Words alike, or nearly so, in Sound, but unlike in Spelling and Meaning. An'-chor, a ship's holdfast Ar-rant, notorious Ar-row, a weapon Har'-row, to break clods As, so As-cént, a going up At-ten'd-ance, a waiting At-ten'd-ants, waiters Au-gur, a soothsayer Aught, any thing Ought, should Awe, fear Ann, a woman's name Haw, a berry Ba-con, hog's flesh Bec'k-on, to make a sign Barm, yeast Bare, naked Boar, a beast Boor, a peasant Bore, to make a hole Board, a plank Bor-ed, did bore Board'-er, one who boards Bo'-dies, persons or things Boll, a stalk Borne, supported Bourn, a limit Bo-rough, a town Bough, a branch Buoy, to support Braid, a knot Bray-ed, did bray Break, to part by force Breech'es, part of dress Bred, brought up Breast, a part of the body Brest, a town in France Brews, doth brew Bruise, a hurt Cel'-e-ry, a herb Sell, to dispose of Sel'-ler, one who sells Cense, a tax Sense, meaning Cen'-ser, an incense pan Cen'-tau-ry, a herb Cen'-tu-ry, a hundred years Sen'-try, a guard Cha-sed, did chase Chaste, undefiled Chews, masticates Chron'-i-cal, inveterate Dis-ea'se, a disorder De-pend'-ance, trust De-scent, a going down De-se'rt, to forsake Dy'-er, one who dyes Dire, dreadful Di-ver'se, different Do'-cile, teachable Doe, a female deer Dome, an arched roof Doom, a sentence Done, performed Dost, second person of do Dust, dry dirt Draft, a bill Draught, a drawing Ear, of the body Ere, before Year, part of time Fir, a tree Firs, trees Fore-mast, the forward mast Fore-most, first Fourth, in number Foul, dirty Phrase, a sentence Frees, sets free Freeze, to congeal Ges'-ture, carriage Glaire, white of eggs Nat, Nathanael Go'er, one who goes File, a tool Go'red, pierced Foil, to defeat Gourd, a plant |