What are Homophones

Homophones

Two or more words with the same pronunciation but with the different meanings are called homophones. They can either have the same spelling or their spellings can differ. Given below are the list of some of the common homophones.

accept — except
allowed—aloud

addition — edition

affect — effect

all ready —already
ate—eight

axes — axis

eye — I
band—banned
blie—blew

buy — by — bye

byte — bite

cache — cash

dye — die

fare —fair

flour — floor

flu — flew

four — fore — forward

knew — new
know—no

hi — high

hire — higher

hole — whole
made—maid

mail — male

one — won
peace—piece
plain—plane

read — red

root—route

rose— rows

sail — sale
scene—seen

see — sea
tale—tail
through—threw
to—two—too

ways — weighs

we — wee

weak — week

wear — where