Homophones: 111 Popular Sets of Homophones for ESL Learners

Homophones

What Is a Homophone?

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
• Leech – Leach
• Lock – Loch
• Lichen – Liken
• Lie – Lye
• Lien – Lean
• Male – Mail
• Maize – Maze
• Main – Mane
• Literal – Littoral
• Lone – Loan
• Lode – Load

Common English Homophones

There, Their, They’re

These three words sound exactly the same, but they have different meanings. “There” refers to a place or location, “their” is a possessive pronoun used to show ownership, and “they’re” is a contraction of “they are.” Here’s a table to help you understand the differences:

Two, Too, To

The words “two,” “too,” and “to” also sound alike, but they have different meanings. “Two” is a number, “too” means also or excessively, and “to” is a preposition used to indicate direction or movement. Here’s a table to help you understand the differences:

Your, You’re

“Your” and “you’re” are homophones that are often confused. “Your” is a possessive pronoun used to show ownership, and “you’re” is a contraction of “you are.” Here’s a table to help you understand the differences:

Its, It’s

“Its” and “it’s” are homophones that are often confused. “Its” is a possessive pronoun used to show ownership, and “it’s” is a contraction of “it is” or “it has.” Here’s a table to help you understand the differences:

Frequently Asked Questions

What are some common homophones for kids?

Some common homophones for kids include “to”, “too”, and “two”, “there”, “their”, and “they’re”, “your” and “you’re”, “its” and “it’s”, “where” and “wear”, “hear” and “here”, “meet” and “meat”, “right” and “write”, “flower” and “flour”, “bare” and “bear”, “blew” and “blue”, “no” and “know”, “see” and “sea”.

Can you provide 25 examples of homophones?

Sure, here are 25 examples of homophones: “ate” and “eight”, “bare” and “bear”, “be” and “bee”, “blew” and “blue”, “buy” and “by”, “cell” and “sell”, “cent” and “scent”, “dear” and “deer”, “die” and “dye”, “fair” and “fare”, “flower” and “flour”, “hear” and “here”, “knight” and “night”, “know” and “no”, “mail” and “male”, “meat” and “meet”, “new” and “knew”, “right” and “write”, “sea” and “see”, “son” and “sun”, “their” and “there”, “to” and “too” and “two”, “wait” and “weight”, “wear” and “where”.

What are the different types of homophones?

There are two types of homophones: true homophones and homographs. True homophones are words that are pronounced the same way but have different meanings and spellings, such as “too” and “two”. Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and pronunciations, such as “tear” (to rip) and “tear” (a drop of water from your eye).

Could you give me 10 examples of homophones?

Sure, here are 10 examples of homophones: “ate” and “eight”, “bare” and “bear”, “blew” and “blue”, “dear” and “deer”, “flower” and “flour”, “mail” and “male”, “meat” and “meet”, “sea” and “see”, “their” and “there”, “wait” and “weight”.

What is the difference between homophones and homographs?

Homophones are words that are pronounced the same way but have different meanings and spellings, while homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and pronunciations.