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Complement and compliment

Capitol and capital

Brake and break

Altogether and all together

Principal and principle

Stationary and stationery

Their, there and they're

Desert and dessert

Affect and effect

Rein, reign, rain

Canon and cannon

Discreet and discrete

Hoard and horde

A lot and allot

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Examples of words that sound alike but have different meanings include "there," "their," and "they're"; "two," "too," and "to"; and "your" and "you're." These are homophones, which are words that sound similar but have different meanings.

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No, antonyms do not mean sound alike. Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings, while words that sound alike but have different meanings are called homophones.


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No, homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. They can create confusion in writing and speech due to their similar pronunciation.


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What do you call words that are spelled different but mean the same of which an example would be the words quire and choir?

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