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What words sound alike in English?

There are many words that sound alike in English, called homophones. Here are some examples:

Common Homophones:

* to, too, two

* there, their, they're

* here, hear

* see, sea

* write, right

* know, no

* by, buy, bye

* your, you're

* then, than

* its, it's

Less Common Homophones:

* air, heir

* allowed, aloud

* bare, bear

* brake, break

* buy, by, bye

* cent, scent, sent

* choose, chews

* course, coarse

* dear, deer

* eye, I

* flower, flour

* for, four

* hear, here

* hoarse, horse

* hour, our

* idle, idol

* knew, new

* knight, night

* lead, led

* meat, meet

* none, nun

* pair, pear

* peace, piece

* pray, prey

* principal, principle

* road, rode

* see, sea

* so, sow

* some, sum

* stair, stare

* tail, tale

* their, there, they're

* to, too, two

* waist, waste

* weak, week

* weather, whether

* whole, hole

* write, right

This is not an exhaustive list, and there are many more homophones in the English language. It is important to know the difference between these words to avoid miscommunication.

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