Homophone – A homophone is a word that has the same sound as another word but has a different meaning . Their spelling may be the same or not .
Example –
Weak – Powerless / Sick / Faint
Week – A period of seven days
Band – A group
Band – A ring or something that bends
Homographs – A homograph is a word that has the same spelling as another word but has a different meaning and may or may not have a different sound or pronunciation.
Example –
Bow- Bending
Bow – Necktie
Heterographs – Words that have different spellings and different meanings but Pronounced the same way , are known as heterographs.
Example –
Weak – Powerless / Sick / Faint
Week – A period of seven days
Homonyms – When two words have the same sound but have different spellings and different meanings, they are called Homonyms .
Example –
Weak – Powerless / Sick / Faint
Week – A period of seven days
Heteronyms – These are the words that are spelled the same way but they have different pronunciations and different meanings.
Example – Wind – twist and turn
Wind – Air movement
Synophone – These are the words having different spellings, different meanings but almost the same sound or pronunciation.
Example –
Accept – Receive / Take
Except – Without
Oronyms – These are generally phrases having different spellings, different meanings but sound the same.
Example –
That’s tough
That stuff
So Homophones can be divided in – Homonyms, Heteronyms, Homographs, Heterographs, Synophones
Some Examples of different types of Homophones with their meanings –
Accept – Receive/ Take
Except – Without
Access – Entry / Penetration
Excess – Residual
Ad – advertisement
Add – join
Advice – guidance / suggestion
Advise – recommend / suggest
Air – atmosphere
Ere – before
Affect -sentiment / emotion / intuition / pretend / simulate / assume
Effect – outcome / benefit
Aid- assist
Aide – One who assist
Aisle – passage
Isle – island
Ail – poor health
Ale – a type of beverage
Alter – change
Altar – table in a church
Aloud – not silently / noisily
Allowed – Past form of allow
Ass – Donkey
As – Like / Namely
Ant – emmet / pismire
Aunt – Auntie
Anti- counter
Ante – before / advance
Allusion- reference / hunt / pointing / gesture
illusion – false appearance / delusion/ infatuation
Bat – playing bat
Bat – vampire / flying fix
Bat – brickbat
Bat – flicker / wink
Bail – guarantee / security / release of a prisoner
Bail- to clear water
Bale – A large bundle / knot
Bale – Misery / evil
Band – a ring / chain / strip
Band – A group
Banned- prohibited
Bases – foundation/ underneath / start / groundwork / rely on
Bases – boundary of some games
Basis – principle / a basic rule
Bare – uncovered / empty / vacant / cloudless
Bear – A large animal
Bear – tolerate / undergo / yield
Bitch – A female dog or wolf or fox / nag / grumble
Beach – shore / bank / coast
Breach – infringement / violation
Bid – overture / call
Bead – aiming / follicle / bubble / axis / orbit/ pill / globule
Bit – small piece / fragment
Beat – conquer / overcome / vibrate / course / maul
Bite – snack / sting / Use of teeth to tear something apart
Byte – Unit of measurement of digital information
Bore – prick / perforation
Boar – Wild pig
Board – council / association / Long and flat piece of wood / Get on to a transport like ship , plane
Bored – Lacking interest
Beat – strike / quilt / whip up / palpitate/ overcome
Beet – A type of plant with red roots
Bean – An edible seed
Been – Past participle form of be
Berry – A pulpy fruit
Bury – put under ground / entomb
Bow -bending
Bow – necktie
Break – interval / recess
Brake – resistance / thicket
