What do you know about homonyms? Homonyms are two or additional words that have the same sound or spelling but differ in meaning. Homonyms are, in the closest sense, both homophones and homographs. Many people make mistakes concerning the usage of homonyms. Some common homonyms include: aloud and allowed, bare and bear, ate and eight, and eye and I. This quiz will surmise what you know about homonyms.