January Homophones

Since it is the first week of the month, we have spelling homophones. Here they are:

deer: a mammal
dear: someone or something you have good feelings for
rays: narrow beams of light
raise: to lift
roll: to move along a surface in a rotational manner
role: the part played by an actor or an actress
so: therefore
sew: to assemble using thread
sow: to plant
lone: someone without a companion
loan: to let someone borrow
maid: a servant
made: assembled; put together
here: in this place
hear: to listen with the ears
bases: the corners of the infield in baseball; the bottom portion of a solid figure
basis: a fundamental idea
ceiling: the upper portion of a room
sealing: to put together permanently
close: to shut off
clothes: what you wear to cover your body