Homophones Examples with Sentences!
Homophone definition is – one of two or more words pronounced alike but different in meaning or derivation or spelling (such as the words to, too, and two).
Below is the list of some basic and advanced homophones examples with sentences.
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Homophones Examples with Sentences
1 . Access– approach
I have no access to the President of Pakistan.
Excess– More than due
Excess of everything is bad.
2 Accept– To receive a thing, to
The Principal accepted my request for a fee concession.
Except
All the students except Akram have been fined.
3 Adapt– Make fit
Every country has to adapt itself according to the changed condition of life.
Adopt– Take-up
He adopted unfair means in the examination.
Adept– Clever, Skillful
He is adept in the art of pleasing people.
4 Advice – Noun
My advice fell flat upon him.
Advise– Verb
I advise you not to smoke.
5 Affect-
1- To have an effect on 2- To pretend to
- The climate of this place has affected his health.
- He affected madness in the play.
Effect- Result
His words produced no effect upon me.
- Affection – Love
I have great affection for my students.
Affectation:
He is all pose and affectation
7 Allusion:
He made many allusions to the poetry of Iqbal in his
Illusion– Deceptive appearance
True happiness in this world is only an illusion.
8 Altar (Noun)-
An elevated place of wore-hip
Alter (verb)- To change
He altered his decision on the eleventh
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9 Altogether –
I am altogether ignorant of your success in the examination.
All together– All in one company
They went to see the picture altogether.
10 All-ready– all prepared
We are all ready to leave for Lahore.
Already- Before a suggested time
He has already left for Lahore.
11 . Apposite–
Your answer was quite apposite.
Opposite– Contrary, facing back to back
My house is situated opposite the Government College.
- Ascent– Upward flight
The ascent of the Murree Hills is not very difficult.
Assent – Agreement
The President gave his assent to the University Bill.
13 Aught– Anything
He might be dead for aught I care.
Ought– Should
You ought to lend him some money.
- Assay– attempt
He assayed at climbing the hill.
Essay– Piece of writing
He wrote a beautiful essay on the poetry of Dr. Iqbal.
15 Antics– Queer- Odd
Everybody laughed at his foolish antics.
Antique– of old times, old
This traveler has come from the antique land of Egypt.
16 Bare– 1 .Adjective, uncovered 2- Verb- To
He went in the bitter cold bareheaded.
The dog bared its teeth.
Bear– Noun
He was killed in the forest by a bear.
17 Bail– Security
The accused was released on bail.
Bale – A bundle
We have four hundred bales of cotton in our go down.
18 Beach– Shore
We stood on the beach and enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the sea.
Beech– A kind of tree
We have planted many beech trees in our garden.
19 Baron– Title of
The barons are very powerful in England.
Barren– Not -conducive to growth
He has many acres of barren land.
20 Berth– An allotted place
Have you got your berth reserved in the Chenab Express?
Birth– The act of being born
The birth of our great leader falls in the last week of December.
Homophones Examples with Sentences
Homophones Examples with Sentences – Picture 1
21 Ballot– Secret Vote
We did not use fake ballot papers in the election.
Ballet
We enjoyed the Chinese ballet at the theatre.
22 Beat (verb) to strike
The teacher beats the boys in the class mercilessly.
Beet– A vegetable
Sugar is made from beet also.
23 Beside- At the side
He is sitting beside the in the class.
Besides– In addition to
He gets a bonus besides his salary.
24 Break– To separate into parts
He broke the windows and entered the house.
Brake– Device for stopping the motion of the wheel
The brakes of my car are defective.
25 Bridal– Pertaining to marriage
She wore the bridal ring on her finger at the party.
Bridle– A rope etc. for a horse
I require a bridle for my horse.
26 Born– To be brought into existence by birth
He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
Borne– Past tense of
He has borne his misfortunes like a brave man.
27 Calendar– A table showing days and months of a year
Please consult the wall calendar to know the exact day of your marriage.
Calender (verb) – to press cloth
Please calender this shift of mine.
28 Canon– A rule in general
He follows the religious canons strictly.
Cannon– A large gun
The general decided to use cannons against the enemy.
29 Canvas– A kind of coarse
He is wearing canvas shoes.
Canvass– To solicit vote
He is canvassing for his friend, Akram.
30 Cast– (verb) to throw
He cast the old books away.
Caste– A social class
Ikram does not believe in the caste system.
31. Ceiling– The inner part of the
The ceiling of the room is painted red.
Sealing– To put a stamp
The clerk was sealing the letters in his office.
Homophones Examples with Sentences
32 Cell – A narrow room
The culprit was locked up in a cell
Sell– To give up something for money
This book is selling like hotcakes.
33 Cite– To quote
He cited the Holy Quran during the course of his speech.
Site– an important place
His house is situated at a good site.
Sight– view
The hills of Murree present a good sight.
