Homophones (words that sound alike): word list
71 words for grades 2 to 3. Tricky words, homophones, contractions, compound words, multiple meanings and three-syllable words.
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| Word | Syllables | Estimated grade |
|---|---|---|
| to | 1 | K |
| too | 1 | K |
| two | 1 | K |
| there | 1 | K |
| their | 1 | 2 |
| hear | 1 | 1 |
| here | 1 | K |
| see | 1 | K |
| sea | 1 | 1 |
| be | 1 | K |
| bee | 1 | K |
| by | 1 | 1 |
| buy | 1 | 2 |
| bye | 1 | 2 |
| four | 1 | K |
| for | 1 | K |
| no | 1 | K |
| know | 1 | 1 |
| new | 1 | K |
| knew | 1 | 1 |
| right | 1 | 2 |
| write | 1 | 2 |
| night | 1 | K |
| knight | 1 | 1 |
| one | 1 | K |
| won | 1 | 2 |
| sun | 1 | K |
| son | 1 | 2 |
| tail | 1 | 1 |
| tale | 1 | 2 |
| wait | 1 | 1 |
| weight | 1 | 2 |
| week | 1 | 1 |
| weak | 1 | 1 |
| whole | 1 | 1 |
| hole | 1 | 1 |
| flour | 2 | 2 |
| flower | 2 | K |
| meat | 1 | 1 |
| meet | 1 | 1 |
| pair | 1 | K |
| pear | 1 | K |
| plain | 1 | 1 |
| plane | 1 | K |
| road | 1 | 1 |
| rode | 1 | 2 |
| sail | 1 | 1 |
| sale | 1 | 2 |
| steal | 1 | 2 |
| steel | 1 | 2 |
| threw | 1 | 1 |
| through | 1 | K |
| tide | 1 | 2 |
| tied | 1 | 2 |
| wood | 1 | K |
| would | 1 | 2 |
| blue | 1 | K |
| blew | 1 | 2 |
| ate | 1 | K |
| eight | 1 | 3 |
| bare | 1 | 2 |
| bear | 1 | K |
| deer | 1 | 2 |
| dear | 1 | 2 |
| eye | 1 | K |
| which | 1 | 2 |
| witch | 1 | K |
| wear | 1 | 1 |
| where | 1 | K |
| weather | 2 | K |
| whether | 2 | 2 |
Grades are estimates of when a word is first taught. Source: Written for this site
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