What is Homophones

Homophones :-Two or more words having different spellings and meaning but are similar in pronunciation are called homophones.
Some most common and Important Homophones
1 | a | brake | ब्रेक | He should not brake the car. |
b | break | टूटना | Don’t Break the rules? | |
2 | a | cell | सेल | The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of life. |
b | sell | बेचना | She sells flowers. | |
3 | a | cent | शत | 100th part of a thing is called cent. |
b | cent | सेंट | 100 cents equals 1 dollar. | |
c | scent | खुशबू | The scent of Rose is sweet. | |
4 | a | die | मर जाओ | I should die of happiness. |
b | dye | डाई | Dye are used to colour cloth. | |
5 | a | flour | आटा | Flour is the main ingredient in this recipe. |
b | flower | फूल | Which is Your Favourite Flower? | |
6 | a | for | के लिये | I bought this For you. |
b | four | चार | There were Four sons of Darshrath. | |
7 | a | heal | चंगा करना | Only She can heal his wounds. |
b | heel | एड़ी | My heels are hurting. | |
8 | a | hear | सुनो | Try to hear the voice of rain. |
b | here | यहाँ | Shyam is not coming here, nowadays. | |
9 | a | hour | घंटा | There are 24 hour in day. |
b | our | हमारी | We have done our work. | |
10 | a | idle | बेकार | Don’t sit Idle. |
b | idol | मूर्ति | The idol of Lord Rama is Adorable. | |
11 | a | knight | शूरवीर | You were my knight in shining armor. |
b | night | रात | Yesterday night was terrific. | |
12 | a | knot | गाँठ | Tie the knot right here. |
b | not | नहीं | She is not Impressed with me. | |
13 | a | poor | गरीब | Akram is a poor boy. |
b | pour | डालना | Pour some milk into my tea. | |
14 | a | right | सही | You are right about him. |
b | write | लिखो | We write blog on daily basis. | |
15 | a | sea | समुद्र | The sea view from the balcony is outstanding. |
b | see | ले देख | I can’t see anything. | |
16 | a | sole | एकमात्र | She became the sole heir of the Property. |
b | soul | अन्त: मन | I will obey my soul. | |
17 | a | son | बेटा | Shravan was a obedient son. |
b | sun | रवि | Sun is the centre of universe. | |
18 | a | steal | चोरी करना | Puspa and deepika steal the money. |
b | steel | स्टील | The trophy was made up of steel. | |
19 | a | tail | पूँछ | Cow has a tail. |
b | tale | कहानी | My granny used to tell us tale. | |
20 | a | weather | मौसम | The weather of Manali was very cold. |
b | whether | कि क्या | I can’t tell whether she likes me or not. | |
21 | a | accept | स्वीकार करते हैं | Do you accept credit card. |
b | except | के सिवाय | Everyone can join me except you. | |
22 | a | affect | प्रभावित करते हैं | Poverty can affect anyone. |
b | effect | प्रभाव | The effect of the medicines on her illness was surprisingly fast. | |
23 | a | compliment | तारीफ करना | They paid him Hai compliment. |
b | complement | पूरक हैं | A complement is a word or a group of word that completes the predicate in a sentence. | |
24 | a | then | तब फिर | First think and then speak. |
b | than | से अधिक है | Deepika is clever than Shiv. | |
25 | a | to | सेवा मेरे | I shook my head to clear it. |
b | too | भी | He is too tired to do this. | |
c | two | दो | We have two pigeons in our cage. | |
26 | a | bye | अलविदा | She says bye and then lives. |
b | by | द्वारा द्वारा | I will go there by car. | |
c | buy | खरीदते हैं | You will buy me new dress today. | |
27 | a | blew | उड़ा दिया | Shiv wiped her eyes and blew her nose. |
b | blue | नीला | The colour of a rock was blue. | |
28 | a | you’re | तुम हो | You’re there for my help. |
b | your | तेरे ब | I guess this is your computer. | |
29 | a | heir | वारिस | He was the only heir of the property. |
b | air | वायु | Provide some space for the air. | |
30 | a | bear | भालू | I saw a bear in the forest. |
b | bare | नंगे | Radhika went to temple bare-footed. | |
31 | a | Their | जो अपने | Their house was so beautiful. |
b | there | वहाँ | She doesn’t will to go there. | |
c | they’re | वे | They’re not helping anyone. | |
32 | a | Fair | मेला | Pooja and Pankaj went to the fair. |
b | Fare | किराया | The fare from India Gate to Red Fort was rupees 800 via cab. | |
33 | a | pray | प्रार्थना | My mom pray for me every morning. |
b | prey | शिकार करना | The deer is going to be the prey of the king of the Jungle. | |
34 | a | who’s | कौन है | Who’s there on the door? |
b | whose | किसका | Whose book is this? | |
35 | a | one | एक | She is one of my clients. |
b | won | जीत लिया | India won the test series against Australia. | |
36 | a | know | जानना | Who know the truth? |
b | no | नहीं न | I have no pen. | |
37 | a | meat | मांस | Abhay is eating meat nowadays. |
b | meet | मिलते हैं | It was nice to meet you. | |
38 | a | its | आईटी इस | We watch a bird feed its little ones. |
b | it’s | आईटी इस | It’s going to be fabulous night. | |
39 | a | Altar | वेदी | Candles were lit on the golden altar. |
