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WORDS PRONOUNCED NEARLY ALIKE, BUT DIFFERING IN SPELLING AND IN MEANING.

Ai-ry, a. light as air

Can-did, a. sincere, open, honest

Ey-ry, or Erie, s. the nest of Can-died, part. preserved with

an eagle

A-loud, ad. with a loud voice
Al-low'd, part. permitted
Al-tar, s. a place for sacrifice
Al-ter, v. to change, turn, vary
An-chor, s. an instrument to
fasten a ship

An-ker, s. a liquid measure of eight gallons

An-ger, s. great displeasure
An-gour, s. pain or smart from

a sore

Ar-bour, s. a shady bower
Ar-bor, 8. a spindle, an axis
As-cent, s. act of rising
As-sent, s. agreement, consent
Au-ger, s. one who pretends to
foretel events

sugar

Can-non, s. a large hollow en

gine for impelling balls by means of gunpowder Ca-non, s. a dignitary in cathe

drals; a church law

Car-case, s. a dead body; the

shell or framing of a house or other building Car-casse, s. an iron case filled with combustibles to be projected from a mortar Car-rot, s. an esculent root Ca-rat,s. a weight of four grains,

used by jewellers in the purchase of diamonds

Cei-ling, s. the inside lining of a roof [with a seal Seal-ing s. the act of fastening

Au-gur, s. an instrument for Cel-lar, s. a place beneath the

boring

Bar-ren, a. sterile, unfruitful
Ba-ron, s. a title of nobility
Ber-ry, s. a small fruit
Bu-ry, v. to inter, to conceal
Bet-ter, a. superior
Bet-tor, s. one who wagers
Bri-tain, s. England and Scot-
land

Brit-on, s. a native of Britain
Bo-rough, s. a corporation
Bur-row, s. a rabbit hole
Cal-lous, a. hardened, insensible
Cal-lus, s. any cutaneous or
osseous substance

ground

Sel-ler, s. one who sells anything

Cen-ser, s. a vessel to burn in

cense in

Cen-sor s. a corrector of man

ners; a licenser of the press Ces-sion, s. giving up to another, a giving away Ses-sion, s. act of sitting, time during which an assembly sits

Cha-grin, s. vexation
Sha-green, s. the skin of a fish
Cho-ler, s. anger, rage
Col-lar, s. cloth for the neck, a
part of dress

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WORDS PRONOUNCED ALIKE, BUT DIFFERING

Cin-gle, s. a girth
Sin-gle, a. alone

Co-lour, a. hue; false show
Cul-ler, s. a selector

Con-cert, s. mutual communication of design; a musical performance

Con-sort, s. a companion, as a

wife or husband

Coun-sel, s. advice, a legal adviser

Coun-cil, s. an assembly met to consult

Co-zen, v. to cheat, or defraud

Cou-sin, s. the child of an

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Er-nest, s. a man's name Fel-low, s. an associate or confederate, one of the same kind as another Fel-loe, s. the circumference of a circle, or wheel Fer-rule, s. a little wooden pallet, or slice

Fe-rule, s. a small metal hoop Fil-ter, v. to purify by straining

Phil-ter, s. a potion, a supposed charm

Fil-lip, s. a light stroke with the fingers

Phi-lip, s. a man's name
Fish-er, s. a catcher of fish
Fis-sure, s. a cleft, a narrow
opening

Fore-mast, s. the mast nearest
the head of a ship
Fore-most, a. first

Fran-ces, s. a woman's name
Fran-cis, s. a man's name
Fun-gous, a. spungy, excres-

cent

Fun-gus, s. a mushroom, an
unnatural excrescence
Gal-loon, s. a kind of ribbon
Gal-leon, s. a Spanish merchant
ship

Grat-er, s. a sort of rasp
Great-er, a. larger

IN SPELLING AND MEANING.

Ga-zet, s. a small Venetian | La-tin, a. the language of the

coin

Ga-zette, s. a paper containing intelligence

Gris-ly, a. ghostly, horrible,

hideous

Griz-zly, a. somewhat gray
Gro-cer, s. a dealer
Gross-er, a. coarser
Hal-la, interj. a word of call to

one at a distance
Hol-low, a. having an empty
space within; excavated

Ho-ly, a. pure, sacred

ancient Romans

Les-sen, a. v. to diminish

Les-son, s. a task, a precept, a
teaching

Let-tice, s. a woman's name
Let-tuce, s. a salad herb
Le-vy, s. the act of raising

money or men
Le-vee, s. a party of the nobi-
lity, or others, convened to
pay respects to a king or
viceroy

Whole-ly, ad. entirely, com- Li-on, s. a wild beast

pletely

Hoop-ing, s. a placing of hoops
on a vessel

Whoop-ing, a. v. -shouting in
pursuit or triumph
In-cide, v. to cut into
In-side, s. the interior

