list of ” Identify homophones “
Homophone 1 | Homophone 2 | Meaning 1 | Meaning 2 |
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bare | bear | without covering | a large furry animal |
blew | blue | past of blow | a color |
buy | by | to purchase | near or beside |
cent | scent | a coin | a smell |
cell | sell | a small room or unit | to exchange for money |
dear | deer | loved or valued | an animal with antlers |
flour | flower | used for baking | part of a plant |
hear | here | to listen | in this place |
knight | night | a soldier with armor | time of darkness |
meat | meet | food from animals | to come together |
pair | pear | a set of two | a type of fruit |
plain | plane | simple or clear | a flying vehicle |
rain | reign | water from the sky | to rule as a king/queen |
right | write | correct or a direction | to use a pen or pencil |
road | rode | a path for vehicles | past of ride |
sail | sale | move on water | the act of selling |
sea | see | a large body of saltwater | to use eyes |
son | sun | a male child | the star that lights Earth |
their | there | belonging to them | in that place |
two | too | number 2 | also or very |
won | one | past of win | number 1 |
wood | would | from a tree | expressing a wish or choice |
break | brake | to separate or damage | a stopping device |
be | bee | to exist | an insect |
aisle | isle | a path between seats | a small island |
aloud | allowed | spoken out loud | permitted |
ate | eight | past of eat | number 8 |
blue | blew | a color | past of blow |
bored | board | uninterested | a flat piece of material |
ceiling | sealing | the top of a room | closing something securely |
coarse | course | rough | a path or subject |
die | dye | to stop living | to color something |
fair | fare | just or beautiful | a fee or cost of travel |
feat | feet | an achievement | part of the body |
grate | great | to shred | very good |
groan | grown | a sound of pain | become larger |
heal | heel | to get better | back part of the foot |
hour | our | 60 minutes | belonging to us |
knight | night | a warrior | time after sunset |
knew | new | past of know | not old |
lead | led | a metal | past of lead |
male | letters or packages | a boy or man | |
made | maid | created | a female servant |
main | mane | most important | hair on a horse or lion |
marry | merry | to get married | happy |
morning | mourning | time before noon | grieving a loss |
none | nun | not any | a woman in a religious group |
one | won | number 1 | past of win |
pain | pane | physical hurt | a sheet of glass |
peace | piece | calm and quiet | a part of something |
plain | plane | not fancy | a flying machine |
principal | principle | school leader | a rule or belief |
rain | rein | water from the sky | control straps for horses |
read | reed | to look at words | a plant |
right | rite | correct or a direction | a ceremony |
ring | wring | a circle or sound | to squeeze |
root | route | part of a plant underground | a path |
rose | rows | a flower | lines |
scene | seen | a place or part of a play | past of see |
sew | so | to stitch | therefore |
sight | site | the ability to see | a location |
sole | soul | only or bottom of foot | the spiritual part of a person |
some | sum | a few | total of numbers |
stair | stare | a step | to look hard |
steal | steel | to take without permission | a strong metal |
storey | story | a level of a building | a tale |
tail | tale | part of an animal | a story |
their | they’re | belonging to them | they are |
to | too | toward | also or very |
toe | tow | part of the foot | to pull something |
vain | vein | full of pride | a blood vessel |
wait | weight | to stay | how heavy something is |
weather | whether | sun, rain, etc. | if |
weak | week | not strong | seven days |
wear | where | to put on clothes | in which place |
which | witch | a question word | a woman with magical powers |
yew | you | a type of tree | referring to a person |
yaw | yore | a ship movement | long ago |
affect | effect | to influence | a result |
allowed | aloud | permitted | spoken out loud |
bare | bear | without covering | a furry animal |
capital | capitol | a city or money | a government building |
cereal | serial | a breakfast food | a sequence |
dew | due | morning water | expected or owed |
hire | higher | to give a job | more elevated |
idle | idol | not working | someone admired |
lessen | lesson | to reduce | something learned |
miner | minor | one who digs | under age or not major |
pale | pail | light in color | a bucket |
principal | principle | a leader | a basic truth or rule |
reel | real | to wind up | true |
role | roll | a part in a play | to turn over or a small loaf |
sight | cite | the ability to see | to quote |
stake | steak | a stick or post | a cut of meat |
throne | thrown | king’s seat | past of throw |
vain | vane | full of pride | shows wind direction |
war | wore | battle | past of wear |
waste | waist | to use carelessly | part of the body |
yoke | yolk | a wooden bar | the yellow of an egg |
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