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First thing first, What are homophones, and how a list of homophones can help us improve our English in a broader aspect. Homophones are tricky, they can be misunderstood when they are spoken, and the listener can misinterpret the words. Homo means “of the same kind” and Phone means “Voice” In? English you can use the word pronunciation, so it means the words having the same pronunciation – they can be two or more than two e.g. hair, hear hare, and even heir. To see a person having the basic vocabulary and listening skills can easily be mistaken, this is why it is highly recommended to understand at least the most common homophones used in English.
Homophones Words Examples
1. Ale ———- Ail
2. Allowed ———- Aloud
3. Axes———-Axis
4. All Ready ———-Already
5. Alms ———- Arms
6. Axel ———-Axle
7. Ad ———- Add
8. Abel ———- Able
9. Affected ———-Effected
10. Accede ———-Exceed
11. Air ———- Heir
12. Affect———- Effect
13. Accede ———- Exceed
14. Ant ———-Aunt
15. Adds ———-Adz
16. Aural ———- Oral
17. Altar ———-Alter
18. All ———- Awl
19. Accept———- Except
20. Ate ———-Eight
21. Addition ———- Edition
22. Arc ———- Ark
23. Ax ———-Acts
24. Blue ———- Blew
25. Auger ———- Augur
26. Byte ———-Bight
27. Braid ———- Brayed
28. Baize ———- Bays
29. Beer ———-Bier
30. Bridal———- Bridle
31. Bald ———-Bawled
32. Buy ———-By ———- Bye
33. Bored———-Board
34. Broach ———-Brooch
35. Beet———-Beat
36. Break ———- Brake
37. Band ———-Banned
38. But ———-Butt
39. Ball ———- Bawl
40. Bell ———-Belle
41. Bard ———- Barred
42. Bussed———- Bust
43. Be———-Bee
44. Bib———- Bibb
45. Bare ———-Bear
46. Brews ———- Bruise
47. Berry ———-Bury
48. Beach ———- Beech
49. Bury ———-Berry
50. Baron ———- Barren
51. Berth ———-Birth
52. Bean———-Been
53. Better———- Bettor
54. Bight———-Bite
55. Billed ———- Build
56. Byte———-Bight
57. Check ———-Czech
58. Cache ———-Cash
59. Cops ———-Copse
60. Caddie ———- Caddy
61. Cheap ———-Cheep
62. Clique ———- Click
63. Coop———-Coupe
64. Cain ———- Cane
65. Coral ———-Choral
66. Coolie———- Coulee
67. Complement ———-Compliment
68. Cite———- Sight / Site
69. Crepe ———- Crape
70. Colonel ———- Kernel
71. Core ———-Corps
72. Creak———-Creek
73. Cereal ———-Serial
74. Cored———- Chord
75. Census———-Sense
76. Coward———-Cowered
77. Cord ———- Cored
78. Chili ———- Chilly
79. Coy ———- Koi
80. Cellar———- Seller
81. Coughers———- Coffers
82. Crawl ———-Kraal
83. Council ———- Counsel
84. Cozen ———-Cousin
85. Course ———-Coarse
86. Corps ———- Core
87. Capital ———- Capitol
88. Dyeing ———- Dying
89. Discreet ———- Discrete
90. Deer ———- Dear
91. Done ———-Dun
92. Die ———-Dye
93. Draft ———- Draught
94. Dual ———- Duel
95. Doe ———- Dough
96. Earn ———- Urn
97. Fort ———-Forte
98. Flaw ———- Floor
99. Farther ———- Father
100. Fare ———-Fair
101. Find ———- Fined
102. Flyer ———- Flier
103. Fate ———- Fete
104. Flea ———- Flee
105. Fir ———-Fur
106. Flu ———-Flue ———- Flew
107. Faun ———-Fawn
108. File ———- Phial
109. Flower ———- Flour
110. Flex ———- Flecks
111. Fax ———-Facts
112. Fort ———-Fought
113. Flow ———- Floe
114. Foreword ———-Forward
115. Feat ———- Feet
116. Flour ———- Flower
117. Foul ———- Fowl
118. Faze ———-Phase
119. Fends ———- Fens
120. For ———-Four
121. .Feint ———- Faint
122. Graphed ———- Graft
123. Gait ———- Gate
124. Gnu ———-Knew ———- New
125. Graham ———- Gram
126. Genes ———-Jeans
127. Groan ———- Grown
128. Gofer ———-Gopher
129. Graft ———-Graphed
130. Gored ———- Gourd
131. Grade ———-Grayed
132. Gorilla ———-Guerilla
133. Great ———-Grate
134. Gamble ———- Gambol
135. Heroin ———-Heroine
136. Hue ———-Hew
137. Hertz ———- Hurts
138. Holed ———- Hold
139. Hew ———-Hue
140. Hey ———- Hay
141. Hold ———-Holed
142. Hi ———-High
143. Hoes ———- Hose
144. Heel ———- Heal
145. Higher ———- Hire
146. Hole ———- Whole
147. Hoe ———-Ho
148. Hoarse ———-Horse
149. Hear ———-Here
150. Him ———- Hymn
151. Hire ———- Higher
152. Hart ———-Heart
