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Words that sound alike but spelled different?

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

Common Homophones:

* to, too, two

* there, their, they're

* here, hear

* see, sea

* know, no

* write, right

* hour, our

* buy, by, bye

* flower, flour

* week, weak

* pare, pair, pear

* allowed, aloud

* brake, break

* peace, piece

* principal, principle

More Challenging Homophones:

* affect, effect

* desert, dessert

* compliment, complement

* cite, sight, site

* stationary, stationery

* council, counsel

* aisle, isle

* whole, hole

* pray, prey

* threw, through

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