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THIS IS PART I - [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Homophones-II|GO to PART II]] | '''THIS IS PART I - [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Homophones-II|GO to PART II]]''' | ||
==BARE/BEAR== | ==BARE/BEAR== | ||
* Bare (adj) - naked, uncovered. | * Bare (adj) - naked, uncovered. | ||
“He walks in his bare feet.” | <blockquote>“He walks in his bare feet.”</blockquote> | ||
* Bear (noun) - a large furry mammal. | * Bear (noun) - a large furry mammal. | ||
“I saw a big brown bear in the zoo.” | <blockquote>“I saw a big brown bear in the zoo.”</blockquote> | ||
==DO/DEW/DUE== | ==DO/DEW/DUE== | ||
* Dew (noun) - water drops accumulated on plants and objects outside during the night. | * Dew (noun) - water drops accumulated on plants and objects outside during the night. | ||
“The morning dew was on the grass.” | <blockquote>“The morning dew was on the grass.”</blockquote> | ||
* Do (verb) - to carry out an action. | * Do (verb) - to carry out an action. | ||
“What did you do yesterday?” | <blockquote>“What did you do yesterday?”</blockquote> | ||
* Due (adj) - a date when something is expected to happen. | * Due (adj) - a date when something is expected to happen. | ||
“The rent is due on Friday.” | <blockquote>“The rent is due on Friday.”</blockquote> | ||
==EYE/I == | ==EYE/I == | ||
* Eye (noun) - the part of one’s face used for vision. | * Eye (noun) - the part of one’s face used for vision. | ||
“My eyes grow tired when I read too much.” | <blockquote>“My eyes grow tired when I read too much.”</blockquote> | ||
* I (pronoun) - first person, singular. | * I (pronoun) - first person, singular. | ||
“I went to the store.” | <blockquote>“I went to the store.”</blockquote> | ||
==HEAR/HERE== | ==HEAR/HERE== | ||
* Hear (verb) - the function of the ears. | * Hear (verb) - the function of the ears. | ||
“I can hear the music.” | <blockquote>“I can hear the music.”</blockquote> | ||
* Here (adverb) - where you are located at the moment. | * Here (adverb) - where you are located at the moment. | ||
“I am here in the living room. You are there in the kitchen.” | <blockquote>“I am here in the living room. You are there in the kitchen.”</blockquote> | ||
==HOUR/OUR== | ==HOUR/OUR== | ||
* Hour (noun) - 60 minutes of time. | * Hour (noun) - 60 minutes of time. | ||
“I will leave in one hour.” | <blockquote>“I will leave in one hour.”</blockquote> | ||
* Our (pronoun) - possessive form of “we.” | * Our (pronoun) - possessive form of “we.” | ||
“Our house is on the corner of the street.” | <blockquote>“Our house is on the corner of the street.”</blockquote> | ||
==MALE/MAIL== | ==MALE/MAIL== | ||
* Male (adj. or noun) - masculine gender | * Male (adj. or noun) - masculine gender | ||
“The new baby is a male.” | <blockquote>“The new baby is a male.”</blockquote> | ||
* Mail (verb or noun) - something sent through the post office, letters and packages, also email. | * Mail (verb or noun) - something sent through the post office, letters and packages, also email. | ||
“I sent you a letter via the post office.” | <blockquote>“I sent you a letter via the post office.”</blockquote> | ||
==RIGHT/WRITE== | ==RIGHT/WRITE== | ||
* Right (adj.) - meaning the side opposite “left” or being correct. | * Right (adj.) - meaning the side opposite “left” or being correct. | ||
“My sister is right-handed.” | <blockquote>“My sister is right-handed.”</blockquote><blockquote>“He did the right thing to help the children.”</blockquote> | ||
“He did the right thing to help the children.” | |||
* Write (verb) - expressing ideas on paper or keyboard. | * Write (verb) - expressing ideas on paper or keyboard. | ||
“I want to write a letter.” | <blockquote>“I want to write a letter.”</blockquote> | ||
==SON/SUN== | ==SON/SUN== | ||
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* Sun (noun) - the star at the center of our solar system. | * Sun (noun) - the star at the center of our solar system. | ||
“The sun was bright today. We had no rain.” | <blockquote>“The sun was bright today. We had no rain.”</blockquote> | ||
==ONE/WON== | ==ONE/WON== | ||
* One (noun) - number after 0 and before 2. | * One (noun) - number after 0 and before 2. | ||
“There was only one person in the room.” | <blockquote>“There was only one person in the room.”</blockquote> | ||
* Won (verb) - form of “to win” past tense. | * Won (verb) - form of “to win” past tense. | ||
