Омонимы. Часть 2

Владимир Бойко
Американская Академия Бизнес Английского
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days - daze
days - существительное -> мн. число от 'day'
I work five days a week.
daze - существительное -> изумление
He walks around in a daze.

dear - deer
dear - прилагательное -> дорогой
My dear Richard, you just don't understand!
deer - существительное -> олень
We saw three deer on our hike in the mountains.

dew - due
dew - существительное -> роса
The grass was covered with dew.
due - прилагательное -> ожидаемый
The full payment is due by the end of the month.

fair - fare
fair - прилагательное -> светлый
She is fair with long blond hair.
fare - существительное -> плата
I paid fifteen dollars for the fare.

fairy - ferry
fairy - существительное -> фея
The tooth fairy brings $1 for each tooth.
ferry - существительное ->паром
We took the ferry to Sardinia last summer.

find - fined
find - глагол -> находить
I often find coins at the beach.
fined - прилагательное -> оштрафован
He was fined $50 for illegal parking.

flour - flower
flour - существительное -> мука
I want to make some cookies. Could you pick up a bag of flour at the supermarket?
flower - существительное -> цветок
That flower is beautiful!

for - four
for - предлог
I bought these for you.
four - цифра -> 4
She wants to bring four friends with her to the party.

foreword - forward
foreword - существительное -> предисловие
Timothy Leary wrote the foreword to Ken's book.
forward - прилагательное -> направленный вперед
We moved forward in the line.

gene - jean
gene - существительное -> ген
The X gene is responsible for eye colour.
jean - существительное -> ткань
Jeans are made of jean.

grease - Greece
grease - существительное -> жир
He put some grease on the wheel.
Greece – имя собственное -> страна
Greece is considered the birthplace of western philosophy.

groan - grown
groan - существительное -> стон
Students often groan when I announce a test.
grown - глагол verb -> past participle глагола 'to grow'
My daughter has grown quite a bit this year.