Rough, harsh, uneven, rugged

1. He wore... clothes that smacked of the sea. (Ln.) 2. Her greyish blouse was worn and old, her shoes were split, her little hands... and red, her neck browned. (G.) 3. A... surface of sand was blowing and settling on the maps though there was no wind. (Aldr.) 4. They were in the car again, Macomber and Wilson hanging on the sides and rocketing swayingly over the... ground. (H.) 5. His voice was..., not his voice at all. (Mr.) 6. It's kind of you to bother, Evie. I've had a rather... passage, but

at all events I know where I am now. (Mg.) 7. It was along,... struggle. (Cr.) 8. He took her hands, small, ... brown. (G.) 9. The mountainous road was.... (Mr.).

Blank, empty, vacant

1. Her seat beneath the birch tree was..., though the day was pleasant and the sun was high. (Sc.) 2. There was only a bare yard to be seen, and the... side of the brick house. (Hn.) 3. Their rooms were... and lonesome. (D.) 4. The coach was... of passengers by this time. (Mg.)

Exercise 10. Give words homophonous with the following.

fare, flour, hair, heel, here, eye, night, peace, reign, pear, plain, right, soul, sum, sun, week.

Exercise 11. Choose appropriate homophones.

1. My (sole, soul) is dark. 2. Honey is (sweet, suite). 3. Don't (sale, sail) the (bear's, bears) skin before you have (court, caught) it. 4. After (reign, rain) comes fine (whether, weather). 5. (No, know) living man all things can. 6. Make hay while the (sun, son) shines. 7. (To, two) heads are better than (one, won). 8. Out of (site, sight) out of mind. 9. (Too, two) many cooks spoil the broth. 10. (New, knew) wine in old bottles. 11. One can (here, hear) the grass grow. 12. One's (hart, heart) goes into (once, one's) boots. 13. Like (father, farther) like (sun, son). 14. It never (reigns, rains) but it (paws, pours).

Exercise 12. a) Find the homographs to the following words and transcribe both, b) Give the Ukrainian/Russian equivalents to these homographs.

Bass, bow, buffet, celt, close, compact, desert, house, housewife, invalid, minute, object, polish, row, slough, tear, wind.

Exercise 13. a) Find the homophones to the following words, b) Give the Ukrainian/Russian equivalents to these homophones.

Air, birth, coarse, core, cite, dessert, fare, fir, flower, hare, heal, key, knight, meat, oar, pair, paw, piece, pole, rain, right, sail, sea, sell, sole, son, sow, suite, whether, whole.

Exercise 14. a) Define the meanings of the following paronyms, b) Use them in constructing sentences of your own.

Exercise 15. Comment on the phenomenon of paronymy. Make distinctions between the following paronyms.

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