Showing posts with label beach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beach. Show all posts

Thursday, September 20, 2012

beach, beech

Beach or beach means the shore, or the sand near an ocean, lake or river--
We went to the beach, and our shoes are full of sand.
Don't forget the beach chairs.

Beech or beech ( rhymes with beach ) is a kind of tree--
The beech tree in front of the house is starting to lean on the roof.
A beech tree will grow too tall for that spot. How about a dogwood?

Now that you know that, you can say--
"If it rains and we can't go to the beach, we'll have a picnic under the beech tree--with umbrellas."

Note--"beech nuts" grow on beech trees--
A squirrel has been burying beech nuts in the garden.
"Beech Nut" is a brand of baby food or chewing gum--
I don't know if they make Beech Nut gum from beech nuts.