Question

shorten this into two setinces "a homophonic pun plays on words that sound the same (homophones) but have different meanings or spellings to create a joke. a homographic pun relies on words that are spelled the same (homographs) but have different meanings — and sometimes different pronunciations — for the humorous effect."

Answer 1

A homophonic pun uses homophones—words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings—to create a joke. A homographic pun uses homographs—words spelled the same but with different meanings (and sometimes different pronunciations)—for humorous effect.