Common Homophones

What does the word SEE mean?

• a body of water

• what you do with your eyes

What does the word SEA mean?

• a body of water like an ocean

• what you do with your eyes

What does the word TWO mean?

• also

• an excessive degree

• the number

What does the word TOO mean?

• also

• an excessive degree

• the number

• also; an excessive degree

What does the word TO mean?

• the number

• also

• an excessive degree

• in motion or reaching

What does the word ATE mean?

• the number

• past tense of the word "eat"

What does the word EIGHT mean?

• past tense of the word "eat"

• the number

What does the word THERE mean?

• location (opposite of here)

• shows ownership

• contraction for they are

What does the word THEY'RE mean?

• location (opposite of here)

• contraction for they are

• shows ownership

What does the word SON mean?

• the brightest star in the sky

• boy child; opposite of daughter