eve, eave

Eve or eve means the night before--
On the eve of their wedding, they considered running away and eloping.
They are having a party for New Year's Eve.
Halloween was once called All Hallow's Eve.
Eve is also a poetic or old-fashioned term for evening--
"I hear a thrush at eve..."

Eave or eave ( rhymes with eve ) means the edge of a roof that hangs over the wall of a house--
The water dripping from the eave is making a puddle in the garden.
The eave of the roof has a few broken shingles.

Now that you know that, you can say--
On the eve of the big game, he sat up all night listening to water drip from the eave."

Note--"Eve" is a woman's given name--
They decided to name the baby Eve if it was a girl.
Note # 2--"eavesdrop" means to secretly listen in on a private conversation--
She knew they were talking about her, and couldn't resist the urge to eavesdrop.
Not to be confused with "eavesdrip", the water that drips from the edge of a roof--
If the eavesdrip gets any worse, we'll have to put up a new gutter.