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ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
BY
HENRY CARR PEARSON
PRINCIPAL OF HORACE MANN SCHOOL
TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
AND
HENRY SUZZALLO
PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
SOMETIME PROFESSOR OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY
NEW YORK CINCINNATI CHICAGO
BOSTON ATLANTA
Copyright, 1919, by
HENRY CARR PEARSON and HENRY SUZZALLO
All Rights Reserved
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
P. 4
I CC,C,CCC,t(
PREFACE
Vocabulary. — This speller represents an attempt to
teach only the essential words of the written vocabularies
of children and adults. These essential words are those
that are used frequently by the majority of people, and
not those used occasionally by a few. It is an effort to
study the spelling problem scientifically. It advocates
fewer words and more drills for investigation has shown
that the spelling vocabulary that is common to a group
of adults is surprisingly small. The regular lessons of this
book, therefore, present the two thousand most important
words, while supplementary lists contain more than a
thousand words that are less important or less difficult.
The words in the regular lessons for each half grade should
first be carefully studied, and then, if there is sufficient
time, the words of the supplementary list of that half
grade should be learned.
The selection of these three thousand words represents
a vast amount of labor extending over a period of several
years. Thousands of children's compositions from the
Horace Mann School and other schools have been ex-
amined, and use has been made of the scientific studies
of adults' and children's vocabularies by Jones, Ayres,
Pryor, Eldridge, Smith, Woolfolk, Cook and O'Shea, and
Chancellor. All of the one thousand words of the Ayres
Measuring Scale are given in the book. The resulting
iii
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iv ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
list contains not only words which children are most likely
to use in their daily written work but also words which
they will most probably use after leaving school. Further-
more, since these vocabulary studies have been made in
various parts of the country, the composite list is free from
the influence of any particular locaHty.
These words have been carefully graded on the basis of
their use by children in written compositions.
This limited, basal vocabulary of about three thousand
words should be supplemented to meet the special needs
of different groups of children. Since it is obvious that no
single textbook can meet completely such varied condi-
tions, teachers should add such words of local importance
as are peculiarly needed by their pupils. Near the end of
the book (pages 1 6 7-1 71) are lists of words for rural,
urban, and industrial communities from which such words
may be chosen.
Finally, the vocabulary of every textbook needs supple-
mentation from the personal vocabulary of the individual
pupil. Each child is somewhat different from every other
in his personal experiences and impressions. This leads to
the spontaneous use of words not on the common list.
These must be mastered if the individual's writing is to
be free of misspellings. The personal spelling list of
troublesome words for individual study is a necessity in
final spelling efficiency.
Method. — Psychological evidence now shows clearly
that correct spelhng results chiefly from appropriate and
continuous drill. In the Directions to Teachers (pages
vii to xii) such a drill method is described in detail. It
has been successfully used in a number of schools for
PREFACE V
several years, and represents results obtained from the
best experimental data available.
Flexibility. — The use of this book is not confined to
any single device. The Directions to Teachers show how
some teachers may follow the plan of the book more or
less rigidly, while others may use the book in a manner
that will allow the pupil more initiative and judgment.
The aim should always be to make it possible for pupils
to acquire good methods of study.
Reviews. — Adequate review of all words in the regular
lessons is provided ; but the words that thousands of chil-
dren have found most difficult to spell, including the so-
called " Hundred Demons " ^ and others, are reviewed
more often than the easier words.
The Dictation Review exercises employ, with rare ex-
ceptions, only words previously taught. The sentences
are short, and are better for this purpose than selections
from literature because the pupil's time is not wasted in
memorizing the spelling of unusual words.
Simplicity. — Since the words taught are the common
ones found in children's written vocabularies, much time
can be saved in developing their meaning. Furthermore,
no artificial means are needed to awaken interest through
pictures or other devices.
No diacritical marks are given, except in the dictionary
pronouncing lists and in a few footnotes, as it is believed that
the main reliance in spelling should be placed upon the cor-
rect visualization of the word to be learned, and that this
image should not be confused by such marks. When a word
' The words listed by Dr. W. Franklin Jones, of the University of South Dakota, as " One
Hundred Spelling Demons of the English Langiiage," are marked with an asterisk in the re-
view lists at the end of the book.
Vi ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
is first presented on the printed page, its division into sylla-
bles is indicated by a slight spacing, because it is believed
that this will help the pupil to see the word accurately.
When the word appears again, however, among the review
words of the next lesson, syllabication is not indicated.
The dictionary pronouncing lists at the back of the book
show, from the fourth grade on, the markings found in
Webster's New International Dictionary, Webster's Second-
ary-School Dictionary, Webster's Elementary-School Dic-
tionary, etc. These lists are primarily for the teacher,
but may also be consulted by pupils and will serve to
familiarize them with dictionary usage.
DIRECTIONS FOR TEACHERS
Method. — It has been proved by careful experimenta-
tion ^ that class drill under the direction of the teacher is
more efficient than individual study by the unsupervised
pupil. The time on the daily program devoted to spelling
should be spent largely on class drill under the direction
of the teacher; in other words, it should be devoted to
teaching rather than to testing. The following procedure
for the spelling period is suggested, but there should be
sufficient change to insure variety.
In each group of words (in the Second, Third, Fourth,
Fifth, and Sixth Grades) the two nerjo words of the lesson
are indicated by heavy type, while the review words appear
in ordinary type. Write one of the two new words on the
blackboard in its normal form and teach it in accordance
with the following plan. Then erase it and write the
other word, teaching it in the same way.
(a) While writing the word, pronounce it distinctly.
{h) Develop the meaning orally, either by calling on the
pupils for a sentence using the word, or by giving such a
sentence or the definition of the word.
(c) Show the syllables into which the word is divided,
either by drawing vertical lines between the syllables or by
covering parts of the word so as to expose only one syllable
at a time. Call on pupils to spell orally by syllables.
Have them indicate the part of the word that presents
difficulties, or the part of the word they already know.
1 See the Teachers College Record, January, 191 2.
viii ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
(d) Have the pupils write the word on practice paper
several times, spelling it quietly as they write.
(e) Allow the class a moment in which to look at the
word again, and then have them close their eyes and try
to visualize it. Use other devices of a similar nature.
Provide considerable repetition, both oral and written.
After the second word is erased, the complete list of new
and review words in the day's lesson should be studied
from the book. Allow the class three or four minutes
for independent study of this whole list, urging each pupil
to spend the most time on the words he thinks difficult.
The time for this independent study should be limited so
that every pupil will attend vigorously and intensively.
Call upon pupils individually and in concert to spell the
whole list without looking at the book. Refer them to
the book again when they hesitate. After this short
period of intensive study, dictate all the words to the
class, using each word in a sentence first, then pronouncing
it alone, distinctly.
Special Recommendations. — (i) Have each pupil keep
in a notebook an alphabetical list of troublesome individual
words, and see that he reviews this frequently. Occasion-
ally test him on this list.
(2) The teacher should form a class list of troublesome
words and have frequently a review lesson (with class drill)
on these words.
(3) In the general reviews of all words taught some form
of competition is desirable, such as spelling matches or team
contests, with permanent records kept of team results.
(4) Beginning with the Fourth Grade the habit of going
to the dictionary to verify the spelling or pronunciation
DIRECTIONS FOR TEACHERS ix
of a word should be urged, and appropriate class exercises
in the use of the dictionary should be systematically given.
(5) An important duty of the teacher is to develop a
spelling consciousness. This may be secured by making
the pupil feel that he should look over all written work
to discover spelling errors, and that he should verify the
spelling of a doubtful word from the dictionary or from
some persoh before attempting to write it. Discourage
guessing.
(6) Do not waste time during the spelling period in
developing the definition of a word that is fairly well
understood by the class. The contextual use of the word
in a variety of good sentences is a good and brief method
of teaching its meaning. The class period should give a
large amount of varied drill in the actual speUing of the
new words of the lesson.
(7) The emphasis with younger children should be upon
an auditory method of drill and with older children upon
a visual method, but no single method should be used ex-
clusively. The pupil should see, hear, pronounce, and write.
(8) Remember that repetition should be accompanied
by attention, and that motivation lessens the need of
repetition ; hence the folly of requiring pupils " to write
a word twenty-five times " mechanically.
(9) It is advisable to teach short groups of words in
their natural relations.
too cold there is
to school their mother
two boys ought to have gone
This is true particularly of homonyms.
X ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
(lo) Avoid calling attention unnecessarily to the wrong
form ; for example, never say " Do not use two I's in
until/' but say rather *' Notice the one / in until.''
Conduct of Review Lessons. — Some form of competi-
tion will furnish a desirable stimulus in reviews. This
rivalry may be between two groups or teams in a room,
each with its chosen captain, or between two rooms, or
each pupil may compete against his own record. In the
latter case, charts showing the weekly or monthly progress
of each pupil should be posted in a conspicuous place in
the classroom. If these reviews are written, which as a
rule is advisable, the words should be dictated in sentences
or connected discourse. The short sentences for dictation
found in the textbook may be used for this purpose, or
the teacher may formulate a new context.
Occasional oral spelling contests furnish a desirable
variation. In the conduct of spelling matches avoid the
danger (a) of giving the poor spellers the least drill, and
(b) of having incorrect spellings repeated too often. This
may be done by the teacher's spelling the word correctly
orally and in writing, when a child misspells, and crediting
the opposite side with one point. The teacher may then
require the child to write the misspelled word on a slip of
paper, allowing him to remain in line so as to secure the
benefit of further drill with his team. At the end of the
contest, the pupils who have slips of paper may be called
up by the teacher for individual drill on the words they
missed.
How the Book May Be Used. — (i) If it is apparent to
the teacher that her class needs drill on about all the words
given in the text for their grade, the order of the book
DIRECTIONS FOR TEACHERS xi
should be followed. In Grades Two to Six the words in
each group under the Arabic numbers are designed for a
day's lesson, the words in hea\y type being the new words
for intensive study, and the others being review words.
These should be studied by the method described above.
Each lesson called '^ Dictation Review " reviews the new
words of the preceding four lessons as well as many im-
portant words previously taught. The sentences for Dic-
tation Review furnish appropriate material for testing
these review words. At the end of each two months'
work a summary of all words presented in that period is
given, and enough time should be spent on this list to
insure thorough mastery by all the class. Again at the
end of each half year's work a careful review of these words
should be made. A list of the words taught in each half
grade is printed at the end of the book, arranged in alpha-
betical order. Beginning with the Fourth Grade, dic-
tionary markings are added, so that these half-yearly
review lists may be consulted at any time for the correct
pronunciation of a word. The pupils should be taught
the use of the diacritic marks, as a preparation for using
the dictionary.
