3.5 同音异义词和近音词

同音异义词指那些发音相同、但是拼写和意思不同的词语（如sight和site）和发音非常相似、通常会在考试中被混淆的词语（如than和then）。

以下是一些例子。方括号中的音标将会帮助你了解它们的区别。

Example 4

The driver is looking at the car’s tires.['taiəz]

The driver tires me.['taiəz]

He’s studying for a test.[test]

It doesn’t taste good.[teist]

The man is giving a present to the woman.['preznt]

The men present a product to the woman.[pri'zent]

There isn’t enough air in the room.[εə]

His hair isn’t long enough.[hεə]

There are a lot of people on the train.[trein]

A lot of people left because of the rain.[rein]

They’re shaking hands.['∫eikiŋ]

He’s checking their hand luggage.['t∫ekiŋ]

They are on the same line.[lain]

They are on the same lane.[lein]

They are leaving the boat.['li:viŋ]

They are living on a boat.['liviŋ]

He fell off a tree.[fel]

He felt free.[felt]