| What is Homophone? |
|
buy: to get something by paying money dear: highly valued heel: the rounded back part of the foot night: the time of day between sunset and sunrise |
| Homophones | Meanings |
| See
Sea |
To look
Sea of water |
| Meal
Mill |
Food
Flour mill |
| Keen
Kin |
Eager
Relative |
| Seen
Scene |
Past participle of ‘see’
Sight |
| Know
No |
Have knowledge
Negation |
| Allowed
Aloud |
Permitted
Loudly |
| Meet
Meat |
To see
Flesh |
| Pain
Pen Pane |
Agony
A writing pen Window pane |
| Ad
Add |
Advertisement
To add |
| Gate
Get Gait |
Gate of building
To gain The way someone walks |
| Hail
Hell |
Hailstone
Opposite of heaven |
| Bard
Barred |
Poet
Having bars |
| Beat
Bit |
Drum beat
Little/ past verb of ‘bite’ |
| Bear
Bare |
A kind of animal/tolerate
Naked |
| Kneel
Nil |
Sit down on knees
Zero/ nothing |
| Neat
Knit |
Tidy/clean
To weave |
| Bait
Bet |
Fishing area
To bet on something |
| Brake
Break |
Brake of vehicle
To breach |
| Bell
Bail |
Door-bell
To get bail |
| Band
Banned |
Music band/ hair-band
Prohibited |
| Prey
Pray |
To fall prey to
To pray to god |
| Sent
Saint |
Past verb & past participle of ‘send’
Sage |
| Blue
Blew |
Colour
Past verb of ‘blow’ |
| Berth
Birth |
Place for sleeping in a train
To come into world |
| Die
Dye |
To exit from the world
To colour hair |
| Dual
Duel |
Double
A fight between two |
| Hole
whole |
Hole in the pocket
Entire |
| Incite
Insight |
Provoke
Knowledge |
| Knight
Night |
Nobleman
Opposite of day |
| Nay
Neigh |
No
Sound of horse |
| Write
Right |
To write
Correct/ opposite of left |
| Rain
Reign |
Rain fall
To rule a country |
| Pair
Pear |
Two
A kind fruit |
| Medal
Meddle |
Gold medal
Interfere |
| Pale
Pail |
Lackluster
Bucket |
| Peace
Piece |
Calm
Slice |
| Red
Read |
Red colour
Past verb of ‘read’ |
| Sail
Sale |
To sail a ship
To sale a product |
| Shoe
Shoo |
Footwear
Shoo a dog |
| Soar
Sore |
To fly high
Pain |
| To
Too Two |
Preposition
Much Number after ‘one’ |
| Would
Wood |
Modal verb
Furniture wood |
| Board
Bored |
Black-board
To get bored |
| Knead
Need |
To knead a dough
Necessity |
| Hill
Heal Heel |
Mountain hill
To recover Heel of leg |
| Pill
peel |
A tablet
To peel off a fruit |
| Pest
Paste |
An insect that destroys food
Tooth-paste/ to paste a photo |
| Power
Pour |
Strength
To pour water |
| Ate
Eight |
Past verb of ‘eat’
A number after ‘seven’ |
| Taste
Test |
To taste food
Exam/ trial |
| What is Homograph? |
Word that is spelt like another word but has a different meaning or pronunciation is called Homograph. bat: a small animal date: a particular day of the month book: a bundle of printed papers |
| Homograph | Meaning |
| Park
Park |
Public garden
To park a vehicle |
| Light
Light |
Not heavy
Brightness |
| Crane
Crane |
A kind of bird
A kind of machine used for construction |
| Minute
Minute |
A unit of time
Very small |
| Right
Right |
A direction
Correct |
| Mine
Mine |
Belonging to me
Coal mine |
| Place
Place |
Location
To place an order |
| Bark
Bark |
A skin of tree
Sound of dog |
| Saw
Saw |
Past verb of ‘see’
A tool for cutting wood |
| Fine
Fine |
Penalty
Okay |
| Head
Head |
A part of body
In-charge or leader |
| Bear
Bear |
Tolerate
A kind of animal |
| By
By |
A preposition
A prefix as in by-laws |
| Beat
Beat |
Drum beat
Thrash |
| Date
Date |
A date in calendar
A dry fruit |
| Click
Click |
Capture a picture
Hit on the link |
| Hit
Hit |
Successful
Click |
| Wave
Wave |
Sea-wave
A hand gesture |
| Skip
Skip |
Miss out
Jump |
| Fair
Fair |
Beautiful
Just |
| Can
Can |
Modal auxiliary
A kind of barrel/container/drum |
| Letter
Letter |
Alphabet
Write a letter |
| Mean
Mean |
Petty
To mean something |
| Show
Show |
Programme
To display |
| Sign
Sign |
Symptom
Signature |
| Pine
Pine |
To pine for something
A kind of tree |
| Pupil
Pupil |
Student
Pupil of eye |
| Ear
Ear |
An organ of body
An ear of corn |
| Stable
Stable |
Place for keeping horses
Static |
| State
State |
A state in a country
A state of mind |
| Tear
Tear |
Tears in eyes
Tear the envelope |
| Left
Left |
Past verb of ‘leave’
A direction |
| Well
Well |
Well of water
Good |
| Back
Back |
Back of body
Support |
| Type
Type |
Kind/sort
To type |
| Ring
Ring |
To ring into ears
An ornament |
| Chest
Chest |
A Part of body
A box |
| Desert
Desert |
Sandy place like Sahara
To abandon |
| Part
Part |
To part ways
Segment |
| Tense
Tense |
Tense in language
To stress |
| Fence
Fence |
Fight with sword
Compound wall |
| Will
Will Will |
A legal document
A modal auxiliary A wish/desire |
| Kind
Kind |
Type
Generous |
| Lead
Lead |
A kind of metal
To lead a party |
| Till
Till |
A conjunction
To till the soil |
| Mouse
Mouse |
A kind of small animal
A computer device |
| Set
Set |
Group/bank
Sun-set |
| Wind
Wind |
Blow wind
Winding road |
| Nail
Nail |
Finger nail
Nail in the wall |
| Face
Face |
A part of body
To face a problem |
| What is Homonym? |
| Word that is spelt and pronounced like another word but has a different meaning is called Homonym. It may be used to refer to either homophone or to homograph. |
