STUDYNOTES EPISODE1:EYETESTING

VOCABULARYINCONTEXT
Whenlearningvocabularyatamore
advancedlevelofEnglish,itisimportantto
beawarethatwordsfrequentlyhavemore
thanonemeaning,andthemeaningofa
wordisdeterminedbythecontextinwhichit
appearsorcanbedeterminedinrelationto
otherwords.
STUDYTIPS
Whenlearningnewvocabulary,itis
beneficialtolearnthemeaningof
wordsinthevariouscontextsthey
appear.Thismakesiteasierto
rememberthewordandits
meaning.

Themeaningofawordlikehotis
understoodinthecontextofawordlike
coldbecausetheyareopposites
(antonyms).Thesesamewords,however,
wouldbesimilarinmeaning(synonyms)in
thecontextofwarmandcool,
respectively.
So,whenreadingandlisteningbe
awarehowthewordsarebeing
usedindifferentcontexts,andadd
examplesofanynewcontextsto
yourvocabularynotebook.

Whendeterminingthemeaningofwords,whichhaveeitherthesamepronunciation
orthesamespelling,namelyhomonyms,contextplaysanimportantrole.

HOMONYMSHOMOGRAPHSANDHOMOPHONES

Homonymisgenerallyusedtodescribeaword,whichhasthesamespellingand
pronunciationasanother,forexamplethesecondrowofseatsinthecinemaand
rowtheboattoshore.Thecontexttellsusthatrowhastwodifferentmeanings.

Homonymsareoftendifferentiatedaccordingtowhetherthepairorsetofwordshas
thesamespellingorpronunciation,butinallcasesthemeaningisdeterminedfrom
thecontext,asistheirspellingandpronunciation.

Ifthewordshavethesamespelling,butdifferinpronunciationandmeaning,they
arecalledhomographs.

Forexample:

TheStudyEnglishprogramwasrecordedbeforealiveaudience.
liveinthiscontextispronounced/lav/,andisanadjectivedescribing
audienceandmeansisbeingrecordedwhiletheprogramishappening,and
broadcastatalatertime

Wheredoesshelive?
liveinthiscontextispronounced/lv/, andistheverbofthesubjectshe.

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Ifthewordsarepronouncedthesame,butdifferinspellingandmeaning,theyare
calledhomophones.

Forexample:

Yourconcertticketsareinthemail.
Onlymalestudentsparticipatedinthesurvey.
mailandmalearepronouncedthesame/mel/,butmeantwodifferent
things,i.e.theservicethatdeliverslettersandtheoppositeoffemale,
respectively.

HOMOGRAPHS
Hereisalistofthemorecommonhomographs.

Homograph
Pronunciation Context
Spelling
accent /k'snt/verb Whenpronouncingthewordaccent,
itsimportanttoaccentthesecond
/'ksnt/noun syllable.
JohnspokeChinesewithastrong
Englishaccent.
approximate /'prksmet/verb Thisshadeofbluewillapproximate
thecolourofthefabric,butwecant
/'prksmt/ matchitexactly.
adjective
Anapproximatecostofbuildingthe
tunnelis$10billion.
associate /'soiet/verb Whatdoyouassociatethisfashion
labelwithstyleorcomfort?
/'soit/adjective Heistheassociateeditorofthe
newspaper.
bow /ba/verbandnoun Pleasebowonenteringthetemple.
Afterhisbrilliantperformance,John
gaveabow.
/bo/noun Shepinnedabowinherhair.
close /kloz/verb Closethewindow,please.Itsgetting
cold.
/klos/adjective
Herfamilylivesclosetothecity.
conduct /kn'dkt/verb Thedepartmentwillconductan
inquiryintothetheftoftheproperty.
/'kndkt/noun Hisconductatthepartywas
appalling.
conflict /kn'flkt/verb Johnsinterestsunfortunatelyconflict
withtheinterestsofthecompany.
/'knflkt/noun Johnsinterestscameintoconflict
withmanagement.

