Grade 3, English Olympiad (CBSE) - Homophones 

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Homophones

Definition: Words which sound the same but have different meanings are called homophones. e.g. Dear and Deer, Pair and Pear etc.

Have a look at the common homophones :

 

1. ate, eight

 

ate: Past tense of eating. E.g. I ate an egg in the breakfast yesterday. 

eight (8): The number. E.g. I have eight pencils

 

2. bare, bear

 

bare: Not covered. E.g. I walked on the sand bare feet. 

bear: A wild animal.

 

3. buy, by, bye

 

buy:  To purchase something 

by: 

near or next -> My home is by the river.

created or written by -> My favorite book is 'Jungle Book' by Rudyard Kipling.

bye: A shorter way to say 'Goodbye'

 

4. cell, sell

cell: 

      Prison or small room.

      A battery.

      A cell phone

sell: To exchange something for money.

 

5. dew, do, due

dew: Water droplets that condensed from the air during the night and accumulate on ground, plants and other objects.

do: To do something.

due: final or last date for some work.

 

6. fairy, ferry

fairy: A mythical or imaginary creature that can perform magic.

ferry: A kind of boat.

 

7. flour, flower

flour: Powder produced by grinding the grains. It is used for making chapatis and bread. 

flower: The part of plant that is brightly colored.

 

8. knight, night

 

knight: A mounted soldier.

night: Period for which there is no sunlight and its dark everywhere. People sleep at night.

 

9. mail, male

mail: A letter. 

male: something masculine.

 

10. marry, merry

marry: Two people have a wedding.

merry: Happy

 

11. pair, pear

pair: A set of two things that go together.

pear: A fruit

 

12. sight, site

sight: sense of seeing or looking.

site: Place

 

13. steel, steal

steel: Hard and durable metallic material.

steal: To take something without permission and without the intention of giving it back.

 

14. week, weak

week: A period of seven days.

weak: Low in physical strength and energy.

 





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