list of ” Identify homophones “
No. | Homophone Pair | Meaning of Word 1 | Meaning of Word 2 |
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1 | to / too | toward a place | also, very |
2 | there / their | in that place | belongs to them |
3 | see / sea | to look | large body of water |
4 | by / buy | near | to purchase |
5 | flour / flower | baking ingredient | blooming plant |
6 | write / right | to form letters | correct or direction |
7 | brake / break | to stop a vehicle | to split or smash |
8 | mail / male | letters and packages | boy or man |
9 | night / knight | time after sunset | a warrior |
10 | sun / son | star in the sky | male child |
11 | eight / ate | number 8 | past of eat |
12 | piece / peace | a part | calm or no war |
13 | blew / blue | past of blow | a color |
14 | pair / pear | set of two | a fruit |
15 | bare / bear | uncovered | an animal |
16 | hair / hare | on your head | rabbit-like animal |
17 | plain / plane | simple | flying vehicle |
18 | tail / tale | animal’s rear part | a story |
19 | won / one | past of win | number 1 |
20 | read / red | past of read | a color |
21 | meet / meat | to come together | flesh to eat |
22 | sail / sale | use with boats | an offer to buy |
23 | week / weak | 7 days | not strong |
24 | weather / whether | climate | if (choice) |
25 | aloud / allowed | spoken voice | given permission |
26 | hole / whole | a gap or opening | complete |
27 | road / rode | street | past of ride |
28 | cent / scent | coin | smell |
29 | stair / stare | step | look hard |
30 | one / won | number 1 | past of win |
31 | hour / our | 60 minutes | belongs to us |
32 | plain / plane | simple | flying machine |
33 | deer / dear | forest animal | beloved one |
34 | knight / night | warrior | nighttime |
35 | rain / reign | water from sky | to rule |
36 | hole / whole | empty space | all of something |
37 | no / know | negative response | to understand |
38 | bored / board | tired of something | flat surface |
39 | beat / beet | to hit | a red vegetable |
40 | pale / pail | light in color | bucket |
41 | great / grate | very good | metal frame |
42 | knew / new | past of know | not old |
43 | rose / rows | a flower | lines of things |
44 | scene / seen | a view | past of see |
45 | wait / weight | stay | heaviness |
46 | sew / so | to stitch | therefore |
47 | peace / piece | calm | a part |
48 | steak / stake | meat | wooden post |
49 | principle / principal | rule | head of school |
50 | morning / mourning | start of day | sadness for loss |
51 | hire / higher | give a job | more elevated |
52 | made / maid | created | house helper |
53 | eye / I | organ of sight | oneself |
54 | die / dye | to stop living | to color |
55 | plain / plane | not fancy | flying craft |
56 | cellar / seller | basement | one who sells |
57 | blue / blew | color | past of blow |
58 | steal / steel | to take | strong metal |
59 | break / brake | to snap | to stop a car |
60 | coarse / course | rough | direction path |
61 | idle / idol | not active | someone admired |
62 | aloud / allowed | spoken | permitted |
63 | pale / pail | light-colored | container |
64 | meet / mete | to gather | to measure out |
65 | root / route | plant base | a path |
66 | vain / vein | full of pride | blood vessel |
67 | sole / soul | only one | spirit |
68 | scent / sent | smell | dispatched |
69 | passed / past | went by | time before now |
70 | capital / capitol | main city | government building |
71 | meat / meet | flesh | come together |
72 | sale / sail | discount selling | boat travel |
73 | buy / by | to purchase | next to |
74 | reel / real | spool | true |
75 | weather / whether | climate | if |
76 | heard / herd | listened to | group of animals |
77 | berry / bury | small fruit | to cover with soil |
78 | cellar / seller | basement | someone who sells |
79 | prey / pray | hunted animal | speak to God |
80 | pause / paws | stop | animal feet |
81 | reign / rain | rule | water from sky |
82 | scent / cent | smell | a penny |
83 | sow / sew | plant seeds | stitch |
84 | bare / bear | uncovered | an animal |
85 | tail / tale | rear body part | a story |
86 | lead / led | a metal or to guide | past of lead |
87 | miner / minor | works in mine | under 18 |
88 | muscle / mussel | body part | shellfish |
89 | road / rowed | a street | past of row |
90 | bow / bough | bend or ribbon | tree branch |
91 | read / reed | to read a book | tall grass plant |
92 | key / quay | tool for lock | dock for ships |
93 | seen / scene | viewed | part of play |
94 | grate / great | shredder | excellent |
95 | rode / road | past of ride | street |
96 | mail / male | post | boy |
97 | principal / principle | head of school | basic rule |
98 | heal / heel | to get better | back of foot |
99 | thrown / throne | tossed | royal seat |
100 | aloud / allowed | spoken | given permission |
let’s practice!
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