To be clear, homonyms are words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings.
Here are 20 examples of homonyms, including their meanings:
1. Bear/Bare: (verb/adjective) To carry/uncovered
2. Break/Brake: (verb/noun) To separate/device for slowing down
3. Buy/By/Bye: (verb/preposition/interjection) To purchase/near/farewell
4. Cell/Sell: (noun/verb) Smallest unit of life/to trade
5. Choose/Chews: (verb/verb) To select/to grind with teeth
6. Course/Coarse: (noun/adjective) A path/rough
7. Fair/Fare: (adjective/noun) Just/price of travel
8. Flour/Flower: (noun/noun) Powdery substance/plant
9. Hear/Here: (verb/adverb) To perceive sound/in this place
10. Hour/Our: (noun/possessive pronoun) 60 minutes/belonging to us
11. Know/No: (verb/adverb) To understand/negative
12. Lead/Led: (verb/past tense) To guide/past tense of lead
13. Mail/Male: (noun/adjective) Post/masculine
14. Pair/Pear: (noun/noun) Two of something/fruit
15. Peace/Piece: (noun/noun) Harmony/part of something
16. Plain/Plane: (adjective/noun) Simple/flat surface, aircraft
17. Right/Write: (adjective/verb) Correct/to put words on paper
18. See/Sea: (verb/noun) To observe/body of salt water
19. To/Too/Two: (preposition/adverb/number) Toward/also/the number 2
20. Wear/Where: (verb/adverb) To have on/in what place
This is just a small sampling of the many homonyms in English. Remember, the best way to learn them is through practice and reading!