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- Alter & Altar: Alter means to change something. Altar is a table used in religious services.
- Bear & Bare: Bear refers to a large mammal. Bare means to expose or uncover.
- Capital & Capitol: Capital refers to a city where a government's central offices are located, or financial resource. Capitol is a building where legislative work is done.
- Cite & Site: Cite means to refer to a source. Site is a location or place.
- Compliment & Complement: Compliment means a flattering remark. Complement means completing or enhancing something else.
- Desert & Dessert: Desert refers to a sandy or barren place. Dessert refers to a sweet meal after a main course.
- Doe & Dough: Doe refers to a female deer. Dough is a mixture made from flour and water.
- Faun & Fawn: Faun is a mythological creature. Fawn is a young deer or a light brown color.
- Flour & Flower: Flour is a powdery substance used in baking. Flower is the colorful part of a plant.
- Groan & Grown: Groan is a deep sound in response to pain. Grown means to have increased in size or amount.
- Hair & Hare: Hair grows from the scalp. Hare is a type of rabbit.
- Heal & Heel: Heal means to recover from an injury. Heel is the back part of a foot or shoe.
- Hear & Here: Hear means to perceive sound. Here means at this location.
- Hoard & Horde: Hoard means to accumulate for future use. Horde is a large group of people.
- Holy & Wholly: Holy means sacred. Wholly means completely.
- Idle & Idol: Idle means not active or in use. Idol means a person or thing that is greatly admired.
- Knight & Night: Knight is a medieval military ranking. Night is the period of darkness in each 24 hours.
- Lessen & Lesson: Lessen means to make something smaller. Lesson is a piece of instruction.
- Made & Maid: Made is the past tense of make. Maid is a female servant.
- Mail & Male: Mail refers to letters and packages. Male is a biological sex.
- Meat & Meet: Meat refers to animal flesh. Meet means to come into contact or presence of someone.
- Peace & Piece: Peace means the absence of war. Piece means a part of a larger whole.
- Principal & Principle: Principal is the head of a school. Principle is a basic truth or law.
- Stationary & Stationery: Stationary means not moving. Stationery refers to writing materials.
- Two, Too, & To: Two is a number. Too means also. To is a preposition.
- Wait & Weight: Wait means to stay in place until a certain time. Weight refers to how heavy something is.
- Weather & Whether: Weather refers to the state of the atmosphere. Whether is used to introduce alternatives.
