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

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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