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Cereal or serial

Cereal

Grain such as wheat or rice; or a breakfast food.

Rice and wheat are the main cereal crops in India.

Serial

In a series; or a TV show told in episodes.

My grandparents never miss their evening TV serial.

Remember: Serial goes with series, both with s. Cereal is grain from the fields.

Quick check

Rice and wheat are the main ____ crops in India.

Short lessonHomophonesWords that sound the same but are spelt differently and mean different things.

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