Genes - see Jeans
Gnu - see Knew
Grate - to shred, or a lattice or grill
Will you grate that cheese for the tacos, then check to see if the furnace grate is plugged?
Great - wonderful
If you can pick me up after work so we can go shopping, that would be great!
Guessed - form a judgement or estimate
I guessed you had to work since you didn't answer the phone when I called.
Guest - a visitor in your home
I was the only guest at the King's Hotel which was rather creepy.
Gym - short for gymnasium
We had a big gym at the high school I attended.
Jim - a man's name (nickname for James)
Captain James T. Kirk preferred to be called Jim by his closest friends.
Graze - rub against lightly, or to eat
If you so much as graze the car, I'll take your keys away.
Stella never ate meals, she would graze all day long.
Grays - colours
The aliens came in a variety of grays, but no other colours.
Gored - made a hole
The bull gored a hole in the rodeo clown's leg.
Gourd - a decorative, inedible fruit
We grew gourds in the garden and used them as a centrepiece at Thanksgiving.
Gorilla - an ape
Some people think the sasquatch is just a gorilla.
Guerilla - soldier
The guerilla killed two men in the raid.
Hair - head covering
My daughter grew her hair long, then dyed it blue.
Hare - mammal in the same family as a rabbit
A female hare gives birth to young bearing fur while a rabbit has naked babies.
Hail - weather phenomonen
My father's patio furniture was ruined by baseball-sized hail.
Hale - hearty, healthy
Although the young men looked hale, they were suffering from disease.
Hall - passageway
The bathroom is down the hall and on the right.
Haul - pull
I think the dog can haul the baby on the sled.
Heal - make well
This cream will heal the cut on your finger.
Heel - part of the foot
I have blisters on my heel from walking all day in these new shoes.
He'll - he will
He'll go to the Napoleon exhibit, if it ever opens.
Heard - past tense of hear
I heard the blue jays screaming outside the window.
Herd - a group of specific animals
It wasn't one cow that got out of the barn, but a whole herd.
Hew - cut or chop
The old man can no longer hew as many trees as the young men.
Hue - shade of colour
The green in your kitchen is a nice hue.
Hugh - A man's name (as in Jackman)
High - opposite of low
If you're tall enough to reach the high shelf in the closet, you can have whatever's in the box up there.
Hi - a greeting
Robert saw me on the bus and didn't even say hi.
Higher - surpassing
The double ferris wheel went higher than the single one.
Hire - employ
Once my cousin starts his own business, he'll have to hire several people.
Him - that guy
Evan came to church on Sunday. Did you see him?
Hymn - church song
What hymn shall we open the service with?
Hoarse - husky voice
I was hoarse after having yelled at the concert all night.
Horse - animal
If you want to ride that horse, you have to put a saddle on her.
Hole - empty space
Edgar borrowed my shirt and put a cigarette hole in it.
Whole - all of something
The junkyard owner took the whole van, not just parts.
Hour - a unit of time
Tammy left her kids here for just one hour.
Our - belonging to us
Our kids went over to her place the next day.
I - see Eye
Idle - sitting still
Why be idle when you can dance in the rain?
Idol - a false god
The golden calf of the Bible was an idol
In - to enter
I answered the door and asked my guests to come in.
Inn - a lodging
There was no room at the inn, so Jesus was born in the stable.
Its - belonging to it
The laptop has its own built-in speakers.
It's - contraction for it is
With the baby teething, it's going to be a long day.
Jam - something sweet and sticky to eat
Selia likes apple jam on her toast.
Jamb - part of a door
Why is the door jamb crooked? Because this is a very old house.
Jeans - pants
Alex Ovechkin puts on his jeans the same way everyone else does, despite what hockey fans may think.
Genes - DNA
Both his parents have brown hair so from whose genes did he get his blond hair?
Jim - see Gym