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1./tU:/: two (2) - too (also; Too) - to (to...) 2 /BaI/: buy - bye - by; From) 3 /Red/: red (red) - read (read, past tense or past participle of read) 4 /Si: n/: scene - see (see, the past participle of see) 5 /FC:/: for (for...) - four (four) 6 /5fB: T [/: father - farther (far, comparative level of far) 7 /HI [/: ear (hear) - here (here) 8 /Te [/: their - there) 9 /He [/: hair - hare 10 /DI [/: ear (dear; Expensive - deer 11 /Mei/: may (may) 12 /Si:/: sea - see 13 /SQn/: son - sun 14 /Mi: t/: eat (meat) - meet (encounter) 15 /RaIt/: write - right; 16 on the right /Wi: k/: week - weak 17 /B: Nt/: aunt (aunt; Auntie; Auntie - arent 18 /5aU [/: our - hour 19 /5weT [/: weather - whether (or not) 20 /AI/: eye - I (me) 21 /N [Uz/: nose - knows (third person singular form of know) 22 /Bi:/: be (yes) - bee (bee) 23 /WeI/: way - wei (heavy) 24 /WQn/: one (one) - won (win, wins past tense or past participle) 25 /N [U/: no (no; No - know 26 /WC: n/: warn (warning) - worn (wear; Dai, the past participle of wear) 27 /NjU:/: new - knew (know, know past equation) 28 /WrU:/: through - three (past expression for throw, through) 29 /PB: st/: cast (past; Passed (past tense or past participle of pass) 30 /Pe [/: ear (pear) - pair (one pair; A pair) 31 /Here - Wear; Dai) 32 /HU: z/: whose (whose) - who "s (who is) 33./haI/: hi (Hi; Hello - high (high/f ground) 34 /BlU:/: blue - blend (blow, blow past equation) 35 /R [Ud/: road - rode (past tense of riding) 36 /WUd/: soul (will; Yes, wills past tense) 37 /H [Ul/: hole (whole) - hole (hole; Hole; Pit) 38 /MIs/: Miss - miss; Missed) 39 /5tFaIn [/: China - China 40 /Gri: n/: green - Summary of English homonyms. The vocabulary in English is much larger than that in Chinese, while there are much fewer homonyms in English. This is a topic worth studying. This article aims to provide a thought-provoking analysis of the reasons behind homophones, in order to draw attention to this "forgotten corner".
1. Proper nouns have the same pronunciation as ordinary words. These proper nouns have corresponding transliterations in Chinese and are familiar to Chinese people. They are easy to read, remember, and fun to learn. The nouns written before the horizontal line are proper nouns, and the words written after them are ordinary words. Korea - career, Gaul (Gaul) - gall, Chile—chilli—chili–chilly, Greece—grease, Dane—deign, Finnish—finish, Bonn—bonne, Bern—burn, Cannes—can, Nice—niece, Seoul—soul—sole, Rome—roam, Bali—barley, Wales—whales—wails, Gana—garner, Kashmir—cashmere, Latin—lattin, Hyde—hide—hied, Maine—main—mane, Venus—venous, Klan—clan, Martin—marten, Oder—oder, Seine—sane—sain, Kant—cant
2、 Abbreviations have the same pronunciation as ordinary nouns. I’d—eyed, I’ll—isle—aisle, aren’t—ant—aunt, he’ll—heel—heal, we’ll—wheel—wheal—weal, we’re—weir, we’d—weed, where’s—wares, he’d—heed, Miss.—miss, AIDS—aids
3、 The plural form of nouns or the singular third person of verbs have the same pronunciation as ordinary words. Locks—lox, laps—lapse, nays—neighs—naze, haves—hose, ewes—use, brows—browse, corps—cause, cocks—cox, days—daze, claws—clause, flecks, mews—muse, paws—pause, rays—raise—rase –raze, rows—rouse, tacks—tax, ova—over, feet—feat, wacks—wax, arms—alms
4、 The past tense or past participle of a verb sounds the same as a regular word. The past tense of these verbs is: Blew—blue, flew—flu, gilt—gu