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Homograph
Pronunciation Context
Spelling
content /'kntnt/noun Thecontentofthatpackagewas
suspect.
/kn'tnt/adjective
Shewascontentwiththedecision
theyreached.
contest /kn'tst/verb Didyourbrothercontestyourfathers
will?
/'kntst/noun
Didyouenterthewritingcontestin
theLearningCentre?
contract /kn'trkt/verb DidJohncontractmalariainAfrica?
Janesignedacontractwithhernew
/'kntrkt/noun employer.
contrast /kn'trast/verb Theinstructionssaidtocontrastthe
presentsituationwiththepast.
/'kntrast/noun Janesassessmentofthesituation
wasinstarkcontrasttothetruth.
converse /kn'vs/verb Theteacherrequestedtheyconverse
inEnglish.
/'knvs/noun Theythoughtthenewbridgewould
easethetraffic,buttheconversewas
infacttrue.
convert /kn'vt/verb WillyouconvertmyAustraliandollars
intoyenplease?
/'knvt/noun Afterattendingthepoliticalrally,he
becameaconverttothenewparty.
delegate /'dlget/verb Ifheistosurviveinhisjob,hewill
needtodelegatesomeofhiswork.
/'dlgt/noun Theschoolonlysentonedelegateto
theconference.
deliberate /d'lbret/verb Thebarristerfeelsthejurywillnot
deliberateforlong.
/d'lbrt/adjective Thejurorsfelttheattackwas
deliberate.
elaborate /'lbret/verb Theintervieweraskedmeto
elaborateonmyanswer.
/'lbrt/adjective Thatwasanelaborateschemehe
devisedforrecyclingwaste.
export /k'spt/verb Thestatewillexport40%ofitssteel
toAsia.
/'kspt/noun
Thesteelispackagedforexportto
Asia.
extract /k'strkt/verb Usethejuicertoextractthejuice
fromthefruit,please.
/'kstrkt/noun ThatextractistakenfromtheStudy
EnglishIELTSPreparationSeries
Onebook.

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Homograph
Pronunciation Context
Spelling
graduate /'gruet/verb HewillgraduatewithaDiplomain
BusinessfromInsearch,UTSinearly
/'grut/noun spring.
Heisabusinessgraduatefrom
Insearch,UTS.
import /m'pt/verb Chinawillimportcoalanduranium
fromAustralia.
/'mpt/noun Theimportofcoalanduraniumearns
millionsofdollarsfortheAustralian
economy.
invalid /'nvld/noun Itwasunfortunatethatshebecamean
invalidaftertheaccident.
/n'vld/adjective Johnsvisawasinvalidfortravelin
China.
lead /lid/verb Janewillleadthegroupforthetrekin
Nepal.
/ld/noun Pbisthechemicalsymbolforlead.
live /lv/verb Theywanttolivebythesea.
Therewillbelivecoveragefrom
/lav/adjective Wimbledon.
permit /p'mt/verb Checkwiththeneighbourswhether
theyllpermityoutoholdtheparty
/'pmt/noun lateintothenight.
Yourparkingpermitexpiresnext
month.

present /pr'znt/verb TheDirectorofStudieswillpresent

theawardsatthegraduation
/'prznt/noun, ceremony.
adjective Allthechildrenreceivedapresent
fromtheirfatherwhenhereturned
fromthebusinesstrip.
produce /pr'djus/verb Theywillproducemanyvaluable
goodsforexport.
/'prus/noun Localproduceissoldatthemarket.
progress /pr'grs/verb StudentsusingStudyEnglishcan
progressattheirownspeed.
/'progrs/noun Thestudentsmadesteadyprogress
intheirfiveweekEnglishprogram.
project /pr'kt/verb Themachinewillprojecttheimage
ontothescreen.
/'prokt/noun Studentsarerequiredtodoa
researchprojectfortheirfinal
assignment.
record /r'kd/verb Teachersrecordstudentsmarkson
thedatabase.
/'rkd/noun Arecordofstudentsmarksisalways
keptonfile.

