Word List No

adapt (adjust to); adept (skilled); adopt (take as one's own) advice (guidance); advise (to give guidance) aerie (nest); airy (breezy); eerie (spooky) aid (help); aide (assistant) aisle (passage); isle (island); I'll (you're really in the wrong field if you confuse this one) alley (passageway); ally (friend) all ready (prepared); already (previously) allusion (indirect reference); illusion (misperception) Apparent usually means obvious; avoid using it to mean likely or probably, as in apparent heart attack. (See doubtful.) appraise (to set a value on); apprise (to inform) arc (curve); ark (boat) ascent (upward slope); assent (agreement) assay (to analyze); essay (to attempt) bring (carry toward); take (carry away) auger (a tool); augur (to predict) bail (money; to empty); bale (bundle) breach (violation); breech (buttocks) bazaar (marketplace); bizarre (weird) bloc (coalition or common group); block (all other meanings) born (came to life); borne (carried) borough (town); burro (donkey); burrow (hole) bouillon (soup); bullion (metal) braise (to cook); braze (to solder) broach (to begin); brooch (pin) cannon (gun); canon (law) caster (wheel); castor (oil) censor (examiner); censer (vessel); censure (blame)

chaste (what the pure are); chased (what the impure are) chic (stylish); sheik (leader) cite (to quote); site (location); sight (see, view, spectacle) confident (assured); confidant (friend) degree: A level attained; one earns a degree but receives a diploma. It's wrong, therefore, to call a degree his or hers, because degree ownership doesn't pass to holders. deprivation (loss); depravation (corruption) desperate (hopeless); disparate (distinctly dissimilar) destroy means eliminate or demolish. "Completely destroy" is therefore an unnecessary, superfluous, redundancy. dilemma (a choice between two equally bad options); Hobsons choice (forced choice where no real alternative exists) disperse (scatter); disburse (pay) doubtful usually means skeptical or suspicious; avoid using it to mean unlikely or uncertain, as in doubtful starter. (See sportuguese.) dual (double); duel (fight) ecology (relationships between organisms and their environment); environment (all conditions surrounding an organism) either (one or the other); each (every one of a group). Either is commonly misused when the writer means each or both. WRONG: Sentries stood on either side of the gate. elicit (draw out); illicit (illegal) elude (to avoid); allude (indirectly refer to) epic (long narrative poem); epoch (start of an era) exceed (surpass); accede (agree) excess (surplus); access (entrance) extant (existing); extent (size) faint (dim, dizzy, weak); feint (pretense, false movement) fair (just, lovely, market); fare (charge, get along, menu) faze (disconcert); phase (stage)

feign (pretend); fain (gladly) fete (to honor); feat (deed, exploit) fir (tree); fur (animal pelt) fl air (knack); flare (torch) flea (insect); flee (run away) floe (ice mass); flow (run freely) flu (influenza); flue (pipe); flew (took wing) forbear (refrain); forebear (ancestor) formally (in a formal manner); formerly (once) forth (forward); fourth (ordinal number) forward (in front, impudent, progressive); foreword (introductory note in a book) foul (offensive); fowl (bird) frank (candid); franc (money) freeze (make cold); frieze (ornament) friar (priest); fryer (chicken) gaff (hook); gaffe (error) gait (motion); gate (opening) gauge (scale, measuring device); gage (pledge) gel (jelly); jell (harden, set) genius (gifted person); genus (classification) gild (cover with gold); guild (association) gilt (gilded); guilt (culpability) gist (essence); jest (joke) glacier (ice); glazier (glassworker) gnaw (chew); naw ("no way," in Dixie .) gorilla (primate); guerrilla (soldier) groan (moan); grown (adult) guarantee (to secure); guaranty (a pledge) hair (what grows from a follicle); hare (rabbit) handsome (good looking); hansom (carriage)

hanger (one who hangs); hangar ( air plane shed) harrier (hawk, hound); hairier (more hairy) hart (deer); heart (blood pump) hay (grass); hey (attention getter) hew (to cut); hue (color) hoard (cache); horde (throng) holy (sacred); wholly (entirely); holey (full of holes) hoop (circle); whoop (cry) hostile (antagonistic); hostel (lodging) humorous (funny); humerus (bone) hurdle (jump); hurtle (throw) hypocritical (insincere); hypercritical (overly critical) idle (not busy); idol (image); idyll (poem) incite (to provoke action); insight (understanding) incredible (not believable); incredulous (skeptical) inequity (lacks fair ness); iniquity (sin) ingenious (clever); ingenuous (naive) interstate (between states); intrastate (within a state) jam (fruit preserves, wedge tight); jamb (door post) jealousy (envy); jalousie (shutter) judicial (of the law); judicious (wise) kill (slay); kiln (oven) knave (rogue); nave (part of a church) knead (mix); need (require); kneed (a groin injury) knit (interlock); nit (insect egg) lamb (young sheep); lam (gangland slang for escape) lay (to place, secular); lei (garland) lea (meadow); lee (shelter) lead (to show the way; a soft metal; spacing between lines of type); led (showed the way) leak (escape); leek (vegetable) lean (thin, incline); lien (claim)

leech (bloodsucker); leach (dissolve or percolate away) lesser (smaller); lessor (landlord) levy (tax); levee (embankment) liable (obligated); libel (defamation) liken (compare); lichen (moss-like plant) links (golf course); lynx (feline) literal (verbatim); littoral (shore) llama (animal); lama (monk) load (weight); lode (vein of ore) loan (to lend); lone (solitary) loop (turn); loupe (magnifying glass) lute (musical instrument); loot (slang for spoils) mackintosh (jacket); McIntosh (surname); Macintosh (computer) magnet (metal attracter); magnate (influential person) magnificent (splendid); munificent (generous) mall (promenade); maul (damage) mannequin (model); manikin (dwarf) manner (behavior); manor (estate) mantel (shelf); mantle (cloak) marshal (officer, place in order); martial (relating to war); Marshall (proper name);marital (pertaining to marriage) martin (bird); marten (four-legged animal); Martian (something from Mars) mask (covering); masque (drama) material (substance); materiel (equipment) maze (labyrinth); maize (corn) mean (signify, low, average); mien (demeanor) meat (food); meet (to come upon, fitting); mete (dole) medal (award); meddle (interfere) median (midpoint); average (arithmetic mean); normal (usual) metal (element); mettle (spirit); meddle (intrude in other peoples affairs)

mews (street, cat sounds); muse (ponder) might (power, could); mite (tiny amount) mill (1/10 cent; grinder); mil (unit of length or thickness) millinery (hats); millinary (thousand) miner (one who mines); minor (lesser; under legal age) minimal means least possible; don't use it to mean unlikely. moan (groan); mown (mowed) moat (ditch); mote (speck) moose (animal); mousse (dessert) morn (poetic license for morning); mourn (grieve) mule (animal; slipper); mewl (cry) mutton (sheep meat); mouton (sheepskin) muscle (strength); mussel (shellfish); muzzle (restrain, nose) nay (no); neigh (whinny) oar means a paddle used for rowing a boat; it's a noun, never a verb. offal is waste matter, usually fecal (and though it's awful, it's not spelled that way). official (authorized); officious (bossy) oracle (seer); auricle (part of the ear) oscillate (swing back and forth); osculate (kiss) ought (should); aught (zero) overdo (exaggerate); overdue (late) overseas (abroad); oversees (supervises) pail (bucket); pale (blanch) pain (suffering); pane (glass) pair (two); pear (fruit); pare (peel) palate (roof of mouth); palette (paint board); pallet (bed) pall (coffin cover, grow dull, gloom); pawl (hinged device) parameter (limit); perimeter (boundary) parish (church); perish (die) peak (summit); peek (look); pique (resentment; provoke; spur) peal (ring); peel (pare) pearl (gem); purl (knit)

