The Protestant School, List of homonyms
A Table of Words, which sound alike, but are different in the Sence, Spelling, and Writing.
A.
Abel, Adams second son
a bell, to ring with
able, sufficient
accurate, exact, curious
acute, quick, witty
accidence, to teach children
accidents, changes, and chances
accompt, reckoning made
account, good esteem
achor, a valley
acorn, that grows on oaks
acre of land, 160 pole
air, the skie
heir, to an estate
hair, of the head
hare, in the woods
are, merry, or sad
acts, of parliament
axe, to cleave wood
ai me, wo is me
ay, ever more
advise, to give counsel
advice, to take counsel
all, as all things
ale, the cobler loves
awle, helps to buy it
aile, grief and trouble
all…y, to aswage, heat, or pain
alley, a narrow passage
ally, associates
aloud, to call out
allowed, with approbation
amen, a wishing well
amend, to grow better
altar, for sacrifice
alter, to change
angel, a spirit
angle, a term in astronomy
angle, to catch fish
annal, a chronicle
annual, yearly
arras, costly hangings
harrass, toile and t…ouble
arrows, to shoot in a bow
arrowse, to stir up
aray, an army drawn up
array, comple…t cloathing
a peer, of the realm
a pear, a pleasant fruit
appear, …efore any person
amaze, a wondering
a maze, a pleasant place
a mace, for the lord Major
appeal, petitioning
a peal, rung on a bell
ark, built Noah
arch, of a bridge
arch, bishop
arrant, wicked and vile
errant, a message
a scent, a smell
ascent, a going up a hill
assent, an agreeing
assistants, of a company
assistance, a helping forward
ash, a tree so called
asse, a dull beast
ask, to enquire
asp, a poysonous creature
hasp, to fasten a door
ant, a pismire
aunt, the mothers sister
attach, taking body or goods
attaque, to face the enemy
augre, to bore a hole
auger, an astrologer
austere, fierce and grim
oyster, a shell-fish
B.
Babble, to prate foolishly
babel, the tower of confusion
bauble, for children and fooles
batcheler, one never married
batchelour of arts, at Oxford, &c.
bacon, swines flesh dryed
beacon, on the top of a hill
beckon, with the hand
badge, a mark or coat of armes
batch, so many loaves baked together
baififfe, or serjeant
bayliffe of a hundred
bayleafe, like laurel
baiz, to line coates with
bayes, of a Tree so called
baal, an idol of the heathen
bald, without any hair
ball, …o play with at tennis, &c.
bawl, to howl and make a noise
balm, an hearb for a wound
band, for the neck
band, of soldiers
band, of a faggot
bond, an obligation for money
barbara, a womans name
barbary, a place in affrica
barbarous, cruel and inhumane
barberries, such as they pickle
bark, of a tree
barke, of a dog
barque, a small ship
berk-shire, near windsor
base, unworthiness
bas-viol, an instrument
bast, on a silver-lace, &c.
bare, naked, and plain
bear, a four footed beast
beer, strong and small, &c.
bier, to carry a corps on
belie, to speak falsly
belly, a part of the body
bellows, to blow a fire
beray, a defilement
bewray, to discover
berry, as juniper, elder, and coffee, &c.
bury, a dead corpse
beseech, to entreat or desire
besiege, to bes…t a city or town
been, as where hast thou been
bin, to keep salt or bread in
begin, to enter upon business
biggin, for children to wear
boar, a swine
bore, to pierce a hole
body, a substance
bodies, of a gown
bandy, obscene and filthy
boll, to wash hands in
bowl, to drink in, or bowl with
billett, for a soldier
billot, for the fire
bitter, not sweet
bittern, a fowle
better, very good
blach, to make black
bleach, to make white
blanch, to pull off the rind
bough, of a tree
bow, to make obeysance
bow, to shoot arrows
boy, a lad
boyse, a name
br…ad, corn to eat
bred, reared up, or brought up
brann, of wheat
brand, a fire stick
brain, or skull
brawn, of a wild boar
breaches, divisions
breeches, as men wear
brewis, of the fatt of the Pot
bruise, a sore place
bruite, a rumour
brute, beastly and rude
buy, to purchase with money
by, this, or by and by
bolt, of door
boult, meal, as bakers
burgess, in parliament
borrage, a herb so called
C.
