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I quickly walked down the ______ and took my seat.
- aisle
- isle
Please don't ______! It's not that bad.
- ball
- bawl
He stood outside in the rain completely _____.
- bear
- bare
He used the ______ to stop quickly.
- break
- brake
The _____ in the air is fabulous!
- cent
- scent
- sent
My daughter ______ her food well.
- chews
- choose
The fabric is rather _____.
- coarse
- course
The grass was covered with ______.
- dew
- do
- due
The tooth _____ brings $1 for each tooth.
- fairy
- ferry
The X _____ is responsible for eye color.
- gene
- jean
He shot a _____ while in the field.
- hare
- hair
We spent last week collecting ______ from the fields.
- hay
- hey
There is a ______ in the wall we need to repair.
- hole
- whole
Arthur was a _____ of the round table.
- knight
- night
They ______ they office for three months.
- leased
- least
The ______ cleaned the room.
- made
- maid
Can you ______ that parsley?
- mince
- mints
The _____ helped the children understand the song.
- none
- nun
She ate a _____ for lunch.
- pair
- pear
I had a _____ of pie for dessert.
- peace
- piece
Queen Elizabeth the Second's ______ continues to this day.
- rain
- reign
I took the country _____ instead of taking the freeway.
- road
- rode
Let's go to the _____ at the supermarket this afternoon.
- sail
- sale
We took a ferry across the _____.
- see
- sea
Many people believe that the ______ goes to heaven when we die.
- soul
- sole
I think there should be no punishment for people who _____ food to survive.
- steel
- steal
They stayed in the honeymoon _____.
- sweet
- suite
That's _____ house on the corner.
- they're
- their
- there
He ______ the ball to his father.
- through
- threw
The desk is made out of ______.
- would
- wood
