Homophones Examples with Meaning in English

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and often different spellings. They can be a source of confusion for writers and speakers of English, but they also add depth and complexity to the language. Understanding homophones is crucial for clear and effective communication in both spoken and written forms. In this article, we will explore various homophones in English, providing examples and meanings to help you grasp their usage.

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What are homophones?

A homophone is a word that has almost the same pronunciation as the other word but has a different meaning. Homophones are word that has different spellings,  and different meaning i.e. 

• Sun – Son
• Able – Abel
• Marry – Merry
• Mare – Mere

Common Homophones in English

	Homophones	Meaning
1.	Abject Object	Hateful Purpose
	The poor surroundings caused abject misery. Can you describe the object?
2.	Adapt Adopt	Make according Take on, Accept
	He needed to adapt his strategies when dealing with her. They decided to adopt a child.
3.	Admit Confess	Got admission Accept mistake
	Don’t be afraid to admit to your mistakes. I confess to some suspicion of your honesty.
4.	Affect Effect	Mask, show something else Result
	Colorado was affected by severe flooding last summer. The snow had a predictable effect on traffic.
5.	Oar Ore	a pole with a flat blade Ore is a rock that contains minerals like iron
	We each took an oar. Iron ores have been found in most of the states
6.	Lessen Lesson	Reduce something tutorial
	They gave her an injection to lessen the pain. I enjoyed the lesson on world history.
7.	Loath Loathe	Not Agreed Hate for
	The little girl was loath to leave her mother. I loathe these horrible roads, but I love the places they take you.
8.	Lose Loose	Left Not fixed in place
	I lose a lot of money during Pandemic. This tooth is loose.
9.	Marry Merry	Join together (Husband wife relation) Happy, joy
	John Wants to Marry Jackeline. He laughed at that, and his laugh was merry and frank.

10.	Mare Mere	Female horse Just, bit
	She urged her mare to jump the fence. I have mere two coins.
11.	Miner Minor	Digger Tint, small
	My friend is a miner. He suffered a minor heart attack.
12.	Feat Feet	Exercise for others fun paw, forepaw, hind paw, hoof
	It’s no wonder fans are fascinated by the feat.. Her feet are nice and clean.
13.	Float Swim	Hover, slide, flow Dip, Dive
	Cork can float on water. Rima knows how to swim.
14.	Foul Fowl	Wrong play Bird
	Please stop playing foul games. Fowl is a beautiful bird.
15.	Heal Heel	Cure, remedy, restore Shoe base
	Doctor has no heal for his pain. She was looking gorgeous in her black heals.
16.	Industrial Industrious	Related to factory and manufacturing Hardworking
	Industrial growth is of vital importance for a Country. His brother is a industrious person.
17.	Sore Soar	Painful Lift, zoom, moving upwards
	She rubbed a sore spot in her lower back. An eagle was soaring high up in the air.
18.	Stair Stare	Lift Look, gaze
	She tripped over a stair and landed hard. Stop Staring at me.
19.	Steal Steel	Act of thief, swipe, sneak Metal
	Your goal is to steal a necklace with a red gem on it. He emerged from the thick steel walls into the sunlight.

21.	Vain Vein	No gain Rug, skin tube, blood vessels
	I too hoped and waited for one until now- but in vain. The veins in his hands are really thick and easy to see under the skin.
22.	Waist Waste	Midsection of human body Garbage
	He put an arm around her waist and kissed her cheek. I consigned her letter to the waste basket.
23.	Calendar Calendar	Date teller A machine that can smooth cloth
	Do you have next year’s calendar? Calender is glazing coater matching equipment.
24.	Casual Causal	Effort less Lesson giving, creative
	He tried to look casual. No causal connection between the events was found.
25.	Artist Artiste	Actor Related to singing
	Everyone wanted to meet the artist and discuss the work they were interested in. She was a popular French music hall artiste in the late 19th century.

• gneiss – nice
• caw – core – corps
• toad – toed – towed
• pain – pane
• be – bee
• air – heir
• roo – roux – rue
• lade – laid
• foreword – forward
• braise – brays – braze
• their – there
• none – nun
• doe – doh – dough
• bald – bawled
• steal – steel
• slay – sleigh
• maw – more
• colonel – kernel
• ton – tun
• pascal – paschal
• beat – beet
• alms – arms
• te – tea – tee
• stair – stare
• morning – mourning
• dear – deer
• tale – tail
• Sort – Sought
• moat – mote
• currant – current
• sew – so
• mail – male
• hall – haul
• check – cheque
• toe – tow
• pair – pare – pear
• be – bee
• aisle – isle
• wain – wane
• pearl – purl
• heal – heel
• blew – blue
• away – aweigh
• whit – wit
• rheum – room
• knock – nock
• flew – flu – flue
• who’s – whose
• right – write
• knot – not
• floe – flow
• rood – rude
• lain – lane
• fort – fought
• brake – break
• scull – skull
• lo – low
• greave – grieve
• cell – sell
• suite – sweet
• sole – soul
• medal – meddle
• cops – copse
• threw – through
• oar – or
• douse – dowse
• band – banned
• seam – seem
• locks – lox
• groan – grown
• cent – scent

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