alleryStart learning →Which term names words that look identical on the lips in lipreading?
AHomographs
BHomophenes
CHeteronyms
DCapitonyms
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Homophenes
Homophenes have different sounds and meanings but look the same on the lips, so lipreaders cannot tell them apart.
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