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Pam Scheunemann

Two Kids Got to Go, Too Pam Scheunemann

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Photo credits: Digital Vision, Eyewire Images, PhotoDisc, Rubberball Productions Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Scheunemann, Pam, 1955– Two kids got to go, too / 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 1-57765-747-0 1. English language--Homonyms--Juvenile literature. [1. English language--Homonyms.] I. Title. II. Series.

PE1595 .S39 2002 428.1--dc21 2001053320

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SandCastle uses the following definitions for this series: 9 Homographs: words that are spelled the same but sound different and have different meanings. Easy memory tip: “-graph”= same look 9 Homonyms: words that are spelled and sound the same but have different meanings. Easy memory tip: “-nym”= same name 9 Homophones: words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Easy memory tip: “-phone”= sound alike

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Note: Some pages in this book contain more than five words in order to more clearly convey the concept of the book.

Homophones

to

two

4

too

Homophones

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

5

Homophones

Will has two eyes.

6

Homophones

Amy has two eyes, too.

7

Homophones

Alan likes to draw.

8

Homophones

These kids like art, too.

9

Homophones

Mia has two friends.

10

Homophones

These two are friends, too.

11

Homophones

These two goats are cute.

12

Homophones

The puppy is cute, too.

13

Homophones

Reva likes to smile.

14

Homophones

Ed likes to smile, too.

15

Homophones

Ellen has two hands.

16

Homophones

Liz has two hands, too.

17

Homophones

Mel loves to play ball.

18

Homophones

Skip likes to play ball, too.

19

Homophones

Rex goes to a party.

20

Homophones

How many hats does Rex wear? (two) 21

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

art (ART) p. 9 ball (BAWL)

homophones (HOME-uh-fonez)

pp. 18, 19

eyes (EYEZ) pp. 6, 7 friends (FRENDZ) pp. 10, 11

goats (GOHTZ) p. 12 hands (HANDZ)

p. 5

kids (KIDZ) p. 9 meanings (MEE-ningz) p. 5 party (PAR-tee) p. 20 puppy (PUHP-ee)

pp. 16, 17

hats (HATSS) p. 21

p. 13

words (WURDZ) p. 5

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

Alan (AL-uhn) p. 8 Amy (AY-mee) p. 7

Ed (ED) p. 15 Ellen (EL-en) p. 16

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Liz (LIZ) p. 17 Mel (MEL) p. 18 Mia (MEE-uh) p. 10 Reva (REE-vuh) p. 14

Rex (REKS) pp. 20, 21 Skip (SKIP) p. 19 Will (WIL) p. 6

Verbs A verb is an action or being word

loves (LUHVZ) p. 18 play (PLAY)

are (AR) pp. 5, 11, 12 does (DUHZ) p. 21 draw (DRAW) p. 8 goes (GOHZ) p. 20 has (HAZ)

pp. 18, 19

smile (SMILE) pp. 14, 15

sound (SOUND) p. 5 spelled (SPELD) p. 5 wear (WAIR) p. 21

pp. 6, 7, 10, 16, 17

have (HAV) p. 5 is (IZ) p. 13 like (LIKE) p. 9 likes (LIKESS) pp. 8, 14, 15, 19

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Picture Words

art

goats

puppy

hats

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