List of Use the correct homophone
No. | Homophones | Meaning 1 | Meaning 2 |
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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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