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Word Synonyms Antonyms

thrift economical, prudence lavishness, extravagance

utter absolute indefinite
wound pain, injury happiness, comfort

Homophones

Homophones are two or more words having the same pronunciation, but different meanings,
origins, or spelling. This can lead to a lot of confusion.
A list of homophones is given below.

ail — ale beach — beech cell — sell yew — you

air — heir bean — been censor — sensor foul — fowl

aisle — isle beat — beet cent — scent — sent fair — fare

allowed — aloud bell — belle cereal — serial feat — feet
alms — arms berth — birth cheap — cheep flee — flea

altar — alter boar — bore check — cheque flew — flu
arc — ark board — bored chord — cord flower — flour

bald — bawled bold — bowled dam — damn gait — gate
ball — bawl bough — bow days — daze grate — great

band — banned boy — buoy dear — deer guilt — gilt
bare — bear braid —brayed descent — dissent groan — grown

baron — barren brake — break dew — due hare — hair

be — bee bread — bred die — dye hall — haul

knit — nit peal — peel maid — made heal — heel

right — write waist — waste male — mail hear — here

witch — which sea — see sale — sail him — hymn

role — roll stare — stair read — reed rain — reign

Confusing Words Glossary

There are some words that are not homophones, but are still confusing. Study the sentences
to understand how to use them:

1. accept (to agree): He will accept the rare honour with great humility.
except (not included): Everyone congratulated him except his own brother.
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