Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Homophones in English

cereal                 serial     
          
Sentences: 

1) She enjoyed the latest serial of the X Files on television.
2) She enjoyed the latest cereal of the X Files on television.
3) He liked to eat a bowl of serial every morning.
4) He liked to eat a bowl of cereal every morning.




place         plaice   


Sentences:

1) I love fish, plaice is my favourite.
2) I love fish, place is my favourite.
3) I think Coventry is a lovely plaice.
4) I think Coventry is a lovely place.




tale    tail                       

Sentences:

1) Cinderella is a famous fairy tail.
2) Cinderella is a famous fairy tale.
3) A dog will wag its tail when it's happy.
4) A dog will wag its tale when it's happy.




son    sun  

   Sentences:

1) The son is shining.
2) The sun is shining.
3) Her sun was very clever.
4) Her son was very clever.




peal    peel    

 Sentences:

1) Orange peal is used in marmalade.
2) Everyone listened to the peel of the church bells.
3) Orange peel is used in marmalade.
4) Everyone listened to the peal of the church bells.




toe     tow    
 Sentences:

1) I don't put nail varnish on my tow nails.
2) My car broke down and I needed a toe.
3) My car broke down and I needed a tow.
4) I don't put nail varnish on my toe nails.




pair    pear     

Sentences:

1) I enjoy eating pears.
2) I enjoy eating pairs.
3) She bought a new pear of trousers.
4) She bought a new pair of trousers.


altar    alter     

Sentences:

1) The bride and groom walked up to the alter.
2) The bride and groom walked up to the altar.
3) The bride watched the seamstress altar her wedding dress.
4) The bride watched the seamstress alter her wedding dress.




bolder    boulder    

 Sentences:

1) Every day the wolf became boulder.
2) The man was killed by a falling boulder.
3) Every day the wolf became bolder.
4) The man was killed by a falling bolder.




pain    pane    

 Sentences:

1) He broke the pane of glass.
2) He hit his hand and was in a lot of pain.
3) He hit his hand and was in a lot of pane.
4) He broke the pain of glass.


pray    prey 

   Sentences:

1) People go to church to prey.
2) An eagle is a large bird of prey.
3) People go to church to pray.
4) An eagle is a large bird of pray.




bow    bough     

 Sentences:


1) When men meet the Queen they should bough.
2) Tarzan swings from bow to bow.
3) When men meet the Queen they should bow.
4) Tarzan swings from bough to bough.


caught    court    

 Sentences:


1) The thief was caught and taken to court.
2) The thief was court and taken to caught.
3) The thief was caught and taken to caught.
4) The thief was court and taken to court.






bare    bear    

 Sentences:


1) The camper was attacked by a bare.
2) Everyone in the sauna was bare.
3) He couldn't bear to watch.
4) He couldn't bare to watch.
5) The camper was attacked by a bear.
6) Everyone in the sauna was bear.


 vale    veil   

 Sentences:


1) The bride wore a beautiful vale.
2) The bride wore a beautiful veil.
3) We walked through the hills and veils.
4) We walked through the hills and vales.


tied    tide   

 Sentences:

1) When he was old enough he tied his own shoelaces.
2) King Canute tried to stop the tied coming in.
3) King Canute tried to stop the tide coming in.
4) When he was old enough he tide his own shoelaces.



suite              sweet   


Sentences:

1) When her son was good she gave him a sweet.
2) They stayed in the bridal sweet.
3) When her son was good she gave him a suite.
4) They stayed in the bridal suite.



paw    poor    pore              pour   

 Sentences:

1) When he was young they were very poor.
2) She went to poor him a drink.
3) A blackhead is a blocked poor.
4) The cat licked its poor.
5) She went to pour him a drink.
6) When he was young they were very pour.
7) The cat licked its pour.
8) A blackhead is a blocked pour.
9) A blackhead is a blocked paw.
10) She went to paw him a drink.
11) The cat licked its paw.
12) When he was young they were very paw.
13) The cat licked its pore.
14) She went to pore him a drink.
15) A blackhead is a blocked pore.
16) When he was young they were very pore.



so    sew    

 Sentences:

1) I used to like to sew.
2) I was sew tired.
3) Every autumn I sew seeds in the garden.
4) I was so tired.
5) I used to like to so.
6) Every autumn I so seeds in the garden.
7) I was sow tired.
8) I used to like to sow.
9) Every autumn I sow seeds in the garden.


