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Can you give 50 counts of example homonyms?

50 Homonym Examples:

1. Address (n) / Address (v) - The address was on Main Street / I will address the issue.

2. Air (n) / Heir (n) - The air was fresh / The king named his heir.

3. Allowed (v) / Aloud (adv) - The teacher allowed us to talk / He read the poem aloud.

4. Altar (n) / Alter (v) - They stood at the altar / I must alter my plans.

5. Ant (n) / Aunt (n) - The ant crawled up the wall / My aunt came to visit.

6. Ball (n) / Bawl (v) - He kicked the ball / The baby started to bawl.

7. Bare (adj) / Bear (n) - The tree had bare branches / The bear was spotted in the woods.

8. Base (n) / Bass (n) - The statue stood on a base / He played the bass guitar.

9. Bat (n) / Bat (n) - The bat flew in the night / He used a bat to hit the ball.

10. Be (v) / Bee (n) - You be careful / The bee buzzed around the flower.

11. Beat (v) / Beet (n) - The drum beat a rhythm / The beet was bright red.

12. Bell (n) / Belle (n) - The church bell rang / She was the belle of the ball.

13. Blue (adj) / Blew (v) - The sky was blue / The wind blew hard.

14. Board (n) / Bored (adj) - The board met to discuss the issue / I was bored with the movie.

15. Break (v) / Brake (n) - The vase will break / He applied the brake suddenly.

16. Buy (v) / Bye (interj) - I will buy a new car / Bye, I'll see you later.

17. Can (n) / Can (v) - He opened the can of soup / I can speak French.

18. Capital (n) / Capitol (n) - The company moved its capital / The lawmakers met at the Capitol.

19. Cast (n) / Cast (v) - The play had a large cast / He cast his vote for the candidate.

20. Cell (n) / Sell (v) - The prisoner was locked in a cell / The shop will sell new clothes.

21. Chute (n) / Shoot (v) - The water rushed down the chute / He shot the basketball.

22. Close (adj) / Close (v) - The door was close / Please close the window.

23. Coarse (adj) / Course (n) - The fabric was coarse / He took a course in cooking.

24. Compliment (n) / Complement (v) - She received a compliment / The shoes complement her dress.

25. Counsel (n) / Council (n) - He sought counsel from a lawyer / The city council met to discuss the issue.

26. Dear (adj) / Deer (n) - My dear friend / The deer grazed in the meadow.

27. Die (n) / Dye (v) - The die was cast / I need to dye my hair.

28. Fair (adj) / Fair (n) - The judge was fair / They went to the fair to ride the rides.

29. Fare (n) / Fare (v) - The train fare was expensive / The train fared well on its journey.

30. Feat (n) / Feet (n) - Climbing that mountain was a great feat / The table had four feet.

31. Find (v) / Fined (v) - I find the book interesting / He was fined for speeding.

32. Fir (n) / Fur (n) - The fir tree was tall / The cat had soft fur.

33. Flour (n) / Flower (n) - She added flour to the batter / The flower bloomed in the garden.

34. For (prep) / Four (num) - I went to the store for milk / There were four people in the room.

35. Foul (adj) / Fowl (n) - That was a foul play / The fowl pecked at the ground.

36. Grate (v) / Great (adj) - I need to grate some cheese / You did a great job.

37. Hail (n) / Hale (adj) - The storm brought hail / He was hale and hearty.

38. Hair (n) / Hare (n) - She had long, brown hair / The hare ran across the field.

39. Heal (v) / Heel (n) - The wound will heal / The shoe has a worn-out heel.

40. Hear (v) / Here (adv) - I can hear you / Come here and sit down.

41. Hole (n) / Whole (adj) - There was a hole in the wall / The whole family went to the beach.

42. Hour (n) / Our (pronoun) - I'll be back in an hour / This is our house.

43. Idle (adj) / Idol (n) - The machine was idle / He worshipped the idol.

44. In (prep) / Inn (n) - The book was in the bag / They stayed at the inn for the night.

45. Its (pronoun) / It's (contraction) - The dog wagged its tail / It's a beautiful day.

46. Knew (v) / New (adj) - I knew the answer / She bought a new car.

47. Knight (n) / Night (n) - The knight rode his horse / The stars shone brightly at night.

48. Know (v) / No (adv) - I know the answer / I have no money.

49. Lead (n) / Lead (v) - The pipes were made of lead / The team was lead by the captain.

50. See (v) / Sea (n) - I can see the ocean / The ship sailed across the sea.

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