Common homonyms and their meanings
ad: advertisement
add: the arithmetic operation of addition
buy: to acquire by paying
by: near or next to
bye: salutation (“goodbye”)
hear: to perceive by ear
here: in this place/at this point
hour: measurement of time (60 mins)
our: an attributive adjective (form of “we”)
its: possessive form of “it”
it’s: contraction of “it is”
know: to understand/be aware of
no: a negative used to express dissent
accept: to receive/approve/accommodate
except: but/excluding
affect: to act on/a feeling or emotion
effect: result/to be functional
one: a single unit
won: past participle of “win”
their: possessive form of “they”
there: at that place/at that point in an action
they’re: contraction of “they are”
theirs: that which belongs to them
there’s: contraction of “there is”
then: next/following (ex: this then that)
than: comparative (ex: more than)
to: preposition indicating direction
too: in addition/also/furthermore
two: numeral (ex: 1 plus 1 = 2)
who’s: contraction of “who is”
whose: possessive form of “who”
your: possessive you; belonging to you
you’re: contraction of “you are”