homophones "sue threw the goop through the hoop"

RondeauSue Threw

the Goop Through

the Hoop

ABDO

Amanda Rondeau

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The Knight Waits at NightMy Deer Is a Dear

The Prince Left His PrintsSue Threw the Goop Through the Hoop

We Have a Wee Whale

Books in this series:Bella Blew Blue Bubbles

The Knight Waits at NightMy Deer Is a Dear

The Prince Left His PrintsSue Threw the Goop Through the Hoop

We Have a Wee Whale

RondeauSue Threw

the Goop Through the H

oop

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

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Rondeau, Amanda, 1974-Sue threw the goop through the hoop / Amanda Rondeau.

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 1-57765-783-71. English language--Homonyms--Juvenile literature. [1. English language--Homonyms.]

I. Title. II. Series.

PE1595 .R73 2002428.1--dc21

2001053371

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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.

9 Reading levels are indicated by the number of flags on the castle.

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

Level 1(one flag)

Grades Pre-K to K5 or fewer words per page

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Grades 1 to 210 to 15 words per page

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Note: Some pages in this book contain more than 10 words in order to more clearly convey the concept of the book.


Homophones

thyme time

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Homophones

Homophones are words thatsound alike but are spelleddifferently and havedifferent meanings.

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Homophones

Sam is looking for a greattale.

6


Homophones

This elephant has a long tail.

7


Homophones

Stephanie is sad.

She has tears in her eyes.

8


Homophones

This cake has three tiers.

9


Homophones

We have to pay tax when webuy a car.

10


Homophones

These tacks mark places on a map.

11


Homophones

A queen sits on a throne.

12


Homophones

The ball was thrown to Tim.

He caught it.

13


Homophones

We go for walks at low tide.

14


Homophones

Haley tied her shoes all byherself.

15


Homophones

Ben tows a van that needs tobe fixed.

16


Homophones

Our toes touch the sand.

17


Homophones

A tee is used to hold a golf ball.

18


Homophones

Some people drink hot tea inthe afternoon.

19


Homophones

Marcus is being towed by the boat.

20


Homophones

What is Brian holding?

(a toad)

21


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Words I Can ReadNouns

A noun is a person, place, or thing

Plural NounsA plural noun is more than one

person, place, or thing

eyes (EYEZ) p. 8homophones

(HOME-uh-fonez)p. 5

meanings (MEE-ningz) p. 5

people (PEE-puhl) p. 19

places (PLAYSS-ez) p. 11

shoes (SHOOZ) p. 15tacks (TAKSS) p. 11

tears (TIHRZ) p. 8tiers (TIHRZ) p. 9toes (TOHZ) p. 17walks (WAWKSS)

p. 14words (WURDZ) p. 5

afternoon (af-tur-NOON) p. 19

ball (BAWL) p. 13boat (BOTE) p. 20cake (KAYK) p. 9car (KAR) p. 10elephant

(EL-uh-fuhnt) p. 7

golf ball (GOLFBAWL) p. 18

map (MAP) p. 11queen (KWEEN) p. 12sand (SAND) p. 17tail (TAYL) p. 7tale (TAYL) p. 6tax (TAKS) p. 10tea (TEE) p. 19

tee (TEE) p. 18throne (THROHN)

p. 12thyme (TIME) p. 4tide (TIDE) p. 14time (TIME) p. 4toad (TOHD) p. 21van (VAN) p. 16


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

VerbsA verb is an action or being word

AdjectivesAn adjective describes something

alike (uh-LIKE) p. 5different

(DIF-ur-uhnt) p. 5great (GRAYT) p. 6her (HUR) pp. 8, 15

hot (HOT) p. 19long (LAWNG) p. 7low (LOH) p. 14our (OUR) p. 17sad (SAD) p. 8

some (SUHM) p. 19these (THEEZ) p. 11this (THISS) pp. 7, 9three (THREE) p. 9

are (AR) p. 5be (BEE) p. 16being (BEE-ing) p. 20buy (BYE) p. 10caught (KAWT) p. 13drink (DRINGK) p. 19fixed (FIKST) p. 16go (GOH) p. 14has (HAZ) pp. 7, 8, 9have (HAV) pp. 5, 10

hold (HOHLD) p. 18holding (HOHLD-ing)

p. 21is (IZ)

pp. 6, 8, 18, 20, 21looking (LUK-ing) p. 6mark (MARK) p. 11needs (NEEDZ) p. 16pay (PAY) p. 10sits (SITSS) p. 12

sound (SOUND) p. 5spelled (SPELD) p. 5thrown (THROHN)

p. 13tied (TIDE) p. 15touch (TUHCH) p. 17towed (TOHD) p. 20tows (TOHZ) p. 16used (YOOZD) p. 18was (WUHZ) p. 13

Ben (BEN) p. 16Brian (BRYE-uhn)

p. 21Haley (HAY-lee) p. 15

Marcus (MAR-kuhss)p. 20

Sam (SAM) p. 6

Stephanie (STEF-a-nee) p. 8

Tim (TIM) p. 13


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teatee

tearstiers

thronethrown

tidetied

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