Robert Bridges - On English Homophones

tray, trait.

trace ( track ), trace ( strap ).

chair, chare.

chap ( crack ), chap ( chapman ), chap ( cheek ).

char ( burn ), char ( fish ), char ( -woman ).

chop ( with hatchet ), chop ( and change ).

chuck ( chick ), chuck ( strike gently ).

chase ( hunt ), chase ( enchase ), chase ( printer's case ), chase ( groove ).

vice ( depravity ), vice ( clench ), vice ( deputy ).

valley, valet.

van ( front of army ), van ( fan ), van ( caravan ).

vale, vail, veil.

vain, vein, vane.

won, one.

wake ( awake ), wake ( watch ), wake ( of ship ).

wain, wane.

waste, waist.

wait, weight.

wave, waive.

well ( good ), well ( spring ).

wee, we.

weak, week.

ween, wean.

war, wore.

would, wood.

ware ( earthen- ), ware ( aware ), wear, where, were.

way, weigh, whey.

weal ( wealth ), weal ( a swelling ), wheel.

weald, wield, wheeled.

while, wile.

whine, wine,

white, wight.

whether, weather.

whither, wither.

whig, wig.

whit, wit.

what, wot.

whet, wet.

whirr, were = wer'.

whin, win.

whist, wist.

which, witch, wych ( elm ).

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.

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 ).

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.

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 ).

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 ).