(2) If it is apparent that a considerable number of the
words assigned to a grade are already known by a majority
of the class, it is obviously a waste of time and effort to
drill upon all words alike. Under such conditions the wise
teacher will first find what words the class already knows
and then concentrate her attention on those words that
require special drill. Such a procedure requires skill and
adaptability on the part of the teacher, but is highly effec-
tive. The teacher may first test her class upon the eight
xii ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
new words of a given week by means of the sentences under
Dictation Review. Then class and individual drill may
be given to those words that are apparently unknown. If,
however, it is desirable to have the preliminary test cover
a larger unit of work, the bi-monthly review list can be
used, all the dictation sentences of that interval serving as
material for the initial test. The words that need special
emphasis will thus be revealed, and appropriate drill upon
them should follow. The teacher will probably find many
words that should be taught to all her pupils by the class-
drill method, while others that present special difficulties
to certain pupils only should be studied by them inde-
pendently. Much of the time saved by such a method
should be spent in teaching the class the words from the
supplementary lists of the proper grade.
ESSENTIAI.S OF SPELLING
SECOND GRADE
First Half Year
To THE Teacher. Please read carefully the Directions to Teachers on pages
vii-xii before beginning to use this book.
The following simple words are usually learned during the First Grade. All of
them are used in the dictation reviews of the Second Grade. Before proceeding
with the Second Grade you should review the class on this Ust, if necessary, to be
sure that every pupil can spell each word.
Review of the Jfir^ "Grade
a
by
him
'; no
the
am
Gan
I
oi
to
an
cat
in
on
up
and
do
is
or
us
are
dog
it
ran
we
at
go
man
run
you
be
he
me
see
boy
her
my
she
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
1
2
3
4
look
red
came
this
doll
cap
car
road
her
cat
red
car
are
you
cap
look
him
doll
run
came
can
look
see
red
5. Dictation Review
I. Look at my doll. 2. Her cap is red.
in the car. 4. We can go on this road.
3. I came
II
6
7 ^ ,^ \
8
9
went
, ■ gMlVV'-' ^,
good
Uves
away
saw< ^ \ «^'
' ' ' < "^ ' ' , c ' "
' way
house
this cc^ ^c,
f\y(toii '
glad
way
came
went
away
road
road
ran
came
went
cap
away
saw
good
10. Dictation Review
I. The man went away. 2. I am glad we saw him.
3. He is a good man. 4. This is the way to go. 5. He
lives in this house.
SECOND GRADE, FIRST HALF
III
11
12
13
14
read
give
took
cow
book
back
your
milk
car
read
give
your
saw
away
back
took
lives
book
good
way
house
dog
lives
glad
15. Dictation Review
I. Can you read the book? 2. Give it back to me.
3. I took your cap. 4. The cow gives milk.
IV
16
17
18
19
bird
new
bring
king
sing
ring
some
queen
cow
good
new
bring
milk
house
glad
some
back
bird
ring
read
road
sing
doll
lives
20. Dictation Review
I. The bird can sing. 2. See my new ring. 3. Bring
me some milk. 4. The king and the queen went by in a
car.
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
21
22
23
24
come
dig
let
must
with
sand
into
bed
king
come
dig
let
queen
bring
new
into
took
with
some
with
milk
bird
sand
your
25. Dictation Review
I. Come with
I us. 2.
See him dig in the sand.
3. Lei
us go into the house. 4.
You must go to bed.
VI
26
27
28
29
want
ball
did
faU
more
round
call
from
bed
want
ball
did
into
more
good
call
must
dig
come
sing
queen
some
round
give
30. Dictation Review
I. I want some more sand. 2. A ball is round.
3. Did you call the cat or the dog? 4. Did she fall
from the car?
SECOND GR.\DE, FIRST HALF
VII
31
32
33
34
poor
eat
has
his
girl
nut
gone
cup
fall
poor
eat
sand
want
girl
nut
fall
from
book
ring
has
with
round
saw
gone
35. Dictation Review
I. Give the poor girl a doll. 2. Did you eat a nut ?
3. Has the boy gone away? 4. He has no milk in his
cup.
Review (Sections I-VII)
To THE Teacher. In testing a das
containing it, and then repeat the word.
s upon a word,
For example,
, give first a simple sentence
"I like to play ball. Ball."
red
bed
let
ball
call
fall
sing
ring
king
glad
eat
read
book
took
look
with
give
lives
cap
cup
cow
new
bring
milk
back
came
good
must
bird
girl
his
nut
more
doll
road
from
car
this
went
sand
poor
round
dig
has
way
away
come
some
gone
want
your
into
house
queen
6
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
VIII
36
37
38
39
old
told
lost
hold
cold
all
gold
box
his
old
told
lost
cup
call
round
girl
took
cold
all
gold
want
gone
house
ball
40. Dictation Review
I. The poor old man is cold. 2. He told us all to run.
3. She lost her gold ring. 4. Can you hold the box?
IX
41
42
43
44
best
same
eyes
one
dress
class
blue
glass
hold
best
same
blue
box
into
class
give
come
gold
told
more
gone
dress
must
eyes
45. Dictation Review
I. This is my best dress. 2. We are in the same class.
3. Are your eyes blue ? 4. Give me one glass of milk.
SECOND GRADE, FIRST HALF
46
47
48
49
fill
fa ther
moth er
little
bag
says
made
broth er
one
bag
father
mother
box
best
says
lost
glass
poor
old
made
from
fill
hold
dress
50. Dictation Review
I. Fill the bag with sand. 2. Father says we must do
it. 3. My mother made me a red dress. 4. Did you
see my little brother?
XI
51
52
63
54
play
may
two
our
game
try
three
God
little
play
may
two
same
fill
try
class
brother
want
one
glass
says
game
eat
three
55. Dictation Review
I. Let us play a new game. 2. May I try to play it?
3, Two and one are three. 4. God is our Father.
8
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
XII
56
57
68
59
like
fish
open
had
apple
water
mouth
gun
our
like
fish
cow
God
game
try
open
three
apple
water
mouth
blue
play
father
cold
60. Dictation Review
I. Do you like your apple? 2. A fish lives in water.
3. Open your mouth. 4. The man had a gun.
XIII
61
62
63
64
face
last
after
right
clean
night
dark
hand
had
face
last
after
gun
mouth
mother
fish
two
clean
night
like
says
little
eyes
dark
I. Is your face clean?
I came back after dark.
65. Dictation Review
2. Last night I ran away.
4. Hold up your right hand.
SECOND GRADE, FIRST HALF
9
xrv^
66
67
68
69
snow
' feet
large
big
deep
dry-
room
bear
hand
deep
dry
large
clean
open
nut
queen
right
snow
feet
face
three
night
brother
room
70. Dictation Review
I. The snow is deep.
2. Are your feet dry:
' 3. My
room is
large. 4. I saw a big
bear in the road
Review
(Sections VIII-XIV)
old
bag
fish
like
clean
cold
big
may
game
mouth
hold
all
play
same
water
gold
bear
best
last
dress
told
face
blue
after
large
one
room
lost
class
apple
two
snow
eyes
glass
little
three
feet
says
right
father
God
deep
hand
night
mother
try
fill
our
gun
brother
dry
box
dark
open
made
For complete list of words taught in the Second Grade, First Half Year, see
page 172.
10 ESSENTIALS OF SPELLE^G
Supplementary Words (Second Grade, First Half)
See Preface, page iii.
fat
held
li on
end
hen
^ beU
cage
rug
duck
play ing
older
dug
mud
sled
old est
bonfc
as
trying
big gest
fox
far
bat
boxes
fast
flat
tries
bark
rich
rock
add
park
cake
pet
some thing
rob in
fix
lamb
nice
nest
pin
gave
somebody
toy
but
hand ful
call ing
cart
slow
spiU
fall ing
rub
tiU
Second Grade,
Second Half Year
XV
71
72
73 74
have
going
ask dear
flag
ride
them ba by-
big
have
ride feet
bear
made
hand ask
dry
last
deep our
water
flag
going them
75. Dictation Review
I. Have you a flag at your house? 2. You are going
to ride with us. 3. Did you ask them to sing? 4. This
is our dear baby.
XVI
78 79
hat put
mine head
hot hat
sun them
flag mine
right large
80. Dictation Review
2. It is hot in the sun. 3. This
4. Put your hat on your head.
76
77
Stay-
hot
yard
Sim
bed
eat
dear
stay
mother
room
baby
yard
80. D
I . Stay in
the yard.
hat is mine.
4. Puty
12 ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
XVII
81
82
83
84
not
four
shut
why-
hard
five
door
floor
put
not
four
shut
stay
ask
five
ride
head
have
two
door
going
hard
three
bear
85. Dictation Review
I. No, this apple is not hard. 2. Four and one are
five. 3. Did you shut the door? 4. Why is your hat
on the floor?
XVIII
86
how
wind
why-
all
hard
floor
I. How cold the wind is ! 2. Ask her to wash the win-
dow. 3. We are having some fun. 4. Do not sit up
late.
87
88
89
wash
hav ing
Sit
window
fun
late
head
wash
fun
five
dark
gun
how
blue
put
wind
window
having
90. Dictation Review
SECOND GRADE, SECOND HALF
13
XIX
91
92
93
94
fire
will
wet
stand
burns
push
foot
here
sit
fire
will
wet
late
hot
why-
wash
God
sun
push
foot
mine
burns
mouth
having
95. Dictation Review
I. See how the fire burns. 2. My father will push the
car back. 3. My right foot is not at all wet. 4. AH
right, you may stand here.
XX
96
97
98
99
tell
does
feU
stop
about
well
tree
noon
here
tell
here
fell
four
dear
does
wind
stand
water
well
tree
snow
about
floor
door
100. Dictation Review
I. Tell me about the baby. 2. Does she look well?
3. A nut fell from the tree. 4. You must stop at
noon.
14
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
XXI
101
102
103
104
six
out
get
if
seven
rain
for
say-
stop
six
out
get
will
about
rain
for
noon
stand
wet
does
four
seven
window
going
105. Dictation Review
I. Six and one are seven. 2. He is out in the rain.
3. Will you get some water for me? 4. He will come
back if you say he must.
Review (Sections XV-XXI)
See Note to Teacher, page 5.
SIX
seven
for
sun
fell
hard
four
out
ask
fun
tell
yard
shut
about
if
say
well
five
late
stand
get
stay
tree
flag
have
will
wet
how
push
ride
dear
burns
not
put
here
baby
door
wind
hot
hat
wash
mine
floor
window
sit
fire
them
rain
does
going
why
foot
head
stop
noon
having
SECOND GRADE, SECOND HALF
15
XXII
106
107
108
109
that
cut
was
stood
dish
down
there
street
say
that
cut
there
if
dish
late
baby
rain
out
down
was
seven
foot
floor
push
110. Dictation Review
I. Put an apple in that dish. 2. The boy cut down a
tree. 3. Was there a flag in the yard? 4. His brother
stood in the street.
XXIII
111
112
113
114
began
then
SO
bad
make
walk
much
day
stood
began
there
so
red
down
burns
dish
fire
make
walk
having
street
tell
then
much
115. Dictation Review
I. We
began to make a
playhouse. 2.
