Английские омофоны и другие слова, вызывающие трудности у изучающих английский язык. Учебное пособие-1

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

1.I’m afraid you will have to pay the full fair._______________

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2.Asasinglefarther,hefounditastrugglebringingupthreechildren.

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3.Rub the butter into the flower.__________________________

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4. Great the cheese and sprinkle the top of the dish with it._____

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5. I’ve bought a new shampoo for dull or dry hare.____________

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6. The preliminary draught of the agreement has been approved.

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7.Theheardofelephantswasseenatadistance._______________

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8.You must be fare to both sides. __________________________

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9. When you get on the train you should pay your train fair. ____

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10. They pushed the boat father into the water._______________

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

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

1)Where is the (key / quay) to the entrance door?

2)If your voice is (horse / hoarse), it sounds rough and unclear, usually because you have a sore throat.

3)We now have (male / mail) nurses.

4)An (idle / idol) is someone who is greatly admired or loved by the public.

5)The (hole / whole) of the city centre was packed with demonstrators.

6)I was asked to come (hear / here).

7)This will take four or five days, depending on the (male / mail).

8)Reddie was a beautiful horse with a flowing (main / mane) and a tail.

9)He (made / maid) a large personal fortune, partly from fees, partly from shrewd investments.

10)The boy fell off the (hoarse / horse) and broke his leg.

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11)The (quay / key) is in that part of the harbour.

12)Old Mr Jacob was really a (holy / wholly) man.

13)(Our / Hour) parents live in California.

14)Can you (hear / here) Oscar well?

15)The (mane / main) street of the town is High Street.

16)Jessica’s (made / maid) helped her to dress for the ball.

17)There’s a (hole / whole) in my sock.

18)You were not (holy / wholly) to blame for the accident.

19)The journey takes about four (ours / hours).

20)She never lifts a finger to help. She’s born (idol / idle).

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

1.[hI@]_____________________________________________

2.[hþs]______________________________________________

3.[h@Vl]_____________________________________________

4.[aV@]_____________________________________________

5.[aIdl]______________________________________________

6.[`h@VlI]____________________________________________

7.[kÖ]_______________________________________________

8.[meIl]_____________________________________________

9.[meId]____________________________________________

10.[meIn]___________________________________________

D) Give English equivalents for these words.

1.хриплым голосом___________________________________

2.длиться три часа____________________________________

3.достичь причала____________________________________

4.запереть дверь ключом_______________________________

5.вести праздную жизнь_______________________________

6.кумир публики_____________________________________

7.наша идеология____________________________________

8.белые мужчины____________________________________

9.вот, здесь находится_________________________________

10.неуклюжая служанка_______________________________

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11.глубокая яма______________________________________

12.святая вода_______________________________________

13старая дева ________________________________________

14.почтовый ящик____________________________________

15.основная дорога ___________________________________

16.сделанный из _____________________________________

17.грива лошади _____________________________________

18.хорошо слышать __________________________________

19.провести целый месяц ______________________________

20.полностью неприемлемое предложение_______________

E) Find and write homophones for these words.

1.mail ____________________ 6. here ____________________

2.our _____________________ 7. wholly __________________

G) Express the same in English.

1. У лошадей и львов-самцов есть гривы._________________

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2. Какова главная мысль этого рассказа? __________________

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3. Давид, говори громче. Я не слышу тебя. ________________

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4. Не отошлете ли эти документы почтой? ________________

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5.— Где ключи? — Какие ключи? — Мои ключи от машины.

