Homophone Pair/Set | Example Sentence 1 | Example Sentence 2 |
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1. to / too / two | I am going to the park. | I ate two apples because I was hungry too. |
2. there / their / they’re | Put your bag over there. | That is their dog. / They’re playing outside. |
3. here / hear | Come over here. | Can you hear the music? |
4. right / write | Turn right at the corner. | Please write your name. |
5. its / it’s | The cat licked its paw. | It’s raining outside. |
6. your / you’re | This is your book. | You’re very kind. |
7. by / buy / bye | The painting was made by her. | I want to buy a new pen. / She waved bye. |
8. one / won | I have one brother. | Our team won the match. |
9. know / no | Do you know the answer? | No, I don’t. |
10. new / knew | I bought a new phone. | I knew the answer. |
11. see / sea | I can see the stars. | We swam in the sea. |
12. blue / blew | The sky is blue. | The wind blew hard. |
13. sun / son | The sun is bright. | My son is six years old. |
14. flower / flour | She picked a flower. | I need flour for the cake. |
15. pair / pear | I bought a pair of shoes. | I ate a juicy pear. |
16. weak / week | She felt very weak. | We go to school five days a week. |
17. peace / piece | We want world peace. | Give me a piece of cake. |
18. break / brake | Don’t break the glass. | Step on the brake. |
19. tale / tail | She told a fairy tale. | The dog wagged its tail. |
20. steal / steel | The thief tried to steal money. | The bridge is made of steel. |
21. sale / sail | The shop has a big sale. | We went for a sail on the boat. |
22. allowed / aloud | Pets are not allowed here. | She read the poem aloud. |
23. knight / night | The knight wore armor. | The stars shine at night. |
24. mail / male | I received a mail. | The lion is a male. |
25. plain / plane | She wore a plain dress. | The plane landed safely. |
26. rain / reign / rein | Heavy rain fell. | The king’s reign lasted years. |
27. road / rode | We crossed the road. | He rode his bike. |
28. stare / stair | Don’t stare at people. | She climbed the stair. |
29. some / sum | Give me some water. | Find the sum of numbers. |
30. sore / soar | My leg is sore. | Eagles soar high. |
31. hole / whole | The dog dug a hole. | I ate the whole cake. |
32. won’t / want | She won’t lie. | I want ice cream. |
33. no / know | There is no sugar left. | Do you know the truth? |
34. dear / deer | Dear friend, welcome! | A deer ran fast. |
35. write / rite / right | Please write clearly. | A wedding is a religious rite. |
36. meat / meet | We ate roasted meat. | Let’s meet tomorrow. |
37. made / maid | I made a cake. | The maid cleaned the house. |
38. wait / weight | Please wait here. | My weight is 40 kg. |
39. tail / tale | The cat has a long tail. | He told a funny tale. |
40. wear / where | What will you wear today? | Where are you going? |
41. won / one | She won the prize. | I have one pen. |
42. great / grate | We had a great time. | Please grate the cheese. |
43. principle / principal | Honesty is a good principle. | The principal is strict. |
44. hair / hare | She has long hair. | A hare runs fast. |
45. hour / our | I’ll be back in an hour. | This is our school. |
46. stake / steak | They put a stake in the ground. | He ordered a beef steak. |
47. beat / beet | The drum makes a loud beat. | A beet is a root vegetable. |
48. sew / so | She can sew clothes. | It was late, so we left. |
49. by / buy | I went by bus. | I will buy a gift. |
50. die / dye | Flowers die without water. | She will dye her hair. |
51. fair / fare | The show was fair. | The bus fare is ₹20. |
52. cell / sell | The prisoner was in a cell. | They will sell the car. |
53. him / hymn | I saw him today. | They sang a hymn. |
54. plain / plane | She drew a plain picture. | The plane took off. |
55. sight / site | That’s a beautiful sight. | This is a construction site. |
56. sole / soul | He walked in his sole. | Music touches the soul. |
57. marry / merry | They will marry soon. | We had a merry Christmas. |
58. allowed / aloud | Dogs are not allowed inside. | She read the book aloud. |
59. ate / eight | I ate my lunch. | There are eight apples. |
60. pale / pail | Her face looks pale. | Fetch water in a pail. |
61. morning / mourning | Good morning! | They are in deep mourning. |
62. cellar / seller | The wine is in the cellar. | The seller was kind. |
63. feet / feat | My feet are sore. | Climbing Everest is a great feat. |
64. coarse / course | The cloth is coarse. | The river changed its course. |
65. higher / hire | He jumped higher. | Let’s hire a taxi. |
66. desert / dessert | The desert is dry. | Ice cream is my favorite dessert. |
67. weather / whether | The weather is hot. | I don’t know whether to go. |
68. weak / week | He is very weak. | The test is next week. |
69. mail / male | Check your mail. | A male bird sang. |
70. vain / vein | Don’t be vain. | Blood flows in a vein. |
71. leak / leek | The pipe has a leak. | She cooked with a leek. |
72. miner / minor | The miner dug coal. | He is a minor child. |
73. bored / board | I feel bored. | Write on the board. |
74. complement / compliment | This scarf will complement your dress. | She gave me a nice compliment. |
75. council / counsel | The city council met. | She gave good counsel. |
76. cereal / serial | I had cereal for breakfast. | I watched a TV serial. |
77. principal / principle | The principal spoke today. | Always stick to your principle. |
78. guessed / guest | He guessed the answer. | The guest arrived late. |
79. heard / herd | I heard the song. | A herd of cows grazed. |
80. lead / led | Pencils contain lead. | He led the team. |
81. medal / meddle | She won a medal. | Don’t meddle in my work. |
82. moose / mousse | A moose ran across. | Chocolate mousse is tasty. |
83. pause / paws | Let’s take a pause. | The cat licked its paws. |
84. rain / rein | The rain was heavy. | Pull the horse’s rein. |
85. raise / rays | Let’s raise the flag. | The sun’s rays are warm. |
86. role / roll | She played the role of Juliet. | Eat a bread roll. |
87. scene / seen | The movie had a sad scene. | I have seen that film. |
88. sew / so / sow | She will sew the cloth. | He was tired, so he rested. |
89. stationary / stationery | The car was stationary. | I bought new stationery. |
90. stake / steak | They drove a stake into the ground. | He ate a beef steak. |
91. throne / thrown | The king sat on his throne. | He was thrown out. |
92. toe / tow | My toe hurts. | Please tow the car. |
93. vane / vain | The weather vane turned. | He is very vain. |
94. waist / waste | Her waist is slim. | Don’t waste food. |
95. weather / whether | The weather is nice. | I don’t know whether to come. |
96. witch / which | The witch flew away. | Which one is yours? |
97. wood / would | The chair is made of wood. | I would like tea. |
98. yoke / yolk | The oxen wore a yoke. | The egg yolk is yellow. |
99. profit / prophet | The company made a profit. | The prophet spoke wisely. |
100. accept / except | Please accept my gift. | Everyone came except John. |
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