Homophones - Same pronunciation different meaning

Homophones are words that have a different spelling, different meaning but the same pronunciation.

For example:

I went to the sea to see my friend.

The words sea and see have the same pronunciation but different meanings and spellings.

Homophone Examples

Buy/By

Buy her a present for her birthday.
She lives by a park.

Hole/Whole

There's a hole in my trousers.
I read the whole book in one day.

Write/Right

Write your name on top of the test paper.
I couldn't remember the right answer.

Note on Homonyms

Homonyms are words that have the same spelling and pronunciation but may have different meanings. For example, book and show are homonyms.

I am reading a good book at the moment.
We should book our train tickets before the price goes up.

Show John where the bathroom is.
Did you enjoy the magic show?

Take a look at these sentences and choose the correct missing word. All of the missing words are homophones.

• 1) Would you like a ___ of cake?
  
  piece
  peace
  
  
• 2) I've never met a ___ actor before.
  
  real
  reel
  
  
• 3) This is ___ difficult for me.
  
  to
  too
  
  
• 4) He's not coming because he's feeling ___.
  
  week
  weak
  
  
• 5) It is so heavy because it is made of ___.
  
  steal
  steel
  
  
• 6) The boat will ___ across the ocean.
  
  sale
  sail
  
  
• 7) The wall is too ___. Let's paint it.
  
  plane
  plain
  
  
• 8) Can you ___ me a cup of coffee?
  
  pour
  poor
  
  
• 9) Abdul ___ first-prize in the writing competition.
  
  one
  won
  
  
• 10) Can you ___ me or should I speak up?
  
  hear
  here