同音乃巧合,相聚由“人设” :巧合同音,是指动词的过去式或者第三人称或否定式等正好与某单词的原型同音的情况。
(1)/nt/aren’t—aunt
(2)/red/red—read(read的过去式、过去分词)
(3)/eit/eight—ate
(4)/z/theirs—there’s
(5)/’f/father—farther
(6)/wn /one—won
(7)/ru:/through—threw
(8)/w/wore—war(战争)
(9)/wud /would—wood
(10)/nju:/new—knew
(11)/blu:/blue—blew
(12)/hu:z /whose—who’s
(13)/nuz/knows—nose
(14)/its/its—it’s
(15)/pst/past—passed
(16)/rud/road—rode
(17)/’auz/ours—hours
(18)/’klk/o’clock—a clock
备注:a.下列几组词,音、形恰似“克隆”,却惟意异。
(1)/li:vz /leaves(leave的现在单数第三人称形式)—leaves(leaf的复数形式)
(2)/faund/found(find的过去式、过去分词)—found(建立、成立)
(3)/left/left(leave的过去式、过去分词)—left(左、左边的)
(4)/ruz /rose(rise的过去式)—rose(玫瑰花)
(5)/’kli:n/cleaner(clean的比较等级)—cleaner(清洁工)
(6)/lei/lay(lie的过去式)—lay(产蛋、下蛋)
(7)/’seknd/second(two的序数词)—second(秒)
(8)/t/shot(shoot的过去式、过去分词)—shot(投篮、尝试)