Lesson Three

   LESSON THREE

You have been working hard on these Lessons. Now you are ready to learn some more homophones. Please read the underlined words and pay attention to their spelling and definitions.

(A) muscles - tissues of the body

(B) mussels - clam

(A) sighs - breathe out

(B) size - measurement

(A) err - do wrong

(B) air - oxygen

(C) heir - one who receives

(A) owe - to be in debt to

(B) oh - used to express anger, fear, surprise, or pain

(A) tents - a shelter

(B) tense – nervous

Now see how some homophones are used in this story:

We let out sighs of surprise as we looked at the blue sea. Oh, it was a beautiful day on the beach! The sun was shining and the air smelled of coconut and flowers. We owe all this beauty to nature. The muscles of my body were tense from so much excitement as I gathered up seashells of different sizes including mussels. I hope that I didn't err on the number of shells I had found. My baby sister will be the heir of the treasures from the beach that I am bringing back to our tents near the water.