Then we took
a walk.
3. I do not like
so much snow.
4.
It is a bad
day for the game.
16
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
XXIV
116
117
118
119
hit
ten
take
catch
arm
men
time
fly
here
six
ten
take
bad
then
men
much
day
hit
king
time
say
arm
street
stood
120. Dictation Review
I. Do not hit my arm. 2. Here are ten men.
3. Ask them to clean the street. 4. Take time to do
it well. 5. Did you catch that fly ?
XXV
121
122
123
124
help
eight
jump
name
to-day
nine
over
song
fly
help
eight
over
much
make
does
men
day
began
nine
ride
catch
to-day
arm
jump
125. Dictation Review
I. My mother will help you to-day. 2. Eight and one
are nine. 3. Can your dog jump over the box ? 4. Tell
me the name of that song.
SECOND GRADE, SECOND HALF
17
XXVI
126
127
128
129
said
now
found
love
sick
begin
pa per
sis ter
song
said
begin
paper
take
sick
now
noon
name
there
fly
found
stop
time
walk
eyes
130. Dictation Review
I. He said he was sick. 2. Is he all right now?
3. Let us begin the game. 4. Have you found some
paper? 5. I love my little sister.
XXVII
131
132
133
134
goes
keep
long
left
home
most
ears
leg
catch
goes
keep
ears
love
home
song
two
eight
jump
dear
long
sister
begin
most
said
135. Dictation Review
I. She goes home at noon. 2. I keep most of the milk
for the baby. 3. Your dog has long ears. 4. The ball
hit his left leg.
18
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
XXVIII
136
137
138
139
find
they
never
making
soft
led
miss
white
left
find
they
miss
leg
.ears
found
nine
goes
soft
led
home
name
having
says
never
140. Dictation Review
I. Did you find some snow? 2. Is it hard or soft?
3. They led the bear into the yard. 4. I never miss a
ball game. 5. My sister is making a white dress for the
baby.
XXIX
141
142
143
144
lay
yes
feed
first
its
show
pig
step
white
goes
yes
pig
they
soft
left
feed
most
lay
show
making
making
its
never
keep
145. Dictation Review
I. Lay the doll on its bed. 2. Yes, show him your
ring. 3. Father is going to feed the pig.
her first step to-day.
4. Baby took
SECOND GRADE, SECOND HALF
19
5. Two and eight are ten. 6. They said there was
some snow here in the yard. 7. We are making a blue
cap for my doll. 8. Does she help you much ? 9. She
says she is having a good time.
146. Our Flag
I am your flag — red, white, and blue.
All that is dear I keep for you.
For home and right, in the days to be,
The best you have you must give to me.
Review
(Sections '.
XXII-XXIX)
ten
hit
find
most
sister
men
cut
over
goes
day
led
was
that
sick
to-day
then
keep
down
love
lay
leg
feed
much
step
catch
so
street
jump
nine
first
yes
show
white
long
eight
now
said
miss
song
there
pig
they
walk
soft
stood
its
home
left
name
found
arm
dish
make
began
paper
bad
help
take
begin
having
fly
time
ears
never
making
For complete list of words taught in the Second Grade, Second Half Year, see
page 173-
20
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
Supplementary Words (Second Grade, Second Half)
See Preface,
page iii.
fairy
set
fed
taU
sat
lamp
wild
lame
sit ting
fold
goat
tame
cradle
tent
got
mouse
kept
lent
rope
mice
a live
lend
tie
bite
awake
pony
fun ny
bit
ba bies
po nies
bug
lips
cry
nmning
flew
can not
cried
jumped
flies
spin
candy
bend
flying
tak ing
gum
bent
rain bow
paint
doing
puU
aft er noon
stir
THIRD GRADE
First Half Year
To THE Teachkr. Please read pages vii-xii.
1
2
3
4
sky
air
be fore
beg
above
clear
start
meat
does
dear
air
start
says
sky
show
there
step
above
clear
first
some
much
begin
before
6. Dictation Review
I. The sky is above us. 2. The air is clear. 3. It
may rain before we start. 4. See the dog beg for meat.
n
6
7
8
9
sale
when
easy
bare
mar ket
smile
les son
winter
beg
sky
when
lesson
meat
market
above
easy
start
sale
said
goes
air
after
smile
feed
22
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
10. Dictation Review
I. Meat is for sale at the market. 2. You look best
when you smile. 3. This lesson is easy. 4. In winter
the trees are bare.
Homonyms
NOTK. A homonym is a word that sounds like another word but has a different
meaning.
bare Do not sit on the bare floor.
bear The man led a big bear.
I cannot bear to have you go.
Ill
11
12
13
14
drop
child
gray
read
card
speak
coat
once
bare
smile
they
gray
easy
drop
above
sale
before
card
child
meat
winter
when
speak
coat
15. Dictation Review
I. Did you drop this card? 2. Speak to the child.
3. His bare arms must be cold. 4. He may have my
gray coat. 5. I have read that book once.
Homonyms
read Have you read this book ?
red She has a red dress.
THIRD GRADE, FIRST HALF
23
IV
16
17
18
19
use
were
full
west
soap
short
moon
fair
once
its
drop
full
beg
use
were
bare
readi
easy
lesson
moon
child
soap
short
coat
20. Dictation Review
I. Use some soap on your face. 2. They said they
were going for a short ride. 3. There was a full moon
last night. 4. The west wind may bring a fair day.
21
22
23
24
sent
kind
high
which
food
act
hill
part
fair
food
act
high
west
gray
now
dear
read^
sent
kind
hill
show
find
yes
sister
25. Dictation Review
I. My father sent some food to a sick boy. 2. It was
a kind act. 3. I live on a high hill. 4. Which part of
the book do you like best ?
' As in " I have read it."
24
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
VI
26
27
28
29
low
hope
hole
please
shoes
lady-
wall
change
when
low
act
moon
sent
shoes
hope
gray
part
card
lady
wall
which
full
sale
hole
30. Dictation Review
I. I have on low shoes. 2. I hope the lady will give
us some candy. 3. The mouse ran into a hole in the
wall. 4. Please change your dress.
VII
31
32
33
34
what
an oth er
any-
cost
think
drink
other
dollar
please
what
drink
any
change
part
hill
low
shoes
think
food
other
which
lady
another
please
35. Dictation Review
I. What do you think of my pony? 2. May I have
another drink of milk? 3. Have you read any other
book? 4. What will you read now ? 5. This meat cost
a dollar.
THIRD GRADE, FIRST HALF
25
VIII
36
37
38
• 39
skate
win
feel
dance
ice
race
happy
party
cost
ice
win
other
wall
skate
change
feel
dollar
leg
race
happy
high
beg
use
once
short
kind
shoes
which
40. Dictation Review
I. I like to skate on the ice. 2. Try to win the race.
3. Do you feel happy? 4. Did you dance at the party?
IX
41
42
43
44
green
sleep
a cross
bas ket
grass
alone
gar den
table
dance
race
sleep
across
what
green
feel
ice
party
grass
alone
garden
please
speak
winter
skate
•
45. Dictation Review
I. The grass
is green.
2.
I sleep alone.
3. We ran
across the gar
den. 4.
The
basket is all
right now.
5. Put it back on the table.
26
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
Review
(Sections
I-IX)
See Note to Teacher, i
5age 5.
ice race
lady
card
food
dollar
use sale
gray
start
moon
winter
air cost
drop
part
when
happy
fair high
once
party
what
before
sky sent
were
think
which
change
low kind
west
drink
smile
across
beg bare
table
alone
skate
grass
act wall
short
easy
shoes
basket
win soap
child
meat
dance
garden
hill coat
feel
clear
above
market
full hole
sleep
speak
lesson
other
any hope
green
please
read^
another
46
47
X
48
49
send
buy-
cook
com ing
a gain ^
but ter
corn
along
table
send
led
corn
which
meat
buy
green
basket
again
butter
cook
winter
dollar
sleep
party
lAsin
" I have read it.''
' « Pronounced ((i-ggn'j
.
THIRD GRADE, FIRST HALF
27
50. Dictation Review
I. Did your mother send you to the market again?
2. Yes, I had to buy some butter. 3. What will she
cook to-day? 4. Do you eat much corn? 5. I saw
a bear coming along the road.
Homonyms
buy Will you buy a red apple for me ?
by This basket was made by a little girl.
XI
51
52
53
54
sec ond
write
free
school
grade
letter
turkey
farm
along
kind
write
turkey
alone
second
speak
west
dollar
which
letter
free
coming
grade
high
clear
55. Dictation Review
I. My sister is in the second grade. 2. When did you
write that letter? 3. Let the turkey go free. 4. The
new school is west of our farm.
Homonyms
write Please write to your brother,
right This is my right hand.
Are we on the right road ?
28
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
XII
56
57
58
59
be cause
those
chair
heard
smoke
front
desk
cough
farm
second
write
chair
letter
along
coming
again
school
smoke
those
desk
lesson
because
front
basket
60. Dictation Review
I. She does not see us because of the smoke. 2. Those
in front may sit down. 3. Which chair may I have?
4. This desk is mine. 5. I heard you cough.
XIII
61
62
63
64
dirt
top
sum mer
can't
sight
dead
warm
finish
cough
sight
once
warm
hope
shoes
top
grass
heard
dirt
dead
sent
butter
buy
dance
summer
65. Dictation Review
I. Is there any dirt in sight? 2. The top of the tree is
dead. 3. The days are warm in summer. 4. They
can't finish the game before noon.
THIRD GRADE, FIRST HALF 29
XIV
66
67
68
69
sell
east
few
aunt
quart
yes ter day
felt
died
can't
sell
east
felt
finish
school
garden
chair
across
quart
turkey
few
another
heard
yesterday
free
70. Dictation Review
I. Will you sell me a quart of milk? 2. We had an
east wind yesterday. 3. A few of the boys said they
felt cold. 4. My aunt died last winter.
XV
71
72
73
74
both
uncle
soon
be hind
early
church
for get
board
aunt
both
uncle
heard
died
cough
east
forget
school
early
church
summer
because
write
dead
soon
75. Dictation Review
I. We both get up early. 2. My uncle went with me
to church yesterday. 3. He will not soon forget you.
4. There is a mouse behind that board.
30
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
XVI
76
77
78
79
bought
built
quick
only
coal
small
trip
flower
behind
coal
letter
trip
those
start
built
grade
board
bought
small
quick
second
butter
yesterday
warm
80. Dictation Review
I. The man bought some coal. 2. We have built a
small church. 3. Be quick now. 4. You must make
another trip. 5. I have only one white flower.
XVII
81 82 83 84
Sunday Tuesday Thursday Saturday
Monday Wednesday Friday date
only . board yesterday finish
flower chair forget basket
easy Sunday Tuesday Thursday
catch Monday Wednesday Friday
Correct abbreviations are: Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
85. Dictation Review
I. My father and mother go to church on Sunday.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
THIRD GRADE, FIRST HALF
31
are school days. 3. On Saturday, I play in our yard.
