Notes on homonyms

Homonyms are words that coincide in form, but have different meanings and. may (or may not) belong to different categories or parts of speech. Homonyms may coincide both in phonetic and in graphic form, as ball, n (мяч) and ball, n (бал) or fair, adj (светлый, справедливый и др. знач.) and fair, n (ярмарка). They may coincide only in pronunciation, but have different graphic forms, as sea, n and to see, v. They may coincide in spelling, but be differently pronounced, as lead [led] n (свинец) and to lead [li:d] υ (вести).

ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY (I)

Words

ancient adj finance n piece n

astonish υ flood n possibility n

built-up adj historic adj pound n

circle n historical adj puzzle υ

circular adj human adj sea level

circulation n humanity n settlement n

coin n (the) Humanities slice n

commerce n lump n stretch υ

currency n mankind n strike υ

double-decker n masterpiece n striking adj

entertainment n Parliament n traffic n

exhibit υ parliamentary adj worth n, adj

worthy adj

Word Combinations

to break to pieces to go on a tour to turn smth. into smth.

a panorama (view) of to have a possibility for to be a surprise to

to stand for smth. to strike a match to be worthy of smth.

to strike a blow a piece of advice to go on strike

fine and applied arts to be a surprise to smb. to take a trip