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For each letter, list homophones that differ by that letter.

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For each letter, list homophones that differ by that letter.
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o(a)r (a)isle bo(a)rder ho(a)rse le(a)d re(a)d se(a)men
lam(b)
s(c)ent
le(d)ger ad(d)
do(e) be(e) bell(e) born(e) by(e) cast(e) flu(e) for(e) laps(e) or(e) pleas(e)
waf(f)
rei(g)n
(h)our c(h)oral
wa(i)ve ma(i)ze
haj(j)i
(k)not (k)nap (k)nave (k)need (k)new (k)nickers (k)night (k)nit bloc(k)
ha(l)ve (l)lama
prim(m)er
dam(n) in(n) can(n)on
j(o)ust to(o) call(o)us
(p)salter
?
car(r)ies
(s)cent canvas(s)
taro(t) but(t)
b(u)y a(u)nt b(u)oy g(u)ild mo(u)rning
civ(v)ies
t(w)o (w)hole (w)rap (w)rest (w)retch (w)right (w)rite (w)rote so(w)
beau(x)
re(y)
biz(z)
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Unless noted otherwise, all words occur in Webster's Third New International
Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, Springfield, MA, 1961.