Practice Makes Perfect

Where are you going? 
I don’t want to wear this today.
4. waist _________________________________ waste ________________________________
What size is your waist? Don’t 
waste food.
5. clothes _______________________________ close ________________________________
All my clothes are dirty. 
Please close the door.
6. roll ___________________________________ role _________________________________
The kids like to roll down the hill. 
What role did he play in the movie?
7. seller _________________________________ cellar ________________________________
Are you a buyer or seller? 
The wine is in the cellar.
8. our __________________________________ hour _________________________________
Where did we park our car? 
I was stuck in traffic for an hour.
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9. need _________________________________ knead _______________________________
Do you need any help? 
Knead the dough 10 times.
10. higher ________________________________ hire _________________________________
I can jump higher than you. 
My boss will hire a student for the summer.
11. weak _________________________________ week ________________________________
I feel tired and weak. 
I am on vacation for a week.
12. in ____________________________________ inn __________________________________
Put the milk in the fridge. 
We stayed at a beautiful inn.
13. ferry _________________________________ fairy _________________________________
I took a ferry for the first time. 
Do you believe in the tooth fairy?
14. border ________________________________ boarder ______________________________
He works as a border patrol officer. 
I have a new boarder in my house.
15. pray __________________________________ prey _________________________________
We will pray for you. 
The lion hunted its prey all night.
16. aunt _________________________________ ant __________________________________
My aunt is a nurse. 
There is an ant on your foot.
17. flu ___________________________________ flew _________________________________
He is in bed with the flu. 
The helicopter flew over my house.
18. weigh ________________________________ way _________________________________
How much do you weigh? 
Do you know the way to the mall?
19. knows ________________________________ nose_________________________________
Nobody knows her name. 
She has a big nose.
20. tow __________________________________ toe __________________________________
Can you call a tow truck please? 
I wear a ring on my big toe.
21. kernel ________________________________ colonel ______________________________
I ate the last kernel on the cob. 
He was promoted to colonel last year.
22. coarse ________________________________ course _______________________________
I used coarse salt to make this. 
I’m so happy I passed that course.
23. air ___________________________________ heir _________________________________
I love the fresh morning air. 
He is heir to the throne.
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