rly alike in Sound, to be carefully distinguished.

as say' es say' ep'ic ep'och
de cease' dis ease' bea'con beck'on
de scent' dis sent' coffin cough'ing
de vice' de vise' grist'ly gris'ly
huz za' hus sar' di'vers di'verse
in tense' in tents' cho'ral cor'al
a loud' al lowed' gant'let gaunt'let
im merse' a merce' mu'sic mu'cic
af fect' ef fect' rad'ish red'dish
e lude' al lude' sculp'tor sculpt'ure
Cas'tile cast'-steel hum'ble um'bel

Lesson 205.

as cent', steepness. bur'y (ber'ry), to cover with earth.
as sent', agreement.
an'chor, for a ship. ber'ry, a small fruit.
ank'er, a liquid measure. can'non, a great gun.
al'ter, to change. can'on, a rule or law.
al'tar, a place for sacrifice. ceil'ing, top of a room.
au'ger, an instrument. seal'ing, as with wax.
au'gur, to foretell. cel'lar, a lower room.
bur'row, hole for shelter. sel'ler, one who sells.
bor'ough, a corporate town. ces'sion, a giving up.
ses'sion, a sitting.
bold'er, more bold. cous'in, a relation.
bowl'der, a large pebble. coz'en, to cheat.

Lesson 206.

cen'su al, of the census. phil'ter, a love-charm.
sen'su al, carnal. great'er, larger.
coun'cil, an assembly. gra'ter, that which grates.
coun'sel, advice. ho'ly, sacred; pure.
can'vas, a kind of coarse cloth. whol'ly, entirely.
can'vass, to discuss. mar'tin, a bird.
crew'el, worsted yarn. mar'ten, a kind of weasel.
cru'el, inhuman; savage. man'ner, form; method.
cyg'net, a young swan. man'or, district.
sig'net, a seal. man'tel, shelf over a fireplace.
chol'er, anger; wrath. man'tle, a cloak.
col'lar, for the neck. mar'tial, warlike.
fil'ter, to strain. mar'shal, an officer.

Lesson 207.

Words nearly alike in Sound, to be carefully distinguished.

con'so nance con'so nants cen'sus sen'ses
e lys'i an e lis'ion Lat'in lat'ten
e mer'sion im mer'sion con'cert con'sort
for'mer ly form'ally cor'nice Corn'ish
pass'a ble pas'si ble