This document discusses homonyms and compound sentences. It begins by defining homonyms as words that sound alike but have different spellings and meanings, providing "night" and "knight" as an example. It then provides a spelling list focusing on homonym pairs. The document explains that compound sentences are created by combining two simple sentences with conjunctions, specifically coordinating conjunctions like "and" and "but" which join similar elements, and subordinating conjunctions like "since" and "although" which join a main clause to a subordinate clause. Examples of building compound sentences using different conjunctions are provided.

1. Homonyms and Compound Sentences Fourth Grade English

2. Homonyms Homonyms are words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. An example of this is night and knight. Knight Night

3. Homonyms This week’s spelling list focuses on homonyms. List: Sail Sale Write Right

4. Spelling List Bear Bare Tale Tail

5. How do I know its the right word? To figure out if the homonym is the right word: Ask yourself if it makes sense Check the Word Wall Ask a table mate. And if all else fails: Ask the teacher

6. Homonyms and Grammar I need to right a paragraph. Is this wrong? YES! The correct answer is: write. We saw a picture of a bare in science class today. Is this wrong? YES! The correct answer is: bear That man told a long tale. Is this wrong? NO!

7. Build your own! I/like/play/with/dog’s/ (tail or tale). I like to play with the dog’s tail. We/spotted/(sail or sale)/near/the dock/ yesterday. We spotted a sail near the dock yesterday

8. Review of Homonyms What is a homonym? Homonyms are words that sound a like but have different meanings and spellings. Example: My parents like to take walks every night. Yesterday I read about a knight.

9. Compound Sentences Why do we combine sentences? How do we combine sentences? Do you know what we use?

10. Compound Sentences We combine sentences with conjunctions. Two types: Coordinating Conjunctions Subordinating Conjunctions

11. Coordinating Conjunctions These combine sentences with similar elements These are all of the coordinating conjunctions: And But Or So

12. Subordination Conjunctions These connect subordinate clauses to the main clause These are all the subordinating conjunctions: After Since While Although Even if Before When Until Though Even though Where as

13. Subordinating Conjunctions (Continued) A subordinating clause is a smaller sentence that doesn’t make sense without the bigger sentence. A subordinating conjunction can go at the beginning of the sentence. Ex: They taste good. What tastes good?

14. Using Conjunctions Coordinating Conjunctions: Kara likes to go to the park. Kara likes to go to the zoo. (and) Kara likes to go to the park and the zoo. Josh wants a cookie. Josh thinks cookies taste good. (because) Josh wants a cookie because he thinks cookies taste good.

15. Build your own! I/want/Coldstoneice cream /because /it/is/ delicious. I want Coldstone ice cream because it is delicious. Coordinating

16. Build your own! (Continued) Since/we/left/home/we /have/had/stop/twice. Since we left home, we have had to stop twice. Subordinating

17. Review What is a homonym? Two words that sound a like but are spelled differently and mean different things. What is a coordinating conjunction? A word that joins sentences with similar elements. What is a subordinating conjunction? A word that joins two clauses, one a main clause, the other a subordinating clause.

18. Credits http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/bryson.htm#list sub. (For the list of conjunctions and their definitions ) All pictures are from Microsoft Clip Art.