Cabal, a select company
cable of a ship, a rope
capable, fit to receive
cull, to name, any one
caul, sewet, on the bowels
cawl, of a perriwig, &c.
callis, in france
challice, the sacramental cup
carol, a christmas song
coral for childrens gums
carriage, good breeding
carrier, from London to Oxford, &c.
carreere, a full speed
carrets, Sandwich, the best
chariot, a small coach
cannons, great guns
canons rules of the church
cavalier, a horseman
caviller, a contentious person
casualties, unhappy accidents
causey, a path way
channel or gutter
cannal, to wash in
kennel, for hounds
cauldron, for boyling
chauldron, 36 bushels of coals
cease, to be silent, or desist
seise, to lay hold on
size, bigness, in breadth or length
celler to lay drink in
seller, a shopkeeper
censor, a reformer
censure, a verdict and judgment
censer, to contain incense
centory, a herb or plant
century, a hundred years
sentry a souldier on duty
chase, to fret and vex
chaffe, of wheat
chattells, all goods, houses and leases
cattel, all beasts
chaire, to sit in
chare woman, which washes, &c.
chear, to make merry
cheer, good provision
cithern, a musical instrument
citron, a fruit to preserve
circumspect, wary, and shie
circumference, a circle
circumlocution, long expressions
clause, a peice of a sentence
claws, nails of birds or beasts
cluster, of grapes or figgs
clyster, for purgation
coat, a garment
cote to keep sheep in
quote to cite an author
collar for a doublet
choler, angry and passionate
collier, that selleth coales
colour, as green, red, and blew
scholar, a young learner
chuse, which you will
chews, the cudd
could, to be able
cool'd, made cold
cold, weather
common, free for any
commons house of parliament
commune, frequent discourse
comfort, joy and gladness
confects, of sugar
coops, for cocks and h…n…
cope, to change
copse, of wood
colander, a strainer
coriander, a seed so called
coroner, a crowner
counsel, advice
council, advisers
conceive, with child
conceive, by imagination
c…nel over a regiment
…o…ny, a plantation
cos…onger, a seller of apples
costive, …ound in the body
cours…, rough and gross
course, a hare, or a fox
corse, a dead corpse
cousin, a nephew or niece
cousen, to cheat and defraud
current, a stream
curr…nt, coin
corinths, a small fruit
cy…ba…, a tinckling instrument
…ymbol a signe in rhetorick
crav…t, for the neck
crevet, a melting pott
D.
Dam, stopping of water
damn, to condemn
dame, a mistress of a family
damme of young ones
damosel, a young lass
damsin, a black plum
dandruffe, scurfe in the head
dear, beloved
dear, a bad bargain
deer, a hart, stag, or Buck
defer, to delay
differ, to vary and flie off
demurre, debate, or doubt
demure, modest, and silent
deserts, merits, good or bad
desect, to forsake
desart, a wilderness
decent, comely and handsome
descent, a pedigree or genealogy
dissent, to disagree
deed, and indenture sealed
dead, departed the world
decease, to dye
disease, a sickness
disseise, put out of place
daulphin, heir of France
dolphin a fish in the Sea
devices, tricks
devizes, a towns name
dairy, for butter and cheese
diary, an almanack
dissolute, debaucht and loose
dissolate, comfortless
doer, one that minds business
door, of a church or house
do, to act
doe, a female Deer
dough, unbaked bread
dew, on the grass
due, a just debt
done, finished
dun, a dark colour
dunce, a blockhead
digest, to concoct
digest, to methodize
doest, thou do soe
dust, of the earth
duke, a title of honour
duck, a fowl, wild the best
dolour, grief and sorrow
doller, dutch money
dragon, that flieth
dragoon, a horse musqueteer
drain, to draw ponds dry
drawn, by horses
draught of drink
drought, driness
dray, a brewers sled
draw, to pull
E.
Ear, to hear
ear, of corn
ere, this or before this
year, twelve months
err, to mistake in judgment
early, betimes in the morning
yearly, year, by year
earn, to get a livelyhood
yern, moved with compassion
yarn, thred to knit stockens
earth, we goe on
hearth, the chimney floor
east, where the sun riseth
yest, of ale, or beer
easter, the resurrection
esther, a proper name
hester, name of an Idol
yesterday, a day past
edge, or brim
hedge, or sence
elder, older
eldern, tree
eminent, a noted person
imminent, approaching nigh
emeroids, dis…ase of the piles
emerauld, a precious stone
enter, into a house
interr, a dead body
intire, whole and perfect
errant, a straying
arrant, knave or rogue
exercise, recreation
exorcist, magical art
eyes, of the body
ice, water or snow frozen
F.
