ion, iron.
father, farther.
lava, larva.
halm, harm.
calve, carve.
talk, torque.
daw, door.
flaw, floor.
yaw, yore.
law, lore.
laud, lord.
maw, more,
gnaw, nor.
raw, roar.
shaw, shore.
IV. THE NAME OF A SPECIES (OF ANIMALS, PLANTS, &C.) IS OFTEN A
HOMOPHONE. WHERE THERE IS ONLY ONE ALTERNATIVE MEANING, THIS CAUSES
SO LITTLE INCONVENIENCE THAT THE FOLLOWING NAMES (BEING IN THAT
CONDITION) HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM LIST I.[7]
bleak (_fish_), bleak (_adj._).
dace, dais.
gull (_bird_), gull (_s. and v._).
carp, carp (_v._).
cod, cod (_husk_).
codling, coddling (fr. _coddle_).
flounder (_fish_), flounder (_v._).
quail (_bird_), quail (_v._).
lark (_bird_), lark (_fun_).
ling (_fish_), ling (_heather_).
mussel, muscle.
nit, knit.
awk, orc.
oriole, aureole.
pike (_fish_), pike (_weapon_).
pout (_fish_), pout (_v._).
perch (_fish_), perch (_alight_).
plaice, place.
ray (_fish_), ray (_of light_).
rook (_bird_), rook (_v._).
skua, skewer.
skate (_fish_), skate (_on ice_).
smelt (_fish_), smelt (fr. _smell_).
swift (_bird_), swift (_adj._).
swallow (_bird_), swallow (_throat_).
tapir, taper.
tern, turn.
teal (_fish_), teil (_tree_).
thrush (_bird_), thrush (_disease_).
[Footnote 5: The following words in List 1 involve _wr_ > _w_, write,
wrach, wrap, wring, wrung, wreck, wrest, wreak, wrick.]
[Footnote 6: Other similar words occurring in other sections are--awe,
awl, ought, bawd, fought, gaud, gauze, haw, caw, cause, caught,
lawn, paw, saw, sauce, sought, taut, caulk, stalk, alms, balm;--their
correspondents being, oar, orle, ort (_obs._), board, fort, gored,
gores, hoar, core, cores, court, lorn, pore, sore, source, sort, tort,
cork, stork, arms, barm.]
[Footnote 7: Other similar proper names of species, &c., which occur
in some one of the other sections of the list: ant, bat, bear, bee,
beet, beetle, beech, box, breeze, date, dock, daw, duck, deer, elder,
erne, fir, flea, flag, fluke, hare, horse, hawk, hop, caper, carrot,
couch, cricket, currant, leech, lichen, mace, maize, mint, mole, pear,
peach, pink, pie, pine, plum, plane, pulse, rabbit, rye, rush, rape,
rail, reed, roe, roc, rue, sage, seal, sloe, sole, spruce, stork,
thyme, char, whale, whin, yew. Also cockle.]
V. THE SUFFIX _ER_ ADDED TO A ROOT OFTEN MAKES HOMOPHONES. THE
FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLES. (AND SEE IN LIST VI.)
byre, buyer (_who buys_).
butter (_s._), butter (_who butts_).
better (_adj._), better (_who bets_).
border, boarder.
dire, dyer.
founder (_v._), founder (_who founds_).
geyser, gazer.
greater, grater (_nutmeg_).
canter (_pace_), canter (_who cants_).
medlar, meddler.
moulder (_v._), moulder (_who moulds_).
pitcher (_vessel_), pitcher (_who pitches_).
pillar, piller.
platter, plaiter.
plumper (_adj._), plumper (_s._).
sounder (_adj._), sounder (_who sounds_).
cellar, seller, &c.
VI. WORDS EXCLUDED FROM THE MAIN LIST FOR VARIOUS REASONS, THEIR
HOMOPHONY BEING RIGHTLY QUESTIONED BY MANY SPEAKERS.
actor, acta (_sanctorum_).
brute, bruit.
direst, diarist.
descent, dissent.
deviser, divisor.
dual, duel.
goffer, golfer.
carrot, carat.
caudle, caudal.
choler, collar.
compliment, complement.
lumber, lumbar.
lesson, lessen.
literal, littoral.
marshal, martial.
minor, miner.
manor, manner.
medal, meddle.
metal, mettle.
missal, missel (_thrush_).
orphan, often.
putty, puttee.
pedal, peddle.
police, pelisse.
principal, principle.
profit, prophet.
rigour, rigger.
rancour, ranker.
succour, sucker.
sailor, sailer.
cellar, seller.
censor, censer.
surplus, surplice.
symbol, cymbal.
skip, skep.
tuber, tuba.
whirl, whorl.
wert, wort (_herb, obs._).
vial, viol.
verdure, verger (_in Jones_).
