## Looking at homophones 

Some words that are pronounced in the same way are spelt differently and have different meanings. They are called homophones . Here are some examples: 

air 

aisle 

allowed 

altar 

bare 

bark 

bow 

bread 

by 

caught 

cent 

check 

council 

current 

ewe 

dear 

faint 

herd 

here 

hole 

gaseous substance 

passage between seats 

permitted 

table at end of church 

naked 

sound dog makes 

covering of tree trunk 

to bend head 

food made from flour 

at side of something 

past tense of ‘catch’ 

monetary unit 

sudden stop 

to inspect 

an administrative body 

water or air moving in 

a particular direction 

female sheep 

loved; expensive 

become unconscious 

a group of cattle 

in this place 

a cavity 

heir 

isle 

aloud 

alter 

bear 

barque 

bough 

bred 

buy 

bye 

court 

sent 

scent 

cheque 

counsel 

currant 

yew 

you 

deer 

feint 

heard 

hear 

whole 

successor 

land surrounded by 

water 

audible 

change 

an animal 

sailing ship 

branch of tree 

past tense of breed 

purchase 

a run in cricket 

awarded by umpire 

space enclosed by 

buildings 

past tense of ‘send’ 

perfume 

written order to bank 

to pay money 

to give advice 

dried fruit 

a tree 

second person 

pronoun 

animal 

to make a 

diversionary move 

past tense of ‘hear’ 

to be aware of sound 

something complete 

