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Commom Homophone list

1.abel — able
2.accede — exceed
3.accept — except
4.addition — edition
5.adds — adz
6.affect — effect
7.affected — effected
8.ale — ail
9.all ready — already
10.ax — acts
11.axel — axle
12.axes — axis
13.aye — eye — I
14.ayes — eyes
15.baa — bah
16.baal — bail
17.bass — base
18.baste — based
19.bate — bait
20.bated — baited
21.bawl — ball
22.been — bin
23.beer — bier
24.beet — beat
25.bell — belle
26.berry — bury
27.berth — birth
28.better — bettor
29.bib — bibb
30.bight — bite
31.bury — berry
32.bussed — bust
33.but — butt
34.buy — by — bye
35.byte — bight
36.cache — cash
37.caddie — caddy
38.cain — cane
39.cheap — cheep
40.check — Czech
41.cheep — cheap
42.chews — choose
43.chic — sheik
44.click — clique
45.climb — clime
46.clique — click
47.colonel — kernel
48.coolie — coulee
49.coop — coupe
50.cops — copse
51.coral — choral
52.cord — cored
53.core — corps
54.cored — chord
55.corps — core
56.coughers — coffers
57.coulee — coolie
58.council — counsel
59.coup — coo
60.course — coarse
61.cousin — cozen
62.coward — cowered
63.coy — koi
64.cozen — cousin
65.craft — kraft
66.crape — crepe
67.crawl — kraal
68.creak — creek
69.crepe — crape
70.crewel — cruel
71.dense — dents
72.descent — dissent
73.dun — done
74.dye — die
75.dyeing — dying
76.fare — fair
77.fate — fete
78.faun — fawn
79.fax — facts
80.faze — phase
81.feat — feet
82.feint — faint
83.fends — fens
84.flour — flower
85.flow — floe
86.flower — flour
87.flu — flue — flew
88.flyer — flier
89.foaled — fold
90.fort — forte
91.forward — foreword
92.foul — fowl
93.four — fore — for
94.fourth — forth
95.gibe — jibe
96.gnu — knew — new
97.gofer — gopher
98.gored — gourd
99.gorilla — guerilla
100.gourd — gored
101.grade — grayed
102.graft — graphed
103.graham — gram
104.graphed — graft
105.heroin — heroine
106.hertz — hurts
107.hew — hue
108.hey — hay
109.hi — high
110.higher — hire
111.him — hymn
112.hire — higher
113.ho — hoe
114.hoard — horde
115.hoarse — horse
116.hoe — ho
117.hoes — hose
118.hold — holed
119.hole — whole
120.holed — hold
121.hue — hew
122.humerus
123.incite — insight
124.jam — jamb
125.jean — gene
126.jell — gel
127.jibe — gibe
128.kernel — colonel
129.knap — nap
130.knave — nave
131.ladder — latter
132.lade — laid
133.lain — lane
134.lays — laze
135.lea — lee
136.leach — leech
137.lead — led
138.leak — leek
139.lean — lien
140.leased — least
141.led — lead
142.lee — lea
143.leech — leach
144.liar — lier
145.lichen — liken
146.lie — lye
147.lien — lean
148.lier — liar
149.lieu — Lou
150.liken — lichen
151.literal — littoral
152.loch — lock
153.lochs — locks
154.lock — loch
155.locks — lox
156.lode — load
157.lone — loan
158.mail — male
159.main — mane
160.maize — maze
161.male — mail
162.mall — maul
163.marc — mark
164.mare — mayor
165.mark — marc
166.meteor — meatier
167.mints — mince
168.missal — missile
169.missed — mist
170.misses — Mrs.
171.missile — missal
172.mist — missed
173.mite — might
174.moan — mown
175.moat — mote
176.mode — mowed
177.mood — mooed
178.moose — mousse
179.morn — mourn
180.morning — mourning
181.mourn — morn
182.mourning — morning
183.mousse — moose
184.mowed — mode
185.mown — moan
186.Mrs. — misses
187.mucous — mucus
188.navel — naval
189.nay — neigh
190.need — knead
191.neigh — nay
192.new — gnu — knew
193.nice — gneiss
194.Nice — niece
195.nickers — knickers
196.niece — Nice
197.night — knight
198.ode — owed
199.oh — owe
200.one — won
201.overseas — oversees
202.owe — oh
203.padded — patted
204.paean — paeon
205.pail — pale
206.pain — pane
207.pair — pare
208.palate — pallet
209.pale — pail
210.parish — perish
211.pistil — pistol
212.plum — plumb
213.pole — poll
214.pore — pour
215.read — reed
216.real — reel
217.red — read
218.reed — read
219.reek — wreak
220.reel — real
221.roe — row
222.role — roll
223.Rome — roam
224.room — rheum
225.roomer — rumor
226.root — route
227.rose — rows
228.rows — rose
229.rude — rued
230.rue — roux
231.rued — rude
232.sacks — sax
233.sail — sale
234.sane — seine
235.sari — sorry
236.sashay — sachet
237.saver — savor
238.sax — sacks
239.see — sea
240.seed — cede
241.tow — toe
242.towed — toad — toed
243.tracked — tract
244.trader — traitor
245.troop — troupe
246.trussed — trust
247.turn — tern
248.tutor — tooter
249.tux — tucks
250.urn — earn
251.use — ewes
252.vale — veil
253.vane — vein
254.vary — very
255.veil — vale
256.vein — vain
257.ways — weighs
258.we — wee
259.we’ll — wheel
260.weak — week
261.wear — where
262.weave — we’ve
263.wretch — retch
264.wring — ring
265.yew — ewe — you
266.yews — use
267.yoke — yolk
268.you’ll — Yule
269.your — you’re
270.Yule — you’ll

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