VII. HOMOPHONES DUE ONLY TO AN INFLECTED FORM OF A WORD. COMPARATIVES
OF ADJECTIVES, &C.
adze, adds.
art (_s._), art (_v._).
bard, barred.
band, banned.
battels, battles (_bis_).
baste, based.
baize, bays (_bis_).
bent, bent (_pp. bend_).
bean, been.
blue, blew.
bode, bowed.
bold, bowled, bolled (_obs._).
bald, bawled.
braid, brayed.
bread, bred.
brood, brewed.
bruise, brews.
depose, dépôts.
divers (_adj._), divers (_plu._).
dug (_teat_), dug (fr. _dig_).
duct, ducked.
dust, dost.
daze, days.
daisies, dazes (_both inflected_).
doze, does (_plu. of doe_).
aloud, allowed.
fort, fought.
found (_v._), found (fr. _find_)
phase, fays (_pl. of fay_).
felt (_stuff_), felt (fr. _feel_)
furze, firs, and furs.
feed (_s. and v._), fee'd.
flatter (_v._), flatter (_adj._).
phlox, flocks.
phrase, frays.
guise, guys (_plu._).
gaud, gored.
gauze, gores.
guest, guessed.
glose, glows.
ground (_s._), ground (fr. _grind_).
graze, greys.
greaves, grieves.
groan, grown.
grocer, grosser.
hire, higher.
herd, heard.
hist, hissed.
hose, hoes.
hawse (_naut._), haws, &c.
eaves, eves.
use (_v._), ewes, yews.
candid, candied.
clove (_s._), clove (fr. _cleave_).
clause, claws.
cold, coaled.
courser, coarser.
court, caught.
cause, cores, caws.
coir, coyer (fr. _coy_).
crew (_s._), crew (fr. _crow_).
quartz, quarts.
lighter (_s._), lighter (fr. _light, adj._).
lax, lacks, &c.
lapse, laps, &c.
lade (_v._), laid.
lane, lain.
lead (_mineral_), led.
left (_adj._), left (fr. _leave_).
Lent, leant, lent (fr. _lend_).
least, leased.
lees (_of wine_), leas, &c.
lynx, links.
mind, mined.
madder (_plant_), madder (fr. _mad_).
mustard, mustered.
maid, made.
mist, missed.
mode, mowed.
moan, mown.
new, knew, &c.
nose, knows, noes.
aught (_a whit_), ought (fr. _owe_).
pact, packed.
paste, paced.
pervade, purveyed.
pyx, picks.
please, pleas.
pause, paws, pores.
pride, pried [_bis_].
prize, pries.
praise, prays, preys.
rouse, rows.
rasher (_bacon_), rasher (fr. _rash_).
raid, rayed.
red, read (_p. of to read_).
rex, wrecks, recks.
road, rode, rowed.
rote, wrote.
rove (_v. of rover_), rove (fr. _reeve_).
rose, rows (_var._), roes (_var._), rose (_v._).
ruse, rues (fr. _rue_).
side, sighed.
size, sighs.
scene, seen.
seize, seas, sees.
sold, soled (_both inflected_).
sword, soared.
sort, sought.
span (_length_), span (fr. _spin_).
spoke (_of wheel_), spoke (fr. _speak_).
stole (_s._), stole (fr. _steal_).
stove (_s._), stove (fr. _stave_).
tide, tied.
tax, tacks (_various_).
tact, tacked.
tease, teas, tees.
toad, towed, toed.
told, tolled.
tract, tracked.
trust, trussed.
chaste, chased (_various_).
choose, chews.
throne, thrown.
through, threw.
wild, wiled.
wind (_roll_), whined.
wax, whacks.
wade, weighed.
weld, welled.
word, whirred.
wilt (_wither_), wilt (fr. _will_).
ward, warred.
wont, won't.
warn, worn.