Номер 6, страница 99 - гдз по английскому языку 5-11 класс учебник Latham-Koenig, Oxenden

6 RONUNCIATION homographs

Homographs

Homographs are words that are spelt the same but have different meanings. Most are pronounced the same, e.g. a football fan, an electric fan, but some are pronounced differently, e.g.

bow /bao/ = move your head or the top half of your body forwards and downwards, as a sign of respect

bow /bǝu/ = 1 a weapon used in archery for shooting arrows; 2 a hair decoration made of ribbon

a

Look at the groups of sentences which contain homographs. Match the homographs to pronunciation a or b.

lead a /led/ b /li:d/

1 González is coming into the final straight; she's in the lead with 100 metres to go.

2 Scuba divers attach lead weights to their belts to help them dive.

row a /rǝu/ b /rau/

3 We were sitting in the front row, so we could almost touch the players.

4 The coach had a row with the owner of the team.

5 People who row tend to have very well-developed biceps.

putting a /'patin/ b /'putin/

6 He was still putting on his boots when the match started.

7 She's been putting beautifully and is now six under par.

tear a /teǝ/ b /'tıǝ/

8 If you tear a muscle or a ligament, you may not be able to train for six months.

9 As she listened to the national anthem, a tear rolled down her cheek.

content a /'kontent/ b /kən'tent/

10 Some footballers never seem content with their contracts. They're always trying to negotiate better terms.

11 Sports drinks often have a high sugar content.

wound a /wu:nd/ b /waund/

12 He wound the tape tightly around his ankle to prevent a sprain.

13 You could see his head wound bleeding as he was taken off the pitch.

use a /ju:z/ b /ju:s/

14 If you use a high-tech swimsuit, you'll be able to swim much faster.

15 It's no use complaining - the umpire's decision is final.

b 10.4

Listen and check. Practise saying the sentences.

a. Посмотрите на группы предложений, которые содержат омографы. Соотнесите омографы с произношением a или b.

b. Прослушайте и проверьте. Потренируйтесь произносить предложения.

Ответ:

a.

1. b

2. a

3. a

4. b

5. a

6. b

7. a

8. a

9. b

10. b

11. a

12. b

13. a

14. a

15. b