Words That Sound The Same

Some words have different spellings, but they sound the same. They are called homonyms.

See if you can think of any other homonyms.

air-heir

We went out to get some fresh air.

He is the heir to a large family fortune.

ate-eight

The dog ate my homework!

Julia has eight pencils

be-bee

I will be there soon.

Tom was stung by a bee.

Close-Clothes

Close the door, please.

My clothes got all wet.

dear-deer

Good morning, dear!

A deer ran across the road.

eye-I

Keep your eye on the ball

I ran all the way home.

fur-fir

Our cat is shedding its fur.

A fir is an evegreen treen.

flower-flour

I picked a yellow flower on my way home.

Pankcakes are made with flour, milk, and eggs.

hear-here

I can´t hear you over this loud music.

I left my pencil right here.

hole-whole

My dog dug a hole in the yard.

She ate the whole cake!

meet-meat

Did you meet my brother?

May I have some more meat?

no-know

There is no cake left.

I know the answer.

not-knot

He did not know what to say

Her shoelace was tied in a knot.

one-won

Which one is mine?

He won the game by three points

our-hour

Let´s go back to our house.

I will be there in an hour.

pail-pale

She filled her pail with sand

I wore a pale yellow shirt.

peek-peak

Let´s peek out the window

This is the highest mountain peak in the state

plain-plane

Do you have a plain piece of paper?

The plane flew right over our house.

rain-reign-rein

Kete got wet in the rain

The queen´s reign lasted twenty years

The horse will turn if you pull on the rein.

red-read

He has a red bicycle

Martin has read four books this week.

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