Study the word list: more confusing words

It is important to be able *apell near-homophones and also *tell the difference between their meanings

	desert	It is very hot in the desert. *
	dessert	I'd like ice-cream for dessert.
	cereal	Most children like cereal for breakfast.
	serial	This TV drama is a weekly serial.
	herd	There's a herd of buffalo by the lake.
	heard	I heard a very weird noise in the night.
	diesel	This truck's engine runs on diesel fuel.
	february	February is the second month of the year. *

* This sentence was added by a Spellzone user.

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desert

dessert

cereal

serial

herd

heard

diesel

february

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