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cent         a unit of money
            scent        a pleasant smell

            cereal       a grain used for food

            serial       broadcast or published in several parts
            cheap        inexpensive

            cheep        a short high sound that young birds make

            die          to stop living
            dye          colour

            fair         acceptable in a particular situation

            fare         the money that you pay to travel by bus, etc.
            farther      a greater distance in space

            further      more, additional

            flew         the past form of ‘fly’

            flu          an infectious disease
            hair         a mass of threads growing on the head or body

            hare         a rabbit-like animal
            hear         to listen

            here         in this place

            lessen       to diminish

            lesson       something to be learned or studied
            knight       a man of high rank who has a duty to fight for his king

            night        the end of a day when people sleep

            sight        the ability to see

            site         a place where a town or building is located


          D.     Idioms


          An idiom is a group of words whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of
          the words.

          Read the given idioms and their meanings.

                         Idiom                                             Meaning

            Let the cat out of the bag           to tell a secret by mistake




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