34 Check– To stop
We could not check him from going to the theatre.
Cheque– A written order, asking the bank to pay money.
I gave him a cheque worth Rs. one million.
35 Coarse – Rough
My shift is made of coarse clothes.
Course– Direction taken
The river Ravi has changed its course.
36 Compliment– A ceremonious greeting
Please pay my compliments to your mother.
Complement– That which fills up or completes
The husband and wife complement each other.
37 Collusion– A secret understanding for a fraudulent purpose.
The thief ran away from the jail in collusion with the police.
Collision– The act of striking together
Many lives were lost in the collision between a bus and a care
- Chord– A string of a musical instrument
He broke the chord of the violin while playing on it.
Cord: A thin rope
Please tie this packet with a piece of cord.
- Complacent– Satisfied
He feels complacent and happy at his success in the examination.
Complaisant– Obliging,
He is liked by everyone because he possesses complaisant manners
40 Coma – Unnatural heavy sleep
His father is lying in a state of coma in the hospital.
Comma– A punctuation mark
Please put a comma at the end of this sentence.
Homophones Examples with Sentences – Picture 2
41 Confidant – A friend taken into confidence
I told the secret of my failure in the examination only to my confidant.
Confident – Having confidence
Pakistan is quite confident of her victory (Ü) in the cricket match.
42 Corporal – Pertaining to the body
Corporal punishment must be prohibited in schools God is not a corporeal being.
Corps– A body of troops.
He got a commission in the medical corps of the army.
43 Corpse– The dead body of a human being
His corpse was found lying in a ditch.
Cession– To cede, to give up
The cession of East Pakistan from West Pakistan was a tragic event of Muslim History.
Session– a period during which a public body sits
The college hours for the summer session changed from the 1st of April.
44 Casual– Occasional
I applied for 3 days of casual leave.
Causal – Of cause
There is a causal relationship between smoking and ill health.
45 Council– An assembly
His father is a member of the Union Council.
Counsel– Advice
You should act upon the counsel of your teacher.
Homophones Examples with Sentences
47 Cemetery– Graveyard
He is buried in the Muslim cemetery.
Symmetry– Harmony
She has a fine symmetry of features.
48 Cloth Unsewn fabric
We bought some country-made cloth from the market.
Clothes– Garments
She washed her clothes herself.
49 Clock
When the clock strikes nine, I go to the bank.
Cloak– A loose outer garment
English women wear cloaks nowadays.
50 Cue–
The actor missed his cue and came to the stage late.
Queue–
Please stand in a queue and get the tickets in your turn.
51 Dairy– Place for keeping milk, cattle
The butter Pak Dairy is conducive to health.
Diary- A notebook
He has a notebook.
52 Deceased– Dead
The deceased was a man of gentle habits.
Diseased– sick – ill
A diseased mind has a diseased body.
53 Defer– To put off
The meeting of the college council was deferred to the next month.
Differ– To have a difference
I differ with you in this matter.
54 Dependant– One who depends upon others
He has to support many dependents.
Dependent– Depending upon
Your success in the examination is dependent upon hard work.
- Deprecate– to express disapproval
He deprecated my habit of overspending in the parties
Depreciate– to lose in value
This car has depreciated in value due to overuse.
56 Descent
He injured his foot while coming down the descent of the hill.
Dissent- Disagreement
There was a widespread dissent among the members of the cabinet over this bill.
- Device– A scheme
He used a strange device to punish his servant.
Devise– Invent
He devised a new machine for washing the clothes.
58 Dew – Moisture – that falls during the night
The dewdrops on the leaves of the grass looked like pearls.
Due– Owing as a right
I paid what was due to him.
59 Desert- A barren region
The desert of Gobi is the most dangerous tract of land in the world.
Dessert– Fruit, served after a meal
After dinner, they hosted us with a delicious dessert.
60 Die– To cease to exist
He died of a heart attack.
Dye- To stain, to color
Please dye my turban.
Pair of Words Examples – Picture 3
61 Dose– Measured quantity of medicine
You should take two doses of medicine daily.
Doze– Light
He dozed in the classroom and was punished by the teacher.
62 Draft– Script
He prepared a draft of his statement
Draught- One sip
He took the cup of milk in a single draught.
- Dual– Double
We have got dual desks in our classroom.
Duel– Fight between two persons.
They fought a duel over a beautiful girl.
64 Deference– Respect
You should pay deference to your parents.
Difference– A way of being unlike
There is a great difference between a specialist and an ordinary.
Homophones Examples with Sentences
- Edible– Fit to be eaten
The doctors recommend edible oil for cooking.
Audible – Loud
His voice was audible to me.
- Eligible– Fit to be chosen
The women are also eligible for this post.
Illegible– Which cannot be read
His handwriting is illegible.
67 Emigrant– A person who leaves his own country and goes to live in another
Many Pakistani emigrants are not treated well in England.