to    too    two    

Sentences:

1) I went too the zoo.
2) I went two the zoo.
3) I went to the zoo.
4) It was too hot.
5) It was to hot.
6) It was two hot.
7) I ate too ice-creams.
8) I ate two ice-creams.
9) I ate to ice-creams.





made    maid  

   Sentences:

1) I made her do her homework.
2) My maid ironed my blouse.
3) My made ironed my blouse.
4) I maid her do her homework.

saw    soar    sore


 Sentences:

1) He sore the cat.
2) We watched the bird sore.
3) My hand was sore.
4) He saw the cat.
5) My hand was saw.
6) We watched the bird saw.
7) He soar the cat.
8) We watched the bird soar.
9) My hand was soar.



eight    ate   

 Sentences:
1) An octopus has eight legs.
2) I eight my lunch an hour ago.
3) An octupus has ate legs.
4) I ate my lunch an hour ago.






hoarse    horse    

 Sentences:


1) I can't speak today, I'm a little horse.
2) I can't speak today, I'm a little hoarse.
3) When she was a little girl all she wanted was a little horse.
4) When she was a little girl all she wanted was a little hoarse.


knight    night   

 Sentences:

1) The knight rode his horse.
2) I don't like to walk home alone at night.
3) I don't like to walk home alone at knight.
4) The night rode his horse.


 Homophone #26
warn    worn    

Sentences:

1) I've never warn a lot of jewellery.
2) I've never worn a lot of jewellery.
3) Someone should worn them it's dangerous.
4) Someone should warn them it's dangerous.



grate (n)    great   

 Sentences:

1) My heel caught in the great.
2) I thought the film was grate.
3) My heel caught in the grate.
4) I thought the film was great.



isle    I'll     aisle 

Sentences:

1) We loved our visit to the British Aisles.
2) Aisle see you tomorrow.
3) The bride walked down the aisle.
4) I'll see you tomorrow.
5) We loved our visit to the British Isles.
6) The bride walked down the isle.
7) We loved our visit to the British I'lls.
8) The bride walked down the I'll.
Thanks to Nancy Jones for her suggestion.






beach    beech   


Sentences:

1) The beech is my favourite tree.
2) The beach is my favourite tree.
3) I love building sandcastles on the beech.
4) I love building sandcastles on the beach..



mail    male   

Sentences:

1) At work I check the mail every morning.
2) A tom is a male cat.
3) A tom is a mail cat.
4) At work I check the male every morning.


 Homophone #31
peak    peek   
    
Sentences:

1) Tom the tailor took a peak at Lady Godiva.
2) Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to reach the peak of Mount Everest.
3) Tom the tailor took a peek at Lady Godiva.
4) Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to reach the peek of Mount Everest.




aloud    allowed    

Sentences:
1) In some pubs in England you are not allowed to smoke.
2) It may help your pronunciation to read allowed.
3) In some pubs in England you are not aloud to smoke.
4) It may help your pronunciation to read aloud.


 Homophone #33
sail    sale   
    
Sentences:
1) The yacht had a white sale.
2) The yacht had a white sail.
3) The skirt was on sail.
4) The skirt was on sale.


 Homophone #34
bread    bred   
    
Sentences:
1) I ate a slice of bred with my soup.
2) The racehorse was well bred.
3) I ate a slice of bread with my soup.
4) The racehorse was well bread.



hole    whole   
    
Sentences:

1) He was very greedy and ate the whole cake.
2) She found a hole in her sock.
3) She found a whole in her sock.
4) He was very greedy and ate the hole cake.




heard    herd   
    
Sentences:

1) I heard a noise downstairs.
2) I herd a noise downstairs.
3) The heard of cows was very noisy.
4) The herd of cows was very noisy.



groan    grown   
    
Sentences:
1) As she opened the door there was a loud grown.
2) He was fully groan.
3) As she opened the door there was a loud groan.
4) He was fully grown.






hall    haul   

    
Sentences:

1) We hang our coats in the hall.
2) We hang our coats in the haul.
3) The police seized 1600 kilograms of heroin - their largest-ever haul.
4) The police seized 1600 kilograms of heroin - their largest-ever hall.






missed    mist   


Sentences:

1) The mist was cold and wet.
2) When she went away he mist her.
3) The missed was cold and wet.
4) When she went away he missed her.



lead    led   
   
Sentences:

1) He lead them to safety.
2) He led them to safety.
3) The roof was made of lead.
4) The roof was made of led.



sea    see   
 
Sentences:
1) Did you sea the sea?
2) Did you sea the see?
3) Did you see the see?
4) Did you see the sea?



him    hymn   
    
Sentences:
1) The choir sang a lovely him.
2) The choir sang a lovely hymn.
3) Did you see him sing?
4) Did you see hymn sing?




eye    I   
  
Sentences:
1) I saw you yesterday.
2) Eye saw you yesterday.
3) You shouldn't poke someone in the I.
4) You shouldn't poke someone in the eye.



hair    hare   
  
Sentences:
1) Rapunzel let down her long hare.
2) The hair is a wild animal.
3) Rapunzel let down her long hair.
4) The hare is a wild animal.



main    mane             

Sentences:
1) The main reason for this site is to help people learn English.
2) The mane reason for this site is to help people learn English.
3) The horse's mane flowed in the wind.
4) The horse's main flowed in the wind.




laps    lapse   
   
Sentences:
1) With horror she realised she had let her subscription lapse.
2) She was only able to swim 10 laps.
3) She was only able to swim 10 lapse.
4) With horror she realised she had let her subscription laps.




higher    hire   
   
Sentences:
1) I climbed even hire.
2) When I need a car I hire one.
3) When I need a car I higher one.
4) I climbed even higher.



which    witch   
    

Sentences:
1) That old woman looks like a witch.
2) That old woman looks like a which.
3) Which of these pencils is yours?
4) Witch of these pencils is yours?
!Note - In some areas and dialects "wh" is still pronounced "hw".

brake    break   
    
Sentences:
1) He had to brake hard to avoid an accident.
2) Be careful not to break it!
3) He had to break hard to avoid an accident.
4) Be careful not to brake it!



die    dye   
    
Sentences:
1) After 70 years, die transfer printing has become a nearly-lost art.
2) After 70 years, dye transfer printing has become a nearly-lost art.
3) The one thing all human beings have in common is that one day we all die.
4) The one thing all human beings have in common is that one day we all dye.




know    no   
    
Sentences:
1) There is no simple solution to our energy situation.
2) We no the energy industry inside out.
3) There is know simple solution to our energy situation.
4) We know the energy industry inside out.








know no    Thanks to Shannon 
Sentences:
1) There is no simple solution to our energy situation.
2) We no the energy industry inside out.
3) There is know simple solution to our energy situation.
4) We know the energy industry inside out.


 




berry bury   
 
Sentences:
1) He will bury his treasure in the garden.
2) My favourite berry is the black currant.
3) He will berry his treasure in the garden.
4) My favourite bury is the black currant.



ewe yew you   

Sentences:

1) Depending on the breed, a yew produces 2 - 7.5 lb of milk daily.
2) Depending on the breed, a you produces 2 - 7.5 lb of milk daily.
3) Depending on the breed, a ewe produces 2 - 7.5 lb of milk daily.
4) The Yew tree is extremely long lived.
5) The Ewe tree is extremely long lived.
6) The You tree is extremely long lived.
7) Do you use a Macintosh or Windows-based PC?
8) Do ewe use a Macintosh or Windows-based PC?
9) Do yew use a Macintosh or Windows-based PC?


road rode rowed  


Sentences:
1) The cowboy rode his horse into town.
2) The cowboy rowed his horse into town.
3) The cowboy road his horse into town.
4) The rowed where I live is very busy.
5 ) The rode where I live is very busy.
6) The road where I live is very busy.
7) Michael road the boat ashore.
8) Michael rowed the boat ashore.
9) Michael rode the boat ashore.


muscle   mussel    

Sentences:

1) Muscles can be found attached to gravel, seawalls, and rocks.
2) Mussels can be found attached to gravel, seawalls, and rocks.
3) Exercise helps to build muscles.
4) Exercise helps to build mussels.




 
read reed    

Sentences:

1) I love to read.
2) I love to reed.
3) The common read is a large grass that grows up to 12 feet tall.
4) The common reed is a large grass that grows up to 12 feet tall.




