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H om o n ym s : T w o or m or

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H om o p h o n e s :

T w o or m or e w o

rd s t ha t

ar e pr o n o u nc ed t h e sam e b u t ha v e d i f

f er e n t s p e l l i n g s

a nd d i f f er e n t m ea n i n g s

To m y s is ter Mar y ,

w ho was merr y o n t he da y

s he was to marr y

— B. P.C.



by Brian P. Cleary

illustrated by Brian Gable

J MILLBROOK PRESS / MINNEAPOLIS



Homonyms

are words that soundand also look alike.



But they havedifferent meanings, as in“Can you pass that can, Mike?”



These words are a blastif you say them quite fast,

a n d c oast al l a l o ng t h e coa s t ? ”

O r “ May I s a i l w

i t h y o u i n Ma y



like“ W

h y d o n’ t w e t o a s t w i t h s o me t o a s t ? ”



A light may be light,

like a small paper kite.A trunk can be foundin a trunk.



A lean cat couldlean on a skunk.

A n i nch w o r m o r

s n a i l

C o u

l d

s

c a l e

a

s c a l e

.



y o ur j a m ca nno t j a mo n a t r u m p e t .

But punch cannot punch ,

and atbreakfastor lunch,



A bowl cannot bowl,

r ol l r ol l but a

might justif it’s not

made as flatas a crumpet.



Now, some words sound identical

but are spelled in different ways.Th ese words are known as

h omoph ones,

like

praise



and preys

and prays.



Though h om

oph oneshave matching sounds,

their meanings aren’t

th e same.



And there isn’t any question,they’re as fun as any game.



A burr o

can burr owa hole.

A b ee can b e .

A fleacan flee.



A horse can get hoarse

from talking, of course.A ewe

could take youon a stroll.



A fowl can be foul.

A toad can be towed.An h e i r m u s t n

’ t e r r

i n t h

e

a i r .



A w h a l e canwail .

A male can mail .A pair might justpare a big pear .



A bust can be busedby a driver you trust,

and Barrycan bury

a berry.



A band could be banned

if th ey get out of hand,

and Mary (who’s merry)

an m rry



th a t a b a l l w

i l l n o t b a w l w

h en i t ’ s

r o

l l e d .

But the sea cannot see,

and it’s clear as can be



A moose has no use

for a bottle of mousse,and a creek doesn’t creakwhen it’s old.



But a bear should be bare,

if wood wouldbe kept in a shed.

and itwouldn’t be rare



A Sioux

migh t not sueif he knewthat the gnu that he bought

wasn’t new like you said.



A C zech could bewriting acheck.

My niece could see

both in Greece and in Nice.

Grease



in each inn

and beneath every st ne

Y o

uc o u l d s e

a r c h t h e wh o l e w

o r

l d

,

wh il e i t s p u n a n d i t

wh ir l e d ,



the homonym

and homophone !

A n d

y ou’ d f i n d n

o

m o r e p l e a s u r es

th an t h e s e g r

e a t v e r b al t r e a s u r

e s —



So, what are homonyms

and homophones?Do you know?



Text copyright © 2005 by Brian P. ClearyIllustrations copyright © 2005 by Millbrook Press

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Cleary, Brian P., 1959–How much can a bare bear bear? : what are homonyms and homophones? /

by Brian P. Cleary ; illustrated by Brian Gable.

p. cm. — (Words are categorical)eISBN–10: 0–8225–6362–21. English language—Homonyms—Juvenile literature. I. Gable, Brian,1949–

ill. II. Title.PE1595.C58 2005428.1—dc22 2004031106

Manufactured in the United States of America

1 2 3 4 5 6 – JR – 10 09 08 07 06 05

ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR

BRIAN P. CLEARY is the author of the Words Are CategoricalTM series,including A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink: What Is a Noun? and

Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What Is an Adjective?, and of Rainbow Soup:Adventures in Poetry. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio.

BRIAN GABLE is the illustrator of Under, Over, By the Clover: WhatIs a Preposition?, Pitch and Throw, Grasp and Know: What Is aSynonym?, and the Make Me Laugh joke books. He lives in Toronto,Ontario, with his wife and two children.

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