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What words sound alike but look different?

You're looking for homophones! These are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.

Here are some examples:

Common Homophones

* To, too, two

* There, their, they're

* Your, you're

* See, sea

* Hear, here

* Write, right

* Know, no

* Pair, pear

* Week, weak

* Wait, weight

More Challenging Homophones

* Break, brake

* Choose, chews

* Flour, flower

* Sew, sow

* Peace, piece

* Bare, bear

* Sail, sale

* Whole, hole

* Hour, our

Bonus Homophones

* Stationary, stationery

* Desert, dessert

* Principal, principle

This is just a small list, and there are many more homophones out there!

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