Wheeler's Elementary Speller • Lesson 122
Words Pronounced Alike:
here
vs.
hear
• Lucy Larcom Poetry • Page 66
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★ LESSON 122 • WORDS PRONOUNCED ALIKE (HERE vs. HEAR) • LUCY LARCOM
Homophone Discrimination • 26px Standard Lines
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Words Pronounced Alike, but Spelled Differently • /hɪər/
Homophone Pair • Mnemonic Discovery
h
ere
/hɪər/
Adverb of Place:
In this place (pairs with
where
and
there
).
Example:
“Wild roses blush
here
and there.”
h
ear
/hɪər/
Verb of Sensation:
To perceive sound with the
ear
!
Mnemonic:
You h-
ear
with your
ear
!
2
Lucy Larcom's Nature Lyrics • Dictation & Penmanship
Poetic Dictation • 26px Standard Lines
1. “Wild roses blush
here
and there.”
2. “What did you
hear
? / Heard the rain asking / A rose to appear.”
— Lucy Larcom
Listen to Lyrics
Transcribe Lucy Larcom's lines from dictation on the lines below:
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Wheeler's Socratic Questions • Write Full Answers Below
Linguistic Reasoning • 3 Inquiry Answers
1. What one word do you use in speaking of
this place
?
2. What were your
ears
made for?
3. What is the difference between the word
ear
and the word which tells what the ear is used for?
4
Contextual Sentence Synthesis • Discriminate
here
and
hear
Application • 26px Standard Lines
Fill in the blank with
here
or
hear
, then copy the completed sentence below:
Precision Orthography
1. Come stand ____________________ beside me, so that you may ____________________ the song of the robin.