Homophones are words that have different meaning and spelling, but the same pronunciation. They usually are difficult words for students of english and english speakers as well.
Homophones son las palabras que tienen diferente significado y escritura pero la misma pronunciación. Suelen ser palabras difíciles para los estudiantes de inglés y también para los angloparlantes.
| aisle, isle |
| ate, eight |
| bare, bear |
| be, bee |
| blew, blue |
| brake, break |
| buy, by |
| cell, sell |
| cent, sent, scent |
| chord, cord |
| dear, deer |
| die, dye |
| fair, fare |
| flea, flee |
| flour, flower |
| guest, guessed |
| heal, heel |
| hear, here |
| hole, whole |
| hour, our |
| in, inn |
| its, it’s |
| knew, new |
| knot, not |
| know, no |
| made, maid |
| mail, male |
| meat, meet |
| night, knight |
| pail, pale |
| pair, pare, pear |
| peace, piece |
| pray, prey |
| rain, rein, reign |
| real, reel |
| right, write, rite |
| road, rode, rowed |
| role, roll |
| sail, sale |
| sea, see |
| sight, site, cite |
| soar, sore |
| sole, soul |
| son, sun |
| stair, stare |
| stake, steak |
| steal, steel |
| tail, tale |
| threw, through |
| to, too, two |
| vain, vane, vein |
| waist, waste |
| wait, weight |
| way, weigh |
| week, weak |
| wood, would |
We thank Augusto Bonalumi (from Córdoba, Argentina) for his contribution.
By teacher: José