- •Unit 1. English in the World Part 1. Standards & Experiences Lead in
- •Reading
- •The Dictionary
- •Exercises
- •Talking and Writing
- •Role-play
- •Additional Language Exercises
- •Translation Exercises
- •Unit 1. English in the World Part 2. Globalisation Lead in
- •R eading
- •E xercises
- •Talking and Writing
- •Role-play
- •Additional Language Exercises
- •Translation Exercises
- •Unit 1. English in the World Part 3. Lingua Franca
- •Lead in
- •R eading
- •English as an Asian language
- •Exercises
- •Talking and Writing
- •A dditional language Exercises
- •Unit 1. English in the World Part 4. Face-to-Face with English Lead in
- •Reading
- •Culture shock of new campus life
- •Exercises
- •T alking and Writing
A dditional language Exercises
Words, like "caret" and "carrot" that are pronounced the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings are referred to as homonyms. Below is a list of homonyms taken from "Alan Cooper's Homonym List" at http://www.cooper.com/alan/homonym_list.html Match the words with their meanings within the homonymous groups.
affect |
result |
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bight |
middle of a rope |
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elude |
to escape from |
effect |
to change |
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bite |
eight bits |
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illude |
to deceive |
aisle |
island |
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byte |
a mouthful |
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epic |
a noteworthy period in history |
I'll |
contraction of "I will" |
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boos |
disparaging sounds from fans |
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epoch |
a narrative poem or story |
isle |
walkway |
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booze |
whiskey |
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incite |
understanding |
aural |
of the mouth |
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brews |
a contusion |
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insight |
to provoke |
oral |
of hearing |
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bruise |
more than one beer |
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lightening |
removing weight or darkness |
awed |
in a state of wonder |
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calendar |
paper press |
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lightning |
static electricity from the sky |
odd |
not usual |
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calender |
chart of days |
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overdo |
past time for payment |
aweful |
really bad |
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forego |
to precede |
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overdue |
carried to excess |
awful |
filled with awe |
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forgo |
to abstain from |
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pedal |
to sell |
offal |
butchered entrails |
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census |
numbering |
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peddle |
foot control |
band |
forbidden |
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senses |
faculties |
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racket |
illegal moneymaking scheme |
banned |
a group |
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cent |
dispatched |
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racquet |
woven bat for tennis |
bard |
a poet |
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scent |
one hundredth of a dollar |
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recede |
to plant again |
barred |
enclosed by poles |
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sent |
an aroma |
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reseed |
to move backward |
baron |
unable to bear children |
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cereal |
grains |
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rote |
by memory |
barren |
minor royalty |
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serial |
numbers in sequence |
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wrote |
has written |
fort |
a fortification |
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cite |
a location |
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saver |
to relish a taste |
forte |
a person's strong point |
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sight |
vision |
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savor |
one who saves |
Barry |
small fruit |
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site |
to refer to |
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stationary |
writing paper |
berry |
a man's name |
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coarse |
path of travel |
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stationery |
not moving |
bury |
to take under |
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course |
rough |
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summary |
précis |
bases |
what baseball players like to steal |
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complement |
allotment |
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summery |
like summer |
basis |
many four-stringed guitars |
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compliment |
encomium |
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troop |
a company of actors |
basses |
principal constituent of anything |
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elicit |
unlawful |
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troup |
a company of soldiers |
berth |
anchorage |
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illicit |
to draw out |
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wail |
large oceanic mammal |
birth |
your method of arrival |
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whale |
a cry |