Английские омофоны и другие слова, вызывающие трудности у изучающих английский язык. Учебное пособие

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1.What will the weather be like tomorrow?

2.On my way home I met Scott.

3.Carol always weighs fruit when she goes shopping.

4.Nobody should waste their time.

5.The traveller saw a lonely ewe not far from the road.

6.The girl was wearing a worn hat.

7.I don’t like brown ware very much.

8.The officer was confused / embarrassed: he had never seen such a pretty girl with such a slim waist.

9.The weight of the box was big.

10.Robert always wears fashionable clothes.

11.Paul isn’t sure which university to choose.

12.If a girl had red hair people used to think/thought that she was a witch.

13.The tourists took out their cameras when they saw the whales.

14.I’m happy you came yesterday.

15.We didn’t see each other last week.

16.She couldn’t wait any longer so she left.

17.They didn’t warn Michael about the danger.

18.When the friends left the house they heard a loud wail.

19.Nobody knows whether Mr. Ronson will come or not.

20.Jane was too weak to get up.

8 H

1.It was impossible to wait any longer.

2.I’d like to warn you against making the same mistakes.

3.It’s recommended to learn a foreign language several times a week.

4.The dancer’s waist was incredibly slim.

5.The clothes she gave me were old and worn.

6.Cecilia was a clever girl and she knew at once which choice to make.

7.The weather was fantastic: sunny and dry.

8.The scientists agree that the whale is one of the greatest animals.

9.On his way home Simon was thinking about what had happened.

10.Her body was quite weak after the illness.

11.The weight of the parcel is normal.

12.“Twopounds”,—saidtheshopassistantaftersheweighedthepears.

13.Young people sometimes waste their parents’money.

14.John usually wears elegant clothes.

15.The ewe was very small and weak.

16.I’m not sure whether I’ll come or not.

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17.Thechildrenhadneverseenarealwitchbeforesotheysattherestaring.

18.There is a good selection of kitchen ware in the shop.

19.I think you were right after all.

20.Suddenly there was a wail in the forest.

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Quiz 1. 1. a; 2. a; 3. b; 4. b; 5. b; 6. b; 7. a; 8. b; 9. b; 10. b; 11. b; 12. b; 13. b; 14. b; 15. b; 16. a; 17. b; 18. a; 19. a; 20. b.

Quiz 2. 1. b; 2. b; 3. a; 4. a; 5. b; 6. a; 7. c; 8. b; 9. b; 10. a; 11. a; 12. b; 13. b; 14. b; 15. a; 16. b; 17. a; 18. b; 19. a; 20. a.

Quiz 3. 1. b; 2. b; 3. a; 4. a; 5. a; 6. b; 7. a; 8. a; 9. b; 10. a; 11. a; 12. b; 13. b; 14. b; 15. a; 16. a; 17. a; 18. a; 19. a; 20. a.

Quiz 4. 1. a; 2. a; 3. a; 4. b; 5. b; 6. a; 7. b; 8. a; 9. b; 10. b; 11. a; 12. a; 13. b; 14. a; 15. b; 16. b; 17. a; 18. b; 19. a; 20. b.

10 SectionA. 1. a; 2. a; 3. b; 4. a; 5. b; 6. a; 7. b; 8. a; 9. a; 10. a; 11. a; 12. b; 13. a; 14. a; 15. b; 16. a; 17. b; 18. b; 19. a; 20. b.

10 Section B. 1. b; 2. a; 3. a; 4. a; 5. a; 6. b; 7. b; 8. a; 9. b; 10. b; 11. a; 12. b; 13. b; 14. b; 15. a; 16. b; 17. b; 18. a; 19. a; 20. b.

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One day, there was a caterpillar eating some lovely green leaves. “So many good things are green”, he said. I’m glad I’m green croaked a frog. Green is great! It’s a pity you’re so plain. A lady bug was sitting on a rose. “Green is good, but what about red?”, said the caterpillar.

The caterpillar thought red was nice too. I’m not green or red, I’m just plain, he said sadly. Just then the caterpillar saw a beautiful blue dragonfly. What a brilliant blue you are, said the caterpillar. “I wish I were blue”, he said sadly. Just then something pink and pointed came out from under the flowers. It was a lizard. “You’re not plain!”said the caterpillar. Yourtongue is bright pink like a flower, said the caterpillar.

“That’s nothing”, said the lizard. “Look at the beautiful purple spots on my back”.

The lizard was pink and purple.Along came a bright yellow bumblebee. He was flying from flower to flower. The flowers were all colors.All colors are beautiful he said to the caterpillar. “Yes they are”, said the caterpillar.

The caterpillar wrapped himself in his cocoon and fell asleep dreaming ofcolors.Hedreamedofgreenandred,andblue,andyellow.Whenhewoke up, something wonderful happened! The caterpillar had turned into a beautiful colorful butterfly. No one ever said he was plain again.

