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12. American counterparts of English words

British

American

Meaning

autumn

Fall

осень

barrow

Pushcart

тачка

billfold

note-case

бумажник

biscuit

Cookie

печенье

boot-lace

shoe-string

шнурок для ботинок

cotton-wool

absorbent cotton

вата

draughts

Checkers

шашки

express post

special delivery

срочное почтовое отправление

tap

faucet

кран

galoshes

rubbers, overshoes

галоши

gramophone

phonograph

граммофон

geyser

water-heater

водоподогреватель

government

administration

правительство

inland post

domestic mail

почта внутри страны

inquiry office

information bureau

справочное бюро

interval

intermission

антракт (в театре)

jug

pitcher

кувшин

kiosk

news-stand

киоск

parcel

package

пакет

petrol

gasoline

бензин

porridge

oatmeal

каша

queue

line

очередь

reel (of cotton)

spool (of thread)

катушка ниток

seaside

beach

пляж (берег моря)

season ticket

commutation ticket

сезонный билет

serviette

napkin

салфетка

sledge

sleigh

сани

stalls

orchestra

партер

telegraph form

telegraph blank

телеграфный бланк

thrush

cat-bird

дрозд

tin

can

консервная банка

tram

trolley-car,

трамвай

waistcoat

vest

жилет

waterproof, mackintosh

raincoat

плащ

wireless

radio set

радиоприемник

13. Exercises for Self-control Etymological Survey of the English Word-stock

1. Find an example of unassimiliated borrowings (aliens):

a) fellow;

b) cafe;

c) forest;

d) meeting.

2. Find an example of completely assimilated borrowings (denizens):

a) hotel;

b) restaurant;

c) husband;

d) machine.

3. Find a loan-word not completely assimilated with the English language phonetically:

a) police;

b) river;

c) flower;

d) wall.

4. Find a loan-word not completely assimilated with the English language grammatically:

a) figure;

b) army;

c) datum;

d) cage.

5. Find a Celtic loan-word (=borrowing):

a) dream;

b) grass;

c) cradle;

d) road.

6. Find a Latin loan-word:

a) cup;

b) a wife;

c) a window;

d) a glass.

7. Find a Greek loan-word:

a) fruit;

b) scheme;

c) capital;

d) table.

8. Find a Scandinavian loan-word:

a) to read;

b) to write;

c) to speak;

d) to take.

9. Find a French loan-word:

a) ox;

b) meat;

c) pig;

d) sausage.

10. Find a German loan-word:

a) rain;

b) prize;

c) game;

d) nickel.

11. Find an Italian loan-word:

a) article;

b) balcony;

c) question;

d) fish.

12. Find a Spanish loan-word:

a) institute;

b) telephone;

c) moment;

d) cigar.

13. Find a Russian loan-word:

a) sister;

b) Kremlin;

c) minute;

d) club.

14. Find an Arabian loan-word:

a) mathematics;

b) algebra;

c) botany;

d) physics.

15 Find a Turkish loan-word:

a) cafe;

b) coffee;

c) chess;

d) tomato.

16. Find a Chinese loan-word:

a) lemon;

b) glass;

c) tea;

d) spoon.

17. Find a Japanese loan-word:

a) judge;

b) geisha;

c) chairman;

d) student.

18. Find an Australian loan-word:

a) chocolate;

b) maize;

c) boomerang;

d) wigwam.

19. Find a word borrowed from the language of American Indians:

a) maid;

b) girl;

c) madam;

d) squaw.

20. Find a word borrowed from India:

a) oak;

b) sandal;

c) timber;

d) pine.

21. Find a word with a borrowed suffix:

a) greenish;

b) active;

c) stony;

d) hopeless.