Superlatives List

Homonyms, Homophones, & Homographs (A - B)

accept - take in

except - other than

ad - advertisement add - join, combine

advice - guidance

advise - recommend

aid - assist, assistance

aide - one who gives assistance

ail - to suffer poor health ale - a beverage

air - atmosphere heir - one who inherits property

aisle - a passage I'll - contraction of I will isle - island

allusion - an indirect reference illusion - false appearance

altar - table in a church

alter - to change

ate - past tense of eat eight - the number 8

bail - to clear water bail - release of a prisoner bale - a large bundle

band - a ring, something that binds band - a group banned - prohibited

bare - uncovered bear - large animal bear - support, yield

bases - starting points bases - four stations on a baseball field basis - a basic principle

beat - to strike, overcome beat - exhausted beet - a plant with red roots

blew - past tense of blow blue - the color

bread - baked food item bred - produced

buy - purchase by - near, through bye - goodbye

Homonyms, Homophones, and Homographs (C - E)

capital - punishable by death capital - chief city capitol - building where legislature meets

ceiling - top of a room

sealing - setting, fastening

cell - small unit sell - to give up for money

cent - a penny scent - an odor sent - past tense of send

chews - gnaws with teeth choose - to select

cite - mention, quote

sight - vision site - place

coarse - rough

course - path, procedure

complement - make complete compliment - praise

conduct - behavior conduct - to lead

council - assembly

counsel - advice, to advise

days - plural of day

daze - stun

dear - loved one, valued deer - the animal

desert - to abandon

desert - dry land dessert - after-dinner treat

die - expire dye - color

discreet - tactful

discrete - distinct

dual - double

duel - fight

elicit - draw out

illicit - illegal

eminent - distinguished

imminent - soon

Homonyms, Homophones, and Homographs (F - L)

fair - pleasing, impartial

fair - gathering, exhibition fare - fee for transportation

find - locate fined - charged (past tense of fine)

fir - a pine tree fur - a coat or covering

flea - insect flee - to escape

flour - milled wheat flower - plant

for - (preposition)

fore - front, forward four - the number 4

foreword - preface

forward - related to direction

grate - to irritate grate - a frame great - large, superior

groan - moan

grown - matured

hall - auditorium, dormitory haul

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