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Exercise 1

1)air; 2) Isle; 3) bore; 4) bean; 5) break; 6) deer; 7) bear; 8) scent;

9)aisle; 10) bare; 11) boar; 12) blew; 13) fair; 14) heir; 15) brakes; 16) fares;

17)fair; 18) cents; 19) dear.

Exercise 2

1)hole; 2) horse; 3) feat; 4) four; 5) hair; 6) heal; 7) hoarse; 8) whole;

9)hay; 10) hair; 11) Flour; 12) hare; 13) for; 14) heart; 15) hoarse; 16) hear;

17)four; 18) flower; 19) heels; 20) Hey.

Exercise 3

1)pale; 2) keys; 3) Quays; 4) won; 5) pane; 6) peace; 7) pail; 8) piece;

9)Knead; 10) pail;11) pain; 12) led; 13) kneads; 14) Lead; 15) one;16)need;

17)pain; 18) knight; 19) new, knew; 20) won.

Exercise 4

1)roe; 2) site; 3) pair; 4) see, sea; 5) sail; 6) principal; 7) raw; 8) roar;

9)rode; 10) sale; 11) pears; 12) plain; 13) right; 14) road; 15) raw; 16) site;

17)sale; 18) principles; 19) row; 20) rites.

Exercise 5

1)soles; 2) sort; 3) sun; 4) steal; 5) Sow; 6) sum; 7) sought; 8) Strait;

9)sew; 10) son; 11) stare; 12) soul; 13) there; 14) sow; 15) tale; 16) stairs;

17)Steel; 18) sewing; 19) tail; 20) straight.

Exercise 6

1)through; 2) waist; 3) Which; 4) warn; 5) weak; 6) whether; 7) weigh;

8)whales; 9) weather, week; 10) wear; 11) Wood; 12) worn; 13) Which;

14)waste; 15) weight; 16) threw; 17) wear, wear; 18) way; 19)Wait; 20) witch.

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Part Two

Task 1

Key: 1. a) веер, b) болельщик; 2. a) болельщик, в) тесьма, лента; 3. а) мозоль, в) зерно; 4. а) тюлень, в) печать; 5. а) храм, в) висок; 6. а) весна, в) пружина / прыжок / родник / источник; 7. а) ласточка, в) глоток; 8. а) ухо, в) колос; 9. а) скат, в) луч; 10. а) приветствовать, в) сыпать градом, идти (о граде); 11. а) мяч, в) бал; 12. а) матч, в) спичка; 13. а) банк, в) берег реки; 14. а) страница, в) паж; 15. а) легкий, в) светлый.

Task 2

Key: 1. a) [U] — кланяться, b) [@U] — лук; 2. a) [@] — рвать, b) [@] — слеза; 3. a) [ `Æ: ] — покидать, b) [`@] — пустыня; 4. a) [ ] — ветер, b) [ ] — заводить (о часах); 5. a) [r@U]

—ряд, b) [r U] — скандал; 6. a) [Ö] — вести, b) [ ] — свинец;

7.a) [ü] — рана, b) [U] — прошедшее время от (заводил, завел).

Task 3

1.except; 2. accept; 3. accept; 4. accept; 5. except; 6. except; 7. accept;

8.accept; 9. accept; 10. except; 11. accept; 12. accept; 13. except; 14. except;

15.accept; 16. accept; 17. except; 18. except; 19. except; 20. accept.

Task 4

1. high; 2. tall; 3. tall; 4. tall; 5. high; 6. high; 7. high; 8. high / tall; 9. tall;10.tall;11.tall;12.tall;13.tall;14.high;15.higher;16.high;17.tall; 18. taller; 19. tall; 20. tall.

Task 5

1. teach; 2. learned; 3. teach; 4. teaches; 5. learnt; 6. teach; 7. teaches,­ taught; 8. learned; 9. teaches; 10. learn; 11. taught; 12. teach; 13. teach; 14. learn; 15. teach; 16. learned; 17. taught; 18. teach; 19. learn; 20. taught.

Task 6

1.than; 2. then; 3. then; 4. than; 5. then; 6. then; 7. than; 8. then; 9. than;

10.then; 11. than; 12. then; 13. than; 14. then; 15. than; 16. then; 17. then;

18.than; 19. than; 20. then.

Task 7

1.this; 2. these; 3. this; 4. these; 5. this; 6. this; 7. these; 8. these; 9. this;

10.that; 11. those; 12. that; 13. those; 14. that; 15. those; 16. those; 17. those;

18.those; 19. that; 20. these.

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Task 8

1.that; 2. that; 3. these; 4. those; 5. this; 6. that; 7. this; 8. those; 9. those;

10.these; 11. those; 12. this; 13. that; 14. this; 15. this; 16. this; 17. this; 18. those; 19. those; 20. those.

