English Homophones

( pronunciation , word connection )

What are Homophones?

They are words with different meanings and spellings but the same pronunciation.

air-heir lead – led

aisle – I’ll- isle lessen – lesson
altar – alter license – licence
banned –band made – maid
bare – bear main – mane
baron – barren marshal – martial
bazaar – bizarre meat – meet
bean – been miner – minor
beau – bow mind – mined
berry – bury missed – mist
berth – birth naval – navel
byte – bite none – nun
billed – build pause – paws
blew – blue peace – piece
boar – bore peer – pier
flea – flee pole – poll
flour – flower rap – wrap
fort – fought ring – wring
gays – gaze sale – sail
genes – jeans scene – seen
greys – graze side – sighed
guest – guest stair – stare
hear- here vain - vein
heard – herd waist – waste
him – hymn wait – weight
idle – idol watt – what
knew – new weak – week
knight –night would - wood
knot - not yoke - yolk

Exercise 2 : Read the sentences, connect words and use proper intonation.

1. I need to alter my dress. I will soon be facing the altar in church with my boyfriend.
[ I need to(w)alter my dress. I will soon be facing thee(y)altarin church with my boyfriend.]
2. The bazaar last night was bizarre. It was fantastic!
[ The bazaar last night waz bizarre. I waz fantastic]
3. The stage looks bare to me. I think we need to bring in more stuff toys. Is there a bear toy we can
use?
[ The stage looks bare to me. I think we need to bringin more stuff toyz. Iz therea bear toy we can uze ]
4. He blew his birthday candles until he turned blue.
[ He blew hiz birthday candles until he turned blue ]
5. The band has been banned from our school.
[ The band haz been banned fromare school ]
6. I hear a lot of talks about our new classmate. Is she here right now?
[ I heara lodäv talksaboutour new classmate. Iz she here right now ]
7. I knew that the gift you gave me wasn’t new at all.
[ I knew that the gift you gave me wazn’t newadall ]
8. I will tie the knot next month , but I’m not so sure about it.
[ I will tie the knot next month, budaim not so sure aboudit ]
9. I need to lessen the lesson for tomorrow’s class.
[ I need to lessen the lesson for tomärrow’z class ]
10. We have to make peace with our teacher. Why don’t we bring her a piece of cake?
[ We have to make peace withour teacher. Why don’t we bring hera pieceäv cake ]
11. My peers have been pressuring me to go to the party tonight which will be held at the pier.
[ My peers have been prezuring me to gowto the pardy tonight which will be held at the pier ]
12. The pole doesn’t look sturdy. It might be dangerous for the poll watchers to seat beside it.
[ The pole doezn’t look sturdy. It might be dangerous for the poll watcherz to seat besideit ]
13. He is my Knight and Shining Armor. I hope I see him every night.
[ He(y)iz my Knightand Shining Armor. I hope I see him every night ]
14. Would you cut down the woods from my tree?
[ Would you cut down the woodz from my tree ]
15. Everytime I see a flea in my soup, it makes me want to flee.
[ Everytime I see(y)flea in my soup, it makes me want to flee ]
16. The vein on my legs seem swollen. I tried in vain to hide it .
[ The veinon my legs seem swollen. I triedin vain to hideit ]
17. Please don’t make a scene in front of people. I’ve seen these tantrums before.
[Pleaze don’t makea scene in frontäv people. I’ve seen theze tantrums before]
18. Trying to be slim and have a small waist is such a waste if you only diet and not workout.
[ Trying to be slimand havea small waist iz sucha waste if you(w)only diyetand not workout ]