etc.)
3. Put together (two or more numbers or amounts) to calculate their total value.
4. to find a sum by doing arithmetic
5. ...

Example:

Add the flour to the eggs, stirring continuously.

/æd ðə ˈflaʊər tu: ði ɛgz, ˈstərɪŋ kənˈtɪnjuəsli/

LIST OF EXAMPLES WITH "Ad & Add" ENGLISH HOMOPHONES

Examples of ad Homophone

- An advertisement.

We put an ad in the local paper.

Every single ad in the campaign has been a gem.

They've produced an ad for a new chocolate bar.

You can put your own small ads in local papers.

The ad appeared on all major channels.

He was scanning the classified ads.

A lot of claims are made in the ad.

Examples of add Homophone

- Put in (an additional element, ingredient, etc.)

Add the flour to the eggs, stirring continuously.

Don't forget to add in the tip.

- ​to include something with something else

Bring 400 ml water to boil and add in the taro and sago.

- Contribute (an enhancing quality) to something. to give a particular quality to an event, a situation, etc.

The canopy will add a touch of class to your bedroom.

A new wing was added to the building.

- to put numbers or amounts together to get a total. to calculate the total of two or more prices, numbers, etc.

Five and eleven add up to sixteen.

Add up the numbers in each column.