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==Definition==
==Definition==
In English, there are some words that have the exact same pronunciation but different meanings and different spellings. These words are called homophones.  
In English, there are some words that have the exact '''same pronunciation''' but '''different meanings and different spellings.''' 
 
These words are called homophones.


'''Why is the Knowledge of Homophones Essential?'''
'''Why is the Knowledge of Homophones Essential?'''
   
   
Since they are pronounced identically or nearly identically, language learners must take care not to misunderstand or become confused when listening to spoken conversation.
Since they are pronounced identically or nearly identically, language learners must take care not to misunderstand or become confused when listening to spoken conversation.  


In order to be certain of the meanings of these homophones, the language learner must master them and acknowledge their different meanings.  
In order to be certain of the meanings of these homophones, the language learner must master them and acknowledge their different meanings.


At any rate, in cases of confusion, the context of the use of the words in conversation might help out.
At any rate, in cases of confusion, the '''context''' of the use of the words in conversation might help out.


==Examples of Homophones ==
==Examples of Homophones ==
Below are some famous homophones that language learners should look out for:             
Below are some famous homophones that language learners should look out for:             


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|Forth
|Band
|Fourth
|Banned
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|-
|Gate  
|Bare
|Gait
|Bear
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|-
|Berry 
|Berry 
|Bury
|Bury
|-
|Blew 
|Blue
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|Bore
|Boar
|-
|Bored
|Board
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|Brake
|Break
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|-
|Bread
|Bread
|Bred
|Bred
|-
|-
|Bored
|Cache
|Board
|Cash
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|Carrot
|Karat
|-
|Cell
|Sell
|-
|Check
|Cheque
|-
|Click
|Clique
|-
|-
|Cue 
|Cue 
|Queue
|Queue
|-
|Day
|Dais (UK & American New England  pronunciation)
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|-
|Deer 
|Deer 
|Dear
|Dear
|-
|Die
|Dye
|-
|Dire
|Dyer
|-
|-
|Doe
|Doe
|Dough
|Dough
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|Fairy
|Ferry
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|Fare
|Fair / Faire
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|-
|Fare 
|Fare 
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|Feet 
|Feat
|Feat
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|Find
|Fined
|-
|Flour
|Flower
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|Flow
|Floe
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|For
|Four
|-
|Fore
|For / Four
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|Gate  
|Gait
|-
|Great 
|Grate
|-
|Grown
|Groan
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|Hair
|Hare
|-
|Heard
|Herd
|-
|Hi
|High
|-
|Hire 
|Higher
|-
|Hole
|Whole
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|Hour
|Our
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|Knight
|Night
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|Knot 
|Not
|-
|Know 
|No
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|-
|Lead
|Lead
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|Lone
|Loan
|Loan
|-
|Made
|Maid
|-
|-
|Mail 
|Mail 
|Male
|Male
|-
|Medal
|Meddle
|-
|-
|Meet 
|Meet 
|Meat
|Meat
|-
|Metal
|Mettle
|-
|Might
|Mite
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|New
|Knew
|-
|New
|Gnu
|-
|-
|Nun 
|Nun 
|None
|None
|-
|Made
|Maid
|-
|-
|One 
|One 
|Won
|Won
|-
|-
|Their 
|Pair
|There
|Pare
|-
|Peace
|Piece
|-
|-
|Son 
|Plain
|Sun
|Plane
|-
|-
|Tear
|Poor
|Tier
|Poor / Pore
|-
|-
|Blew 
|Pray
|Blue
|Prey
|-
|-
|Steal
|Sale
|Steel
|Sail
|-
|-
|Knot 
|Sea
|Not
|See
|-
|-
|Know 
|Shiek
|No
|Chic
|-
|-
|Stake 
|Shiek
|Steak
|Shake
|-
|-
|Sight
|Sight
|Site
|Site
|-
|-
|Hour
|Sight
|Our
|Site/ Cite
|-
|Sign
|Sine
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|Slay
|Sleigh
|-
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|Heard
|Slough
|Herd
|Slew
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|-
|Great 
|Son 
|Grate
|Sun
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|Hole
|Soul
|Whole
|Sole
|-
|-
|New
|Staid
|Knew
|Stayed
|-
|-
|Hire 
|Stake 
|Higher
|Steak
|-
|-
|Peace
|Steal
|Piece
|Steel
|-
|-
|Find
|Symbol
|Fined
|Cymbal
|-
|-
|Brake
|Tear
|Break
|Tier
|-
|-
|Tear
|Tear
|Tare
|Tare
|-
|-
|Bare
|Their 
|Bear
|There
|-
|-
|Knight
|Through
|Night
|Threw
|-
|-
|Staid
|Tide
|Stayed
|Tied
|-
|-
|Plain
|To
|Plane
|-
|Walk
|Wok
|-
|Wait
|Weight
|-
|Flour
|Flower
|-
|Cell
|Sell
|-
| To
|Two
|Two
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|-
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|Too
|-
|-
|New
|Wait
|Gnu
|Weight
|-
|-
|Sale
|Walk
|Sail
|Wok
|-
|-
|Bale
|Won
|Bail
|One
|-
|Carrot
|Karat
|-
|-
|You
|You
|Ewe
|Ewe
|-
|Pray
|Prey
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Flow                                                                                                                                      Floe
Bore                                                                                                                                      Boar
Symbol                                                                                                                                  Cymbal
Slay                                                                                                                                        Sleigh
Slough                                                                                                                                    Slew
Might                                                                                                                                      Mite
Soul                                                                                                                                        Sole
Won                                                                                                                                        One
For                                                                                                                                            Four
Fore                                                                                                                                          For / Four
Poor                                                                                                                                          Poor / Pore
Pair                                                                                                                                            Pare
Sign                                                                                                                                            Sine
Band                                                                                                                                          Banned
Fairy                                                                                                                                            Ferry
Shiek                                                                                                                                          Chic
Shiek                                                                                                                                            Shake
Cache                                                                                                                                          Cash
Fare                                                                                                                                              Fair / Faire
Metal                                                                                                                                            Mettle
Medal                                                                                                                                            Meddle
Die                                                                                                                                                Dye
Dire                                                                                                                                                Dyer
Tide                                                                                                                                                Tied
Day                                                                                                                                                Dais (UK & American New England pronunciation)
Through                                                                                                                                          Threw
Grown                                                                                                                                            Groan
Shown                                                                                                                                              Shone
Check                                                                                                                                              Cheque
Click                                                                                                                                                  Clique
Sight                                                                                                                                                  Site
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English Homophones.jpg
Homophones

