N. B. It is supposed that the Youth by this Time knows some thing of Numbers or Figures, so as to tell what Chapter he reads in, or what Verse he is at; lest he should not know them at present, I have here inserted a very useful Table, which every Master and Mistress may teach their Scholars by Degrees with Ease.
A Collection of Words alike in Sound, but different in Spelling
Altar, for Sacrifice Alter, to change Ant, Pismire Aunt, an uncle's wife Errand, Message Arrant, wandering Ascent, Steepness Assent, Consent Assistance, Help Assistants, Helpers Attendance, waiting Attendants, waiters Auger, to bore with Augur,a Soothsayer Bacon, Swine's Flesh Baking, in an Oven Beacon, a Light to guide Ships Beckon, withthehead Bail, Surety Bale, of Silk- Bald, without Hair Ball, a round Solid Bawl, to cry out Ballad, a Song Ballot, Ict by ballot-
ing Barbara, a woman's
also a Sore Blew, did blow Blue, Colour
Boar, Male Swine Boor, a Clown
Bore, to bore a hole Board, a Plank Bor'd, did bore Bolt, for a Door Boult, to sift Bomb, a mortar shot Boom, of a Ship Bough, a Branch Bow, to bend Buoy, to bear up Buy, to purchase By, near
Brace, a Couple Braze, to solder with Brass
Breech, a broken place Breeches, to wear
Bread, to eat Bred, brought up Brewing, of Ale Bruin, aBear's name Brews, doth Brew Bruise, to hurt
Cattle, Cows, &c Kettle, for boiling
Ceiling, of a Room Sealing,setting a seal Censer, for Incense Censor, Reformer Censure, Judgment Cent. a Hundred Sent, did send Scent, a Smell Centaury, an Herb Century, 100 Years Centry, a Guard Chair, to sit on Chare, Job of Work
Chews, doth chew Choose, to pick Chouse, to cheat Choir, set of Singers Quire, 24 Sheets of Paper Choler, Wrath Collar, for the Neck
Chord, on Music Cord, a small Rope Cinque, five Sink, a Drain
Borough, a Town Corporate
Burrow, a Cover for Sight, seeing
Cain, a Man's name Cane, to walk with Calais, in France Chalice, a Cup
Site, Situation
Citron, a Fruit Cittern, a Musicall Instrumeut Clause, an Article
Claws, Talons Cleaver for chopping Clever, ingenious Climb, to clamber Clime, Climate Close, to fhut Clothes, Apparel Coarse, not fine Course, Race-Way Coat, a Garment Cot, a Cottage Quote, to cite
Coin, Money Kine, Cows Coit, to play with Kite, a Bird of Prey Comet, blazing Star Commit, to do, act Coming, approach- ing Cummin, a Plant
Common, public Commune, to con-
Cypress, a Tree Cyprus, an Island Dane, of Denmark Dean, next a Bishop Deign, vouchsafe
Dear, valuable Deer, a Stag
Debtor, that oweth Deter, to frighten from Decease, Death Disease, Distemper Defer, to delay Differ, to disagree Deference, Respect Difference, Disa-
Easter, Christ's Resurrection
Esther, a Woman's ६ Name
Eaten, swallowed Eron, a town's name Imminent, great, threatening Eminent, noted
Emit, to send forth Emmet, an Ant
Enter, to set down Inter, to bury
Envoy, an Am- bassador
Envy, ill-will
greement Dependance, relyDependance, rely-Yew, Tree ing on Dependents, Hang
Ewe, Female Sheep
Descent, going down Dissent, disagree
Devices, Inventions Devises, inventeth Devizes, a Town Dew, on the Grass Due, owing Doe, She Deer Dough, Paste Doer, Performer Door, of a House
Dollar, Foreign Coin Dolour, Griet
Done, performed Dun, a Colour
Dragon, a Serpent Dragoon, a Soldier
Ear, to hear with
E'er, ever K Ere, before
Earn, to get by work Yearn, to moan East, Sun-Rising Yeast, Balm
You, yourself
Ewer, a Bason Ure, Custom, Use Exercise, Employ-
Exorcise, conjure
Extant, in being Extent, Dimension Eye, to see with I, myself
Eyes, to see with Ice, frozen Water Feat, Exploit Feet, our Feet Fellon, a Whitlow Felon, a Criminal File, of Steel
