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CONNIE SCHENKELBERG
© 2010 by Connie Schenkelberg / Everyday Education, LLC
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Spelling made easy: The homonym way to better spelling/ Connie Schenkelberg
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1. Education—Home Schooling. 2. Education—Reference. 3. Reference—
Handbooks & Manuals. I. Title.
The integrity of the upright shall guide them...
Proverbs 11:3a
LESSON 1: HOMONYMS 1 – 10
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A lot:
Allot:
Alot:
Many.
To set aside for someone’s use.
NEVER, EVER correct
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Bail:
Money deposited with the courts to assure that a
defendant will appear in court.
A large mound of hay packaged for animal
consumption.
Bale:
Cache:
Cash:
A place to hide valuables.
Money.
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Dawn:
Don:
Early morning, just as the sun is rising.
Old term meaning to put on (as in clothes)
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Ewe:
You:
A female sheep.
Second person pronoun (not me or he/she/it).
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Faint:
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Pale, weak. Soft or quiet. Dizzy, woozy.
A trick or maneuver.
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Gait:
Gate:
Walk, pace.
The opening in a fence.
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Hail:
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To call out a greeting. Frozen rain.
Healthy.
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To manipulate bread dough so it will rise.
To use the knee, past tense.
Something that is necessary.
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Assignment Schedule for One-Year Course
Give students the list above. Have them copy Groups 1-3 into their
spelling notebook. The reason for this is to help students remember what
they’re studying. The acts of writing and thinking about the words and
their differences help students retain the information longer.
Tuesday:
Have students copy Groups 4-6 into their spelling notebook. Do Puzzle 1.
Wednesday:
Have students copy Groups 7-8 into their spelling notebook. Do Puzzle 2.
Thursday:
Have students copy Groups 9-10 into their spelling notebook.
Do Puzzle 3.
Friday:
Do Puzzle 4 – without the lesson sheet or spelling notebook.
Friday fun:
Using as many of these homonyms as possible, write a paragraph about
yourself.
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Monday:
Give students the list above. Have them copy Groups 1-2 into their
spelling notebook. The reason for this is to help students remember what
they’re studying. The acts of writing and thinking about the words and
their differences help students retain the information longer.
Tuesday:
Have students copy Groups 3-4 into their spelling notebook.
Wednesday:
Have students copy Groups 5-6 into their spelling notebook.
Thursday:
Have students copy Groups 7-8 into their spelling notebook.
Friday:
Have students copy Groups 9-10 into their spelling notebook.
Monday:
Do Puzzle 1.
Tuesday:
Do Puzzle 2.
Wednesday:
Do Puzzle 3.
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Using as many of these homonyms as possible, write a paragraph about
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HOMONYMS 1-10, PUZZLE 1
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