Homonyms
Homonyms are words that have the same pronunciation, but different spellings and meaning.
List of Homonyms
Homonyms Meanings
AIR – HEIR : fresh air; the heir to the throne;
AISLE – ISLE : an aisle seat; the British Isles;
ALTAR – ALTER : to lead to the altar; to alter course;
BAND – BAND : a rock band; a rubber band;
BANK – BANK : the bank of the river; the Bank of England; a bank account;
BARE – BEAR – BEAR : with bare hands; I can't bear it; the polar bear;
BARK – BARK : the dog barked at me; barking dogs; the bark of a tree;
BAT – BAT : blind as a bat; a baseball bat;
BE – BEE : to be or not to be; to be as busy as a bee;
BEAT – BEET : to beat the drums; beets and carrots;
BRAKE – BREAK : car brakes; let's have a break; don't break it;
BUY – BY : to buy a car; to walk by the river; to sit by the window;
CACHE – CASH : cache memory; pay cash; I have no cash;
CELL – SELL : a prison cell; my cell phone; to sell books;
CENT – SCENT : 100 cents in a dollar; a faint scent of roses;
CEREAL – SERIAL : to eat breakfast cereal; to watch TV serials;
COARSE – COURSE : coarse fabric; a course of lectures;
CURRANT – CURRENT : red currant; current year; ocean current;
DEAR – DEER : Dear Sir; dear friend; a young deer; several deer;
DEW – DUE : morning dew; When is the train due?
DIE – DYE : He died two years ago. She dyed her hair red.
FAIR – FAIR – FARE : that's fair; book fair; bus fare;
FINE – FINE : one fine day; fine wine; to pay a fine for speeding;
FIR – FUR : pines and fir trees; a fir cone; a fur coat; natural fur;
FLEA – FLEE : a flea market; to flee the country;
FLOUR – FLOWER : two cups of flour; a bunch of flowers;
FOREWORD – FORWARD : a foreword in a book; to move forward;
GAIT – GATE : heavy gait; slow gait; to open the gate;
GRATE – GREAT : to grate cheese; a great opportunity;
GROUND – GROUND : to fall to the ground; freshly ground coffee;
HAIR – HARE : she has dark hair and green eyes; he ran like a hare;
HAY – HEY : to make hay; hay fever; Hey!
HEAL – HEEL : to heal the wounds; high heels;
HEAR – HERE : Did you hear what he said? She doesn't live here.
HI – HIGH : Hi; how are you? high walls; high speed; high temperature;
I – EYE : I can see it clearly. My left eye itches.
KNIGHT – NIGHT : the Knights of the Round Table; a dark night; days and nights;
KNOW – NO : Do you know him? No, I don't. I have no time.
MAIL – MALE : to send by mail; a male child;
MEAT – MEET : meat and potatoes; to meet a girl; to meet with friends;
NONE – NUN : none of them; she is a nun;
PAIL – PALE : a pail of water; his face is pale;
PAIR – PEAR : a pair of gloves; apples and pears;
PEACE – PIECE : peace and quiet; a piece of bread; a piece of paper;
PEAK – PEEK : a mountain peak; to peek into the hole;
PLAIN – PLANE : plain answer; plain food; to go by plane;
PRINCIPAL – PRINCIPLE : principal cause; a man of principle;
READ – REED : to read a book; reed grows near water;
RIGHT – WRITE : that's right; my right hand; civil rights; to write a letter;
RING – RING : a wedding ring; to ring a bell;
ROLE – ROLL : to play a role; a roll of toilet paper; the ball rolled away;
ROOT – ROUTE : the roots of the tree; Route 10; bus route;
SAIL – SALE : to sail on a ship; I bought it on sale;
SIGHT – SITE : a beautiful sight; to see the sights; good eyesight; construction site; website;
SOME – SUM : I need some money; a large sum of money;
SON – SUN : he is my son; she has three sons; the sun is shining;
STAIR – STARE : go down the stairs; don't stare at people;
STAKE – STEAK : the stakes are high; I'd like a steak for dinner;
STEAL – STEEL : to steal money; stainless steel;
SUITE – SWEET : a hotel suite; this cake is too sweet;
TAIL – TALE : a bird with a long tail; a long and interesting tale;
TOAST – TOAST: a piece of toast; I'd like to propose a toast to Alan's health;
TOE – TOW : I stubbed my toe; a tow truck; to tow a car;
TOO – TWO : I like it too. I spent two days at the lake.
TRUNK – TRUNK : the trunk of a tree; an elephant's trunk; a wooden trunk;
VAIN – VEIN : in vain; she is vain; veins carry blood to the heart;
WAIST – WASTE: a slender waist; a waste of time; to waste money;
WAIT – WEIGHT: to wait for an hour; her weight is 65 kilograms;
WARE – WEAR –WHERE : glassware; men's wear; he is wearing a suit; Where is Mike?
WAY – WEIGH : to find a way; the shortest way; she weighs 65 kilograms;
WEAK – WEEK : weak eyes; weak tea; next week; for two weeks;
WEATHER – WHETHER : nice weather; ask her whether she wants to go;
WHICH – WITCH: which of these; Which bag is yours? She is a real witch.
WHINE – WINE : my dog often whines; stop whining; red wine; French wines