 




heroin heroine    

Sentences:
1) Grace Darling was a real heroine.
2) Grace Darling was a real heroin.
3) Heroin is a class A drug.
4) Heroine is a class A drug.




 




pause paws pores pours         

Sentences:

1) The cat licked his paws.
2) There was a paws in the music.
3) The make up hid her open paws.
4) She always paws too much milk into my tea.
5) The cat licked his pause.
6) There was a pause in the music.
7) The make up hid her open pause.
8) She always pause too much milk into my tea.
9) The cat licked his pores.
10) There was a pores in the music.
11) The make up hid her open pores.
12) She always pores too much milk into my tea.
13) The cat licked his pours.
14) There was a pours in the music.
15) The make up hid her open pours.
16) She always pours too much milk into my tea.



knew new     

Sentences:

1) I knew him before he was famous.
2) I new him before he was famous.
3) We are getting a new TV.
4) We are getting a knew TV.


be   bee  


Sentences:

1) I want to be an astronaut when I grow up.
2) The buzzing bee went past me to its hive.
3) I want to bee an astronaut when I grow up.
4) The buzzing be went past me to its hive.


war   wore

Sentences:

1) Make love not wore.
2) Make love not war.
3) The bride wore white.
4) The bride war white.


pail   pale  
Sentences:

1) Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.
2) She painted the room pail yellow.
3) She painted the room pale yellow.
4) Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pale of water.


for fore four 

Sentences:

1) There is a leap year every four years.
2) There is a leap year every fore years.
3) There is a leap year every for years.
4) I have known them four a long time.
5) I have known them for a long time.
6) I have known them fore a long time.
7) When teeing off golfers shout "Four!"
8) When teeing off golfers shout "Fore!"
9) When teeing off golfers shout "For!"




 




cite sight site 

Sentences:

1) She was completely blind now, but she had lost her site over time.
2) The place looked like a building site.
3) When writing your thesis it's very important to site all your references.
4) She was completely blind now, but she had lost her sight over time.
5) The place looked like a building sight.
6) When writing your thesis it's very important to sight all your references.
7) She was completely blind now, but she had lost her cite over time.
8) The place looked like a building cite.
9) When writing your thesis it's very important to cite all your references.


steal   steel  

Sentences:

1) It is wrong to steal.
2) It is wrong to steel.
3) The frame of the building was made of steal.
4) The frame of the building was made of steel.




 




buy by bye  


Sentences:

1) She wanted to bye him a nice present.
2) She wanted to buy him a nice present.
3) She wanted to by him a nice present.
4) It's hard to say buy to people you love.
5) It's hard to say bye to people you love.
6) It's hard to say by to people you love.
7) I go to work by bus.
8) I go to work buy bus.
9) I go to work bye bus.


fair   fare  

Sentences:

1) She's got a fare complexion.
2) She's got a fair complexion.
3) Bus fairs are going up again.
4) Bus fares are going up again.


ail   ale  

Sentences:
1) Most ale contains some herb or spice, usually hops, which gives it a slightly bitter taste.
2) Most ail contains some herb or spice, usually hops, which gives it a slightly bitter taste.
3) Back pain will ail us all as we grow older.
4) Back pain will ale us all as we grow older.


flour   flower  

Sentences:
1) He gave her some beautiful flowers.
2) She couldn't find any self-raising flour in Germany.
3) He gave her some beautiful flours.
4) She couldn't find any self-raising flower in Germany.


swat   swot    

Sentences:

1) She tried to kill the annoying fly with a heavy swat, but it was too fast.
2) She tried to kill the annoying fly with a heavy swot, but it was too fast.
3) Just because she wore glasses, they called her a swat.
4) Just because she wore glasses, they called her a swot.




blew   blue  

Sentences:

1) The sky was a brilliant blue.
2) The wind blew hard.
3) The sky was a brilliant blew.
4) The wind blue hard.




berth   birth  
Sentences:
1) The ship's captain showed them to their birth.
2) She gave birth to a bouncing baby girl.
3) She gave berth to a bouncing baby girl.
4) The ship's captain showed them to their berth.


cannon   canon 
Sentences:
1) This old French canon is made of bronze.
2) This old French cannon is made of bronze.
3) All  tribes  have their own rules, traditions and canons.
4) All  tribes  have their own rules, traditions and cannons.


