54. Words that sound the same Some words in English have the same sound but different meanings. Read the questions and circle the correct answer. 1. Which is short for 'it is'? 2. Which can you eat? 3. Which is half of four? 4. Which is a greeting? 5. Which one is the place for a ship? 6. Which is a fruit? 7. Which is short for 'they are'? 8. Which is a door made of? 9. Which has sixty minutes? 10. Which is the opposite of 'old'? 11. Which is the Past Simple of 'see'? 12. Which do you do with a pen? 13. Which is the number above seven? 14. Which is the Past Simple of 'throw'? 15. Which is a vegetable?

Задание 54. Слова, звучащие одинаково

Это задание на знание омофонов — слов, которые звучат одинаково, но пишутся по-разному и имеют разное значение.

Ответы:

1. Which is short for 'it is'? it's
2. Which can you eat? meat
3. Which is half of four? too
4. Which is a greeting? hi
5. Which one is the place for a ship? sea
6. Which is a fruit? pear
7. Which is short for 'they are'? they're
8. Which is a door made of? wood
9. Which has sixty minutes? hour
10. Which is the opposite of 'old'? new
11. Which is the Past Simple of 'see'? saw
12. Which do you do with a pen? write
13. Which is the number above seven? eight
14. Which is the Past Simple of 'throw'? threw
15. Which is a vegetable? bean

(Примечания к ответам:

• 1. it's (it is) / its (притяжательное местоимение).
• 2. meat (мясо) / meet (встречать).
• 3. too (тоже, слишком) / two (два).
• 4. hi (привет) / high (высокий).
• 5. sea (море) / see (видеть).
• 6. pear (груша) / pair (пара).
• 7. they're (they are) / their (их).
• 8. wood (дерево) / would (модальный глагол).
• 9. hour (час) / our (наш).
• 10. new (новый) / knew (знал).
• 11. saw (видел, пила) / sore (больной).
• 12. write (писать) / right (право, правильно).
• 13. eight (восемь) / ate (ел).
• 14. threw (бросил) / through (сквозь).
• 15. bean (фасоль) / been (бывал).

Вывод: Задание проверяет знание омофонов английского языка.