List of Homophones in English!!! Here is a big list of homophones commonly used in the English language and some homophone examples.
List of Homophones in English
Homophone Definition
A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning. A homophone may also differ in spelling. The two words may be spelled the same or different.
Homophone examples:
Four – For
- The clock struck four.
- I bought John some sweets for his birthday. (Birthday Vocabulary)
Eight – Ate
- There were only eight days left until Christmas.
- We ate dinner together then went home.
Cereal – Serial
- My favorite cereal is cornflakes.
- The serial killer loved watching serials on TV!
Meat – Meet
- The hotel guests got food poisoning because the meat wasn’t cooked properly.
- I’m going to meet my friend at the train station this evening.
Maize – Maze
- It is common for manufacturers to use maize as an ingredient in many processed foods.
- Chatsworth House has a maze that is made up of a network of paths and hedges.
Steal – Steel
- If you steal goods from a shop, this is called “shoplifting”.
- The new art museum is made entirely of glass and steel.
Accept – Except
- It would be difficult for us to accept.
- I have everything what I want except you.
List of Homophones
Here is a useful list of homophones you should know. In this list of homophones, you will find simple, intermediate and more advanced level vocabulary.
- Abel – Able
- Accede – Exceed
- Accept – Except
- Addition – Edition
- Adds – Adz
- Affect vs Effect
- Yule – You’ll
- Ale – Ail
- All ready – Already
- Ax – Acts
- Axel – Axle
- Axes – Axis
- Beer – Bier
- Beet – Beat
- Bell – Belle
- Berry – Bury
- Berth – Birth
- Your – You’re
- Yoke – Yolk
- Bight – Bite
- Wear – Where
- Bussed – Bust
- Weak – Week
- Buy – By – Bye
- We’ll – Wheel
- Cache – Cash
- Vein – Vain
- Cain – Cane
- Cheap – Cheep
- Check – Czech
- Clique – Click
- Colonel – Kernel
- Coolie – Coulee
- Coop – Coupe
- Cops – Copse
- Coral – Choral
- Cord – Cored
- Core – Corps
- Veil – Vale
- Vary – Very
- Coughers – Coffers
- Sari – Sorry
- Council – Counsel
- Coup – Coo
- Course – Coarse
- Cousin – Cozen
- Coward – Cowered
- Coy – Koi
- Sane – Seine
- Craft – Kraft
- Crape – Crepe
- Crawl – Kraal
- Creak – Creek
- Rued – Rude
- Dyeing – Dying
- Fare – Fair
- Fate – Fete
- Faun – Fawn
- Fax – Facts
- Faze – Phase
- Feat – Feet
- Feint – Faint
- Fends – Fens
- Flour – Flower
- Flow – Floe
- Rows – Rose
- Flu – Flue – Flew
- Root – Route
- Foaled – Fold
- Fort – Forte
- Knew – New
- Roomer – Rumor
- Role – Roll
- Gorilla – Guerilla
- Pore – Pour
- Grade – Grayed
- Graft – Graphed
- Graham – Gram
- Pole – Poll
- Palate – Pallet
- Hertz – Hurts
- Hew – Hue
- Pair – Pare
- Hi – High
- Higher – Hire
- Night – Knight
- Niece – Nice
- Neigh – Nay
- Hoard – Horde
- Hoarse – Horse
- Navel – Naval
- Mrs – Misses
- Hold – Holed
- Hole – Whole
- Mown – Moan
- Mowed – Mode
- Mark – Marc
- Leased – Least
- Led – Lead
- Mare – Mayor
- Leech – Leach
- Lock – Loch
- Lichen – Liken
- Lie – Lye
- Lien – Lean
- Male – Mail
- Maize – Maze
- Main – Mane
- Literal – Littoral
- Lone – Loan
- Lode – Load
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