Words that sound the same but are not

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   annmackiemillerposted 13 years ago

   post a couple of words that sound or are spelt the same but really arn't
   
   
   pour and pore

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      izoooomposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      some and sum
      
      reap and rip

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   europewalkerposted 13 years ago

   boar and bore

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   mathereseposted 13 years ago

   sour and soar

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   WoodsmensPostposted 13 years ago

   Mail and Male

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   lex123posted 13 years ago

   sun and son

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   habeeposted 13 years ago

   bass and base
   
   wood and would
   
   council and counsel
   
   tear and tier
   
   there, their, and they're
   
   hear and here
   
   you and ewe
   
   hair and hare
   
   horse and hoarse
   
   course and coarse

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      Denise Handlonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Save some for other people!! 

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   pilesnowayposted 13 years ago

   fun and fan

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   WryLiltposted 13 years ago

   How can you have a whole piece of material without a hole in it?

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      couturepopcafeposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      You are a rye won.

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   habeeposted 13 years ago

   Offal smells awful!

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    annmackiemillerposted 13 years ago

    pare and pair or even pear

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    europewalkerposted 13 years ago

    principal and principle

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    timorousposted 13 years ago

    gate, gait

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    lex123posted 13 years ago

    their and there

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       Ron Montgomeryposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       and they're

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    prettydarkhorseposted 13 years ago

    seek, sick
    
    lick, leek

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    Ron Montgomeryposted 13 years ago

    draught and draft

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    timorousposted 13 years ago

    walk, wok

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    sofsposted 13 years ago

    flee and flea

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    lex123posted 13 years ago

    dear and deer

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    timorousposted 13 years ago

    blue and blew

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    sofsposted 13 years ago

    rear and rare

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    annmackiemillerposted 13 years ago

    stationary and stationery

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    cardeleanposted 13 years ago

    turn and tern

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    Julie2posted 13 years ago

    Read, Red

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    timorousposted 13 years ago

    content (like a collection of words in an article)
    content (at peace)

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    elayne001posted 13 years ago

    phat and fat

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    elayne001posted 13 years ago

    knot and not

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    Sally's Troveposted 13 years ago

    witch and which, two and too, your and you're

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    couturepopcafeposted 13 years ago

    but/butt
    metal/medal

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    Trsmdposted 13 years ago

    sorry and worry

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    theseusposted 13 years ago

    knight and night;
    coarse and course;
    made and maid;
    gate and gait

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    frogdroppingposted 13 years ago

    Wound (up)
    Wound (to the leg)
    
    Or - oar
    Weight - wait
    Rite - Write - Right
    Prey - Pray
    Scene - Seen
    
    There's loads

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       Daniel Carterposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       loads and lodes!

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    Trsmdposted 13 years ago

    bored and board

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    Bellamieposted 13 years ago

    tongue and tung(tung and groove)

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    timorousposted 13 years ago

    eight, ate
    bust, bussed

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    weblogposted 13 years ago

    nun, none

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    Denise Handlonposted 13 years ago

    be, bee
    
    leek & leak
    
    peek, peak

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    travelespressoposted 13 years ago

    source and sauce

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    theseusposted 13 years ago

    knight & night;
    blue & blew;
    write & right

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    webismineposted 13 years ago

    licker, liquor

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    timorousposted 13 years ago

    color, collar, caller

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    WebbyAvatarposted 13 years ago

    farther, father

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    dingdongposted 13 years ago

    lies, lice

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    theseusposted 13 years ago

    mud & mad

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    dingdongposted 13 years ago

    cease, seize

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    pisean282311posted 13 years ago

    rich and reach...
    
    live and leave..

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    webismineposted 13 years ago

    con and corn

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    theseusposted 13 years ago

    wit & wheat

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    Trish_Mposted 13 years ago

    I think that peek & peak has been added ~ but not pique
    
    This thread shows, I think, how different people may pronounce words differently ~ possibly because of accent, etc.

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    timorousposted 13 years ago

    You're quite right, Trish.  It puts an interesting twist on the idea, though.
    
    
    odd, awed

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    theseusposted 13 years ago

    calm & come

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