Fair, lovely, and beautiful
fair, or market
fare, good chear
fare, watermans hire
fear, horrour and trouble
fain, fools glad
feign, dissemble and counterfeit
facility, with ease
facile, very easie
fin'd, for alderman
find, to get a gain
fiends, evil spirit
finns, of a fish
felloes, of a wheele
fellows, companions
fillip, on the nose
phillip, a proper name
flea, to pull off the skin, or a vermine so called
flee, to make escape
fly, to make hast away
flie, an insect so called
flour, of a chamber
flower, in a garden
flower, fine meal,
flocks, of wool, or sheep
flux, bloody, a disease
foal, a young colt
fool, a silly fellow
foil, as tresoile, clover grasse
foyl, a repulse and opposition
foul, dirty
fowl▪ a bird of the air
fore, before, formerly
four, a number so called
forth, without
fourth, day of the month
frize, shagged cloath
freeze, to congeale
froise, a sort of pancake
phrase, a quaint expression
furrs, a fine hairy skin
furze, a prickly shrubs
fir, trees so called
form, of words
fourm, of wood
G.
Gall, upon the liver
gaul, chaffing a tree
gallies, turkish ships
gallows, for execution
gard, a great hem of a garment
guard, a company of soldiers
garden, of plants and flowers
guardian, over an Orphan
gargle, for a sore mouth
garrulity, vain babling
gentle, mild and courteous
gentiles, jewish heathens
gesture, a habit of the body
…ester, that breaks jests
glister, like gold
glyster, to a sick person
grass, of the meadows
grase, to feed on grass
grace, infusion in the Soul
gray, a colour
grey-hound
groat, four pence
grot, a cave in the earth
groan, to make a doleful cry
grown, tall or thick
… grosse, twelve dozen
gross, fat and burly
guilt, guilty
gilt, with gold
goat, four-footed beast
got, or did get
gun, to shoot with
gone, or went away
guess, to imagine or think
guest, a friend, and acquaintance
H.
Hale, to tug, or pull
hail, congealed snow
hall, in a great house
hard, as a flint
herd, a head of cattel
heard, to be heard
haven, a port for ships
heaven, a place of happiness
heads, upon the shoulders
heed, to take heed
hear, with the ear
here, present in this place
hire, to give wages
her, a female person
hallow, to make holy
holly, a tree
holy, religious and devout
hollow, an empty sound
hollo, to cry aloud
hole, that is bored through
whole, the total sum
heel, of the foot
heal, up a sore
hee'l, that's he will
hell, place of torment
haply, it may be
happily, fortunately
hew, colour
hugh, a proper name
hue, and cry, after one
hew, to cut down
host, that keeps an inn
host, or Army
hoarse in the throat
horse, a beast to ride on
hoar, as the hoary frost
whore, a lewd strumpet
hoop, for a barrel
whoop, to hollow and baul
hour, threescore minutes
hore-hound, a plant
heart, of the body
hart, a deer
art, skill and industry
home, at his house
whom, that, or which
hye, to make hast
high, stately and lofty
hoy, a western ves…el
I.
Jambs, posts of a door
iames, a proper name
idle, lazie and slothful
idol, a false God
isle, an island
oyl, as oyl-olive
incite, to provoke
insight, skill, and judgment
ingenious, one of good parts
ingenuous, of a good nature
imply, to signifie
imploy, some business
inn, for strangers and Travellers
in, or within a house
itch, a scab, or mange
hitch, entangle
job, a proper name
jobb, an odd piece of work
joice, name of a woman
joist, a little beam
juice, liquor pressed out
jointer, a plane of boards
jointure, of a woman in marriage
K.
Ken, to know one
keen, very sharp
kill, to destroy
kiln, to dry malt in
kin, related to one
knave, a vile fellow
nave, of a cart wheel
keel, the bottom of a ship
chyle, meat first digested
knight, a title of honour
night, successor of the day
L.
