HOMONYMS

S.NO.

HOMONYM 1 - MEANING

HOMONYM 2 -MEANING

HOMONYM 3 - MEANING

1

accept - take in

except - other than

2

ad - advertisement

add - join, combine

3

advice - guidance

advise - recommend

4

aid - assist, assistance

aide - one who gives assistance

5

ail - to suffer poor health

ale - a beverage

6

air - atmosphere

ere - before

heir - one who inherits property

7

aisle - a passage

I'll - contraction of ‘I will’

isle – island

8

allusion - an indirect reference

illusion - false appearance

9

altar - table in a church

alter - to change

10

ate - past tense of eat

eight - the number 8

11

bail - to clear water

bail - release of a prisoner

bale - a large bundle

12

band - a ring, something that binds

band - a group

banned – prohibited

13

bare - uncovered

bear - large animal

bear - support, yield

14

bases - starting points

bases - four stations on a baseball field

basis - a basic principle

15

beat - to strike, overcome

beat – exhausted

beet - a plant with red roots

16

blew - past tense of blow

blue - the color

17

bread - baked food item

bred – produced

18

buy - purchase

by - near, through

bye – goodbye

19

capital - punishable by death

capital - chief city

capitol - building where legislature meets

20

ceiling - top of a room

sealing - setting, fastening

21

cell - compartment

sell – vend

22

cent - penny coin

scent - an odour

sent - past tense of send

23

cereal – breakfast food

serial - sequential

24

chews - gnaws with teeth

choose - to select

25

Chile- country in South America

chili - bean stew

chilly – frosty

26

chord - musical tone

cord – rope

27

cite - quote

site – location

sight – view

28

close - opposite of open

clothes - clothing

29

coarse - rough

course - path, procedure

30

complement – enhance; go together

compliment - praise

31

conduct - behavior

conduct - to lead

32

council - committee

counsel - guidance

33

creak - squeak

creek - stream of water

34

crews - gangs

cruise - ride on a boat

35

days - plural of day

daze – stun

36

dear - darling

deer- woodland animal

37

desert - to abandon

desert - dry land

dessert - after-dinner treat

38

dew - morning mist

do – operate

due – payable

39

die - cease to exist

dye – color

40

discreet - tactful

discrete - distinct

41

doe - female deer

dough - uncooked bread

42

dual - double

duel – battle

43

elicit - draw out

illicit – illegal

44

eminent - distinguished

imminent – soon

45

ewe - female sheep

you – (second-person personal pronoun)

46

eye - sight organ

I – (first-person personal pronoun)

47

facts - true things

fax - a document transmitted via telephone

48

fair - equal

fare – price

49

fairy – elf-like creature with wings

ferry – boat

50

faze - impact

phase – stage

51

feat - achievement

feet - plural of foot

52

find - to discover

fined - charged a penalty

53

fir - type of tree

fur - animal hair

54

flea - small biting insect

flee – run

55

flew - did fly

flu – illness

56

flour - powdery, ground up grain

flower - blooming plant

57

for - on behalf of

fore – front

four - three plus one

58

forth – onward

fourth - number four

59

Foreword- introduction to a book

forward - advancing

60

gene - a chromosome

jean - fabric; pants

61

gorilla - big ape

guerrilla – warrior

62

grease - fat

Greece - country in Europe

63

groan - moan

grown - form of grow

64

hair - head covering

hare - rabbit-like animal

65

hall - passageway

haul – tow

66

halve - cut in two parts

have – possess

67

hay - animal food

hey - interjection to get attention

68

heal - mend

heel - back of foot

69

hear - to listen

here - at this place

70

hi - hello

high - up far

71

hoarse - croaky

horse - riding animal

72

hole - opening

whole – entire

73

holey - full of holes

holy – divine

wholly – entirely

74

hoarse - rough voice

horse – animal

75

hour - sixty minutes

our - belonging to us

76

knead - massage

need – desire

77

knew - did know

new - not old

78

knight - feudal horseman

night – evening

79

knot - tied rope

not – negative

80

know - have knowledge

no - opposite of yes

81

lead - metal

led - was the leader

82

leased - past tense of lease

least - the minimum

83

lessen - make smaller

lesson – class

84

loan - lend

lone – solitary

85

made - did make

maid – servant

86

mail - postage

male - opposite of female

87

marry - to wed material

merry - very happy materiel

88

meat - animal protein

meet - encounter

89

mince - to chop finely

mints - type of sweet

90

morning - a.m.

mourning - remember the dead

91

none - not any

nun - woman who takes special vows

92

oar - boat paddle

or – otherwise

ore – mineral

93

oh - expression of surprise or awe

owe - be obligated

94

one - single

won - did win

95

overdo - do too much

overdue - past due date

96

pail - bucket

pale - not bright

97

pain - hurt

pane - window glass

98

peace - calm

piece - segment

99

peak – highest point

peek - glance

100

patience - being willing to wait

patients - person treated in a hospital or by a doctor

101

pear - a type of fruit

pair - two (usually matching)

102

plain - ordinary

plane - flight machine plane; flat surface

103

pole - post

poll - survey

104

poor - not rich

pour - make flow

105

pray - implore God

prey - quarry

106

principal - most important

principle - belief

107

rain – water from sky

rein - bridle

108

rap - tap

wrap - drape around

109

read - past tense of the verb to read

red - color

110

real - factual

reel – roll

111

right - correct; not left

write - scribble

112

ring - encircle

wring - squeeze

113

road - street

rode - past tense of ride

114

role - function

roll - rotate

115

rose - flower

rows - lines

116

sail - move by wind power

sale - bargain price

117

scene - landscape

seen – viewed

118

sea - ocean segment

see - observe with eyes

119

seam - joining edge

seem - appear

120

sew - connect with thread

so - as a result

sow – plant

121

soar - ascend

sore - hurt place

122

sole - single

soul - essence

123

son - male child

sun - the star that lights the solar system

124

some - a few

sum - amount

125

stair - step

stare - to look at steadily

126

steal - swipe

steel - alloy

127

suite - large room in a hotel

sweet - the opposite of sour

128

tail - animal’s appendage

tale - story

129

their - belonging to them

there - at that place

they’re - they are

130

threw - past tense of throw

through - passing from one place to another

131

to - toward

too - also

two - the number 2

132

toe - foot appendage

tow - pull along

133

vary - differ

very - wail - howl

134

wail - howl

whale - huge sea mammal

135

waist - area below ribs

waste - squander

136

wait – kill time

weight - measurable load

137

war - battle

wore - did wear

138

warn - caution

worn - used

139

way - path

weigh - measure mass

140

we - us

wee - tiny

141

weak - not strong

week - seven days

142

wear - to don attire

where - question word

143

weather - climate

whether - if

144

which - that

witch - sorcerer

145

wood - material coming from trees

would - conditional auxiliary

146

your - belonging to you

you’re - you are

Yore – of long time

147

Yoke- a plough drawn by camel or donkey

Yolk- yellow part of the egg