Homophone word game

pail / pale

For a little comedy, in the South I hear the following: Sometimes I get very confused 

Floor, flow

Picture, pitcher

stationery / stationary

dependent / dependant

nose / noes

The Birds (Hitchcock movie) / The Byrds (musical group)

bare / bear

aloud / allowed

knotty / naughty

hottie / haughty

Lou's / lose

wrest / rest

horse / hoarse

Mary / merry / marry