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in this thread a new homophone will be posted every day which will help improve our command over the language.
homophones are words that sound alike but are spelled differently.

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Sun and son

sun is in sky

son - the boy born to father
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Another exmaple of homophone is:
Write and Right
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sum and some

sum means addition
some means little
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sale and sail


Sale - selling a product
Sail - sailing on water
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will and wheel.

will as in wish
and wheel as in wheel of the vehicle.
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mill and meal
mill as in factory
meal as in food
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pill and peel
pill meaning medicine
peel meaning peeling the cover of veggies
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homonym of the day
complement: A thing that completes or brings to perfection.
compliment: to praise someone
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another homophone:
idle: not working or active
idol: a person or thing greatly loved or adored.
idyl: A short poem or prose piece depicting a rural or pastoral scene
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thanks rana for starting this thread i also want to post some meaning to in my later post.
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peace, piece

Peace means silent and piece means a single cloth piece.
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plain, plane

plain means soft and plane means aeroplane.
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@ sarala in your example advice is the noun and advise is the verb.
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ship and sheep.
ship- vehicle for commuting in sea
sheep- animal
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@ vidhimayur...i dont think ship and sheep are exactly homophones.
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Vidhi The ship and sheep does not come under homophones.They are having different speelings and different meaning.
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