Homophones "Flour Does Not Flower"

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Pam ScheunemannPam Scheunemann

Books in this series:Flour Does Not Flower

Fred Read the Red BookHarry Is Not Hairy

The Moose Is in the MousseSam Has a Sundae on Sunday

Two Kids Got to Go, Too

Books in this series:Flour Does Not Flower

Fred Read the Red BookHarry Is Not Hairy

The Moose Is in the MousseSam Has a Sundae on Sunday

Two Kids Got to Go, Too

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

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Pam Scheunemann

FlourDoes NotFlower

Flour Does NotFlower

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Scheunemann, Pam, 1955–Flour does not flower / 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 1-57765-742-X1. English language--Homonyms--Juvenile literature. [1. English

language--Homonyms.] I. Title. II. Series.

PE1595 .S34 2002428.1--dc21

2001053326

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9 Full-color photography reinforces word meanings and concepts.

9 “Words I Can Read” list at the end of each book teaches basic elements ofgrammar, helps the reader recognize the words in the text, and builds vocabulary.

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SandCastle uses the following definitions for this series:

9 Homographs: words that are spelled the same but sound different and havedifferent meanings. Easy memory tip: “-graph”= same look

9 Homonyms: words that are spelled and sound the same but have differentmeanings. Easy memory tip: “-nym”= same name

9 Homophones: words that sound alike but are spelled differently and havedifferent 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.

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fairy ferry

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Homophones

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Homophones arewords that soundalike but are spelleddifferently and havedifferent meanings.

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Homophones

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Fir trees are green.

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Homophones

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A kitten has soft fur.

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Homophones

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We went for a swim.

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Homophones

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There are four of us.

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Homophones

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We like to find shells.

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Homophones

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You get fined for latemovies.

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Homophones

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Spot does not havefleas.

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Homophones

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Tony flees from thebull.

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Homophones

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The gull flew very high.

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Homophones

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Mom has the flu.

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Homophones

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A rooster is a fowl.

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Homophones

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Ron hit a foul ball.

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Homophones

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Our feet are raisedhigh.

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Homophones

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Winning was quite afeat.

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Homophones

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Jerry paid the cabfare.

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Homophones

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Where are thesepeople?(the fair)

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Homophones

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Words I Can Read

NounsA noun is a person, place, or thing

foul ball (FOUL BAWL)p. 17

bull (BULL) p. 13

fair (FAIR) p. 21

fairy (FAIR-ee) p. 4

fare (FAIR) p. 20

feat (FEET) p. 19

feet (FEET) p. 18

ferry (FER-ee) p. 4

fir trees (FUR TREEZ)p. 6

fleas (FLEEZ) p. 12

flu (FLOO) p. 15

fowl (FOUL) p. 16

fur (FUR) p. 7

gull (GUHL) p. 14

homophones(HOME-uh-fonez)p. 5

kitten (KIT-uhn) p. 7

meanings (MEE-ningz) p. 5

movies (MOO-veez)p. 11

people (PEE-puhl)p. 21

rooster (ROO-stur)p. 16

shells (SHELZ) p. 10

swim (SWIM) p. 8

winnings (WIN-ing)p. 19

words (WURDZ) p. 5

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Proper NounsA proper noun is the nameof a person, place, or thing

Jerry (JER-ee) p. 20

Mom (MOM) p. 15

Ron (RON) p. 17

are (AR)pp. 5, 6, 9, 18, 21

does (DUHZ) p. 12

find (FINDE) p. 10

fined (FINDE) p. 11

flees (FLEEZ) p. 13

flew (FLOO) p. 14

get (GET) p. 11

has (HAZ) pp. 7, 15

have (HAV) pp. 5, 12

hit (HIT) p. 17

is (IZ) p. 16

like (LIKE) p. 10

paid (PAYD) p. 20

raised (RAYZD) p. 18

sound (SOUND) p. 5

spelled (SPELD) p. 5

was (WUHZ) p. 19

went (WENT) p. 8

Spot (SPOT) p. 12

Tony (TOH-nee) p. 13

VerbsA verb is an action or being word

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Picture Words

f ir

f lourflower

fur

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