Homophones, American English -- Page 8
98. flea an insect
flee to run away
99. flour milled grain
flower the blossom of a plant
100. flu short for influenza
flue a chimney
flew did fly
101. for a preposition
fore first; preceding; the front
four a number
102. forbear to refrain from
forebear an ancestor
103. forgo to abstain from
forego precede
104. forth away; forward
fourth next after third
105. foul unfavorable; unclean
fowl a bird
106. friar official in Catholic Church
fryer young chicken
107. gate means of entrance
gait rate or manner of moving
108. gibe sarcastic remark; to scoff at
jibe to agree
109. gild to cover with layer of gold
guild an association of the same trade
110. gourd plant with hard rind
gored to pierce with a animal's horn
111. grate a frame of bars; to scrape
great large; magnificent
112. groan sound of pain
grown past participle of grow
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