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Let’s go through each word and think of a homophone or near-homophone — that means a word that sounds the same (or very similar) but is spelled differently and has a different meaning.

1. meat → already given: meet
(Meat = food from animals; Meet = to see someone)

2. missed → sounds like mist
(Missed = didn’t catch or feel sad about not having; Mist = light fog)

3. peace → sounds like piece
(Peace = calm, no war; Piece = part of something)

4. affect → sounds like effect
(Affect = to influence; Effect = result)

5. ball → sounds like bawl
(Ball = round object for playing; Bawl = cry loudly)

6. accept → sounds like except
(Accept = agree to take; Except = excluding)

7. brake → sounds like break
(Brake = stop a car; Break = smash or rest)

8. fair → sounds like fare
(Fair = just or light-colored; Fare = cost of ticket or food)

9. grate → sounds like great
(Grate = shred cheese or annoy; Great = excellent)

10. berry → sounds like bury
(Berry = small fruit; Bury = put underground)

11. plain → sounds like plane
(Plain = simple or flat land; Plane = airplane or flat surface)

12. main → sounds like mane
(Main = primary or most important; Mane = horse’s hair on neck)

13. rain → sounds like reign
(Rain = water from sky; Reign = rule as king/queen)

14. scene → sounds like seen
(Scene = place where something happens; Seen = past tense of see)

Now let’s write them all down clearly:

Final Answer:
1. meet
2. mist
3. piece
4. effect
5. bawl
6. except
7. break
8. fare
9. great
10. bury
11. plane
12. mane
13. reign
14. seen