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Homonyms are words that sound like other words. They can be confusing to writers who have not previously encountered them. Examples of common homonyms are "there" and "their." Below is a list of homonyms and other frequently confused words. A a - an article in the English language eh - an interrogative utterance acts - things done ax - chopping tool ad - short for advertisement add - short for addition adds - performs additions ads - more than one advertisement adze - axe- like tool ade - fruit beverage aid - to assist aide - an assistant aerie - eagle's nest airy - breezy aero - of aircraft arrow - slender - pointed shaft affect - to change effect - result ail - sick ale - beer air - stuff we breathe are - 1/100th of a hectare e'er - contraction of "ever" ere - eventually err - to make a mistake heir - one who will inherit aisle - walkway I'll - contraction of "I will" isle - island all - everything awl - pointed scriber allowed - permitted aloud - spoken altar - raised center of worship alter - to change an - a single instance Ann - a woman's name ant - insect aunt - parent's sister ante - preliminary bet auntie - sister of a parent arc - portion of a circle ark - vessel ascent - the climb assent - to agree ate - past tense of eat eight - the number base of octal auger - a drill augur - foretell aught - anything ought - should aural - of hearing oral - of the mouth auricle - external part of the ear oracle - seer away - distant aweigh - just clear of the bottom awed - in a state of wonder odd - not usual aweful - filled with awe awful - really bad offal - butchered entrails aye - naval affirmative eye - ocular organ I - oneself
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