INITIAL SILENT LETTER HOMOPHONES

How many homophones can you think of that differ from each other only by an initial silent letter, as in KNEW and NEW.

 

Possible Answers:

 

AISLE -ISLE

HOUR - OUR

KNAVE - NAVE

KNIGHT - NIGHT

KNIT - NIT

KNOT - NOT

WHOLE - HOLE

WRAP - RAP

WREST -REST

WRIGHT -RIGHT

WRING - RING

WRITE - RITE

WROTE - ROTE

WRUNG - RUNG

 

There are at least two words which can become homophones by changing a single letter within the word. One is a five-letter word beginning with B and the other a six-letter word beginning with C. 

 

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BASIS/BASES

COURSE/COARSE

 

Note: The words BASS and BASE could be added to this short list, but only under a certain condition. BASS is a heteronym. That is, it can be pronounced two different ways: with a short a, as in the fish; or with a long a, as in a male singing voice. In the latter case, it is a homophone for BASE. Because of this restriction, I did not include it in the list above.