4. What is the date of that letter?
Old Saying
Solomon Grundy,
Worse or
I Friday,
Born on Monday,
Died on
Saturday,
Christened on Tuesday,
Buried on Sunday ;
Married on Wednesday,
This is the end
Sick on Thursday,
Of Solomon Grundy.
Review (Sections X-XVir
)
corn
both
top
desk
Sunday
aunt
can't
small
forget
Sun.
few
built
write
butter
Monday
cook
chair
quick
letter
Mon.
dead
uncle
sight
church
Tuesday
buy
front
smoke
school
Tues.
sell
send
quart
coming
Wednesday
felt
free
again
second
Wed.
east
along
grade
summer
Thursday
dirt
died
early
behind
Thurs.
date
soon
heard
bought '
Friday
warm
those
cough
flower
Fri.
only
coal
finish
because
Saturday
trip
board
turkey
yesterday Sat.
For a list of all words taught in the Third Grade, First Half Year, see page 174.
32
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
Supplementary Words (Third Grade, First Half)
See Preface,
bow
brook
arrow
cool
drum
than
swing
mud dy
build
pond
barn
broad
shed
path
pine
pink
halli
bud
lock
rab bit
key
chew
spoke
mule
clap
drag
twice
bee
steep
hon ey
bank
sleep y
cave
kit ten
page iii.
crack
plate
drank
pint
grapes
rice
spoon
roast
melt
boil
soup
hurry
nurse
lucky
farm er
rag ged
beg gar
pure
rub ber
o ver shoes
o ver coat
boots
stock ings
dirty
begun
hop ing
born
spot
dare
hate
east ern
west em
sheet
alike
Homonyms
be The air will soon be clear.
bee The bee makes honey for us.
iThe hall in a house.
Third Grade, Second Half Year
XVIII
86
87
88
89
fail
nail
swim
a round
mail
cover
pail
each
early-
mail
nail
pail
date
ice
only
small
Saturday
fail
quick
bought
Tuesday
dirt
cover
swim
90. Dictation Review
I. Do not fail to mail my letter. 2. Nail the cover on
the box. 3. Here is a little fish in this pail. 4. See it
swim. 5. There is a high wall around each garden.
XIX
91
92
93
94
of ten 1
seed
fond
half
spell
ground
horse
poxmd
each
spell
seed
fond
around
soap
buy
nail
low
often
summer
horse
butter
Wednesday
ground
coming
95. Dictation Review
I. How often do you spell at school? 2. Put the seed
into the ground. 3. I am fond of my horse. 4. Here
is a half pound of butter.
Pronounced (8f"n).
33
34
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
XX
96
97
98
99
hear
care
these
broke
band
body
chil dren
through
half
hear
care
these
pound
pail
body
write
sell
top
around
aunt
fail
band
few
love
often
miss
fond
children
100.
Dictation Review
I. I hear a band coming down the street. 2. Take
good care of your body. 3. These children were at the
party. 4. I broke through the ice.
Homonyms
hear Did you hear that bird sing?
here Here are some good shoes.
XXI
101
102
103
104
shop
bread
al most
always
close
flour
done
stm
broke
close
bread
done
feel
shop
flour
these
through
body
think
almost
another
which
bought
children
THIRD GRADE, SECOND HALF
35
105. Dictation Review
I. This shop will close on Wednesday. 2. Bread is
made of flour. 3. My lesson is almost done. 4. Can
you always sit still in school?
Words to be Distinguished
flour Buy a bag of flour.
flower Here is a blue flower from the garden.
XXII
106
107
108
109
paid
seen
who
laid
fare
inside
out side
egg
still
paid
seen
who
always
fare
date
can't
butter
care
inside
often
spell
lay
pound
paid
cough
sleep
Thursday
outside
110. Dictation Review
I. I paid your fare. 2. Have you seen the inside of
our tent? 3. Who is that outside the door? 4. The
hen has laid an egg.
fare
Homonyms
The fare is two dollars each way.
fair Wednesday was a fair day.
You must always play fair.
36
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
XXIII
111
112
113
114
been
mat ter
an y way
brave
empty
an y thing
kill
son
laid
been
half
kill
horse
mail
matter
alone
egg
empty
ground
heard
fare
inside
anything
anyway
115. Dictation Review
I. This pail has been empty a long time. 2. Is any-
thing the matter with it? 3. We must soon buy a new
one, anyway. 4. Do not kill any birds. 5. Her son is
a brave man.
Homonyms
son This boy is my son.
sun The sun is in the sky.
XXIV
116
117
118
119
fight
light
wish
know
might
morn ing
war
yet
son
fight
light
wish
these
might
almost
bread
brave
sight
cover
war
smoke
because
morning
throu!
THIRD GRADE, SECOND HALF
37
120. Dictation Review
I. Fight for the right with all your might. 2. It is
light early in the morning. 3. We did not wish to begin
a war. 4. I do not know yet why he went.
Homonyms
know Do you know what time it is ?
no No, but I think it is not late.
XXV
121
122
123
124
dozen
every
loud
study-
roses
eve ning
talk
hour
know
roses
every
loud
yet
dozen
shop
talk
done
^gs
seen
around
still
close
anyway
laid
almost
always
evening
bread
125. Dictation Review
I. I have a dozen roses for you. 2. Every evening I
play a game. 3. I have heard no loud talk in that room.
4. My brother must study an hour. 5. Do you know at
what hour the sun sets to-day ?
Homonyms
hour You may play for an hour.
otir This is our house.
38
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
Review (Sections XVIII-XXV)
See Note to Teacher, page 5. '
yet
kill
^gg
fight
dozen
war
still
who
might
study
fare
son
half
light
almost
care
swim
been
broke
always
fail
know
' roses
brave
inside
pail
talk
close
empty
outside
mail
fond
these
spell
through
nail
seen
loud
bread
anyway
laid
seed
hour
every
anything
paid
band
flour
cover
children
done
hear
ground
horse
heard
wish
each
pound
often
morning
shop
body
around
matter
evening
XXVI
126
127
128
129
wool
year
ate
line
sheep
ago
sweet
page
fight
wool
year
farm
study
dozen
ago
sweet
hour
sheep
light
ate
know
every
both
morning
THIRD GRADE, SECOND HALF
39
130. Dictation Review
I. We get wool from sheep. 2. That nest was built a
year ago. 3. I ate a sweet apple. 4. Read the first
line on the page. 5. Speak loud, so we can all hear.
Homonyms
ate I ate some bread.
eight I am eight years old.
XXVII
131
132 133
134
cent
stone north
ship
store
struck city-
pass
line
cent stone
city
always
hour struck
been
empty
loud laid
paid
page
store study
north
matter
change children
ground
135. Dictation Review
I. I found a cent at the store. 2. His son was struck
by a stone. 3. Our farm is north of the city. 4. That
ship can't pass us in a fair race.
Homonyms
cent This paper cost a cent.
sent My mother sent me some red roses.
40
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
XXVIII
136
137
138
139
teach er
seat
fine
just
rang
near
pen
mile
ship
rang
war
pen
pass
hole
seat
fine
wish
wool
near
study
anything
teacher
inside
store
140. Dictation Review
I. The teacher rang the bell. 2. I wish I might have
a seat near the window. 3. I like to write with a fine
pen. 4. It is just a mile to our house.
141
great
oak
just
swim
mile
board
142
shall
rest
oak
roses
great
north
XXIX
143
black
hair
rest
broke
shall
behind
144
south
side
hair
black
city
sweet
145. Dictation Review
I. There is a great oak tree in our yard,
rest to-day. 3. My sister has black hair,
warm on the south side of the house.
We shall
4. It is
THIRD GRADE, SECOND HALF
41
struck
XXX
146
147
148
149
spend
good-by
ever
very
money
to-night
star
many
south
died
to-night
star
trip
spend
just
near
side
money
good-by
shop
talk
teacher
ever
150. Dictation Review
I. Did you spend all your money? 2. Good-by. I
hope to see you again to-night. 3. Did you ever see
that star before? 4. There are very many children in
the street.
XXXI
151
152
153
154
boat
thank
place
where
leave
note
un der
week
many
stone
note
soon
coal
leave
thank
place
brave
front
white
evening
very
boat
money
under
155. Dictation Review
I. The boat will leave soon. 2. I thank you for this
note. 3. Place your right hand under your left.
4. Where were you a week ago?
42
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
XXXII
156
157
158
159
fruit
next
be side
hurt
grew
spring
knee
her self
week
grew
next
seat
very
fruit
spring
knee
where
sheep
felt ,
beside
uncle
through
great
black
160. Dictation Review
I. This fruit grew in her garden. 2. Next spring we
shall have a garden. 3. The baby stood beside my knee.
4. How did she hurt herself?
XXXIII
161
162
163
164
own
him self
meet
block
my self
lead
au tumn
halves
hour
hear
heard
half
hurt
own
lead
meet
herself
grew
just
autumii
leave
myself
himself
outside
165. Dictation Review
I. I own that boat myself . 2. He himself will lead hi*
men. 3. We shall meet again this autumn. 4. He cut
the block into halves.
THIRD GRADE, SECOND HALF
43
Homonyms
meet The boys will meet at my house.
meat Buy a pound of meat at the store.
XXXIV
166
167
168
169
sew
bet ter
mix
while
clothes
pencil
cream
writing
halves
sew
pencil
mix
cook
trip
better
aunt
write
clothes
autumn
cream
oak
many
spell
fruit
block
happy
beside
clothes
170. Dictation Review
I. Can you sew? 2. Do you make your own clothes?
3. Can't you find a better pencil than that? 4. Please
do not mix any milk with the cream. 5. Think while
you are writing.
171. Dictation Exercises
1. Hit the nail on the head.
2. There is always room at the top.
3. W^ere there is a will there is a way.
4. Two heads are better than one.
— Proverbs.
5. Summer or winter or spring or fall, —
Which do you like the best of all ?
44
ESSENTIALS
OF SPELLING
6. Good, better, best,
Never let it rest,
Till your
good is better,
And youi
• better, best.
Review (Sections XXVI-XXXIV)
ago
own
cent
thank
pen
hair
knee
north
pencil
note
week
where
oak
grew
sheep
fruit
ate
hurt
sweet
store
just
lead
meet
block
sew
next
under
struck
mix
page
very
halves
rang
while
great
beside
wool
mile
shall
better
line
pass
black
spring
city-
rest
south
teacher
ship
side
spend
to-night
near
ever
money
good-by
year
star
boat
himself
seat
many
fine
herself
cream
place
clothes
myself
leave
stone
autumn
writing
For a list of all words taught in the Third Grade, Second Half Year, see page 175.
