General English Level 5 V 3

UNIT 02 The world we live in TOPIC 02 It's over there somewhere

	LANGUAGE FOCUS 04 Words that sound the same
	In English, there are many words that sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings. These are called homonyms .

Sophie says:
	I can't wait to see the sea .

See and sea sound the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings. In this example we can tell the meaning of the sentence from the context, the other words in the sentence or paragraph.

1	Look at the words on the left. They come from the conversation in Activity 02. Listen to the conversation again if you need to hear them again.
2	Say all of the words.
3	Drag and drop each of the words on the right to match a word on the left that sounds the same.

Examples

1	Read the sentences.
2	Listen to the sentences.
3	Say the sentences. Use the Pause button.

Everybody hopes there will be peace in the world.
Would you like a piece of cake?

I'd like you to meet my friend.
I don't eat meat . I'm a vegetarian.

We moved into our new house last week.
It took me an hour to get to work this morning.

I got to the cinema by taxi.
I have to buy some new shoes.

She liked everything she ate .
The soccer match starts at eight o'clock.

Now go to the Activities menu and choose another topic.