HOMOPHONES-HOMONYMS-HOMOGRAPHS

 

HOMOPHONES

Homophones are two or more words pronounced the same but differ in meaning, origin, and spelling. Such as new and new or meat and meet, etc.

1	accept - take in	except - other than
2	ad - advertisement	add - join, combine
3	advice - guidance	advise - recommend
4	aid - assist, assistance	aide - one who gives assistance
5	ail - to suffer poor health	ale - a beverage
6	air - atmosphere	ere – before heir - one who inherits property
7	aisle - a passage	I'll - contraction of I will isle - island
8	allusion - an indirect reference	illusion - false appearance
9	altar - table in a church	alter - to change
10	ate - past tense of eat	eight - the number 8
11	bail - to clear water	bail - release of a prisoner bale - a large bundle
12	band - a ring, something that binds	band - a group banned - prohibited
13	bare - uncovered	bear - large animal bear - support, yield
14	bases - starting points	bases - four stations on a baseball field basis - a basic principle
15	beat - to strike, overcome	beat – exhausted beet - a plant with red roots
16	blew - past tense of blow	blue - the color
17	bread - baked food item	bred - produced
18	buy - purchase	by - near, through bye - goodbye
19	capital - punishable by death	capital - chief city capitol - building where legislature meets
20	ceiling - top of a room	sealing - setting, fastening
21	cell - compartment	sell - vend
22	cent - penny coin	scent - an odor sent - past tense of send
23	cereal - breakfast food	serial - sequential
24	chews - gnaws with teeth	choose - to select
25	Chile- country in South America	chili - bean stew chilly - frosty
26	chord - musical tone	cord - rope
27	cite - quote	site – location sight - view
28	close - opposite of open	clothes - clothing
29	coarse - rough	course - path, procedure
30	complement – enhance; go together	compliment - praise
31	conduct - behavior	conduct - to lead
32	council - committee	counsel - guidance
33	creak - squeak	creek - stream of water
34	crews - gangs	cruise - ride on a boat
35	days - plural of day	daze - stun
36	dear - darling	deer- woodland animal
37	desert - to abandon	desert - dry land dessert - after-dinner treat
38	dew - morning mist	do – operate due - payable
39	die - cease to exist	dye - color
40	discreet - tactful	discrete - distinct
41	doe - female deer	dough - uncooked bread
42	dual - double	duel - battle
43	elicit - draw out	illicit - illegal
44	eminent - distinguished	imminent - soon
45	ewe - female sheep	you - second-person personal pronoun
46	eye - sight organ	I - first-person personal pronoun
47	facts - true things	fax - a document transmitted via telephone
48	fair - equal	fare - price
49	fairy - elflike creature with wings	ferry - boat
50	faze - impact	phase - stage
51	feat - achievement	feet - plural of foot
52	find - to discover	fined - charged a penalty
53	fir - type of tree	fur - animal hair
54	flea - small biting insect	flee - run
55	flew - did fly	flu - illness
56	flour - powdery, ground up grain	flower - blooming plant
57	for - on behalf of	fore – front four - three plus one
58	forth - onward	fourth - number four
59	foreword - introduction to a book	forward - advancing
60	gene - a chromosome	jean - fabric; pants
61	gorilla - big ape	guerrilla - warrior
62	grease - fat	Greece - country in Europe
63	groan - moan	grown - form of grow
64	hair - head covering	hare - rabbit-like animal
65	hall - passageway	haul - tow
66	halve - cut in two parts	have - possess
67	hay - animal food	hey - interjection to get attention
68	heal - mend	heel - back of foot
69	hear - to listen	here - at this place
70	hi - hello	high - up far
71	hoarse - croaky	horse - riding animal
72	hole - opening	whole - entire
73	holey - full of holes	holy – divine wholly - entirely
74	hoarse - rough voice	horse - animal
75	hour - sixty minutes	our - belonging to us
76	knead - massage	need - desire
77	knew - did know	new - not old
78	knight - feudal horseman	night - evening
79	knot - tied rope	not - negative
80	know - have knowledge	no - opposite of yes
81	lead - metal	led - was the leader
82	leased - past tense of lease	least - the minimum
83	lessen - make smaller	lesson - class
84	loan - lend	lone - solitary
85	made - did make	maid - servant
86	mail - postage	male - opposite of female
87	material - matter	materiel - supplies for an organization, particularly the military
88	marry - to wed	merry - very happy
89	meat - animal protein	meet - encounter
90	mince - to chop finely	mints - type of sweet
91	morning - a.m.	mourning - remember the dead
92	none - not any	nun - woman who takes special vows
93	oar - boat paddle	or – otherwise ore - mineral
94	oh - expression of surprise or awe	owe - be obligated
95	one - single	won - did win
96	overdo - do too much	overdue - past due date
97	pail - bucket	pale - not bright
98	pain - hurt	pane - window glass
99	peace - calm	piece - segment
100	peak – highest point	peek - glance
101	patience - being willing to wait	patients - person treated in a hospital or by a doctor
102	pear - a type of fruit	pair - two (usually matching)
103	plain - ordinary	plane - flight machine plane; flat surface
104	pole - post	poll - survey
105	poor - not rich	pour - make flow
106	pray - implore God	prey - quarry
107	principal - most important	principle - belief
108	rain – water from sky	rein - bridle
109	rap - tap	wrap - drape around
110	read - past tense of the verb to read	red - color
111	real - factual	reel - roll
112	right - correct; not left	write - scribble
113	ring - encircle	wring - squeeze
114	road - street	rode - past tense of ride
115	role - function	roll - rotate
116	rose - flower	rows - lines
117	sail - move by wind power	sale - bargain price
118	scene - landscape	seen - viewed
119	sea - ocean segment	see - observe with eyes
120	seam - joining edge	seem - appear
121	sew - connect with thread	so - as a result sow - plant
122	soar - ascend	sore - hurt place
123	sole - single	soul - essence
124	son - male child	sun - the star that lights the solar system
125	some - a few	sum - amount
126	stair - step	stare - to look at steadily
127	steal - swipe	steel - alloy
128	suite - large room in a hotel	sweet - the opposite of sour
129	tail - animal’s appendage	tale - story
130	their - belonging to them	there - at that place they’re - they are
131	threw - past tense of throw	through - passing from one place to another
132	to - toward	too – also two - the number 2
133	toe - foot appendage	tow - pull along
134	vary - differ	very - wail - howl
35	wail - howl	whale - huge sea mammal
136	waist - area below ribs	waste - squander
137	wait – kill time	weight - measurable load
138	war - battle	wore - did wear
139	warn - caution	worn - used
140	way - path	weigh - measure mass
141	we - us	wee - tiny
142	weak - not strong	week - seven days
143	wear - to don attire	where - question word
144	weather - climate	whether - if
145	which - that	witch - sorcerer
146	wood – material  coming from trees	would - conditional auxiliary
147	your - belonging to you	you’re - you are

