List of Use the correct homophone
| No. | Homophones | Meaning 1 | Meaning 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | aloud / allowed | aloud: spoken out loud | allowed: permitted |
| 2 | bare / bear | bare: uncovered | bear: an animal / to carry |
| 3 | brake / break | brake: to stop a vehicle | break: to shatter or rest |
| 4 | cell / sell | cell: a small room or basic unit | sell: to exchange for money |
| 5 | cent / scent / sent | cent: a coin | scent: a smell / sent: past of send |
| 6 | dear / deer | dear: loved one / expensive | deer: an animal |
| 7 | dye / die | dye: to color something | die: to stop living |
| 8 | flour / flower | flour: powder used in baking | flower: blooming plant |
| 9 | hair / hare | hair: on the head | hare: a fast rabbit-like animal |
| 10 | heal / heel | heal: to make better | heel: back part of the foot |
| 11 | hear / here | hear: to listen | here: at this place |
| 12 | him / hymn | him: male pronoun | hymn: religious song |
| 13 | hole / whole | hole: an opening | whole: entire |
| 14 | knight / night | knight: warrior | night: evening time |
| 15 | know / no | know: to be aware | no: a negative response |
| 16 | lead / led | lead: metal / to guide | led: past of lead |
| 17 | meat / meet | meat: food | meet: to come together |
| 18 | one / won | one: number 1 | won: past tense of win |
| 19 | pair / pear / pare | pair: two items | pear: fruit / pare: to trim |
| 20 | peace / piece | peace: calm | piece: a portion |
| 21 | plain / plane | plain: simple or flat land | plane: aircraft or tool |
| 22 | principal / principle | principal: head of a school | principle: rule or belief |
| 23 | right / write | right: correct / direction | write: to form letters |
| 24 | role / roll | role: part in a play or function | roll: to turn / a bun |
| 25 | sail / sale | sail: to travel on water | sale: discount |
| 26 | scene / seen | scene: part of a play/movie | seen: past tense of see |
| 27 | sea / see | sea: ocean | see: to observe |
| 28 | sew / so / sow | sew: to stitch | so: therefore / sow: to plant |
| 29 | son / sun | son: male child | sun: star in the sky |
| 30 | stair / stare | stair: step | stare: to look fixedly |
| 31 | stationary / stationery | stationary: not moving | stationery: writing materials |
| 32 | steal / steel | steal: to take unlawfully | steel: strong metal |
| 33 | tail / tale | tail: end part of an animal | tale: a story |
| 34 | their / there / they’re | their: belonging to them | there: in that place / they’re: they are |
| 35 | to / too / two | to: preposition | too: also / two: number |
| 36 | vain / vane / vein | vain: proud | vane: shows wind direction / vein: blood vessel |
| 37 | waist / waste | waist: body part | waste: to use poorly |
| 38 | weather / whether | weather: climate | whether: expressing choice |
| 39 | weak / week | weak: not strong | week: seven days |
| 40 | buy / by / bye | buy: to purchase | by: next to / bye: goodbye |
| 41 | blue / blew | blue: color | blew: past of blow |
| 42 | knew / new | knew: past of know | new: not old |
| 43 | aloud / allowed | aloud: out loud | allowed: permitted |
| 44 | berry / bury | berry: small fruit | bury: to place in the ground |
| 45 | coarse / course | coarse: rough | course: path or subject |
| 46 | cue / queue | cue: signal | queue: a line |
| 47 | grate / great | grate: shred | great: very good |
| 48 | kernel / colonel | kernel: seed | colonel: military rank |
| 49 | loot / lute | loot: stolen goods | lute: musical instrument |
| 50 | main / mane | main: chief, most important | mane: hair of a lion or horse |
| 51 | maize / maze | maize: corn | maze: a puzzle with paths |
| 52 | miner / minor | miner: someone who works in a mine | minor: under 18 or less important |
| 53 | morning / mourning | morning: early part of the day | mourning: feeling of sorrow |
| 54 | none / nun | none: not any | nun: a religious woman |
| 55 | overdo / overdue | overdo: do too much | overdue: late |
| 56 | palate / palette / pallet | palate: roof of mouth | palette: artist’s board / pallet: platform |
| 57 | pedal / peddle | pedal: foot lever | peddle: to sell |
| 58 | plain / plane | plain: simple | plane: flying vehicle |
| 59 | pole / poll | pole: long stick | poll: survey or vote |
| 60 | pore / pour | pore: small opening in skin | pour: to flow liquid |
| 61 | presence / presents | presence: being there | presents: gifts |
| 62 | rain / reign / rein | rain: precipitation | reign: rule / rein: strap for horse |
| 63 | read / reed | read: to interpret text | reed: tall grass |
| 64 | root / route | root: part of plant | route: path |
| 65 | sail / sale | sail: travel by boat | sale: discount |
| 66 | sight / site / cite | sight: ability to see | site: location / cite: quote |
| 67 | sole / soul | sole: only or foot bottom | soul: spirit |
| 68 | steak / stake | steak: meat cut | stake: stick or risk |
| 69 | throne / thrown | throne: royal seat | thrown: past of throw |
| 70 | vain / vein | vain: conceited | vein: blood vessel |
| 71 | vane / vein | vane: weather indicator | vein: blood vessel |
| 72 | wait / weight | wait: to stay | weight: heaviness |
| 73 | wear / where | wear: to put on clothes | where: location |
| 74 | which / witch | which: choice | witch: magic woman |
| 75 | whine / wine | whine: complain | wine: alcoholic drink |
| 76 | wood / would | wood: from trees | would: past of will |
| 77 | yoke / yolk | yoke: wooden harness | yolk: egg center |
| 78 | passed / past | passed: moved by | past: time gone |
| 79 | pause / paws | pause: break | paws: animal feet |
| 80 | plain / plane | plain: ordinary | plane: aircraft |
| 81 | seen / scene | seen: past of see | scene: part of play or setting |
| 82 | tide / tied | tide: sea level rise and fall | tied: fastened |
| 83 | prey / pray | prey: hunted animal | pray: to speak to God |
| 84 | allowed / aloud | allowed: permitted | aloud: out loud |
| 85 | bazaar / bizarre | bazaar: market | bizarre: strange |
| 86 | blew / blue | blew: past of blow | blue: color |
| 87 | born / borne | born: given birth | borne: carried |
| 88 | capital / capitol | capital: city or money | capitol: government building |
| 89 | desert / dessert | desert: dry land | dessert: sweet dish |
| 90 | faint / feint | faint: pass out | feint: fake move |
| 91 | gorilla / guerilla | gorilla: animal | guerilla: fighter |
| 92 | idle / idol | idle: not active | idol: object of worship |
| 93 | medal / meddle | medal: award | meddle: interfere |
| 94 | muscle / mussel | muscle: body part | mussel: shellfish |
| 95 | peak / peek / pique | peak: highest point | peek: quick look / pique: irritation |
| 96 | plain / plane | plain: not decorated | plane: flat surface |
| 97 | right / rite / write | right: correct / rite: ceremony / write: scribble | |
| 98 | role / roll | role: part played | roll: spin / list |
| 99 | sight / cite | sight: vision | cite: quote |
| 100 | vane / vein | vane: wind blade | vein: blood pathway |
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