Homophone word game
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raised / razed
First they raised the new house, then they razed the old one.
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Vein / vane / vain
Being quite vain I decided to have my varicose vein, the one that looked like a rooster on a weather vane, treated.0 -
flea / flee
Upon seeing a flea, they decided to flee the hotel.
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Rouse / rows (rhymes with cows)
The noisy rows from the house next door made me rouse in the middle of the night.0 -
Lew's / lose
If he keeps exercising, Lew's bound to lose weight.
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Rose / roes / rows / rose
My dear Rose, caviar and other roes are delightful, but they cannot compare to rows of this lovely rose!
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Wow, did I kill this game by suggesting we add sentences?
I didn't mean for them to be prison sentences!
Come back, everyone!0 -
Just not feeling so creative but especially not original
So...
Pear / pare / pair
To make a tart i'll have to pare this pair of pears.0 -
Pi / pie
I'll use pi to measure the circumference of this huge apple pie. Yummy!
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Jeans / genes
With my "fat" genes I will never get into those skinny jeans.0 -
hoes / hose
We'll prepare the garden with these rakes and hoes, then soak the ground with a hose.
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Chilly / chili
When it turns chilly I like to cook up a pot of chili.0 -
meddle / mettle / metal / medal
Not to meddle but if you test your mettle against that metal we'll give you a medal.
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Serial / cereal
The next episode in the serial was sponsored by a cereal company.0 -
Laine / lain / lane
Laine, how long has that rubbish lain in the lane?
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Leek/ leak
Don't let the dirt from the leek leak out of the bag.0 -
sax / sacks / Saks
I'm listening to sax music while buying sacks full of clothing at Saks 5th Avenue.
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Incite / insight
The dictator had no insight into what would incite a riot.0 -
lone / loan
One lone bank, out of all I applied to, would offer me a loan.
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When the bad guy wheeled into sight I decided I should wield a baseball bat for protection
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doll / daal / Dahl
My new doll house has chapatis and a tiny bowl of daal on the table, plus a miniature library of Roald Dahl books.
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Wise / whys / weiss
Herman Weiss was a wise operator who knew how to manipulate the whys and wherefores of a corrupt insurance company's assets.0 -
ferry / furry
The guy piloting the ferry is really furry.
my dad, who was from Jersey, said ferry as furry... lol... but I say it like this:
ferry / fairy
The ferry pilot is my fairy godmother.
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Wow, I never thought those two words could be homophones! Cool.
gnome / Nome
I bet a yard gnome would get frozen solid in Nome, Alaska.
(Edited: I just looked and saw that PJ1243 posted that same pair on page 81!)
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Well, I do not remember so it must be new! I bet if we checked each entry now it would be rare for it to not be a repeat.
I don't think I want to look back!I used to plait my hair while looking at the plat of the North Platte River in WI.
plait / plat / Platte
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Carrie / Kerry / carry / Keri
After watching "Carrie," John Kerry tried to carry on a business converation about the Keri lotion company without sounding scared.
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vial / vile
I drank the medicine they gave me, but whatever was in that vial tasted vile.
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shoo / shoe
I had to shoo the dog away from my shoe.
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Bea's / bees
Bea's allergic to bees.
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May's (Month)/ May's (girl)/ maze / maize
May's decided that May's too early to try to create a maze in the maize.
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