Pam Scheunemann The Moose Is is in the Mousse Pam Scheunemann Published by SandCastle™, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company, 4940 Viking Drive, Edina, Minnesota 55435 Copyright © 2002 by Abdo Consulting Group, Inc International copyrights reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher SandCastle™ is a trademark and logo of ABDO Publishing Company Printed in the United States 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 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 Let Us Know After reading the book, SandCastle would like you to tell us your stories about reading What is your favorite page? 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(hot dog) 21 Words I Can Read Nouns A noun is a person, place, or thing beach (BEECH) p 20 mane (MAYN) p 12 cookies (KUK-eez) maze (MAYZ) p p 16 meal (MEEL) p 13 corn (KORN) p meanings dinner (DIN-ur) p 13 (MEE-ningz) p falls (FAWLZ) p 11 meat (MEET) p 21 friends (FRENDZ) p 20 medal (MED-uhl) homophones p 19 (HOME-uh-fonez) mints (MINTSS) p p mist (MIST) p 11 hoop (HOOP) p 18 mouse (MOUSS) p hot dog (HOT DAWG) p 21 onions (UHN-yuhn) p lion (LYE-uhn) p 12 party (PAR-tee) maid (MAYD) p 17 p 14 mail (MAYL) p tooth (TOOTH) p 10 maize (MAYZ) p words (WURDZ) p male (MAYL) p 22 Proper Nouns A proper noun is the name of a person, place, or thing Mom (MOM) p Rita (REE-tuh) Debbie (DEB-ee) p 17 p 10 Verbs A verb is an action or being word are (AR) pp 5, called (KAWLD) p has (HAZ) p 12 have (HAV) p is (IZ) pp 6, 7, 11, 13, 18, 21 like (LIKE) p 17 likes (LIKESS) p made (MAYD) p 16 marry (MAIR-ee) meet (MEET) p 20 mince (MINSS) p missed (MIST) p 10 sound (SOUND) p spelled (SPELD) p was (WUHZ) p 14 were (WUR) p 15 won (WUHN) p 19 would (WUD) p 17 p 15 23 Picture Words meat meet maize maze 24 ... Homophones There is mist by the falls 11 Homophones This lion has a mane 12 Homophones Our main meal is dinner 13 Homophones The party was very merry 14 Homophones They were happy to marry 15 Homophones.. .The Moose Is is in the Mousse Pam Scheunemann Published by SandCastle™, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company, 4940 Viking Drive, Edina, Minnesota 55435 Copyright © 2002 by Abdo Consulting... (DIN-ur) p 13 (MEE-ningz) p falls (FAWLZ) p 11 meat (MEET) p 21 friends (FRENDZ) p 20 medal (MED-uhl) homophones p 19 (HOME-uh-fonez) mints (MINTSS) p p mist (MIST) p 11 hoop (HOOP) p 18 mouse