homophones

4 years ago

Homophones are words that have the same sound as another word but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Here is a short list of examples.
two/to/too - I’ll give two of these to you, too.
they’re/there/their - They’re in there studying for their test.
team/teem - Each of the teams teems with talent.
horse/hoarse - The horse trainer went hoarse calling out commands all day.
morning/mourning - The new widower was still in shock, but he would be mourning by morning.
ads/adds - The savings from all the ads adds up over time.
baron/barren - The baron never had any children because his wife was barren.
see/sea - We could all see the ship sinking into the sea.
coward/cowered - When the fight started, the coward cowered in the corner.
crews/cruise - The crews on the cruise ships worked hard to make sure everyone enjoyed the experience.
symbol/cymbal - The drum kit’s manufacturer had its symbol engraved on the cymbal.
Words like these can be very confusing for someone trying to learn conversational English