Lamb, a young sheep
lame, one that halts
lamp, to burn oyl in
lance, a spear
launch, a ship put from harbour
lass, a young maid
last, to make shooes on
last, the latest to endure
least, the smallest
lest, a word of caution
lesson, to be learned by heart
lessen, to make less
listen, to hearken diligently
latine, a language
latten, double tin
lease, of an estate
leash, of hounds
lease, to pick up shatt'red corn
less, small
lesse, he that takes a lease
legion, six thousand men
legends, popish fables
leman, a strumpet
lemmons, or oranges
loud, to make a noise
low'd, like oxen
lowr, or sowr lookes
lower, beneath
lour, a palace in France
lead, to hand along
lead, a mineral in the earth
liturgie, the common prayer
lethary, a drowsie disease
line, to draw a strait line
loyn, of mutton, veal, or lamb
leopard, a beast spotted
leper, diseased with the leprosie
leaper, that jumps and leaps
letice, a female name
lettice, a herb for sallet
lattice, a wooden bar'd window
loose, to unfasten
louse, a vermin
lose, to have losses
lice, vermin in the head or body
lies, false stories
loath, to disdain an abhorr
loth, unwilling not satisfied
league, of peace and friendship
legs, supporters of the body
laud, glory and praise
lord, a title, as lord mayor
limn, to paint in small
limb, a member of the body
limp, to goe halting
lint, to put to wounds
leaden cistern, of lead
leyden, university in holland
M.
Mail, a coat of Armour
male, the he, or masculine
maul, to fall foul and strike
major, a commander in an army
maior, of a city, or lord maior
mare, that bears, colt
main, all might and force
mane, on the neck of a horse
many, a great company
main, the ocean
manner, fashion or way
manners, good carriage
mannour, a Lordship
manure, to dung ground
medes, and persians
meads, green meadows
meat, food
meet, fit and convenient
mete, to measure corn
moat, or compassing pond
mote, or dust, in the eye
might, power and strength
mite, an insect in cheese
mind, reason and understanding
mine, to dig out gold or silver
mine, that is my own
mantle, for a child
mantil-tree, by a chimney
mantled, as drink when it flours
marshal, of an army
martial, warlike
marred, spoiled and corrupted
marry, joined in matrimony
merry, rejoycing and glad
message, commission
mesuage, tenements
maurice, a proper nam…
morrice, dancers
medlar, a fruit
medler, a busie body
million, a great number
melon, a muskmellon
moan, to lament
mown, grass mown down
mourning, for friends
morning, the follower of night
muzzle, to stop the mouth
muscle, a little shell-fish
mole, that lives in the earth
mold, to cast in
mortar, lime and hair mixt
morter, to pound spices in
mowe, to cut down grass
mow, a rick of corn
moore, a mans name
more, that exceedeth
moor, a fenny ground
meteors, airy comets
meter, fitter
meeter, verse and rhime
mass, the popish lettany
mast, belonging to a ship
mast, a corn
martin, a bird
merton, a colledge in Oxford
manchet, fine white bread
mansion, a lords chief house
N.
Naught, bad, wicked
nought, nothing
nay, not so, or no
neigh, as horses doe
nether, lower
neither, none of them
nesh, tender effeminate
nice, curious and delicate
neece, a brothers daughter
nigh, nearer
nye, a nick name for Isaack
noise, tumultuous
nose, on the face
noah, a proper name
O.
Oar, to row withal
ore, unrefined Gold
our, as our house
oyer, and terminer
hour, of the day
ore, abbreviation of over
oath, to take an oath
ought, to doe what we should
oats, a grain, or pulse
out, as without
own, to acknowledge
one, the smallest number
once, but one time
one's, body or right hand
ounce, a small weight
ord…r, rule, and decency
ordure, filthiness and nastyness
onion, a plant
union, agreement
oh, a note of bemoaning
owe, to be in debt
P.
