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Activity 3. Fill in the spaces with appropriate homophones pairs.

counsel – council;

cheque – check;

Isles – aisle;

flower – flour ;

feat – feet;

so – sow.

coarse – course;

through – threw;

great – grate;

pane – pain;

pigeons – Pidgin;

damn – dam;

knights – nights;

dear – deer;

jam – jam ;

hair – hare;

1. They dream of a great castle called Camelot and a round table that could seat 150 … . It was on the evening news a couple of … ago.

2. Old Nick had his way in due He gave one of his laughs.

3. To their … joy they found a good fire in the … .

4. … the kitchen window, I saw the mailman walking up to the house. I ... open the front door and looked into the street.

5. The couch is covered in cat … . Wild …, unfortunately, is quite difficult to find.

6. I watched the rain as it pounded against the window … . The … is getting worse.

7. She bent down and picked a … . Mix the … and sugar.

8. In London you can see huge flocks of … . … has been a controversial issue in Hawaiian education for 50 years.

9. Scandinavian warriors raided the coast of the British … in the 8th to 10th centuries. Susan visualized her wedding day and saw herself walking down the … on her father's arm.

10. She kept pots of raspberry and blackcurrant … . I was stuck in а traffic … .

11. … it! A … had saved the lake and its fish.

12. …, let’s buy a new lamp. I heard wild turkeys gobbling and saw white-tailed … .

13. Can I pay by…? He made a final … of the doors to be sure they were locked.

14. The judge asked … for the defence to explain. Their planning application was rejected by the … .

15. The circus acrobats performed an amazing … on the trapeze. He wiped his … on the mat.

16. Where did you learn to sew … well? As you … you shall mow.

Answers: 1) knights – nights; 2) coarse – course; 3) great – grate; 4) through – threw; 5) hair – hare; 6) pane – pain; 7) flower – flour ; 8) pigeons – Pidgin; 9) Isles – aisle; 10) jam – jam ;

11) damn – dam; 12) dear – deer; 13) cheque – check; 14) counsel – council; 15) feat – feet;

16) so – sow