HOMOPHONES
(Similar
sound with different meanings and spellings)
Homophones also known as sound-alike words are words that are
pronounced identically although they have
different meanings and often have different spellings as well. These words are
a very common source of confusion when writing.
Examples: Common examples of sets of homophones include: to, too &
two; bee & be; sun & son; which & witch and plain & plane.
1. Accessary - Someone
who helps in a crime
2. Accessory - Supplement,
complementary
3. Advice - Recommendation
4. Advise - Recommend
5. Altar - A place of worship
6. Alter - Change, Modify
7. Away - Off, Distant
8. Aweigh - Hanging clear of the bottom.
Used of an anchor.
9. Be -
10. Bee - Honey collecting worm
11. Bail - Security, Bond
12. Bale - Bundle, bunch
13. Bat - A stick for cricket
14. Bait - Temptation, lure
15. Bate - To abate, lesson or diminish
16. Bare - Naked, nude
17. Bair -
18. Bear - A kind of animal
19. Beer - Cocktail
20. Baron - Nobleman, Pear
21. Barren - Infertile, unproductive
22. Beach - Seashore, coast
23. Beech - A kind of deciduous tree
24. Beat - Hit, strike
25. Beet - Beetroot
26. Berth - A bed on a ship or train
27. Birth - Delivery
28. Beside - Near, Next to
29. Besides - In addition
30. Boar - Pig
31. Bore - Dull, tedious
32. Born - Natural
33. Borne - Past tense of bear
34. Brake - Control, Check
35. Break - Smash, split
36. Breadth - Width
37. Breath - Inhalation
38. Breathe - Inhale, respire
39. Breeze - Gentle wind
40. Bridge - Overpass
41. But - Except
42. Butt - A butt hinge
43. Buy - To purchase
44. By - Through, via, by means of
45. Bye - Used to express farewell
46. Cloak - A loose outer garment
47. Clock - Timepiece, Watch
48. Cluck - Squawk
49. Cloth - Fabric, textile
50. Clothe - Dress
51. Coarse - Rough
52. Course - Route, Lessons,
53. Complement - Accessory
54. Complement - Something
that completes or makes perfect
55. Compliment - Praise
56. Cymbal - A kind of percussion instrument
57. Symbol - Sign, emblem
58. Choose - Select
59. Chose - Past tense of choose
60. Dairy - Cattle farm
61. Diary - Memoir
62. Dear - Beloved
63. Deer - stag
64. Desert - Barren region
65. Dessert - The sweet eaten at the end of a meal
66. Discreet - Prudent,
Tactful
67. Discrete - Separate,
distinct
68. Dawn - Daybreak
69. Done - Past participle of do
70. Down - Downwards
71. Dual - Double, twofold
72. Duel - Fight, contest
73. Embarrass - Humiliate
74. Embrace - Hug
75. Fair - Reasonable, unbiased
76. Fare - Cost, Charge
77. Farther - Beyond
78. Further - More distant in degree, time and space, Additional
79. Fat - Overweight, obese
80. Fate - Destiny
81. Feat - An act of skill
82. Feet - Plural of foot
83. Flair - Ability, Talent
84. Flare - flame, flicker
85. Floor - Ground, flooring
86. Flour - Powder obtained by grinding grain or wheat
87. Freight - Cargo, goods
88. Fright - Fear
89. Gait - Walk, step, pace
90. Gate - Door, entrance
91. Get - Obtain
92. Grate - Grind, Mince
93. Great - Huge, large, Vast
94. Hail - Sleet, frozen rain
95. Hale - Strong and healthy, fit
96. Hangar - A shelter for housing aircrafts
97. Hanger - Hook, peg
98. Hart - A male red dear
99. Heart - The organ which pumps blood via the body
100. Hair - Fur, Mane
101. Hare - Rabbit
102. Here - At this point
103. Hear - Listen to
104. Heir - Successor
105. Higher - Superior
106. Hire - Employ, Rent
107. Heard - Past tense of hear
108. Herd - A group of animals
109. Hoard - Save,
store
110. Horde - Crowd,
Mass
111. Heroin - A
drug obtained from opium
112. Heroine - An
actress
113. Hoarse - Croaky,
rough
114. Horse - Opposite of Mare, stallion
115. Idle - Lazy, inactive
116. Idol - Icon, statue
117. Inquiry - Investigation
118. Inquire - Ask
119. Later - Afterward
120. Latter - Last, final, end
121. Letter - Note, correspondence
122.
Lesion - Cut,
abrasion
123.
Lessen - Reduce,
diminish
124.
Lesson - Lecture,
class, a period of instruction
125. Liaison - Link, Connection
126.
Litre - One cubic decimetre
127.
Litter - Garbage, trash, scrap
128.
Littre - French Lexicographer (writer of Dictionary)
129.