pedal (foot lever); peddle (sell) peer (look, equal, nobleman); pier (wharf) peon (worker); paean (song of praise) peremptory (not open to debate, ordered without discussion as in a court of law); pre-emptory (the act of obtaining by force or show of strength as in a contest or war) perquisite (benefit, hence the slang perks); prerequisite (prior requirement) persecute (harass); prosecute (to try by law) personal (private); personnel (employees) perspective (view); prospective (likely or expected) petty (small); petit (lesser, as in petit larceny); petite (small) physic (cathartic); physique (build); psychic (mental) pica (12 points); pika (animal) pinion (gear wheel); pion (tree) place (set); plaice (fish) plate (dish); plait (bread) plum (fruit); plumb (weight) pole (rod); poll (canvass) policy (plan); polity (government) populace (the people); populous (thickly populated) popular (well liked); poplar (tree) poultry (fowl); paltry (petty) pour (flow); pore (to study, skin opening) pray (implore); prey (victim, attack) precede (to go before); proceed (to continue) prescribe (to order); proscribe (to forbid) presentment (legal presentation); presentiment (premonition) profit (gain); prophet (seer) prophecy (prediction); prophesy (to predict) propose (to suggest); purpose (reason) prone (lying face down); supine (lying face up) prostrate (submissive, cowed); prostate (male urinary gland) put (to place); putt (golf stroke) queue (line); cue (signal) quire (a great "Scrabble" word [and the only time you'll probably use it] meaning 24 sheets of paper); choir (singing group) rack (framework); wrack (ruin) rain (precipitation); reign (rule); rein (restraint)

raise (lift); raze (demolish) rap (knock); wrap (enfold); rapt (engrossed) read (peruse); reed (plant, musical instrument) real (actual); reel (spool) reality (actuality); realty (property) reek (smell); wreak (punish) register (record); registrar (record keeper) reluctant (loathe to act); reticent (loathe to speak) rest (remainder, quiet); wrest (to gain by force) retch (to vomit); wretch (miserable person) review (re-examine); revue (musical show) riffle (shuffle); rifle (gun, groove, search) rigor (severity); rigger (one who rigs) ring (circle, sound); wring (squeeze) rite (ceremony); right (correct); write road (way); rode (didn't walk); rowed (didn't swim) roe (fish eggs); rho (Greek letter); row (propel a boat) room (space); rheum (mucous discharge) root (plant part, cheer); route (planned way) rote (repetition); wrote (put down on paper) rough (not smooth); ruff (collar) royal (regal); roil (to cloud) rude (impolite); rood (crucifix); rued (regretted) ruin (destroy); rune (character; magic charm) rung (step); wrung (squeezed) rye (grain); wry (crooked) sachet (perfume); sashay (strut) sail (canvas); sale (exchange) sanitorium (hospital); sanitarium (health resort) scene (view, play subdivision); seen (watched) scull (oar); skull (head bone) seam (junction); seem (appear) seaman (sailor); semen (sperm) sear (to dry up); seer (prophet); sere (withered) seed (plant ovule); cede (yield) seine (net); sane (mentally balanced) seller (vender); cellar (basement) serf (laborer); surf (waves) serge (cloth); surge (to billow) session (meeting); cession (surrendering) shanty (shack); chantey (song sung by sailors) shear (to clip); sheer (swerve, diaphanous, perpendicular)

shoe (foot covering); shoo (get away) sick (ill); sic (thus) sign (indication, write name); sine (mathematical function) signet (seal); cygnet (swan) slay (kill ); sleigh (snow vehicle) slight (small); sleight (dexterity) slow (not fast); sloe (a wild plum berry, hence sloe gin) soar (fly); sore (painful) sole (single, fish); soul (spirit); sol (sun) some (a few); sum (add) spore (plant reproductive organ); spoor (track of an animal) step (walk); steppe (plain) straight (direct); strait (narrow water, distress) style (design); stile (steps over a fence); sty (pig pen) suit (clothes, cards, law case); suite (set, retinue) summary (condensation); summery (like summer) sword (weapon); sward (turf); soared (flew) symbol (sign); cymbal (gong) tacit (implied); tacet (musical direction) tail (hind part); tale (recital) talisman (charm); talesman (juror) taper (candle, diminish); tapir (animal) tasty (flavorful); tasteful (in good taste) taught (past tense of teach); taut (tight) taupe (brownish gray); tope (to drink) tea (beverage); tee (golfing device) team (group); teem (to swarm) tear (split); tare (weight, weed); tier (row) threw (tossed); through (by way of) throw (toss); throe (pang) thrown (has been tossed); throne (regal chair ) time (to clock); thyme (seasoning) ton (weight); tun (vat) tool (implement); tulle (fabric net) tortuous (winding); torturous (painful) tough (strong); tuff (rock) toxin (poison); tocsin (alarm) track (path); tract (pamphlet) tray (receptacle); trey (three) troop (soldiers); troupe (actors) trustee (guardian); trusty (dependable) turban (headdress); turbine (engine) turn (rotate); tern (bird) undo (reverse); undue (excessive) up/upped. A wonderful new verb (sarcasm intended), as in, I upped my income. Up yours.

urn (vase); earn (merit) vain (futile, conceited); vane (wind indicator); vein (blood vessel) valance (drapery); valence (capacity to combine) vale (valley); veil (cloth) veracious (truthful); voracious (ravenous) waive (give up); wave (flutter) wet (damp, dampen); whet (sharpen) vial (container); vile (wretched); viol (any of a family of stringed instruments) vice (evil, substitute); vise (clamp) vicious (malicious); viscous (thick); viscus (singular of viscera) villain (scoundrel); villein (serf) virtue (goodness); virtu (fine arts) wail (cry); wale (ridge) wane (decrease); wain (wagon) want (lack); wont (custom) wean (to end suckling); ween (to think) wear (have on); ware (articles) weather (climate); wether (sheep); whether (indecision implies or not) whither (where); wither (dry up) Win. Acceptable as a noun in headlines, but use victory in body copy. Never use win as the opposite of loss, as in win-loss record; instead, say won-lost. worst (most inferior); wurst (sausage) yew (shrub); ewe (female sheep); you (personal pronoun) yoke (join); yolk (yellow of an egg)

