Used after a consonant or a non-“short” vowel, except in plurals.
apse cease copse course crease curse dense douse false geese glimpse goose gorse grease grouse hearse horse house lapse lease loose louse manse moose morse mouse noose Norse nurse pulse purse rinse Scouse sense souse sparse spouse tense terse verse worse |
adverse apocalypse averse boathouse clubhouse collapse commonsense concourse condense converse convulse courthouse decrease defense disburse discourse dispense disperse diverse eclipse ellipse expanse expense farmhouse gatehouse greenhouse hothouse immense immerse impulse incense increase intense intersperse inverse license lighthouse nonsense obverse perverse playhouse porpoise racecourse recourse rehearse reimburse relapse release remorse repulse response reverse suspense synapse tortoise traverse universe workhouse |