It is very true that the English language can be very confusing at times. You might have come across words that would sound similar when pronounced. But when you look them they have different spellings and meanings. Do you know what are these words?
Let’s explore!
What Do You Mean By Homophones?
In English Grammar, Homophones refer to the pair of words that sound similar in pronunciation but they have different meanings and spellings. Being an English learner, understanding homophones is an essential part that will assist you to master the English language. It would be helpful in vocabulary building and being aware of the news words.
List of Homophones from A to Z
accessary
accessory
ad
add
ail
ale
air
heir
aisle
I’ll / Isle
All
Awl
Allowed
Aloud
Alms
Arms
Altar
Alter
Arc
Ark
aren’t
aunt
ate
eight
augur
augur
auk
orc
aural
oral
away
aweigh
awe
Or /ore /oar
axel
axle
aye
Eye / I
Bail
Bale
Bait
Bate
Baize
Bays
Bald
Bawled
Ball
Bawl
Band
Banned
Bard
Barred
Bear
Bare
Bark
Barque
Baron
Barren
Base
Bass
Bay
Bey
Bazaar
Bizarre
Be
Bee
Beach
Beech
Bean
Been
Beat
Beet
Bean
Been
Beau
Bow
Beer
Bier
Bell
Bel
Berth
Birth
Bite
Byte
Billed
Build
Bitten
Bittern
Blew
Blue
Bloc
Block
Boar
Bore
Board
Bored
Boarder
Border
Bold
Bowled
Boos
Booze
Born
Borne
Bough
Bow
Boy
Buoy
Brae
Bray
Braid
Brayed
Braise
Brays / Braze
Brake
Break
Bread
Bred
Brews
Bruise
Broach
Brooch
Burr
Bur
But
Butt
Buy
Bye
Buyer
Byre
Calendar
Calender
Call
Caul
Canvas
Canvass
Cast
Caste
Cede
Seed
ceiling
sealing
cell
sell
censer
censor/ sensor
cent
Scent / sent
cereal
serial
Cheap
Chip
Check
Cheque
Choir
Quire
Chord
Cord
Cite
Sight/ Site
Clack
Claque
Clew
Clue
Climb
Clime
Close
Cloze
Coal
Kohl
Coarse
Course
Coign
Coin
Colonel
Kernel
Complacent
Complaisant
Complement
Compliment
Coo
Coup
Cops
Copse
Counsil
Counsel
Cousin
Cozen
Creak
Creek
Crews
Cruise
Cue
Queue
Curb
Kerb
Currant
Current
Cymbal
Symbol
Dam
Damn
Days
Daze
Dear
Deer
Descent
Dissent
Desert
Dessert
Deviser
Divisor
Dew
Due
Die
Dye
Discreet
Discrete
Dough
Doe
Done
Dun
Douse
Dowse
Draft
Draught
Duel
Dual
Earn
Urn
Faint
Feint
Fair
Fare
Father
Farther
fate
fête
Faun
Fawn
Faze
Phase
Feat
Feet
Ferrule
Ferule
Few
Phew
Find
Fined
Flair
Flare
Flaw
Flow
Flea
Flee
Flour
Flower
Flew
Flu
Foaled
Fold
Fore
Four
Forth
Fourth
Foul
Fowl
Franc
Frank
Gait
Gate
Galipot
Gallipot
Gallop
Galop
Gays
Gaze
Genes
Jeans
Gild
Guild
Gilt
Guilt
Giro
Gyro
Gnaw
Nor
GOrilla
Guerilla
Grate
Great
Greave
Grieve
Greys
Grays
Groan
Grown
Hail
Hale
Hair
Hare
Hall
Haul
Hart
Heart
Hay
Hey
Heal
Heel
Hear
Here
Heard
Herd
Heroin
Heroine
Hi
High
Higher
Hire
Him
Hymn
Hoard
Horde
Hoarse
Horse
Hour
Our
Idle
Idol
Indict
Indite
Jewel
Joule
Key
Quay
Knead
Need
Knew
New
Knight
Night
Knit
Neat
Knob
Nob
Knot
Not
Know
No
Knows
Nose
Lac
Lack
Lain
Lane
Laps
Lapse
Leach
Leech
Lead
Led
Leak
Leek
Lesson
Lessen
Licker
Liquor
Links
Lynx
Made
Maid
Mail
Male
Main
Mane
Maize
Maze
Mall
Maul
Mantel
Mantle
Mark
Marque
Marshal
Martial
Mask
Masque
Medal
Meddle
Metal
Mettle
Might
Mite
Miner
Minor
Mind
Mined
Moose
Mousse
Morning
Mourning
Naval
Navel
None
Nun
One
Won
Palate
Pallet
Pause
Paws
Piece
Peace
Peal
Peel
Plain
Plane
Pole
Poll
Praise
Prays
Profit
Prophet
Raise
Rays
Rap
Wrap
Reign
Rain
Read
Reed
Rest
Wrest
Right
Write
Root
Route
Role
Roll
Rough
Ruff
Sale
Sail
Satire
Satyr
See
Sea
Scene
Seen
Son
Sun
Stair
Stare
Stationary
Stationery
Steal
Steel
Storey
Story
Straight
Strait
Sweet
Suite
Tale
Tail
Torque
Talk
Troop
Troupe
Waist
Waste
Throne
Thrown
Tide
Tied
Wear
Where
Waive
Wave
Warn
Worn
Weak
Week
Weather
Whether
Wood
Would
Yoke
Yolk
Whirled
World
Let’s have a quick recap of some of the words using the following image.
Teachers or Parents can download and use this image to teach their kids. You can also follow these Tips For Teaching Homophones.
