WORDS THAT SOUND ALIKE “Homonyms”
There are a number of words in English that are pronounced the same as another Word but have a different spelling and meaning. For example, son and sun are both pronounced the same. Usually the meaning of words like this is clear from the sentences they are in. My son is a doctor. / The sun is really hot today.
Here are some common words that most American and Canadian speakers pronounce alike:
Air/ heir heal/ heel rap/ wrap
Aisle/ I’ll/isle hear/ here read(past)/ red
Allowed/aloud heard/ herd right/ rite/ write
Ascent/ assent hi/ high road/ rode
Bare /bear higher/ hire role/ roll
Base/ bass hole/ whole sail/ sale
Be /bee knew/ new scene/ seen
Been/ bin knight/ night sea/ see
Berry/ bury knot/ not seam/ seen
Berth/ birth know/ no sew/ so / sow
Blew/ blue lead( metal)/ led sole/ soul
Board/ bored leased/ least some/ sum
Brake/ break lessen/ lesson son/ sun
Bread/ bred loan/ lone stair/ stare
Buy/ by/ bye made/ maid stake/ steak
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