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Homophones                     Meanings


             berth                          a sleeping place in a train
             birth                          come into being

             beech                          a kind of tree
             beach                          seashore

             base                           the bottom support of something
             bass                           the lowest pitches in music

             blew (verb)                    past tense of ‘blow’
             blue                           a colour

             be                             to exist
             bee                            an insect
             cent                           1/100 of a dollar

             scent                          an aroma
             sent                           past tense of ‘send’
             chord                          musical tone

             cord                           rope
             cattle                         animal
             kettle                         a container

             cymbol                         a round brass plate used in a musical instrument

             symbol                         emblem
             carrier                        one who carries

             career                         relating to jobs

             dual                           double
             duel                           fight
             dew                            light water condensation often found in the morning

             due                            payable

             ewe                            a female sheep
             you                            second person of personal pronoun

             earn                           to get money for work you do for others
             urn                            a tall decorated container

             hair                           a mass of fine threads growing on the head or body
             hare                           an animal

             hole                           hollow space
             whole                          complete


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