acclamation,acclimation

acclimation,acclamation

ad,add

add,ad

adds,adze

ade,aid,aide

adieu,ado

ado,adieu

adze,adds

aery,airy

affect,effect

aid,ade,aide

aide,ade,aid

ail,ale

air,ere,err,heir

airs,errs,heirs

airy,aery

aisle,I'll,isle

ale,ail

all,awl

allied,elide

allowed,aloud

allude,elude

allusion,illusion

aloud,allowed

altar,alter

alter,altar

ant,aunt

arc,ark

are,r

ark,arc

ascent,assent

assent,ascent

ate,eight

auger,augur

aught,ought

augur,auger

aunt,ant

aural,oral

away,aweigh

awed,odd

aweigh,away

awful,offal

awl,all

awn,on

ax,axe,acts

axe,ax,acts

ay,aye,eye,I,i

aye,ay,eye,I,i

ayes,eyes

b's,bees

b,be,bee

bach,batch

bad,bade

bade,bad

bail,bale

bait,bate

bald,bawled

bale,bail

balks,box

ball,bawl

balm,bomb

band,banned

banned,band

banns,bans

bans,banns

bard,barred

bare,bear

baron,barren

barred,bard

barren,baron

base,bass

based,baste

bask,Basque

Basque,bask

bass,base

baste,based

batch,bach

bate,bait

bawl,ball

bawled,bald

bay,bey

bazaar,bizarre

be,b,bee

beach,beech

bear,bare

beat,beet

beau,bow

bee,b,be

beech,beach

been,bin

beer,bier

bees,b's

beet,beat

beetle,betel

bell,belle

belle,bell

benzene,benzine

benzine,benzene

berry,bury

berth,birth

betel,beetle

better,bettor

bettor,better

bey,bay

bier,beer

bight,bite,byte

billed,build

bin,been

bird,burred

birth,berth

bite,bight,byte

bizarre,bazaar

blew,blue

bloc,block

block,bloc

blue,blew

boar,Boer,bore

board,bored

boatswain,bosun

Boer,boar,bore

bogey,bogie,bogy

bogie,bogey,bogy

bogy,bogey,bogie

bold,bowled

bolder,boulder

bole,boll,bowl

boll,bole,bowl

bomb,balm

boos,booze

booze,boos

bore,boar,Boer

bored,board

born,borne,bourn,bourne

borne,born,bourn,bourne

borough,burgh,burro,burrow

bosun,boatswain

bough,bow

boulder,bolder

bourn,bourne,born,borne

bourne,bourn,born,borne

bow,beau

bow,bough

bowl,bole,boll

bowled,bold

box,balks

boy,buoy

brae,bray

braid,brayed

braise,brays,braze

brake,break

bray,brae

brayed,braid

brays,braise,braze

braze,braise,brays

breach,breech

bread,bred

break,brake

bream,brim

bred,bread

bred,bread

breech,breach

breech,breach

breech,breach

brewed,brood

brews,bruise

bridal,bridle

bridle,bridal

brim,bream

broach,brooch

brooch,broach

brood,brewed

brows,browse

browse,brows

bruise,brews

bruit,brute

brute,bruit

buccal,buckle

buckle,buccal

build,billed

buoy,boy

bur,burr

burgh,borough,burro,burrow

burley,burly

burly,burley

burr,bur

burred,bird

burro,borough,burgh,burrow

burrow,borough,burgh,burro

bury,berry

bus,buss

buss,bus

bussed,bust

bust,bussed

but,butt

butt,but

buy,by,bye

by,buy,bye

bye,buy,by

byte,bight,bite

c's,seas,sees,seize

c,sea,see

cache,cash

Cain,cane

calendar,calender

calender,calendar

calk,caulk

call,caul

can't,cant

canape,canopy

cane,Cain

cannon,canon

canon,cannon

canopy,canape

cant,can't

canter,cantor

cantor,canter

capital,capitol

capitol,capital

carat,caret,carrot,karat

caret,carat,carrot,karat

carrot,carat,caret,karat

cash,cache

cask,casque

casque,cask

cast,caste

caste,cast

caster,castor

castor,caster

caught,cot

caul,call

caulk,calk

cause,caws

cawed,cod

caws,cause

cay,key,quay

cedar,seeder

cede,seed

ceil,seal

ceiling,sealing

cell,sell

cellar,seller

censer,censor,sensor

censor,censer,sensor

cent,scent,sent

cents,scents,sense

cereal,serial

cession,session

champagne,champaign

champaign,champagne

chance,chants

chants,chance

chanty,shanty

chased,chaste

chaste,chased

cheap,cheep

check,cheque,Czech

cheep,cheap

cheque,check,Czech

chews,choose

chic,sheikh

Chile,chili,chilly

chili,Chile,chilly

chilly,Chile,chili

choir,quire

choler,collar

choose,chews

choral,coral

chord,cord

chute,shoot

cite,sight,site

clack,claque

claque,clack

clause,claws

claws,clause

click,clique

climb,clime

clime,climb

clique,click

close,clothes

clothes,close

coal,cole

coaled,cold

coarse,course

coat,cote

coax,cokes

cocks,Cox

coco,cocoa

cocoa,coco

cod,cawed

coffer,cougher

coin,quoin

cokes,coax

cold,coaled

cole,coal

collar,choler

colonel,kernel

color,culler

complement,compliment

complementary,complimentary

compliment,complement

complimentary,complementary

con,khan

conch,conk

confidence,confidents

confidents,confidence

confirmation,conformation

conformation,confirmation

conk,conch

coo,coup

coolie,coolly

coolly,coolie

coop,coupe

coral,choral

cord,chord

core,corps

corps,core

correspondence,correspondents

correspondents,correspondence

cot,caught

cote,coat

cougher,coffer

council,counsel

councilor,counselor

counsel,council

counselor,councilor

coup,coo

coupe,coop

course,coarse

cousin,cozen

coward,cowered

cowered,coward

Cox,cocks

cozen,cousin

crape,crepe

crawl,kraal

creak,creek

creek,creak

crepe,crape

crewel,cruel

crews,cruise,cruse

cruel,crewel

cruise,crews,cruse

crumby,crummy

crummy,crumby

cruse,crews,cruise

cue,q,queue

cues,q's,queues

culler,color

currant,current

current,currant

cygnet,signet

cymbal,symbol

Czech,check,cheque

dam,damn

damn,dam

Dane,deign

days,daze

daze,days

dear,deer

deer,dear

deign,Dane

dense,dents

dents,dense

descent,dissent

deuce,douce

dew,do,due

die,dye

dine,dyne

dire,dyer

discreet,discrete

discrete,discreet

dissent,descent

dissidence,dissidents

dissidents,dissidence

do,dew,due

do,doe,dough

doc,dock

dock,doc

doe,do,dough

does,doughs,doze

done,dun

douce,deuce

dough,do,doe

doughs,does,doze

doze,does,doughs

draft,draught

draught,draft

dual,duel

ducked,duct

duct,ducked

due,dew,do

duel,dual

dun,done

dye,die

dyer,dire

dyne,dine

e's,ease

earn,urn

ease,e's

eave,eve

effect,affect

eight,ate

elicit,illicit

