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Exercises

How would you pronounce each of the underlined words in the sentences below? Choose a
word with a similar sound from the brackets.
1 The girl I live with knows a good pub with live music. (divelgive)
2 The main house houses a collection of rare stamps. (mouselrouse)
3 They bathed the children after they had bathed in the sea. (lathelpath)
4 You sow the seeds while I feed the sow. (cowlglow)
5 The violinist in the bow tie took a bow. (allowlflow)
6 He's the lead singer in the group 'Lead piping'. (headldeed)
7 What a row from the last house in the row! (ploughlthough)
8 Does he still suffer from his war wound? (foundlmooned)
9 I wound the rope around the tree to strengthen it against the gale. (roundltuned)
10 It's quite hard to wind in the sails in this wind. (findltinned)

Write the word in phonetic script in the correct spelling for the context.
Example: I really must do some more exercise or 1'11 never lose Iwe~tl weight.
1 Watching sport on TV is such a Iwe~stl of time.
2 There is a hole in the Isaull of my shoe.
3 He broke a Ipe~nl of glass in the kitchen window.
4 The eldest son of the monarch is the leal to the throne.
5 You are not /allaud/ to talk during the test.
6 Let's I'prakt~sl our swimming together this evening?
7 He's going 10ru:l a rather difficult Ife~zl at the moment.
8 Don't throw away that orange 1pi:lI. I need it for a recipe.

Write one sentence using both of the words corresponding to the phonetic script.
Example: 1pe1V She was quite pale after the exertion of carrying such a heavy pail of water.
1 Ideal 3 I'praktrsl 5 Iwalnl 7 hart1 9 Ihml
2 11tsI 4 Igre~tl 6 Isxtl 8 Ipre11 10 Ire~zl

Homophones and homographs are at the root of many jokes in English. Match the first part
of each of these children's jokes with the second part and then explain the play on words
involved in each.
1 What did the big chimney say to Because it's got a tender behind.
the little chimney?
2 What did one lift say to the other lift? A drum takes a lot of beating.
3 What did the south wind say to the I think I'm going down with something.
north wind?
4 Why did the man take his pencil to bed? A nervous wreck.
5 Why is history the sweetest lesson? He wanted to draw the curtains.
6 What's the best birthday present? Because it's full of dates.
7 Why can't a steam engine sit down? Let's play draughts.
8 What's pale and trembles at the bottom You're too young to smoke.
of the sea?

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