Stalking & Stocking

These two don't sound quite the same, at least in my ears. But they're pretty close, and they were my son's suggestion. So I've been saving them for the holiday season, y'know? ;)

Rye & Wry

Flew, Flu, Flue

Trying my darndest to come up with a bird flu / bird flew joke here, but I just can't pin one down. Maybe you can? Leave it in the comments!

Chews & Choose

He chooses, he chews. 

You choose, you chew.

Shear & Sheer

Tort & Torte

Our lawyer dude is back again, this time with some sort of legal injunction against the deliciousness of Thanksgiving! That does it, he's not invited back.

Root & Route

Root – (n.) The portion of a plant that anchors it to its surroundings and absorbs nutrients. (v.) Cheer.
Route – (n.) Path, direction.
Why do carrot farmers get lost in beet fields? Because they can't find their root.
...Meh, that joke sorta works.

Close & Clothes

I suppose, technically, these two words aren't supposed to be pronounced the same. But where I come from, they most certainly are.

Currant & Current

With an A – a type of berry.
With an E – (n) a flow of water or electricity. (adj.) belonging to the present time.

Soar & Sore

As in, "Can a bird soar if its wings are sore?"

Flocks & Phlox

Birds travel in flocks. Bees travel in phlox.

Hall & Haul

Gait & Gate

Gait – a style or manner of walking.
Gate – an opening or doorway in a fence.

Coarse & Course

I told you last week's map would show up again...

Cite, Sight, Site

Getting tired of seeing that book yet? :) Just wait till I start reusing the map!

Addition & Edition

I ran across a really rare math textbook recently. It was a first addition.
Yuk yuk yuk.

Hart & Heart

Hart is a pretty obsolete word for a stag, so I almost didn't do this one. But since I already had the deer drawn, there was really no reason NOT to include it.

Hostel & Hostile

Yes, I'm aware that Hostile can be pronounced with the long I sound instead, if you prefer. Either way, I think we all know who ends up with top bunk here.

Lean & Lien

Our legal friend is back, apparently with some kind of claim against the leaning tower of Pisa. Good luck with that. I don't think this is the last we'll see of him, though.
(edit 8/29/15) Looks like I forgot to include the description of Lean as in "thin." I suppose the fact that the tower is a pretty thin building will have to suffice. Works for me.

Manner & Manor