affect/əˈfekt/verbTo change or influence someone or something in some way.
effect/ɪˈfekt/nounA change that happens because of something else.
accept/əkˈsept/verbTo say yes to something offered, or to agree that it is true.
except/ɪkˈsept/prepNot including; apart from the person or thing mentioned.
access/ˈækses/nounThe right or chance to use or enter something.
excess/ˈekˌses/nounAn amount that is more than what is needed or allowed.
adapt/əˈdæpt/verbTo change the way you act so a new situation suits you.
adopt/əˈdɒpt/verbTo legally make a child part of your family, or start using something new.
emigrate/ˈeməˌɡreɪt/verbTo leave your own country in order to live somewhere else.
immigrate/ˈɪməˌɡreɪt/verbTo come into a new country in order to live there.
eminent/ˈemənənt/adjFamous and much respected in a particular job or subject.
imminent/ˈɪmənənt/adjLikely to happen in a very short time.
allusion/əˈluːʒən/nounAn indirect mention of something without naming it openly.
illusion/ɪˈluːʒən/nounSomething that looks real to you but is not.
precede/prɪˈsiːd/verbTo come or happen before something else in time.
proceed/prəˈsiːd/verbTo keep doing something, or to move forward to a place.
than/ðæn/conjA word used when comparing two people, things or amounts.
then/ðen/advAt that time, or straight after that.
later/ˈleɪtə/advAt a time after now, or after the moment mentioned.
latter/ˈlætə/adjThe second of two people or things just mentioned.
rise/raɪz/verbTo move upward or reach a higher level by itself.
raise/reɪz/verbTo lift something up, or to make an amount bigger.
lie/laɪ/verbTo rest flat on a surface such as a bed or floor.
lay/leɪ/verbTo put something down carefully in a flat position.
farther/ˈfɑːðə/advAt or to a greater distance in physical space.
further/ˈfɜːðə/advTo a greater degree, or beyond what has been done.

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Unit 2 · Different final consonant

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advice/ədˈvaɪs/nounAn opinion you give someone about what they should do.
advise/ədˈvaɪz/verbTo tell someone what you think they should do.
lose/luːz/verbTo stop having something, or to be beaten in a game.
loose/luːs/adjNot tight, or not firmly fixed in place.
device/dɪˈvaɪs/nounA tool or small machine made to do a particular job.
devise/dɪˈvaɪz/verbTo think out a plan or method carefully and in detail.
breath/breθ/nounThe air that you take into your lungs and let out.
breathe/briːð/verbTo move air into your lungs and push it out again.
beside/bɪˈsaɪd/prepNext to someone or something; at the side of.
besides/bɪˈsaɪdz/prepIn addition to; as well as the thing already mentioned.
conscious/ˈkɒnʃəs/adjAwake and able to notice what is happening around you.
conscience/ˈkɒnʃəns/nounThe feeling inside that tells you what is right or wrong.
continual/kənˈtɪnjuːəl/adjHappening again and again, with short breaks in between.
continuous/kənˈtɪnjuːəs/adjGoing on without any break or pause at all.
industrial/ɪnˈdʌstriəl/adjConnected with factories and making goods in large amounts.
industrious/ɪnˈdʌstriəs/adjWorking hard and steadily over a long time.
cloth/klɒθ/nounMaterial made by weaving cotton, wool or another soft fibre.
clothes/kləʊðz/nounThings people wear, such as shirts, trousers and coats.
bath/bɑːθ/nounA large container you fill with water to wash your body.
bathe/beɪð/verbTo wash yourself or another person in water.

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Unit 3 · Different syllable count

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quiet/ˈkwaɪət/adjMaking little or no noise.
quite/kwaɪt/advFairly, or to a large degree.
through/θruː/prepFrom one end or side of something to the other.
thorough/ˈθʌrə/adjDone carefully and completely, with no part left out.
dairy/ˈdeəri/adjConnected with milk, cheese, butter and similar foods.
diary/ˈdaɪəri/nounA book where you write what happens to you each day.
economic/ˌekəˈnɒmɪk/adjConnected with money, trade and industry in a country.
economical/ˌekəˈnɒmɪkəl/adjUsing little money, fuel or time; giving good value.
historic/hɪˈstɔːrɪk/adjSo important that people will remember it for a long time.
historical/hɪˈstɔːrɪkəl/adjRelating to the past, or to the study of past events.
classic/ˈklæsɪk/adjOf high quality and admired over a long period.
classical/ˈklæsɪkəl/adjRelating to traditional serious music, or to ancient Greece and Rome.
literal/ˈlɪtərəl/adjTaking words in their most basic and exact sense.
literary/ˈlɪtərəri/adjConnected with books, poems and writing seen as an art.
respectful/rɪˈspektfəl/adjShowing polite regard for other people and their feelings.
respectable/rɪˈspektəbəl/adjSeen as proper and good by most people in society.

