Trumpet of the Swan

Lesson 12

 

Spelling Tip Some words like earth with an /er/ sound are spelling with ear.

d. Copy these words, and underline ear. Say the words aloud as you write them.

heard	earl
earth	early
earn	pearl
learn	yearn

e. In the literature passage Louis misunderstood because his father used a homonym. His father has given us a definition of homonyms, or words that sound the same, and are sometimes spelled the same but have two different meanings. Write the homonym that was used to write the two meanings.

f. Use a dictionary to look up at least two meanings for these homonyms.

1) sound 2) pitch 3) squash 4) pound 5) fly 6)duck

2. a. Our literature passage provides part of an imagined conversation between a father swan (called a cob) and his son ( a cygnet). The cygnet, named Louis, has a problem. Talk with your teacher about the limitation that Louis has and what we called his problem.

b. When writing conversation, or dialogue, quotation marks are placed around the actual words spoken or thought. Refer to the Quotation Rules on page 98 when completing the following exercise.

1. e. dumb- of poor intelligence; unable to speak.

Teacher’s Note: Some grammar books refer to these as homographs.

f. Possible answers:
1) something you can hear; normal state of being; a body of water
2) to throw ; a black sticky substance
3) a vegetable; to squeeze
4) a unit of measure; animal shelter
5) an insect; to move through the air
6) a water bird; to lower the body

2. a. A handicap - allow time for discussion. Answers will vary.