153. Hoard ———- Horde
154. Hour ———-Our
155. I———-Eye
157. Incite ———- Insight
158. Leased ———-Least
159. Lessen ———- Lesson
160. Lone ———-Loan
161. Led ———- Lead
162. Lode ———- Load
163. Lee ———- Lea
164. Locks ———-Lox
165. Leech ———- Leach
166. Lock ———- Loch
167. Loan ———- Lone
168. Liar ———- Lier
169. Loch ———- Locks
170. Lichen ———- Liken
171. Lie ———-Lye
172. Loot ———- Lute
173. Levee ———- Levy
174. Leak ———-Leek
175. Literal ———- Littoral
176. Links ———- Lynx
177. Lieu ———-Lou
178. Lien ———-Lean
179. Knew ———- New
180. Know ———- No
181. Knead ———- Need
182. Knot ———-Not
183. Mail ———-Male
184. Mucous ———- Mucus
185. Main ———- Mane
186. Mrs ———- Misses
187. Maize ———- Maze
188. Mown ———- Moan
189. Male ———- Mail
190. Mwn ———- Moan
191. Mall ———- Maul
192. Mowed ———- Mode
193. Marc ———- Mark
194. Mousse ———- Moose
195. Mare ———- Mayor
196. Moat ———- Mote
197. Meteor ———- Meatier
198. Moan ———- Mown
199. Mints ———- Mince
200. Missal ———- Missile
201. Mite ———- Might
202. Missed ———- Mist
203. None ———- Nun
204. Navel ———- Naval
205. Night ———- Knight
206. Nay ———- Neigh
207. Niece ———-Nice
208. Nickers ———- Knickers
209. Need ———- Knead
210. Nice ———-Gneiss
211. Neigh ———- Nay
212. New ———-Gnu ———-Knew
213. Overdo ———- Overdue
214. Ode ———- Owed
215. Oar ———- Or
216. One ———- Won
217. Overseas ———- Oversees
218. Principal ———-Principle
219. Pedal ———- Peddle
220. Pore ———- Pour
221. Padded ———- Patted
222. Pole ———-Poll
223. Paean ———- Paeon
224. Plum ———- Plumb
225. Pail ———- Pale
226. Pistil ———- Pistol
227. Profit ———- Prophet
228. Pain ———- Pane
229. Parish ———- Perish
230. Pair ———-Pare
231. Palate ———- Pallet
232. Plane ———- Plain
233. Read ———- Reed
234. Rued ———- Rude
235. Real ———-Reel
236. Rue ———- Roux
237. Reek ———- Wreak
238. Rude ———- Rued
239. Rows ———- Rose
240. Room ———- Rheum
241. Root ———- Route
242. Roe ———-Row
243. Rain ———-Reign
244. Rode ———- Road
245. Right ———- Write
246. Role ———- Roll
247. Rung ———- Wrung
248. Rouse ———- Rows
249. Ring ———- Wring
250. Red ———- Read
251. Rain ———-Reign
252. Rode ———-Road
253. Right ———- Write
254. Role ———-Roll
255. Rung ———- Wrung
256. Scull ———- Skull
257. Sane ———-Seine
258. Sole ———- Soul
259. Sun ———-Son
260. Soar ———- Sore
261. Stalk ———- Stork
262. Stationary ———- Stationery
263. Sort ———- Sought
264. Scene ———-Seen
265. Saver ———-Savor
266. Steal ———-Steel
267. Stare ———- Stair
268. Sail ———-Sale
269. Slay ———- Sleigh
270. See ———- Sea
271. Sauce ———- Source
272. Stile ———- Style
273. Sari ———-Sorry
274. Shoe ———- Shoo
275. Side ———-Sighed
276. Sashay ———- Sachet
277. Some ———- Sum
278. Staid ———- Stayed
279. Toe ———- Tow
280. Tail ———- Tale
281. To ———- Too ———- Two
282. Team ———-Teem
283. Tide ———- Tied
284. Than ———- Then
285. Throne ———- Thrown
286. Their ———- There
287. Veil ———- Vale
288. Vain ———- Vein
289. Vein ———-Vain
290. Vary ———-Very
291. We’ll ———-Wheel
292. Which ———- Witch
293. Waste ———- Waist
294. Who’s ———- Whose
295. Way ———-Weigh
296. Wear ———- Where
297. Weak ———-Week
298. Won ———- One
299. Weather ———- Whether
300. Would ———- Wood
301. Where ———- Wear
302. You’re ———-Your
303. Yew ———- Ewe ———-You
304. Yews ———-Use
305. Yule ———- You’ll
306. Yoke ———- Yolk
| Ant | Ants are the very smallest insects. |
| Aunt | My aunt is so pretty. |
| Ate | I ate an apple yesterday. |
| Eight | Eight number my lucky number. |
| Addition | She likes addition questions in math. |
| Edition | The Rose edition is now available at bookshops. |
| Blue | The blue count is a cool colour. |
| Blew | The boy blew a bubble balloon. |
| Buy | She buys a vegetable daily. |
| By | The T.V is by the door. |
| Bare | Bare kids enjoying the rain. |
| Bear | Kids are colouring on bears. |
| Billed | I billed electricity yesterday. |
| Build | The builder will build tower very soon. |
| Complement | We complement when we go well together. |