Loose - Slack, moveable
130.
Lose - Misplace, mislay
131. Lock - Security device
132. Luck - Fate, destiny
133.
Magnate - Industrialist,
tycoon
134.
Magnet - Attraction,
A device that attracts iron
135.
Main - Chief
136.
Man - Male
137. Mane - Locks, curls
138. Mare - A female horse
139. Mayor - The
chief executive official of Municipality
140. Mat - Carpet
141. Mate - Friend, buddy
142. Maze - Labyrinth, Network
143. Maize - Corn
144. Meat - Flesh
145. Meet - To see
146. Mete
- A limit or boundary, to allot
147. Meddle - Interfere
148. Middle - Centre
149. Might - Power, strength
150. Mite - Louse, bug
151. Nee - Formerly, Previously
152. Knee - Lap
153. Need - Necessity, requirement
154. Knead - Press,
rub
155. Knock - Beat
156. Nock - A notch on an arrow that fits on bowstring
157. Knot - Tie, bond
158. Not - No
159. Oner - Something denoting by the number one
160. Owner - Landlord
161. Plane - Flat
162. Plain - Simple
163. Pail - Bucket, container
164. Pale - Light yellow colour
165. Peace - Calm, Serenity, Silence, tranquility
166. Piece - A part, portion
167. Pole - Post
168. Poll - Ballot, Opinion poll
169. Practice
- Exercise, action
170. Practise
- Rehearse, perform
171. Principal - Main,
Major
172. Principle - Morals,
Ideals
173. Quiet - Calm
174. Quit - Relinquish, leave
175. Quite - Completely, fully, entirely
176. Rack - Stand, Frame
177. Rake - Scrape, rub
178. Read
- To study
179. Reed - The straight stalk of any various tall grasses
180. Rain - Rainfall, rainwater
181. Reign - Sovereignty, Monarchy
182. Rein - Bridle, harness
183. Right - Correct
184. Write - Put pen to paper
185. Scene - Landscape, Picture
186. Seen - Third form of See
187. Sin - Offense
188. Seam - Joint, line of stitching
189. Seem - Appear, Look
190. Seize - Grab, Grasp
191. Siege - Blockade, cordon
192. Share - A part or portion of a larger amount
193. Shear - Cut off, trim
194. Slay - To kill, to assassinate
195. Sleigh - Sledge, sled, toboggan
196. Son - Child
197. Sun - Star/Planet
198. Steal - To commit theft
199. Steel - A kind of metal used in construction
200. Still - Motionless, calm
201. To - Toward
202. Too - Also
203. Two - Decimal no.-2
204. Earn - Obtain money in return of service
205. Urn - Vase, pot
206. Vague - Unclear,
Hazy, misty
207. Vogue - Fashion
208. Waist - The middle part of body above hips
209. Waste - throw away, squander
212. Weak - Feeble
213. Week - A period of seven days
214. Weather - Climate
215. Whether - If
216. Wrack - Destruction
or ruin
217. Wreck - Destroy,
to suffer destruction or ruin
218. Eight
- The number 8
219. Ate - Past tense of eat
220. Ear - Organ of hearing
221. Year - A period of twelve month
222. Yoke - Harness
223. Yolk - The yellow part of an egg
Close to Homophones
1.
Beneficence - Doing
well
2.
Beneficent - Charitable
3.
Beneficial - Helpful
4.
Commission - Payment,
Charge
5.
Commissioner - Officer,
Official
6.
Conscience - Sense
of right & wrong
7.
Conscientious - Thorough
and assiduous
8.
Deceit - Deception,
trick
9.
Decent - Honest,
polite
10. Doer - One who
does something
11. Door - Gate
12. Ecstasy - Joy, a state of happiness
13. Ecstatic - Overjoyed
14. Foreign - Alien
15. Foreigner - Outsider, a person who is from a
foreign country
16. Insecure - Unconfident, uncertain
17. Insincere - Dishonest
18. Insight - Imminent, approaching
19. Insist - Persist,
stand firm
20. Insistent - Firm, adamant
21. Jewel - Gem
22. Jeweler - Jewel Maker
23. Jewelry - Ornaments, trinkets
24. Lay - Put down
25. Lecture - Sermon, A speech given to the public
26. Lecturer - Professor
27. Mast - Mainly
28. Must - Essential, necessary, requisite
29. Ochre - A brownish yellow color
30. Oeuvre - Total
work done by a writer, artist
31. Oneiric - Of or
relating to dreams
32. Onerous - Burdensome
33. Virtue - Morality,
Good quality
34. Vouch - Promise
35. Veracious - Truthful, Honest
36. Voracious - Hungry
37. Waiter - Server,
attendant
38. Water - A clear,
colorless, odorless and tasteless liquid
39. Zion - The Jewish
people, Israel
40. Zone - Region
