The flocks wandered through the phlox
flocks, phlox
flocks means several groups of sheep
phlox means a type of flowering plant
flour, flower
flour means a powder made from grinding wheat
flower means a plant
for, four, fore
for means intended to belong to someone
four means the number after three and before five
fore means toward the front
He had a flair for using flares when in distress
flair, flare
flair means a distinctive style
flare means a brightly burning light used in an emergency
flea, flee
flea means an insect
flee means to leave in a hurry
flew, flu, flue
flew means the past tense of fly
flu means influenza
flue means the pipe in a chimney
Washing his feet had become a feat
feat, feet
feat means a difficult accomplishment
feet means the plural form of foot
find, fined
find means to discover
fined means to be punished by the imposition of a penalty
fir, fur
fir means an evergreen tree
fur means hair on an animal
It would be easy to distinguish a fawn and a faun
eye, I
eye means an organ that detects light
I means me
faun, fawn
faun means a mythological creature
fawn means a young deer
faze, phase
faze means to frighten or cause hesitation
phase means part of a sequence
Thanksgiving vocabulary
autumn, not autum
Corn is also called maize, which is a strange spelling since it is a type of grain of the species Zea mays
pumpkin, not pumkin or punkin
giblets, not jiblets
grateful, not greatful
I thought the cab fare increase was fair
dual, duel
dual means having two components
duel means combat between two people over honor
faint, feint
faint means feeling light-headed
feint means a movement made to confuse the opponent
fair, fare
fair means equitable
fare means money paid for transportation
The paper is a draft on draught horses
doe, dough, do
doe means a female deer
dough means flour
do means a musical note
done, dun
done means finished
dun means brownish gray
draft, draught
draft means a preliminary document
draught means a horse that pulls a burden
I was discreet in locating the discrete signals
die, dye
die means to cease living
dye means to permanently change color
disburse, disperse
disburse means to pay out
disperse means to distribute
discreet, discrete
discreet means not drawing attention
discrete means separable into individual parts
The pet deer was dear to her
dear, deer
dear means precious
deer means an animal
desert, dessert
desert means to abandon
dessert means a sweet food following a meal
dew, do, due
dew means moisture on grass in the morning
do means to accomplish
due means owed
The quarter note symbol triggered the cymbal hit
cymbal, symbol
cymbal means a round piece of metal in a drum set
symbol means a character representing an object
dam, damn
dam means something that holds water back
damn means to comdemn to hell
days, daze
days means the plural form of day
daze means to dull the senses