Standard lexical sets

based on J.C.Wells, 1982, Accents of English, ch. 2.2

1. KIT
ship, kid, limp, myth, build...
10. FLEECE
creep, need, cheese, brief, field...
19. NEAR
beer, here, pier, fear, pierce...
2. DRESS
step, ebb, tent, bread, friend...
11. FACE
tape, fade, waist, play, reign...
20. SQUARE
share, fair, bear, where, scarce...
3. TRAP
tap, rag, hand, lapse, plaid...
12. PALM
calm, ma, hurrah, façade, Java
21. START
far, sharp, carve, heart, safari...
4. LOT
stop, odd, box, swan, wash...
13. THOUGHT
cause, taunt, hawk, chalk, broad...
22. NORTH
for, orb, form, quart, cord...
5. STRUT
cup, bud, lump, come, touch...
14. GOAT
soap, joke, host, toe, mauve...
23. FORCE
fore, soar, floor, court, sword...
6. FOOT
put, bush, good, wolf, could...
15. GOOSE
loop, mood, tomb, two, fruit...
24. CURE
moor, your, sure, gourd, fury...
7. BATH
staff, class, ask, fasten, laugh...
16. PRICE
ripe, side, child, try, eye...
25. happY
copy, khaki, movie, coffee, money...
8. CLOTH
off, cross, soft, cough, Austin...
17. CHOICE
boy, noise, spoil, employ, hoist...
26. lettER
paper, sugar, standard, anchor, martyr...
9. NURSE
hurt, birth, church, verb, word...
18. MOUTH
out, crowd, cow, round, bough...
27. commA
quota, visa, panda, sofa, saga...