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Abbreviations: n  noun, pn  proper noun, v  verb/gerundive, adj  adjective, adv  adverb, sing  singular noun, pl  plural noun, 3rd  verb, Present Simple, 3rd person singular, OE  Old English
adolescence allow annuity aren t audit backward
adolescent allowance annulus arena aunt bacterium
A
adult almond another argue aural bald
abbreviation
advance altar answer armoured aurora ballet
abdomen
advantage alternative ant aroma austere balm
abjure
advantageous alternatively antepenultimate array author banana
above
adventitious although antipodes arthritis authority banquet
abroad
advertisement altitude anxiety artisan auto- barchetta
absurd
advocaat aluminium anxious askew autograph bargain
abyss
aerobics alumni apache aspirin automobile barriers
academia
aerosol alveolar apartheid assault autonomous baseball
academic
aesthete amateur apostate assembly autonomy basic
accompaniment
aesthetic amber apostle assiduous autopsy basis
accompanying
affectionate ambience apostrophe asterisk autumn bath
accomplish
affidavit ambiguity appearance asteroid auxiliary bathe
accurate
affricate ambiguous applause asthma available bather
ache
aficionado amenable apple asthmatic avalanche bathtub
acid
afoul amiable appliance astounding avarice bazaar
acne
agile among apropos of asylum avenue bear
acquiesce
agility anaesthesiology aquarium asymmetric aver beard
acquiescence
agricultural anaesthetics aqueous asymmetry average beatitude
acre
ague analogous arch ate aviation beau
actual
aide analysis archaic atheist avoirdupois beaux
actually
aircraft anchor archangel athlete awe because
adequate
aisle ancient archbishop atmosphere awesome become
adequate
alas android archduke attorney awful beer
adhesive
albeit anemone archipelago au pair awry befoul
adieu
alibi angel architect aubergine azure begun
adjacent
alien anger architecture auction beige
adjust
allergic anise archive audience besiege
B
admirable
alliance annihilation arduous audio beyond
ado bachelor
allied annual area audiophile biannual
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bias brooch catacomb chimera cold conscious country
biblical brought catarrh chimpanzee coleslaw consciousness coup d �tat
bibliography brow catastrophe chinchilla collar consent coup�
biennial browse cater chiton colleague consequence coupon
bijou bruin catering chlorine colloquial consequently courage
bilabial bruise caught chocolate cologne conservative courageous
billet bruit cautious choir colonel consider courier
biome buoy cease cholera colour considerate course
biscuit buoyant ceaselessly chorizo column consignment courteous
bison burger cemetery chorus comb consist courtesy
bizarre bury censorship chrome come conspiracy theory courtier
blazon bush centenarian chthonic comfort conspirator cover
blood butcher centenary cigar comfortable constable covert
blowsy centennial circuit command constant covet
bluff centuple circumstance comment constellation covetous
C
body century circus commented constitution coward
cabaret
bold cereal citation commenting construction cowardice
cabriolet
bolide certain cited committee consulate coyote
cadet
bomb certainly citizen company consultant crawl
caesarean
bombard certificate clairvoyance comparison contagious creation
caf�
bombardier certitude clamour compass contemptuous creative
caffeine
bombardment chafe clandestine computer continent creativity
calf
bombing chair clangour conceited continues (3rd) creature
calm
bona fide chaise claw concierge continuous crŁche
calves
boot chalet cleanliness concise contour credentials
camomile
borough chamber cleanse conclusive contractual credulity
campaign
bosom chameleon clerk condemn contribution crescent
can
botox chamois clich� conduit control crevasse
can t
bough champagne climate conduit conveyance crevice
canal
bought chandelier climb confess copying crew
canary
boulder chaos climber confidence corporate crisis
candidate
bounce chapter closely confidential cosmetic crochet
cannot
bouquet character clothe confirmation cosmic croissant
canoe
bourgeois charlatan clothes confuse cosmopolitan croquet
capitalism
bout chartered cloths conifer cosmos crouch
captain
bowel chaste clout conjunctivitis costumier crow
carbon dioxide
bowl chasten clout connubial couch crown
carnage
bravado chastity coach conquer cough crucial
carnet
breeches chef coalesce conqueror could crumbs
carton
brilliance chestnut cocaine conquest count cuckoo
cartoon
broad chiasmus cognate conscience countenance cucumber
