set_1_The_Moose_Is_in_the_Mousse

Pam Scheunemann

The Moose Is is in the Mousse Pam Scheunemann

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Photo credits: Corbis Images, Comstock, Corel, Digital Vision, Eyewire Images, PhotoDisc, Rubberball Productions Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Scheunemann, Pam, 1955– The moose is in the mousse / Pam Scheunemann. p. cm. -- (Homophones) Includes index.

Summary: Photographs and simple text introduce homophones, words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings.

ISBN 1-57765-746-2 1. English language--Homonyms--Juvenile literature. [1. English language--Homonyms.] I. Title. II. Series.

PE1595 .S37 2002 428.1--dc21 2001053372

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Homophones

male

mail

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Homophones

Homophones are words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings.

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Homophones

The mouse is in a maze.

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Homophones

Corn is also called maize.

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Homophones

Mom likes to mince onions.

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Homophones

These mints are striped.

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Homophones

Rita missed her tooth.

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Homophones

There is mist by the falls.

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Homophones

This lion has a mane.

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Homophones

Our main meal is dinner.

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Homophones

The party was very merry.

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Homophones

They were happy to marry.

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Homophones

We made cookies at home.

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Homophones

Debbie would like a maid.

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Homophones

The hoop is metal.

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Homophones

We each won a medal.

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Homophones

We meet friends at the beach.

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Homophones

What meat is this? (hot dog) 21

Words I Can Read Nouns A noun is a person, place, or thing

beach (BEECH) p. 20 mane (MAYN) p. 12 cookies (KUK-eez) maze (MAYZ) p. 6 p. 16 meal (MEEL) p. 13 corn (KORN) p. 7 meanings dinner (DIN-ur) p. 13 (MEE-ningz) p. 5 falls (FAWLZ) p. 11 meat (MEET) p. 21 friends (FRENDZ) p. 20 medal (MED-uhl) homophones p. 19 (HOME-uh-fonez) mints (MINTSS) p. 9 p. 5 mist (MIST) p. 11 hoop (HOOP) p. 18 mouse (MOUSS) p. 6 hot dog (HOT DAWG) p. 21 onions (UHN-yuhn) p. 8 lion (LYE-uhn) p. 12 party (PAR-tee) maid (MAYD) p. 17 p. 14 mail (MAYL) p. 4 tooth (TOOTH) p. 10 maize (MAYZ) p. 7 words (WURDZ) p. 5 male (MAYL) p. 4

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Proper Nouns A proper noun is the name of a person, place, or thing

Mom (MOM) p. 8 Rita (REE-tuh) Debbie (DEB-ee) p. 17

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Verbs A verb is an action or being word

are (AR) pp. 5, 9 called (KAWLD) p. 7 has (HAZ) p. 12 have (HAV) p. 5 is (IZ) pp. 6, 7, 11, 13, 18, 21

like (LIKE) p. 17 likes (LIKESS) p. 8 made (MAYD) p. 16 marry (MAIR-ee)

meet (MEET) p. 20 mince (MINSS) p. 8 missed (MIST) p. 10

sound (SOUND) p. 5 spelled (SPELD) p. 5 was (WUHZ) p. 14 were (WUR) p. 15 won (WUHN) p. 19 would (WUD) p. 17

p. 15

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Picture Words

meat

meet

maize

maze

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