V. THE SUFFIX ER ADDED TO A ROOT OFTEN MAKES HOMOPHONES.  THE FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLES. (AND SEE IN LIST VI.)

byre, buyer (who buys). butter (s.), butter (who butts). better (adj.), better (who bets). border, boarder. dire, dyer. founder (v.), founder (who founds). geyser, gazer. greater, grater (nutmeg). canter (pace), canter (who cants). medlar, meddler. moulder (v.), moulder (who moulds). pitcher (vessel), pitcher (who pitches). pillar, piller. platter, plaiter. plumper (adj.), plumper (s.). sounder (adj.), sounder (who sounds). cellar, seller, &c.

VI.  WORDS EXCLUDED FROM THE MAIN LIST FOR VARIOUS REASONS, THEIR HOMOPHONY BEING RIGHTLY QUESTIONED BY MANY SPEAKERS.

actor, acta (sanctorum). brute, bruit. direst, diarist. descent, dissent. deviser, divisor. dual, duel. goffer, golfer. carrot, carat. caudle, caudal. choler, collar. compliment, complement. lumber, lumbar. lesson, lessen. literal, littoral. marshal, martial. minor, miner. manor, manner. medal, meddle. metal, mettle. missal, missel (thrush). orphan, often. putty, puttee. pedal, peddle. police, pelisse. principal, principle. profit, prophet. rigour, rigger. rancour, ranker. succour, sucker. sailor, sailer. cellar, seller. censor, censer. surplus, surplice. symbol, cymbal. skip, skep. tuber, tuba. whirl, whorl. wert, wort (herb, obs.). vial, viol. verdure, verger (in Jones).

VII.  HOMOPHONES DUE ONLY TO AN INFLECTED FORM OF A WORD.  COMPARATIVES OF ADJECTIVES, &C.

adze, adds. art (s.), art (v.). bard, barred. band, banned. battels, battles (bis). baste, based. baize, bays (bis). bent, bent (pp. bend). bean, been. blue, blew. bode, bowed. bold, bowled, bolled (obs.). bald, bawled. braid, brayed. bread, bred. brood, brewed. bruise, brews. depose, depots. divers (adj.), divers (plu.). dug (teat), dug (fr. dig). duct, ducked. dust, dost. daze, days. daisies, dazes (both inflected). doze, does (plu. of doe). aloud, allowed. fort, fought. found (v.), found (fr. find) phase, fays (pl. of fay). felt (stuff), felt (fr. feel) furze, firs, and furs. feed (s. and v.), fee’d. flatter (v.), flatter (adj.). phlox, flocks. phrase, frays. guise, guys (plu.). gaud, gored. gauze, gores. guest, guessed. glose, glows. ground (s.), ground (fr. grind). graze, greys. greaves, grieves. groan, grown. grocer, grosser. hire, higher. herd, heard. hist, hissed. hose, hoes. hawse (naut.), haws, &c. eaves, eves. use (v.), ewes, yews. candid, candied. clove (s.), clove (fr. cleave). clause, claws. cold,