Homophone is a word that is pronounced the same (to varying extent) as another word but differs in meaning. A homophone may also differ in spelling.

1. HOMOPHONE

2. WHAT IS HOMOPHONE?
A homophone is a word that is
pronounced the same (to varying
extent) as another word but differs in
meaning. A homophone may also differ
in spelling.

3. HOMOPHONE MEANING WITH
EXAMPLE
 Ate is the past form
of ‘eat’.
EXAMPLE
“I ate a large size
burger.”
 Eight is a number
which comes after
seven and before
nine.
EXAMPLE
“Today, I woke up
at eight o’clock.”
ATE (v.) EIGHT (n.)

4. ATE EIGHT

5. HOMOPHONE MEANING WITH
EXAMPLE
 A board is a flat
piece of wood.
EXAMPLE
“Art teacher is
drawing a beautiful
portrait on
the board.”
 Bored means lacking
interest or
engagement. If you
are bored then it
means you are not
interested at all.
EXAMPLE
“She got bored during
the history lecture.”
BOARD (n.) BORED (adj.)

6. BOARD BORED

7. HOMOPHONE MEANING WITH
EXAMPLE
 Deer is a hoofed grazing
animal, with branched
bony antlers that are
shed annually and
typically borne only by
the male.
EXAMPLE
“Animals like deer were an
important source of food for
early humans.”
 Dear is used for the
beloved person.
EXAMPLE
“Hey dear, are you
ok now?”
DEER (n.) DEAR (n./adj)

8. DEER DEAR

9. HOMOPHONE MEANING WITH
EXAMPLE
 Dew is tiny drops of
water that form on the
ground and other
surfaces outside during
the night when
atmospheric vapor
condenses.
EXAMPLE
“In the early morning, the
grass was wet with dew.”
 In terms of the noun,
due means what is
owed (especially
money) to one.
EXAMPLE
“When is the first
payment due?
DEW (n.) DUE (n./adj)

10. DEW DUE

11. HOMOPHONE MEANING WITH
EXAMPLE
 Hear means to
perceive with the ear,
the sound made by
someone or something.
EXAMPLE
“I am unable
to hear your voice, can
you please speak
aloud?”
 Here, indicates the
place where you
are at any moment.
EXAMPLE
“The dog is here
under the table.”
HEAR (v.) HERE (adv.)

12. HEAR HERE

13. HOMOPHONE MEANING WITH
EXAMPLE
The hole is a gap
or hollow place in
a solid body or
surface.
EXAMPLE
“He had a hole in his
sock.”
Whole means
entire; All of.
EXAMPLE
“I ate the whole
pizza yesterday.”
HOLE (n.) WHOLE (adj.)

14. HOLE WHOLE

15. HOMOPHONE MEANING WITH
EXAMPLE
 Him is usually used as the
object of a verb or
preposition, to refer to a
man, boy, or male animal
that has just been
mentioned or is just about to
be mentioned.
EXAMPLE
“Don’t be judgmental for any
person unless and until you
know him.”
The hymn is a
religious song or
poem to praise a
god.
EXAMPLE
“The church
congregation stood
up to sing a hymn.”
HIM (pronoun) HYMN (n.)

16. HIM HYMN

17. HOMOPHONE MEANING WITH
EXAMPLE
 The night is the
period of time when
it’s dark and most
people sleep.
EXAMPLE
“ Night time is mostly
preferred for distant
traveling.”
A knight is a man
who served his
sovereign or lord
as a mounted
soldier in armor.
EXAMPLE
“The princess was
rescued by a
handsome knight.”
NIGHT (n.) KNIGHT (n.)

18. NIGHT KNIGHT

19. HOMOPHONE MEANING WITH
EXAMPLE
Meat is the edible
flesh from an
animal.
EXAMPLE
“ Vegetarians don’t
eat meat.”
 Meet means when
you are introduced
to a person for the
first time. It can also
refer to later
meetings.
EXAMPLE
“Hey guys!
let’s meet today.”
MEAT (n.) MEET (v.)

20. MEAT MEET

21. HOMOPHONE MEANING WITH
EXAMPLE
 Peace means freedom
from war and violence,
especially when people
live and work together
happily without
disagreements.
 EXAMPLE
“ Lord Jesus is the
symbol of peace.”
 A piece is a part of
something.
EXAMPLE
“He cut the cake
into eight
equal pieces.”
PEACE (n.) PIECE (v.)

22. PEACE PIECE

23. HOMOPHONE MEANING WITH
EXAMPLE
 Son is a male child.
EXAMPLE
“ Jesus is the
beloved Son OF
God.”
 Sun is the star that
provides light and heat
for the earth and
around which the earth
revolves. It is at the
center of our solar
system.
EXAMPLE
“The sun rises in the
east and sets in the
west.”
SON (n.) SUN (v.)

24. SON SUN

25. HOMOPHONE MEANING WITH
EXAMPLE
 Sea contains the
salty water that
covers a large part of
the surface of the
earth.
EXAMPLE
“ I could hear the
sound of the sea.”
 See is an act of
perceiving with the
eyes.
EXAMPLE
“ We see things
differently.”
SEA (n.) SEE (v.)

26. SEA SEE

27. HOMOPHONE MEANING WITH
EXAMPLE
 The wait means to
stay in one place or
to anticipate
something.
EXAMPLE
“ I can’t wait to tell
Avril what happened.
 Weight indicates
how heavy
something is.
EXAMPLE
“My weight
reduced when I
started to follow the
proper diet plan.”
WAIT (v.) WEIGHT (n.)

28. WAIT WEIGHT