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6.Ленивые дети (дети, живущие в праздности) редко помо­ гают своим родителям. _______________________________

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7.Эта звезда экрана — кумир для всех людей в мире. ______

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8.Ты, что, уже всю книгу прочитал? _____________________

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9.Я целиком виноват в том, что произошло. ______________

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10.Как пройти к причалу? _____________________________

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

1.Two halves make a hole.______________________________

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2.The teacher’s voice was horse from a bad cold. ____________

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3.The priest stood at the wholly altar.______________________

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4.Amail deer is called a buck.___________________________

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5.The mane branch of the library is in the centre of the city. ____

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6.We lost the quay, so we can’t unlock the front door. _________

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7.It’s not true that they are a bunch of idol layabouts. They want to work.____________________________________________

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8.There are twenty-four ours in a day.____________________

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9.Amade comes once a week to clean their house. ___________

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10.I here someone calling my name._______________________

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

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

1)(Minor / Miner) means not very important or serious.

2)She is still waiting for a (knight / night) in shining armour to come and rescue her.

3)The boat had no motor, and there was only one (oar / ore) in it.

4)The clouds parted like a curtain, leaving a ceiling of (pale / pail) blue sky.

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5)Lee was playing in a children’s sandpit with a (pale / pail) and shovel.

6)To (need / knead) dough means to press and squeeze it before cooking.

7)Supplies of food, especially (meat / meet) have never been satisfactory.

8)(Maize / Maze) grows very well in Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

9)The old woman was screaming out in (pain / pane).

10)He won six gold (medals / meddles).

11)These animals (need / knead) food throughout the winter.

12)They would immediately disappear into the (maize / maze) of back alleys.

13)Could we (meat / meet) after lunch, please?

14)What’s his job? He is a (miner / minor).

15)He developed his arm (muscles / mussels) by lifting weights.

16)(Muscles / mussels) are small shelfish with a soft body inside a hard black or green shell.

17)It was a dark December (knight / night).

18)(Ore / oar) is a mineral that contains a commercially useful material, such as gold or uranium.

19)A(pane / pain) is an individual sheet of glass in a window.

20)I don’t want you to (medal / meddle) in my life.

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

1.[þ]_______________________________________________

2.[peIn]_____________________________________________

3.[meIz]_____________________________________________

4.[peIl]______________________________________________

5.[naIt]_____________________________________________

6.[mÖt]______________________________________________

7.[nÖd]______________________________________________

8.[`medl]____________________________________________

9.[`maIn@]___________________________________________

10.[`möslz]___________________________________________

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D) Give English equivalents for these words.

1) причинять боль ___________________________________

2) ведро песка ________________________________________

3) спелый маис_______________________________________

4) встречать спортсменов ______________________________

5) расслабленные мускулы_____________________________

6) месить тесто ______________________________________

7) нуждаться в деньгах________________________________

8) молодой шахтер ___________________________________

9) пресноводные моллюски ____________________________

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G) Express the same in English.

1.Им нужна поддержка семьи.

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2.Как хорошо я понимал смятение и боль ее родителей!

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3.Молодой актрисе дали незначительную роль в новой пьесе.

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4.Она потерялась в лабиринте.

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5.В прежние времена рыцарей обучали сражаться.

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6.Он сильно нажимал на весла.

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7.Никогда не вмешивайся в личные дела других людей.

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8.Кукуруза очень популярна в Америке и Австралии.

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9.Мидия — это маленькое морское животное.

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10.Где ты получил эту медаль?

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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 biceps mussel is tightened to move the arm. ___________

2.I saw a crack in the door pain. _________________________

3.Apale is used for carrying sand or water._________________

4.The two friends decided to meat in the middle of the knight. ____

5.How can you row without ores? _______________________

6.The blister gave me pane. ____________________________

7.Where shall we need the dough?_______________________

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8.Is it really possible to get lost in a maize? ________________

9.I work in a company that mines copper oar. ______________

10.That’s a relatively miner matter._______________________

11.Ayear or so later I happened to meat him again. __________

12.Minors get coal in Pennsylvania._______________________

13.His pail face frightened me. __________________________

14.In what US states do they grow maze?___________________

15.They say they knead help and support.__________________

16.Night Elludic was the main character of that old legend. _______

17.We took the ores and went to the boat.__________________

18.I’m not sure there is some meet in the fridge. _____________

19.Where do muscles live?______________________________

20.Learn how to relax tense mussels.______________________

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

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