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Words That Sound the Same
There	Tommy and Sarah live next door. I will go there.
Their	Their house is beside mine.
They're	They're not home right now.
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It's	It's too wet to go outside today.
Its	The cat sat on the couch licking its paws.

To	I'm going to Sarah's house.
Two	She has two computers.
Too	Is that too many?
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One	I only have one computer.
Won	It would be nice if I won another one.
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Red	I am wearing a red sweater.
Read	I read a good book last week.
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Where	Where is that new store?
Wear	I wonder what dress I should wear to go there.
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Whose	Whose poem was that?
Who's	Who's that standing over there?
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Whether	I wonder whether or not I should take my umbrella today.
Weather	The weather forecast is for rain this afternoon.
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For	My friend got flowers for me today.
Fore	Fore is usually a prefix meaning 'front,' like foreground or forehead.
Four	There were four pink carnations and four yellow roses in the bouquet.
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Ate	I ate my lunch at the park today.
Eight	I counted eight squirrels while I was there.
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Wait	We will have to wait until later this afternoon to go to the gym.
Weight	My weight has dropped by ten more pounds.
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Dear	I started the letter by saying "Dear Jane."
Deer	We saw a deer at the edge of the forest yesterday.
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Night	It gets very dark late at night.
Knight	The knight in shining armour rescued the beautiful princess.
Nite	*It gets very dark late at nite {commonly used slang}.*
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Meat	Some people eat meat and other people don't.
Meet	I am going to meet Sarah at the store.
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Reed	Sometimes you will see a reed growing in the river.
Read	When you open the Writers-Voice.com, you probably intend to read.
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No	No, you should not have done that.
Know	I don't know why you broke my favourite thing.
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Blue	My favourite days are when the sky is blue.
Blew	The wind blew very hard this morning, but the sky was blue.
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New	She has a new car today.
Knew	He knew she was going to buy the new car.
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Shoe	I can't find my other shoe; I can't have one bare foot.
Shoo	I told that pesky raccoon to shoo! Get away from my garbage!
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Bare	Some people like to have bare feet in the summer.
Bear	I wouldn't want to step in bear poop with bare feet.
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Hear	The birds singing in the morning are a pleasure to hear.
Here	There are many birds around here.
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Soar	The birds soar high into the blue sky.
Sore	I wonder if their wings get sore from all that work.
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Board	There is a board missing from our tall wooden fence.
Bored	Some of the kids were bored, but I was excited!
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Jim	My oldest brother is named Jim.
Gym	Sometimes we exercise together at the gym.
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Bore	He might have to bore a hole in that wall. or Does the teacher bore you?
Boar	Maybe a boar could make the hole with its horn.
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Sweet	Chocolate is very sweet.
Suite	I just ate some at my friend's hotel suite.
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Beets	We pickled beets from the garden last fall.
Beats	The drummer beats the drum in time to the music.
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Born	I was born in the month of August.
Borne	The weight of a child is borne with love.
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Waste	I don't like to waste food.
Waist	Sometimes eating too much adds inches to my waist.
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Close	Please don't forget to close the door.
Clothes	Put more clothes on before you go out; it's cold today.
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Site	This site is designed to give you reading pleasure.
Sight	We hope you enjoyed your first sight of the Writers-Voice.com
Cite	To give evidence in court, you might cite, or quote {read} an excerpt from a document.
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Mite	I am a mite thirsty right now; a sip of water will do.
Might	I might go home right now, or in ten minutes.
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Rite	A Christian Baptismal ceremony, for instance, is called a 'rite.'
Right	Peter was right {meaning correct}; most people are right handed.
Write	We use our pens, our typewriters, and our keyboards to physically write.
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See	We can see the stars tonight.
Sea	If we were on a ship at sea, we could see them better.

Sees	He sees the full moon in the sky.
Seas	He was on a ship on the high seas...
Seize	...until a pirate came to seize control.
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Flour	We used wheat flour to bake the cookies.
Flower	The first flower of spring opened in the garden.
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Our	Our home is very comfortable; it is nice to live there.
Hour	Every hour has sixty minutes.
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Pour	I am going to pour a glass of milk.
Pore	A pore is a tiny opening in our skin. or Students have to pore over their text books before an exam.
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Pried	He pried the lid off the rusty old tin.
Pride	We should always take pride in our work and do our best.
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Rode	Johnny rode a bicycle for the first time.
Road	He rode a short way down the road in front of our house.
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Toad	A toad is a small hopping creature, similar to a frog.
Towed	The car was towed away by a huge truck.
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Dour	The woman was not pleased; her expression was dour.
Dower	Men used to seek dower rights to a new bride from her father.
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Be	I will be going home later.
Bee	The bee stung my brother.
Bea	This Bea is a proper name for a female person.
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Bred	That horse was bred only for racing.
Bread	We use bread to make a sandwich.
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Plate	We eat our dinner off a plate, or we can plate materials with a coating of metal.
Plait	I will plait her hair into braids.
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Hall	We hang our coats up in the front hall.
Haul	I will haul the garbage to the dump.
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Maul	Occasionally a big cat will maul a trainer.
Moll	A gangster's woman was called his 'moll.'
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Horse	We rode a horse through the mountain trail.
Hoarse	His voice was hoarse from a sore throat.
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Need	We need to drink water to stay healthy.
Knead	A baker must knead the dough to make bread.
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Plane	My sister is flying out to visit in a plane.
Plain	I got a plain, ordinary blue shirt today. or They call the flat country around here the prairie, or the plains.
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Pray	Many people pray to God every night.
Prey	A mouse is a cat's favourite prey.

Knee. .	The knee joint enables you to bend your leg.
Nee. .	Mrs. Jones was nee {formerly} Miss Miller.

Kneel	When we pray, we often kneel on our knees.
Neil	Neil Armstrong was one of the first Astronauts.