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abstract, n. an abstract idea; abstract, n. a summary
aloud, with a loud voice; allowed, did allow
altar, of a church; alter, to change
bald, without hair; bawled, did bawl or cry out
ball, as in a football; ball, a dance; bawl, to cry out
band, a cord or tie; band, to unite; band, as in a music band; banned, prohibited
bank, of a river; bank, where money is kept
bar, a division in music; bar, to fasten; bar, the legal profession
bare, naked; bear, a wild beast; bear, to carry; bear, to bear fruit
bark, of a tree; bark, as a dog
bat, an animal; bat, a bat to play ball
beat, to punish; beat, as a pulse; beat, of a watchman or policeman; beet, a vegetable
berry, a small fruit; bury, to inter, to conceal
berth, a sleeping place in a ship; birth, coming into life
bight, a bay or inlet; bite, of the teeth
bill, the beak of a bird; bill, an account; bill, a proposed law in parliament
bit, of a bridle; bit, bitten; bit, a small piece
blinds, does blind; blinds, of windows
blue, a colour; blew, did blow
boar, a male swine; bore, to bear; bore, to drill a hole; bore, to make uninterested
board, a plank; board, as in chairman of the board; board, to board a vessel; bored, did bore; bored, pierced
bold, daring; bowled, did bowl
Borough, a town or village; borrow, to take or obtain as a loan; burrow, rabbit hole; burrow, to dig a hole in the earth
bound, a limit; bound, to leap; bound, did bind
boy, a male child; buoy, a floating mark; buoy, to buoy or keep up one's spirits
braid, to weave or plait; brayed, did bray
brake, did break; brake, of a car
bread, for food; bred, to breed
bridal, of a wedding; bridle, for a horse
brood, offspring; brewed, did brew; brood, to dwell with anxiety on a subject
brush, for the hair; brush, small trees and shrubs
buckle, to bend; buckle, to fasten
bull, an animal; bull, an edict of the Pope; bull, a blunder
buy, to purchase; bye, goodbye; by, near; by, through or with
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