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Homophonic Riddles

Homophones                          What do you call ...

a broad abroad                                                 A gal overseas?

a cent a scent ascent                                         a penny or a smell going up      

a loft aloft                                                         a room in the air                       

a miss amiss                                                      a single woman gone astray      

a part apart                                                       a role separated                       

aid aide                                                            help a helper                            

ail ale                                                                sick beer                                 

airy aerie                                                          a wide open eagle nest             

allot a lot                                                          budget much                            

aloud allowed                                                   speaking permitted                   

alter altar                                                          modify religious table               

amuse a muse                                                   entertain spirit                          

ant aunt                                                            an insect relative                      

ascent assent a cent                                          going up agreed to for a penny 

assign a sign                                                      designate signal                        

aster asked her                                                 a star questioned her                

attire a tire                                                        dress a wheel                           

aught ought                                                       nothing should                          

award a ward                                                   prize client                               

aye eye I                                                          yes look me                             

bad bade                                                          terrible bid                               

bail bale                                                            release tie up                           

ball bawl                                                           sphere cry                               

bandit banned it                                                outlaw outlawed                      

banjo banned Joe                                             stringed instrument outlawed Joseph     

banned band                                                     A barred orchestra                  

bare bear                                                          nude Smokie                           

barque bark                                                      ship howl                                 

barred bard                                                      banned poet                            

barren baron                                                     childless noble                         

base bass                                                         a big bad violin                        

beat beet                                                          hammer a vegetable                 

Beatle beetle                                                     musical bug                              

beau bow                                                         a suiter's tie                              

beech beach                                                     a tree shore                             

beer bier                                                           malt beverage coffin                 

belle bell                                                           good gong                               

berth birth                                                         bed creation                            

bizzare bazaar                                                   crazy outdoor market               

bough bow                                                       branch curtsey                         

bury berry                                                        inter fruit                                  

Cain's canes                                                     Abel's sibling's walking sticks   

charred chard                                                   burnt greens                             

crew's cruise                                                     seamen's voyage                      

doe dough dodo                                               deer money for an extinct bird

wholesale hole sale                                           great price for nothing              

hirsute her suit                                                   hairy her clothes                       

Layne's lane                                                      Bobby L's street                      

main mane                                                        most important horse hair         

male mail                                                          letters for men only                  

May's maze                                                      a certain month's puzzle            

Mick’s mix                                                       Mickey’s stew                         

Mick’s up/mix up                                              Is Mickey at bat or not?           

pale pail                                                            light colored container              

pane pain                                                          window ache                           

patient's patience                                              client's forbearance                  

pa’s paws                                                         Dad’s hands                            

pa’s pause                                                        Dad’s stop                              

Price's prices                                                    what Mr. P charges                 

pride pried                                                        vanity snooped                        

prize pries                                                         an award snoops                     

quire choir                                                        two dozen singers                    

rough ruff                                                          vicious trump                           

sail sale                                                             ocean cruise discount               

sane seine                                                         "not crazy" net                         

seaman semen                                                  naval seed                               

size sighs                                                          measure breaths                       

Styx sticks                                                        branches in the river of death    

vain vane                                                          proud wind indicator                

vain vein                                                           proud blood vessel                  

 

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