What are Homophones?

Homophones & Vocab

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Each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling, for example, new and knew.




Homophones are those words which we mostly use in our daily life many times a day actually, but we don't exactly know a very correct meaning and difference among them as well.


Here is the list of homophones used in daily life


Homophones Part 1



Elusive- adj- tending to escape

Illusive- adj- deceptive

Emigrant-n- who leaves one's country and lives elsewhere.

Immigrant-n- one who has come to live permanently 

Emigrate-v- leave one's own country.

Immigrate-v- come to a country to live permanently there.





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Envelop- v - cover 

Envelope-n- covering paper

Errand-n- a short journey 

Errant-adj- misbehave

Eruption- n- outbreak of volcano

Irruption-n - violent entry







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Exalt-v- make sb higher in rank

Exult-v- rejoice greatly

Excite- v cause strong feelings of eagerness

Incite- v- urge or persade sb to do sth by anger

Exercise- n- use or practice 

Exorcise-v- drive out or expel an evil spirit by praying.


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Economic - the name of economics

Economical - not wasteful

Edict- n- proclamation issue/authority

Addict-n- a person who is unable to stop.

Edit-v- prepare a piece of writing

Adit-n almost horizontal entrance to a mine/drainage 


Eerie-adj- causing a feeling of mystery and fear

Eyrie-n- nest of an eagle.





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Expand-v- make greater in size
Expend-v- spend money

Expanse-n- wide and open area
Expense-n - spending of money

Extant-adj- still in existence
Extend-v- make larger or longer






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Fad-n- fashion
Fade-v- lose color

Faint-adj- indistinct/
Feint-n- pretended attack to distract an opponent

Fair-adj- impartial 
Fare-n- money charge for a journey 






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Fallow-adj- tilled but left unplanted
Fellow-n- companion

Fan-n-device with rotating blades
Feign-v- pretend/excuse-
Fen- n- an area of low marshy land

Far-adj- distant
Fur-n-soft thick hair covering





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Farm-n- an area of land

Firm-adj-fairly hard


Farther-adj-more distant in space.

Further-adv- more distant/greater 


Fat-adj- Large in size

Fate-n- power believed to control all events/almighty



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Faun- n- God of fields and woods roman
Fawn-v-try to win sb's approval by flatter.

Faze-v- fluster sb

Phase-n- stage in a process of change

Feast-n- unusual elaborate meal.

Fist-n- hand when closed tightly




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Feat-n-successful completion of sth.
Feet-n-The plural form of the foot.

Fit-adj-suitable or suited for sb/sth.

Feel-v- perceive sth by touching or 
             by holding sth.
Fill-v-make sth full of sth.

Final-adj-coming last.
Finale-n- last part of a piece of music.


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finis-n-end of a book
I will ask you a question when I complete this book first to its finis.

finish-v-come to the end of sth.

Flair-n-natural ability to do sth well.
Flare-v-burn brightly but briefly

Flak-n-severe criticism
flake-n-small thin layer or piece broken off a surface


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