cassis
brochure chic coherent conscientious counterfeit cuisine
castle
bronchitis chicane cohesive conscientiousness countless cuneiform
casualty
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cupboard determine disappointed duly enamoured euro family
curiosity determined disappointment dumb endeavour euthanasia famous
curious determiner disciple dumbly endorphin evasive fantasy
current determining discipline dune endow event farewell
curriculum vitae detritus discrete dungeon endowment eventual farther
cushion deuce discretion duo endure eventuality fascinating
cynicism deuced display duodecimal energy evidence fast
cypress deucedly dissertation duodenum engine evil fasten
deuterium dissolve duplex enhance exaltation fatal
develop distinct duplicitous enhancement exam father
D
developer diuretic duress enormous examiner fatigue
dairy
development divers dutiable enough excel fatuous
damage
deviant diverse duvet enquiry exclusive faucet
damaging
devil doh, d oh, duh dynamic enrol executed fauna
damn
devour domain dynasty ensemble execution favourite
dandelion
dew domicile enthral executioner fear
dangerous
dewy don t enthusiasm exercise feather
E
data
diagnosis donkey enthusiastic exhibit feline
daughter early
diagonal donor entire exhibition feng shui
deaf earring
dial dose entirely existence fenugreek
debris earth
diameter dosed entombment exothermic feud
debt eau de cologne
diaphanous doses entrepreneurial expenses feudal
debut eau de toilette
diarrhea, diarrhoea dosing envelop expensive fianc�
decease eclecticism
diary dost (OE) envelope explanatory fianc�e
deciduous economic
diaspora doth environment exploit fiduciary
decipher economics
dictionary doubt envisage exploitation fierce
d�cor economy
difference dough episode explosive fiesta
decreasing ecstasy
different doughnut equation expos� fight
defiant educate
difficult dour era exquisite figure
definite efficacy
digression dowager ere extenuate filing cabinet
deity efficient
diligence dowdy err (v) extraordinary finite
delayed effort
dilute dowry escalator eyebrow flirt
delete effortless
dimension dozen escherichia eyrie flood
delicate either
diminutive draught esoteric flour
demesne eject
dinosaur draw espionage flourish
F
demise elevator
diocese drought essential fluctuate
demon eleven fact
diplodocus dual estuarine foal
denial embroidery factor
diploma dubious estuary focus
dense emirate factory
direct duchess etc. folder
density emphasis factual
directly due ether foliage
deposit emphasize faculty
director duel eunuch folk
designate empress failure
disabled duet euphemism fondu
dessert emulsion fairy
disappear duke euphoria fool
detergent en route falcon
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foot gendarme granite havoc honest importune institutionalize
force majeure genealogical granule hawk honey impromptu insurance
forecastle genealogy graphene hazardous honour impugn integer
forehead generosity gratuitous heard horizon in lieu intelligence
oreign genesis gratuity hearken host in situ interesting
foreigner genre greasy hearsay hostess in vitro interference
forfeit gentle gregarious hearse hotel inaugural interior
forthwith genuflect grimace hearth hough incapable Internet
fortuitous genuine gross heathen hound incense (n) intrepid
fought gerundive grouchy heather hour incense (v) intrusive
foul gesture grouse heave hover incestuous intuit
fountain geyser growl heaven howl incidence inundate
fowl ghoul guarantee heifer humane inclusive inveigh
foyer gibbet guard height hungry inconspicuous inveigle
fragile gibbon guerrilla heinous hurrah increasing invention
fragrance gill guess heir hurricane incredulity iron
fraud ginger guest hemisphere hybrid indent (n) ironic
freight giraffe guide hence hydraulic indent (v) irrational
front gist guinea-pig here hygiene indict irresponsible
frontal glacier guise heresy hygienic indistinguishable island
frontier gladiator guitar hero hymn indubitable isle
frown global gullible heroic hypernym inevitable isolated
frowsy globalization gunwale heroism hypernymy infamous isolation
fruit glove gyrate heron hyphen infatuation isotonic
fuchsia gluttony gyroscope herpes hypnotized infinite isotopic
fudge gnash hesitate hyponym influential issue
fungi gnat hiccough hyponymy ing�nue italicized
H
funnel gnaw hideous hypothesis ingenuity italics
habitat
furlough gnome hierarchical ingenuous itinerary
habitual
furry gnostic hierarchy ingenuous ivy
I
habituate
further gnu hieroglyph inherent
hair i.e.
