OddVisions Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 I used to love learning about this when I was growing up. These are words that sound exactly the same, but have completely different meanings. I thought I would give a few examples and that you all could give a few examples too. I'll start us off with these:I, aye and eyebutt and butbare and bearAlright, now that we have a few of the easier ones out of the way, let's try for some harder ones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosa Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 Homonyms-words that are spelt and also sound alike. A few of these are -current -remote -square -watch -resume Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddVisions Posted November 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Can't figure out how to fix it, but title should have Homophones at the end, not Homonyms. Sorry for any confusion that may have caused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linguaholic Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 I fixed that for you.regardslingua Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takibari Posted November 25, 2014 Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 Homophones are really challenging when used in listening tests. It could prove difficult if you are asked to spell the word without being given some context clues.Here are a few examples. Still easy examples, though.stair - staresole - soulwaist - wastepiece - peacecent - scent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baburra Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Cord and chord would be a good example of this. I myself had a bit of confusion when I was younger and only starting to learn about the different English words and meanings, and since we are a musical family I learned about chords earlier on but at the start I was thinking it was called that because of the strings on instruments being called cords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddVisions Posted November 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 Back with a few more homonyms to share:pear and pair flea and fleepole and pollLet's keep this going everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leahcim132 Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 Here's some of mine meat - meetbeat - beetdoe - doughgo - goal (not sure about this one, but I think it works!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddVisions Posted December 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Here's some of mine go - goal (not sure about this one, but I think it works!)I can see why you'd think this since a lot of the time when a person watches an English sports game, the 'go' in the word 'goal' is stressed. However, goal is pronounced differently. The 'al' on the end makes an 'all' sound. So it's pronounced 'go' and then 'all'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Leigh Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Here are some simple ones:bee - besea - seetea - teeActually these may seem alike or confusing only when they stand alone. When they are used in sentences, the chances of being doubtful about which meaning is alluded to, is near zero.For example, you are not likely to be confused by these sentences:I want to be like a bee, busy all day.When I look out to sea, I can see sails on the horizon.Before the golfers tee off, they usually have tea in the club house first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessiFox Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Tail - TaleThere - their - they'resee - seasole - soul sent - scent - cent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primalclaws1974 Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Weather and whether. As in, "Can you whether the weather?". Now it is a bit of a tongue twister too. Feet and feat. As in, "It is a feat that he can find shoes big enough to fit his feet". Break and brake. Example: "The brakes are there to ensure you got no breaks". There are so many in the English language. I could post a novel here. Great topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidney Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 A very common homonym error that is being used in sentences that I read online are the words LOSE and LOOSE. I really don't know how it became that popular. I'm thinking in my head. "Are people nowadays not smart enough to distinguish that LOSE means to be defeated and LOOSE means not tight?Apart from that rant, some words that I can contribute are:weary - waryhorse - hoarsebase - basswrite - right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrushka Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 These are some of my favorites simply because I like how they sound, haha.ascent - the climbassent - to agreecanvas - rough clothcanvass - to examine thoroughlystationary - not movingstationery - writing paperI always have a problem with counsel and council though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takibari Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 I've always associated 'council' with people (as in a special group of people) while 'counsel' with action (as in the act of giving advice)allowed vs. aloudnay vs neighwitch vs whichcite vs sightcensus vs senses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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