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

B) Choose the right word in brackets to complete these sentences. Cross out the one you do not need.

1.I fell in love with the city the moment I stepped off the (plain / plane).

2.Eating meat was against her (principle / principal).

3.Although the two countries were officially at (peace / piece), fighting continued.

4.I’ve lost me (plaice / place) in the queue.

5.Children of that age don’t know (write / rite / right) from wrong.

6.She arranged the chairs into a neat (roe / row).

7.ForbreakfastIhadabuttered(role/roll)andacupofstrongcoffee.

8.They were lost at (sea / see) when their ship sank.

9.Doctors say that (rye / wry) bread is useful for health.

10.I thought they would make a good (pair / pear) so arranged for them to meet.

11.Peter Brown, the (principal / principle) of St John’s College, met us at the gate.

12.The interior of the church was (plane / plain) and simple.

13.Dan helped me to perform the funeral (rite / write / right).

14.Shelikedto(write/right/rite)downrecipesonasmall(piece/ peace) of paper.

15.A yellow or green fruit that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom is a (pair / pear).

16.Did you (see / sea) that programme on Brazil last night?

17.We stopped to admire a beautiful (roe / row) in the distance.

18.He pulled a (wry / rye) face when I asked him how it had gone.

19.(Plaice / Place) is a flat (sea / see) fish that is used for food.

20.Who is in the leading (roll / role)?

С) What variants can you offer for each transcription? What is the meaning of each homophone?

1.[r@V]_____________________________________________

2.[pe@]_____________________________________________

3.[pleIn]____________________________________________

4.[si:]_______________________________________________

5.[`prIns@pl]_________________________________________

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6.[r@Vl]_____________________________________________

7.[pi:s]______________________________________________

8.[raIt]______________________________________________

9.[pleIs]_____________________________________________

10.[raI]_____________________________________________

D) Give English equivalents for these words.

1.кусочек груши_____________________________________

2.старый самолет ____________________________________

3.большая роль______________________________________

4.покосившийся дом__________________________________

5.осторожная косуля__________________________________

6.мудрый начальник__________________________________

7.пара перчаток______________________________________

8.правильный выбор__________________________________

9.видеть море_______________________________________

10.в покое___________________________________________

11.горячая булочка___________________________________

12.старинный(древний)обряд__________________________

13.первый ряд_______________________________________

14.ржаной хлеб______________________________________

15.основное правило__________________________________

16.свежая камбала____________________________________

17.писать письмо____________________________________

18.обычная (некрасивая) девушка_______________________

19.сладкая груша_____________________________________

20.глубокое море_____________________________________

21.идеальное место___________________________________

E)Find and write homophones for these words.

1.plane ____________________ 6.pear_____________________

2.see ______________________ 7. peace ___________________

3.write _____________________ 8. rye _____________________

4.roll ______________________ 9. roe _____________________

5.principle __________________ 10. place __________________

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F) Transcribe these homophones.

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10. Сьюзан была простушкой.

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11.Она расстроилась, когда увидела этот покосившийся дом.

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12.Вчера море было спокойным.

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13.Это новая пара ботинок.

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14.Попробуй кусочек пирога.

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15.Дядя Том хочет почитать газету в тишине и спокойствии.

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16.Этот древний обряд зародился в Азии.

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17.Мы сидели во втором ряду и все прекрасно видели.

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18.Моя семья сыграла большую роль в моем успехе.

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19.Скажите, пожалуйста, Бобу, что я занята, я пишу письмо.

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20.Эллис была уверена, что это был правильный выбор.

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21.Из нашей комнаты можно увидеть небольшой парк.

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H) Find the words with the wrong spelling in each sentence and circle them. Can you correct the mistakes?

1.They stayed in a quiet plaice until the children left.________

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2.We were sitting in the front roe.________________________

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3.Jo is extremely afraid to travel by plain.__________________

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4.My mom bought some wry bread in the supermarket._______

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5.My favourite fish is place.____________________________

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6.TheAzov See isn’t very deep._________________________

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7.Marilyn Monroe played the main roll in this film.__________

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8.We watched the old man perform a mysterious right._______

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9.While the friends were having a rest in the forest a row ran near

them._______________________________________________

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10. My brother asked to buy him a pear of socks._____________

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11. Thegirlwasremarkablyprettythoughmyfriendhadtoldmeshe was plane.___________________________________________

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12.The principle of the company arrived on time.____________

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13.The plaice where I was waiting was hidden behind the trees.

