HOMOPHONE CHECK
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Commonly Confused Homophones
| Word | Part of Speech | Example |
| are | verb | We are tired. |
| our | adjective | That is our dog. |
| hour | noun | It is almost lunch hour. |
| bye | noun | She did play however, she got a bye into the next round. |
| buy | verb | I went to the store to buy a loaf of bread. |
| by | prepostion | The boat sat by the lake. |
| capital | noun | He was angry and wrote the email in all capital letters. |
| capitol | noun | Mr. Smith went to the capitol. |
| census | noun | According to the more recent census Rachel is not as popular of name for girls as it once was. |
| senses | noun | Despite the two beers, his senses were quite clear. |
| cheap | adjective | The food was cheap and salty. |
| cheep | noun | The bird at my window had been cheeping all night. |
| cite | verb | He could cite Shakespeare appropriately for any occasion. |
| site | noun | He believed in showing up to the job site early. |
| sight | noun | At the sight of another ship, the pirates grabbed their swords. |
| genes | noun | She claimed her running ability came from her parents genes. |
| jeans | noun | My grandmother still complains about the kids with the baggy jeans. |
| its | adjective | Everything on my desk is in its place. |
| it's | contraction for "it is" | It's been a long time since that cowboy showed his face around here. |
| intense | adjective | After many years of intense training he was able to snatch the stone from the master's hand. |
| intents | noun | Who really knows what the director's intent was? |
| know | noun | I know all about fly fishing. |
| no | adverb | No cake for me, thanks. |
| presents | noun | At Christmas time the children open all their presents. |
| presence | noun | The karate teacher had a knowing presence about him. |
| to | prepostion | We went to the barbershop. |
| too | adverb | This coffee is too hot! |
| two | noun | I have two dollars. |
| there | adverb | Sit over there by the table. |
| their | adjective | It's their court and their rules. |
| they're | contraction for "they are" | They're boarding the plane now. |
| weather | noun | The weather is lovely this time of year. |
| whether | conjunction | I couldn't tell whether this ship was sea worthy. |
| wither | verb | Their love, like the plants without water, withered. |
| who's | contraction for "who is" | Who's she fighting for? |
| whose | adjective | Whose flower is this? |
With practice you too will become a master of homophone spelling and write fearlessly.