Below you will find a little list to help you out. I have not only alphabetize them but cross-referenced them as well.
a.............very short little insignificant English word
eh............an interrogative utterance
acts..........things done
ax............chopping tool
ad..............short for advertisement
add.............short for addition
adds............performs additions
ads.............more than one advertisement
adze............axe-like tool
ade.............sweetened citrus fruit beverage
aid.............to assist
aide............an assistant
aerie...........eagle's nest
airy............breezy
aero............of aircraft
arrow...........slender, pointed shaft
affect..........to change
effect..........result
ail.............sick
ale.............beer
aisle...........walkway
I'll............contraction of "I will"
Isle............island
all.............everything
awl.............pointed scriber
allowed.........permitted
aloud...........spoken
altar...........raised center of worship
alter...........to change
an..............a single instance
Ann.............a woman's name
ant.............insect
aunt............parent's sister
ante............preliminary bet
auntie..........sister of a parent
arc.............portion of a circle
ark.............vessel
ascent..........a climb
assent..........agree
ate.............past tense of eat
eight...........the number base of octal
auger...........a drill
augur...........foretell
aural...........of hearing
oral............of the mouth
auricle.........external part of the ear
oracle..........seer
away............distant
aweigh..........just clear of the bottom
awed............in a state of wonder
odd.............not usual
awful...........really bad
offal...........butchered entrails
aye.............naval affirmative
eye.............ocular organ
I...............oneself, first person nominative
bail............bucket handle
bale............bundle of hay
bailed..........pumping water out of a boat
baled...........gather into a bale
bailing.........pumping water out of a boat
baling..........wire used to tie bales
bait............torment
bate............lessen
baited..........past tense of bait
bated...........past tense of bate
baiting.........tormenting
bating..........lessening
baize...........green felt
bays............one or more enclosed arms of the ocean
bald............hairless
balled..........made into a sphere
bawled..........cried aloud
ball............a sphere
bawl............cry
band............a group
banned..........forbidden
bard............a poet
barred..........enclosed by poles, denied access
bare............naked
bear............ursine
bark............outer sheath of a tree, noise made by a dog
barque..........square-rigged sailing ship
baron...........minor royalty
barren..........unable to bear children
Barry...........a man's name
berry...........small fruit
bury............put under
basal...........forming the base
basil...........an herb
base............the bottom support for anything
bass............the lowest musical pitch or range
based...........supported
baste...........swab with liquid during cooking
bases...........what baseball players like to steal
basis...........principal constituent of anything
basses..........many four-stringed guitars
bask............warm oneself pleasantly
basque..........tight fitting bodice or tunic
Basque..........people of the Pyrenees
bat.............a blind, flying rodent
batt............a flat pad
baud............bits per second
bawd............a procuress
bay.............an enclosed arm of the ocean
bey.............a Turkish official
be..............exist
bee.............pollinating buzzer
beach...........sandy seaside
beech...........a type of tree
bean............a legume
been............past tense of be
beat............hit
beet............edible red root
beau............male friend
bow.............a curve or bend; double-slipped reef knot
beaut...........slang for beauty, beautiful
butte...........steep sided hill
been............past tense of be
bin.............a box or container
beer............alcoholic beverage made from hops
bier............a temporary frame for a coffin
bel.............Indian thorn tree
Bel.............Babylonian god
bell............metal object used to signal when struck
belle...........beautiful woman
berth...........anchorage
birth...........your method of arrival
besot...........get drunk
besought........past tense of beseech
better..........superior
bettor..........one who bets
bight...........middle of a rope
bite............a mouthful
byte............eight bits(computer term)
billed..........has a bill
build...........to construct
bit.............past tense of bite
bitt............large cleat for tying up ships
blew............past tense of blow
blue............color
bloc............an alliance
block...........square three dimensional,to hinder passage object
boar............wild pig
Boer............a South African of Dutch descent
boor............tasteless buffoon
bore............not interesting
board...........a plank
bored...........not interested
boarder.........lodger who gets meals, too
border..........perimeter
bode............an omen
bowed...........curved
bold............brave
bowled..........knocked over
bolder..........more courageous
boulder.........large rock
bole............trunk
boll............round seed pod
bowl............dish
boos............disparaging sounds from fans
booze...........slang for alcohol
born............brought into life
borne...........past participle of bear
bourn...........a small stream or boundary
borough.........township
burrow..........dig into the ground
bough...........tree branch
bow.............front of a ship; respectful bend
buoy............navigational aid
boy.............male child
bra.............brassiere
braw............well-groomed
braid...........a weave of three strands
brayed..........a donkey cried
braise..........cook with oil and water
brays...........loud, harsh cry
brake...........stopping device
break...........split apart
breach..........break through
breech..........the back part
bread...........a loaf
bred............past tense of breed
brewed..........fermented
brood...........family
brews...........cook slowly
bruise..........a contusion
bridal..........pertaining to brides
bridle..........horse's headgear
broach..........raise a subject
brooch..........an ornament fastened to clothing
brows...........multiple foreheads
browse..........grazing
bundt...........type of cake
bunt............hit a pitch without swinging
burger..........meat sandwich
burgher.........merchant
bus.............large multi-passenger vehicle
buss............a kiss
bussed..........kissed
bust............head and shoulders sculpture
but.............excepting
butt............the thick end
buy.............purchase
by..............near
bye.............farewell
buyer...........one who purchases
byre............a cow barn
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