 




rain reign rein 
Sentences:
1) When people think about British weather they think of reign.
2) When people think about British weather they think of rain.
3) When people think about British weather they think of reign.
4) The rein of Queen Victoria lasted for more than sixty-three years.
5) The reign of Queen Victoria lasted for more than sixty-three years.
6) The rain of Queen Victoria lasted for more than sixty-three years.
7) A single rein may be attached to a halter to lead or guide the horse in a circle.
8) A single reign may be attached to a halter to lead or guide the horse in a circle.
9) A single rain may be attached to a halter to lead or guide the horse in a circle.

there their they're 

Sentences:

1) They're over their by there car.
2) Their over there by they're car.
3) They're over there by their car.
4) There over their by they're car.


bean been     

Sentences:
1) Jack sold the cow for a magic bean.
2) He told his mother that he had been to the market.
3) Jack sold the cow for a magic been.
4) He told his mother that he had bean to the market.


 


Homophone #77
peace piece     Thanks to Yoli and Ramon 
Sentences:
1) When I looked at the cake I realised there was only one peace left.
2) When I looked at the cake I realised there was only one piece left.
3) Peace, like charity, begins at home.
4) Piece, like charity, begins at home.


 


Homophone #78
dew due     Thanks to K. Shanmuganathan 
Sentences:
1) The flowers were sparkling with dew.
2) The flowers were sparkling with due.
3) She realised with horror that all her bills were due.
4) She realised with horror that all her bills were dew.


 


Homophone #79
ad add     Thanks to Derek 
Sentences:
1) They ran an ad in the newspaper.
2) What do you get if you add 2 and 2?
3) They ran an add in the newspaper.
4) What do you get if you ad 2 and 2?


 


Homophone # 80 
plain plane     Thanks to Diana and Rada Perebyinis 
Sentences:
1) My family likes to travel by plane, but it's not cheap.
2) My family likes to travel by plain, but it's not cheap.
3) Asian people eat a lot of dishes with rice of different tastes: plain rice, fried rice with seafood, and sweet rice puddings.
4) Asian people eat a lot of dishes with rice of different tastes: plane rice, fried rice with seafood, and sweet rice puddings.


 


Homophone # 81 
read red     Thanks to Abdelhadi Azrhirh, WK and Dar plus a couple of anonymous contributors. (It's about time I added this one.)
Sentences:
1) She made herself a cup of coffee after she had red the newspaper.
2) The news made her see red.
3) The news made her see read.
4) She made herself a cup of coffee after she had read the newspaper.


 


Homophone # 82
knows nose     Thanks to Tabatha Connor
Sentences:
1) Her nose really hurts.
2) He knows why he is getting bad grades.
3) Her knows really hurts.
4) He nose why he is getting bad grades.


 


Homophone # 83
pea pee     Thanks to Jessica
Sentences:
1) She was shelling peas for dinner.
2) She was shelling pees for dinner.
3) There was a long queue for the ladies and she was desperate for a pee.
4) There was a long queue for the ladies and she was desperate for a pea.


 


Homophone # 84
loan lone     Thanks to Shannon and Dar 
Sentences:
1) They wanted to buy a new car, but couldn't get a lone from their bank.
2) They wanted to buy a new car, but couldn't get a loan from their bank.
3) The Lone Ranger was his hero.
4) The Loan Ranger was his hero.


 


Homophone # 85
clause claws     Thanks to Matt Newman 
Sentences:
1) He eventually found the right clause in the contract.
2) He eventually found the right claws in the contract.
3) The dog's claws needed clipping.
4) The dog's clause needed clipping.


 


Homophone # 86
one won      
Sentences:
1) There was only won piece of cake left.
2) Red Rum won the Grand National.
3) Red Rum one the Grand National.
4) There was only one piece of cake left.


 


Homophone # 87
meat meet     Thanks to Matt Newman and Diana  and  Rada Perebyinis
Sentences:
1) Vegetarians don't eat meet.
2) Members meet every week.
3) Vegetarians don't eat meat.
4) Members meat every week.


 


Homophone # 88
wood would     Thanks to Jed Curl 
Sentences:
1) We haven't had any problems with the car so far, knock on wood.
2) We haven't had any problems with the car so far, knock on would.
3) I would like a nice cup of coffee, please.
4) I wood like a nice cup of coffee, please.


