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Can you give a list of 20 homonyms?

20 Homonyms:

1. Air (the atmosphere) / heir (a person who inherits something)

2. Aisle (a passageway) / isle (a small island)

3. Allowed (permitted) / aloud (out loud)

4. Bare (uncovered) / bear (an animal)

5. Brake (to stop) / break (to shatter)

6. Buy (to purchase) / by (near)

7. Cent (a coin) / sent (past tense of send)

8. Cell (a small room) / sell (to offer for sale)

9. Coarse (rough) / course (a path)

10. Compliment (a praise) / complement (something that completes)

11. Desert (a dry region) / dessert (sweet course after a meal)

12. Fair (just) / fare (money for transportation)

13. Flour (powdered grain) / flower (a bloom)

14. Hear (to listen) / here (in this place)

15. Hole (an opening) / whole (complete)

16. Know (to understand) / no (not)

17. Mail (letters) / male (masculine)

18. Peace (tranquility) / piece (a part)

19. Right (correct) / write (to compose)

20. See (to perceive) / sea (a large body of salt water)

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