Dictionary of Homophones [Paperback]

M.A. Leslie Presson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764101684 | ISBN-13: 978-0764101687 | Publication Date: October 1, 1997

This handy book will be invaluable to English language learners and their teachers. It will also serve as a quick reference for writers and copy editors, as a supplement to dictionaries for anyone who needs to look up a word, and as a source for word puzzle fans. Homophones are words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Here are more than 600 homophone pairs, listed alphabetically, each with its own brief definition and part-of-speech designation. Some homophones are easy to distinguish--"ate" and "eight", for instance. Others can cause common spelling errors or confused meaning--for example, apprise, which means to give notice, and apprize, which means to appreciate or to value. Here is a volume that belongs on every language reference shelf. Cartoon illustrations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (October 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764101684
• ISBN-13: 978-0764101687
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #578,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This dictionary is very well laid out in a child-friendly format. Fun and funny cartoons add a little relief to the tiresome subject of spelling. As a homeschooling parent, I've decided that a great way to help my struggling speller is to introduce homophones as a means of learning to spell those tricky words which sound alike but have a different meaning. In fact, I think it might be the very best way to introduce those spelling words which have homophone-sound-alikes, rather than introducing the child to a word, like "shoot" and then later another word which sounds identical, like "chute", and yet has a completely different meaning. This book is very helpful to us in our homeschooling program.