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Bautista, Ma. Joydel D.
FM09205 Prof. Anitha Dela Cruz

Pseudo homonyms

This is words that are similar in sound but different in meaning and spelling.

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write/right : Please write your name. Are you right handed? no/know: No dogs are allowed here. Do you know the answer? new/knew: She has a new dog. Dad knew how to make omelets. eye/I: I enjoy reading. The pirate has a patch over one eye. see/sea: Can you see the lights? Whales live in the sea. sale/sail: Is the sailboat for sale? Let's sail to the garage sale. stare/stair: Just stare straight ahead. She slipped on the stair going into her house. fare/fair: Is it fair that the bus fare is so expensive? pair/pear: Mom put a pair of pears in the refrigerator. made/maid: The hotel maid made our beds each morning. be/bee: Don't be scared of a little bumble bee. red/read: Yesterday, he read the book with the red cover. threw/through: He threw the ball and it rolled through the mud. here/hear: Did you hear that she wants to move here? piece/peace: There will be no peace in this house if someone ate the last piece of Dad's birthday cake. ate/eight: The kid ate eight pancakes! flee/flea: Why didn't the dog flee when the flea came its way? one/won: He won one medal at the track meet. meet/meat: I have yet to meet someone who doesn't eat meat. there/their: Their new house is over there. two/to: Two dogs went into the dog house to eat their kibble
Technical Writing
Javier, Carina
FM09205
Prof: Anitha B. Dela Cruz
Pseudo homonyms
This is words that are similar in sound but different in meaning and spelling.
Examples : meet/meat: I have yet to meet someone who doesn't eat meat.

threw/through: He threw the ball and it rolled through the mud. piece/peace: There will be no peace in this house if someone ate the last piece of Dad's birthday
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