Homonyms and Their Grammatical Heirs

[Monomer]

right - correct

write - a form of communication

rite - ceremonial act

wright - a constructive worker

 

peak - the pointed top

peek - to look

pique - to excite

[InfiniteNow]

erect - the state of a male sexual organ post engorgement

erect - to build or construct, as in a home or skyscraper

erect - upright in posture (to sit erect)

erect - specific descriptor of a shrub in the Clematis genus

erect - a crested penguin from New Zealand

erect - a type of spreading which occurs at an approximate angle of 45[math]^\circ[/math]

[Turtle]

urn

earn

[Turtle]

wring

ring

[Turtle]

bight

bite

[InfiniteNow]

bight

bite

 

Byte

[Turtle]

Byte

;)

 

 

Thanks Now! I thought my list looked a little lean. Or is that lien? Or perhaps lene?

 

I appeal for leniency in any case as I was distracted by an impending (and rare) invitation to sup with a Lady. :cup:

[Turtle]

reel

real

riel

[Turtle]

ade

aide

aid

 

:)

[Turtle]

gym

gem

Jim

[Monomer]

genes - segments of DNA

jeans - type of pants

 

stationary - not moving

stationery - writing materials

 

would - past participle of will

wood - from a tree

 

rose - a flower

rows - a series of objects

[Turtle]

feal

feel

[Turtle]

by

 

buy

 

bye

[Monomer]

cere - waxy fleshy covering at the base of the upper beak in some birds

sear - to scorch

seer - a prophet

sere - The entire sequence of ecological communities successively occupying an area from the initial stage to the climax

[Turtle]

tee

 

tea

[Turtle]

elusive

allusive

illusive

 

:omg:

[freeztar]

elusive

allusive

illusive

 

:doh:

 

How'd ya come up with that?

 

I like this one:

read - I read a book

red - My shirt is red.

read - I like to read.

reed - My saxophone needs a new reed

reed - I was in the wetlands, peering through the reeds.

 

I hate this one:

your - Your grammar is poor.

you're - You're a succubus.

 

hmmmm...let's see

tire - A car has tires.

tire - I tire of your argument.

tier - I've moved up to a new tier in society.

tier - I am an expert tier of ropes.

 

tear - I miss her which makes me shed tears.

tear - I will tear this note and throw it away.