Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Soundalikes


know, no
naye, neigh
palate, palette
Practice (noun in UK), practise (verb in UK)

Soundalikes - dew - higher

dew, due, Jew, d'you
discreet, discrete
fair, fare
fate, fete
feet
grate, great
hangar, hanger
heal, heel
higher, hire






Rhine, rein, reindeer,
sea, see,
scene, seen,
to two, too,
their, there,
war, whore,
wait, weight,
weir, we're, 

Soundalikes

blew - past tense of blow - the wind blew the sailing boat
blue - colour with variations from powder blue to navy blue and midnight blue
leak - accidental loss of water from a pipe caused by a hole or tap or bolt not fastened
leek - vegetable which is national symbol of Wales
suit - a suit of clothes, matching trousers and jacket and for formal occasions a matching vest
suite - set, for example bedroom and bathroom, 3 piece suite, traditionally a three seater sofa and two armchairs
sweet - dessert, sugary as opposed to savoury