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Here in the mountains of Western North Carolina, these are often sounded alike (pronunciation is the first one) --

Far and fire
Tar and Tire

Sorry, couldn't resist!

karmat

grate
great

whale

wail

sweet

suite

pray   ...   prey

Lord

laud

poll ... pole

where

wear

their
they' re



how about these they don't sound the same but they are spelt the same
tear- like crying aligator tears
tear- like rip apart or destroy

Boy!  This has been an enlightening game!  I couldn't think of words and then you'd come up with some and I'd say, "I knew that!"  HAHA!

Great game!

more ... moor

leek  (delicious in potatoe soup)

leak  (not so good when I heard the plumber's quote for
          the leak in the bathroom)

check
cheque

rain ... rein ... reign

(Where in the world are you finding these?  I'm sure learning some great words!)

They just come out of my little pointed head, Pat...    When I taught school, I made a pear/pair tree for the classroom.  Every time one of the kids came across a synonym they could write it on a pear shaped card and hang it on the tree .... we had a lot of fun!

My next offering is:  pier ... peer

Flea & Flee

deer ... dear

presents /  presence

wood would

John & Jon

As in going to the restroom, verses visitng someone by that name, LOL.

shoe

shoo (as in go away)

can we use proper names like:

Lee

lea ( meadow)

lee  (shelter)

minute/minute -

lol - there are two different pronunciations to this word!

hymn and him

Jim/ Gym



K4J

wind  does blow

wind  the watch

Look the same but mean totally different things

This one's 4 Pat,

reed
&
Read


& You'll suceed!!  Then turn into a weed.  Yes, I'm a poet & I know it.  It come's from our imagination of words that we've used over many years.  It's easier for a poet to come up with these words for they just take it out of their imagination & use things that rhyme most all the time. 

So, Pat,
How do you like that?

K4J

bred

bread

phone/fone


( yes - it is a word....look it up....

by

bye

buy