Immigrant – One who comes into a country from another.
Many of the immigrants in America have been given land by the Government.
- Eminent– Conclusion
His father is an eminent doctor of the city.
Imminent– At
The next war is imminent.
69 Elicit– To draw a conclusion
I elicited much information from her.
Illicit – Unfair
He keeps an illicit wine shop.
70 Empire – A group of countries under one
The British Empire marked the glory of the English before World War-Il
Umpire– the judge in the match
The umpire in the cricket match did not act.
71 Fair– A show of goods advertising, beautiful
The fair is in full swing.
Fare– The price charged to carry a person
What is the railway fare from Multan to Lahore?
72 Feat- Bodily action showing skill or strength
The juggler showed many feats to us.
Feet-
He washes his feet regularly.
73 Flea – An insect
The fleas in my bed did not let me sleep at night.
Flee– To run away
The Indian army fled away from the battlefield in the 1965 war.
74 Floor
He sat on the floor.
Flour-
The price of flour is going up nowadays.
75 Further– Advance space, time, quality
He further said that he would go on strike.
Farther– At a greater distance
We went farther into the valley and saw a beautiful lion there.
76 Gait– A way or manner of walking
She has got a lovely gait.
Gate– Entrance
The main gate of the college is locked.
77 Gaol– Prison
The coun sent the thief to gaol.
Goal– Distance- destination
He reached his goal after great difficulty.
78.Gamble– to play for money
He gambled away all his fortune.
Gambol– To frisk
The young ones of the deer were gamboling in a park.
82 Ghastly – Hornby
He turned pale at the ghastly murder of his neighbor
Ghostly– Pertaining to ghost
The atmosphere of the vacant house is ghostly.
82- Grate– Try to It fire in the grate.
The child grates his teeth in Sleep.
Great
The Ouajd-i-Azam was a great leader of the Muslims.
- Hail – Small heaps of ice
It hailed yesterday and then became cold.
Hale– Healthy
He Jocks gate hale and hearty even in his old age.
84.Heal– To cure
Penicillin will heal your wound.
Heel- The hind part of the future.
The heel of my right shoe needs repair
85.Heard– Past tense of
I have already heard this story many times.
Herd– A number of beasts
A sheep was stolen from his herd.
- Hoard– To store
Please do not hoard the provisions of daily life.
Horde– Great number
The villagers were attacked by a horde of dacoits last night.
87.Human – Belonging to a man
Human nature is the same all over the world.
Humane– Kind
Our professor of English is quite humane and kind to the boys.
89 honorary– without salary
He is an honorary secretary of the college committee.
Honorable – Worthy of respect
My father is an honorable member of society.
90 idle
The idle workers were dismissed from service.
Idol– an image
Muslims do not worship idols.
91 Imaginary–
She has imaginary doubts about her success.
Imaginative– Full of imagination
Keats is an imaginative poet.
92 Impossible– That which is not possible
It is impossible to reach the sun.
Impassable– That which cannot be passed
This river is impassable at this place.
93 Industrial – Relating to industry
Pakistan has made great progress in the industrial field.
Industrious– Hardworking
The teachers of our college are intelligent and industrious.
94 Ingenious– Clever, shrewd
The thief devised an ingenious method to run away from the prison.
Ingenuous- Open- Frank
He is fair and ingenious in his dealings.
95 Judicial– Pertaining to court
Let us have a judicial inquiry into the murder case of Liaquat Ali Khan.
Judicious– Wise
His decision to marry was quite judicious on his part.
96 Junction– place of meeting.
Khanewal is a famous railway junction in Pakistan.
Juncture– State of affairs
At the juncture of history, he fled away from the country.
97 Later – The comparative degree of late
He came later in the class than I expected.
Latter – Of two things, one which is mentioned second?
Of Aslam and Arshad, the latter is more intelligent.
98 Lessen – To make or become
This medicine has lessened my pain.
Lesson – The amount of teaching given at one time
He has taught us a lesson on smoking just now
99 Lightning– Electric discharge in clouds
Lightning killed two birds last night.
Lightning- To lessen.
He was lightening the load of the donkey.
100 Liar- One who tells lies
He is out and out a liar and untrustworthy fellow
Lawyer– A solicitor
A lawyer is often well versed in the law.
Lose– To have no longer
He lost the keys of the car on the way.
Loose– Free, not tight.
He is wearing a loose shirt today.
Loath– unwilling
I am not loath to help you
Loathe (verb)– to hate or dislike
He loathes selfish and dishonest friends.
Lovable – Worthy of love
His habits are sweet and lovable.
Lovely– Beautiful
The sights of Murree are lovely and beautiful.
Luxuriant– Rich in growth
The luxuriant growth of the hair on her head is beautiful.
Luxurious– given to luxury
The Mughals led a very luxurious life.
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