fury gonna hi-fi initiate
J
half idea
good hind innovative
halfpennyworth Illegal jaguar
gooseberry hindrance innuendo
G
hallowed illegible January
gorge hindsight innumerable
gaelic halo illiterate jargon
gorgeous hippopotami innumeracy
galeon halve illustrative jaundice
gouge hippopotamus innumerate
gaol handkerchief image jaunt
gourmet HIV insatiable
garage handsome immediate jaw
govern hobby insidious
gas harass imperial jealous
gown hockey install
gauge hatred imperialist jeopardy
gracious holly instead
gaunt haute cuisine impetuous jewellery
gradual holy instinctual
gauze haute couture impious jigsaw
grandma homage institutionalization
gear haven importance joker
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journal leader loth, loath marine minutia mysterious nothing
journey leasing lounge maritime mirage noticeable
joust leavening louse marketing miscellanea notorious
N
jubilee legit louse marshal miscellaneous nourishment
naked
judiciary legitimate love martial mischief nous
narrative
juice leisure low marzipan misdemeanour novel
nasal
jury lemonade lubricate massacre missile noxious
national
juvenile lenient lullaby massage mobile nuance
natural
lenis lunatic masseuse modal nuance
nausea
lens lustration matrix model nubile
K
nauseating
leopard lyceum mature module nuclear
karate nauseous
leprechaun lychee, lichee maturity monarch nuclei
kernel naval
lettuce mauve money nuisance
key necessary
lewd mayhem monger numb
M
khaki n�e, n�
liable mayonnaise monitoring numeracy
kindred machete negligence
liaison mayor monk numerology
knee machinery negotiate
liar meadow mononucleosis numerous
knew madam negotiation
librarian meagre monster numismatic
knife maestro neigh
library meander month numismatist
knight magic neighbour
lichen means morale nurse
knock magnificent neither
liege measles mores nutrient
know maintenance nephew
lien measure morgue (US) nutrition
knowledge majority nestle
lieutenant mechanism mortgage nutritious
kung fu malaria nestling
lilac media mortuary (UK) nutritive
kvas, kvass malignancy neurologist
limb medicine mosaic
mall neurology
linen medieval motor
O
malnutrition neuron
L
lingerie mediocre mound
manageable neuropathy oasis
linoleum medium mount
labiodental
management neurosis oath
liqueur menial mountain
laboratory
manager neurotic obedience
liquor meningococcal moustache
lamb
manger neuter obituary
listen menu multi
last
maniac neutral obligatory
literally message multiculturalism
later
maniacal neutralization oblivion
lithium-ion messiah mundane
lather
manic neutrino obnoxious
litre meteor murdered
latte
manifold neutron oboe
litter meteorite murmur
latter
manoeuvre nevertheless obsequies
local meteorological muscle
laughter
mansion newsagent observatory
loch methane muscular
launch
manual newsmonger obsolescent
longevity might-have-beens museum
laundry
manufacture nicotine obsolete
longitude migraine mustang
laurel
manufacturer ninth obstinate
loose migrant mustard
law
manuscript noble obtain
loosely mildew mustn't
lawn
margarine nodule occur
loosen militia mutual
lawyer
marihuana none occurrence
lose millionaire myrtle
layer
marijuana northern odyssey
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oecumenical palm persuade plumber pristine pumice reasonable
offence papyrus persuasive plus privacy purchase rebus
offensive parachute pesticide pneumatic private purgative receipt
often paradigm petrol pneumococcus privatization purpose recipe
old paragraph pharaoh pneumocystis privy pustule recital
omega paralysis pharmaceutical pneumonia proceed recurrent
omit paramour pharyngeal poem processor reform (v, n)
