| Homophones | Examples |
allowed
aloud | You are not allowed to smoke until you are 16.
She spoke her thoughts aloud (to say something so it can be heard). |
bear
bare | A bear is a large furry animal.
She walked on the beach with bare feet. |
bored
board | To be bored is to have lost interest in something.
A board is a flat piece of wood. |
break
brake | If you break something you damage it.
When you brake the car slows down. |
caught
court | He caught a large fish.
You play tennis on a tennis court. |
check
cheque | Did you check that the door is locked?
You can write a cheque to pay your bills. |
find
fined | I can't find my socks.
She was fined £40 for driving too fast on the motorway. |
flower
flour | A daffodil or a rose is a flower.
You need some flour to make the birthday cake. |
hair
hare | She has really long hair.
A hare is an animal like a rabbit. |
here
hear | Please come over here.
Can you hear that noise? |
heal
heel | His leg is broken, but it will heal (get better).
Your heel is at the back of your foot. |
hire
higher | When we go to Spain we'll hire a car.
The mountain was higher than the clouds. |
hour
our | There are 60 minutes in an hour.
This is our house. |
maid
made | The maid cleaned all of the 15 rooms.
I made the bed this morning. |
new
knew | I spilt wine on my brand new shirt.
I knew the answers to all the questions. |
one
won | There was only one piece of birthday cake left.
She won the running race. |
pear
pair | I ate a pear and a banana for breakfast.
I won the card game with a pair of aces. |
piece
peace | I ate a very large piece of pie.
He went on an march for world peace. |
plain
plane | I painted over the wallpaper in a plain colour.
The plane landed late because of heavy fog. |
pour
poor
paw | Can you please pour some milk on my cereal.
He grew up in a poor neighbourhood.
The cat hurt his paw in a fight. |
saw
sore | He cut the tree down with a saw.
His ankle was sore after he fell over. |
see
sea | She couldn't see without her glasses.
I went swimming in the sea while on holiday. |
shore
sure | She built a sandcastle by the shore.
I'm sure that I turned the oven off. (to be absolutely certain)
|
sight
site | Don't let the children out of your sight.
There were four cranes on the building site. |
stairs
stares | She ran down the stairs to answer the phone.
He stares out of the window at the neighbours. |
steal
steel | The thief got caught trying to steal the diamond.
The buildings were made of steel and glass. |
they're
their
there | They're is a shorter way to say they are.
It was their dog that bit the postman.
The supermarket is over there. |
through
threw | I walked through the door into the room.
She threw the ball a long way. |
to
too
two | He isn't going to work today.
Too is another way to say as well.
Two is the number between one and three. |
waste
waist | Waiting for the wrong train was a waste of time.
Her old dress was a bit tight around the waist. |
week
weak | A week is seven days long.
He was too weak to lift the heavy box. |
where
wear | Where are you going tonight?
Which tee-shirt are you going to wear out?
|
whether
weather | I'm not sure whether to phone her or not.
Sun, rain, wind and snow are types of weather. |
which
witch | Which ice cream would you like?
The witch was seen flying on a broomstick. |
whole
hole | Two halves make a whole.
There was a hole in his sock. |
worn
warn | I am tired and worn out.
He tried to warn her about the wet floor. |
would
wood | Would you like a drink?.
Wood comes from trees.
|
write
right | I must write a letter to my friend soon.
Right is the opposite of left.
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Sat Apr 04, 2009 5:28 pm