Some more examples with sentences-

Fort – Fought

• Just the three of you going to be holding the fort tonight.
• He fought many battles.

Foul – Fowl

• There was a foul smell all around.
• Fowl was also mentioned in the menu card.

Groan – Grown

• His jokes make all groan rather than laugh.
• He had been a grown man now.

Holy – Wholly

• We pray to our holy books and rivers too.
• The disaster was wholly unavoidable.

Hour – Our

• The interview lasted half an hour.
• We showed them some of our photographs.

I – Eye

• I moved to Delhi for my Ph.D.
• Ow! I’ve got something in my eye!

Know – No

• The teacher wants to know the reason for getting fewer marks.
• You have no chic, now.

Links – Lynx

• We have no links with robbers.
• They may watch like lynx.

Mail – Male

• The principal received hundreds of mail after receiving an award.
• Many women earn less than their male colleagues.

Meet – Meat

• She wanted to meet you only once.
• I gave up eating meat a few months ago.

Peace – Piece

• I wish for peace in my life.
• I need a piece of chalk to write on the board.

Right – Write

• Keep on the right side of the road.
• She had to write the minutes of the meeting.

Scene – Seen

• The police soon arrived at the scene of the crime.
• Stars could not be seen in daylight due to the brightness of the sun.

Than – Then

• Teddy looks cuter than any other toy.
• I wish I had known then what I know now.

Weak – Week

• She is still weak after her illness.
• He comes to see us once a week.

Homographs

Homographs are words that have the same spelling but differ in origin, meaning, and sometimes pronunciation.

