Break me and I'm better, set me and I'm harder to break again. What am I?

I'm a seed with three letters in my name. Take away two and I still sound the same. What am I?

What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

You can catch me but you can't throw me. What am I?

I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?

I have branches but no fruit, trunk, or leaves. What am I?

I start with 'e' and end with 'e' but contain only one letter. What am I?