Q
onion parent phase poignant prodigal regime
quadruple
only parenthesis phenomenon police prodigy region
qualm
opera parliament phlegm politician professionalism regularly
quantitative
opinion parquet phlegmatic poll professor rehearsal
quantity
opponent parry photocopy pony profile rehearse
quarantine
opportunism participle photographer poor prognosis reign
quay
opposite particularly pianist porcelain prohibit reinforce
query
oppugn parturition piano porpoise prohibited reiterate
queue
orator parvenu picture portrait pronoun relatively
quietude
orchard pass piece posse pronounce reliability
quintuple
orchestra passage pier possess pronunciation relocate
quiz
orchid passionate pieta postgraduate propaedeutic remembrance
quotation
organization past piety posture proprietor reminiscent
quote
orphan pasteurization pint potential prostate renaissance
qwerty
orthodox pastry pioneer poultry prostrate renown
orthopaedics p�t� pious pour protein repertory
R
other patrol pistachio pout prove report
ought pause pithy prairie prowl resent
rabbis
oust paw pituitary praise psalm reservoir
rabies
outside peace pivot prayer pseudonym residence
radar
oval pear pixel precede psyche residue
radio
oven peas pizza precious psychiatric resonance
raider
owl peasant placid precipice psychiatrist resort (v, n)
rally
peer plagiarism precise psychic resound
rapier
penal plague precisely psychoanalysis respite
P
rapport
penguin plaid predator psychology restaurant
rarely
paean
pennants plait predecessor psychosis retinue
ration
paediatric
pension planetoid preface psychotherapy revenue
rational
pagan
penult plant preposterous pterodactyl rhetoric
rationale
pal
performance plaque presence pudding rhetorical
raw
palace
perilous plasma presidential puisne rheumatic
razor
palatal
perjure plat du jour presumptuous pukka rheumatism
real
palate
perjury plateau primordial pulchritude rhino
realization
palette
perpetuum mobile plethora princes (pl) pulchritudinous rhomb
really
paling
perseverance pleura princess pulmonic rhyme
realm
pall
persistent plough priority pulsation rhythm
ream
pallid
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ribald savant sheer solicitous stew sure theatre
rickshaw saw shepherd solo steward surface theme
ricochet says shone son stimuli surmise theoretically
rifle scarce should soot stimulus surprising theory
right scarcely shoulder sophism stir surprisingly therapeutic
righteous scarcity shovel sough stoicism surveillance therapy
rigidity scene shroud sought stolen survey there
rigorous scenic sieve soup stomach susceptible therefore
ritual sceptic si-fi sour stout suture thermometer
ritual schedule sigh souse straight swallow thermonuclear
robot scheme sight south strategic swan thesaurus
robust schism sign southern straw sward theses(pl)
rogue schizophrenia significance sovereign strength sweat thesis
roll schnitzel signing sovereignty strenuous sweater thigh
romantic science silicon spear strewn sweet thorough
root scientific silicone special studio swollen thoroughly
rough sclerosis simile speciality studious sword thou (OE)
roughage scour simultaneous specialization studying synonymous though
roughen scourge since specialty stuff synthesis thought
rouse scow sine die species stupefaction syringa threat
route seat sine qua non spectator stupendous syringe threepence
rowdy secretary sinew sphygmomanometer stupor threshold
royal sedan singer spirituous subsequent thrive
T
ruby sedate singing sponge subsidiary thrombolysis
taking
rugged seduce sinuous spontaneous subtle thrombosis
talk