THIRD GRADE, SECOND HALF
45
Supplementary Words (Third Grade, Second Half)
See Preface, page iii.
pick
lot
brass
cure
berry
calf
bead
your self
cheese
hunt
wool en
cow ard
crack er
deer
belt
pow der
toast
rode
cor ner
hafl
beans
horse back
clos et
light ning
peas
team
ink
strike
ban die
hoi i day
bot tie
close ^
chum
prize
bot tom
thirst y
leak
spent
cloud
tramp
sharp
dime
grow
damp
duU
ev er y bod y
bushes
cit ies
even
no bod y
scratch
side walk
odd
an y bod y
north em
bow^
kite
an y where
south em
blame
float
giant
proud
scold
backward borrow
grand fa ther
slept
awhile
mask
grand moth er
San ta Claus
Homonyms
dear She has two dear little children.
These shoes are very dear.
deer Men hunt deer in the autumn.
road The bear
ran down the road.
rode The farmer rode on horseback.
1 As in " Put the chair close to the desk.
» As in " Did he bow to you ? "
FOURTH GRADE
First Half Year
To THE Teacher. Please read pages vii-xii.
1
2
3
4
story-
seems
ques tion
slide
news pa per
true
an swer
off
there
story
blue
answer
which
here
true
dear
much
does
said
question
some
newspaper
seems
writing
5. Dictation Review
I . Is that a true story you have read in the newspaper ?
o.. It seems true, but your question is not easy to answer.
3. Do not let your book sHde off the desk.
4. Off with your hat as the flag goes by. — Bunner.
II
6
7
8
9
won
sour
cross
blow
watch
or ange
smooth
horn
slide
newspaper
sour
story
seems
won
true
cross
answer
off
question
watch
46
orange
every
know
smooth
FOURTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
47
10. Dictation Review
I. I won the watch as a prize. 2. I have a sour orange.
' 3. We must cross while the water is smooth. 4. Blow
your horn before you cross the street.
Homonyms
won
We won the game.
one
I saw only one
III
cloud in the
sky.
11
12
13
14
too
lazy
strong
hollow
tired
Ufe
pole
post
blow
too
lazy
pole
true
off
life
sour
horn
tired
died
half
laid
many
always
cross
watch
smooth
answer
strong
15. Dictation Review
I. He is too tired to play any more. 2. Nobody has a
right to lead a lazy Hfe. 3. The pole is so strong that he
cannot bend it. 4. The bird built her nest in an old
hollow post.
Homonyms
to Ask her to play with you.
two Two pints make a quart.
too It is too warm here.
You cannot eat your cake and have it too. — Proverb.
48
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
IV
16
17
18
19
wear
need
dust
bright
neck
fence
roll
lin en
post
blow
need
dust
horn
wear
tired
roll
lazy
neck
pole
slide
hollow
strong
fence
orange
20. Dictation Review
I. Wear something around your neck to-night.
2.
We
need a fence around our garden. 3. See that dog roll in
the dust. 4. This linen is bright red.
V
21
22
23
24
ought
brought
navy-
sin gle
mend
sug ar ^
fought
word
linen
neck
sugar
navy
wool
ought
life
fought
need
mend
post
hollow
bright
fence
brought
smooth
25. Dictation Review
I. You ought to mend your dress. 2. Have you
brought home any sugar? 3. Our navy has fought well.
4. I have not heard a single word about the play.
^ Pronunciation on page 178.
FOURTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
49
VI
26
27
28
29
wrong
heavy
sea
throw
figure
trunk
salt
stick
single
figure
heavy-
wear
roll
dust
trunk
need
word
sour
bright
salt
strong
wrong
orange
sea
30. Dictation Review
I. Are you not writing the wrong figure here ? 2. Will
you take your heavy trunk? 3. The water in the sea is
too salt to drink. 4. Throw a stick into the fire.
5. There are a great many here.
Homonyms
Fishes live in the sea.
see I see blue sky to-day.
VII
31
32
33
34
order
oil
pay
mark
suit
wheel
deafi
plain
throw
suit
oil
pay
ought
navy
wheel
deaf
stick
salt
tired
mend
cream
order
brought
fought
1 Pronunciation on page 177.
50
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
35. Dictation Review
I. Did you order a suit of clothes to-day? 2. He had
to stop to oil a wheel. 3. Please pay this deaf boy for
making a new table. 4. The mark on this paper is not
plain.
I'm — I am
36. Contractions
. it's
we re
it IS
we are
you re — you are
he's — he is they're — they are
she's — she is
Notice that the apostrophe takes the place of an omitted
letter. Write simple sentences of your own, using these
contractions.
To Be Distinguished
it's It's a cold morning.
its Leave every chair in its place.
VIII
37
38
39
40
tight
blind
meant
used
knot
picture
hang
point
mark
knot
figure
hang
plain
oil
word
stick
sugar
tight
blind
throw
money
fight
paid
heavy
wrong
sight
picture
meant
FOURTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
51
41. Dictation Review
I. Do not make the knot too tight. 2. This is a pic-
ture of a blind man. 3. I meant to hang it on the wall.
4. I ought to have done it long ago. 5. I used to point
at every flag I saw.
Homonyms
knot Here is a knot in the rope,
not He does not see very well.
IX
42
43
44
45
turn
nei ther
rail road
leaf
ei ther
ankle
track
blew
used
sea
suit
figure
order
turn
fruit
plain
point
single
ankle
track
sugar
either
neither
often
sweet
evening
Tuesday
railroad
46. Dictation Review
I. You may turn either to the right or to the left.
2. Neither ankle was hurt. 3. Stop and look before
you cross the railroad track. 4. A leaf blew off the tree.
Homonyms
blew The wind blew hard.
blue The sky is blue.
52
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
Review (Sections I-IX)
See Note to Teacher, page 5.
true
need
off
oil
track
ought
wheel
too
point
story
fought
seems
lazy
blow
ankle
brought
tight
leaf
blew
throw
either
bright
sea
post
mend
neither
order
won
neck
watch
hollow
trunk
pay
navy
wear
orange
blind
roll
word
tired
figure
deaf
suit
mark
plain
picture
meant
salt
knot
slide
answer
heavy
life
hang
fence
smooth
cross
pole
used
linen
railroad
single
dust
turn
stick
question
wrong
sour
horn
sugar
newspaper
strong
47. Vowels and Consonants — Spelling Rule I
The letters a, e, i, o, u (and sometimes w and y ^) are called
vowels. The name consonants is given to all letters that
are not vowels.
have come ride
With what letter does each of these words end? Is the
letter before the last in each word a vowel or a consonant ?
1 In the combinations aw, ew, ow, ay, ey, oy; also y when it is sounded like i.
FOURTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
53
Sometimes we wish to add ing to these words, but a simple
change is made before doing so. The e is dropped and then
ing is added, like this :
have — having
come -^ coming ride — r idin g
Spelling Rule I. — A word ending in e with a con-
sonant before it, drops the e when ing is added.
Following the rule, add ing to these words :
give
skate
name
use
hope
place
leave
race
make
write
change
please
take
like
smoke
X
dance
48
49
50
51
bath
sold
work
nick el
ocean
wood
ready
worth
leaf
bath
sold
watch
blew
wheel
wood
work
where
ocean
ankle
trunk
either
gray
brought
ready
52. X>iCTATioN Review
I. I like to take a bath in the ocean. 2. The farmer has
not sold all his wood. 3. The work is ready for you to take
home. 4. How bright this nickel is !
5. What is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
— Proverb.
54
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
XI
53
54
56
56
thick
fresh
hide
farther
branch
cabbage
until
ahead
worth
thick
suit
knot
deaf
feel
fresh
hide
nickel
branch
ought
until
picture
railroad
cabbage
track
57. Dictation Review
I. That branch is so thick that I can't cut it off. 2. I
have brought you a fresh cabbage. 3. Hide until I call.
4. After walking a little farther we saw a light ahead of us.
XII
58
59
60
61
freeze
roof
such
silver
fingers
brick
queer
edge
ahead
work
roof
such
worth
bath
brick
queer
farther
freeze
nickel
ready
until
fingers
branch
good-by
62. Dictation Review
I. Your fingers will freeze if you play too long in the
snow. 2. The roof of the brick house is all right. 3. Did
you ever hear such a queer story? 4. The edge of that
cloud looks like silver.
FOURTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
oo
XIII
63
64
66
66
could
should
would
price
copy
shake
sweep
cheap
edge
copy
shake
would
roof
thick
queer
sweep
fresh
could
should
sugar
silver
fingers
cabbage
cough
67. Dictation Review
I. Do you think you could copy this letter? 2. You
should shake the snow off your coat. 3. I wish you
would sweep that rug. 4. The price of this chair is two
dollars. 5. It's very cheap.
Homonyms
would Do unto others as you would that others should do
unto you. — Golden Rule,
wood This door is made of wood.
XIV
68
69
70
71
hungry
kitch en
noth ing
pour
chick en
stove
else
cof fee
price
navy
stove
else
strong
linen
wear
salt
silver
hungry-
aunt
smooth
cheap
chicken
kitchen
nothing
56
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
72. Dictation Review
I. Give that hungry chicken some corn. 2. Build 3
fire in the kitchen stove. 3. There is nothing else for
you to do. 4. Will you please pour some coffee for me?
XV
73
74
75
76
ex pect
their
thread
draw
friend
mis take
break
load
pour
expect
knot
soap
tight
blew
their
thread
coffee
friend
meant
break
either
point
again
picture
week
Wednesday
mistake
bright
77. Dictation Review
I. I expect a friend from the city. 2. When did you
hear of their mistake? 3. Did your thread break?
4. One horse cannot draw so heavy a load.
5. The way to have a friend is to be one. — Emerson.
6. Who has seen the wind ?
Neither you nor I :
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by. — Rossetti.
Homonyms
their They came in their car.
there There is too much snow on the ground,
I have often seen it there.
FOURTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
XVI
57
78
79
80
81
breath
lose
aim
beau ti f ul
nose
ribbon
middle
world
load
breath
won
aim
true
nose
lose
shake
worth
ocean
ribbon
nothing
draw
branch
nickel
middle
82. Dictation Review
I. Draw a breath through your nose. 2. Did your
friend lose her hair ribbon ? 3. Aim at the middle of the
mark. 4. We live in a beautiful world.
83. Spelling Rule I Reviewed
A word ending in e with a consonant before it, drops the
e when ing is added. Following the rule, add ing to these
words, and use the new forms in written sentences :
shake hide lose slide freeze
84
85
86
87
be gin ning
Jan u a ry
March
May
month
Feb ru a ry 1
April
June
world
month
own
March
could
until
cheap
April
beautiful
neither
January
coffee
kitchen
beginning
February
newspaper
Correct abbreviations are : Jan. Feb.
Mar. Apr. 1 Pronunciation on page 177.
58
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
88. Dictation Review
I. We are beginning a new lesson. 2. January is the
first month of the year. 3 . February is the second month.
4. March, April, and May are spring months. 5. In
June the days are long.
