Homophones for Class 2 with Examples and Exercises | Easy

Common Homophones for Class 2 with Examples

1. I/ Eye

I: the person who is speaking or writing

Example: I am a student.

Eye: the organs of your body that you use to see

Example: She opened her eyes.

2. Hole/ Whole

Hole: an opening in something solid

Example: The box is full of holes

Whole: complete

Example: He ate the whole cake

3. Know/No

Know: to have knowledge in your mind

Example: She knows that boy.

No: not any

Example: No one was in the class.

4. Hour/ Our

Hour: a period of 60 minutes

Example: He did his homework in an hour.

Our: of or belonging to us

Example: This is our car.

5. Peace/Piece

Peace:  a period of time in which there is no war or violence 

Example: I pray for peace.

Piece: an amount or example of something

Example: I ate a piece of cake.

6. Lessen/ Lesson

Lessen: to become less

Example: The pain will lessen.

Lesson: a time when you learn or teach something

Example: The lesson was easy.

7. Mail/ Male

Mail: the system for collecting and sending letters

Example: I received her mail.

Male: belonging to the sex that does not give birth to babies

Example: There are more males than females in this group.

8. Knew/ New

Knew: to correctly guess something before it’s proven

Example: I knew that we would win the match.

New: that has recently been built or made

Example: She wore her new dress.

9. Right/Write

Right: correct

Example: That boy is right.

Write: to make words or letters on paper using a pen or pencil

Example: She likes to write.

10. Knot/Not

Knot: where two ends of the rope have been tied together

Example: The knot is very tight.

Not: used to form the negative with verbs

Example: She is not happy.

11. See/ Sea

Sea: The expanse of salt water that covers the Earth’s surface

Example: The ship sailed across the sea.

See: to observe with an eye

Example: I can see a butterfly.

12. Some/Sum

Some: an unspecified number or amount

Example: She has some books.

Sum: the total produced when numbers are added together

Example: The sum of five and four is nine.

13. Sun/ Son

Sun: The central star of our solar system.

Example: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

Son: A boy in relation to his parents

Example: His son is hardworking.

14. Too/ Two

Too: in addition

Example: You can eat that apple too.

Two: number

Example: He has two pencils.

15. Pair/ Pear

Pair: two things of the same type that are used or worn together

Example: Gloves are sold in pairs.

Pear: a fruit that has a yellow or green skin

Example: The farmer picked a ripe pear from the tree.

16. Won/One

Won: To achieve a prize or position

Example: They won the football match.

One: The number 1

Example: One and two make three.

17. Where/ Wear

Where: What place, point, or situation

Example: Where are we going?

Wear: To have on clothes or jewellery

Example: He likes to wear a hat.

18. Waste/ Waist

Waste: To use unnecessarily

Example: A careful person does not waste food.

Waist: The narrow part of the human body above the hips

Example: The tailor took his waist measurement.

19. Sole/ Soul

Sole: The only one or single

Example: His sole interest in life is cricket.

Soul: The human spirit

Example: After death, the soul leaves the body.

20. Meet/ Meat

Meet: To come together by arrangement or chance

Example: Let’s meet tomorrow for a coffee.

Meat: The flesh of animals used for food

Example: His favourite meat is beef.

Exercise (Homophones for Class 2)

Choose the correct homophone.

1. I can _______ a crocodile. (sea/see)
2. He will ______ his grandmother tomorrow. (meat/meet)
3. The boy gave the _________ answer. (right/write)
4. I don’t ______ that man. (no/know)
5. This is ______ house. (our/hour)
6. ______ is your sister? (wear/where)
7. Her mother cooked _____ today. (meet/meat)
8. He is the only ________member in the room. (mail/male)
9. She bought a ______doll. (knew/new)
10. This medicine will ______the pain. (lessen/ lesson)

Answers (Homophones for Class 2)

1. see
2. meet
3. right
4. know
5. our
6. Where
7. meat
8. male
9. new
10. lessen

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