Karat - see Caret
Knead - massage or aerate
If mama doesn't knead the bread dough, it won't turn out.
Kneed - hit with the knee
Petra kneed the stranger when he tried to grab her from her car.
Need - a necessity
If you need an opinion on your new blog, I'll be glad to take a look.
Knot - see Naught
Knew - past tense of know
I knew it was going to rain when I saw the dark clouds.
New - opposite of old
There's a new girl in school. She came here from Russia.
Gnu - african antelope (sometimes pronounced nyoo or g-noo)
The gnu is also known as a wildebeest.
Knight - a King's military servant
The knight rode in on his horse with news of the impending war.
Night - opposite of day
Fireworks are only good at night when you can see all the colours.
Knows - having a clear understanding or familiar with
Joe knows all the computer basics for dummies.
Nose - facial feature
Please don't make fun of Roger's big, hooked nose.
Lead - a metallic, chemical substance
Is the lead in my pencil really made from lead?
Led - past tense of *lead (*pronounced "lee-d)
Jayce led the kids to the bathroom, since he was the only one in the group who knew its location.
Leased - rented
Madonna leased the apartment across the street from me last summer.
Least - smallest or slightest
Give Axel the least because he doesn't really care for chocolate ice cream.
Lessen - decrease
If you wear earplugs, they'll lessen the roar of the chainsaw.
Lesson - assignment
My sister gave me my first music lesson when I was only three years old.
Lie - recline or tell a falsehood
Don't lie to me! I know you didn't lie in the sun all afternoon.
Lye - an alkaline cleaning solution
Caustic lye products can dissolve the hair clogging your shower drain.
Links - pieces of a chain, or a golf course
There are several links missing from the dog's chain.
If, by links, you mean the public golf course, then yes we can go there tomorrow.
Lynx - an animal
The lynx is also known as the bobcat.
Loan - to lend, give something for a short time
I'll loan you this book only if you promise to give it back before Easter.
Lone - solitary
Make a right turn when you see the lone pine on the corner.
Mail - postal letter or other correspondence
Did Jeff's Christmas card come in the mail today?
Male - man or boy
That dog will never have puppies -- it's a male.
Made - created
Look what I made in school today, mommy!
Maid - servant
Tell the maid to vacuum out all the furnace registers today.
Mall - buildingwith several stores under one roof
The highschoolers all go to the mall on their lunch hour.
Maul - a hammer, or to manhandle
If you want me to put the tent stakes in, I'll need a maul.
Mom told me not to maul my sister.
Meet - encounter or come in contact with
Take your hunting knife in case you meet up with a wolf.
Meat - food
Vegetarians don't eat meat.
Medal - reward
There were 258 medals awared at the 2010 Olympics. Canada took 26, Germany 30 and the US took 37.
Meddle - interfere in someone else's business
Bob's affair with his secretary isn't any of your business, so don't meddle.
Metal - a class of chemical elements
Gold and silver are just two examples of the varieties of metals.
Mince - cut or chop up
Can you please mince those carrots for the salad?
Mints - mint flavoured candies
Out of pink, green and white mints, I like the pink ones best.
Miner - someone working in a mine
Only one miner escaped the devastating cave-in.
Minor - lesser, or underage
The minor couldn't buy cigarettes for his father, but he considered it a minor problem.
Missed - fail to hit, overlook or notice an absence
Jimmy missed the bull's-eye every time; his arrows kept hitting the ground.
Errol missed Martha when she moved to the big city.
Mist - water vapour
The mist rising over the field like that is a bit creepy.
Mood - state of mind
When Jolene got a raise, she was in a good mood.
Mooed - what the cow did
Every cow mooed when the dog ran through the barn.
Morning - time of day
Hockey practice is at six in the morning.
Mourning - expression of grief
Although her husband's been dead ten years, she's still mourning.
Muscle - part of the body
If you stretch too much, you might tear a muscle.
Mussel - shelled sea creature
That brown shell is a clam, but this black one is a mussel.
Mussed - made a mess
The wind mussed up my hair.
Must - something that needed (to have or do)
Bill must graduate or he'll never become a doctor.