Common Homophones

[Pages:2]Common Homophones

add (addition) air (oxygen) already (previous) ant (insect) ate (did eat) ball (round object) bare (nude) be (exist) beat (whip) been (past participle of be) blue (color) brake (stop) by (near) close (shut) creek (stream) deer (animal) die (expire) fair (honest or bazaar) feet (plural of foot)

nd (discover) ower (bloom) for (in favor of ) great (large) heard (listen) here (this place) hi (hello) hole (opening) horse (animal) I (pronoun) in (opposite of out) its (possessive noun) led (guided) loan (something borrowed) made (manufactured) main (most important) meet (greet) might (may or strength) missed (failed to attain) morn (early day) need (require) new (not old) night (evening) no (negative) oh (exclamation) one (the number 1) or (conjunction) our (possessive pronoun)

ad (advertisement) heir (successor) all ready (all are ready) aunt (relative) eight (the number 8) bawl (cry) bear ( animal) bee (insect) beet (vegetable) bin (box) blew (did blow) break (smash) bye (farewell) clothes (clothing) creak (grating noise) dear (greeting or loved one) dye (color) fare (cost of transportation) feat (accomplishment)

ned (penalty of money) our (milled grain) four (the number 4) grate (grind) herd (group of animals) hear (listen) high (opposite of low) whole (complete) hoarse (husky voice) eye (organ of sight) inn (hotel) it's (it is) lead (metal) lone (single) maid (servant) mane (hair) meat (beef ) mite (small insect) mist (frog) mourn (grieve) knead (mix with hands) knew (remembered) knight (warrior) know (familiar with) owe (be indebted) won (triumphed) oar (of a boat) hour (sixty minutes)

buy (purchase) cloze (test)

fore (front part)

aye (yes) Miane (state) gnu (animal) ore (mineral deposit)

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pair (two of a kind) peace (tranquility) plane ( at surface) principal (chief ) rain (precipitation) read (peruse) real (genuine) red (color) right (correct) road (street) sale (bargain) see (visualize) seem (appear to be) sell (exchange for money)

sent (did send) shoe (foot covering) side ( ank) so (in that order) some (portion) son (male o spring) steal (rob) tail (animal's appendage) their (possessive pronoun) through ( nished) to (toward) toe (on foot) told (informed) way (road) we (pronoun) weather (climate) week (seven days) where (what place) who's (who is) wood (of a tree) your (possessive pronoun)

pare (peel) piece (part) plain (simple) principle (rule) reign (royal authority) reed (plant) reel (spool) read (perused) write (inscribe) rode (transport) sail (travel by boat) sea (ocean) seam (joining mark) cell (prison room or a very tiny living thing) cent (penny) shoo (drive away) sighed (audible breath) sew (mend) sum (total) sun (star) steel (metal) tale (story) there (at that place) threw (tossed) two(the number 2) tow (pull) tolled (rang) weigh (measure) wee (small) whether (if ) weak (not strong) wear (have on) whose (possessive of who) would (willing to) you're (you are)

pear (fruit) rein (harness) rowed (used oars)

scent (odor) sow (plant) they're (they are) too (also)

ware (pottery)

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