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 Homograph
Pronunciation Context
Spelling
refill /ri'fl/verb CanIrefillyourglass?
Wouldyoulikearefill?
/'rifl/noun
reject /r'kt/verb Thequalitycontroldepartmentwill
rejectthecomputersbecauseof
/'rikt/noun faultywiring.
Thatcomputerwillbeareject
becauseofthefaultywiring.
separate /'spret/verb Teacherswillneedtoseparatethe
topachievingstudents.
/'sprt/adjective Therewillbeaseparatewritingclass
toaccommodatethegeneraltraining
students.
survey /s've/verb Thegeologistswillsurveythelandto
assessfuturepossibilities.
/'sve/noun Themarketingdepartmentconducted
asurveyontheirlatestproductto
assesscustomersatisfaction.
suspect /s'spkt/verb Themotherdidnotsuspecther
daughteroftruancy.
/'sspkt/noun The18yearoldwasasuspectinthe
crime.
wind /wand/verb Thetwomainstreetsintheresort
townwindtheirwaytotheocean.
/wnd/noun Theweatherbureauisforecastinga
strongsoutherlywindthisafternoon.

HOMOPHONES
Hereisalistofthemorecommonhomophones.

Homophone
Pronunciation Context
Spelling
aid /ed/ Humanitarianaidwasprovidedtothe
aide victimsofthetsunamidisaster.
Whenthecrisiserupted,thepresident
summonedheraide.
air // Thesummerraincooledtheair
heir substantially.
Theheirtothecompanysfortunehas
notbeendecided.
allowed /'lad/ Theuseofadictionaryisnotallowed
aloud duringtheIELTStest.
Thequestionswerereadaloudforall
tohear.

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Homophone
Pronunciation Context
Spelling
ascent /'snt/ TheybegantheirascentofMount
assent Everestasdawnbroke.
Themanagingdirectorgavehis
assenttotheproposedconstruction
ofthetunnel.
bare /b/ Afterthefire,thecountrysidewas
bear completelybare.
AuntMarysbirthdaycardgreetingwill
beartheQueenssealbecauseshe
turned100.
Thatparticularspeciesofbearis
mainlyfoundintheNorthPole.
base /bes/ Thebushwalkstartsatthebaseofthe
bass mountains.
Thequartetwasbrilliantexceptforthe
bassplayerwhowassufferingfrom
theflu.
bean /bin/ Theblackbeaniswidelyusedto
been prepareIndiandishes.
Theyvebeentothefourcornersof
theEarth.
beat /bit/ EveryweekItakeallmyPersianrugs
beet outontothebalconyandbeatthemtill
theyreclean.
Beetisarootplantfromwhichsugar
ismade.
berth /b/ Aberthwasmadevacantinthe
birth harbourfortheluxurycruiseliner.
Theycelebratedthebirthoftheir
secondchild.
bite /bat/ Ifprovokedsomedogswillbite.
byte Computerbuffswillknowthatabyte
isaunitofstorage.
blew /blu/ Thestrongwindblewallnight.
blue Afterthestormclearedtheskyturned
blue.
break /brek/ Didanythingbreakduringthe
brake hailstorm?
Putthebrakeonsothecardoesnt
roll.
buy /ba/ Youneedtobuyanewjacket.
by Hisshoesarebythedoor.
bye Bye!Illseeyoutomorrow.
canvas /'knvs/ Theyusedcanvastomakethetent
canvass soitllbestrong.
Theywillcanvasstheareatomorrow
forsupport.