 


Homophone # 89
heal heel     Thanks to K. Shanmuganathan 
Sentences:
1) She was told her foot should heel in about nine weeks.
2) She was told her foot should heal in about nine weeks.
3) The heal of her shoe broke off.
4) The heel of her shoe broke off.


 


Homophone # 90 
air ere heir    Thanks to Wolfgang Korschan 
Sentences:
1) She enjoyed breathing the fresh heir.
2) She fell ere he could catch her.
3) He was the air of a nice little fortune.
4) She enjoyed breathing the fresh air.
5) She fell heir he could catch her.
6) He was the heir of a nice little fortune.
7) She enjoyed breathing the fresh ere.
8) She fell air he could catch her.
9) He was the ere of a nice little fortune.


 


Homophone # 91
some sum     Thanks to Abdelhadi Azrhirh
Sentences:
1) There were some biscuits left.
2) There were sum biscuits left.
3) His score in the maths exam was quite good, but he couldn't do the last sum.
4) His score in the maths exam was quite good, but he couldn't do the last some.




 


Homophone # 92
earn urn     Thanks to K. Shanmuganathan
and Bulldawgsgirl
Sentences:
1) It's difficult to urn enough money to live on.
2) The ashes were placed in an urn.
3) It's difficult to earn enough money to live on.
4) The ashes were placed in an earn.




 


Homophone # 93
bail bale     Thanks to Mirza Mohsin
and Wolfgang Korschan
Sentences:
1) There was a bail of cotton missing from the warehouse.
2) His application for bail was not accepted by the magistrate.
3) His application for bale was not accepted by the magistrate.
4) There was a bale of cotton missing from the warehouse.




 


Homophone # 94
draft draught     Thanks to Jorge for the correction 
Sentences:
1) Draught proofing windows and doors can save you £10-15 a year.
2) The U.S. discontinued the draft in 1973, moving to an all-volunteer force.
3) The U.S. discontinued the draught in 1973, moving to an all-volunteer force.
4) Draft proofing windows and doors can save you £10-15 a year.




 


Homophone # 95
succour sucker     Thanks to Dar 
Sentences:
1) They offered me much needed succour when I was in distress.
3) They offered me much needed sucker when I was in distress.
3) I have to remove that succour from this beautiful rose bush.
4) I have to remove that sucker from this beautiful rose bush.




 


Homophone # 96
right write wright    Thanks to Dar and
Sonia Sánchez
Sentences:
1) You are write, I right with my write hand!
2) You are wright, I right with my write hand!
3) You are right, I right with my write hand!
4) You are write, I write with my right hand!
5) You are write, I wright with my right hand!
6) You are right, I write with my right hand!
7) You are right, I write with my wright hand!
8) Shakespeare was a famous playwrite.
9) Shakespeare was a famous playwright.
10) Shakespeare was a famous playrite.






 


Homophone # 97
weak week     For Sahjokala


Sentences:
1) He was able to sit, but was too week to stand.
2) He was able to sit, but was too weak to stand.
2) It will be two weeks before essays are returned to students.
4) It will be two weaks before essays are returned to students.






 


Homophone # 98
threw through     Thanks to Ramona and Sonia Sánchez


Sentences:
1) He  threw the ball.
2) The ball went through the glass.
3) He through the ball.
4) The ball went threw the glass.






 


Homophone # 99
hear here     Thanks to Sonia Sánchez


Sentences:
1) I can here the sea from my apartment.
2) Come here. It's lunch time.
3) I can hear the sea from my apartment.
4) Come hear. It's lunch time.






 


Homophone # 100 
stalk stork     Thanks to Dar


Sentences:
1) He was storked by a stranger for several weeks before reporting it to the police.
2) Endangered white storks hatched an egg in Japan.
3) I like to chew on a grass stork.
4) He was stalked by a stranger for several weeks before reporting it to the police.
5) I like to chew on a grass stalk.
6) Endangered white stalks hatched an egg in Japan.




 


Homophone # 101
bight bite byte    Thanks to Milly


Sentences:
1) Snow White took a bite of the red apple.
2)  I sent my mother a postcard when I visited the Great Australian Bite.
3) 8 bits make a bite.
4 )  I sent my mother a postcard when I visited the Great Australian Bight.
5) Snow White took a bight of the red apple.
6) 8 bits make a bight.
7) I sent my mother a postcard when I visited the Great Australian Byte.
8) Snow White took a byte of the red apple.
9) 8 bits make a byte.










