Which pair demonstrates a homograph?

• A. two and to
• B. peace and piece
• C. read and reed
• D. bat and baseball bat

Answer: (D)

Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. In this pair, bat can mean a flying mammal or the stick used in baseball. They share the exact same letters and pronunciation, just different ideas behind them, which is what defines a homograph.

The other options don’t fit because they involve either different spellings for the same-sounding words or the same spelling but the sounds are the same as other words with different spellings. Two and to sound alike but aren’t spelled the same; peace and piece sound the same but are spelled differently; read and reed aren’t spelled the same, even though they can sound similar in some forms.