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14.Could you pass that role please? _______________________

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15.Themainprincipalinlifeistotreatothersinthesamewayasyou

want to be treated by them.______________________________

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16.Jim learnt to rite at the age of five.______________________

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17.We usually buy pairs at the market._____________________

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18.I was sure nobody could sea me._______________________

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19.The holiday brought some piece to her mind._____________

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20.This building is very old. That’s why it is so rye.___________

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21.If you turn write you’ll seа the chemist’s._______________

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7. A) Read the following lists of English homophones and be sure you know their meanings and spelling.

vane [veIn] — флюгер

B) Choose the right word in brackets to complete these sentences.Cross out the one you do not need.

1.Wehavesharedtheroomfortoolongandwe’resickofthe(sight/ site) of each other.

2.The minister will face the inquiry with his reputation at (steak / stake).

3.Abuilding in (steel / steal) and aluminum attracted my attention.

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4.I like my (steak / stake) rare.

5.The oil terminal is in the narrow (strait / straight) that separates the island from the mainland.

6.I’ve got a hole in the (sole / soul) of my shoe.

7.Wewerelyingbythepool,soakingupintheafternoon(son/sun).

8.Hebookedaluxury(suite/sweet)intheGrandHotelinadvance.

9.Each of the survivors had a terrible (tale / tail) to tell.

10.Deepinher(soul/sole)sheknewshehadtoreturntohercountry.

11.His teeth were white and perfectly (straight / strait).

12.The (sight / site) is being cleared for development.

13.Living alone and trying to bring up a young (sun / son) was no easy task.

14.He felt the adrenalin coursing through his (vain / vein).

15.The wine is too (sweet / suite) for me.

16.(Their /There) was once a poor farmer who had four sons.

17.He tried to (steel / steal) a book from the library, but was caught and punished.

18.The dog ran up, wagging its (tale / tail).

19.They tried in (vane / vain) to persuade her to leave.

20.If anyone calls, ask for (there / their) number so that I can call them back.

С) What variants can you offer for each transcription? What is the meaning of each homophone?

1.[sti:l]______________________________________________

2.[s@Vl]_____________________________________________

3.[vein]_____________________________________________

4.[saIt]______________________________________________

5.[sön]______________________________________________

6.[swÖt]_____________________________________________

7.[De@]______________________________________________

8.[steIk]_____________________________________________

9.[teIl] ______________________________________________

10.[streIt]____________________________________________

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D) Give English equivalents for these words.

1.подошва туфли ____________________________________

2.любимый сын______________________________________

3.опасный участок___________________________________

4.прямые волосы____________________________________

5.стейк из говядины__________________________________

6.узкий пролив______________________________________

7.украсть деньги_____________________________________

8.сладкое пирожное__________________________________

9.разноцветный флюгер_______________________________

10.будь там__________________________________________

11.глубоко в душе____________________________________

12.тонкая вена_______________________________________

13.сделанный из стали________________________________

14.тщетная надежда__________________________________

15.маленькая ставка__________________________________

16.большой номер люкс_______________________________

17.яркое солнце______________________________________

18.плохое зрение_____________________________________

19.веселый рассказ___________________________________

20.их семьи_________________________________________

21.короткий хвост____________________________________

E)Find and write homophones for these words.

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F) Transcribe these homophones.

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10. Стул был холодный, т.к. был сделан из стали.

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11. За домом стоял длинный кол.

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21. Когда Соня была маленькая, ее мама всегда рассказывала ей сказки.

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12.Будь осторожна, на подошве твоей туфли дырка.

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22.После такого утомительного дня было приятно прийти в номер люкс отеля «Савой».

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13.Малыш спал. На его голове можно было увидеть маленькую вену.

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14.«Будь там ровно в 7», — сказал учитель.

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15.Флюгер показывает направление ветра.

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16.У того пса очень толстый хвост.

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23.Боюсь, нам придется вернуться: пролив слишком узок, наш корабль не пройдет.

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17.Глубоко в душе она знала правду.

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18.Все ее надежды оказались тщетны.

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H) Find the words with the wrong spelling in each sentence and circle them. Can you correct the mistakes?

1.The friends decided to steel the book.____________________

2.It was so suite of him to give me flowers. _________________

3.There friends were absolutely different people.___________

4.The tail had a sad end.________________________________

5.If you need a metro station just go strait for about 10 minutes.

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