b | Alter | बदल रहा है | An old dog can not alter its way of barking. | |
40 | a | Berth | बर्थ | Each passenger slapped on the berth allotted to him. |
b | Birth | जन्म | She gave birth to twins. | |
41 | a | Cast | डालना | How many votes were cast. |
b | Caste | जाति | Rahul belongs from lower caste. | |
42 | a | Days | दिन | How many days are there in a week. |
b | Daze | टकटकी लगाना | I was in daze. | |
43 | a | Earn | कमाते हैं | I earn $5000 in a week. |
b | Urn | उर | Sapna has a white urn. | |
44 | a | Idle | निष्क्रिय होना | She has been idle too long. |
b | Idol | मूर्ति | Deepika is the idol of countless teenagers. | |
45 | a | Holy | पवित्र | Ramayan and Geeta are our holy books. |
b | Wholly | पूरी तरह से | Pratima was wholly unprepared for what she saw. | |
46 | a | Hew | कुल्हाड़ी से काटना | Carpenters hew the wood into fine furniture. |
b | Hue | रंग | Add Orange paint to get a warmer hue. | |
47 | a | Gate | द्वार | The gate was Wide open. |
b | Gait | चाल | She walked with an awkward Gait, like a deer. | |
48 | a | Fined | जुर्माना लगाया | Principal find me with rupees 10 for coming late. |
b | Find | का पता लगाएं | I searched everywhere but I didn’t find my Watch. | |
49 | a | Dye | डाई | You can dye this faded cloth. |
b | Die | मर जाते हैं | It’s better to die than to live in regret. | |
50 | a | Week | सप्ताह | How many days are there in a week? |
b | Weak | कमजोर | You are too weak to walk. | |
51 | a | Sealing | सील करना | She used the wax for sealing the letter. |
b | Ceiling | अधिकतम सीमा | The ceiling of your room is very attractive. | |
52 | a | Carat | कैरेट | My husband will buy me a necklace of 24 carat gold. |
b | Carrot | गाजर | I like carrot pudding. | |
53 | a | Knew | पता था | I knew it. |
b | New | नया | Your new dress is really very good. | |
54 | a | Beat | हराना | Our country beat Australia by 2 runs. |
b | Beet | चुकंदर | I like beet juice. | |
55 | a | Banned | पर प्रतिबंध लगा दिया | Government has banned polythene. |
b | Band | बैंड | There was noise of Band. | |
56 | a | Baron | बैरन | Henry Ford was a automobile Baron. |
b | Barren | बांझ | The Barren land was very hot. | |
57 | a | Ate | खाया | I didn’t ate anything. |
b | Eight | आठ | There were eight friends in my group. | |
58 | a | Excess | अधिक | The excess of anything is not good. |
b | Access | पहुंच | We do not have access to your account. | |
59 | a | Ascent | चढ़ाई | That was the sole way of doing this. |
b | Assent | आश्वासन दिया | My soul is not letting me do this. | |
60 | a | Sole | एकमात्र | I saw this ad on television thrice in a day. |
b | Soul | अन्त: मन | Add some sugar to the coffee. | |
61 | a | Ad | विज्ञापन | Please Give vivaan a big ball of red colour. |
b | Add | जोड़ें | All she does is bawl. | |
62 | a | Ball | गेंद | They caret the old dogs. |
b | Bawl | चिल्लाना | Please bring carrot pudding for me. | |
63 | a | Caret | देखभाल करने वाला | My phone is dual sim. |
b | Carrot | गाजर | The two men fought a duel over the lady. | |
64 | a | Dual | दोहरी | We have to eye. |
b | Duel | द्वंद्व | I love dogs. | |
65 | a | Eye | आँख | All bird flew to their nest. |
b | I | मैं | She got bird flu. | |
66 | a | Flew | उड़ गए | Gorilla is a type of monkey. |
b | Flu | फ्लू | Pankaj was a successful leader in Guerilla force. | |
67 | a | Gorilla | गोरिल्ला | I have been waiting here since last 10 hours. |
b | Guerrilla | गुरिल्ला | We have already made our decision. | |
68 | a | Hour | घंटा | She knew it. |
b | Our | हमारी | You are going to buy a new dress for her. | |
69 | a | Knew | जानता था | Please mail the details to me as soon as possible. |
b | New | नया | He is the only male member of the group. | |
70 | a | मेल करें | My knees are paining | |
b | Male | नर | Your niece is very pretty. | |
71 | a | Knees | घुटने | It’s overdo of her mischievousness. |
b | Niece | भांजी | Radhika has many overdue bills. | |
72 | a | Overdo | अति | I am dying with the pain. |
b | Overdue | ओवरड्यू | She smashed a pane. | |
73 | a | Pain | दर्द | Deepika does not like plain food. |
b | Pane | फलक | We are going to Lucknow via plane. | |
74 | a | Plain | सादा | Milkha Singh was a real life Hero. |
b | Plane | विमान | The camera has no reel. | |
75 | a | Real | असली | I bought this dress from a sale. |
b | Reel | रील | The wind ripped the sail. | |
76 | a | Sale | बिक्री | Maximum animal have a tail. |
b | Sail | पाल | She told us the tale of her last night. | |
77 | a | Tail | पूंछ | Farmers hard work do not go in vain. |
b | Tale | कहानी | A motor will be used to make a weather vane. | |
78 | a | Vain | व्यर्थ | I walk daily in evening and in morning. |
b | Vane | वायुगति दर्शन यन्त्र | He was a wolk giant. | |
79 | a | Walk | टहल लो | You’re most welcome here. |
b | Wolk | वोकल | I didn’t liked your way of saying that. | |
80 | a | You’re | तुम हो | |
b | Your | तुम्हारी |
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