elide,allied

ell,l

elude,allude

enumerable,innumerable

ere,air,err,heir

err,air,ere,heir

errs,airs,heirs

eve,eave

ewe,u,yew,you

ewes,u's,use,yews

eye,ay,aye,I,i

eyed,I'd

eyelet,islet

eyes,ayes

facts,fax

faery,fairy,ferry

faille,file,phial

fain,fane,feign

faint,feint

fair,fare

fairy,faery,ferry

faker,fakir

fakir,faker

fane,fain,feign

fare,fair

faro,Pharaoh

fate,fete

faun,fawn

fawn,faun

fawned,fond

fax,facts

Fay's,faze,phase

fay,fey

faze,Fay's,phase

feat,feet

feet,feat

feign,fain,fane

feint,faint

felloe,fellow

fellow,felloe

felt,veldt

fennel,phenyl

ferrule,ferule

ferry,faery,fairy

ferule,ferrule

fete,fate

fey,fay

fiance,fiancee

fiancee,fiance

file,faille,phial

filet,fillet

fill,Phil

fillet,filet

filter,philtre

fin,Finn

find,fined

fined,find

finish,Finnish

Finn,fin

Finnish,finish

fir,fur

fisher,fissure

fissure,fisher

fizz,phiz

flair,flare

flare,flair

flea,flee

flee,flea

flew,flu,flue

flier,flyer

flocks,phlox

floe,flow

flour,flower

flow,floe

flower,flour

flu,flew,flue

flue,flew,flu

flyer,flier

foaled,fold

fold,foaled

fond,fawned

for,fore,four

fore,for,four

foreword,forward

fort,forte

forte,fort

forth,fourth

forward,foreword

foul,fowl

fouler,fowler

four,for,fore

fourth,forth

fowl,foul

fowler,fouler

franc,frank

frank,franc

frays,phrase

frees,freeze,frieze

freeze,frees,frieze

friar,fryer

frieze,frees,freeze

fryer,friar

fungous,fungus

fungus,fungous

fur,fir

fuse,fuze

fuze,fuse

Gael,Gail,gale

gaff,gaffe

gaffe,gaff

gage,gauge

Gail,Gael,gale

gait,gate

gale,Gael,Gail

gall,Gaul

gamble,gambol

gambol,gamble

gamin,gammon

gammon,gamin

gate,gait

gauge,gage

Gaul,gall

Gay's,gaze,gays

gays,Gay's,gaze

gaze,Gay's,gays

gel,jell

genes,Jean's,jeans

gibe,jibe

gild,guild

gilt,guilt

gneiss,nice

gnu,knew,new

gored,gourd

gorilla,guerilla

gourd,gored

grade,grayed

graft,graphed

graphed,graft

grate,great

grayed,grade

grays,graze

graze,grays

grease,Greece

great,grate

greaves,grieves

Greece,grease

grieves,greaves

grill,grille

grille,grill

grip,grippe

grippe,grip

grisly,grizzly

grizzly,grisly

groan,grown

grown,groan

guerilla,gorilla

guessed,guest

guest,guessed

guide,guyed

guild,gild

guilt,gilt

guise,guys

guyed,guide

guys,guise

gym,Jim

hail,hale

hair,hare

hairy,harry

hale,hail

hall,haul

halve,have

handsome,hansom

hangar,hanger

hanger,hangar

hansom,handsome

hare,hair

harry,hairy

hart,heart

haul,hall

have,halve

hawk,hock

hay's,haze

hay,hey

haze,hay's

he'd,heed

he'll,heal,heel

heal,he'll,heel

hear,here

heard,herd

heart,hart

heed,he'd

heel,he'll,heal

heir,air,ere,err

heirs,airs,errs

herd,heard

here,hear

heroin,heroine

heroine,heroin

hertz,hurts

hew,hue,Hugh

hey,hay

hi,hie,high

hide,hied,Hyde

hie,hi,high

hied,hide,Hyde

high,hi,hie

higher,hire

him,hymn

hire,higher

ho,hoe

hoard,horde

hoarse,horse

hock,hawk

hoe,ho

hoes,hose

hole,whole

holey,holy,wholly

holy,holey,wholly

hoop,whoop

horde,hoard

horse,hoarse

hose,hoes

hostel,hostile

hostile,hostel

hour,our

house,hows

hows,house

hue,hew,Hugh

Hugh,hew,hue

humerus,humorous

humorous,humerus

hurts,hertz

Hyde,hide,hied

hymn,him

I'd,eyed

I'll,aisle,isle

I,i,ay,aye,eye

i,I,ay,aye,eye

idle,idol,idyll

idol,idle,idyll

idyll,idle,idol

illicit,elicit

illusion,allusion

immanent,imminent

imminent,immanent

impassable,impassible

impassible,impassable

in,inn

indict,indite

indite,indict

inflection,inflexion

inflexion,inflection

inn,in

innumerable,enumerable

installation,instillation

instillation,installation

isle,aisle,I'll

islet,eyelet

it's,its

its,it's

j,jay

jam,jamb

jamb,jam

jay,j

Jean's,genes,jeans

jeans,genes,Jean's

jell,gel

jewel,joule

Jewry,jury

jibe,gibe

Jim,gym

jinks,jinx

jinx,jinks

joule,jewel

jury,Jewry

k,Kay,quai

karat,carat,caret,carrot

Kay,k,quai

kernel,colonel

key,cay,quay

khan,con

knap,nap,nape

knave,nave

knead,kneed,need

kneed,knead,need

knew,gnu,new

knight,night

knit,nit

knock,nock

knot,not

know,no

knows,no's,nose

kraal,crawl

l,ell

lac,lack

lack,lac

lacks,lax

lade,laid

laid,lade

lain,lane

lam,lamb

lamb,lam

lane,lain

lap,Lapp

Lapp,lap

laps,lapse

lapse,laps

lax,lacks

lay,lei

lea,lee

leach,leech

lead,led

leaf,lief

leak,leek

lean,lien

leased,least

least,leased

led,lead

lee,lea

leech,leach

leek,leak

lei,lay

lessen,lesson

lesson,lessen

levee,levy

levy,levee

Lew's,loos,lose,Lou's

Lew,Lou,lieu

liar,lyre

licker,liquor

lie,lye

lief,leaf

lien,lean

lieu,Lew,Lou

limb,limn

limn,limb

links,lynx

liquor,licker

lo,low

load,lode,lowed

loan,lone

loch,lock

lock,loch

locks,lox

lode,load,lowed

lone,loan

loop,loupe

loos,Lew's,Lou's,lose

loot,lute

lose,Lew's,loos,Lou's

Lou's,Lew's,loos,lose

Lou,Lew,lieu

loupe,loop

low,lo

lowed,load,lode

lox,locks

lumbar,lumber

lumber,lumbar

lute,loot

lye,lie

lynx,links

lyre,liar

made,maid

magnate,magnet

magnet,magnate

maid,made

mail,male

main,Maine,mane

Maine,main,mane

maize,May's,maze

male,mail

mall,maul

mane,main,Maine

manner,manor

manor,manner

mantel,mantle

mantle,mantel

marks,Marx

marry,Mary,merry

marshal,martial

marten,martin

martial,marshal

martin,marten

Marx,marks

Mary,marry,merry

massed,mast

mast,massed

maul,mall

May's,maize,maze

maze,maize,May's

me,mi

mead,meed

mean,mien

meat,meet,mete

meatier,meteor

medal,meddle

meddle,medal

meed,mead

meet,meat,mete

merry,marry,Mary

metal,mettle

mete,meat,meet

meteor,meatier

mettle,metal

mews,muse

mi,me

mien,mean

might,mite

mil,mill

mill,mil

mince,mints

mind,mined

mined,mind

miner,minor

minor,miner

mints,mince

missal,missile

missed,mist

misses,Mrs.

