4. Homophone
We call words like “its” and “it´s”, which sound the
same but have different spellings and meanings
homophones.
Some of the most commonly used homophones are
possessive adjectives and contractions, such as
“your” and “you´re”, “its” and “it´s” and “their” and
“they´re”, while others are parts of the verb “to be”
(“are” is often confused with “our” and “were” with
“where”)
Revise “possessive adjectives”
How an apostrophe replaces the missing letters in a
contraction,
Irregular parts of the verb “to be”.
6. Possessive
adjective,
apostrophe
and irregular
parts of the
verb to be
A possessive adjective replaces one noun and
describes another by saying whose it is. Lucy fed her
cat. Lucy´s, her. An apostrophe with the letter s is
used after a noun to indicate possession, as in Ben´s
new toy .
The apostrophe is needed to show that the s is not
being used to make a plural.
An apostrophe is also used to show that one or more
letters is missing in a contraction. Sometimes we
contract words by joining them together and leaving
out some of their letters, as in “I´m” for “ I am”. “
didn´t” for “ did not” and “you´ll” for “you will”.
Irregular parts of the verb “to be”
I am, you are, he/she is, we are, they are
7. Homophone
Different type
of homograph:
homonyms
heteronyms
Homonyms: words that look and
sound the same but have different
meanings, as in “the second time”
and “in a second”
Heteronyms: words that look the
same but sound different and have
different meanings, as in “to lead
the way” and “ a lead pencil”.
11. Spelling1: Numerical Prefixes for 1
What do “uni” and “mono” mean?
For example, unicycle and monocle.
The word unicycle describes a type of bicycle
that only has one wheel and a monocle is like
a pair of spectacles (glasses) with just one
lens. Both prefixes mean “one”: uni-is from
the Latin “unus”, meaning “one” and mono-
comes from the Greek “monos”, meaning
alone. Examples?
13. Spelling 2: Numerical Prefixes
for 2
Do you know what bi, di and du
mean? A bicycle is a vehicle with
two wheels, a digraph is a pair of
letters that make one sound and a
duet is a piece of music for tow
performers. These prefixes mean
“two”, “twice” or “double” come
from the Latin “duos”, meaning two
and the Greek “dis”, meaning
“twice”.
A possessive adjective replaces one noun and describes another by saying whose it is. Lucy fed her cat. Lucy´s, her. An apostrophe with the letter s is used after a noun to indicate possession, as in Ben´s new toy . The apostrophe is needed to show that the s is not being used to make a plural.
The man is the painting was wearing a monocle. How many stars are in the universe? “Turn to the first unit in your textbook,” said the teacher.