Homophone for Band

The words band and banned  are  homophones: they sound alike but have different meanings. Homophone for Band As a noun, band refers to a musical group or to any group of people joined for a common purpose. In addition, the noun band means a ring, a restraint, a belt, or a specific range of wavelengths or radio frequencies. As a verb, band means to mark with a band or to unite for a common purpose (band together). Banned is the past and past-participle form of the verb to ban, which means to forbid or prohibit. Examples Whenever possible, the individual members of the band travel from gig to gig by rented car.​The diadem is a band of gold more than an inch in width and eighteen inches in length.​The demand for new radio stations in the 1960s prompted the FCC to push new licensees into the FM band.​In 1926, H.L. Mencken was arrested in Boston for selling a banned copy of the American Mercury magazine. Practice (a) Chuck and his friends formed a rock _____, but they had trouble finding an instrument for Amos to play.(b) My father used to hide _____ books in a little vault he had built in the basement.(c) The rival factions were forced to _____ together to protect their homes against a new enemy. Answers (a) Chuck and his friends formed a rock  band, but they had trouble finding an instrument for Amos to play.(b) My father used to hide  banned  books in a little vault he had built in the basement.(c) The rival factions were forced to  band  together to protect their homes against a new enemy. Answers to Practice Exercises: Band and Banned (a) Chuck and his friends formed a rock band, but they had trouble finding an instrument for Amos to play.(b) My father used to hide banned books in a little vault he had built in the basement.(c) The rival factions were forced to band together to protect their homes against a new enemy. Glossary of Usage: Index of Commonly Confused Words