List of Use the correct homophone

Homophone Pair	Word 1 – Meaning	Word 2 – Meaning
1. bare / bear	Bare – without covering	Bear – an animal or to carry
2. flour / flower	Flour – powder used for baking	Flower – a blooming plant
3. sea / see	Sea – large body of saltwater	See – to look
4. sun / son	Sun – the star that shines during the day	Son – a male child
5. right / write	Right – correct or direction	Write – to form letters or words
6. night / knight	Night – time of darkness	Knight – a warrior from the past
7. to / two / too	To – preposition	Two – number 2
	Too – also or excessively
8. be / bee	Be – to exist	Bee – a flying insect
9. meet / meat	Meet – to come together	Meat – animal flesh for food
10. blue / blew	Blue – a color	Blew – past tense of blow
11. plain / plane	Plain – simple or flat land	Plane – a tool or aircraft
12. piece / peace	Piece – a portion of something	Peace – freedom from conflict
13. deer / dear	Deer – an animal	Dear – beloved or expensive
14. knows / nose	Knows – understands	Nose – part of the face
15. hole / whole	Hole – an opening	Whole – complete
16. tail / tale	Tail – part of an animal	Tale – a story
17. pair / pear	Pair – two of something	Pear – a type of fruit
18. hair / hare	Hair – strands on head	Hare – a fast-running rabbit
19. road / rode	Road – a path for vehicles	Rode – past tense of ride
20. buy / by	Buy – to purchase	By – next to or near
21. cell / sell	Cell – a small room or part of an organism	Sell – to exchange for money
22. steal / steel	Steal – to take without permission	Steel – a hard metal
23. pale / pail	Pale – light in color	Pail – a bucket
24. mail / male	Mail – letters or packages	Male – a boy or man
25. knew / new	Knew – past of know	New – not old
26. brake / break	Brake – device to stop a vehicle	Break – to shatter or take a rest
27. chews / choose	Chews – grinds food	Choose – to pick
28. week / weak	Week – 7 days	Weak – not strong
29. rain / rein / reign	Rain – water from sky	Rein – straps for horses; Reign – royal rule
30. eight / ate	Eight – the number 8	Ate – past tense of eat
31. scene / seen	Scene – a setting or view	Seen – past participle of see
32. fair / fare	Fair – just or carnival	Fare – cost of travel
33. write / rite	Write – to compose text	Rite – a ceremony
34. vain / vein	Vain – full of pride	Vein – blood vessel
35. sail / sale	Sail – to travel by boat	Sale – discounted items
36. serial / cereal	Serial – in a sequence	Cereal – breakfast grain
37. so / sew / sow	So – therefore	Sew – to stitch; Sow – to plant
38. altar / alter	Altar – religious table	Alter – to change
39. compliment / complement	Compliment – praise	Complement – to complete something
40. miner / minor	Miner – works in a mine	Minor – underage or less important
41. capital / capitol	Capital – city or money	Capitol – government building
42. band / banned	Band – music group or loop	Banned – not allowed
43. lead / led	Lead – to guide (or a metal)	Led – past tense of lead
44. council / counsel	Council – group for discussion	Counsel – advice or advisor
45. principal / principle	Principal – head of school	Principle – rule or belief
46. stationary / stationery	Stationary – not moving	Stationery – paper and office supplies
47. real / reel	Real – not fake	Reel – a spool for winding
48. waist / waste	Waist – middle part of body	Waste – to use carelessly or trash
49. patience / patients	Patience – ability to wait calmly	Patients – people under medical care
50. allowed / aloud	Allowed – permitted	Aloud – spoken out loud
51. moose / mousse	Moose – a large animal	Mousse – a creamy dessert or product
52. base / bass	Base – foundation	Bass – a low-pitched sound or fish
53. die / dye	Die – to stop living	Dye – to color something
54. peer / pier	Peer – someone your age	Pier – structure on water
55. made / maid	Made – created	Maid – a female servant
56. sun / son	Sun – star in the sky	Son – male child
57. tied / tide	Tied – past of tie	Tide – rise and fall of sea
58. coarse / course	Coarse – rough	Course – path or subject
59. forth / fourth	Forth – forward	Fourth – the number 4
60. lone / loan	Lone – alone	Loan – borrowed money
61. knead / need	Knead – to mix dough	Need – require
62. sight / site	Sight – ability to see	Site – location
63. muscle / mussel	Muscle – body tissue	Mussel – shellfish
64. nose / knows	Nose – part of the face	Knows – is aware
65. pail / pale	Pail – bucket	Pale – light-colored
66. seam / seem	Seam – where pieces join	Seem – to appear
67. mail / male	Mail – postal items	Male – boy or man
68. rap / wrap	Rap – a knock or music style	Wrap – to cover
69. pause / paws	Pause – stop briefly	Paws – animal feet
70. root / route	Root – part of plant underground	Route – a path
71. heard / herd	Heard – past of hear	Herd – group of animals
72. meat / meet	Meat – animal flesh	Meet – to gather
73. knight / night	Knight – armored soldier	Night – opposite of day
74. whether / weather	Whether – expressing a choice	Weather – atmospheric conditions
75. toe / tow	Toe – part of foot	Tow – pull behind
76. idle / idol	Idle – not active	Idol – something or someone worshipped
77. plain / plane	Plain – simple or flat land	Plane – a flying vehicle
78. scent / sent	Scent – smell	Sent – dispatched
79. pail / pale	Pail – bucket	Pale – faint or light in color
80. wear / where	Wear – to put on clothes	Where – location
81. chili / chilly	Chili – a spicy pepper	Chilly – cold
82. sale / sail	Sale – discount shopping	Sail – travel by boat
83. fare / fair	Fare – price of travel	Fair – equal or a carnival
84. bred / bread	Bred – past of breed	Bread – food item
85. aisle / isle	Aisle – passageway	Isle – small island
86. berth / birth	Berth – bed on ship/train	Birth – being born
87. capital / capitol	Capital – main city	Capitol – legislative building
88. cite / sight / site	Cite – refer to something	Sight – ability to see; Site – place
89. raise / rays / raze	Raise – lift	Rays – light beams; Raze – to destroy
90. leak / leek	Leak – escape of liquid	Leek – a vegetable
91. mantle / mantel	Mantle – cloak or covering	Mantel – shelf above fireplace
92. marshal / martial	Marshal – officer	Martial – related to war
93. morning / mourning	Morning – early part of day	Mourning – feeling of grief
94. cue / queue	Cue – signal	Queue – a line
95. gorilla / guerilla	Gorilla – large ape	Guerilla – irregular fighter
96. verse / versus	Verse – line of poetry	Versus – against
97. stationary / stationery	Stationary – not moving	Stationery – writing materials
98. bored / board	Bored – uninterested	Board – a flat surface or a group
99. sew / so	Sew – to stitch	So – therefore
100. passed / past	Passed – went by	Past – time gone by

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