missile,missal

mist,missed

mite,might

moan,mown

moat,mote

mode,mowed

moo,moue

mood,mooed

mooed,mood

moose,mousse

morn,mourn

mot,mow

mote,moat

moue,moo

mourn,morn

mousse,moose

mow,mot

mowed,mode

mown,moan

Mrs.,misses

muscle,mussel

muse,mews

mussed,must

mussel,muscle

must,mussed

mustard,mustered

mustered,mustard

nap,knap,nape

nape,knap,nap

naval,navel

nave,knave

navel,naval

nay,nee,neigh

nee,nay,neigh

need,knead,kneed

neigh,nay,nee

new,gnu,knew

nice,gneiss

night,knight

nit,knit

no's,knows,nose

no,know

nock,knock

none,nun

nose,knows,no's

not,knot

nun,none

o'er,oar,or,ore

o,oh,owe

oar,o'er,or,ore

odd,awed

ode,owed

offal,awful

oh,o,owe

oleo,olio

olio,oleo

on,awn

one,won

or,o'er,oar,ore

oral,aural

ore,o'er,oar,or

ought,aught

our,hour

owe,o,oh

owed,ode

p's,peas,pees

p,pea,pee

paced,paste

packed,pact

pact,packed

pail,pale

pain,pane

pair,pare,pear

palate,palette

pale,pail

palette,palate

pall,Paul,pawl

pane,pain

pare,pair,pear

parish,pearish,perish

passed,past

past,passed

paste,paced

patience,patients

patients,patience

Paul,pall,pawl

pause,paws

pawed,pod

pawl,pall,Paul

pawned,pond

paws,pause

pea,p,pee

peace,piece

peak,peek,pique

peal,peel

pear,pair,pare

pearish,parish,perish

pearl,purl

peas,p's,pees

peat,Pete

pedal,peddle

peddle,pedal

pee,p,pea

peek,peak,pique

peel,peal

peer,pier

pees,p's,peas

per,purr

perish,parish,pearish

Pete,peat

petrel,petrol

petrol,petrel

pew,phew

Pharaoh,faro

phase,Fay's,faze

phenyl,fennel

phew,pew

phial,faille,file

Phil,fill

philtre,filter

phiz,fizz

phlox,flocks

phrase,frays

pi,pie

pic,pick

pick,pic

picks,pix

pidgin,pigeon

pie,pi

piece,peace

pier,peer

pigeon,pidgin

Pilate,pilot

pilot,Pilate

pique,peak,peek

pistil,pistol

pistol,pistil

pix,picks

place,plaice

plaice,place

plain,plane

plait,plate

plane,plain

plantar,planter

planter,plantar

plate,plait

pleas,please

please,pleas

pleural,plural

plum,plumb

plumb,plum

plural,pleural

pod,pawed

pole,poll

poled,polled

poll,pole

polled,poled

pommel,pummel

pond,pawned

poor,pore,pour

populace,populous

populous,populace

pore,poor,pour

pour,poor,pore

praise,prays,preys

pray,prey

prays,praise,preys

precisian,precision

precision,precisian

presence,presents

presents,presence

prey,pray

preys,praise,prays

pride,pried

pried,pride

prier,prior

prince,prints

principal,principle

principle,principal

prints,prince

prior,prier

prise,prize

prize,prise

profit,prophet

prophet,profit

pros,prose

prose,pros

Psalter,salter

pummel,pommel

purl,pearl

purr,per

q's,cues,queues

q,cue,queue

quai,k,Kay

quarts,quartz

quartz,quarts

quay,cay,key

quean,queen

queen,quean

queue,cue,q

queues,cues,q's

quire,choir

quoin,coin

r,are

rabbet,rabbit

rabbit,rabbet

rack,wrack

raid,rayed

rain,reign,rein

raise,Ray's,rays,raze

raiser,razer,razor

rap,wrap

rapped,rapt,wrapped

rapper,wrapper

rapping,wrapping

rapt,rapped,wrapped

Ray's,raise,rays,raze

ray,re

rayed,raid

rays,raise,Ray's,raze

raze,raise,Ray's,rays

razer,raiser,razor

razor,raiser,razer

re,ray

read,red

read,reed

real,reel

red,read

reed,read

reek,wreak

reel,real

reign,rain,rein

rein,rain,reign

residence,residents

residents,residence

rest,wrest

retch,wretch

review,revue

revue,review

rex,wrecks

rheum,room

rheumy,roomy

rhyme,rime

rigger,rigor

right,rite,wright,write

rigor,rigger

rime,rhyme

ring,wring

ringer,wringer

rite,right,wright,write

road,rode,rowed

roam,Rome

rode,road,rowed

roe,row

roes,rose,rows

role,roll

roll,role

Rome,roam

rood,rude,rued

room,rheum

roomer,rumor

roomy,rheumy

root,route

rose,roes,rows

rot,wrought

rote,wrote

rough,ruff

rouse,rows

rout,route

route,root

route,rout

roux,rue

row,roe

rowed,road,rode

rows,roes,rose

rows,rouse

rude,rood,rued

rue,roux

rued,rood,rude

ruff,rough

rumor,roomer

rung,wrung

Russell,rustle

rustle,Russell

rye,wry

sac,sack

sachet,sashay

sack,sac

sacks,sax

sail,sale

sale,sail

salter,Psalter

sandhi,sandy

sandy,sandhi

sane,seine

sashay,sachet

saver,savor

savor,saver

sawed,sod

sax,sacks

scalar,scaler

scaler,scalar

scene,seen

scent,cent,sent

scents,cents,sense

scull,skull

sea,c,see

seal,ceil

sealing,ceiling

seam,seem

seaman,semen

sear,seer,sere

seas,c's,sees,seize

sects,sex

see,c,sea

seed,cede

seeder,cedar

seek,Sikh

seem,seam

seen,scene

seer,sear,sere

sees,c's,seas,seize

seine,sane

seize,c's,seas,sees

sell,cell

seller,cellar

semen,seaman

sense,cents,scents

sensor,censer,censor

sent,cent,scent

sere,sear,seer

serf,surf

serge,surge

serial,cereal

session,cession

sew,so,sow

sewer,suer

sewn,sown

sex,sects

shanty,chanty

shear,sheer

sheer,shear

sheikh,chic

shoe,shoo

shone,shown

shoo,shoe

shoot,chute

shown,shone

sic,sick

sick,sic

side,sighed

sighed,side

sigher,sire

sighs,size

sight,cite,site

sign,sine

signet,cygnet

Sikh,seek

sine,sign

sink,sync

Sioux,sue

sire,sigher

site,cite,sight

size,sighs

skull,scull

slay,sleigh

sleigh,slay

sleight,slight

slew,slough,slue

slight,sleight

sloe,slow

slough,slew,slue

slow,sloe

slue,slew,slough

so,sew,sow

soar,sore

soared,sword

socks,sox

sod,sawed

sol,sole,soul

sold,soled

sole,sol,soul

soled,sold

some,sum

son,sun

sonny,sunny

soot,suit

sore,soar

sot,sought

sough,sow

sought,sot

soul,sol,sole

sow,sew,so

sow,sough

sown,sewn

sox,socks

spade,spayed

spayed,spade

squaller,squalor

squalor,squaller

staff,staph

staid,stayed

stair,stare

stake,steak

stalk,stock

stanch,staunch

staph,staff

stare,stair

stationary,stationery

stationery,stationary

staunch,stanch

stayed,staid

steak,stake

steal,steel

steel,steal

step,steppe

steppe,step

stile,style

stock,stalk

straight,strait

straighten,straiten

strait,straight

straiten,straighten

sty,stye

stye,sty

style,stile

subtler,sutler

succor,sucker

sucker,succor

sue,Sioux

suer,sewer

suit,soot

suite,sweet

sum,some

sun,son

sundae,Sunday

Sunday,sundae

sunny,sonny

surf,serf

surge,serge

sutler,subtler

sweet,suite

sword,soared

symbol,cymbal

sync,sink

t's,teas,tease,tees

t,tea,tee

tacked,tact

tacks,tax

tact,tacked

tail,tale

tale,tail

taper,tapir

tapir,taper

tare,tear

taught,taut,tot

taupe,tope

taut,taught,tot

tax,tacks

tea,t,tee

team,teem

tear,tare

tear,tier

teas,t's,tease,tees

tease,t's,teas,tees

tee,t,tea

teem,team

tees,t's,teas,tease

tense,tents

tents,tense

tern,turn

Thai,tie

the,thee

thee,the

their,there

theirs,there's

there's,theirs

there,their

thrash,thresh

thresh,thrash

threw,through

throe,throw

throes,throws

throne,thrown

through,threw

throw,throe

thrown,throne

throws,throes

thyme,time

tic,tick

tick,tic

tide,tied

tie,Thai

tied,tide

tier,tear

timber,timbre

timbre,timber

time,thyme

to,too,two

toad,toed,towed

tocsin,toxin

toe,tow

toed,toad,towed

told,tolled

tolled,told

ton,tun

too,to,two

tool,tulle

tooter,tutor

tope,taupe

tot,taut,taught

tow,toe

towed,toad,toed

toxin,tocsin

tracked,tract

tract,tracked

travail,travel

travel,travail

tray,trey

trays,treys

trey,tray

treys,trays

troop,troupe

troupe,troop

trussed,trust

trust,trussed

tulle,tool

tun,ton

turban,turbine

turbine,turban

turn,tern

tutor,tooter

two,to,too

u's,ewes,use,yews

u,ewe,yew,you

undo,undue

undue,undo

unreal,unreel

unreel,unreal

urn,earn

use,ewes,u's,yews

vail,vale,veil

vain,vane,vein

vale,vail,veil

vane,vain,vein

vary,very

veil,vale,vail

vein,vain,vane

veldt,felt

venous,Venus

Venus,venous

versed,verst

verst,versed

very,vary

vial,vile,viol

vice,vise

victual,vittle

vile,vial,viol

villous,villus

villus,villous

viol,vial,vile

viscous,viscus

viscus,viscous

vise,vice

vittle,victual

wade,weighed

wail,wale,whale

wailer,whaler

wain,wane,Wayne

waist,waste

wait,weight

waive,wave

waiver,waver

wale,wail,whale

walk,wok

wane,wain,Wayne

want,wont

war,wore

ward,warred

ware,wear,weir,where

wares,wears,where's

warn,worn

warred,ward

wary,wherry

waste,waist

wave,waive

waver,waiver

wax,whacks

way,weigh,whey

Wayne,wane,wain

we'd,weed

we'll,weal,wheal,wheel

we're,weir

we've,weave

we,wee

weak,week

weal,we'll,wheal,wheel

weald,wield

weaner,wiener

wear,ware,weir,where

wears,wares,where's

weather,wether,whether

weave,we've

wee,we

weed,we'd

week,weak

weigh,way,whey

weighed,wade

weight,wait

weir,ware,wear,where

weir,we're

weld,welled

welled,weld

were,whir

wet,whet

wether,weather,whether

whacks,wax

whale,wail,wale

whaler,wailer

wheal,wheel,we'll,weal

wheel,we'll,weal,wheal

where's,wares,wears

where,weir,ware,wear

wherry,wary

whet,wet

whether,weather,wether

whey,way,weigh

which,witch

whicker,wicker

whig,wig

while,wile

whin,win

whined,wind,wined

whinny,Winnie

whir,were

whirl,whorl

whirled,whorled,world

whirred,word

whish,wish

whit,wit

whither,wither

Whittier,wittier

who's,whose

whoa,woe

whole,hole

wholly,holey,holy

whoop,hoop

whop,wop

whorl,whirl

whorled,whirled,world

whose,who's

why,y

whys,wise,y's

wicker,whicker

wield,weald

wiener,weaner

wig,whig

wild,wiled

wile,while

wiled,wild

win,whin

wind,whined,wined

wined,whined,wind

Winnie,whinny

wise,whys,y's

wish,whish

wit,whit

witch,which

with,withe

withe,with

wither,whither

wittier,Whittier

woe,whoa

wok,walk

won,one

wont,want

wood,would

wop,whop

word,whirred

wore,war

world,whirled,whorled

worn,warn

worst,wurst

would,wood

wrack,rack

wrap,rap

wrapped,rapped,rapt

wrapper,rapper

wrapping,rapping

wreak,reek

wrecks,rex

wrest,rest

wretch,retch

wright,right,rite,write

wring,ring

wringer,ringer

write,right,rite,wright

wrote,rote

wrought,rot

wrung,rung

wry,rye

wurst,worst

y's,wise,whys

y,why

yawn,yon

yew,ewe,u,you

yews,ewes,u's,use

yoke,yolk

yolk,yoke

yon,yawn

yore,you're,your

you'll,yule

you're,yore,your

you,ewe,u,yew

your,yore,you're

yule,you'll

accede (-s), exceed (-s) (?)

