Spelling Standard I, Basic Spelling
Lesson 170, Intermediate Compounds and Homophones
Knowing that compound words can be learned by breaking them down into their parts
Knowing that a compound word is a word made of two or more words (cupboard = cup + board)
Knowing that one group of compounds is made up of pronouns that represent indefinite people or things:: anybody, anything, everything, sometimes, someone, somebody, none,
Knowing that contractions are compound words that have letters or a letter left out
Knowing that contractions use an apostrophe (’) in place of the missing letters
Knowing this list of sound-alike contractions: it’s, its; who’s, whose; they’re, their and there
Knowing this list of problem homophones: whether, weather; advice, advise; pane, pain; hole, whole; principal, principle; coarse, course; stationary, stationery; picture, pitcher; affect, effect; cereal, serial; capital, capitol; hall, haul; piece, peace; some, sum; two, to, too