Pallate, the roof of the mouth
pallet, a little bed
palliate, to cloak a business
pail, to carry milk
pale, and wan in the face
pales, round a garden
pair, two of any thing
pare, to cut off
repair, to mend, or go to a place
pear, a fruit so called
peer, a nobleman
patent, from the King
pattins, for women
patience, in aff…iction
patient, a sick person
pause, a stop in speaking
paws, of a lion, or bear
pace, two foot and a half
pains, labour and care
panes, of glass for windows
pans, of earth or brass
parson, of a parish
person, a man or woman
peace, quietness and tranquillity
pease, pulse and grain
piece, a part or parcel
precedence, foregoing
precedent, a pattern
pr…sident, foreman of a society
principal, chief of a colledge
principle, a fundamental point
power, might or authority
pour, out of a vessel
pray, to beg and intreat
prey, to devour
play, comedy, or tragedy
plea, a defence
pens, made of quills
pence, small money
penny-post office
penny-royal, a herb
penury, want, poverty
parse, a lesson
pearce, bore through
prize, goods taken from enemies
price, value and worth
parasite, that cogs and flatter
parracide, that murders his father
place, where one is
plaise, the name of a fish
prophet, telleth things to come
profit, advantage and gain
potion, prescription of physick
portion, a dowry at marriage
pore, with ones eyes
poor, needy and necessitous
partition, a dividing a wall
petition, a prayer or request
pebble, a little stone
people, a multitude
pestle, belonging to a mortar
pestle, of pork
pistol, a small gun
epistle, a letter
pizzle, of a beast
pilate, condemned Christ
pilot, guide of a ship
plat, as a grass-plat
plait, to order the hair
po…ch, an egg poached
pouch, a great purse
pottage, or porrage to eat
porteridge, carriage by porters
pole, a long stick
poll, of the head
press, of people
prest, money
press, for books
Q.
Quadripartite, of four parts
quadruple, four times as much
quarrel, strife, falling out
quarie, of glass
quarrie, of stones
querie, a question put
quarter, the fourth part
quartan, belonging to the fourth part
quench, to put out fire
quince, a fruit
quean, a strumpet
queen, the kings wife
R.
Raca, empty, silly
rachel, a place
rachel, jacobs wife
rakehel, a notorious rogue
radical, inbred
race, horse, or foot race
rase, of ginger, or demolish
rake, to scrape together
rack, to stretch cloth
rack, to torment men
rack, for horses hay
wrack, ruin or shipwrack
wreek, ruin, or confusion
raise, to lift up
rays, the sun beams
rare, choice, extraordinary
rear, to raise a building
rere, to come behind
rain, from the clouds
reign, to govern as a king
reins, of the back, or a bridle
rye, a place so called
rie, a grain
reeds, by the water side
read, books or men
red, a bloudy colour
re…son, argument or cause
raisins, a kind of fruit
rome, the name of a city
room, to sit or walk in
rome, to rage and tear
roven, a citty in France
reverend, one to be respected
reverence, to pay duty to
right, just and even
rite, a custom or ceremony
write, with a pen or pencil
wright, a name, or wheel-wright
rine, frost
rhime, hobling verses
rhine, the river rhine
rind, of bacon
roof, of a house
rough, co…rse, against the grain
roe, a young buck
row, of trees in a garden
row, with sculls in a boat
rowel, of a spur
retch, to stretch or gape
reach, to fetch any thing
wretch, a miserable creature
rise, to get up, or thrive
rice, a grain which is used
raiser, to exact and extort
razor, to shave the head or beard
real, sincere and true
royal, kingly, majestical
S.
Safeguard, safe custody
saveguard, for women to ride in
sage, a comfortable herb
sage, grave, wise, and prudent
sageness, gravity, and weightiness
sale, to be exposed to be sold
sayl, of a ship at sea
salve, a plaister
save, to defend, and deliver
saviour, of the world
s…vour, a tast, or smell
sent, on a message
scent, a smell good or bad
suet, fat of beef or mutton
sute, to agree with any humour
suit, in law, civil or common
sute, of apparrel
shave, with a razor
sheaves, of corn
since, since the time
sense, reason and understanding
senses, hearing, seeing, smelling, &c.