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Homophone
Pronunciation Context
Spelling
carrot /'krt/ Carrot,anorangerootvegetable,is
carat usedinmanyofthespicydishes.
Onherengagementshereceivedan
18caratgoldring.
ceiling /'sil/ Theroomwasquiteoldthepaint
sealing waspeelingoffthewallsandceiling.
Sealingthepackagewaspartofthe
procedure.
cell /sl/ Theprisonerwastakentohiscell.
sell Theywereadvisedtoselltheir
stocks.
cent /snt/ Luckily,Johndidnthavetopaya
scent centfortheoverdueDVDs.
sent Theroomwasfilledwiththescentof
roses.
Theparcelwassentbycourier.
cereal /'sril/ Thechildrenusuallyhaveabowlof
serial cereal forbreakfast.
Herpopularnovelwillbeshownasa
serialnextseasononABCtelevision.
check /k/ Itsimportanttocheckwhetheryouve
cheque lockedthedoorwhenleaving.
Hewroteacheque for$500.
cite /'sat/ Dontforgettociteyoursourcesat
site theendofyouressay.
sight Thetourwillincludethemostpopular
site,theGreatWallofChina.
Hissighthasbeenslowly
deteriorating.
coarse /ks/ Coarsesaltisoftenusedfor
course preservingfoods.
Hewillneedtotakeanaccounting
coursetocompletehisbusiness
degree.
complement /'kmplmnt/ Theplayerscomplementeachother,
compliment sotheystandagoodchanceof
winningthechampionship.
Shepaidhimagreatcomplimentby
acknowledginghiscontribution.
council /'kansl/ Thelocalcouncilvotedinfavourof
counsel thedevelopmentofthemassive
shoppingcentrecomplex.
Thestudentacceptedtheadvisers
counsel.
dependant /d'pndnt/ Thedependant,towhomtheywere
dependent referring,wasSmithschild.
Thesuccessoftheireconomyis
dependentonexports.

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Homophone
Pronunciation Context
Spelling
dew /dju/ Thelawnswerecoveredwithmorning
due dew.
OurassignmentisdueMonday
morning.
die /da/ Themanwilldieifhelpdoesntcome
dye soon.
Inthefinalstage,itisnecessaryto
dyethefabricgreen.
elicit /'lst/ Theradioannouncerdeliberately
illicit madeadisparagingremarktoelicita
responsefromhislisteners.
Theillicitdrugswerefoundduringthe
policeraid.
fair /f/ Studentsfeltthefinaltestwasfair.
fare Therewassomediscussionabout
increasingthefareforstudentbus
tickets.
feat /fit/ TheengineeringoftheSydneyOpera
feet Houseisanamazingfeat.
Hisfeetweresoreafterrunningthe
marathon.
flour /'fla/ Therecipecallsfortwocupsofflour.
flower Thespeciesofcactushasadelicate
yellowflower.
for /f/ Therearesomebookswaitingforyou
fore atreception.
four Thedepartmentrestructurecameto
theforeagainatlastweeksmeeting.
Therearefourstudentswhowillresit
thetest.
gate /get/ Thegateopensatexactly6:00am.
gait Thedoctorbecameconcerned
becauseofherpeculiargait.She
couldhardlywalk.
grease /gris/ Themechanicsclotheswerecovered
Greece ingrease.
ImplanningongoingtoGreecefor
mynextholiday.
grate /gret/ Couldyougratesomegingerontothe
great fishplease?
Thegreatmasterpiecesalways
attractthebiggestcrowds.
groan /gron/ WeknewJanewasalivewhenshe
grown begantogroanfromunderthe
rubble.
Therosemaryplanthasgrownintoa
hugebush.