Bread – A baked food item / subsistence
Bred -nursed / nourished / produced
Bus – A large motor vehicle for carrying passengers
Bush – shrub / thicket / spleen / cover / Military station
Blew – Past tense of blow
Blue – A type of colour
Bridge – culvert / deck bridge / causeway
Breeze – Gentle wind / trouble / turmoil / dispute / quarrel
By- near / through / with / per / across
Buy – purchase
Bye – goodbye /accessories/ appendance
Council – board / association/ cabinet / assembly/ parliament
Counsel – advice / guidance
Cheat – fraud / defraudation/ deceit / rook /spoof
Chit – baby / viscosity / adhesiveness / lass / note/ slip
Conduct – behaviour / attitude
Conduct – to lead / administration
Capital -Chief city
Capital – Punishable by death
Capitol – A building where legislators meet
Cent – a monetary unit
Scent – odour / smelling / fragrance
Sent – Past tense of send
Check – control / restrain
Cheque – control /. restrain / cheque book
Cell – vesicle / cabinet
Sell – encash / sell out
Complement – totalize / multiplier / integer / enhance
Compliment – praise / congratulation
Clock – watch / hour / timekeeper
Cloak – disguise / camouflage
Coarse – rough / unpolished/ incondite
Course – procedure / path / way / Gradual increase
Ceiling – top of a room / roof / maximum
Sealing – fastening / print / impress/ strike
Cheap – inexpensive / common / accessible
Chip – mince / emboss / engrave / vapour/ segments/ cutting in small pieces
Chilly – frosty / insincerely
Chile – A country in South America
Chili – bean stew / One type of capsicum
Chord- Musical tone / harmony / outlet
Cord – rope / string
Creak -squeak / crash / crunch
Creek – inlet / gap / estuary / rut / ditch / stream of water
Censor – reviewer / critic
Sensor – A device which detects and measures and record or responds to some physical properties
Cite- quote / recover / exemplify
Site – location / space / position
Sight – view / visibility / philosophy / scene
Crews – gangs / troupe
Cruise – ride on a boat
Currant – A small dried fruit made from grape / raisin
Current – present / running / recent
Dawn – Cock – crow / Dayspring/ Daybreak / Flourishing / the time just before sunrise when first light of the day appears
Don – endue / contain / garnish / take on / Mister
Days – Plural of day
Daze – stun / puzzle / riddle / nonplus
Dear – beloved / costly / expensive / favourite
Deer – buck / stag
Die – expire / perish / die down
Dye – colour / paint / exaggeration/ letter / caste / tint / passion
Deep – profound / rooted / intense / concentrated
Dip – immersion / dive
Dual – double / twofold / duplex
Duel – battle / conflict / rivalry
Discrete – separated / detached / unaffiliated / distinct
Discreet – tactful / meticulous / alert / watchful
Dew – Morning mist
Due – Payable
Desert – dry land
Desert – abandoned
Dessert – confectionery
Doe – Female deer
Dough – Uncooked bread
Each- every / everyone
Itch – scabies / needle / eviction / annoyance/ ejectment
Elicit – publish / draw out / bring out / express
illicit – illegal / unlawful / forbidden
Ensure – confirm / secure / assure / insure
Insure – assure / ascertain / secure / ensure
Eminent – distinguished / prominent
Imminent – soon / forthcoming/ approaching
Emigrant – A person who leaves his / her own country to settle in another country
Immigrant – A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country
Ewe – female sheep
You – Second person pronoun
Yew – A type of evergreen tree
Eye – sight organ
I – first person pronoun
Enquiry – investigation / inquiry / interrogation/ examination / questioning
Inquiry – search / query / investigation/ examination / interrogation / questioning
