list of ” Use the correct homophone “

Homophone Pair	Meaning 1	Meaning 2
to / too	to: direction or action	too: also or very
two / too	two: number 2	too: also or very
their / there	their: belongs to them	there: a place
there / they’re	there: a place	they’re: they are
your / you’re	your: belongs to you	you’re: you are
its / it’s	its: belongs to it	it’s: it is
hear / here	hear: to listen	here: in this place
by / buy	by: near or next to	buy: to purchase
buy / bye	buy: to purchase	bye: farewell
right / write	right: correct or direction	write: to form letters or words
bare / bear	bare: uncovered	bear: animal or to carry
brake / break	brake: to stop a vehicle	break: to smash or a pause
hole / whole	hole: an opening	whole: complete
sun / son	sun: the star	son: a male child
peace / piece	peace: calm	piece: a part of something
sea / see	sea: large body of salt water	see: to look
knew / new	knew: past of know	new: not old
flour / flower	flour: baking ingredient	flower: plant bloom
one / won	one: the number 1	won: past of win
aloud / allowed	aloud: out loud	allowed: permitted
blew / blue	blew: past of blow	blue: color
pair / pear	pair: a set of two	pear: a fruit
plane / plain	plane: aircraft	plain: simple or flat
hour / our	hour: 60 minutes	our: belongs to us
knight / night	knight: medieval soldier	night: evening time
weather / whether	weather: condition outside	whether: expressing a choice
meat / meet	meat: animal flesh	meet: to come together
tail / tale	tail: part of an animal	tale: a story
principal / principle	principal: school head	principle: basic rule
scent / sent	scent: smell	sent: past of send
mail / male	mail: letters or packages	male: a gender
wait / weight	wait: to delay	weight: how heavy something is
dear / deer	dear: loved one or expensive	deer: an animal
bored / board	bored: not interested	board: flat piece of wood or group
sail / sale	sail: use a boat	sale: items sold at reduced prices
break / brake	break: rest or smash	brake: stop a vehicle
waist / waste	waist: body part	waste: unused or garbage
row / roe	row: line or to paddle	roe: fish eggs
lead / led	lead: to guide	led: past of lead
hole / whole	hole: an opening	whole: all of something
no / know	no: negative	know: to understand
pale / pail	pale: light in color	pail: a bucket
seen / scene	seen: past of see	scene: part of a play or place
steal / steel	steal: to take without permission	steel: a strong metal
eight / ate	eight: the number 8	ate: past of eat
cell / sell	cell: small room or unit	sell: to give for money
aloud / allowed	aloud: spoken out loud	allowed: permitted
made / maid	made: created	maid: female servant
weather / whether	weather: outside condition	whether: if or not
sew / so	sew: to stitch	so: therefore or very
won / one	won: past of win	one: number 1
no / know	no: negative	know: to understand
toe / tow	toe: part of foot	tow: to pull a vehicle
hour / our	hour: 60 minutes	our: belongs to us
peace / piece	peace: no war	piece: a portion
right / rite	right: correct	rite: a ritual
wear / where	wear: to put on clothes	where: location
your / you’re	your: belongs to you	you’re: you are
scene / seen	scene: part of a play or setting	seen: past of see
tale / tail	tale: a story	tail: rear part of animal
be / bee	be: to exist	bee: an insect
die / dye	die: to stop living	dye: to color something
pair / pare	pair: two things	pare: to trim or cut
cite / site	cite: to reference	site: a location
peace / piece	peace: calm	piece: part of a whole
road / rode	road: a street	rode: past of ride
fair / fare	fair: just or carnival	fare: price of travel
heal / heel	heal: to get better	heel: back part of the foot
hole / whole	hole: opening	whole: complete
lessen / lesson	lessen: to reduce	lesson: a teaching unit
knew / new	knew: past of know	new: not old
write / right	write: to mark words	right: correct or direction
threw / through	threw: past of throw	through: going in and out
pause / paws	pause: to stop briefly	paws: animal feet
aloud / allowed	aloud: spoken	allowed: permitted
tale / tail	tale: story	tail: rear body part of animal
be / bee	be: exist	bee: flying insect
meat / meet	meat: animal food	meet: to come together
blue / blew	blue: color	blew: past of blow
way / weigh	way: direction	weigh: measure weight
vane / vain	vane: weather instrument	vain: proud or useless
sale / sail	sale: discount selling	sail: boat part or action
capital / capitol	capital: city or money	capitol: government building
principle / principal	principle: rule or law	principal: school head
pale / pail	pale: light color	pail: bucket
stake / steak	stake: a post or risk	steak: meat
aloud / allowed	aloud: out loud	allowed: permitted
great / grate	great: excellent	grate: to shred or a metal covering
coarse / course	coarse: rough	course: path or class
peak / peek	peak: top	peek: quick look
sew / so	sew: to stitch	so: therefore or very
bare / bear	bare: uncovered	bear: animal
flour / flower	flour: baking ingredient	flower: plant bloom
mail / male	mail: postal item	male: opposite of female
bored / board	bored: uninterested	board: flat surface
allowed / aloud	allowed: permitted	aloud: spoken out loud
past / passed	past: time before now	passed: went by
reel / real	reel: fishing part	real: not fake
principal / principle	principal: school head	principle: basic idea

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