So I could say, “Jill can kick the can and do the can-can.”

Can – the ability to do something i.e.: I can sing.

Can- a cylindrical metal container i.e.: A can of soda.

The can-can – a high-energy dance that involves a lot of high kicks to a well-known tune.

All of them are spelled the same and even pronounced the same: however, they all mean something different.

But sometimes homonyms can make things a little bit weird.

“Aye! Aye!” can be what you shout when you’re singing the SpongeBob SquarePants theme song.

Or an ayeaye – A googly-eyed aye aye is an animal that lives in the forests of Madagascar.

“Aye! Aye!” –  The way one might acknowledge an order received in the navy or

how you might respond ‘yes, yes’ if you lived in the 1570s.

And that is just scratching the surface of how much fun you can nave learning homonyms.  Check out some more of them below. See if you can use the examples of homonyms used here to expand and improve your speaking skills!