A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning.
▷ How many homophones do you know?
write/right : Please write your name. Are you right handed?
no/know: No dogs are allowed here. Do you know the answer?
new/knew: She has a new dog. Dad knew how to make omletes.
eye/I: I enjoy reading. The pirate has a patch over one eye.
see/sea: Can you see the lights? Whales live in the sea.
sale/sail: Is the sailboat for sale? Let's sail to the garage sale.
stare/stair: Just stare straight ahead. She slipped on the stair going into her house.
fare/fair: Is it fair that the bus fare is so expensive?
pair/pear: Mom put a pair of pears in the refrigerator.
made/maid: The hotel maid made our beds each morning.
be/bee: Don't be scared of a little bumble bee.
red/read: Yesterday, he read the book with the red cover.
threw/through: He threw the ball and it rolled through the mud.
here/hear: Did you hear that she wants to move here?
piece/peace: There will be no peace in this house if someone ate the last piece of Dad's birthday cake.
ate/eight: The kid ate eight pancakes!
flee/flea: Why didn't the dog flee when the flea came its way?
one/won: He won one medal at the track meet.
meet/meat: I have yet to meet someone who doesn't eat meat.
there/their: Their new house is over there.
two/to: Two dogs went into the dog house to eat their kibble