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今周再為大家介紹一些同音異形詞(homophones)。這些唸起來絕無分別的字，其意思卻大相逕庭，於閱讀文章時問題不大，因為能看得到不同的寫法。但學生於聆聽英語對話時便經常弄不清是那一個字，要理解內容便出現麻煩了。
John : He is the heir to the throne.
Judy : What ? Air ?
John : Yes, he is going to be crowned in the capital.
Judy : Excuse me, he is a British. How can he be crowned in the Capitol ?
不知道 air 與 heir 有相同讀法，交談時便出現溝通的問題了。Capital 是首都，John 是指倫敦。但 Judy 以為是 Capitol (美國國會山莊)。
英語詞彙充斥著無數的homophones，大家可要格外留神，不然會鬧出笑話來。測試一下你對這些同音異形字的認識：
1)I always rely on my teachers’wise _____.
a) council b) counsel
2)We must be very _____ talking about this sensitive issue.
a) discreet b) discrete
3)How much is the _____ to Beijing ?
a) fare b) fair
4)The author invited a celebrity to write a _____ for his book.
a) forward b) foreword
5)My students learn their _____ the hard way.
a) lessons b) lessens
6)The rain in Spain stays mainly on the _____.
a) plane b) plain
7)She requested that they did not discuss the matter in her _____.
a) presents b) presence
8)The nurse tried to find a _____ in his arm in order to get a blood sample.
a) vein b) vain
(Key : 1b 2a 3a 4b 5a 6b 7b 8a ) ■韓Sir
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