Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. The document provides examples of homophone pairs such as band/banned and board/bored. It also includes homophones used in sample sentences to demonstrate their different meanings depending on spelling. Resources on homophones and a homophone generator are cited at the end.
2. What is a Homophone? Homophones are words that are pronounced the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0VpP7VxtYg&feature=related