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Unit 4 · Different stress and consonants

22 слова

desert/ˈdezət/nounA large, very dry area of land, usually covered with sand.
dessert/dɪˈzɜːt/nounSweet food that people eat at the end of a meal.
moral/ˈmɔːrəl/adjConnected with ideas about right and wrong behaviour.
morale/məˈrɑːl/nounThe confidence and good spirits of a group of people.
personal/ˈpɜːsənəl/adjBelonging to or about one individual, not shared with others.
personnel/ˌpɜːsəˈnel/nounThe people who work for a company or an organization.
envelop/ɪnˈveləp/verbTo cover something completely on every side.
envelope/ˈenvəˌləʊp/nounA flat paper cover used for sending a letter.
career/kəˈrɪə/nounThe series of jobs a person does through working life.
carrier/ˈkæriə/nounA person or company that moves goods from place to place.
angel/ˈeɪndʒəl/nounA winged being that many religions describe as a messenger.
angle/ˈæŋɡəl/nounThe space between two lines that meet, measured in degrees.
persecute/ˈpɜːsəˌkjuːt/verbTo treat people cruelly because of their beliefs or race.
prosecute/ˈprɒsəˌkjuːt/verbTo take someone to court and accuse them of a crime.
assure/əˈʃʊə/verbTo tell someone firmly that something is true so they stop worrying.
ensure/ɪnˈʃʊə/verbTo make certain that something happens or is done.
imply/ɪmˈplaɪ/verbTo suggest something without saying it openly.
infer/ɪnˈfɜː/verbTo work out a conclusion from clues instead of being told.
sensible/ˈsensəbəl/adjAble to make good, practical decisions and act calmly.
sensitive/ˈsensətɪv/adjEasily hurt or upset, or quick to react to small changes.
childish/ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/adjSilly and not suitable for a grown person.
childlike/ˈtʃaɪldˌlaɪk/adjHaving the innocence and simple trust of a young person.

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Unit 5 · Perfect homophones I

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their/ðeə/adjBelonging to those people, animals or things.
there/ðeə/advIn or at that place, away from the speaker.
weather/ˈweðə/nounRain, sun, wind or heat outside at a particular time.
whether/ˈweðə/conjA word used to introduce a choice between two possibilities.
principal/ˈprɪnsəpəl/nounThe person in charge of a school; also, most important.
principle/ˈprɪnsəpəl/nounA basic rule or belief that guides how someone acts.
stationary/ˈsteɪʃənəri/adjStanding still and not moving at all.
stationery/ˈsteɪʃənəri/nounPaper, pens, envelopes and other things used for writing.
complement/ˈkɒmpləmənt/nounA thing that goes well with another and makes it whole.
compliment/ˈkɒmplɪmənt/nounA remark that says something nice about a person.
council/ˈkaʊnsəl/nounA group of people chosen to manage a town or a body.
counsel/ˈkaʊnsəl/nounCareful advice, especially from a lawyer or trained helper.
cereal/ˈsɪriəl/nounFood made from grain, often eaten with milk at breakfast.
serial/ˈsɪəriəl/adjArranged or happening in a fixed order, one part after another.
formerly/ˈfɔːməli/advAt an earlier time, but no longer now.
formally/ˈfɔːməli/advIn an official, serious way that follows accepted rules.
waist/weɪst/nounThe narrow part of the body just above the hips.
waste/weɪst/verbTo use more of something than you really need.

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Unit 6 · Perfect homophones II

18 слов

weak/wiːk/adjNot strong; easy to break, beat or damage.
week/wiːk/nounA period of seven days, often counted from Monday.
peace/piːs/nounA time with no war or fighting; a calm, quiet feeling.
piece/piːs/nounA part of something larger, or one single item.
plain/pleɪn/adjSimple, with no decoration; also easy to understand.
plane/pleɪn/nounA vehicle with wings and engines that flies through the air.
site/saɪt/nounA place where something is built or where an event happens.
sight/saɪt/nounThe ability to see, or something that you look at.
steal/stiːl/verbTo take something that belongs to another person without asking.
steel/stiːl/nounA very strong metal made from iron and a little carbon.
bare/beə/adjNot covered by clothes, or with nothing on the surface.
bear/beə/verbTo accept and deal with something painful or unpleasant.
flour/ˈflaʊə/nounA soft powder made from wheat and used for baking bread.
flower/ˈflaʊə/nounThe coloured part of a plant that makes seeds.
heal/hiːl/verbTo become well again after a wound or an illness.
heel/hiːl/nounThe back part of your foot, just below the ankle.
sole/səʊl/nounThe flat bottom surface of a shoe or of your foot.
soul/səʊl/nounThe inner part of a person that many believe never dies.

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