accept (-s), except (-s) (?)

acclamation, acclimation

ad (-s), add (-s), adze

addition (-s), edition (-s) (?)

ade (-s), aid (-s), aide (-s)

adherence, adherents

admittance, admittants

adolescence, adolescents

aerie, airy

affect (-s), effect (-s) (?)

aid, aide

aids, aides, [AIDS]

ail (-s), ale (-s)

air (-s), are [metric unit] (-s), 'ere, e'er, err (-s) (?), heir (-s)

aisle (-s), I'll, isle (-s)

all, awl

allowed, aloud

allude (-s), elude (-s) (?)

allusion, elusion, illusion (?)

allusive, elusive, illusive (?)

altar (-s), alter (-s)

amend (-s), emend (-s)

analyst (-s), annalist (-s)

ant (-s), aunt (-s)

ante, anti, aunty

apatite (-s) [phosphate], appetite (-s)

appose (-s), oppose (-s)

arc (-s), ark (-s)

arrant, errant

ascent (-s), assent (-s)

assistance, assistants

ate, eight

attendance, attendants

auger (-s), augur (-s)

aught, ought

aural, oral

aureole (-s), oriole (-s)

auricle (-s), oracle (-s)

away, aweigh

awful, offal

aye (-s), eye (-s), I

axes, axis

axel (-s), axil (-s), axle (-s)

bad, bade (?)

bail (-s), bale (-s)

bait (-s), bate (-s)

baize, bays

bald, balled, bawled

ball (-s), bawl (-s)

balm (-s), bomb (-s)

band, banned

bans, banns, bands (?)

bard, barred

bare (-s), bear (-s)

bark (-s), barque (-s)

baron (-s), barren (-s)

barrel, beryl

base, bass

based, baste

bask, basque

baud, bawd

bay, bey

bazaar, bizarre

be, bee, [B]

beach (-es), beech (-es)

beat (-s), beet (-s)

beau, bow

been, bin (?)

beer (-s), bier (-s)

beetle, betel

belligerence, belligerents

bell (-s), belle (-s)

benzene, benzine

berg, burg

berger, burger, burgher

bergle, burgle

berry (-ies), bury (-ies)

berth (-s), birth (-s)

better, bettor

bight (-s), bite (-s), byte (-s)

billed, build

bird, burd, burred

blend (-s), blende (-s)

blew, blue

bloc, block

boar (-s), bore (-s)

board, bored

boarder (-s), border (-s)

bobbin, bobbing (?)

bocks, box

bode, bowed

bogey, bogie, bogy

bold, bolled, bowled

bolder, boulder

bole (-s), boll (-s), bowl (-s)

boos, booze

bootie, booty

born, borne

borough (-s), burro (-s), burrow (-s)

bough (-s), bow (-s)

bouillon, bullion

boulder, bolder

boy (-s), bouy (-s)

brae, bray

braid, brayed

brain (-s), brane (-s)

braise (-s), brays, braze (-s)

brake (-s), break (-s)

breach (-es), breech (-es)

bread, bred

brede (-s), breed (-s)

brewed, brood

brews, bruise

bridal, bridle

broom (-s), brougham (-s)

brows, browse

brr, burr

buccal, buckle

build, billed

burger (-s), burgher (-s)

burro (-s), burrow (-s)

bus (-es), buss (-es)

bussed, bust

but (-s), butt (-s)

buy (-s), by, bye (-s)

byre (-s), buyer (-s)

cache, cash

cachou (-s), cashew (-s)

calendar (-s), calender (-s)

calix (-es), calyx (-es)

calk (-s), caulk (-s)

call (-s), caul (-s), cawl (-s)

callous, callus

cam (-s), camb (-s)

canape (-s), canopy (-ies)

cane, cain

cannon (-s), canon (-s)

cant, can't

canter (-s), cantor (-s)

canvas (-es), canvass (-es)

capital, capitol

carat (-s), caret, carrot (-s), karat (-s)

carie, carry

carol (-s), carrel (-s), charol (-s)

caries, carries

cart (-s), [carte], kart (-s)

cask (-s), casque (-s)

caster, castor

cast (-s), caste (-s)

caudal, caudle

cause, caws

cedar (-s), seeder (-s)

cede (-s), seed (-s)

ceil (-s), seal (-s), seel (-s)

ceiling (-s), sealing (-s)

cell (-s), sell (-s)

cellar (-s), seller (-s)

censer (-s), censor (-s), sensor (-s)

census, senses

cent, scent, sent

cense, cents, scents, sense

cere (-s), sear (-s), seer (-s), sere

cereal (-s), serial (-s)

cession, session

chance, chants

chard, charred

chary, cherry

chased, chaste

cheap, cheep

chews, choose

chic, sheik

chili, chilly, [Chile] (?)

choir (-s), quire (-s)

choler, collar

choral (-s), coral (-s)

chorale (-s), corral (-s)

chord (-s), cord (-s), cored

chordate, cordate

chott (-s), shot (-s)

chough (-s), chuff (-s)

chronical, chronicle

chute (-s), shoot (-s)

cirrus, serous

cite (-s), sight (-s), site (-s)

cited, sighted, sited

clack (-s), claque (-s)

clause, claws

clew (-s), clue (-s)

click (-s), clique (-s), klick (-s)

climb (-s), clime (-s)

close, clothes (?)

coal, kohl

coarse, corse, course

coat (-s), cote (-s)

coax, cokes

coffer (-s), cougher (-s)

coign (-s), coin (-s), quoin (-s)

collard, collared

colonel (-s), kernel (-s)

come (-s), cum (-s)

comedy, comity (?)

competence, competents

complacent, complaisant

complacence, complaisance

complement (-s,-ary), compliment (-s,-ary)

conceded, conceited (?)

conch (-s), conk (-s)

concord, conquered (?)

continence, continents

coo (-s), coup (-s)

coulee, coolie, coolly

coop (-s), coupe (-s)

cops, copse

coquet, coquette

core, corps

correspondence, correspondents

cosher, kosher

cosign (-s), cosine (-s)

council (-s), counsel (-s)

councillor (-s), counselor (-s)

cousin (-s), cozen (-s)

coward, cowered, cowherd (?)

crape (-s), crepe (-s)

creak (-s), creek (-s)

crewed, crude

crewel, cruel

crews, cruise, cruse

cubical, cubicle

cubit, qubit [quantum bit]

cue (-s), queue (-s), [Q]

currant (-s), current (-s)

curser (-s), cursor (-s)

cymbal (-s), symbol (-s)

cygnet (-s), signet (-s)

dain, deign

dam (-s), damn (-s)

days, daze

dean (-s), dene (-s)

dear, deer

deem (-s), deme (-s)

delinquence, delinquents

dense, dents

dental, dentil

dependence, dependents

depravation (-s), deprivation (-s)

descent (-s), dissent (-s) (?)

deviance, deviants

devisor, divisor

dew (-s), do, due (-s)

dewed, dude

djinn, gin

die (-s), dye (-s)

died, dyed

dine, dyne

dire, dyer

disburse (-s), disperse (-s)

discreet, discrete

discussed, disgust

dissidence, dissidents

do ["re, mi"], doe, dough

doer, dour

does [f. deer], doze

done, dun

dos ["dos and don'ts"], dues

dost, dust

donjon, dungeon

dowiger (-s), dowitcher (-s)

draft (-s), draught (-s)

dray, drey

droop, drupe

dual, duel

ducked, duct

dyeing, dying

earn (-s), erne (-s), urn (-s)

eave (-s), eve (-s)

effect (see affect)

eight (see ate)

elude (see allude)

elusive (see allusive)