Foil, to overcome Fain, Desirous Feign, dissemble
Faint, weary Feint, a Pretence Fair, handsome Fare, Food Favour, Kindness Fever, Distemper
Vile, base, mean Viol, a Fiddle
Fillip, with the Fin- | ger Philip, a man's name Fir, Deal Wood Fur, of wild Beast Flea, an Insect Fiee, to fly Flay, to skin off
Flew, did fly Flue, rabbit's down
Flour, for Bread Flower, of the Field Fold, a Plait Foul'd, made dirty Foul, filthy Fowl, a Bird
Frays, Quarrels Phrase, a Sentence
Frances, a woman's Name Francis, man's name
Freeze, to congeal Frieze,asort of cloth Furs, Plural of Fur Furze, a prickly Shrub
Gallon, four Quarts Galloon, narrow ribbon
Grate, for Coals Great, larger Gratér, for Nutmeg Grieves, he laments
Groan, hard Sigh Grown, increased
Groat, Four pence Grot, a Cave Guess, to think Guest, a Visitor Hail, frozen Water Hale, draw after Hair, of the Head Hare, Animal of the
Hall, a great Room Haul, to pull Hallow,
to conse
cräte Hollow, empty Harass, to tire and fatigue Arras, Hangings Harfh, severe Hah, minced Meat Hart, Deer
Heart, Seat of Life
Haven, an Harbour
Heel, of a Shoe He'll, he will
Hear, to hearken Here, in this Place
Heard, did hear Herd, of Cattle
Hew, to cut Hue, Colour Hugh, aman's name Hie, to haste High, lofty
Hoy, a small Ship
Higher, more high Hire, Wages
Him, a Man Hymn, a godly Song His, his own Hiss, to deride
Hoare, frozen Dew Whore, alewd Wo-
Hole, a Cavity Whole, not broken
Holm, Holly Home, Dwelling Whom, who
Hoop, for a Tub Whoop, to halloo Hour, of the Day Our, our own Idle, lazy Idol, an Image
I'll, I will
Aisle, of a Church Isle, an Island Oil, liquid Fat Impostor, a Cheat Imposture, Deceit In, within
Inn, a Public House Incite, to stir up Insight, Knowledge Indite, to compose Indict, to impeach
Ingenious, of good Parts
Ingenuous, candid Innocence,harmless
Innocents, Babes
Intense, excessive Intents, Purposes Kill, to murder Kiln, to dry Malt
Kis (or Cis), Saul's
Father Kiss, with the Lips Knap, on Cloth Nap, thort sleep
Rhyme, Verse Rime, Frost Rice, Indian Corn Rise, Advancement Rie, a Kind of Grain | Rye, a Town's name Wry, crooked Rigger, that fits or rigs out
Rigour, Severity Ring, Circle Wring, to twist -
Right, just, true - Rite, a Ceremony Wright, a Workman Write, with a pen
Rhode, an Island Road, Highway. Rode, did ride Row'd, did row.
Rce, Deer Row, Rank
Ruff, Neckcloth Rough, uneven
Rung, did ring Wrung, twisted
Sail, of a Ship Sale, selling Sage, wise
Scar, a mark Scare, to frighten Scent, a Smell
Sent, ordered away Sense, knowledge Since afterwards Saver, that saveth Saviour, Deliverer Savour, Taste Say, speak Sey, sort of Cloth
Scene, Front of a Theatre
Sects, Parties in Re- ligion Sex, Male & Female Seignior,grand Turk Senior, the Elder Sew, with a Needle Sue, to intreat
Shear, to clip Sheer, to go off Shire, a Country Sheep, Mutton Ship, that sails
Shew, made appear Shoe, for the Foot Shoar, a Prop Shore, Sea Coast Shower, hasty Rain Shone, did shine Shown, made appear Sine, a Line Sign, a Token Sink, a Kennel Cinque, Five
Sleight, Dexterity Slight, to despise Sloe, wild Plumb Slough, miry Place Slow, not speedy So, thus
Sole, of the Foot Soul, Spirits
Soar, to mount up
wards Sore, an Ulcer Sower, that sows Sour, Tart
Sum, the Whole Son, Male Child Sun, fountain of light Soon, quickly Swoon, to faint Stair, Step Stare, to look ear nestly
Steed, Place Steed, a Horse Steal, pilfer Steel, hardened Iron
Straight, direct Strait, narrow Succour, Help Sucker, a Twig
Suitor, a Petitioner
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