h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Alternate - proceeding in the manner A-B-A-B, etc. ('A pedestrian crossing has alternate black and white stripes')
Alternative - one of a number of possible options. ('Let's use an alternative route')

Boy - young man
Buoy - floating marine marker

Compliment - a flattering remark
Complement - one of a pair of things that go together or compete

Fluke - a lucky or coincidental event
Fluke - a small invertebrate

Wait - take some time
Weight - property of an object that makes it heavy

More later, no doubt!

Incidentally, if you want to save some time, you might want to take a look at: http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/writing/homofone.htm

That's the problem with the Internet - someone's already done everything! There are some that aren't on that list, though, and there are no meanings or explanations there...

Thanks beeline!

I checked out that link. Looks like I've got a way to go doesn't it?

Anna

Another meaning for fluke I think

I think it is the pattern left in the water when a whale has come up to the surface, dived, and as it goes down thwacked the water hard, when the whale has gone there is a pattern left on the sea surface...

Also thinking about it isnt part of the whale tail called a fluke?

Kavey gently burbles to herself...

Does the link mean you've given up since it's already been done? If not how about:

Draft - to sketch, outline
Draught - current of air, act of drinking

I know you have to speak English English for this to be a distinction but, hey