'ere (see air)

e'er (see air)

err (see air)

except (see accept)

exceed (see accede)

edition (see addition)

eye (see aye)

elicit, illicit

elude (-s), allude (-s)

emerge (-s), immerge (-s)

eminent, immanent, imminent (?)

ensure, insure (?)

epic (-s), epoch (-s)

equivalence, equivalents

errant (see arrant)

erupt (-s), irrupt (-s)

eruption, irruption

ewe (-s), yew (-s), you

ewes, use, yews

exercise (-s), exorcise (-s)

existence, existents

extravagance, extravagants

eye (see aye)

eyelet (-s), islet (-s)

eyed, I'd, ide

facts, fax (?)

fail, faille

fain, fane, feign

faint (-s), feint (-s)

fair (-s), fare (-s)

fairy, ferry

faker (-s), fakir (-s)

fate, fete

faun (-s), fawn (-s)

fay, fey

faze (-s), phase (-s)

fear (-s), fere (-s)

feat, feet

fends, fens

fern, firn

ferule, ferrule

feudal, futile (?)

file (-s), phial (-s)

fill, faille

filter, philtre

finally, finely (?)

find, fined

fir (-s), fur (?)

fisher (-s), fissure (-s)

flacks, flax

flair (-s), flare (-s)

flea (-s), flee (-s)

flecks, flex

flew, flu (-s), flue (-s)

flocks, phlox

floe (-s), flow (-s)

flour (-s), flower (-s)

foaled, fold

for, fore, four

forbear, forebear (?)

forego (-s), forgo (-s)

formally, formerly (?)

forth, fourth

foreword, forward

foul (-s), fowl (-s)

'fraid, frayed

franc, frank

frays, phrase

frees, freeze (-s), frieze (-s)

friar, fryer

fungous, fungus

furs, furze

fussed, fust

gaff, gaffe

gage, gauge

gait (-s), gate (-s)

gamble (-s), gambol (-s)

gang, gangue

gays, gaze

gel (-s), jell (-s)

gene (-s), jean (-s)

gibe (-s), jibe (-s)

gild, gilled, guild

gilt, guilt

gin (see djinn)

glair (-s), glare (-s)

glutenous, glutinous

gnaw, naw

gneiss, nice

gnomic, nomic

gnu (-s), knew, new (-s)

goaled, gold

gored, gourd

gorgeous, gorges (?)

gorilla, guerrilla

grade, grayed

grate, great

grays, graze

grip, grippe

grisly, gristly (?), grizzly

groan, grown

grocer, grosser

guarantee, guaranty

guest, guessed

guide, guyed

guise, guys

gyre, jire

hail, hale

hair (-s), hare (-s)

hairy, harry

hall, haul

hallo, hallow (?)

halve, have

handsome, hansom

hangar (-s), hanger (-s)

hardy, hearty

hairier, harrier

hart (-s), heart (-s)

hay, hey

hays, haze

he'd, heed, heid

heal (-s), heel (-s), he'll

hear, here

heir (see air)

heard, herd

heroin, heroine (?)

hertz, hurts

hew (-s), hue (-s)

hi, hie, high

hide, hied

higher, hire

him, hymn

ho, hoe

hoar, whore

hoard, horde, whored

hoarse, horse

hoes, hose

hold, holed

hole (-s), whole (-s)

holey, holy, wholly

hoop, whoop

hostel, hostile

hour (-s), our (-s)

humerus, humorous

hurdle, hurtle (?)

I (see aye)

I'd (see eyed)

ide (see eyed)

idyl (-s), idyll (-s), idle (-s), idol (-s)

ileum, ilium

illicit (see elicit)

illusive (see allusive)

I'll (see aisle)

immanent, imminent (see eminent)

immerge (see emerge)

impassable, impassible

impatience, impatiens

in, inn

incidence, incidents

incite, insight (?)

independence, independents

indict (-s), indite (-s)

indigence, indigents

inequity, iniquity (?)

innocence, innocents

instance, instants

insure (see ensure)

intense, intents

irrupt (see erupt)

irruption (see eruption)

isle (see aisle)

its, it's

jalousie, jealousy (?)

jam (-s), jamb (-s)

jean (see gene)

jell (see gel)

jibe (see gibe)

jinks, jinx

jire (see gyre)

karat (see carat)

kart (see cart)

kernel (see colonel)

key (-s), quay (-s)

klick (see click)

knap, nap

knave (-s), nave (-s)

knead (-s), knee'd, need (-s)

knew (see gnu)

knick (-s), nick (-s)

knicker (-s), nicker (-s)

knicks (obs. rare), nicks, nix

knight (-s), night (-s)

knit (-s), nit (-s)

knob (-s), nob (-s)

knock (-s), nock (-s)

knot, not

know, no, noh

knows, noes, nose

kohl (see coal)

kosher (see cosher)

laager (-s), lager (-s) (?)

lac, lack

lacks, lax

ladder, latter

lain, lane

lair (-s), layer (-s)

lam, lamb

lama, llama

laps, lapse

lase, lays, laze, leis

lay, lei, ley

laser, lazar

lea, lee

leach (-es), leech (-es)

lead, led

leader, lieder, liter

leaf, lief

leak (-s), leek (-s)

lean (-s), lien (-s)

leased, least

lends, lens

lessen, lesson

lesser, lessor

levee, levy

liable, libel

liar (-s), lyre (-s)

lichen, liken

licker, liquor

lickerish, licorice

lie (-s), lye (-s)

lightening, lightning

limb (-s), limn (-s)

linch, lynch

links, lynx

literal, littoral (?)

lo, low

load (-s), lode (-s), lowed

loan, lone

locks, lox

loop, loupe

loot (-s), lute (-s)

macks, max

madder, matter (?)

made, maid

magnate (-s), magnet (-s) (?)

mail (-s), male (-s)

mall (-s), maul (-s)

main, mane

maize, mase, mays, maze

mall, maul

manikin, mannequin, [manakin]

manner, manor

mantle, mantel

mare (-s), mayor (-s)

marchal, marshal (-s), marshall (-s), martial

marquee, marquis

marten, martin

maser, mazer

mask, masque

massed, mast

mat, matte

me, mi ["do, re"]

mead, meed

mean (-s), mein (-s)

meat (-s), meet (-s), mete (-s)

medal (-s), meddle (-s), metal (-s), mettle (-s) (?)

meddler (-s), medlar (-s)

men's, mends

mewl, mule

mews, muse

mho, mow

micks, mix

middy, midi

might, mite

mil, mill

mild, miled

millenary, millinery

mince, mints

mind, mined

miner, minor

minks, minx

missal, missile

missed, mist

moan, mown

moat (-s), mote (-s)

mode, mowed

mold (-s), mould (-s)

mood, mooed

moor, more

moose, mousse

mordant, mordent

morn, mourn

morning, mourning

mortar, morter

mucous, mucus

muscle, mussel

mussed, must, musth

mustard, mustered

nap (see knap)

naval, navel

nave (see knave)

naw (see gnaw)

nay (-s), neigh (-s), nee

need (see knead)

new (see gnu)

nice (see gneiss)

nick (see knick)

nicks (see knicks)

nickers (see knickers)

night (see knight)

nit (see knit)

nix (see knicks)

no (see know)

nob (see knob)

nock (see knock)

noes (see knows)

nomic (see gnomic)

none, nun

nose (see knows)

not (see knot)

o, oh, owe

oar (-s), o'er, or, ore (-s)

odder, otter (?)

ode, owed

ordinance, ordnance

offal (see awful)

oppose (see appose)

oral (see aural)

oracle (see auricle)

oriole (see aureole)

ought (see aught)

one, won

our (see hour)

overdo, overdue

oversea (-s), oversee (-s)

paced, paste

packed, pact

paean (-s), peon (-s)

pail (-s), pale (-s)

pain (-s), pane (-s)

pair (-s), pare (-s), payor (-s) (?), pear (-s),

palate (-s), palette (-s), pallet (-s), pallette (-s)

pall, pawl

parish, perish

parity (-ies), parody (-ies) (?)