Father – Dad
Farther – Comperative form of far
Fair – clean / reasonable / beautiful / marketplace
Fare – rent / expenses / price / rider / climber
Faze – impact
Phase – stage
Fairy – imaginary / nymph / beautiful
Ferry – boat / dock
Fool – idiot / dope
Full – complete / entire / whole
Feat – achievement / efficient
Feet – Plural form of foot
For – on behalf of / because of / a result of
Fore – front / In front / ahead / vanguard
Four – a number equal to two plus two / one more than three
Forth – onwards / aloud / High
Fourth – a number / quarter
Flour – powdery / farina / meal / powder of a grain
Flower – bloom / blossom
Fir – A type of tree
Fur – Animal’s hair
Flea – small beating insect / fly / house fly
Flee – Run away / Slip away
Flew – Past tense of flow
Flu – A type of illness
Flue – chimney / pipe or duct for smoke
Fridge – refrigerator / icebox
Freeze – ice / congeal
Foreword – Introduction to a book
Forward – advancing
Got – received / took
Goat – buck / gubbins / Cuddy
Gene – a unit of chromosome or a unit of heredity
Jean – a fabric / pant / saddle
Grate – Shred into small pieces by rubbing it on a grater/
Great – grant / eminent / huge / large / illustrious
Groan – sobbing / moan / village
Grown – adult / mature / elevated
Good – excellent / honest / proper
Goods – commodities / Accessories
Grease – Animal’s fat / adipose / tallow
Greece – A country in Europe
Gorilla – Big ape
Guerrilla – warrior
Hair – head covering
Hare – rabbit
Heat – temperature / warmth / fire / summer
Hit – blow / wound
Hall – passageway / A large room / Plough
Haul – tow / pull / tension / draw
Hay -straw / stack / animal’s food / a type of grass
Hey – A sound used to attract attention
Heal – Becoming healthy again / cure
Heel – Back part of a foot or shoe below the ankle / tarsus
Here – hither / herein
Hear – listen / consider
Heir – successor / inheritor
Hip – buttocks / pelvis / bum / fundament
Heap – stack / pile / mound / bulk / agglomeration/ bale / hillock/ temperament / collection
Him – Indicates to a male object
Hymn – Religious song to praise God / anthem
High -elevated / towering / aerial / lofty
Hi – used to attract attention / a friendly greeting
Higher – Comperative form of high / superior
Hire – rent / borrow for wages or money
Horse – Riding animal / Daisy – cutter / Pacer
Hoarse – rude / cracked / crabby / croaky
Hour – a period of time / sixty minutes / bell
Our – of us / A Pronoun
Heed – care / paying attention
Hid – Past tense of hide
Holy – Sacred / pure / pious
Wholly – entirely / thoroughly / totally
Hole – crater / cave / dent / opening
Whole – entire / complete
Knew – had knowledge / recognised / Past tense of know
New – recent / fresh / young
Know – have knowledge / aware / recognise
No – denial / negation
Knead – press / grind / crush / massage
Need – requirement / necessity / demand
Knot – tie / bale / package
Not – negative / none
Later – afterwards / other
Letter – English alphabet has twenty six letters
Letter – a written , typed or printed communication which can be sent through email or post
Lead – command / precedent / A metal
Led – driven / guided / Past form of lead
Least – minimum / smallest / exiguous
Leased – Past form of lease
Leak – incision / prick/ eyelet – hole
Leek – onion / eschalot / a vegetable in onion family
Live – alive / existent / fresh / youthful
Leave – parting / vacation / consent / depart / give up / quit
Litre – A metric unit of capacity measurement particularly for liquid
Litter – go – cart / sweepings / cradle/ palanquin
Lunch -A meal eaten in the middle of the day.
