Sets of English Homophones All English Learners Should Know

Vocabulary Notebook

-to wear (verb): To have clothing or accessories on your body.
-where (interrogative): A question word used to ask for a location.

-to wait (verb): This means to stay in one place or to anticipate something.
-weight (noun): This word indicates how heavy something is.

-one (noun): The number after zero and before two.
-won (verb): “Won” is the simple past and past participle form of the verb “to win.”

-son (noun): A male child.
-sun (noun): The star at the center of our solar system. It’s that big yellow thing in the sky during the day.

-sight (noun): This is the sense that you use when you see or look.
-site (noun): This is a synonym for “place.” The most common modern use is in the word “website.”

-right (adjective): This can mean either a synonym of “correct” or the opposite of “left.”
-to write (verb): The action of making words or marks to represent ideas.

-pair (noun): A set of two things that go together.
-pear (noun): A delicious fruit.

-meat (noun): Edible flesh from an animal.
-to meet (verb): When you are introduced to a person for the first time. It can also refer to later meetings.

-to marry (verb): The action when two people have a wedding; also called “to get married.”
-merry (adjective): A synonym for “happy,” but less common in modern English. Mostly used in phrases like “Merry Christmas!”

-flour (noun): This is the main ingredient in bread. It’s a powder made from ground grains.
-flower (noun): The decorative, colorful part of a plant.