What is the difference between sell and cell?

Sell is a verb: to give something in exchange for money. Cell is a noun: a small room in a prison, the smallest unit of a living thing, or short for cell phone.

Is it cell phone or sell phone?

Cell phone — it is short for cellular phone. You sell a phone when you give it to someone for money.

How do I remember sell vs cell?

A cell is like a cage — both start with c . Sell belongs with store and sale — all with s .

Level: B1

Sell vs Cell

Sell (to exchange for money) and cell (a small room; the smallest unit of life; a cell phone) sound exactly the same. Remember: a cell is like a cage — both start with c. Practice with the sentences below.

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Sell – verb: to give something in exchange for money.
They ______ fruit at the market. – sell
Did you ______ your old bike? – sell
We want to ______ our car this spring. – sell
Farmers ______ vegetables by the road. – sell
The store will ______ winter coats at half price. – sell
He hopes to ______ his paintings online. – sell
Those machines ______ cold drinks. – sell
You cannot ______ tickets at the door. – sell
They had to ______ their house last year. – sell
I will never ______ this watch; it was my grandfather’s. – sell
Do they ______ stamps at this shop? – sell
The children ______ lemonade in the summer. – sell
Some stores ______ used books for a dollar. – sell
The team will ______ T-shirts to raise money. – sell
My uncle wants to ______ his boat. – sell
Artists ______ their work at the street fair. – sell
Should we ______ the old piano? – sell
The company does not ______ its products in stores. – sell
Grandpa refuses to ______ the family farm. – sell
People ______ all kinds of things on the internet. – sell
They ______ fresh bread every morning. – sell
Cell – noun: a small room in a prison; the smallest part of a living thing; a cell phone.
The prisoner slept in his ______. – cell
I called her on my ______ phone. – cell
A red blood ______ carries oxygen. – cell
The police officer locked the ______ door. – cell
We studied a plant ______ under the microscope. – cell
A nerve ______ sends signals to the brain. – cell
My ______ phone battery died at lunch. – cell
The guard checked every ______ at night. – cell
The scientist drew a ______ on the board. – cell
There was one small window in the prison ______. – cell
Can I use your ______ phone to call home? – cell
The teacher showed us a picture of a skin ______. – cell
The thief spent the night in a jail ______. – cell
Each brain ______ connects to many others. – cell
She dropped her ______ phone in the sink. – cell
The monk lived in a small stone ______. – cell
Every ______ in your body needs water. – cell
His ______ phone rang during the movie. – cell
The prison ______ was very cold. – cell
Please silence your ______ phone in the library. – cell
Each ______ in a honeycomb has six sides. – cell

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between sell and cell?: Sell is a verb: to give something in exchange for money. Cell is a noun: a small room in a prison, the smallest unit of a living thing, or short for cell phone.
Is it cell phone or sell phone?: Cell phone — it is short for cellular phone. You sell a phone when you give it to someone for money.
How do I remember sell vs cell?: A cell is like a cage — both start with c. Sell belongs with store and sale — all with s.