In-dict, v. to accuse; to
prefer a bill of complaint
against
In-dite, v. to draw up, to

compose

Jet-tee, s. a projection, a kind of pier

Jet-ty, a. made of jet; black
like jet

Ju-ry, s. a set of men sworn
to give a true verdict
Jew-ry, s. the land of Judea
Ker-nel, s. the substance con-
tained in a shell

Co-lo-nel, s. the commander
of a regiment

Li-en, s. a bond or contract; a
judgment or recognisance
Lum-ber, s. any thing useless
Lum-bar, a. pertaining to the

loins

Man-ner, s. mode, custom
Man-or, s. a lordship

Man-tle, s. a garment
Man-tel, s. the chimney-piece
Mar-shal, s. to arrange
Mar-tial, a. warlike

Med-lar, s. a fruit
Med-dler, s. a busy-body
Me-ter, s. measure
Me-tre, s. verse; harmonic
arrangement of syllables
Mi-ner, sa worker in mines
Mi-nor, s. one under age

Mus-cle, s. the fibrous part of
an animal body
Mus-sel, s. a shell fish

Pal-ace, s. a king's residence

Lat-ten, s. brass or iron tinned Pal-las, s. the heathen goddess

over

of wisdom

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Ra-zor, s. a shaving instrument Rais-er, s. a lifter up

Rig-ger, s. one employed in
rigging ships
Ri-gor, s. severity, sternness
Ri-ot, s. noisy festivity; sedi-
tion, uproar
Ry-ot, s. an Indian peasant, or
agriculturist

Sail-or, s. a seaman
Sail-er, s. any vessel that sails
Salt-er, s. one who salts
Psal-ter. s. the book of psalms

Sa-tire, s. a censorious poem
Sa-tyr, s. a sylvan god
Sa-ver, s. he that saves

Sa-vour, s. relish, taste

Suc-cour, s. help in distress, aid, relief

Suck-er, s. a twig or shoot; the piston of a pump

Tar-tan, s. a kind of woollen stuff Tar-tane, s. a peculiar vessel

used in the Mediterranean

Ter-race, s. a raised walk
Ter-ras, s. clayey earth found

on the banks of the Rhine

Ton-sil, s. one of the glands of

the tongue

Ton-sile, a. that which

admit of being clipped Trav-ail, s. work, labour Trav-el, v. to go a journey Ver-dure, s. greenness Ver-ger, s. a mace-bearer Vi-al, s. a small bottle Vi-ol, s. a musical instrument Weak-ly, a. sickly, feeble Week-ly, a. happening or done

once a week We-ther, s. a sheep Wea-ther, s. state of the air Whe-ther, pro. which of the two Whis-key, s. a single horse chaise [from barley Whis-ky, s. a spirit distilled Wrest-ing, s. violent twisting, extortion

Rest-ing, pres. part. of rest

Many of the above words are pronounced alike generally, but correct speakers observe a difference.

WORDS SPELLED ALIKE, BUT DIFFERING IN MEAN

ING, ACCORDING TO THE ACCENT.

Meaning when accented on the
First Syllable.

Ab-sent, a. not present
Ab-stract, s. an abridgment
Ac-cent, s. manner of pronunci-
ation

Aug-ment, s. enlargement
Au-gust, s. the eighth month
Buf-fet, v. to beat

Col-lect, s. a short prayer
Com-ment, s. an explanation
Com-pact, s. a contract
Com-pound, s. a mixture
Com-press, s. a bolsterof linen

rags

Con-cert, s. harmony
Con-duct, s. behaviour
Con-fine, s. a boundary
Con-flict, s. a contest

Con-jure, s. an enchantment
Con-sort, s. a companion
Con-test, s. a dispute
Con-tract, s. a bargain
Con-trast, s. an opposition

Con-verse, s. a discourse
Con-vert, s. one changed in opi-

nion

Con-vict, s. one proved guilty
Con-voy, s. attendance for de-
fence

De-crease, s. a growing less
De-sert, s. a solitary wild
De-spite, s. malice, defiance
Dic-tate, s. a precept
Di-gest, s. a collection of laws
Dis-cord, s. disagreement
En-trance, s. a passage

Meaning when accented on the
Second Syllable.

Ab-sent, v. to keep away
Ab-stract, v. to take from
Ac-cent, v. to note the accent
or mark
Aug-ment, v. to enlarge
Au-gust, a. majestic
Buf-fet, s. a cupboard

Col-lect, v. to gather
Com-ment, v. to explain
Com-pact, a. firm, close
Com-pound, v. to mingle
Com-press, v. to squeeze, to

embrace

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