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Language Arts - Miscellaneous - Homophones
Homophones
Homophones are two words that sound the same, but are spelled differently (and almost always also have different meanings). Here are some examples:
dear deer four fore for two too to hair hare pair pear their they're there I eye knew new red read lead led blew blue wear where which witch sum some fir fur horse hoarse |
sore soar nun none won one ate eight write right peek peak ore oar week weak sent cent inn in meet meat beet beat steel steal wait weight ring wring |
Here are some sentences which include some homophone pairs.
I itched my eye. On the table were a pair of pears. I have four questions for you. So far we have won one game. She ate all eight hot dogs. He blew up a blue balloon.
There are lots of homophones in the English language. Remember that homophones are words that are spelled differently, but which sound the same. Some words (such as synonym and cinnamon) are near homophones. That is, they almost sound the same, but don't quite sound the same. Of course, regional accents can sometimes change this.
