list of ” Use the correct homophone “

Homophone Pair	Word 1 – Meaning	Word 2 – Meaning
1. bare / bear	bare – without covering	bear – a large animal
2. flour / flower	flour – powder used in baking	flower – part of a plant
3. sea / see	sea – large body of salt water	see – to look at
4. two / too	two – the number 2	too – also or very
5. to / too	to – preposition	too – also or very
6. sun / son	sun – the star in the sky	son – a male child
7. right / write	right – correct	write – to form letters or words
8. pair / pear	pair – two of something	pear – a fruit
9. blue / blew	blue – a color	blew – past of “blow”
10. eight / ate	eight – the number 8	ate – past of “eat”
11. night / knight	night – time of darkness	knight – a warrior
12. no / know	no – opposite of yes	know – to understand
13. new / knew	new – not old	knew – past of “know”
14. peace / piece	peace – calm, no war	piece – a part of something
15. break / brake	break – to smash	brake – device to stop vehicle
16. one / won	one – the number 1	won – past of “win”
17. hole / whole	hole – an opening	whole – entire or complete
18. hear / here	hear – to listen	here – this place
19. plane / plain	plane – aircraft	plain – not decorated
20. week / weak	week – 7 days	weak – not strong
21. allowed / aloud	allowed – given permission	aloud – spoken out loud
22. by / buy	by – next to or through	buy – to purchase
23. deer / dear	deer – animal	dear – loved one or expensive
24. for / four	for – used to show purpose	four – the number 4
25. be / bee	be – to exist	bee – an insect
26. made / maid	made – created	maid – female house helper
27. their / there	their – belongs to them	there – a place
28. there / they’re	there – a place	they’re – they are
29. its / it’s	its – belongs to it	it’s – it is
30. ant / aunt	ant – tiny insect	aunt – parent’s sister
31. read / reed	read – to look at and understand text	reed – plant that grows near water
32. sail / sale	sail – to travel by boat	sale – a discount or event to sell items
33. pale / pail	pale – light in color	pail – a bucket
34. rode / road	rode – past of ride	road – path for vehicles
35. weather / whether	weather – condition outside	whether – if
36. meet / meat	meet – to come together	meat – food from animals
37. sent / cent	sent – past of send	cent – coin
38. scent / sent	scent – smell	sent – past of send
39. main / mane	main – most important	mane – hair on horse/lion
40. stair / stare	stair – steps	stare – to look fixedly
41. mail / male	mail – letters or packages	male – boy or man
42. tail / tale	tail – end of an animal	tale – a story
43. wait / weight	wait – to pause	weight – how heavy
44. steal / steel	steal – to take without permission	steel – strong metal
45. won / one	won – past of win	one – the number 1
46. hair / hare	hair – grows on head	hare – rabbit-like animal
47. ring / wring	ring – a circular band	wring – to twist or squeeze
48. rows / rose	rows – lines of things	rose – a flower
49. knot / not	knot – a tied rope	not – negative word
50. plain / plane	plain – simple	plane – aircraft
51. pause / paws	pause – stop briefly	paws – animal feet
52. wear / where	wear – to have clothes on	where – asking place
53. scene / seen	scene – part of a play	seen – past of see
54. berry / bury	berry – small fruit	bury – to put underground
55. no / know	no – negative	know – to understand
56. lead / led	lead – metal or to guide	led – past of lead
57. board / bored	board – flat piece of wood	bored – feeling uninterested
58. peace / piece	peace – calm	piece – part of a whole
59. cite / sight	cite – to refer to	sight – ability to see
60. hire / higher	hire – to give someone a job	higher – more elevated
61. hour / our	hour – 60 minutes	our – belongs to us
62. die / dye	die – to stop living	dye – to color something
63. principal / principle	principal – school head	principle – rule or truth
64. cellar / seller	cellar – basement	seller – one who sells
65. eye / I	eye – for seeing	I – yourself
66. weather / whether	weather – climate	whether – if
67. allowed / aloud	allowed – permitted	aloud – spoken out loud
68. sole / soul	sole – bottom of foot or single	soul – spirit
69. brake / break	brake – to stop	break – to shatter or stop
70. coarse / course	coarse – rough	course – path or subject
71. vain / vein	vain – full of pride	vein – blood vessel
72. fare / fair	fare – cost of travel	fair – just or event
73. heal / heel	heal – to get better	heel – back of foot
74. pale / pail	pale – light-colored	pail – bucket
75. waste / waist	waste – unused material	waist – part of body
76. root / route	root – part of a plant	route – a way or road
77. cite / site	cite – to quote	site – location
78. birth / berth	birth – being born	berth – bed on ship or train
79. made / maid	made – created	maid – female helper
80. sell / cell	sell – to trade for money	cell – small room or biological unit
81. idle / idol	idle – not working	idol – object of worship
82. cue / queue	cue – signal	queue – line of people
83. vane / vein	vane – weather instrument	vein – blood vessel
84. kernel / colonel	kernel – seed center	colonel – military officer
85. aloud / allowed	aloud – spoken	allowed – permitted
86. peak / peek	peak – top of a mountain	peek – quick look
87. rain / reign	rain – water from sky	reign – rule as king/queen
88. sew / so	sew – to stitch	so – therefore
89. ring / wring	ring – circle object	wring – twist to squeeze
90. miner / minor	miner – works in mine	minor – underage or small
91. knew / new	knew – past of know	new – not old
92. steel / steal	steel – metal	steal – to take
93. morning / mourning	morning – start of day	mourning – feeling of grief
94. bore / boar	bore – to make tired	boar – wild pig
95. lessen / lesson	lessen – to reduce	lesson – something learned
96. capital / capitol	capital – city or money	capitol – government building
97. grate / great	grate – shred food	great – excellent
98. pause / paws	pause – stop briefly	paws – animal feet
99. heel / heal	heel – back of foot	heal – to recover
100. rays / raise	rays – beams of light	raise – to lift or increase

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