passable, passible

passed, past

patience, patients

pause, paws

pea (-s, -se), pee (-s), [P]

peace, piece

peak (-s), peek (-s), pique (-s)

peal (-s), peel (-s)

pearl (-s), purl (-s)

peas, pease, pees

pect, pecked

pedal (-s), peddle (-s)

peer (-s), pier (-s)

pence, pents

pend, penned

pendant, pendent

pendants, pendence

pends, pens

penitence, penitents

per, purr

petit, petty

petrel, petrol

phase (see faze)

phial (see file)

philter (see filter)

phlox (see flocks)

phosphorous, phosphorus

phrase (see frays)

pi, pie

pica, pika

picks, pix

pidgin, pigeon

pinion, pinon

pistel, pistol

place, plaice

plain (-s), plane (-s)

plaintiff, plaintive (?)

plait (-s), plate (-s)

plantar (-s), planter (-s)

pleas, please

plough (-s), plow (-s)

plum (-s), plumb (-s)

pole (-s), poll (-s)

policlinic, polyclinic

politic (-s), politick (-s)

poor, pore (-s), pour (-s)

populace, populous

pocks, pox

praise, prays, preys

pray (-s), prey (-s)

precedence, precedents

presence, presents

pride, pried

pries, prise, prize

prince, prints

prior, pryer

principal (-s), principle (-s)

profit (-s), prophet (-s)

pros, prose

psalter, salter

pupal (-s), pupil (-s)

puttee, putty (?)

quarts, quartz

quay (see key)

qubit (see cubit)

quean (-s), queen (-s)

queue (see cue)

quince, quints

quoin (see coin)

rabbet, rabbit

rack, wrack

radical (-s), radicle (-s)

rain (-s), reign (-s), rein (-s)

raise (-s), rays, raze (-s)

raiser, razor

rancor, ranker

rap (-s), wrap (-s)

rapped, rapt, wrapped

re ["do, re"], ray

read, red

read (-s), reed (-s)

real, reel

recede (-s), reseed (-s)

receipt (-s), reseat (-s)

reck, wreck

reek (-s), wreak (-s)

reference, referents

rends, wrens

residence, residents

rest (-s), wrest (-s)

retch (-es), wretch (-es)

review (-s), revue (-s)

rex, wrecks

rheum (-y), room (-y)

rho, roe, row

rhyme (-s), rime (-s)

rigger, rigor

right (-s), rite(-s), wright (-s), write(-s)

righting, writing

ring (-s), wring (-s)

ringer (-s), wringer (-s)

rise, ryes

road, rode, rowed

roc (-s), rock (-s)

roomer, rumor

roil, royal

role (-s), roll (-s)

rood, rude, rued

roomer (-s), rumor (-s)

root (-s), route (-s) (?)

rose, rows

rote, wrote

rout (-s), route (-s) (?)

rough, ruff

rouse, rows

rued, rude

rues, ruse

rung, wrung

rye, wry

sac (-s), sack (-s), sax

sachet, sashay

sail (-s), sale (-s)

salter (see psalter)

sane, seine

saver, savor

scarf, scarph

scene, seen

scent (see cent)

scents, sense

scull (-s), skull (-s)

sea, see, [C]

seal (see ceil)

seam (-s), seem (-s)

seaman, seamen, semen

sear (see cere)

seas, sees, seize, [C's]

season, seisin

sects, sex (?)

seed (see cede)

seeder (see cedar)

seel (see ceil) seer (see cere)

sell (see cell)

seller (see cellar)

sealing (see ceiling)

senses (see census)

sensor (see censer)

sent (see cent)

sequence, sequents

sere (see cere)

serf (-s), surf (-s)

serge, surge

serial (see cereal)

serous (see cirrus)

set (-s), sett (-s)

sew, so, sow

sewn, sown

shear, sheer

sheik (see chic)

shew (-s), shoe (-s), shoo (-s)

shier, shyer, shire

shone, shown

shoot (see chute)

shot (see chott)

sight (see cite)

sighted (see cited)

sic, sick

sics ["sics a dog on one"], six

side, sighed

sigher, sire

sighs, size

sign (-s), sine (-s)

signet (see cygnet)

silicon, silicone (?)

sink, sync

site (see cite)

sited (see cited)

slay (-s), sleigh (-s)

sleight (-s), slight (-s)

slew, slough

sloe, slow

soar (-s), sore (-s)

soared, sword

socks, sox

sold, soled, souled

sol, sole (-s), soul (-s)

some, sum

son (-s), sun (-s)

sonny, sunny

sordid, sorted (?)

spade, spayed

staff, staph

staid, stayed

stair (-s), stare (-s)

stake (-s), steak (-s)

statice (-s), status (-es)

stationary, stationery

steal (-s), steel (-s)

step (-s), steppe (-s)

stile (-s), style (-s)

stoop (-s), stoup (-s)

straight (-s), strait (-s)

succor (-s), sucker (-s)

suede, swayed

suer, sewer

summary, summery

suite (-s), sweet (-s)

sundae (-s), sunday (-s)

surplice (-s), surplus (-s)

symbol (see cymbal)

tacet, tacit

tack, taque

tacked, tact

tacks, tax

tale (-s), tail (-s)

talesman, talisman

taper (-s), tapir (-s)

tare (-s), tear (-s)

tarry, terry

taupe, tope

taught, taut

tea, tee, ti ["do, re"], [T]

teas, tease, tees

team (-s), teem (-s)

tear (-s), tier (-s)

tends, tens

tense, tents

tenser, tensor

tern (-s), turn (-s)

ternary, turnery (?)

the, thee (?)

their, there, they're

theirs, there's

therefor, therefore

threw, through

throe (-s), throw (-s)

throne, thrown

thyme, time

tic (-s), tick (-s)

tide, tied

tighten, titan

timber, timbre

to, too, two

toad, toed, towed

tocsin (-s), toxin (-s)

toad, toed, towed

toe (-s), tow (-s)

toke, toque

told, tolled

ton (-s), tonne (-s), tun (-s)

tongue, tung (-s)

tool, tulle

tor, tore

tort (-s), torte (-s)

toughed, tuft

tracked, tract

trader (-s), traitor (-s) (?)

tray, trey

troop (-s), troupe (-s)

trooper (-s), trouper (-s)

trussed, trust

tucks, tux

udder (-s), utter (-s) (?)

undo, undue

urn (see earn)

use (see ewes)

vale (-s), veil (-s)

vain, vane (-s), vein (-s)

valance, valence

valiance, valiants

variance, variants

vary, very

vellum, velum

veracious, voracious (?)

verdure, verger (?)

verses, versus

vice, vise

villain, villein

virtu, virtue

viscous, viscus

vial, vile, viol

wacks, wax, whacks [WACS]

wade, weighed

wail (-s), wale, whale (-s)

wain, wane

waist (-s), waste (-s)

wait (-s), weight (-s)

waive (-s), wave (-s)

waiver (-s), waver (-s)

walk (-s), wok (-s)

ware, wear, where

wart, wort

war, wore

ward, warred

warn, worn

watt, what (?)

way (-s), weigh (-s), whey

we, wee

weak, week

weal, we'll, wheal, wheel (?)

weald, wheeled (?)

wean, ween

wear, where

weather, wether, whether

weave, we've

we'd, weed

weir, we're

weld, welled

wen, when

wet (-s), whet (-s) (?)

which, witch (?)

while, wile (?)

whig (-s), wig (-s) (?)

whin, win

whine (-s), wine (-s) (?)

whined, wind [the verb], wined (?)

whirled, whorled, world (?)

whirred, word (?)

whit, wit (?)

white (-s), wight (-s), wite

whither, wither (?)

whoa, woe

whole (see hole)

wholly (see holy)

whore (see hoar)

whored (see hoard, horde)

whose, who's

whys, wise

wield, wheeled

wind, wined

winds, wins

won (see one)

wood, would

worst, wurst

wrack (see rack)

wrap (see rap)

wrapped (see rapt)

wreak (see reek)

wreck (see reck)

wrecks (see rex)

wrens (see rends)

wrest (see rest)

wretch (see retch)

wright (see right)

wring (see ring)

wringer (see ringer)

write (see right)

writing (see righting)

wrote (see rote)

wry (see rye)

yew (see ewe)

yews (see ewes)

you (see ewe)

yoke, yolk

yore, your, you're (?)

you'll, yule