Don't get these words mixed up
A homonym is 2 or more words that sound alike yet are spelled differently and have different meanings
Examples:
Cite, Site, Sight
Cite= To cite from a book
Site= The construction site
Sight= The blind guy had no sight
Homonyms errors can really bring grades down on papers or writings.
here is a link that is very helpful to me.
http://www.cooper.com/alan/homonym_list.html
Homonyms FTW!