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Select the best word from the following pairs of homophones:

1. Can you ______ some cheese for the pizza?	(grate, great)
2. I was really ______ today.	(bored, board)
3. The ______ is very hot today.	(son, sun)
4. That sheep has thick ______.	(fir, fur)
5. Can you come ______ for a second?	(here, hear)
6. May I ______ your gold chain?	(sea, see)
7. I was playing with ______ kids yesterday.	(ate, eight)
8. Do you like ______?	(meet, meat)
9. Why does that dog have no ______?	(tale, tail)
10. We're having ______ tonight.	(steak, stake)
11. I bought some ______ clothes today.	(knew, new)
12. May I have ______?	(sum, some)
13. Last ______ I dreamed about you.	(knight, night)
14. Can you give me the ______ number of your locker?	(serial, cereal)
15. The doctor has many ______.	(patients, patience)
16. I have ______ everywhere in Canada.	(been, bean)
17. This is ______ my bicycle.	(knot, not)
18. That ______ over there dug up lots of gold.	(minor, miner)
19. My father told me he fought in the ______.	(wore, war)
20. How much do I ______ you?	(oh, owe)
21. ______, you promised me.	(Butt, But)
22. Don't ______ that bird.	(chute, shoot)
23. Can you write me a ______ by tomorrow?	(cheque, check)
24. Is this ______ book?	(you're, your)
25. The lights in the ______ are broken.	(haul, hall)