1.1 Homophones - A

Homophones - A

Word	Phonetic Pronunciation	Definition	Sample Sentence
Eight	eyt	the number 8	There are eight planets in our solar system.
Ate	eyt	past tense of eat	I ate a sandwich for lunch.
Ale	eyl	a type of beer	I prefer ale over lager.
Ail	eyl	to suffer from pain or illness	My stomach ails me after eating too much junk food.
Air	air	the invisible gas surrounding us	We need air to breathe.
Heir	air	a person who inherits something	The prince is the heir to the throne.
Allowed	uh-loud	permitted or authorized	Smoking is not allowed in this building.
Aloud	uh-loud	out loud or audibly	She read the book aloud to the children.
Ant	ant	a small, six-legged insect	The ant crawled across the picnic blanket.
Aunt	ant	the sister of one's parent	My aunt is coming to visit us this weekend.
Aisle	ayl	a passageway between rows of seats or shelves	I walked down the aisle of the grocery store.
Isle	ayl	a small island	We went on a vacation to a tropical isle.
Auger	aw-ger	a tool used for drilling holes	The carpenter used an auger to make a hole in the wood.
Augur	aw-ger	to predict or foretell the future	The fortune teller augured that I would have a long and happy life.
Affect	uh-fekt	to influence or cause a change	The new policy will affect all employees.
Effect	ih-fekt	the result or consequence of an action	The effect of the medicine was immediate relief from pain.