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Tell you words that sound the same but different meaninings?

You're asking for homophones, words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. Here are some examples:

Common Homophones:

* to, too, two

* there, their, they're

* hear, here

* see, sea

* write, right

* know, no

* your, you're

* brake, break

* buy, by, bye

* week, weak

Less Common Homophones:

* allowed, aloud

* bare, bear

* fair, fare

* flower, flour

* hour, our

* idle, idol

* knight, night

* peace, piece

* principal, principle

* road, rode

* soar, sore

* stair, stare

* tail, tale

* waist, waste

* weather, whether

* whole, hole

Tricky Homophones:

* desert, dessert

* affect, effect

* accept, except

* advice, advise

* altar, alter

* cite, sight, site

* complement, compliment

* council, counsel

* lead, led

* lose, loose

* pray, prey

* principal, principle

* stationary, stationery

This is just a small selection of homophones. There are many more out there!

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