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Homonyms Drill
Access: admission or way of approach
I drove on the access road to get to the office.
Excess: surpassing limits
She spends to excess at the mall.
Advise: to give advice
He should advise him to wait until next year to get married.
Advice: encouragement
I really appreciated the advice from my parents.
Affect: to have influence on
You shouldn’t let your husband affect how you feel.
Effect: to cause or bring about
We’d like to effect a new way of providing this.
Aisle: passageway
The deposition involved a fall in the aisle of a grocery store.
Isle: an island
Would you like to visit me on the isle next summer?
Allude: to make reference to
Did you hear her allude to her new boyfriend?
Elude: to escape
He will elude the police to get out of this one.
Beech: a type of tree
That beech tree is over 100 years old.
Beach: the sandy shore
Each year we visit the beach in North Carolina.
Brake: used to stop a vehicle
I think it was a malfunction with the brake that caused the accident.
Break: interrupt
The attorney asked the witness if he would like to take a break.
Bridal: refers to a bride
Every day all she talks about is the bridal shower.
Bridle: harness to guide a horse
The horse will not like that new bridle.
Cannon: a military weapon
The re-enactment included a cannon being fired.
Canon: laws of the church
He violated the canon of ethics.
Capitol: a building
Our class trip included a visit to the state capitol.
Capital: money
She has invested all her capital into a money market account.
Council: an organization
Our city council should vote on this topic tonight.
Counsel: an attorney; advice
Will you ask your counsel if she would agree to this?
Idle: useless; not busy
He is never idle; that boy is always up to something.
Idol: an image used as an object of worship
She mimics everything that her idol does.
Palate: roof of the mouth
That pizza burned my palate.
Pallet: wooden boards
He injured his back throwing the pallet on the truck.
Principle: fundamental truth or law
It’s not the money but the principle of the thing.
Principal: first in rank
She is the principal of at least three companies.
Stationary: fixed position
Riding my stationary bike has really firmed up my thighs.
Stationery: papers for writing
Her stationery had her initial at the top.
Wave: gesture back and forth to someone; ocean water
Did you see her wave at him from the boat?
Waive: to relinquish
He wanted to waive his signature on the document.
