Homework series · speakers
By Will SalisburyUpdated
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and usually different spellings, such as write and right, or their, there and they're. They matter most in writing and in IELTS Listening, where spelling counts, and a wrong choice changes the meaning.
1 · Pronunciation
write, right, hear, here, their, there, week, weak, pair, pear
Quick answers
A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning, and usually a different spelling, such as write and right.
Homophones sound the same but may be spelled differently. Homographs are spelled the same but may be said differently, like lead the metal and lead to guide.
They matter in Writing and Listening, where spelling counts. A wrong homophone can change your meaning or lose a mark in an answer.
Link each word to a clue, such as ear in hear. Write a short example sentence for each word in the pair, and check your essay for the pairs that you often confuse.
