PRIMARY SPELLING & PHONICS • GRADE 2–3 HOMOPHONES • BLUE / BLEW STUDENT WORKSHEET • PAGE 1 OF 2

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Words Pronounced Alike • Different Spelling & Meaning

“Blue is the color of heaven, / And blue is the color for me.” — LUCY LARCOM
“The merry wind that blew and blew / O'er the fields where the ripe grain grew.” — JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY

Wheeler's Directions: 1. Copy carefully and find two words pronounced alike but spelled differently. 2. Use these words in sentences of your own. 3. Write answers to Wheeler's inquiries.

1 Poetic Transcription & Homophone Isolation

Copy both couplets carefully on the lines below, then underline each occurrence of blue and blew:

2 Homophone Sentence Application

Compose an original sentence demonstrating the precise definition of each homophone:

A. blue (the color of the sky or ocean):

B. blew (past tense of blow — action of the wind or breath):

3 Wheeler's Socratic Inquiries

Write complete, thoughtful answers to the textbook's inquiries using clear handwriting:

1. What is the color of the clear daytime sky?

2. What did the strong autumn wind do yesterday when it took your hat off?

Wheeler's Orthography Rules • Homophones: Blue / Blew

1. 1. Homophone Principle: Homophones are words that sound identical in spoken English (/bluː/) but possess distinct orthographic spellings and historical meanings.

2. 2. Digraph in Blue: Blue uses digraph ue to name the primary color of azure skies, deep waters, and heavenly ribbons.

3. 3. Digraph in Blew: Blew uses digraph ew to signify the irregular past tense of verb blow (blow → blew, grow → grew).