Annoying everyone: 8 pairs of English words that are pronounced the same but mean different

Everyone is enraged that in the English language there are many words that are pronounced the same, but are written and mean different, the author of the channel "English with Nastya online" notes on Yandex Zen. On the other hand, it’s easier to remember one pronunciation for a couple of words in Russian.

We look:

STARE / STAIR / steə /

The verb stare means stare, look at someone for a long time.

• Why are you staring at me?
• What are you staring at?

Noun stare - step.

ROLL / ROLE / rəʊl /

The verb roll means twist, roll.

• Roll me the ball.
• Katie to me a ball.

Noun role - role.

• What is your role in the company?
• What is your role in the company?

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FLOWER / FLOUR / flaʊə /

Flower - flower.

Flour - flour.

IDOL / IDLE / ˈaɪdl /

The noun idol means idol idol.

Adjective idle - lazy, idle.

DEAR / DEER / dɪə /

The word dear means expensive.

Deer - deer.

COUNCIL / COUNSEL / ˈkaʊnsəl /

Council - advice, a group of people who make decisions.

And the city council is town Council.

Counsel - lawyer, advice.

• He gave me some counsel.
• He gave me advice.

WASTE / WAIST / weɪst /

The verb waste means waste.

• He wastes a lot of money.
• He wastes a lot of money.

Noun waist - waist.

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ASSENT / ASCENT / əˈsent /

Assent means consent, approval.

• The manager gave her assent (or assented) to the project.
• The manager agreed (agreed) to the project.

Ascent - rise.

• I was hiking up a mountain and broke my leg during the ascent.
• I climbed the mountains and broke my leg while climbing.

HOLE / WHOLE / həʊl /

The word whole translates to whole.

• He ate the whole cake.
• He ate the whole cake.

A hole - hole, pit.

ELICIT / ILLICIT / ɪˈlɪsɪ

Elicit - to seek, to seek.

• The teacher tried to elicit answers from the class.
• The teacher tried to get answers from the class.

Illicit - illegal.

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