Definition

In English, there are some words that have the exact same pronunciation but different meanings and different spellings.

These words are called homophones.

Why is the Knowledge of Homophones Essential?

Since they are pronounced identically or nearly identically, language learners must take care not to misunderstand or become confused when listening to spoken conversation.

In order to be certain of the meanings of these homophones, the language learner must master them and acknowledge their different meanings.

At any rate, in cases of confusion, the context of the use of the words in conversation might help out.

Examples of Homophones

Below are some famous homophones that language learners should look out for:

Word Homophone
Bale Bail
Band Banned
Bare Bear
Berry  Bury
Blew  Blue
Bore Boar
Bored Board
Brake Break
Bread Bred
Cache Cash
Carrot Karat
Cell Sell
Check Cheque
Click Clique
Cue  Queue
Day Dais (UK & American New England pronunciation)
Deer  Dear
Die Dye
Dire Dyer
Doe Dough
Fairy Ferry
Fare Fair / Faire
Fare  Fair
Feet  Feat
Find Fined
Flour Flower
Flow Floe
For Four
Fore For / Four
Gate   Gait
Great  Grate
Grown Groan
Hair Hare
Heard Herd
Hi High
Hire  Higher
Hole Whole
Hour Our
Knight Night
Knot  Not
Know  No
Lead Led
Lone Loan
Made Maid
Mail  Male
Medal Meddle
Meet  Meat
Metal Mettle
Might Mite
New Knew
New Gnu
Nun  None
One  Won
Pair Pare
Peace Piece
Plain Plane
Poor Poor / Pore
Pray Prey
Sale Sail
Sea See
Shiek Chic
Shiek Shake
Sight Site
Sight Site/ Cite
Sign Sine
Slay Sleigh
Slough Slew
Son  Sun
Soul Sole
Staid Stayed
Stake  Steak
Steal Steel
Symbol Cymbal
Tear Tier
Tear Tare
Their  There
Through Threw
Tide Tied
To Two
To Too
Wait Weight
Walk Wok
Won One
You Ewe