Homophones Words And Homophones Sentences
There are many words in English that sound alike but have different meanings. These words are called homophones. Homophones can be difficult for ESL students to understand because they sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. In this blog post, we will discuss some of the most common homophone pairs and provide examples of how to use them correctly in sentences. Thanks for reading!”
What are homophone words?
Homophone words are words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings. English has many homophone pairs, which can be confusing for ESL students. In this blog post, we will discuss some of the most common homophone pairs and provide examples of how to use them correctly in sentences.
List of Homophone Words
- Franc – frank
- Locks – lox
- Complement – compliment
- Hair – hare
- Knew – new
- Buy – by
- Real – reel
- Rood – rude
- Born – borne
- Foaled – fold
- Tacks – tax
- Bough – bow
- Sort – Sought
- Find – fined
- Heal – heel – he’ll
- Palate – palette – pallet
- Sea – see
- Tail – Tale
- Weal – we’ll – wheel
- Him – hymn
- Lead – led
- White – wight
- Heroin – heroine
- Tic – tick
- Woe – whoa
- Boy – buoy
- Coarse – course
- Band – banned
- Furs – furze
- Sun – Son
- Haw – hoar – whore
- Stare – Stair
- Yaw – yore – your – you’re
- Braise – brays – braze
- Links – lynx
- Mall – maul
- Bread – bred
- Miner – minor – mynah
- Road – rode
- Canvas – canvass
- Sale – sail
- Tear – tier
- Coal – kohl
- Straight – strait
- Wait – weight
- Braid – brayed
- Knot – not
- We – wee – whee
- Fair – fare
- Flour – flower
- Allowed – aloud
- Cue – kayo – queue
- Plain – plane
- Right – write
- Crews – cruise
- Waist – waste
- Bridal – bridle
- Hair – hare
- Jewel – joule
- Cheap – cheep
- Flea – flee
- Made – maid
- Peer – pier
- Baize – bays
- Fair – fare
- Complement – compliment
- Hail – hale
- Stake – steak
- Berth – birth
- Chord – cord
- Lac – lack
- Boarder – border
- He’d – heed
- Tare – tear
- Eery – eyrie
- Waist – waste
- Die – dye
- Some – sum
- Key – quay
- Knows – nose
- Rheum – room
- Roe – row
- Sign – sine
- Swat – swot
- Ad – add
- Ail – ale
- Hour – our
- Bold – bowled
- Few – phew
- Greave – grieve
- Feat – feet
- Leach – leech
- Wean – ween
- Cent – scent
- Tern – turn
- Cede – seed
- Genes – jeans
- Muscle – mussel
- Coign – coin
- Might – mite
- Coarse – course
- Dew – due
- Aisle – isle
- Check – cheque
- Pascal – paschal
- Stationary – Stationery
- Told – tolled
- Holey – holy – wholly
- In – inn
- Be – bee
- Moat – mote
- Ewe – yew – you
- Faze – phase
- Gneiss – nice
- Pearl – purl
- Scene – seen
Homophone Example Sentences
- to, too, two
- The band played at the festival last night and they are playing again tonight too.
- I have two siblings.
- their, there, they’re
- Their house is on the other side of the park.
- There’s a storm brewing; I can smell it in the air.
- They’re going to be late for their party.
- then, than
- I need to go now; then I can get home in time for dinner.
- I am taller than you.
- its, it’s
- Its fur is so soft!
- It’s a shame that it’s raining on your wedding day.
- who’s, whose
- Who’s going to be the new president?
- Whose cat is this?
- here, hear
- Can you hear the birds singing?
- I can’t hear you over the music.
- were, where
- Were you at the party last night?
- Where did you go for your summer vacation?
- son, sun
- The sun is up; it must be close to 7am.
- My son has a soccer game this afternoon.
- out, about
- I’m just going to run out for a bit; I’ll be back soon.
- She was out all night with her new boyfriend.
- affect, effect
- The storm will affect travel plans throughout the state.
- The effect of the storm was widespread damage across the city.
