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What are some homophones?

Here are some common homophones (words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings):

A/An

* a: used before words beginning with a consonant sound (a dog, a house)

* an: used before words beginning with a vowel sound (an apple, an hour)

Bare/Bear

* bare: uncovered, naked (bare feet)

* bear: a large mammal (black bear), to carry (bear the burden)

Break/Brake

* break: to separate, to stop (break a leg, take a break)

* brake: a device to slow down a vehicle (apply the brakes)

Buy/By/Bye

* buy: to purchase (buy a new car)

* by: near, next to (walk by the river)

* bye: goodbye (say bye to your mom)

Cell/Sell

* cell: a small room, a unit of a living organism (prison cell, blood cell)

* sell: to exchange for money (sell a car)

Dear/Deer

* dear: beloved, expensive (dear friend, dear clothes)

* deer: a type of animal (white-tailed deer)

Hear/Here

* hear: to perceive sound (hear the music)

* here: in this place (come here)

Know/No

* know: to have knowledge (know the answer)

* no: the opposite of yes (no, thank you)

Pair/Pear

* pair: two things that belong together (a pair of shoes)

* pear: a type of fruit (ripe pear)

Peace/Piece

* peace: a state of tranquility (world peace)

* piece: a part of something (a piece of pie)

See/Sea

* see: to perceive with your eyes (see the sunset)

* sea: a large body of salt water (the Atlantic sea)

Their/There/They're

* their: belonging to them (their house)

* there: in that place (look over there)

* they're: they are (they're coming)

To/Too/Two

* to: in the direction of (go to the store)

* too: also, excessively (too much sugar)

* two: the number 2 (two apples)

Week/Weak

* week: a period of seven days (next week)

* weak: lacking strength (weak muscles)

We're/Were

* we're: we are (we're going to the park)

* were: past tense of are (we were at the park)

Your/You're

* your: belonging to you (your car)

* you're: you are (you're welcome)

This is just a small selection of homophones. There are many others in the English language!

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