List of Identify and correct errors with homophones

1. Affect – To influence something; Effect – A result or outcome.
2. Accept – To receive or agree to; Except – Exclude or leave out.
3. Adapt – To adjust or modify; Adopt – To take up or choose.
4. Advice – Guidance or recommendation; Advise – To give advice.
5. Aloud – Spoken loudly; Allowed – Permitted or authorized.
6. Bare – Without covering; Bear – To endure or a large mammal.
7. Base – The foundation or bottom; Bass – A type of fish or low musical pitch.
8. Brake – A device for stopping a vehicle; Break – To separate into pieces.
9. Capital – A city serving as the seat of government or a financial resource; Capitol – A building where a legislative body meets.
10. Compliment – A polite expression of praise; Complement – Something that completes or enhances.
11. Council – A group of people elected to make decisions; Counsel – Advice or guidance.
12. Deer – A type of animal; Dear – Beloved or cherished.
13. Discrete – Separate or distinct; Discreet – Careful or unobtrusive.
14. Stationary – Not moving; Stationery – Writing materials.
15. Elicit – To draw out or evoke; Illicit – Illegal or forbidden.
16. Flew – Past tense of fly; Flu – An illness (influenza).
17. Genius – Exceptional intellectual ability; Geniuses – Plural of genius.
18. Humerus – The bone of the upper arm; Humorous – Funny or amusing.
19. Loose – Not tight or free; Lose – To misplace or fail to win.
20. Manner – A way of behaving; Manor – A large house or estate.
21. Marry – To wed; Merry – Cheerful or joyful.
22. Muscle – Tissue in the body that contracts; Mussel – A type of shellfish.
23. Peace – A state of tranquility; Piece – A portion or part.
24. Principal – The head of a school or main; Principle – A fundamental truth or rule.
25. Profit – Financial gain; Prophet – A person who predicts the future.
26. Raise – To lift or elevate; Raze – To destroy or demolish.
27. Right – Correct or a direction; Write – To compose text.
28. Role – A function or part; Roll – To turn over or a baked item.
29. Soar – To fly high; Sore – Painful or aching.
30. Stair – A step in a staircase; Stare – To look intently.
31. Tale – A story or narrative; Tail – The rear part of an animal.
32. Their – Belonging to them; There – In that place; They’re – Contraction of they are.
33. To – A preposition; Too – Also or excessively; Two – The number 2.
34. Vain – Having excessive pride; Vein – A blood vessel.
35. Wail – A mournful cry; Whale – A large marine mammal.
36. Weather – The state of the atmosphere; Whether – Expressing a doubt or choice.
37. Yoke – A device used to join animals; Yolk – The yellow part of an egg.
38. Aisle – A passage between rows; Isle – An island.
39. Bored – Feeling weary or uninterested; Board – A flat piece of material or a group of people.
40. Breath – The act of inhaling and exhaling; Breathe – To take air into the lungs.
41. Cell – A small room or basic unit of life; Sell – To exchange for money.
42. Cereal – A type of breakfast food; Serial – A series or sequence.
43. Complaints – Expressions of dissatisfaction; Complaints – Forms or documents submitted to authorities.
44. Dane – A person from Denmark; Dain – A common name or error.
45. Die – To stop living; Dye – A substance used to change color.
46. Doe – A female deer; Dough – Mixture for baking.
47. Dual – Having two parts; Duel – A fight or contest.
48. Faint – To lose consciousness; Feint – A deceptive movement.
49. Gait – A manner of walking; Gate – A barrier for entry.
50. Gored – Injured by being pierced; Gourd – A type of fruit or vegetable.
51. Idle – Not active or in use; Idol – An object of worship or admiration.
52. Kernel – The edible part of a seed; Colonel – A military rank.
53. Lapse – A temporary failure; Laps – Multiple revolutions or cycles.
54. Lean – To incline or be thin; Lien – A legal claim on property.
55. Maid – A female domestic worker; Made – Past tense of make.
56. Manner – A way of doing something; Manor – A large estate.
57. Pair – Two items that go together; Pare – To trim or peel.
58. Pale – Light in color; Pail – A bucket.
59. Pardon – Forgiveness or to excuse; Parton – A supporter or patron.
60. Peak – The top or highest point; Peek – To look quickly; Pique – To stimulate interest.
61. Pour – To cause liquid to flow; Pore – To study carefully.
62. Principal – The head of a school; Principle – A fundamental rule or belief.
63. Rite – A ceremonial act; Right – Correct or a direction.
64. Rode – Past tense of ride; Road – A pathway for vehicles.
65. Role – A function or part; Roll – To move by turning over.
66. Ruler – A measuring tool or leader; Roulers – A type of baking utensil.
67. Scents – Smells; Sense – A feeling or perception.
68. Seam – A line where two pieces of fabric join; Seem – To appear or look.
69. Sole – The bottom part of a foot or shoe; Soul – The spiritual part of a person.
70. Stationary – Not moving; Stationery – Writing materials.
71. Steak – A piece of meat; Stake – A post or interest.
72. Steer – To guide or direct; Stair – A step in a staircase.
73. Tail – The end part of an animal; Tale – A story.
74. Teem – To be full of; Team – A group of people working together.
75. Threw – Past tense of throw; Through – In one side and out the other.
76. Tide – The rise and fall of sea levels; Tied – Fastened or secured.
77. Toe – A part of the foot; Tow – To pull behind.
78. Vain – Excessive pride; Vein – A blood vessel.
79. Wager – To bet; Wager – To gamble.
80. Ward – A division in a hospital or a protective term; Wart – A small, hard growth on the skin.
81. Wear – To have on clothing; Where – A location.
82. Yolk – The yellow part of an egg; Yoke – A wooden crosspiece.
83. Nail – A thin pointed metal pin; Nale – Incorrect spelling for nail.
84. Navel – The belly button; Naval – Relating to the navy.
85. Pore – To study carefully; Pour – To cause liquid to flow.

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