Task 9

1. besides; 2. besides; 3. besides; 4. beside; 5. beside; 6. besides; 7. besides; 8. besides; 9. besides; 10. beside; 11. besides; 12. beside; 13. besides;

14.besides; 15. besides; 16. besides; 17. beside; 18. besides; 19. besides;

20.besides.

Task 10

1.among;2.among;3.among;4.between;5.between;6.among;7. among;

8.between; 9. among; 10. among; 11. between; 12. among; 13. among;

14.between; 15. among; 16. between; 17. between; 18. among; 19. between;

20.among.

Task 11

1.goes;2.came;3.come;4.gone;5.come;6.coming;7.come;8. come, go; 9. go; 10. came, gone; 11. going, go; 12. go; 13. coming; 14. went;

15.coming; 16. coming; 17. going, come; 18. come; 19. come; 20. going.

Task 12

1.pair; 2. couple; 3. couple; 4. pair; 5. pair, couple; 6. couple; 7. couple;

8.pair; 9. pair; 10. couple; 11. couples; 12. pair; 13. pair; 14. couple; 15. couple;

16.pair; 17. couple; 18. couple; 19. pair; 20 couple.

Task 13

1. gold / golden; 2. golden; 3. golden; 4. gold / golden; 5. gold / golden; 6. gold / golden; 7. gold / golden; 8. golden; 9. golden; 10. golden; 11. golden;

12.golden; 13. gold; 14. gold / golden; 15. gold / golden; 16. gold / golden;

17.gold / golden; 18. gold / golden; 19. gold / golden; 20. golden.

Task 14

1.lay; 2. lay; 3. laid; 4. laid; 5. lay; 6. lie; 7. lying; 8. lay; 9. lay; 10. lay;

11.lies;12.Lay;13.lay;14.laid;15.lying;16.lay;17.lies;18.laid;19. Lay;

20.lying.

Task 15

1. learning; 2. studied; 3. studying; 4. learnt; 5. learnt; 6. learnt; 7. stu­ dying;8.study;9.study;10.learn;11.learning;12.studied;13.learn;14.study; 15. learning; 16. studying; 17. learn; 18. studied; 19. learn; 20. studying.

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Task 16

1. lend; 2. borrow; 3. lend; 4. lend; 5. borrow; 6. is lending; 7. borrowed; 8. borrow; 9. lent; 10. lend; 11. lend; 12. lend; 13. lend; 14. lend; 15. lend;

16.borrow; 17. borrow; 18. borrowed; 19. borrow; 20. lend.

Task 17

1.loan; 2. lend; 3. lend; 4. loan; 5. loan; 6. loan; 7. lend; 8. lend; 9. loan;

10.loan; 11. loan; 12. loan; 13. loan; 14. loan; 15. loan; 16. loan; 17. lend;

18.loan; 19. loan; 20. loan.

Task 18

1. suggested; 2. offered; 3. suggest; 4. suggest; 5. offered; 6. offered; 7. offering; 8. offered; 9. suggested; 10. offer; 11. suggest; 12. suggest; 13. offered; 14.suggest;15.offer;16.suggest;17.offered;18.offered;19. offer;20.suggest.

Task 19

1. quiet; 2. quiet; 3. quite; 4. quite; 5. quiet; 6. quite; 7. quite; 8. quiet; 9. quite; 10. quite; 11. quiet; 12. quite; 13. quiet; 14. quite; 15. quiet; 16. quite; 17. quiet; 18. quiet; 19. quite; 20. quite.

Task 20

1. raised; 2. raised; 3. raise; 4. rise; 5. rise; 6. rose; 7. rises; 8. raised; 9. raised; 10. rose; 11. rose; 12. raises; 13. rise; 14. rise; 15. raised; 16. raise; 17. raised; 18. rise; 19. rose; 20. raised.

Task 21

1. no one; 2. no one; 3. none; 4. no one; 5. none; 6. no one; 7. none; 8. none; 9. none; 10. no one; 11. none; 12. no one; 13. none; 14. none; 15. no one; 16. no one; 17. no one; 18. no one; 19. no one; 20. none.

Task 22

1.what; 2. which; 3. what; 4. what; 5. which; 6. what; 7. which; 8. what;

9.what; 10. which; 11. which; 12. what; 13. what; 14. which; 15. which; 16. what; 17. which; 18. which; 19. what; 20. what.

Task 23

1. who / whom; 2. who / whom; 3. who / whom; 4. who / whom; 5. who / whom; 6. who; 7. who / whom; 8. who / whom; 9. who / whom; 10. who; 11. who;12.who/whom;13.who;14.who/whom;15.who/whom;16. who/ whom; 17. who; 18. whom; 19. who / whom; 20. who.

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