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Books in this series:Fred Read the Red Book Sam Has a Sundae on Sunday Two Kids Got to Go, Too Books in this series: Flour Does Not Flower Fred Read the Red Book Harry Is Not Hairy The M

Books in this series:

Fred Read the Red Book

Sam Has a Sundae on Sunday Two Kids Got to Go, Too

Books in this series:

Flour Does Not Flower Fred Read the Red Book

Harry Is Not Hairy The Moose Is in the Mousse

Sam Has a Sundae on Sunday Two Kids Got to Go, Too

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

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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

The SandCastle concept, content, and reading method have been reviewed and approved by a national advisory board including literacy specialists, librarians, elementary school teachers, early childhood education professionals, and parents.

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About SandCastle™

Nonfiction books for the beginning reader

9Basic concepts of phonics are incorporated with integrated language methods

of reading instruction Most words are short, and phrases, letter sounds, andword sounds are repeated

9Book levels are based on the ATOS™for Books formula Other considerationsfor readability include the number of words in each sentence, the number ofcharacters in each word, and word lists based on curriculum frameworks

9Full-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

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

SandCastle uses the following definitions for this series:

9Homographs: words that are spelled the same but sound different and have

different meanings Easy memory tip: “-graph”= same look

9Homonyms: words that are spelled and sound the same but have different

meanings Easy memory tip: “-nym”= same name

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

different meanings Easy memory tip: “-phone”= sound alike

male mail

Homophones

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

Homophones

Corn is also called

Homophones

Mom likes to mince

onions.

Homophones

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These mints are striped.

Homophones

Rita missed her tooth.

Homophones

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There is mist by the falls.

Homophones

This lion has a mane

Homophones

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Our main meal is dinner.

Homophones

The party was very

Homophones

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They were happy to

Homophones

We made cookies at home.

Homophones

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Debbie would like a

Homophones

The hoop is metal

Homophones

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We each won a medal

Homophones

We meet friends at the beach.

Homophones

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What meat is this?

Homophones

Words I Can Read

Proper Nouns

A proper noun is the name

of a person, place, or thing

Picture Words

meat

maze maize

meet

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