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Homophones: same pronunciation words in English

FACE

Stressed vowel: (/eɪ/)

Lexical set: face

Note:

Not all of these are homophones in dialects which lack the long mid mergers or distinguish wait from weight.

Sound: (/eɪ/)

Sound: (/eɪd/)

Sound: (/eɪk/)

Sound: (/eɪk/)

Sound: (/eɪl/)

Sound: (/eɪn/)

Sound: (/eɪnt/)

Sound: (/eɪs/)

Sound: (/eɪst/)

Sound: (/eɪʃ/)

Sound: (/eɪt/)

Sound: (/eɪv/)

Sound: (/eɪz/)

SQUARE

Stressed vowel: (/ɛəʴ/)

Lexical set: square

FLEECE

Stressed vowel: (/iː/)

Lexical set: fleece

Sound: (/iː/)

Sound: (/iːtʃ/)

Sound: (/iːd/)

Sound: (/iːk/)

Sound: (/iːl/)

Sound: (/iːm/)

Sound: (/iːn/)

Sound: (/iːp/)

Sound: (/iːs/)

Sound: (/iːt/)

Sound: (/iːz/)

Sound: (/iːv/)

NEAR

Stressed vowel: (/ɪəʴ/)

Lexical set: near

CURE

Stressed vowel: (/ʊəʴ/)

Lexical set: cure

PRICE

Stressed vowel: (/aɪ/)

Lexical set: price

Sound: (/aɪ/)

Sound: (/aɪd/)

Sound: (/aɪk/)

Sound: (/aɪl/)

Sound: (/aɪm/)

Sound: (/aɪ(.)n/)

Sound: (/aɪəʴ, aɪr/)

Sound: (/aɪz/)

Sound: (/aɪt/)

GOAT

Stressed vowel: (/əʊ/)

Lexical set: goat

Note:

Not all of these are homophones in dialects which lack the long mid mergers.

Sound: (/əʊ/, /oʊ/)

Sound: (/əʊtʃ/)

Sound: (/əʊd/)

Sound: (/əʊk/)

Sound: (/əʊl/)

Sound: (/əʊm/)

Sound: (/əʊn/)

Sound: (/əʊt/)

Sound: (/əʊz/)

NORTH

Stressed vowel: (/ɔːʴ/)

Lexical set: north

Sound: (/ɔːʴd/)

FORCE

Stressed vowel: (/ɔəʴ/)

Lexical set: force

Sound: (/ɔəʴ/)

Sound: (/ɔəʴd/)

Sound: (/ɔəʴs/)

Sound: (/ɔəʴz/)

Sound: (/ɔəʴθ/)

CHOICE

Stressed vowel: (/ɔɪ/)

Lexical set: choice

BATH

Stressed vowel: (/æ, ɑː/)

Lexical set: bath

TRAP

Stressed vowel: (/æ/)

Lexical set: trap

Sound: (/æks/)

Sound: (/ætʃ/)

Sound: (/æd/)

Sound: (/æ(.)k/)

Sound: (/æl/)

Sound: (/æm/)

Sound: (/æ(.)n/)

Sound: (/æ(.)p/)

Sound: (/ær/)

Sound: (/æʃ/)

Sound: (/æt/)

MOUTH

Stressed vowel: (/aʊ/)

Lexical set: mouth

Sound: (/aʊ/)

Sound: (/aʊd/)

Sound: (/aʊl/)

Sound: (/aʊn/)

Sound: (/aʊ(ə)ʴ/)

Sound:(/aʊ.əʴdː/)

DRESS

Stressed vowel: (/ɛ/)

Lexical set: dress

Sound: (/ɛtʃ/)

Sound: (/ɛd/)

Sound: (/ɛk/)

Sound: (/ɛks/)

  • ex/X (/ˈɛks/)

Sound: (/ɛl/)

Sound: (/ɛm/)

  • em/M (/ˈɛm/)

Sound: (/ɛn/)

Sound: (/ɛp/)

Sound: (/ɛs/)

Sound: (/ɛ.ðəʴ/)

Sound: (/ɛt/)

Sound: (/ɛr/)

Sound: (/ɛ(.)z/)

STRUT

Stressed vowel: (/ʌ/)

Lexical set: strut

Sound: (/ʌm/)

Sound: (/ʌn/)

Sound: (/ʌŋ/)

Sound: (/ʌr/)

Sound: (/ʌ(.)s/)

Sound: (/ʌt/)

NURSE

Stressed vowel: (/ɜːʴ/)

Lexical set: nurse

Note:

Not all of these are homophones in dialects which lack the fern-fir-fur merger.

KIT

Stressed vowel: (/ɪ/)

Lexical set: kit

Sound: (/ɪb/)

Sound: (/ɪɡ/)

Sound: (/ɪl/)

Sound: (/ɪm/)

Sound: (/ɪn/)

Sound: (/ɪŋ/)

Sound: (/ɪs/)

Sound: (/ɪt/)

LOT

Stressed vowel: (/ɒ/)

Lexical set: lot

Sound: (/ɒ/)

Sound: (/ɒk/)

Sound: (/ɒn/)

Sound: (/ɒt/)

Sound: (/ɒm/)

START

Stressed vowel: (/ɑːʴ/)

Lexical set: start

THOUGHT

Stressed vowel: (/ɔː/)

Lexical set: thought

Sound: (/ɔːl/)

Sound: (/ɔːn/)

Sound: (/ɑː(r), ɒ(r), ɔː(r)/)

Sound: (/ɔːt/)

Sound: (/ɑː(r)z, ɒ(r)z, ɔː(r)z/)

FOOT

Stressed vowel: (/ʊ/)

Lexical set: foot

Sound: (/ʊd/)

GOOSE

Stressed vowel: (/uː/)

Lexical set: goose

Sound: (/uː/)

Sound: (/uːd/)

Sound: (/uːl/)

Sound: (/uːm/)

Sound: (/uːp/)

Sound: (/uːz/)