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518.1 heir, air

Heir is a person who inherits something; air is the gas we breathe.

Will the next generation be heir to dangerously polluted air?

518.2 hole, whole

A hole is a cavity or hollow place. Whole means “entire or complete.”

The hole in the ozone layer is a serious problem requiring the attention of the whole world.

518.3 immigrate, emigrate

Immigrate means “to come into a new country or area.” Emigrate means “to go out of one country to live in another.”

Hser, a refugee from Myanmar, will emigrate from Thailand in 2025. He and his family hope to immigrate to the United States.