Lesson 42: Words Pronounced Alike (Homophones: I & eye)

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Phonological & Semantic Study: Recognize words pronounced alike but spelled differently (homophones). Contrast personal pronoun <I> and anatomical noun <eye> through classical verse.

HOMOPHONES • <I> vs. <EYE>

1 Read the verses carefully. Find the two words pronounced alike but spelled differently:

Stanza A • Nature Verses

“If I were a sunbeam,
I know what I should do.”

— LUCY LARCOM

Stanza B • Evening Sky

“The sun has shut his golden eye
And gone to sleep beneath the sky.”

— RICHARD LE GALLIENNE

Word 1:

(Pronoun)

Word 2:

(Organ of Sight)

Shared Phonology: /aɪ/ (Long i Sound)

2 Write complete answers to the questions from Wheeler's Speller (Page 27):

1. With what do you see?

Answer: I see with my ...

2. What word do you use when speaking of yourself?

Answer: When speaking of myself, I use the word ...

3 Use each of these two homophone words in sentences of your own:

a. Sentence with “I” (Personal Pronoun) Must be capitalized

b. Sentence with “eye” (Organ of Sight) Spelled e - y - e

4 Write the poetic stanzas from dictation (listen carefully and write neatly):

Stanza 1 (Lucy Larcom • 2 lines)

Stanza 2 (Richard Le Gallienne • 2 lines)