1. Attribute (characteristic) or attribute (credit someone or something)
2. Bass (fish) /bæs/ or bass (drum)/beɪs/
3. Bow (weapon) or bow (down)
4. Close (near)  /ˈkloʊs/ or close (to shut)/ˈkloʊzd/
5. Console (comfort) or console (video game unit)
6. Content (satisfied) con-TENT or content (various media) CON-tent.
7. Lead (front) or lead (mineral)
8. Minute (small) /maɪˈnuːt/ or minute (measurement of time) /ˈmɪn.ɪt/
9. Object (thing) /ɒbdʒɪkt/ or object (argue) /əbdʒekt/
10.  Present (gift)/ˈprɛzənt/ or present (to bring forth) prɪˈzents/
11. Produce (create) or produce (fruits and veggies)
12. Subject (thing) or subject (to something)
13. Tear (rip) /teər/ or tear (crying) /tɪər/
14. Wind (blows) /wɪnd/ or wind (to turn) /waɪnd/
15. Wound (injury) or wound (past tense of wind)

Homonyms

Homonyms are words that have the same spelling and pronunciation.

Address – Address

• I can give you the address of my Principal.
• I cannot address such a big audience.

Band – Band

• The band was playing classical songs.
• She always ties her hair back in a band.

Bat – Bat

• The bats usually hang inverted from the roof.
• I gifted a new costly cricket bat to my young brother.

Match – Match

• Do not strike a match at the petrol pump..
• Her fingerprints match those found at the scene of the crime.

Mean – Mean

• What does this sentence mean?
• He needed to find a mean between frankness and rudeness.

Right – Right

• You must turn right to reach the University.
• I’m sure I’m right.
• Freedom of speech is my right.

Ring – Ring

• I will wear my new ring in my right hand.
• The children sat on the floor in a ring.

Rock – Rock

• My sister became a part of a rock band while in college.
• The path was blocked by a 500 feet of solid rock.

Rose – Rose

• She has a rose garden.
• Sales rose by 20% over the Christmas period.

Spring – Spring

• I’m sorry to spring it on you, but I’ve been offered another job.
• He was born in the spring of 1944.

Stalk – Stalk

• He ate the apple, stalk and all.
• Snatching up my bag, I stalk out of the hotel room.

Well – Well

• The party was very well organized.
• My pet cat fell down into a well.

Clip – Clip

• I need few clips from your documentary.
• The clothes are held on with a metal clip.

Date – Date

• The date on the letter should be mentioned clearly.
• I don’t like to date with him.

Drop – Drop

• The apples are beginning to drop from the trees.
• A single drop of water is precious.

Fly – Fly

• A fly was buzzing against the window.
• Let’s fly a kite.

Letter – Letter

• I finished the letter to PM.
• One letter is wrong in the word written on the paper.

Palm – Palm

• He held the bird gently in the palm of his hand.
• The coconut palm is a native of Malaysia.

Park – Park

• We went for a walk in the park.
• Our colony has a big ground to park the cars.

Point – Point

• My Point is very clear in this matter..
• Everything seemed to point in one direction.

Ruler – Ruler

• I have a 12-inch ruler.
• Raja Vikramaditya was a great ruler.

Saw – Saw

• I demanded a saw to cut the log. 
• Last night, I saw a lovely girl.

Ship – Ship

• There are two restaurants on board ship.
• The company refused to ship the consignment.

Sink – Sink

• The ships sink to the bottom of the sea.
• I felt chained to the kitchen sink.

Tie – Tie

• She tied her hair into a ponytail.
• I wear a shirt and tie at work.

Trip – Trip

• We went on a trip to the mountains.
• Someone will trip over that cable.

Wave – Wave

• Huge waves were breaking on the shore.
• I wave back to my little daughter with a smile.

Cool – Cool

• She swam out into the cool water.
• She is really a cool bosss.

Duck – Duck

• Every afternoon they went to the park to feed the duck.
• He had to duck as he came through the door.

Fall – Fall

• The leaves were starting to fall during winter.
• The area is beautiful in the fall.

File – File

• Every file  must have a subject on it.
• We began to file out into the car park.

Foot – Foot

• My foot hurts.
• Finally after three hours, we reached to the foot of the hill.

Left – Left

• Look left and right before you cross the road.
• The plane left for Mumbai last night.

Nail – Nail

• The key was hanging on a nail.
• I’ve long nail.

Watch – Watch

• I cannot watch TV every night. 
• I glanced at my watch.

Can – Can

• I can speak Hindi fluently.

I drank a can of Country derink.