Society for Pure English, Tract 2, on English Homophones

, a

b), arm

s,

ant,

.), arc

, a

idle,

isle,

et,

, h

bark (tree),

m,

, bi

by,

ow, bow

ound (limit), b

und), ban

en,

l), barrow

, bat (ves

s.), bat

ous roots

rry), bust

(tub), b

bale (pack),

e,

e,

nod), beck

, be

, be

re (adj.), be

h, b

e,

t,

ect), beetl

h, b

r,

roke), blo

, b

, bo

e,

n), bolt (sif

bore (tidal), bore

bawd,

l,

, bo

, b

.), boi

ox (receptacl

l, br

ey), bray (to

ern), brake (of

raze (to brazen), br

h, br

, breeze (a fly),

h, br

, h

, dye, d

down (fluff),

t, d

), dam (obs

k (dear), duck (

, dun (impor

it), date

n,

r,

t, de

, d

, d

dock (basin)

rill (bore), d

e, d

e), jar

b,

ral), jet

), gin (sn

e, t

, t

ye (e

, a

or eyot, at

g (to i

ee), elde

ir, ere

p, hei

y,

n, erne

dj.), ali

t, as

l,

illed), fal

feign,

t, f

), fast (ad

e,

(skin), fell (hill

w, fe

e, fe

e [double

, f

(s.), feat

r, ph

it (conflict),

nsign), flag (plan

e,

w,

d), flock

, flue (velu),

ke (of anchor), f

fold (of sh

fore

go, and oth

th,

oil (v.), fo

el), fray

, fret (adorn),

ht.), frieze (cloth

e, ga

in), gum

, ga

e,

rcle), gir

d, g

t, g

hite of egg), +

gore (triangle)

oyne (bre

te (s.), g

t, h

h,

, hide (s

), hack (

ede), hampe

ow), hale (adj

hip), helm

r,

heal,

e,

n,

, + holy, w

e,

whor

d, h

k (v. of hawker)

l,

.), hal

e, h

horse), h

p), hop

, h

us, hu

.), eve

lough), ear

e,

ewe

ewer,

.), car

, ca

, ca

quart (cards

s.), co

nter (of shop), cou

cher), cou

ad), cad

.), ca

, cano

nt, c

od), curr

el, k

s), cape (

ip), cape

t), case (

s.), cash

, q

dj.), k

, q

b, c

k, c

l,

.), cop

t,

corp

, ca

l,

), corn (ho

coarse

, cobble (boat),

nd v.), co

), cockle

k, c

sect), cric

l, c

cruse,

ey), coom (d

uire (of

v.), qui

quean

., verb),

e (v.), lie

e,

en,

not heavy), and hen

lac,

, lap (fold),

bis), l

d), lake

(lease, v.), le

, l

f,

), league

k,

.), lea

and doctor), l

it), leav

dj.), l

link (torch),

st (heel over), l

n), liver (

.), low (of

lode,

e,

r), lock (of

dj.), l

n,

e,

hip), mast

arch (boundary)

mine (pos

.), might (v.)

ss), mitre (ca

tity), mas

ual), mat

s), muff (

may (maid, ob

(coat of),

e,

ff), mace

, Mays (pl.

, ma

(meadow), m

ntermediate), mean (po

, mete (ad

ol), mer

b), mint

fail),

mew (bird),

.), mute

se, mews (stable

e,

s senses),

ole (of skin), m

), mould (earth

), Mall (place)

urn, and

ntry), Mo

t, k

e,

knead,

.), nea

kn

, k

, or, o'

r, a

, orle (

r, a

, au

ught (pp. of ow

pas (

ca), pi

, pale (pal

pile (stake),

.), pin

ound (enclosure),

), pounce

palette,

patten,

at), puls

punch (drink), P

bk.), p

e,

asure),

throw), p

ing), pen

pear

(flow), purl

e, p

l,

look), pe

e, p

it), peach

ook), peer

), pill (t

pink (a colour),

ip (a disease),

pitch (to

ght or plite (to pla

ground)

, pl

, plump (to

), plain [b

d), plot (stra

e,

s), poach (

n), pore (to

v.), pot

l (cloak), paw

ive), pry (to

e, p

y,

ruit), p

, w

, rh

ite, wrig

abbet (ca

arious]

t, ra

ble), rally

), rank

, w

.), ras

, ro

rum (drink),

nd past pp.

.), rus

ravish), rape (divn

race (root), ra

rtion), rat

w), rut (o

e (a prodigal),

nce), ra

reign,

e, r

, wr

ent (s., tear),

, rest (remai

d,

cks), reef

, wr

and-), reel

h, r

naut.), reeve

ck), rifle (

se), rear

(prank, riggish),

n), rick wri

, wr

d), repair

things in line), roe (o

arious]

ne), rock

nt), rocket

), rue (v.

rood (s.), ru

, rh

, ro

oute (m

ine (tr

sight,

itude), si

gh,

m), sound (adj.), sound (strai

ck (to plunder

llow), sallow

rees), sa

, s

+ sunny

ant), sa

e,

l,

e, c

al, s

e, s

f,

nt, sent

on, c

, s

d,

, ciel or cei

m,

ere, ce

l, ce

t, cy

, cyst (tu

ound), sca

l, s

ale (of balance),

), skald (p

shrubs), s

icle), sled

t, sl

leigh (

, slate (v

e,

), slop (loo

ack), sl

, soul, sol

, s

sore, saw (maxim

il (defile), soil

par (mineral),

ho salts)

ce,

, spell (letters),

set), spi

t (roasting),

zle), spray

ree), spr

e, s

), stud (o

, steak, sta

, st

r, s

.), stern

steel

dj.), st

ct), steer

quil), stil

m), stalk

y, s

ore), stra

nd s.), stra

ow), straigh

low), strok

p, s

ter), shed

j.), tar

(fatigue), tire (attir

, th

ike), tap (

, tail (es

), tender (s

t (plug of lint, s.

tear

m,

(eye)

heep), tick (clock), ti

drawer), ti

lant), tilt (tourney

(make to slant)

emp), tow (

too

), toll (

taught

ur), toil

mit), to

, truck (naut.)

pet), trump

nk (of tree), tr

, tr

ack), tra

r, c

chap (chapman)

char (fish),

tchet), chop

), chuck (st

chase), chase (printer'

), vice (clench

ey,

rmy), van (fan)

vail

vein

, o

wake (watch),

n,

e, w

, we

, wa

d), well

e,

k,

n,

, w

d, w