XVIII
89
90
91
92
July
Sep tern ber
No vem ber
fourth
August
Oc to ber
De cem ber
sixth
May
July
September
November
June
August
October
December
load
mistake
break
world
brick
beginning
friend
freeze
Correct abbi
eviations are : Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
93. Dictation Review
I. There is no school in July and August. 2. Sep-
tember, October, and November are autumn months.
3. December is the last month of the year. 4. April is
the fourth month. 5. June is the sixth month.
94. Old Saying
Thirty days have September,
April, June, and November ;
All the rest have thirty-one
Excepting February alone,
Which has just four and twenty-four.
Till leap year gives it one day more.
FOURTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
59
Review (Sections X-XVHI)
aim
such
ahead
March
January
else
draw
thread
Mar.
Jan.
hide
price
ready
April
February
edge
break
breath
Apr.
Feb.
lose
wood
friend
May
August
work
brick
shake
June
Aug.
bath
thick
sweep
July
September
sold
ocean
could
fourth
Sept.
copy
queer
would
month
October
nose
stove
should
nothing
Oct.
load
world
fingers
cabbage
November
pour
worth
farther
chicken
Nov.
roof
cheap
expect
middle
December
until
nickel
coffee
hungry
Dec.
their
freeze
branch
mistake
beautiful
sixth
silver
ribbon
kitchen
beginning
For a pronouncing list of all words taught in the Fourth Grade, First Half Year,
see pages 177—178.
95. Dictation Exercise
All that you do,
Do with your might :
Things done by halves
Are never done right.
60
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
Supplementary Words (Fourth Grade, First Half)
See Preface, page iii.
rake
threw
bowl
tiger
rush
fork
base ball
gift
mon key
march
mill
foul
broom
crow
battle
grind
sound
brush
ant
dan ger
haul
play ers
clay
blown
trial
bolt
polite
pipe
frost
ditch
pump
beach
chalk
baked
sink
ax
bathe
glue
loaf
gain
chop
beech
cloth
oven
grand
hoe
root
needle
plen ty
near ly
toe
bloom
shirt
news
nine teen
heel
bios som
skirt
stout
thir teen
elbow
bunch
neck tie
form
hers
wrist
leaves
neat
bash ful
ours
wave
bit ter
comb
nor
yours
blade
cherry
curly
fool ish
theirs ^
Homonyms
beach There is a large bath house on the beach.
beech See the leaves on that beech tree.
hall This door opens into the hall,
haul These horses can haul a heavy load.
through May we walk through your garden ?
threw He threw his pipe away.
1 This room is ours and the next one is theirs.
Fourth Grade, Second Half Year
XIX
96
97
98
99
safe
cot ton
move
don't
com pa ny
plant
sud den ly
laugh
fourth
safe
plant
move
sixth
queer
cotton
breath
sweep
mistake
thread
ready
expect
their
bread
dead
beautiful
company
hungry
suddenly
100. Dictation Review
I. The boy has been in safe company. 2. The plant
from which we get cotton grows in the South. 3. The
company was suddenly ordered to move. 4. Don't laugh
at the mistakes of others.
5. Things don't turn up in this world until some one
turns them up. — Garfield.
6. It is better to be alone than in bad company.
— Washington.
Contractions
isn't — is not
aren't — are not
wasn't — was not
weren't — were not
101.
what's — what is
that's — that is
there's — there is
where 's — where is
Use these contractions in written sentences,
to use the interrogation point correctly.
61
Be careful
62
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
XX
102
103
104
105
brown
silk
be tween
upper
but ton
waist
age
teeth
don't
sixth
silk
edge
stove
brown
waist
copy
laugh
button
middle
age
ocean
February
friend
between
106. Dictation Review
I. I have just found a large brown button. 2. My
mother has a new silk waist. 3. What is her age ? She's
between eight and nine. 4. A cow has no upper teeth.
107. Spelling Rule I Reviewed
Following the rule (page 53), change the following words
to forms ending in ing :
move love close hope
bathe wave smile lose
XXI
108
109
110
111
gate
yel low
river
third
jail
tail
rise
pair
upper
gate
tail
rise
teeth
jail
roof
safe
clothes
cotton
don't
river
January
company
yellow
plant
FOURTH GRADE, SECOND HALF 63
112. Dictation Review
I. The gate of the jail is very heavy. 2. See that bird
I with the yellow tail. 3. Do you think the river will rise
much to-night? 4. Isn't this the third pair of shoes I
iiave bought for you ?
113. Proper Names
Review the names on pages 30, 57, and 58.
You ought to know how to spell :
1. The names of your playmates.
2. The name of your teacher and the name of the prin-
cipal of your school.
3. The names of the most important cities or towns near
your home.
XXII
114
115
116
117
heat
meal
mean
excuse
tea
it self
beat
reach
pair
tea
meal
move
cheap
heat
used
beat
third
laugh
itself
mean
September upper button waist
118. Dictation Review
I. Please heat some water for making tea. 2. We
have meat for one meal a day. 3. The farm will soon
pay for itself. 4. I mean to beat him in the game to-
day. 5. Please excuse me if I reach in front of you.
64
ESSENTIALS
OF SPELLING
XXIII
119
120
121
122
ripe
lemon
ba na na
pear
peach
pie
skin
be long
excuse
ripe
pie
skin
jail
peach
rise
teeth
reach
river
lemon
waist
yellow
November
railroad
banana
123. Dictation Review
I. This peach is not ripe yet. 2. I like lemon pie best
of all. 3. Don't throw a banana skin on the ground.
4. Those pear trees belong to my uncle.
Homonyms
pear You may eat a pear or a peach now.
pair Will you buy me a pair of skates ?
XXIV
124
125
126
127
crowd
busy-
metal
a f raid
wait
town
shine
sir
pear
wait
busy
tea
nose
pour
town
shine
third
crowd
mark
metal
belong
mean
break
lose
October
cotton
itself
suddenly
FOURTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
65
128. Dictation Review
I. The crowd must wait until the doors are open. 2. I
live in a busy town. 3. See the metal shine in the sun-
light. 4. Is your horse afraid, sir?
129. Spelling Rule II
A word ending in y with a consonant before it, keeps y
when ing is added, but changes y to i when ed or es is
added.
cry — crying, cried, cries city — cities
Following the rule, add es to these words :
story baby body lady
Following the rule, add ing, ed, and es to these words :
try copy study dry
XXV
130
131
132
133
caught
taught
e nough
rough
knife
trick
break fast
lake
sir
pie
shine
August
meal
knife
trick
enough
afraid
caught
taught
breakfast
mistake
best
excuse
beginning
134. Dictation Review
I. I caught the knife when it fell. 2. My uncle has
taught me a new trick. 3. Have you had enough break-
fast? 4. The lake seems to be very rough to-night.
5. No man is poor who has enough ; nor rich who wants
more than he has. — Proverb.
66
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
XXVI
135
136
137
138
carry
hon est
iron
rath er
ham mer
family
chain
sorry
lake
busy
crowd
iron
peach
carry
honest
chain
rough
hammer
family
pear
banana
afraid
April
metal
139. Dictation Review
I. Will you carry a hammer in your basket? 2. All
the boys in that family were taught to be honest. 3. That
iron chain is hard to break. 4. I'm rather sorry that I
went there.
5. Strike while the iron is hot. — Proverb.
140. Plural of Nouns
Most nouns add s or es to the singular to form the
plural:
boy — boys church — churches
Write the plural forms of the following nouns by add-
ing 5:
friend answer eye knee mistake
evening fence ear lemon banana
Write the plurals of the following nouns by adding es :
cross branch watch wish
FOURTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
67
XXVII
141
142 143
144
field
wrote a ble
thin
grain
tru ly doc tor,
Dr.
blan ket
sorry
knife truly
able
trick
field wrote
July
month
grain brown
heavy
rather
enough caught
doctor, Dr
145. Dictation Review
I. That farmer has large fields of grain. 2. I wrote
" Yours truly " at the end of the letter. 3. Our doctor
would be able to cure you. 4. Take a thin blanket out
of the closet.
XXVIII
146
147
148
149
per feet
won't
wide
un less
shape
whis per
stairs
match
thin
iron
won't
wide
story
shape
chain
stairs
blanket
perfect
whisper
rather
hammer
breakfast
family
enough
150. Dictation Review
I. That tree is almost perfect in shape. 2. Our teacher
won't let us whisper. 3. The stairs in the old house were
very wide, 4. I can't build a fire unless I find a match.
68
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
151. Contractions
don't
— do not
wouldn't -
- would not
doesn't — does not
couldn't -
- could not
can't
— can
not
shouldn't -
- should not
won't
— will not
haven't -
- have not
hasn't —
■ has not
Use these contractions in written sentences.
Review (Sections XIX-XXVTTT)
See Note to Teacher, page 5.
pie
tea
plant
truly
doctor, Dr.
sir
heat
laugh
upper
taught
age
meal
brown
wrote
caught
ripe
beat
waist
teeth
banana
jail
mean
river
match
yellow
tail
reach
third
cotton
hammer
wait
peach
crowd
excuse
family
move
lake
metal
itself
perfect
safe
iron
shape
afraid
honest
gate
pear
lemon
unless
rather
silk
able
trick
button
whisper
rise
don't
shine
belong
blanket
pair
won't
carry
knife
between
skin
town
sorry
stairs
company
thin
wide
chain
rough
suddenly
busy
field
grain
enough
breakfast
FOURTH GRADE,
SECOND
HALF 69
XXIX
152
153
154
155
num ber
twelve
wife
with out
e lev en
o'clock
knew
f eath er
unless
wide
won't
knew
match
truly
twelve
grain
caught
number
o'clock
wife
silver
eleven
perfect
blanket
156. Dictation Review
I. My seat is number eleven. 2. We go home from
school at twelve o'clock. 3. His wife knew my sister.
4. That hat looks well without any feather.
5. A house without books is like a room without win-
dows. — Beecher.
Homonyms
knew They knew they had won the game.
new I have a pair of new shoes.
XXX
157
158
169
160
shoot
stran ger
whole
thumb
squir rel
knock
army
glove
shape
shoot
knock
army
without
stairs
doctor
whole
tail
belong
stranger
field
feather
squirrel
match
whisper
70
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
161. Dictation Review
I. You ought not to shoot a squirrel in the park.
2. Did a stranger knock at the door? 3. The whole
army had to march over the new road. 4. The thumb
of my glove will soon wear out.
Homonyms
whole I ate a whole banana.
hole Can you mend this hole in my glove ?
162 163
moun tain get ting
camp sup per
glove camp
sorry laugh
thumb field
itself
XXXI
164 . 165
veg e ta ble noise
din ner wake
June knot
iron dinner
getting
mountain supper
between
vegetable
166. Dictation Review
I. We spent the month of August at a mountain camp.
2. My sister is getting supper. 3. We ate vegetables for
dinner. 4. Will the noise wake the baby?
