Homophones

Homophones are pairs or trios of words which have the same pronunciation, but different spellings and different meanings. An effort has been made to give you a context to determine their sense. If you don't know what these words mean, use a dictionary.

While I'm walking down the aisle, I'll be thinking of our honeymoon isle.

The church is renovating. They will alter the position of the altar.

In our leatherwork class, we all have to share an awl.

I can't bear to see the floors bare.

There is a nice beech tree near the beach.

A bee can be big.

She gave birth in the train berth.

The cowboy was much bolder shooting from behind the boulder.

The Japanese bow in front of the cherry tree bough.

We always feed bread to pure bred puppies.

They took many breaks while fixing my brakes.

Go bury the rotten berry.

I have to buy it by 5:00.

The serial killer always eats cereal.

Did you check to see who cashed the stolen cheque ?

Did you see that deer, my dear ?

Don't drink that dye or you might die.

Do you see that ewe?

She spilled flour on the flower.

Is your car equipped for four passengers?

The fourth one came forth.

That great noise will grate on my nerves.

His mother must groan when she sees how much her son has grown.

They guessed who was the secret guest.

The hare jumped over the hunter's hair.

They had to haul the equipment to the rented hall.

I have to halve my sandwich.

Doctor, can you heal my heel?

I can hear well here.

They zebras heard the rest of the herd were leaving.

In this book, the brother of the heroine is a heroin addict.

Costs are higher to hire someone today.

She sings him her favourite hymn.

They cheered for the winning horse until they were hoarse.

This is our finest hour.

I hurt my eye.

We stayed in the Holiday Inn.

I knew you'd like the new car.

The knight left at night.

I know no better way.

The race car driver had a lapse of judgment on the last few laps of the race.

Which oil company led the race to make gas without lead?

The main animals that have a mane are the horse and the lion.

The maid made a mess.

Our mail is delivered by a male.

The organizing committee had to meddle with the medal presentation.

Now you've met the soup, it's time to meet the meat.

At Niagara Falls, we missed the “Maid of the Mist.”

Do mussels have muscles?

The nose knows.

This is not a good knot.

He's the one who won.

Do we need one oar or two?

Installing that window pane caused me back pain.

I bought a pair of pears.

Take a peek at that mountain peak!

It's just a plain plane - nothing special.

I just pray to not be the prey of terrorists.

The principal has a principle: study hard.

They read the book with the red cover.

My nephew likes to read about the papyrus reed.

They rode on the country road.

It's their role to roll on the floor.

I bought this sail on sale.

This seam will seem a bit long.

That scene was seen by millions.

Avon sent me this scent for only a cent.

This is the first time I can see the sea.

The eagle sees what it will seize.

I want to sell my cell phone.

The wine steward took the seller down to the cellar.

She can sew so well.

Laundry will shoot out of the chute.

She always sighs when she sees the size of the pile of dishes.

My son likes to play in the sun.

The thieves wanted to steal some steel.

They went straight through the strait.

You reserved the honeymoon suite? How sweet of you!

The sum of some things is more than that of others.

This is the tale of a mouse and his tail.

They're there with their wives.

The quarterback threw right through the defense.

The beach volleyball game was tied when the tide started to come in.

When the church bell tolled, the visitors were told there was a funeral.

The tow truck almost ran over my toe.

The time is 1:45. It's quarter to two too.

She wants to wait before knowing her weight.

If you eat too much, your waste goes to your waist.

These numbers vary very much.

They all wore yellow ribbons to remember the soldiers in the war.

I feel weak this week.

Whether or not the weather is nice, we'll go out.

At Hallowe'en, I never know which witch is which.

You always whine when we have wine.

If they weigh it this way, it's heavier.

The whole thing went down the hole.

What would we do without wood?

Don't forget to write in the right book.

You're your own worst enemy.