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Homophones are words with the same distinct pronunciation but with different meanings, which may set a minor problem in oral communication. Try not to confuse words when you are writing and speaking; you may state something different than what you mean to say. Majority of homophones have different spellings. The spelling pronunciation gives full phonetic value to stress vowels, and assigns the schwat to vowels without stress.
Below are homophones which are widely used.
Ant - crawling insect living in colonies
Accept- to take something that is given to you
Altar- a raised ceremonial religious structure
Ascent- upward movements
Brake- a device that stops or slows a machine
Broom - brush for sweeping
Cite- quote something or somebody
Coarse with thick grains or strands
Complement- something that completes or perfects something else
Conscience- sense of right and wrong
Councilor - member of local government council
Core - central part of fruit
Descent- act of going from the top to the bottom
Desert- arid area
Device a tool or a machine,
Elicit- draw out something hidden
Eminent- of high standing
Faint- not bright, clear, or loud
Forth onward move
Here- this place
Hoard- to store a supply of something
Hole- a hollow space in a solid object or area
Lean -bend or incline
Loath unwilling to do something
Mean -have a particular sense
Palate- roof of the mouth,
Peace- freedom from war
Plain- simple and ordinary
Pore- tiny opening in skin
Precedent -example for later action or decision
Principal -first or among the first in importance or rank
Root -underground base of a plant
Shear- to remove something with a sharp tool
Stationary- not moving
Waist- body area between ribs and hips
War -armed fighting between groups
Warn - tell somebody in advance
Weak-not strong or fit
Aunt - father's or mother's sister
Except- to omit
Alter- to adjust or change
Assent expression of agreement
Break separate something into pieces
Brougham - horse-drawn passenger carriage
Site- place where something stands
Course- sequence of events, period of time
Compliment - statement of praise
Conscious keenly aware of something
Counselor - somebody who gives advice
Corps (sg.) - specialized military force
Dissent- to disagree with a widely held or majority opinion
Dessert- sweet dish concluding meal
Devise- to conceive of the idea
Illicit- unacceptable by prevailing social standards
Imminent- about to occur
Feint- deceptive action
Fourth- one of 4 parts of something
Hear- to perceive sounds
Horde- a large group
Whole-including all parts or aspects
Lien -legal claim on somebody's property
Loathe dislike something or someone greatly
Mien -somebody's general air
Palette- platform for loads
Piece- part detached from larger whole
Plane- a flat or level material surface
Pour- make something flow
President -head of state of a republic
Principle -a standard of moral or ethical decision-making