rum seize situation spontaneously succinct through
talking
seizure slander spouse succour throughout
tattoo
semi-annual sleight spout succumb thumb
S
taught
senate sleuth sprawl sudden thwart
sabre technical
sense sloth spread suffice thyme
sachet technique
sensitive slouch sprout suffix tight
sacral techno
sensor smother spur suicide tights
sacred tedious
sentence snout staff suit timbre
sacrifice telepathy
septic soar stalk suitable tinnitus
sage temperature
septuagenarian sober stampede suite tinny
said tempestuous
serene sobriety statuary sulfur, sulphur tiny
saint temporal
sergeant sobriquet statuette sultan titan
salmon tension
series sofa stature sumptuous toll
sanctuary tenuous
serious soften statute superb tomb
sandwich tenure
sesame solar steady superfluous ton
sapphire terrace
settee soldier steak support tongue
sarnie territory
severance solely stereo suppose tortious
sauce terrorist
sew solemn sterling supposedly tortoise
sauna thaw
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tortuous tumescence undulate verbatim volcanology whistle wrong
total tumour unduly verdict volleyball who wrought
tough tumult unleaded verisimilitude voluntarily whole
tour tumultuous unreliable veterinary voluntary wholly
X
tousle tuna unsociable veto volunteer whose
xenon
tout tundra urban via voluptuous wicked
xenophobia
tout court tune useless viaduct voucher width
xenophobic
tow tunnel uselessness vial vow wi-fi
xeric
towards turban usually vibrant vulgar wight
xylophone
trajectory turbine usurer vibrate wigwam
tranquil turbo utensil vicereine wilderness
W
Y
tranquiliser turbulence utterance viceroy wolf
walk
tranquillity tureen uvular victual woman
yacht
wan
trauma turkey video womb
yachtsman
wan
treason turpitude vignette women
V
yarmulke
WAN (net)
treasure turquoise village won
ye
vacancy wander
treatise turtle villain won t
yea
vaccination want
trebuchet tutelage vineyard wonder
year
vacuum ware
triad tutor vinyl wont
yearn
vague warm
trial twenty violence word
yeast
valet wasp
triangle twopence violin work
yeoman
valour wax
tributary typically viral world
ylang-ylang
vampire wealth
tripod virtual worm
yogurt
vapour weapon
triticale virtue worry
U
yolk
variable wear
triumph virtuosic worse
youth
ubiquitous variety weary
triumphant virtuoso worst
yowl
UFO vary Wednesday
trivial virtuous wort
ukulele vase weigh
trolley virus worth
Z
ultimate vegetable weighed (v)
trough visa woven
ultimatum vegetarian weight
zephyr
trout viscount wraith
ultra- vehemence were
zodiacal
truism vituperative wrap
ultrasonic vehicle weren't
tuberculosis vivacious wrath
ultrasound velar where
tuition voila wreak
ultraviolet velour whereas
tulip volatile wreath
uncouth vengeance whereas
tulle volcano wreathe
unctuous venial whey
Task: Put the above words in the following categories:
1. Words of foreign origin
a. French, Latin, Scottish, Welsh, Irish etc.
2. words with counterintuitive stress pattern
3. Words with silent letters
a. Discover pronunciation rules, e.g.  o is pronounced as /Ś/ in cover, won &
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HOMOGRAPHS
absent (adj) associate (n,adj) component coordinate (v) duplicate (n) impact (n) introvert (v)
absent (v) associate (v) compound (n,adj) corps (pl) duplicate (v) impact (v) invalid (adj)
abstract (n, adj) attribute (n) compound (v) corps (sing) elaborate (adj) implant (n) invalid (n, v, adj)
abstract (v) attribute (v) compress (n) crooked (adj) elaborate (v) implant (v) inverse (adj)
abuse (n) augment (n) compress (v) crooked (v) ellipses (sing: elipse) import (n) inverse (n)
