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.

VIII. 'FALSE h.o.m.oPHONES' [SEE P. 4], DOUBTFUL DOUBLETS, &C.

beam, beam (_of light_).

bit (_horse_), bit (_piece_), bit (fr. _bite_).

brace, brace.

diet, diet.

deck (_cover_), deck (_adorn_).

deal (_various_).

dram (_drink_), drachm.

drone (_insect_), drone (_sound_).

jest, gest (_romance, and obs. senses_).

jib (_sail_), jib (_of horses_).

fine (_adj., v. senses_), fine (_mulct_).

flower, flour.

fleet (_s._), fleet (_adj._), Fleet (_stream_).

grain (_corn_), grain (_fibre_).

indite, indict.

incense (_v. =cense_), incense (_incite_).

kind (_adj._), kind (_s._).

canvas, canva.s.s.

cuff (_sleeve_), cuff (_strife_).

cousin, cozen.

cord, chord (_music_).

coin, coign.

cotton (_s._), cotton (_v._).

crank (_s._), crank (_adj._).

quaver (_v._), quaver (_music_).

levy, levee.

litter (_brood_), litter (_straw_).

mantle (_cloak_), mantle (_shelf_).

mess (_confusion_), mess (_table_).

mussel, muscle.

nail (_unguis_), nail (_clavus_).

patent (_open_), patent (_monopoly_).

pommel (_s._), pummel (_v._).

refrain (_v._), refrain (_s., in verse_).

retort (_reply_), retort (_chemical vessel_).

second (_number_), second (_of time_).

squall (_v._), squall (_a gale_).

slab (_s._), slab (_adj._).

smart (_s. and v., sting_), smart (_adj._).

stave (_of barrel_), stave (_of music_), [_stave in (v.)_].

stick (_s._), stick (_v._).

stock (_stone_), stock (_in trade_), &c.

strut (_a support_), strut (_to walk_).

share (_division_), share (_plough_).

sheet (_sail and clew_), sheet (_-anchor_).

shear (_clip_), sheer (_clear_), sheer off (_deviate_).

tack (_various_), tack (_naut._).

ton, tun.

wage (_earnings_), wage (_of war_).

IX. THE FOLLOWING WORDS WERE NOT ADMITTED INTO THE MAIN CLa.s.s CHIEFLY ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR UNIMPORTANCE.

ah! are.

a.r.s.e, a.s.s.

ask, aske (_newt_) ayah, ire.

bah! bar, baa.

barb, barb (_horse_).

bask, basque.

barn, barne = bairn.

budge, budge (_stuff_).

buff, buff.

buffer, buffer.

berg, burgh (_suffixes_).