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Homophone
Pronunciation Context
Spelling
hall /hl/ Theclassroomislocateddownthe
haul hallandtotheright.
Wehadtohaultherecording
equipmentfromoneendofthe
buildingtotheother.
hangar /'h/ TheoldBoeing747wasdispatchedto
hanger thehangarforstorage.
Thereisahangerontherackforyour
coat.
heal /hil/ Janewasadvisedthatitwouldtakeat
heel leastthreemonthsforherarmtoheal
afterthefall.
Theheelofhershoegotcaught
betweenthegroovesoftheescalator.
hear /h/ ShewastooupsettohearwhatIwas
here saying.
Thephotocopyingmachineishereon
theleft.
heroin /'hrwn/ Thearticlediscussedthedangers
heroine surroundingtheuseofheroinan
illegaldrug.
Janeplaystheheroineinthefilm.
higher /'ha/ Thehigherthemountain,thegreater
hire thechallengebecomes.
Youcanhireacarattheairport.
him /hm/ Johnreprimandedhimforbehaving
hymn unprofessionally.
Thereligioussongsarefoundinthe
hymnbook.
hole /hol/ Toreachwatertheyhadtodigadeep
whole holeintheground.
Itwilltakethewholedaytoreachthat
littleoutbacktown.
hour /'a/ Iwillneedanhourofyourtimeto
our completethesurvey.
Ouruniversitywillbehostingthe
conferencethisyear.
idle /'adl/ Sincethefactorycloseddown,the
idol workershavebeenidle.
AfterhisgreatwinatWimbledon,hell
nodoubtbecomethenexttennisidol.
key /ki/ Theyfoundasparekey forthe
quay storeroom.
Wedecidedthebestplacetomeet
wouldbeonthequay,downbythe
harbour.

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Homophone
Pronunciation Context
Spelling
knew /nju/ Heknewtherewouldbesignificant
new changestotheprogramme.
Anewprogrammewillbeintroduced
inthenextsemester.
knot /nt/ Theropewastiedinaknot.
not Theboatwasnottiedtothewharf.
know /no/ Didyouknow hewasintownvisiting
no friends?
No,Ididntknowhewasvisitinghis
friends.
knows /noz/ Sheknowsthecodetothebuilding.
nose Hisnosewasbrokenduringthe
footballmatch.
lessen /'lsn/ Installingasafetydevicewilllessen
lesson theriskofinjury.
Thelessonontheenvironmentwas
interesting.
lightning /'latn/ Theyforecastedrainwiththunderand
lightening lightning.
Lighteningthecolourwillprovideyou
withtheshaderequired.
loan /lon/ Johntookoutaloantostartuphis
lone business.
Alonemanwasseenwaitingatthe
busstopintheearlyhoursofthe
morning.
mail /mel/ Themailisdeliveredtwiceaday.
male Thesurveyfocussedonmale
students.
mat /mt/ Therewasasmallmatjustoutside
matt thefrontdoorofthehouse.
Allthephotographshadamattfinish.
meat /mit/ Themainmealconsistedofmeat,
meet potatoes,andavegetable.
Wecanmeetattheinformationdesk
atnoon.
miner /'man/ Theminershealthwasinevitably
minor affectedworkingsuchlonghours
underground.
Onlyminorchangesweremadeto
thefilmfestivalprogram.
missed /mst/ Shemissedherbusthismorning.
mist Themountainsarealwaysshrouded
inabluishmist.
morning /'mn/ ThetestwasscheduledforSaturday
mourning morning.
Thechildrenwerestillmourningthe
deathoftheirpetdog.

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Homophone
Pronunciation Context
Spelling
muscle /'msl/ Shestrainedherthighmuscle
mussel runningthemarathon.
Themusseldishwasntverytasty,
eventhoughIloveshellfish.
naval /'nevl/ Thenavalofficerescortedgueststo
navel thebase.
Theteacheraskedthestudentto
pointtothenavelonthebodychart.
need /nid/ Theywillneedtoordertheirticketsfor
knead theflight.
Thebakerwillkneadthedoughfor
thebread.
oar // Theoarwasdamagedsothey
or couldntrowtheboat.
ore Theyhadachoiceofeithergoingon
anexcursionorwatchingamovie.
Thecountrywasrichinironore.
one /wn/ Johnpassedthetestbyonemark.
won ThenationalteamwonThursdays
footballmatch.
pail /pel/ Thechildrenpickedapailof
pale strawberries.
Hearrivedatschoollookingrather
pale.
pain /pen/ Susanwasinalotofpainafter
pane twistingherankle.
Thepaneofglasswascompletely
shatteredwhenhitbytheball.
pair /p/ Healsopackedanotherpairof
pare trousersforthetrip.
pear Usethisknifetoparetheapple.
Theyhadajuicypearfordessert.
peace /pis/ Theywerehopefulthenegotiated
piece treatywouldbringpeace.
Margaretorderedapieceofpiewith
hercoffee.
pedal /'pdl/ Thepedalonthebikewasrepaired.
peddle Harrywaslookingforsomeoneto
peddlehisillegaldrugs.
pigeon /'pn/ Thecarrierpigeonwasusedtorelay
pidgin messagesduringWorldWarI.
Thereisaformoflanguagecalled
pidginEnglish.
pier /p/ Theywillbuildatheatreonthe
peer abandonedpier.
Thesecurityguardtriedtopeerinto
thewarehousewindow.

