Homophones are words that are spelled differently and have different meanings, but they sound the same when spoken aloud. Some examples are "aloud" and "allowed", "bear" and "bare", "flour" and "flower", "jean" and "gene", "patience" and "patients", and "verses" and "versus","principal" and "principle".
A homophone is same sound but has different spellings and meanings (see the related question for these words used in sentences).
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"bare" and "bear" "to" and "too" "pair" and "pear"
Some examples of homophones are "their," "there," and "they're"; "two," "too," and "to"; and "right" and "write." Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.
The homophone for days is "daze." Examples: After being slammed to the ground, the quarterback seemed to be in a daze. Some cold medications leave me feeling dazed and tired.
The homophone for hole is whole. Examples: Did you eat the whole pie? The dog dug a hole in the ground.
A homophone for "hyum" could be "hum," which sounds the same but is spelled differently.
"bare" and "bear" "to" and "too" "pair" and "pear"
Some examples of homophones are "their," "there," and "they're"; "two," "too," and "to"; and "right" and "write." Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.
The homophone for days is "daze." Examples: After being slammed to the ground, the quarterback seemed to be in a daze. Some cold medications leave me feeling dazed and tired.
The homophone for hole is whole. Examples: Did you eat the whole pie? The dog dug a hole in the ground.
A homophone for "hyum" could be "hum," which sounds the same but is spelled differently.
Your is a homophone of you're. In some dialects, yore is another homophone.
In some dialects, "hurtle" is a homophone for hurdle.
In some dialects, "fax" is a homophone for facts.
The homophone for "tail" is tale, meaning a story. Examples: Did you enjoy the tale of Paul Bunyan? She told a scary tale around the campfire on Halloween.
The homophone for small is "smawl".
In some dialects, "knotty" is the homophone for naughty.
A homophone triplet is a set of three words that sound the same but have different meanings and are spelled differently. An example of a homophone triplet is "great," "grate," and "grate."