abuse (v) augment (v) concert (n) decoy (n,v) ellipses (sing: elipsis) import (v) invite (n)
accent (n) august (adj) concert (v) decoy (v) entrance (n) impress (n) invite (v)
accent (v) August (month) concrete (v) decrease (n) entrance (v) impress (v) just (adj)
addict (n) August (pn) concrete (v,n,adj) decrease (v) escort (n) imprint (n) just (adv)
addict (v) axes (sing:ax,axes) conduct (n) defect (n) escort (v) imprint (v) laminate (n)
address (n) axes (sing:axis) conduct (v) defect (v) essay (n:attempt) incarnate (adj) laminate (v)
address (v) ay/aye (always) confine (n) defile (n) essay (n:writing) incarnate (v) lead (n)
advert (n) ay/aye (yes) confine (v) defile (v) essay (v) incense (n) lead (v)
advert (v) bass (fish) conflict (n) delegate (n) estimate (n) incense (v) learned (adj)
advocate (n) bass (music) conflict (v) delegate (v) estimate (v) incline (n) learned (v)
advocate (v) blessed (adj) conjure (v:ask) deliberate (adj) evening (n) incline (v) live (adj)
affiliate (adj, n) blessed (v) conjure (v:evoke) deliberate (v) evening (v) incorporate (adj) live (v)
affiliate (v) bow (n:łuk) conscript (n) descant (n) excess (adj) incorporate (v) lives (n)
affix (n) bow (n:ukłon) conscript (v) descant (v) excess (n) increase (n) lives (v)
affix (v) bow (v) console (n) desert (n) excise (n) increase (v) mandate (n)
aggregate (adj, n) bronze console (v) desert (v) excise (v) indent (n) mandate (v)
aggregate (v) Brougham consort (n) dictate (n) excuse (n) indent (v) mare (horse)
alloy (n) brougham consort (v) dictate (v) excuse (v) inlay (n) mare (lunar plain)
alloy (v) buffet (n) content (adj) digest (n) executor (legal) inlay (v) minute (adj)
ally (n) buffet (v) content (n) digest (v) executor (performer) insert (n) minute (n)
Ally (pn) certificate (n) content (n) discard (n) exploit (n) insert (v) misconduct (n)
ally (v) certificate (v) contest (n) discard (v) exploit (v) inset (n) misconduct (v)
alternate (adj) chassis (pl) contest (v) discharge (n) export (n) inset (v) misprint (n)
alternate (v) chassis (sing) contract (n) discharge (v) export (v) insult (n) misprint (v)
analyses (3rd) close (adj, adv) contract (v) discount (n) extract (n) insult (v) moderate (n, adj)
analyses (n) close (v) contrast (n) discount (v) extract (v) interchange (n) moderate (v)
animate (adj) collect (n) contrast (v) discourse (n) ferment (n) interchange (v) moped (n)
animate (v) collect (v) converse (n, adj) discourse (v) ferment (v) interdict (n) moped (v)
annex (n) combine (n, v) converse (v) does (3rd) fragment (n) interdict (v) mouth (n)
annex (v) combine (v) convert (n) does (n, animal) fragment (v) intern (n) mouth (v)
appropriate (adj) commune (n) convert (v) dogged (adj) frequent (adj) intern (v) mouths (v, n)
appropriate (v) commune (v) convict (n) dogged (v) frequent (v) intimate (adj) multiply (adv)
approximate (adj) compact (adj) convict (v) dove (n) graduate (n) intimate (v) multiply (v)
approximate (v) compact (v) coordinate (n) dove (v) graduate (v) intrigue (n) Niger (country)
articulate (adj) complex (adj) coordinate (n,adj) drawer (szuflada) house (n) intrigue (v) Niger (river)
articulate (v) complex (n) coordinate (v) drawer(rysownik) house (v) introvert (n) number (n)
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number (numb) perfect (v) project (n) recount (v) require sin (sinus) transplant (v)
object (n) perfume (n) project (v) recount (v) resign (quit) Sioux (pl) transport (n)
object (v) perfume (v) prolapse (n) recoup (n) resign (sign) Sioux (sing) transport (v)
overall (adv) permit (n) prolapse (v) recoup (v) r�sum� (n) slough (n:swamp) undercharge (n)
