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Can you give 20 examples of homophones and the meaning?

20 Homophone Examples:

1. Air (n.) - the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth

Ere (adv.) - before, formerly

2. Ate (v.) - past tense of eat

Eight (n.) - the number 8

3. Bare (adj.) - naked, uncovered

Bear (n.) - a large mammal

4. Break (v.) - to separate into pieces

Brake (n.) - a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle

5. Buy (v.) - to purchase

By (prep.) - near, beside

6. Cell (n.) - a small room in a prison

Sell (v.) - to exchange for money

7. Dear (adj.) - beloved, expensive

Deer (n.) - a hoofed mammal

8. Due (adj.) - owed, expected

Dew (n.) - moisture condensed from the air

9. Fair (adj.) - just, beautiful

Fare (n.) - the price of a journey

10. Flour (n.) - finely ground wheat

Flower (n.) - a part of a plant that produces seeds

11. Hear (v.) - to perceive sound

Here (adv.) - in this place

12. Heal (v.) - to become healthy again

Heel (n.) - the back part of the foot

13. Know (v.) - to have information or understanding

No (adv.) - the opposite of yes

14. Made (v.) - past tense of make

Maid (n.) - a female domestic servant

15. Meet (v.) - to come together

Meat (n.) - animal flesh used as food

16. Pair (n.) - two things of the same kind

Pear (n.) - a sweet fruit

17. Peace (n.) - freedom from war or violence

Piece (n.) - a part of something

18. Right (adj.) - correct, opposite of left

Write (v.) - to form letters on a surface

19. See (v.) - to perceive with the eyes

Sea (n.) - a large body of salt water

20. Than (conj.) - used for comparing

Then (adv.) - at that time, next

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