167. Holidays
New Year's Day Fourth of July
Lin coin's Birth day La bor Day
Wash ing ton's Birth day Thanks giv ing Day
Me mo ri al Day Christ mas
FOURTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
71
XXXII
168
169
170
171
chase
quar ter
cen ter
hap pen
animal
inch
storm
f ol low
wake
chase
inch
center
noise
wrote
whole
storm
knock
animal
quarter
thumb
knew
suddenly
stranger
twelve
172. Dictation Review
I. Why did you chase that animal ? 2. This ribbon is
only a quarter of an inch wide. 3. We were right in the
center of the storm. 4. How did his dog happen to follow
you?
173. Review or Spelling Rule II
Review section 129, page 65. Following the rule, change
y to i and add es to these words :
family fairy army company
XXXIII
174
175
176
177
drive
pretty-
heart
re mem ber
shore
sail
blood
size
noise
drive
sail
heart
glove
shore
wake
blood
follow
whole
pretty
number
happen
unless
o'clock
animal
72
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLmG
178. Dictation Review
I . We took a drive along the shore of the ocean.
2. The
sail of that boat looks very pretty. 3. The heart sends
blood through the body. 4. Do you remember the size of
your gloves ?
Homonyms
sail I like to sail on the lake.
sale His boat is for sale.
XXXIV
179
180
181
182
shade
min ute
picnic
hun dred
po ta toes
count
forty-
thou sand
size
shade
count
camp
chase
shoot
dinner
forty
fourth
getting
supper
picnic
center
potatoes
minute
inch
remember
squirrel
eleven
mountain
183. Dictation Review
I. Potatoes do not grow
well in the shade. 2. How
many ran you
count in a
minute? 3.
Forty children
went on a picnic. 4. There were a hundred thousand
men in each army.
184. Common Names
These are the names of some of your school studies :
arithmetic history writing drawing
ge og ra phy read ing spell ing sing ing
FOURTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
XXXV
73
185
186
187
188
SOW
Ues
won der
land
wheat
a sleep
to-mor row
is land
size
sow
lies
to-morrow
forty
wheat
March
third
hundred
happen
asleep
follow
thousand
minute
remember
wonder
189. Dictation Review
I. Many fartners sow wheat in the autumn. 2. The
baby lies asleep in its cradle. 3. I wonder what we shall
do to-morrow. 4. An island is land which has water all
around it.
Homonyms
so It is so dark that I must light a lamp.
sew I like to sew plain linen.
sow A farmer should not sow his seed too early.
XXXVI
190
191
192
193
mind
quiet
train
shad ow
mas ter
av e nue
bridge
earth
land
mind
hide
train
count
else
quiet
drive
honest
would
reach
chicken
island
master
avenue
bridge
74
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
194. Dictation Review
I. Why does that dog mind his master so well ? 2. We
live on a quiet avenue. 3. A long train went over this
bridge an hour ago. 4. Once in a long while we can see
the shadow of the earth on the moon.
XXXVII
196
196
197
198
learn
Club
Mr. (Mister)
Miss
save
among
Mrs. (Mistress)
chief
earth
town
club
Mr.
heart
learn
blood
Mrs.
lies
save
picnic
shore
shadow
wonder
among
pretty
taught
without
vegetable
feather
199. Dictation Review
I. Learn to save and you are on the road to riches.
2. A club was formed among the boys of our class.
3. Mr. and Mrs. White are coming to-night. 4. Miss
Brown took the chief part in our play.
5. One to-day is worth two to-morrows. — Franklin.
200. Dictation Exercise — Friendly Letter
Newtown, Ky.
February 12, 1918
Dear Miss Cook, —
You were very kind to write me a letter telling what is
going on in school.
FOURTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
75
I have been sick a whole week. I don't like it, for the
days are too long, and there is no fun.
The doctor says I am getting better. He lets me read a
little every day. I wish I had some picture books to look at.
I shall have to study hard when I get back to school. I
hope that will be soon.
Yours truly,
May Little
Review
' (Sections
XXIX-XXX\
m)
Mr.
sail
earth
thumb
avenue
Mrs.
train
learn
among
bridge
Miss
forty
wrote
asleep
feather
sow
truly
chief
number
getting
land
shoot
shade
happen
without
army-
quiet
glove
wonder
hundred
wake
knew
drive
o'clock
squirrel
save
knock
blood
doctor
potatoes
club
whole
wheat
master
thousand
lies
noise
island
picnic
mountain
inch
chase
eleven
pretty
vegetable
camp
storm
twelve
minute
quarter
wife
shore
supper
dinner
stranger
size
heart
center
follow
remember
mind
count
animal
shadow
to-morrow
For a pronouncing list of all words taught in the Fourth Grade, Second Half "ieai",
see pages 178-179.
76
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
Supplementary Words (Fourth Grade, Second Half)
See Preface, page
iii
beef
cat tie
oh
sneeze
gas
beef steak
hog
joy
creep
blaze
peel
drove
be come
bleed
chim ney
po ta to
driven
habit
faint
ket tie
pork
herd
tooth
grow
knives
mut ton
shot
claws
howl
rusty
pep per
goose
grown ^
mer ry
Sab bath
lem on ade
pluck
gath er
pinch
agent
pea nut
pillow
weed
scream
hotel
so da
apron
bury
fault
bUl
ounce
braid
be neath
be have
loan
peck
width
soil
less
coax
gal Ion
fas ten
thaw
noisy
snake
ad di tion
buck le
show er
organ
rat tie
sub tract
upon
creek ^
woke
teach
mul ti ply
drew
burst
slim
re cess
divide
drawn
flood
sail or
puzzle
how ev er
car ried
stopped
await
inform
Homonyms
heard I heard what you said.
herd My father owns a fine herd of cattle.
berry This red berry grew in our garden,
bury Bury the stick deep in the ground.
» As in " He has grown very tall."
' Pronounced (krek).
FIFTH GRADE
First Half Year
To THE Teacher. Please read pages vii to xii.
1
2
3
4
hire
enjoy
re cent
serve
cot tage
va ca tion
guest
them selves
unless
knife
age
center
true
hire
does
recent
which
cottage
thumb
heard
island
wrote
vacation
guest
minute
honest
enjoy
until
5. Dictation Review
I. We expect to hire a cottage near the ocean. 2. We
hope to enjoy our vacation there. 3. One of our recent guests
brought the food for dinner. 4. It was great fun for our
guests to serve themselves.
II
6
7
8
9
dou ble
steam
be lieve
pack age
alarm
en gine
loss
con tain
serve
always
much
loss
guest
often
engine
cottage
themselves
alarm
steam
believe
enough
double
field
sugar
hire
enjoy
many
tight
77
78
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
10. Dictation Review
I. Tbe fire was so large that a double alarm was sent in.
2. It began in a room near the steam engine. 3. I believe the
loss will be great. 4. Does that package contain anything
that will burn ?
North A mar i ca
Eu rope
Af ri ca
South America
Asia
III
Aus tra li a
12
13
14
15
marry
ar range
trou ble
care f ul
ecu pie
music
circle
clerk
package
write
loss
trouble
themselves
believe
arrange
double
contain
couple
music
circle
engine
marry
guest
package
recent
alarm
vacation
bright
16. Dictation Review
I. Will he marry this couple in the church? 2. I can ar-
range the music without any trouble. 3. Do you see the circle
around the sun? 4. A clerk should be careful not to make
mistakes.
5. Long may our land be bright
With freedom's holy Ught. — Samuel Smith.
17. Names of the Oceans
At Ian tic In di an
Pa cif ic Arc tic
Ant arc tic
FIFTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
79
IV
18
19
20
21
whose
steal
po lice
es cape
bun die
di a mond
ar rest
sta tion
chief
steam
careful
forty
careful
bundle
such
done
clerk
believe
steal
arrest
music
whose
double
having
couple
arrange
diamond
police
22. Dictation Review
I. Whose bundle has been taken? 2. Did somebody steal
the diamond ring, too? 3. The police expect to arrest him
soon. 4. He will not be able to escape from the station.
23
24
26
26
during
ly ing
coarse
hoarse
visit
loose
towel
voice
twelve
police
which
edge
station
during
arrest
coarse
escape
trouble
loose
every
steal
visit
lying
towel
much
diamond
ready
whose
27. Dictation Review
I. My uncle was sick during his recent visit to us. 2. There
were many papers lying loose on the table. 3. Does he like
to use a coarse towel after his bath? 4. She could not sing
at all with such a hoarse voice.
80
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
28. Spelling Rule I Reviewed
A word ending in e with a consonant before it, drops the e
when ing is added.
Following the rule, add ing to these words and use the new
forms in written sentences of your own.
beHeve hire chase escape dance
serve arrange drive move nurse
VI
29
30
31
32
entire
duty
knit
steel
coun try
sol diet 1
com fort
ves sel
during
shoes
half
knit
voice
visit
believe
country
hoarse
towel
duty
comfort
coarse
country
worth
, loose
horse
entire
soldier
know
33. Dictation Review
I. Every one in the entire country was busy. 2. It is the
duty of a soldier to serve his country. 3. The stockings that
you knit are a great comfort in winter. 4. Our country has
built a great many steel vessels. 5. Many wooden sailing
vessels are still in use.
6. An ounce of pluck is worth a ton of luck. — Garfield.
Homonyms
steal Thou shalt not steal.
steel My knife is made of steel.
1 Pronunciation on page i8i.
FIFTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
81
VII
34
35
36
37
quite
past
raise
car tain
gen tie
f u ture
a mount
fact
blue
easy
past
raise
duty
knit
their
afraid
steel
quite
future
amount
vessel
police
escape
comfort
arrest
gentle
diamond
coarse
38. Dictation Review
I. Our pony is quite gentle. 2. We shall ride past your
house very often in the future. 3. Did the boys raise this
amount of money themselves ? 4. I know certain facts about
the war that you don't know.
Words to be Carefully Distinguished (both in pronuncia-
tion and in spelling)
quite What you say is quite true.
quiet When you are quiet, I shall read to you.
VIII
39
40
41
42
can tral
deal
nar row
at tend
coun ty
labor
val ley
cir cus
hour
county
deal
voice
steel
towel
iron
duty
hoarse
lying
visit
believe
fact
during
labor
narrow-
certain
central
cough
valley
82
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
43. Dictation Review
I. Our farm is in the central part of the county. 2. It
took a great deal of labor to clear our fields. 3. Our road to
town passes through a narrow valley. 4. We expect to attend
the circus there next Wednesday.
44. Names or the States
You should know how to spell the names of the states of your
country, and to give correctly their abbreviations. (Lists on
pages 82, 87, 94, 103.)
Maine
New Hamp shire, N. H.
Ver mont, Vt.
Mas sa chu setts, Mass.
Rhode Is land, R. I.
Con nect i cut,^ Conn.
New York, N. Y.
New Jer sey, N. J.
Penn syl va ni a, Pa.
