APPENDIX. A LIST of WORDS, alike in Sound, but different in Spelling and Signification. AIL, sickness; Ale, malt liquor. As-cent, steepness. Bale, a pack of goods. Bare, without covering. Bear, to suffer or carry. Base, vile. Bass, in musick. Be, to exist. Bee, an insect. Beau, a man of dress. Bow, to shoot with. Beer, malt drink. Bier, to carry the dead. Ber-ry, a small fruit. Bur-y, to inter the dead. Beat, to strike. Beet, a root. Bolt, for a door. Buy, to purchase. Ceil-ing, covering of a room. Cel-lar, a vault. Sell-er, one who sells. Cent, the hundredth part of a Sent, ordered away. Scent, a smell. Col-lar, for the neck. Chol-er, anger. Cord, a small rope. [dollar. Chord, agreement in sound. Si-on, the name of a mountain. Cite, to summon. Sight, a seeing. Chron-i-cle, a history. Clime, a climate. Blue, a colour. Ca ew, did blow. Care Carp ore, to make holes. Carry,ar, a swine. Climb, to clamber up. Celery Certa I 2 [ance. Coz-en, to cheat. Dun, brown colour. Fain, gladly. Feign, to dissemble. Fair, clear, handsome. Fel-loe, the rim of a wheel. Flee, to run away. Flea, an insect. Flow-er, of the field. Flour, for bread. Foul, filthy. Fowl, a bird. Forth, abroad. Fourth, in number. Fran-cis, a man's name. Gate, a door of a city. Grate, made of bars. Great, large. Groan, a hard sigh. Grown, increased. Hail, frozen drops of water. Hale, sound, healthy. Hail, to salute. Hair, of the head, Hall, a great room. Hart, an animal. Heal, to cure Heel, of the foot. Herd, of cattle. Hugh, a man's name. High-er, more high. Hymn, a sacred song. Horde, a wandering tribe. I, myself. Eye, an organ of sight. Isle, an island. Aisle, } Ile, an alley in a chnrch. Inn, a tavern. In-dict, to impeach. Kill, to slay. Lane, a narrow passage. Leak, to run out. Led, conducted. Lead, a heavy metal Limb, a leg or arm. Limn, to paint. Cous-in, ch Dear, of great p Dew, falling wantay. Doe, a female deer. Dun, brown colour. Fain, gladly, Feign, to dissemble. Fair, clear, handsome. Fel-loe, the rim of a wheel. Flee, to run away. Flea, an insect. Flow-er, of the field. Flour, for bread. Foul, filthy. Fowl, a bird. Forth, abroad. Fourth, in number. Fran-cis, a man's name. Fran-ces, a woman's name. Gate, a door of a city. Grate, made of bars. Great, large. Groan, a hard sigh. Grown, increased. Hail, frozen drops of water. Hale, sound, healthy. Hail, to salute. Too, also. Two, couple. Vale, a valley. Veil, a covering. Vane, a plate to show the course [of the wind. Isle, Vain, proud. a blood vessel. Aisle, aromall bottle Ile, pical instrument. I'll, for I will. Inn, a tavern. In-dite, to compose. In-dict, to impeach. Kill, to slay. Kiln, of brick. Lane, a narrow passage........ Leek, a kind of onion. Lead, a heavy metal Limb, a leg or arm. Limn, to paint. VULGARISMS AND IMPROPRIETIES. Some of the most common Improprieties in Pronunciation, corrected. Conceit, not consait. Concern, not consarn. Confiscate, not confisticate. Contem'plate, not con'template: Contraband, not countraband. Cord, not coard. Cornice, not cornish. Cor'oner, not crowner. Curve, well,} Sourb, Cutlass, not cutlash. Demon'strate, not dem'onstrate. 9 Do, not doe, nor du. Drain, not dreen. |