Unit 7.1
Homophones
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Introduction
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings.
Form
Homophones have different spellings, even though they sound in the same way.
Example
There are tons of homophones in English. Here are some examples:
| Phonetic transcription | Homophones |
| /wʌn/ | one, won |
| /tuː/ | two, to |
| /fɔː/ | four, for |
| /eɪt/ | eight, ate |
| /jɔ:/ | you’re, your |
| /ðeə/ | they’re, their, there |
| /peə/ | pear, pair |
| /flaʊə/ | flour, flower |
Use
In spoken language, we can recognise the word we are talking about by the context of the conversation.
Exercises
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