“I won the game yesterday.” | <blockquote>“I won the game yesterday.”</blockquote> | ||
==WEAR/WHERE== | ==WEAR/WHERE== | ||
* Wear (verb) - to have clothing on one’s body. | * Wear (verb) - to have clothing on one’s body. | ||
“He was wearing a sweater.” | <blockquote>“He was wearing a sweater.”</blockquote> | ||
* Where (interrogative) - a question that asks for a location. | * Where (interrogative) - a question that asks for a location. | ||
“Where is the school?” | <blockquote>“Where is the school?”</blockquote> | ||
==WAIT/WEIGHT== | ==WAIT/WEIGHT== | ||
* Wait (verb) - postpone time and remain in one place. | * Wait (verb) - postpone time and remain in one place. | ||
“Wait for the bus.” | <blockquote>“Wait for the bus.”</blockquote> | ||
* Weight (noun) - the measure of heaviness. | * Weight (noun) - the measure of heaviness. | ||
“He was a heavy weight man.” | <blockquote>“He was a heavy weight man.”</blockquote> | ||
==TO/TWO/TOO == | ==TO/TWO/TOO == | ||
* To (preposition) - a direction forward. | * To (preposition) - a direction forward. | ||
“I am going to the store.” | <blockquote>“I am going to the store.”</blockquote> | ||
* Two (noun) - number after l, before 3. | * Two (noun) - number after l, before 3. | ||
“It takes two to form a marriage.” | <blockquote>“It takes two to form a marriage.”</blockquote> | ||
* Too (adverb) - also, in addition to. | * Too (adverb) - also, in addition to. | ||
“John went shopping and Mary went shopping too.” | <blockquote>“John went shopping and Mary went shopping too.”</blockquote> | ||
Revision as of 16:13, 2 December 2021
English homophones - part I
Hello English learners 😎
This is part I of English homophones.
I have added some new words that can be confusing also because they sound the same but mean something else. these words in english are called “homophones.”
I will include these in two parts because there are so many.
These are some of the homophones in English. I will post more at a later time.
The words that follow are not considered “homophones” but are also tricky words in english.
THIS IS PART I - GO to PART II
BARE/BEAR
- Bare (adj) - naked, uncovered.
“He walks in his bare feet.”
- Bear (noun) - a large furry mammal.
“I saw a big brown bear in the zoo.”
DO/DEW/DUE
- Dew (noun) - water drops accumulated on plants and objects outside during the night.
“The morning dew was on the grass.”
- Do (verb) - to carry out an action.
“What did you do yesterday?”
- Due (adj) - a date when something is expected to happen.
“The rent is due on Friday.”
EYE/I
- Eye (noun) - the part of one’s face used for vision.
“My eyes grow tired when I read too much.”
- I (pronoun) - first person, singular.
“I went to the store.”
HEAR/HERE
- Hear (verb) - the function of the ears.
“I can hear the music.”
- Here (adverb) - where you are located at the moment.
“I am here in the living room. You are there in the kitchen.”
HOUR/OUR
- Hour (noun) - 60 minutes of time.
“I will leave in one hour.”
- Our (pronoun) - possessive form of “we.”
“Our house is on the corner of the street.”
MALE/MAIL
- Male (adj. or noun) - masculine gender
“The new baby is a male.”
- Mail (verb or noun) - something sent through the post office, letters and packages, also email.
“I sent you a letter via the post office.”
RIGHT/WRITE
- Right (adj.) - meaning the side opposite “left” or being correct.
“My sister is right-handed.”
“He did the right thing to help the children.”
- Write (verb) - expressing ideas on paper or keyboard.
“I want to write a letter.”
SON/SUN
- Son (noun) - a male child
“My son is playing soccer.”
- Sun (noun) - the star at the center of our solar system.
“The sun was bright today. We had no rain.”
ONE/WON
- One (noun) - number after 0 and before 2.
“There was only one person in the room.”
- Won (verb) - form of “to win” past tense.
“I won the game yesterday.”
WEAR/WHERE
- Wear (verb) - to have clothing on one’s body.
“He was wearing a sweater.”
- Where (interrogative) - a question that asks for a location.
“Where is the school?”
WAIT/WEIGHT
- Wait (verb) - postpone time and remain in one place.
“Wait for the bus.”
- Weight (noun) - the measure of heaviness.
“He was a heavy weight man.”
TO/TWO/TOO
- To (preposition) - a direction forward.
“I am going to the store.”
- Two (noun) - number after l, before 3.
“It takes two to form a marriage.”
- Too (adverb) - also, in addition to.
“John went shopping and Mary went shopping too.”