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

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?