A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and usually a different spelling.

A simple example of a homophone pair is:

  • “See” and “sea” – they sound identical when spoken, but “see” means to look at something, while “sea” means a large body of salt water.

Other quick examples you might hear a lot are:

  • “Two” / “too” / “to”
  • “Here” / “hear”
  • “Ate” / “eight”

In a sentence, you could say:

  • “I can see the sea from my window.” – this uses both homophones together to show the difference in meaning.