Launch – commencement / start / throw / introduce
Loan – debt / lend / liability
Lone – solitary / lonesome / unaccompanied
Leap -jump a long way
Lip – beak / underlip / arrogance
Lesson – Text / Education / Exercise
Lessen – reduce / put down / minimise
Links – A golf course / connections / Plural form of link
Lynx – A type of mid sized wild cat with yellowish – brown fur
Made -Past tense of make / formed / built / created
Maid – servant
Marshy – watery / moorish / boggy
Mercy – sympathy / kindness / remorse/ lenity / visitation
Mare – Adult female horse
Mayor – Leader of regional government
Mean – average / middle / medium / insignificant
Min – minimum
Material – real / objective / tangible
Materiel – equipments and supply specially for Military
Maize – corn
Maze – labyrinth / puzzle / illusion
Meant – intent / desired
Mint – basil / spearmint / discover/ impress / produce
Mince – chop finely / speak softly
Mints – A type of sweet
Mist – fog / haze / vapor
Missed – Past form of miss / overshoot
Mousse – hair cream / light dessert
Moose – Large animal in the deer family
Meat – flesh
Meet – Pay a visit / encounter / assemble / correspond
Mail – call / bid / Armor / talisman / postage
Male – man / masculine
Morning – The time after dawn / preliminary
Mourning – sorrow / woe / lament / remember the dead
Marry – wed / get married
Merry – happy / cheerful / jubilant
Mussel – Mollusk with purple – brown shell / oyster
Muscle -A type of body tissue
Niece – A daughter of one’s brother or sister or brother -in- law or sister-in-law.
Nice – fine / delicate / appreciative/ pleasant
Night – dark / eclipse / obscurity
Knight – feudal horseman
None – No one / nobody/ nothing
Nun – cloistress / Woman who takes special vows
Oh – An expression of surprise
Owe – Be under an obligation
One – single / unity / Very same / Identical
Won – Past tense of win / obtained / acquired / earned
Or – otherwise / whether
Oar – skull / paddle / rower
Ore – mineral / A natural material from which metal or mineral can be extracted
Overdo – harass / Do too much / Persecute
Overdue – delayed / belated
Pain – ache / labour / hardship / anguish
Pane – A single piece of glass of window or door / share / division
Pen – scriber / grafting / through which we can write
Pause – A brief interruption in an action
Paws – Plural form of paw ( Animal’s foot with pads and claws )
Pail – bucket / Water pot/ kibble
Pale – faded / discoloured / cheerless
Patients – Person who are ill and treated by a doctor
Patience – bearing / Agree to wait / calmness / Endurance
Par – balance / equality / standard / level/ parity
Per – for each / by / through
Plain – ordinary / straight / common / usual / general
Plane – smooth / level / equal / flat surface / flight
Pipe – tube / cylinder / flute/ whistle/
Pip – ripple / seed / corn / overcome/ zap
Pear – A type of fruit
Pair – couple / twins / affection
Peer – companion / associate / mate / match
Peak – summit / apex / top / height /
Pick – elite / choice / elimination/ selection
Peek – glance
Peace – quiet / tranquillity / calmness
Piece – slice / fragment
Peas – Spherical green edible seeds / grain / pulse
Pole – rod / stick / axis / pull / post / North pole and South pole of the earth
Poll – survey / summit / top
Poor – unprivileged / not rich / impoverished
Pour – spend / engulf / Make flow / shower / outpour
Pore – Tiny hole
Pray – worship / beg / implore
Prey – hunting / victim / quarry / propitiation
Principal – main / prime
Principle – ethics / moral / precept
Quarry – An animal pursued by a hunter / mine
Query – demand / question/ demand / inquiry
Rap – blow / injury / wound / shock / tap
Wrap – Wind up / conceal / overlay / fold
Rain – precipitation / shower
Rein – bridle
Rice – paddy
Rise – emergence / flourishing/ increment / awakening
Read – study / recite
Read – Past tense of read
Red – A colour
Reed – A tall , slender- leaved plant of grass family that grows in water or marshy ground
Rid – free / rescue / clean
Ring – finger ring / sound / encircle
Wring- squeeze / rub / crush
Rows – line / rank / string / dispute
Rose – A type of flowers
Reach – arrive / come / range / catch up
Rich – wealthy / capitalist / exuberant / abundant
Road – way / route / street / method
Rode – Past form of ride
Real – actual / true / original
Reel – spindle / vortex / spool / spinning wheel
Rip – tear / slit / rift / cleft / fracture / crevasse
Reap – cutting of crops
Right – true / correct / fair / opposite of left
Write – scribe/ compose
Rite – ceremony / ritual / conduct
Root – Underground part of a tree / Source of origin / foundation
Route – way / course / road / method
Roll – rotate / outcry / sound
Role – character / function
Sea – ocean
See – view / look / glance
Sail – shipping / launch / nut / flock
Sell – sell out / vend / encash
Sale – The exchange of commodity for money / Bargain price
Shell – A hard outer cover of mollusk / unclose / cartridge
Some – few / certain / partial / whatever
Sum – aggregate / summary/ compile / tabulate
Stare – glare / look at / quest / crave
Stair – terrace / ladder / step
Steal – swipe / rob / thieve
Steel – alloy
Steak – Prime cut of meat , usually beef .
