HOMONYMS
Homonyms are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. Homonyms can also be words that sound the same when you pronounce them, but have different meanings.
Here are some of them:
affect - change
effect – result or consequence
air – atmosphere (the stuff we breathe)
err – to make a mistake
aisle - walkway
I’ll – I will
isle - island
allowed - permitted
aloud – out loud
ant – picnic pest
aunt – relative, as in your mom’s sister
arc - curve
ark – Noah’s boat
ate – chewed up and swallowed
eight – number after seven
be – to exist
bee – buzzing insect
brake – stop pedal
break – smash
buy - purchase
by - beside
bye – short for goodbye
cell – compartment
sell - vend
cent – penny coin
sent – did send
cereal – breakfast food
serial - sequential
cite - quote
site - location
sight - view
close - opposite of open
clothes - clothing
dear - darling
deer – woodland animal
die – cease to exist
dye - color
eye – sight organ
I - me
fair - equal
fare - price
fairy – elflike creature with wings
ferry - boat
feat – achievement
feet – plural of foot
flew – did fly
flu – illness
flour – powdery, ground up grain
flower – blooming plant
for – on behalf of
four – one more than three
knew – did know
new – not old
grease - fat
Greece – country in Europe
groan - moan
grown – form of grow
hair – head covering
hare – rabbit-like animal
heal - mend
heel – back of foot
hi - hello
high – up far
hole - opening
whole - entire
hour – sixty minutes
our – belonging to us
knight – feudal horseman
night - evening
knot – tied rope
not - negative
know – have knowledge
no – opposite of yes
made – did make
maid - servant
mail - postage
male – opposite of female
marry – to wed
merry – very happy
meat – animal protein
meet - encounter
none – not any
nun – woman who takes special vows
peace - calm
piece - segment
plain - ordinary
plane – flight machine or flat surface
pole - post
poll - survey
principal – most important
principle - belief
right – correct; not left
write - scribble
rose - flower
rows - lines
scene - landscape
seen - viewed
sea – ocean segment
see – observe with eyes
sole - single
soul - essence
some – a few
sum - amount
steal - swipe
steel - alloy
tail – animal’s appendage
tale - story
their – belonging to them
there – at that place
they’re – they are
to - toward
too - also
wait – kill time
weight – measurable load
war - battle
wore – did wear
warn - caution
worn - used
way - path
weigh – measure mass
weak – not strong
week – period of seven days
weather - climate
whether - if
which - that
witch – sorcerer
your – belonging to you
you’re – you are