Sign, a token Slight, neglect Sleight, dexterity Sloe, a small sour fruit Slow, dull, not swift Soar, to mount upwards Sore, a tender place Sow er, one who sows So, thus
Sow, to scatter seed Sew, with a needle Sole, part of a shoe Soul, the spirit of a man Stair, a step
Stare, to look earnestly Steal, to take by theft Steel, hard metal Stile, step in a field Style, manner of expres sion
Straight, not crooked Strait, narrow
Suc cour, help
Suck er, a young shoot Sure, certain
Su er, one who sues Sum, the whole
Some, a part
Sun, the heavenly light Son, a male child
Sut tle, neat weight
Sub tle, cunning
Chapter XXVII. Twenty-seventh.
Words which are somewhat similar in sound, and which are vulgarly sounded alike, but should be pronounced distinctly different.
A BEL, a man's name A ble, having power Ac cept, to receive Ex cept, to leave out
Ac cess, an approach Ex cess, a superfluity A chor, the name of a valley
A cre, a piece of land Acts, deeds
Axe, to cut with
Ask, to request Af fect, to move
Ef fect, to bring to pass Al low ed, granted A loud, with a noise Ar rant, notorious Er rand, a message Er rant, wandering
Ba con, smoked pork Bea con, a light-house Bal let, a song Bal ot, a dance
Bal lad, a vote
Bar on, a title of honour Bar ren, unfruitful Bile, an angry swelling Boil, as water on the fire, Borne, supported Bourne, boundary line Born, brought forth Boar, a male swine Bore, to make a hole Boor, a clown Boy, a lad
Buoy, to bear up.. Breach, a broken place Breech, part of a gun Breach es, broken places Breech es, a part of dress Bri dal, nuptial Bri die, for a horse Brit ain, a country Brit on, a British man Breton,a place in France Bust, an image
Burst, to break or fly
Car rot, a garden root Car et, a mark (^) in
grammar Cents, plural of cent Since, after
Cen sure, to blame Cen tu ry, a 100 years Cen tau ry, an herb Sen try, a guard Chews, cheweth
Choose, to make choice Ci vil, kind, complaisant Seville the name of a place Cit, a citizen Sit, to be seated Coat, a garment Cote, a fold, a cottage Quote, to cite Cof fin, for the dead Cough ing, the act of coughing
Con fi daut, a trusty friend Con fi dent, positive Con cert, of music Con sort, a wife Cork, to cork bottles Calk, to calk vessels Coun cil, an assembly Coun sel, advice Creak, to make a noise Creek, a cove
Criek, a pain in the neck
Symbol, a sign Cypress, a tree Cyprus, an island
De scent, a going down Dis sent, a disagreement Dew, a moisture Due, a debt Do, to act Dis ease, a sickness Dis seize, to dispossess De cease, to die
Dome, an arched roof Doom, a sentence Doze, to slumber Does, doth
Dust, fine dry dirt Durst, dared E
Eat en, devoured
Ea ton, a town's name En vy, to grudge En voy, an ambassador Ex er cise, to labour Ex or cise, to cast out de- vils
Ex tant, now being Ex tent, utmost limits F
Fel low, a companion Fel loe, of a wheel Fel ler, one who fells File, a kind of tool Foil, to overcome
Fool, an idiot
Full, complete measure Fran ces, a woman's name Fran cis, a man's name
Ges ture, action, carriage Jest er, one who jests Grand er, more grand Gran deur, magnificence Groat, four-pence Grot, grotto, a cave H
Harsh, rough, severe Hash, minced meat Hea ven, the region above Ha ven, a harbour Hole, hollowness Whole, perfect Ho ly, religious Whol ly, entirely Hoop, for a tub Whoop, a war shout
Le gis la ture, the power | Pilot, a guide at sea
which makes laws
Lieu, place Loo, a game at cards Line, a string
Loin, a joint of veal Load, a burden Low ed, did low M
Marsh, wet, low ground Mash, to bruise Mesh, of a net Mild, pleasant Mile, eight furlongs Mind, intelligent power Mine, belonging to me Mus lin, fine cotton Muzzling,tying the mouth Mole, a small blind anima! Mould, to shape N
News, tidings
Noose, a running knot 0
Of, ov, belonging Off, at a distance Oh an interjection Owe, to be indebted Or der, method Or dure, dung P
Pal ace, a royal house Pal las, a goddess Pal ate, of the mouth Pal let, a little bed Pas tor, a shepherd Pas ture, land for grazing Pat ron, a benefactor Pat tern, a specimen Pies, a kind of food Poise, to balance Pilate, Pontius Pilate
Pil lar, a column
Pil low, to rest the head on Pint, half a quart Point, a stop
Poach, to boil slightly Porch, an entrance Pop lar, a kind of tree. Pop u lar, much liked Pop u lace, the people Pop u lous, full of people Pre ce dent, an example. Pres i dent, one who pre- sides
Press er, one who presses Pres sure, weight Prin ces, king's sons Prin cess, a king's daugh
Qua ver, in music. Qui ver, a case for arrows R.
Rack, to torture Wreck, ruin, shipwreck Rai sin, a dried grape Rea son, a cause
Red dish, somewhat red Rad dish, a garden root Relic, a remnant Rel ict, a widow
Rood, one fourth of an a- Rude, rough, uncivil (cre Ry al, a Spanish coin Roy al, kingly
ab bath, sunday Sa ba oth, hosts Sa la ry, wages Ce le ry, a salad herb. av er, one who saves Sa vour, odour, smelt
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