Stake – betting / dowry / speculation / pillar / wager
Short – brief / concise / summary / low / small
Shot – endeavour / effort / cast / audit
Suite – Large and luxurious room in a hotel / wad
Sweet – Opposite of sour / pleasant / compliment / luscious/ fragrance
Seen – watched / noticed / observed
Scene – view / sight / spectacle / landscape
Seat – office / position / a thing which is used for sitting on it
Sit – settle / install / incubate / sit for
Seek – beg / pray / search / want / examine
Sick – ill / distressed/ unwell / ailing/ diseased
Seem – think / appear
Seam – layer / tear
Sew – stitch / needle / impricate
So – therefore / hence / As a result
Sow – plant / seed / inseminate
Soar – kite / ascend
Sore – bruise / wound
Shore – Land along the sea / bank / edge / fringe / A beam set obliquely to support something weak
Sure – Confident that something is right / certain / assure / Inevitable
Soul – spirit / self / egoism / essence
Sole – only / single / alone / unique
Son – Male child
Sun – A star
Toe – finger / foot appendage / digit
Tow – drag / pull along / trail
Tail – rear / back part / fall behind / follow
Tale – story / fiction / narrative / fable / fiction
Tell – say / speak
There – That place
Their – Belonging to them
Tied – Alternate rising and falling of the sea , usually twice in a day in a particular area
Tide – Past form of tie
To- towards
Too – also / thumping / withal
Two – A number / one plus one
Threw – Past form of throw
Through – by / with the help of / passing from one place to another
Vain – Showing very high opinion of self or appearance / producing no result / useless
Vane – propeller / Large blade attached to a rotating axis / weather – glass
Vein – Blood vessels / vessel
Vary – change / differ / alter / switch / disagree
Very – immensely / too much / highly / very much / extremely
Way – road / street / method / mode
Weigh – measure / jam / consider / ponder / measuring the mass
Whey – Watery component of milk that remains after the formation of curd / buttermilk / cream
War – battle / combat / fight
Wore – Past form of wear / Put on
Wail – mourn / lament / howl
Whail – A large sea animal
Weak – powerless / sick / nerveless/ disabled
Week – A period of seven days.
Were – Past form of are
Weir – causeway / ridge or low barrier to control the flow of water in a river
Ware- aware / concious
Wire – A thin flexible rod made of metal / cable
Wait – await / expect
Weight – heft / importance / mass / load
Wave – float / gurgitation / undulation / beckon
Weave – knit / show
West – A side / Western world
Waste – extravagance / wastage / misuse / loss / prodigality / attenuation / squander
Waist – loin / middle / flank
We – First Person Plural Number
Wee -little / tiny / miniature
Which – that / as
Witch – sorceress / hecate / enchantress
Wood – Material coming from tress
Would – Conditional auxiliary/ Modal Verbs
Warn – caution
Worn – accepted / assumed / caught / captive / used
Weather – climate / atmosphere
Whether – if / In case
Whine – High – pitched long cry / complain /whimper
Wine – Alcoholic drink / liquor
Word – combination of letters and express a meaning / sound / term / saying
Ward – custody / guard / supervision
Year – twelve months
Ear – lug / diagonal
