I...............................see: aye
I'll.............................see: aisle
idle............................not moving forward or backward
idol............................object of worship
idyl............................paradise
illicit...........................see: elicit
illude.........................see: elude
in..............................expressing inclusion
inn............................hotel
inc.............................short for incorporated
ink.............................writing fluid
incite..........................provoke
insight........................understanding
innocence....................a state without guilt
innocents.....................more than one innocent
inns.............................hotels
ins...............................those on the inside
isle..............................see: aisle
islet.............................see: eyelet
it's...............................contraction of "it is"
its................................possessive pronoun
jam.............................smash together
jamb...........................side post of a doorway
jean............................see: gene
jewel...........................precious stone
joule...........................unit of energy measure
Jim.............................see: gym
jinn............................see: gin
juggler.......................one who juggles
jugular.......................artery to head
karat.........................see: carat
kernel........................see: colonel
Kew...........................see: cue
key............................see: cay
knap..........................crest of a hill; break with a hammer
nap............................a short sleep
knead........................working bread dough
need..........................must have
knew.........................see: gnu
knickers.....................boy's pants that are clipped at the knees
nickers......................equine whinny
knight.......................chivalrous man
night.........................darkness
knit...........................interlocking loops of yarn
nit.............................louse egg
knits.........................verb form of knit
nits...........................louse eggs
knob.........................handle
nob...........................rich person
knock........................rap
nock..........................a notch in an arrow
knot..........................fastening with cord
naught......................nothing
not...........................negation
know........................to possess knowledge
no............................negation
knows......................singular verb form of know
noes........................more than one negative
nose........................facial extremity separating your eyes from your lips
kraft........................see: craft
krater......................see: crater
lacks........................does not possess
lax...........................loose discipline
lain...........................past tense of lay
lane..........................narrow road
lam...........................headlong flight
lamb.........................baby sheep
lay............................to recline
lei.............................a flower necklace
lays...........................to recline
laze...........................to recline with extreme prejudice
leis............................several flower necklaces
lea............................a meadow
lee............................downwind
li...............................about one-third of a mile in China
leach.........................washing action
leech.........................sucking parasite
lead...........................heavy metal
led.............................guided
leak...........................accidental escape of liquid
leek...........................variety of onion
lean...........................angle of repose
lien............................a claim on property
leas...........................more than one meadow
lees...........................the dregs
leased.......................rented
least..........................the minimum
lends.........................allows to borrow
lens...........................convex glass
lessen........................reduce
lesson........................a segment of learning
liar.............................tells falsehoods
lyre............................stringed instrument
lichen.........................a fungus among us
liken..........................compare
lie..............................an untruth
lye.............................a caustic
lieu............................instead
loo............................British toilet
Lou............................short for Louis
lightening...................removing weight or darkness
lightning.....................static electricity from the sky
limb...........................tree branch, extremety
limn...........................delineate
limbs.........................arms or legs, tree branches
limns.........................illuminate, as in a manuscript
links..........................pieces of chain
lynx..........................feral cat
literal........................taking words in their primary sense
littoral.......................having to do with the shore
lo..............................interjection
low............................not high
load...........................cargo
lode...........................mineral vein
load...........................what is carried
lowed.........................a cow mooed
loan...........................allow to borrow
lone...........................by itself
loch...........................a lake
lock...........................a security device
lochs..........................more than one lake
locks..........................more than one security device
lox.............................smoked salmon
loon...........................a water fowl
lune...........................a crescent shape
loop...........................a circular pattern
loupe.........................a jeweler's monocular magnifier
loos...........................several British toilets
lose...........................fail to win
loot...........................ill-gotten gains
lute...........................stringed instrument
lumbar.......................lower back
lumber.......................dimensional wood
mach.........................speed of sound
mock.........................parody
made.........................accomplished
maid..........................young woman
mail...........................postal delivery
male..........................masculine animal
main...........................primary
mane..........................back hair
maize.........................corn
maze..........................puzzle, a labyrinth
Mays...........................several spring months
mall............................hallway
maul...........................shred
moll............................gangster's girlfriend
manner.......................method
manor.........................lord's house
marc...........................coarse brandy
mark...........................a sign
marquee......................a license to privateer; a brand
marquee......................a rooflike projection over a theatre entrance
marquis.......................a nobleman ranking between a duke and a count
marry..........................join in matrimony
merry..........................happy
Mary...........................woman's name
marshal.......................to gather
martial........................warlike
massed.......................grouped together
mast...........................sail pole
me.............................myself
mi..............................musical note
mean.........................average
mein..........................manner
meat..........................animal flesh
meet..........................to connect
mete..........................a boundary
medal.........................an award
meddle.......................interfere
men's.........................owned by males
mends........................repairs
metal..........................any class of mineral substances
mettle.........................courage
mewl...........................whimper
mule...........................offspring of female horse and male donkey
mews.........................stables
muse.........................creative inspiration
might.........................possible
mite...........................tiny creature
mince.........................chop finely
mints.........................aromatic candies
mind..........................thinking unit
mined........................looked for ore
miner.........................one who digs
minor.........................small
missal........................Catholic book used in Mass
missile.......................projectile
missed.......................not hit
mist...........................fog
misses.......................young ladies, doesn't hit several times
Mrs............................married lady
moan.........................groan
mown.........................freshly cut
moat.........................water around a castle
mote.........................a speck
mode........................condition
mowed......................was cut, trimmed as in a lawn
moiré........................optical illusion
moray.......................eel
mood........................emotional state
mooed......................passed tense of a cow sound
moor.........................swampy coastland; to anchor
more.........................additional
moose.......................a large elk
mousse.....................dessert of whipped cream and eggs
moral........................a social imperative
morel........................a mushroom
morn.........................sunrise
mourn.......................remember the dead
morning....................sunrise
mourning...................emembering the dead
muscle......................fibrous, contracting tissue
mussel......................a bivalve mollusc
muscles....................more than one muscle
mussels....................more than one mussel
mussed.....................made messy
must.........................required
mustard.....................spicy yellow condiment
mustered...................assembled for roll call
nap...........................see: knap
naught......................see: knot
naval........................pertaining to ships and the sea and some oranges
navel........................pertaining to the belly button
nay..........................no
neigh.......................a horse's cry
nays........................votes against
neighs.....................a horse vocalizes
neap.......................the lowest tide
neep.......................a turnip
need.......................see: knead
new.........................see: gnu
news.......................see: gnus
nice........................see: gneiss
nickers....................see: knickers
night.......................see: knight
nit...........................see: knit
nits.........................see: knits
no...........................see: know
nob..........................see: knob
nock.........................see: knock
nod...........................see: gnawed
noes.........................see: knows
none.........................not one
nun...........................woman of God who takes solemn vows
nose.........................see: knows
not...........................see: knot
nun..........................see: none
Source by AE Wise