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Homophone
Pronunciation Context
Spelling
plain /plen/ Thedcorofthehousewasplainand
plane simple.
Theplanewasreadyfortakeoff.
pole /pol/ Heusedapoletogetthekiteoutof
poll thetree.
Thetelevisionstationconducteda
pollintothepopularityofitsevening
programs.
practice /'prkts/ Thelisteningpracticetestsare
practise availableinthelibrary.
Youcanpractisethelisteningtestsin
thelibrary.
prays /prez/ Sheprayseverymorninginthe
preys villagechapel.
praise Theeaglepreysonsmallanimals.
Thecoachwasfullofpraiseforhis
playersaftertheirvictory.
principal /'prnspl/ Hisprincipalconcernwasforthe
principle safetyofthechildren.
Studentsonlyneededtoremember
thefirstprincipleforthesciencetest.
queue /kju/ Howlongdidyouwaitinthequeue?
cue Thepromptgavetheactorthecueto
beginhisspeech.
rain /ren/ Therainwasawelcomesightafter
rein twoyearsofseveredrought.
reign Pullontherightreinifyouwantthe
horsetoturnright.
ThereignoftheirfirstCEOlasted10
years.
raise /rez/ Thegovernmentneedstoraise
rays peoplesstandardofliving.
Doctorswarnaboutexposureto
ultravioletrays.
real /ril/ Thedevastationofthetsunamiwas
reel real.Soyouwerentdreaming.
Therewasonlyonereeloffilmto
view.
right /rat/ Sheguessedtherightanswer.
rite Areligiousceremony,whichis
write performedwithinaparticularsociety,
issometimescalledarite.
Youarerequiredtowritea250word
essay.

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Homophone
Pronunciation Context
Spelling
road /rod/ Becauseofheavyrain,theroadwas
rode quiteslippery.
rowed Thegrouprodetheirhorsesthrough
thebushontheexcursion.
Theteamrowedbrilliantlytowinthe
regattachampionship.
roll /rol/ Thespectatorswatchedthegolfball
role rollsuccessfullyintothe9th hole,
givingthecompetitoranadvantage.
Andrewwasgiventheleadroleinthe
newmusical.
rye /ra/ Ryeisoneoftheirstaplecrops.
wry Shegavehersisterawrysmile
knowingfullwellthatShirleywasin
deeptrouble.
sail /sel/ Thetallshipswillsailintotheharbour
sale earlythisafternoon.
Therewasahugesaleinallshops
throughJuneandJuly.
scene /sin/ Thesceneofdevastationcausedby
seen thehurricanewashorrifying.
Theywerenowheretobeseenafter
thedestruction.
seas /siz/ Theiradventureconsistedofsailing
sees thesevenseas.
seize Heseestheissueofunemployment
inadifferentlight.
DidSanjayseizetheopportunityto
studyatINSEARCHUTS?
sew /so/ Iwillsewthebuttononyourshirt.
so ThemeetingisonThursday,sothe
sow proposalwillneedtobereadyby
then.
FarmersintropicalAsiawillsowthree
cropsofriceinayear.
soar /s/ Wewatchedtheeaglesoarintothe
sore sky.
Myarmwassoreafterthefall.
sole /sol/ Maryhadsoleresponsibilityforthe
soul children.
Herheartandsoulwentintowriting
thebook.
some /sm/ Someofthebiscuitswereeaten.
sum Thesumtotaloftheproductsis$50.
son /sn/ TheirsonisnowlivinginChina.
sun Thesunfinallyappearedafterthree
daysofheavyrain.

