What are these types of words called and what are other examples? i have an example in the details..?

Question

like "Raise" and "Rays"...they sound the same but are spelled differntly.....

Answer 1

to, too, two
for, fore, four
right, rite, write
sew, so, sow
pair, pare, pear
their, there, they're
reed, read and read, red
I usually throw these at the students at least once a year, just to see if they remember them. I give them a list of about forty and tell them to give me sentences. I like to use words that have three in the set to make it harder for them.
And it is amazing how often the wrong word gets past the spell-checker just because the students either do not know the right word or do not proof read their homework papers

Answer 2

Words that sound alike but have different meanings are called "homonyms" from Greek words meaning "same" and "sound." Some other examples and their meanings would be: their (belonging to them), there (at that location), they're (they are).

Answer 3

its a homophone (a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air. )


a homonym is a word the same as another in sound and spelling but different in meaning, as chase “to pursue” and chase “to ornament metal.”

Answer 4

These words are called homophones (etymology: Greek "homo" [same] and "phone" [sound]).

Answer 5

These are homonyms - they sound the same

Answer 6

They're called homophones. Some other examples are "hear" and "here"; "there," "their," and "they're"; "your" and you're"; "hair" and "hare;" "fair" and "fare"; and "bear" and "bare."