| Compliment | His compliment I never forget. |
| Cereal | Her baby eats cereal in breakfast. |
| Serial | Sara favourite serial is not on the program me. |
| Deer | Deer live in herb. |
| Dear | My dear friend ‘I miss you’. |
| Die | One day we will die. |
| Dye | Sara dyes her hair. |
| Flower | Rose is king of flower. |
| Flour | Flour has vitamin C. |
| For | I made it for you. |
| Four | The number of four is my lucky number. |
| Knew | I knew her yesterday. |
| New | This is new car. |
| Great | You’re doing a great job |
| Grate | Do not grate carrot. |
| Hi | Hi my lovely friend. |
| High | I fear the top of a high mountain |
| Graham | cookie made with graham crackers. |
| Gram | Gram have protein. |
| Hear | I hear you. |
| Here | Please come here. |
| Hour | They have been working for 2 hours. |
| Our | Our home is large. |
| I | I am happy. |
| Eye | His eyes colour is green. |
| Loan | My father took loan from bank. |
| Lone | The lone sheep is in danger of the wolf. |
| Leak | The tap is leak. |
| Leek | Leek is green vegetable. |
| She will mail you. | |
| Male | Male are not allow. |
| Mints | Mints is green herb. |
| Mince | I like mince in dinner. |
| Niece | His niece is 7-year-old. |
| Nice | They have nice car. |
| One | She is in one of the best girls. |
| Won | He won the match. |
| Knead | Cook knead the flour |
| Need | I need food. |
| Pain | He is feeling pain in finger. |
| Pane | The children broke the pane of window. |
| Pare | Pears are full of vitamins. |
| Pair | I am seeking of pair of gloves. |
| Rows | This table has 3 rows. |
| Rose | Red rose symbol of love. |
| Right | My right hand is in pocket. |
| Write | Please write the correct spelling. |
| Sun | sun rise from the east |
| Son | My son is intelligent. |
| Steal | Robber Steal The Gold. |
| Steel | Spoons Made From Steel. |
| Toe | There Is A Hole In The Toe Of Her Sock. |
| Tow | I Have Two Kids. |
| Their | They Have Their Own House. |
| There | Do Not Go There. |
| Veil | Muslims ladies wear veil. |
| Vale | The ghost lives in vale. |
| Waste | Please do not waste the water. |
| Waist | Her waist size is 32 inch. |
| Vain | She is vain woman. |
| Vein | Veins need valves to keep the blood flowing toward the heart. |
| Yoke | Every farmer knows how to yoke the oxen together. |
| Yolk | Yolk has Calcium. |
FAQs:
Here are 12 common examples of homophones (words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings):
1. There (a place) and Their (belonging to them)
2. Two (the number) and Too (also)
3. Right (correct) and Write (to put words on paper)
4. Hear (to listen) and Here (a place)
5. Son (a male child) and Sun (the star in the sky)
6. Bear (an animal) and Bare (uncovered)
7. Flour (used for baking) and Flower (a plant)
8. Peace (calm) and Piece (a part)
9. Sea (large water body) and See (to look)
10. Buy (to purchase) and By (next to)
11. Plain (simple) and Plane (an aircraft)
12. Weak (not strong) and Week (seven days)
Here are 10 examples of homophones:
1. Ace / Aces
2. Add / Ad
3. Ail / Ale
4. Air / Heir
5. Aloud / Allowed
6. Aunt / Ant
7. Bare / Bear
8. Bark / Bark
9. Be / Bee
10. Beau / Bow
Here are 12 easy sentences using homophones:
1. I can hear the music from here.
2. She wants to buy a dress by the shop.
3. The sun is shining, and my son is outside.
4. I saw a bear in the woods, but my feet were bare.
5. The cake needs flour, not a flower!
6. We need peace, not more pieces of the puzzle.
7. The sea is big, and I love to see it.
8. The sky is plain, like a flying plane.
9. The team was weak after a long week.
10. I’m not sure if I’m right or what to write.
11. Look there to see if it’s their car.
12. We have two tickets, and you can come too!
These sentences are simple and show how homophones work!
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