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Homophone
Pronunciation Context
Spelling
stair /st/ TimothysatwaitingforJillonthetop
stare stair,outsideherfrontdoor.
Itisimpolitetostare.
stationary /'stenri/or Thecarswerestationaryforalong
stationery whileaftertheaccidentonthe
/'stenri/ highway.
Thestationerycanbepurchased
fromthenewsagent.
stake /stek/ Johnholdsa20%stakeinthe
steak business.
Sheorderedsteakforhermeal.
steal /stil/ Howdidtheymanagetostealthe
steel equipment?
Theywillbeexportingsteelwiththe
newagreement.
suite /swit/ Thepresidentialsuiteinthenew
sweet Hiltonhotelisspectacular.
Thecakewastoosweetformyliking.
Sunday /'snde/ Thepicnicwasscheduledfor
sundae Sunday.
Thechildrenenjoyedtheirchocolate
sundaeicecreamsoda.
tail /tel/ Thepossumhasabushytail.
tale Shetoldafascinatingtaleaboutthe
missinglantern.
taught /tt/ RitataughtEnglishinChinaformany
taut years.
Thetightropeonwhichthetrapeze
artistperformedwaspulledtaut.
tear /t/ Thestorybroughtateartomyeye.
tier Anorderwasplacedforafourtier
weddingcake.
there // Therewereonlytwoplacesavailable
their ontheprogram.
theyre Theirprogramofstudyrequireda
prerequisiteoftwoaccounting
courses.
Theyreacceptedintothediploma
program.
threw /ru/ Stevethrewthecricketballatgreat
through speed.
Thecrowdstampededthroughthe
gates.
tire /'ta/ Ineverseemtotireoftheclassics.
tyre Itwassheerluckthatsomeonewas
onhandtohelpreplacetheflattyre.

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Homophone
Pronunciation Context
Spelling
toe /to/ Johnstubbedhistoeontherock.
tow Themechanicwilltowthecartothe
garage.
to /tu/ Iwillbedrivingtothecoastrather
too thanflying.Thewateristoocoldto
two swimin.Ihaveonlytwobrothers.
vain /ven/ Theteamworkedinvaintosavethe
vein accidentvictim.Thedoctorinjected
thepenicillinintoaveininhisleftarm.
waist /west/ Herclothingwasnowtightaroundthe
waste waist.Theydisposedoftheirwaste
thoughtfully.
wait /wet/ Youwillneedtowaitforthetest
weight results.
Thequestionnaireaskedforthe
heightandweightoftheparticipant.
wave /wev/ Itwasatwometrewavethathitthe
waive fishermen.
Adecisionwasreachedtowaivea
portionofthefees.
way /we/ Theintensivelanguageprogramwas
weigh agoodwaytoimprovemyJapanese.
Theshopassistantwillweighyour
produce.
weak /wik/ Itwastobeexpectedhewouldbe
week weakaftertheoperation.
Therewasonlyaweekleftbeforethe
startoftheterm.
weather /'w/ WeatherpermittingIllgoonthe
whether bushwalk.
Ishallbegoingonthebushwalk
whetheryoulikeitornot.
wet /wt/ Thegroundisquitewetfromallthe
whet rainwevehad.
Allthedishesonthemenuwillwhet
yourappetite.
which /w/ Whichroadwillgivemeaccesstothe
witch property?
Shedressedasawitchforthe
Halloweenparty.
wrote /rot/ Hewrotehisnovelwhileonleavein
rote Italy.
Thechildrenweretaughttolearnby
rote.
your /j/ Yourticketswillbeavailableon
youre Friday.
Yourewelcometopickupyour
ticketsonFriday.

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