2. Homophone Study: “their” vs. “there” • S. H. Dickson Verse
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their (/ðɛər/): Possessive form — belonging to them. (“their branches”, “their books”). Contains heir.
there (/ðɛər/): Place or expletive introduction. (“over there”, “there is a way”). Triad: here, there, where.
Samuel Henry Dickson Lyric: Supply their or there: “Here the roses delight to twine / ____________ branches with the laughing vine.”
Classic Proverb: Supply their or there: “Where ____________ is a will ____________ is a way.”
3. Sibilant Plurals: Reversing Plural to Singular Form (Lesson 127)
12 Words • Omit “-es” to Find the Singular
Wheeler's Law of Sibilant Plurals:“Notice that words ending in a hissing sound (-sh, -ch, -s, -x) form their plurals by adding -es to the singular. Write the singular form of each word below by omitting the ending letters -es.”