 


Homophone # 102 
tacked tact     Thanks to Bulldawgsgirl


Sentences:
1) We tacked the picture to the wall.
2) The headmaster wasn't known for his tacked.
3) We tact the picture to the wall.
4) The headmaster wasn't known for his tact.






 


Homophone # 103
ball bawl     Thanks to Charome Johnson


Sentences:
1) He kicked the bawl as hard as he could.
2) He kicked the ball as hard as he could.
3) They were sick of hearing her bawl.
4) They were sick of hearing her ball.






 


Homophone # 104
doe dough     Thanks to Maggie G


Sentences:
1) The doe hides her fawn in high grass or brush
2) It's best to knead the dough on a lightly-floured board.
3) The dough hides her fawn in high grass or brush
4) It's best to knead the doe on a lightly-floured board.






 


Homophone #105
bard barred    Thanks to Wolfgang Korschan
Sentences:
1) The barred was playing a medieval song.
2) The gate was heavily bard.
3) The bard was playing a medieval song.
4) The gate was heavily barred.






 


Homophone #106
mare mayor    Thanks to Max Jean-Pierre
Sentences:
1) They elected a new mayor.
2) They elected a new mare.
3) Saddle up the old grey mare.
4) Saddle up the old grey mayor.






 


Homophone #107
way weigh whey  Thanks to Charone Johnson, Angie and Dar 
Sentences:
1) Miss Muffet ate her curds and weigh.
2) It's important to weigh yourself every few months.
3) She stopped to ask which weigh to go.
4) Miss Muffet ate her curds and way.
5) It's important to way yourself every few months.
6) She stopped to ask which way to go.
7) Miss Muffet ate her curds and whey.
8) It's important to whey yourself every few months.
9) She stopped to ask which whey to go.






 


Homophone #108
idol idle    
Thanks to Chloe, Tafika and Cherie
Sentences:
1) She really wanted to win Pop Idle.
2) He was so idle, he never did any housework.
3) She really wanted to win Pop Idol.
4) He was so idol, he never did any housework.






 


Homophone #109
its it's   Anonymous
Sentences:
1) Its been raining for days now.
2) The cat ate it's food.
3) It's been raining for days now.
4) The cat ate its food.






 


Homophone #110
waist waste   Thanks to Sophia, Dar and Nicole 
Sentences:
1) She worried too much about her waste line.
2) She worried too much about her waist line.
3) She never ate all her food. It was such a waste.
4) She never ate all her food. It was such a waist.






 


Homophone #111
root route   Thanks to Nancy Jones 
Sentences:
1) Which root did you use to get home?
2) That route will be very hard to pull out.
3) Which route did you use to get home?
4) That root will be very hard to pull out.






 


Homophone #112
principal principle   Anonymous
Sentences:
1) She lives off the interest and tries to keep the principal intact.
2) She lives off the interest and tries to keep the principle intact.
3) The country works on the principal that all citizens have equal rights.
4) The country works on the principle that all citizens have equal rights.






 


Homophone #113
ring wring   Anonymous
Sentences:
1) You should wring out the clothes before hanging them out to dry.
2) You should ring out the clothes before hanging them out to dry.
3) The bells ring out on Sunday.
4) The bells wring out on Sunday.






 


Homophone #114
knot not   Thanks to Wendy Mirbod 
Sentences:
1) He caught the rope and tied a not in it.
2) He caught the rope and tied a knot in it.
3) I keep telling them I'm not fat.
4) I keep telling them I'm knot fat.






 


Homophone #115
gait gate     
Sentences:
1) A patient's gait can be difficult to describe.
2) The gate was heavily barred.
3) A patient's gate can be difficult to describe.
4) The gait was heavily barred.






 


Homophone #116
boy buoy     
Sentences:
1) The small buoy was being bullied.
2) The gate was heavily barred.
3) The small boy was being bullied.
4) A 6 kg flotation device is sufficient to buoy up a person who weighs 100 kgs.






 


Homophone #117
dear deer   Thanks to Wendy Mirbod 
Sentences:
1) Dear feed on grass, twigs, bark, and shoots.
2) Deer feed on grass, twigs, bark, and shoots.
3) In London property is very dear.
4) In London property is very deer.






