Homophones--What?
Homophones are words that share the same pronunciation, but not the same spelling--or meaning.
English has millions of words adapted from languages across the globe, so it has over 7700 of these confusing words. (Here is a link to an extensive list of them: https://www.cooper.com/alan/homonym_list.html?)
It's a good idea to be aware of homophones--especially when you're writing something--to ensure that your message is communicating what you mean to say.
(ad) ad (advertisement) add (addition)
(air) air (oxygen) heir (successor)
(ahl REH dee) already (previous) all ready (prepared)
(ant) ant (insect) aunt (relative)
(ayt) ate (did eat) eight (number)
(bair) bare (nude) bear (animal)
(bee) be (exist) bee (insect)
(beet) beat (whip) beet (vegetable)
(bihn) been (was) bin (box)
(bloo) blue (color) blew (did blow)
(brayk) brake (stop) break (smash)
(kreek) creek (stream) creak (grating noise)
(deer) deer (animal) dear (greeting or loved one)
(dai) die (expire) dye (color)
(fair) fair (honest or bazaar) fare (cost of transportation)
(feet) feet (plural of foot) feat (accomplishment)
(faind) find ( discover) fined ( penalized financially)
(FLAY vur) flour (milled grain) flower (bloom of a plant)
(for) for (in favor of) four (the number 4)
(grayt) great (large) grate (grind)
(hurd) heard (listen) herd (group of animals)
(hai) hi (hello) high (opposite of low)
(wayv) waive (give up) wave (signal)
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