Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Homophones of the week. December 20,2011

See
- To perceive with the eye.

Do you see the cat?

Sea
- The body of salt water covering most of the earth's surface.

The sea was a beautiful blue.
(or The ship sailed across the sea.)

Dough
- A soft, thick mixture of dry ingredients, such as flour, and liquid, such as water, that is kneaded, shaped, and baked, especially as bread or pastry.

Using a wooden spoon, slowly mix in the water until the mixture forms a pliable dough.

Doe
- The female of a deer or related animal.

The doe watched the baby deer

Flower
- Some seed-bearing plants with an outer envelope of petals and sepals.

The flower was a gorgeous purple tulip.

Flour
- A fine, powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a grain, especially wheat, used chiefly in baking.

The bakers used flour to make the wedding cake.

Hair
- A growth of that forms the coat of an animal or the covering of the scalp of a human.

I whipped my hair back and forth.

Hare
- Any of various mammals similar to rabbits but having longer ears and legs and giving birth to active, furred young.

The hare was getting chased by a dog.

Blew
- The past tense of the verb ‘to blow’.

The wind blew so strongly it knocked the women over.

Blue
- The primary color between green and violet on the visible spectrum.

The boy’s wrist turned black and blue after he fell.
(or The sky is a beautiful shade of blue.)

Pear
- The edible fruit that is round and smaller near the stem that comes from a tree, Pyrus communis.

The pear was very juicy.

Pair
- Two corresponding persons or items, similar in form or function, and matched or associated.

I just bought a new pair of shoes.

Sun
- The star that is the center of our solar system.

The sun was beating down on the tennis player.

Son
- One's male child.

My son plays baseball and is a Cub Scout.

One
- Being a single entity, unit, object, or living being.

One plus one equals two.

Won
- The past tense of the verb ‘to win’.

Jim Parsons won an Emmy for playing Sheldon Cooper on the Big Bang Theory.

Red
- The primary color at the end of the visible spectrum.

The apple is red.

Read
- The past tense of the verb ‘to read’.

I just read the book “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson.

Aunt
- The sister of one's father or mother.

My Aunt Christina is my father’s sister and my godmother.

Ant
- A social insect of the family Formicidae that is known for living in colonies that have a complex social organization.

The ant invaded my picnic.

Beats
- Strikes repeatedly.

The drummer beats the drum like a maniac.

Beets
- The swollen root of this plant eaten as a vegetable, typically having reddish flesh.

The beets were disgusting!

Berry
- A small, juicy, fleshy fruit, such as a blackberry or raspberry

We went to the berry farm to get blueberries for our pie.

Bury
- To put in the ground and cover with earth.

The pirates bury their treasure so no one will find it.

Bow
- The front section of a ship or boat.

The bow is the pointed part of the boat.

Beau
- The boyfriend of a woman or girl.

The girl wants to marry her beau.

Made
- Produced or manufactured by constructing, shaping, or forming.

I made the biggest pizza in class.

Maid
- An unmarried girl or woman.

My favorite card game is Old Maid.

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