Homophone word game

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  • iswimibikeirun
    iswimibikeirun Member Posts: 469

    cue/queue

  • panamajayne
    panamajayne Member Posts: 73

    pin       pen

  • gsg
    gsg Member Posts: 1,700

    pair pear

  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 24,938

    lent / leant

    The bank lent me the funds to build the house against which I leant.

  • scooter-12
    scooter-12 Member Posts: 26,606

    vein / vain / vane

  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 24,938

    jewels / Jules / joules

  • pj12
    pj12 Member Posts: 18,108

    Y'all / yawl



    Y'all better get on the yawl before it leaves the dock.

  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 24,938

    graze / Grays / Grey's

    Let's graze on some snacks and drink Grays Pale Ale while we watch Grey's Anatomy.

  • gsg
    gsg Member Posts: 1,700

    ail ale

  • Joanne58
    Joanne58 Member Posts: 317

    straight strait

  • bevg49
    bevg49 Member Posts: 461

    genes jeans

  • pj12
    pj12 Member Posts: 18,108

    Yon, yawn



    I have searched hither and yon for a cure for a perpetual yawn.

  • bevg49
    bevg49 Member Posts: 461

    BREAK, BRAKE

  • Joanne58
    Joanne58 Member Posts: 317

    find fined

  • pj12
    pj12 Member Posts: 18,108

    Awed / odd



    I was awed by the ceremony even though I thought it was kind of odd.



  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 24,938

    I was listening to public radio this morning and discovered a new homophone!

    ^ is an editing symbol called a caret.  So...

    caret / carrot / carat / karat

  • pj12
    pj12 Member Posts: 18,108

    Creak / creek



    The old bridge would creak as we crossed the creek.

  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 24,938

    toed / toad

    would you rather kiss a toad or a three-toed sloth?

  • gramamuses
    gramamuses Member Posts: 440

    spade  spayed

  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 24,938

    forth / fourth

    In the cartoon popularity contest, Sally Forth came in fourth.

  • pj12
    pj12 Member Posts: 18,108

    Clime / climb



    In search of a warmer clime, he had to climb a mountain.

  • Joanne58
    Joanne58 Member Posts: 317

    tea/tee

  • pj12
    pj12 Member Posts: 18,108

    Flare / flair



    She lit the distress flare with a certain devil may care flair as the boat slowly sank in the rough sea. :)

  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 24,938

    Cher / share

    Did you hear that Cher almost flunked kindergarten because she didn't like to share?

  • pj12
    pj12 Member Posts: 18,108

    Heir / err / air



    The heir to the throne did not want to err putting air in his tires.

  • bevg49
    bevg49 Member Posts: 461

    rain reign

  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 24,938

    leery / Leary

    I'd be leery of the punch at Timothy Leary's house.

  • pj12
    pj12 Member Posts: 18,108

    Eve / eave



    On the eve of reroofing we realized we had to replace the eave too.

  • gramamuses
    gramamuses Member Posts: 440

    fair  fare                    The fare for the fair isn't fair.

  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 24,938

    sine / sign / scion / sighin'

    The sine is a sign that the scion will soon be sighin' while doing his hated geometry homework.