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)

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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, 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