English has many words that sound the same but mean different things. The technical term is ‘homophones'. This is a short list of common examples with a brief indication of the ways in which these words may be used. We do not have room to include every possible usage of a word here. Please check in a dictionary for full details. Most importantly, do not rely on your computer spell-check – it will not tell you if you have used a correctly spelled word in the wrong way.