overall (n) permit (v) prospect (n) recover (v:cover again) resume (v) slough (v, n:skin) undercharge (v)
overbid (n) pervert (n) prospect (v) recover (v:get better) retake (n) sow (n) undercut (n)
overbid (v) pervert (v) protest (n) refill (n) retake (v) sow (v) undercut (v)
overcharge (n) Polish (adj) protest (v) refill (v) rethink (n) subject (n) underline (n)
overcharge (v) polish (v, n) putting (golf) refit (n) rethink (v) subject (v) underline (v)
overflow (n) postulate (n) putting (v) refit (v) retread (n) subordinate (v) undertaking (funeral)
overflow (v) postulate (v) quark (cheese) refund (n) retread (v) subordinate(adj, n) undertaking (task)
overhang (n) predicate (n) quark (particle) refund (v) rewrite (n) surmise (n) upgrade (n)
overhang (v) predicate (v) ragged (adj) refuse (n) rewrite (v) surmise (v) upgrade (v)
overhaul (n) prefix (n) ragged (v) refuse (v) row (n, v: argue) survey (n) uplift (n)
overhaul (v) prefix (v) rampage (n) rehash (n) row (n: line) survey (v) uplift (v)
overlap (n) presage (v) rampage (v) rehash (v) sake (alcohol) suspect (n) upset (n)
overlap (v) presage (v) read (past) reject (n) sake (n) suspect (v) upset (v, adj)
overlay (n) present (adj, n) read (present) reject (v) second (n,adj,adv) tarry (adj) use (n)
overlay (v) present (v) Reading (city) relay (n) second (v:duty) tarry (v) use (v)
overstay (n) proceeds (n) reading (v) relay (v) segment (n) tear (n) viola (flower)
overstay (v) proceeds (v) rebel (n) remake (n) segment (v) tear (v) viola (instrument)
overstrain (n) process (n, v) rebel (v) remake (v) separate (adj, n) tier (job) Viola (pn)
overstrain (v) process (v) rebound (n) remount (n) separate (v) tier (v,n:layer) wind (n)
overthrow (n) (procession) rebound (v) remount (v) sewer (drain) torment (n) wind (v)
overthrow (v) produce (n) recap (n) replay (n) sewer (job) torment (v) wound (n)
overwork (n) produce (v) recap (v) replay (v) shower (bath) transfer (n) wound (v)
overwork (v) progress (n) record (n) reprint (n) shower (job) transfer (v)
perfect (n, adj) progress (v) record (v) reprint (v) sin (n, v) transplant (n)
Exercise: Put the homographs into the following categories:
1. Homographs with stress shift
2. Homographs with /Yt/, /ejt/ endings
3. Homographs with /s/, /z/ endings
4. Homographs with /�/, /�/ endings
5. Homographs with different stem vowels
6. Homographs with /t/ or /d/ vs. /jd/ endings
7. Others. Find pronunciation rules among the other homographs.
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PROPER NAMES & TRADEMARKS
Aaron August Caribbean Diomedes Geoffrey Inuit
Abraham Augustine Carlisle Dionysus Ghana Iowa
Achilles Aurora Carnegie Disney Ghanaian Iran
Adobe Acrobat Aussie Carpathian Dolittle Gibraltar Iraq
Aegean Australia Caucasian Dominica Gilbert Ireland
Aeneas Austria Celtic Doug Giles Islington
Aesop Babylon Charon Dover Glamis Israel
Africa Bacchus Chelsea Dulcinea Gloucestershire Israeli
Agatha Bach Chevrolet Dulux Gouda Israelite
Ajax Baltic Cheyenne Dumas Graham Japan
Albuquerque Beelzebub Chicago Edinburgh Greenwich Jews
Alcester Beijing Chilean Egypt Gulliver Joaquin Phoenix
Aleutian Islands Belarus Cholmondeley Egyptian Gwaun-cae-Gurwen Job (Hiob)
Alexander Beowulf Chopin Einstein Gwydir Judea
Alfa-Romeo Berkeley Christ Electrolux Haiti Kiev
Algeria Berkshire Christian Emmanuel Hamburg Knopfler
Alnwick Berlin Christmas Eos Hamish Kosciusko
Alsatian Birmingham Chrysler Epictetus Hastings Ku Klux Klan
America BMW Cicero Erato Hawaii Kyocera
Anthony Boethius Citroen Estonia Hephaestus Kyoto
Aphrodite Boleyn Clio Euclid Hera Ladefoged
