Hi, everyone!
Did you know that there are special words called “homophones”? It has nothing to do with phones, if that’s what you thought. Homophones (омонимы) are words which have absolutely the same pronunciation but different meanings. For example, if you write that you’re so board, people will misunderstand you, because you’re not a board made of wood from a tree, you’re bored, you’re not interested.
Can you find another example in the picture? I’ll give you a hint – it also has something to do with trees…
There are also words which have almost the same pronunciation, but still sound a bit different. For example, if you say “I want buy this” – it’s incorrect, because you meant “I won’t buy this”. One sound can make a great difference.
So as not to make fools of ourselves and do everything right, let’s find out a little more about…
Where, wear and were
Where and wear are homophones. Произносятся они вот так: [weər]
переводится таким образом: где, куда, туда:
Here is what Google thinks about when you type “where”
Wear переводится так: быть одетым, носить, изнашивать, износ
Не путайте wear с put on– одевать. I put on – я одеваю, I wear – я ношу.
Вот фразы с wear:
Now you can understand this joke.
Ну a were – это уже не homophone с wear and where.
Were – это вторая форма глагола to be – быть. Were используется для you/we/they.
Where and were произносятся по-разному! Поэтому будьте внимательны, когда говорите вопрос в past simple с where:
Where were you?(practice saying this question)
Ну и немножко fun напоследок. Werewolf – оборотень, произносится как “where” а не “were”.
А вот вам wherewolf =) It needs a map to find where to hunt.
Fill in the blanks in these sentences:
1. W…… can you w…… this outfit?
2. I want to see w…… the birds hide in the rain.
3. W…… you a well-behaved child?
4. Don’t worry, the coffee will w…… off.
5. Clothes are usually worse for w…… after several months.
Thanks for reading!