scarce, hard to be got
scars, sores healed up
scull, the brain pan
scullers, little boats
schollars, such as learn
seignior, the great turk
senior, the eldest
seasin, to make livery
seisin, to take possession
season, time and opportunity
sects, schisme, and faction
sex, male or female
slo, a crabbed fruit
slough, a dirty place
slow, not quick in motion
…oar, to fly aloft
soar, anguish in pain
sower, of seeds
some, a part or few
summe, a reckoning cast up
sun, which shineth
son, a male child
straight, not crooked
strait, narrow, troublesom
sound, not diseased, or corrupt
swound, to faint away
soon, presently or quickly
sown, as wheat or rie
ship, that is at sea
sheep, cattel, mutton
scoul, or frown
school, for schollars
slight, to take no care
sleight, art and cunning
sever, to part from
severe, cruel, and hard hearted
say, to speak
sea, the ocean
see, to look or behold
seer, a prophet
seir, a country
surgeon, or chyrurgion
sergeant, of the counter
shear, to cut with shears
share, part with another
sheer, quite off
shire, a country
shekel, two shillings
sickle, to reap corn
shoot, a young sprig
shoot, bullets, arrows
shout, make a noise
shute, a mans name
shut, the door
stare, a bird so called
stare to look stedfastly
stairs, steps to go up
stars, in the firmament
staple, of a dore
staple, a firm commodity
stable, for horses
stopple, to a bottle
stopper, of a pipe
statue, an image
statute, a law
stature, proportion
succour, relief or help
sucker, a young sprig
soul, in the body of man
soal, of a foot
soale, a fish
sear, with a hot iron
cere, with a wax candle
sowe, corn
sow, with pigs
spare, to excuse and save
spear, a warlike weapon
sphear, the caelestial globe
stead, room, lieu, instead of
steed, a stately horse
bedstead, to lye upon
steel, to strike fire
stile, a faculty in writing
steer, a bullock
steer, to guide a ship
stood, did stand
studs, silver pins in a watch case
T.
Taber, a small drum
tabor, a mount so called
taper, a great wax candle
tail, of any beast
tale, a foolish story
tall, high in stature
teal, a fowl
tares, weeds in the corn
tears, from weeping eyes
tear, to pieces
there, in that place
their, belonging to them
too, over much
tow, the combings of flax
to, this place, or that place
toe, belonging to the foot
two, in number, or joyned together
thyme, the herb so called
time, that stayes for no mtn
turkois-stone, a jewel
turkies, fowls
through, by means thereof
thorow, as to pierce thorow
throw, as to cast from you
title, of dignity and honour
tittle, a point or speck
tomb, a sepulcher
tome, a section of a book
tongues, to speak with
tongue, or languages
tongs, to take up coales
tost, on the sea
toast, nutmeg, and ale
teem, being child
team, of horses or oxen
turn, round about
torn, off
thorn, of a hedge
track, footsteps
tract, or a treatise
treaty, parley of peace
treatment, entertainment
trey, of wood for meat
tray, number of three
V.
Vacant, empty
vacation, idle time
vocation, calling or imployment
vain, silly, and foolish
veins, in the body
vane, of a steeple
vail, covering of the face
vale, to put off, submit
vale, a valley
vale, or farewel
vial, a glass
viol, a musical instrument
value, to set a price
valley, a low place
volley, of shot
umb…es, of a deer
humble, meekness
venice, a great City
venus, the Goddess of Love
voice, of a man
vice, iniquity and wickedness
visage, feature in the face
vizzard, to cover the face
vital, spirits, where life is
victuals, food, provision
use, custom
usury, money upon interest
us, we
uz, Jobs country
W.
Wain, declining of the moon
wan, pale and sickly
wand, a riding rod
waits, the city-musick
weights, ounces and pounds
wares, several commodities
ware, a place so called
wear, sorts of apparel
were, as you were
walls, of a city or town
wales, a principality
wail, to grieve and lament
weal, the publick good
wheale, a rising or pimple
wheel, of a coach or cart
white, emblem of innocence
wight, an Island so called
wild, rude and untamed
weild, a great sword
weald, of Kent and Sussex
way, to walk in
weight, in scales
wright, as wheel-wright
write, with a pen
waist, the middle part
wast, desolate and useless
wale, great thred in stuffs
bewail, to bemoan and grieve
wakes, country feasts
awake, to rouse up
walk, to go leasurly
walks, for recreation
wardship, over an orphan
worship, to say to an Esquire
warp, to cleave like boards
warp, yarn, woven
wey, of salt of cheese
whey, and buttermilke
weel, to catch fish
wee'l, for we will
wicked, ill given, debaucht
wicket, an halfe door
win, to get a wager
wind, that blows
wine, squeezed from grapes
witch, th…t bewitcheth
which, who, or that
woad, dying stuff
wood, fewel, and timber
wo, alas, misery
woo, to be a suitor
wrap, to fold up
rap, to give a small blow
rape, to force a maid
wring, to squeez hard
ring, for a finger
wrote, I have written
rote, to say without book
wrought, to do work
Y.
You, thou, or ye
ewe, or sheep
yew, a tree
your, belonging to you
ewer, belonging to a bason
yolk, of eggs
yoak, of oxen
oak, a tree
yore, in old time
year, the twelfth month
yare, a phrase at sea