DESINENCE -ARD

          SON FORT                                                         SON FAIBLE

B       bard 1/ barde, chantre, 2/ barde (de lard)             

          to bombard bombarder

C       card carte (à jouer), carte (électronique)               

          to discard se débarrasser de, mettre au rebut

D                                                                                  standard 1/ niveau, 2/ norme, 3/ étandard

G       regard 1/ égard, 2/ estime

          to regard 1/ considérer, 2/ concerner

H       hard dur

          shard tesson

I                                                                                    billiards (le) billard

                                                                                      milliard milliard

L       lard saindoux                                                       the Lollards (secte pré-protestante)

          to lard larder

T       to retard retarder                                                bastard 1/ bâtard, 2/ salaud

                                                                                     dastard poltron

                                                                                     mustard moutarde

U       guard 1/ surveillant, 2/ (la) garde (u muet)

          the Horse Guards la Garde à Cheval

          to guard surveiller (u muet)

          vanguard avant-garde (u muet)

W      ward (ATTENTION, prononciation différente !)  coward couard

          1/ service (d'hôpital), 2/ pupille (la personne)        backward qui est en arrière

          award prix, trophée                                             forward qui est en avant

          reward récompense                                            Howard (prénom)

          sward gazon (littér.)                                             steward 1/ intendant, 2/ steward       

          toward(s) vers                                                     wayward rétif

          untoward 1/ fâcheux, 2/ inconvenant

Y       yard 1/ cour; 2/ (the Yard) (la) police judiciaire     

Z                                                                                   blizzard tempête de neige

                                                                                     buzzard buse

                                                                                     hazard danger   

                                                                                     lizard lézard

                                                                                     wizard 1/ magicien, 2/ petit génie