Apollo Bosnia Colombia Euphrates Heracles Lagos
Appalachia Bournemouth Confucianism Europa (moon) Heraclitus Lamborghini
April Braun Confucius Europe Hercules Lancashire
Aquarius Brisbane Connecticut European Hermes Leicester
Aquinas Brougham Constantinople Euterpe Herzegovina Leicestershire
Arabic Buckingham Copenhagen Exeter Hewings Leigh
Archibald Bugatti Cretan Faberg� Himalaya Leonard
Archimedes Buick Crete Falklands Himalayan Leonardo da Vinci
Ares Bulgaria Crimea Featherstonehaugh Hindi Lincoln
Argentine Burgh Cymru Fiat Holmes Lisa
Aries Byzantine Cyprus Fitzgerald Homer Lithuania
Aristotle Byzantium Czech France Hoosier Liverpudlian
Arkansas (river) Cadillac Danish Freixenet Hungary Llanuwchllyn
Arkansas (state) Caernarfon Danube Friern Barnet Hyundai London
Artemis Caerphilly Danubian Gabriel Ian Long Mynd
Arthur Caius College Daytona Gaelic Iceland Lucretius
Arundel Calliope Derby Galilee Idaho Luna
Athena Cambodia Descartes Gauguin IKEA Luxor
Athens Cambridge Diana Ge'ez Illinois Lvov
Audi Canadian Diogenes Gemini Indianapolis Macbeth
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Machynlleth New Orleans Polish Seoul Thompson Volkswagen
MacLeod, McLeod Newcastle Polyhymnia Sexwale Thursday Vonnegut
Madeira Niagara Polyxena Shakespeare Tibet Vulcan
Madeleine Nicaragua Pontypool Shiite Tigris (River) Wachowski
Madrid Nickelodeon Porsche Shire Tolkien Warsaw
Magdalen College Nike Portsmouth Shrewsbury Tottenham Warwickshire
Malta Norwegian Portuguese Siberia Troilus Washington
Mancunian Norwich Priam Silesia Trojan Whiskas
Marcus Aurelius Nottingham Priscilla Sistine Tucson Wimbledon
Maria Nubia Prometheus Sisyphus Tudor Windsor
Mars Oceanus Proteus Socrates Tunisia Wisconsin
Mary Odin Prussia St John s wort Turkey Worcestershire
Mbabane Poseidon Punjab Stephen Tuscany Wrangler
Mediterranean Odysseus Putin Strachan Twinings Wyoming
Melpomene Ohio Pythagoras Streatham Tyr Xavier
Menelaus Oklahoma Ralph Fiennes Subaru Venus Xerox
Mercedes-Benz Oldsmobile Rayleigh Suez UEFA Xhosa
Mercury Orion Reading Surrey Ukraine XP (Christianity)
Metheny Oxford Reagan Sydney Upshire XP (Windows)
Michigan Padua Regina Taoism Urania Xsara
Minerva Panama Rhesus Taurus Uranus Yahveh
Minnesota Pauline Richter Telephus Urdd Gobaith Cymru Yahweh
Missouri Penelope Romania Tennessee Utah Yamaha
Mohave Pennsylvania Roosevelt Terpsichore Uzbek YMCA
Montenegro Penthesilea Rotherhithe Tethys Vaughan Yosemite
Montreal Penwortham Rothersthorpe Teutonic Vauxhall YouTube
Morpheus Persian Routledge Thai Veda Yugoslavia
Myanmar Peugeot Rudyard Kipling Thales Vedic Zarathustra
Mytholmroyd Phaeton Sagittarius Thalia Venezuela Zeus
Napoleon Philoctetes Sarah Thames Venus Zion
NATO Pisces Sarkozy the Hague Vergil Zoroastrianism
Nazis Placerville Sarpedon Thebes Vermont
Nemesis Plato Sean Theresa Vesuvius
Neoptolemus Plotinus SEAT (trademark) Thersites Viking
Nepal Plutarch Seine Theseus Virginia
Neptune Plymouth Selene Theydon Bois Virgo
Nestl� Poland Seneca Thomas Viscount Althorp
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Exercise: Group the above words under the following categories:
1. Geographic and historical names
a. country names & national adjectives
b. places in the UK
c. places in the USA
d. notable British castles
e. other places worldwide
2. First names and family names
3. Planets, stars, constellations, Zodiacs
4. Classical antiquity  ancient gods, heroes, poets, philosophers etc.
5. Biblical names
6. Trademarks
a. car makes
b. others
7. Others, unclassified.
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