Play and Learn - Homonyms

[Ozme52]

Since we all love words.

Pick a word you have trouble with, or you've seen misused because it's the wrong spelling of the homonym.

I'll go first....

[Ozme52]

Do
Due
Dew

and the occassional

Doo (as in Doo-doo)

[SheepishJaina]

as always..

there
their
they're

[Silke]

you're
your

[Ozme52]

...and possibly


yore, as in tales of yore. Depends on your accent.

[Silke]

Lol, that's a new one for me...new word for the day. ;)

[Ozme52]

pail
pale

[SheepishJaina]

Mary
Merry
Marry

[Sir_G]

defence
defense

practice
practise

[Ozme52]

Are those homonyms Gresta? Or just alternate spellings.

[Sir_G]

You are right Oz. They are verbs and nouns. Not really homonyms.

[cariad]

I am surprised Bratty did not come up with

you / ewe / yew


Amongst the ones I love to hate, or is that hate to love, are

broach / brooch

cite / site / sight

sensor / censer / censor

navel / naval

discrete / discreet

cannon / canon


for this site...

soar / sore

whacks / wax


and just for you Oz....

ohhhhs / ooze


ouch.....my head hurts now, this is the stuff with which a dyslexic's nightmare's are filled.

[Sir_G]

mmmnnn I like the ohhhhs and ooze :)

[cariad]

mmmnnn I like the ohhhhs and ooze :)

smiles - don't we all.....

[Eryn]

to, too, two

stationary, stationery

capital, capitol

principle, principal

sheer, shear

hair, hare

knead, need

[fantassy]

whether
weather

lye
lie

bore
boar

bear
bare

[TheKnothead]

for maddie...

shoes and shoos

lol

[~hellish one~]

omg i could give you a list a mile long of homophones that make me cringe when people misuse them.

right/write

week/weak

course/coarse

rap/wrap

pole/poll

peek/peak

board/bored

and here are a couple that aren't really homophones but have nearly the same pronounciation and i've seen them misused lots.

accept/except

affect/effect

[Ozme52]

steel
steal

[Ozme52]

also a favorite of mine, his slut's, and maddie's


heels
heals