 




Homophone #118 - Test It
all            awl                     




Homophone #119 - Test It
pedal            peddle                     




Homophone #120 - Test It
knead            need                     
Thanks to Dave LA




Homophone #121 - Test It
weather            whether                     
Thanks to Wendy Mirbod




Homophone #122 - Test It
hour            our                     
Thanks to Cheyenne Stenger




Homophone #123 - Test It
currant             current                     
Thanks to Sam Blowers




Homophone #124 - Test It
metal             mettle                        
Thanks to J Weseman




Homophone #125 - Test It
flaw             floor                        




Homophone #126 - Test It
flew             flu           flue               
Thanks to Dar, Mollie and Gabriel




Homophone #127 - Test It
flea             flee           
Thanks to Dar and Nancy Jones




Homophone #128 - Test It
cheater             cheetah           
Thanks to Dar




Homophone #129 - Test It
cache             cash           
Thanks to Dar




Homophone # 130 - Test It
stair             stare           
Thanks to Dar and B. G. Silva




Homophone # 131 - Test It
check             cheque           
Thanks to Dar




Homophone # 132 - Test It
tire             tyre           
Thanks to Dar






Homophone # 133 - Test It
genes             jeans           
Thanks to Allie






Homophone # 134 - Test It
key             quay           
Thanks to Dar and Naomi Gross






Homophone # 135 - Test It
weal             we'll        wheel            
Thanks to Dar
!Note - In some areas and dialects "wh" is still pronounced "hw".




Homophone # 136 - Test It
hew               hue               
Thanks to Dar




Homophone # 137 - Test It
board               bored               
Thanks to Cheri




Homophone # 138 - Test It
cue               queue               
Thanks to Dar




Homophone # 139 - Test It
might               mite               
Thanks to Dar




Homophone # 140 - Test It
sauce               source               
Thanks to Dar




Homophone # 141 - Test It
seam               seem               
Anonymous




Homophone # 142 - Test It
cell               sell               
Thanks to Casey Fellows




Homophone # 143 - Test It
shore               sure               
Thanks to Francisco Ortega Gutierrez




Homophone # 144 - Test It
in               inn               
Thanks to Kaylin




Homophone # 145 - Test It
choir               quire                
Thanks to Prwfylld




Homophone # 146 - Test It
find               fined               
Thanks to Justin Millman








Homophone # 147 - Test It
oar               or                ore               
Thanks to Brynn Doughty and Emily




Homophone # 148 - Test It
morning               mourning               
Anonymous




Homophone # 149 - Test It
moor               more               
Thanks to Brynn Doughty




Homophone # 150 - Test It
none               nun               
Thanks to Dar




Homophone # 151 - Test It
tea                tee                
For Elmira




Homophone # 152 - Test It
vain             vane            vein             
Thanks to Nancy Jones




Homophone # 153 - Test It
but             butt                
Thanks to Taylor and Smile




Homophone # 154 - Test It
troop             troupe      
Thanks to Julie




Homophone # 155 - Test It
hoard             horde      


Homophone # 156 - Test It
scene             seen      
Thanks to Nishi Gupta




Homophone # 157 - Test It
sole             soul      
Thanks to Wendy Mirbod




Homophone # 158 - Test It
tear             tier      




Homophone # 159 - Test It
coarse             course      




Homophone # 160 - Test It
team             teem      




Homophone # 161 - Test It
medal             meddle      
Thanks to J Weseman




Homophone # 162 - Test It
hail             hale      
Thanks to R. J.




Homophone # 163 - Test It
rough             ruff      
Thanks to R. J.




Homophone # 164 - Test It
gorilla             guerrilla                
Thanks to Harv Pastunink




Homophone # 165 - Test It
told             tolled                
Thanks to Harv Pastunink




Homophone # 166 - Test It
shear             sheer                
Thanks to Mari




Homophone # 167 - Test It
rye             wry                
Thanks to Heidi R




Homophone # 168 - Test It
guise             guys                




Homophone # 169 - Test It
role             roll                


Thanks to Nancy Jones




Homophone # 170 - Test It
formally                  formerly             






Homophone # 171 - Test It
guessed                  guest             


Thanks to Anonymous




Homophone # 172 - Test It
mind                  mined             


Thanks to Anonymous




Homophone # 173 - Test It
aren't                  aunt             






Homophone # 174 - Test It
balmy                  barmy