Homophones - First List

A MEDAL is an award.

Metal is an element like iron or gold.

Lend means TO GIVE for temporary use.

Die - To stop living.

Dye - Used to change color

A BRAKE is a device used to stop a vehicle.

BREAK means to separate or destroy.

Lay is a verb that means "To Place."

Lie means "To Recline."

Loose means "To Free."

Lose means "To misplace or fail to find or control."

Loss (Noun) means "Something that is lost" or "To suffer the loss of something or someone."

Alright is the INCORRECT form of "All Right."

"Be" is the VERB.

"Bee" is the insect.

BOARD is a piece of wood or an administrative group or council.

BORED is the PAST TENSE of the word BORE. It means "To make weary out of dullness." It also means "To make a hole by drilling."

Altogether means "Entirely."

Example: I am altogether fed up with his behavior!

ALL together means "in a group or all at once."

Example: Please repeat the vocabulary word all together.

Council - A GROUP that advises.

Counsel as a VERB means "To advise."

"It's" is the contraction of "It is."

"Its" is a possessive pronoun.

Example: Give the dog its bone.

PrinciPAL - A school administrator

PrinciPLE - An idea or doctrine

Set means "To place"

Sit means "To put the body in a seated position."

THAN is used in comparison.

Example: He is bigger than you.

THEN tells WHEN.

Example: I went to the park and then I went swimming.

THEIR is a possessive personal pronoun.

Example: The cheerleaders put THEIR bags on the table.

THERE is an adverb used to point out location. The toy is over THERE.

"THEY'RE" is the contraction for "They are."

YOUR is a possessive pronoun.

Example: Your car has been ticketed.

"YOU'RE" is the contraction for "You are."

Example: You're going to fail the test if you don't study.

Desert - Barren wilderness

DeSSert - Food served at the end of a meal

WEATHER - Condition in the atmosphere

WHETHER - refers to possibility.

Example: Whether or not . . .

LEAD is a verb in the PRESENT TENSE.

Example: I lead the class in a discussion.

LED is the PAST TENSE of the verb.