IX
46
46
47
48
con nect
ebey
square
starve
spe cial
par ents
piece
death
any
quite
obey
once
fact '
steel
knew
past
labor
where
coarse
raise
attend
special
valley
square
circus
connect
parents
piece
49. Dictation Review
I. A special train will connect with ours at the next station.
2. Children should obey their parents. 3. Can you use this
square piece of cloth? 4. I am afraid the kitten will starve
to death.
1 Pronounced (k^-nStt-kwt)
FIFTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
83
50. Contractions
I've — I have
I'U — I shall (or will)
we've — we have
we'll — we shall (or will)
you've — you have
you'll — you will
they've — they have
they'll —they will
Use each of these contractions in a written sentence of your
own.
Review (Sections I-IX)
To THE Teacher. In testing a class on the spelling of a word, you should
first give a simple sentence containing it, and then repeat the required word, thus :
"His loss was small. Loss."
loss
serve
hoarse
alarm
duty
lying
coarse
special
knit
voice
double
cottage
past
quite
trouble
arrange
hire
labor
couple
certain
entire
steel
gentle
diamond
deal
visit
circle
vacation
steal
raise
circus
station
stea,m
death
amount
country
fact
whose
county
soldier
obey
piece
narrow
parents
guest
believe
attend
bundle
enjoy
recent
square
careful
marry
vessel
valley
contain
clerk
engine
starve
during
music
arrest
comfort
package
loose
escape
future
central
towel
police
connect
themselves
84
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
X
51
62
53
54
piano
rule
touch
prove
f ac to ry
prison
case
false
towel
piece
obey
case
guest
square
whose
. touch
starve
caught
built
such
death
piano
rule
county
Tuesday
factory
prison
cottage
55. Dictation Review
I. Did you ever visit a piano factory? 2. Men in prison
'must obey many rules. 3. Please do not touch the glass case.
4. Can you prove that his story is false ?
56. Cities of this Country
New York Bos ton De troit Cin cin na ti
Chi ca go ^ Bal ti more Buf fa lo New ark
Phil a del phi a Cleve land San Fran cis co New Or le ans ^
St. Lou is
Pittsburgh
Mil wau kee
XI
Los An gel es ^
57
58
59
60
stead y
natural
die tion a
ry earn
sup ply
beau ty
ex plain
bi cy cle *
buy
can't
again
says
prove
central
narrow
certain
false
attend
amount
explain
alarm
steady
beauty
vacation
gentle
supply
natural
dictionary
Pronunciations: » (sM-k8'go) 2 {trne-^nz) ' (los Sq'gSl-Se) * See page 180.
FIFTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
61. Dictation Review
I. We need a steady supply of coal in winter.
85
proud of the natural beauty of our park,
will explain what that word means. 4.
money enough to buy a bicycle.
XII
2. We are
3. The dictionary
I am going to earn
62
63
64
65
ac cept
guess
since
prop er
po si tion
pur pose
fore noon
re mark
earn
case
guess
false
just
shoes
prove
since
rule
starve
sixth
coming
circle
accept
won't
themselves
bicycle
position
purpose
forenoon
66. Dictation Review
I. Did your brother accept a position in the bank? 2. I
can guess your purpose in coming here. 3. It has grown
warm since yesterday forenoon. 4. It was quite proper for
you to make that remark.
67. Spelling Rule II Reviewed
A word ending in y with a consonant before it, keeps y when
ing is added, but changes y to i when ed or es is added.
Following the rule, add es to these words, and use the new
forms in written sentences of your own.
city copy duty study beauty
sky lady country story berry
Following the rule, add ing^ es, and ed to these words, and use
the new forms in written sentences of your own.
marry carry try hurry supply
86
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
XIII
68
69
70
71
whom
un der stand
be came
maybe
refer
ache
dan ger ous
sign
whole
whom
ache
earn
supply
else
friend
steady
proper
refer
bicycle
became
thousand
explain
beauty
answer
remark
natural
understand
dangerous
72. Dictation Review
I. To whom did he refer in his letter? 2. I do not under-
stand why my head should ache. 3. Our pet dog became
dangerous last week. 4. Maybe you do not imderstand what
this sign means.
73. Dictation Exercise
Five things observe with care :
Of whom you speak,
To whom you speak,
And how, and when, and where.
XIV
74
75
76
77
office
state
with in
de pend
el e va tor
cap i tal
pain
cli mate
sign
refer
state
since
knit
guess
ocean
pain
proper
their
accept
wrong
maybe
office
future
remark
breakfast
elevator
capital
within
FIFTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
87
78. Dictation Review
I. The elevator will carry you to the office. 2. What is
the capital of your state? 3. Within an hour after I saw the
doctor the pain was gone. 4. The plant life of a country de-
pends upon the climate.
79. Names of the
Del a ware, Del.
Ma ry land/ Md.
Vir gin i a, Va.
West Virginia, W. Va.
North Car o li na, N. C.
South Carolina, S. C.
Geor gi a, Ga.
Flor i da, Fla.
States (page 82)
Ken tuck y, Ky.
Ten nes see, Tenn.
Al a ba ma, Ala.
Mis sis sip pi, Miss.
Ar kan sas,^ Ark.
Lou i si an a,^ La.
O kla ho ma,^ Okla.
Tex as, Tex.
XV
80
81
82
83
peo pie
re turn
final
col lect
dodge
stamp
chance
tick et
won
knock
knot
used
tired
dodge
earn
ready
depend
people
stamp
final
climate
maybe
return
chance
forenoon
dangerous
purpose
position
84. Dictation. Review
I. In going across many of our streets, people must dodge
between cars. 2. Please return all the stamps to the office.
3. This is your final chance to help us. 4. Some one wiH
collect the tickets soon.
Pronunciations: i (m5r'T-iand) « ('arlcan-se) s (i6o-e-ze-aa'd) *(o-kld-ho'md)
88
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
XVI
85
bush el
gro cer y
state
refer
collect
ticket
brought
86
re fuse
trade
office
bushel
became
could
grocery
87
total
wreck
stamp
trade
either
refuse
capital
88
treat
stom ach ^
total
blew
wreck
natural
elevator
I. The fanner
2. Some people
passed is a total
ach so?
89. Dictation Review
brought a bushel of pears to the grocery store,
refuse to trade there. 3. The car we just
wreck. 4. How can you treat your stom-
90
guard
for est
deal
treat
nickel
circus
stomach
91
fierce
at tack
hear
steal
guard
forest
pain
XVII
92
prom ise
res cue
says
fierce
engine
attack
connect
93
com mon
sense
early
entire
vessel
rescue
promise
94. Dictation Review
I. We must guard our forests. 2. The tiger made a fierce
attack upon his keeper. 3. I promise to rescue you if you
can't swim. 4. Use common sense about your work.
^ Pronunciation on page i8i.
FIFTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
89
Words to be Distingxhshed
sense Those words do not make good sense,
cents One hundred cents make a dollar.
95. Spelling Rule III
A word of one syllable that ends in a single consonant with
a single vowel before it, doubles the final consonant when
ingy edy er, or y is added ; thus
hit — hitting drum — drummer
rub — rubbing, rubbed mud — muddy
Following the rule, add ing, ed, er, or y to these words and use
the new forms in sentences of your own.
stop big drop run rob
stir sun shut knit fit
XVIII
96
97
98
99
se lect
birth day
re gard
also
col lar
pros ent
truth
ap point
treat
two
guard
truth
sense
dodge
trade
pretty-
fierce
final
present
regard
waist
select
o'clock
bushel
common
collar*
birthday
understand
100. Dictation Review
I. Will you select a collar for your dog? 2. I guessed that
my birthday present would be a piano. 3. That boy has
little regard for truth. 4. The company will also appoint an
agent for this county.
90
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
101. Apostrophe to Show Possession
I. Singular nouns show possession by adding an apostrophe
and s ('s) ; thus, the boy's coat, Charles's hat.
Write sentences of your own using the possessive forms of the
following nouns :
friend
wife
squirrel
master
doctor
robin
uncle
aunt
II. Plural nouns that end in s show possession by adding an
apostrophe only ; thus, the boys' coats. Plural nouns that do
not end in s show possession by adding the apostrophe and s ;
thus, men's hats.
Write sentences of your own using the possessive forms of the
following nouns :
friends children girls farmers
XIX
102
103
104
105
Spare
health y
choose
young
ex pense
per son
motor
daugh ter
also
touch
been
motor
dear
read
whom
queer
station
spare
person
depend
appoint
expense
special
choose
trouble
connect
healthy
parents
106. Dictation Review
I. Spare no expense to build this house well. 2. A healthy
person is almost always happy. 3 . What motor did you choose
for your boat? 4. The man took his young daughter to the
circus.
FIFTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
91
107. Dictation Exercises
1. Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.
2. Early to bed and early to rise.
Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. — Franklin.
3. You may as well borrow a person's money as his time.
— Horace Mann.
Review (Sections X-XIX)
ache
trade
became
truth
earn
wreck
within
explain
case
guard
depend
promise
whom
total
people
natural
sign
sense
choose
stomach
also
expense
return
climate
piano
motor
chance
purpose
rule
treat
ticket
capital
touch
prison
select
grocery
prove
steady
collect
bicycle
guess
healthy
bushel
present
since
accept
rescue
position
false
pain
refuse
elevator
refer
supply
forest
beauty
state
proper
attack
forenoon
dodge
office
fierce
birthday
stamp
maybe
collar
daughter
final
regard
person
dictionary
spare
common
appoint
understand
young
remark
factory
dangerous
For a pronouncing Ust of all words taught in the Fifth Grade, First Half Year,
see pages 1 80-1 81.
92
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
Supplementary Words (Fifth Grade, First Half)
See Preface, page iii.
oats
calm
jol ly
bul let
rye
awful
Ne gro
slen der
bar ley
grief
in dus tri ous
pris on er
care less
ugly
pupil
sec tion
wait er
beast
si lent
sig nal
sau cer
cruel
prob lem
ar range ment
dis pute
scare
proof
fleet
ex tra
sore^
ex act ly
dash
onion
itch
cor rect
foam
beet
plank
recite
shal low
tur nip
plat form
a loud
chill y
pick les
de pot 2
thief
fro zen
olive
truck
stole
numb
prunes
tank
pen ny
dumb
pudding
wire
pur pie
hmb
ci der
cop per
sweat er
maple
smell
lead
sport
chose
ninth
• hardware
sim pie
choice
tenth
tools
val en tine
group
ear li est
file
faith ful
heap
ex am pie
mar ble
aid
scrub
known
knob
re ward
base ment
Homonyms
beat Did you beat him yesterday ?
beet . A beet is a vegetable.
led He was led away to prison.
lead A bullet is made of lead.
1 As in " A sore thumb."
2 Pronounced (dC'po).
Fifth Grade, Second Half Year
XX
108
lis ten
ad dress ^
young
motor
share
rescue
daughter
109
ap pear
straight
listen
address
select
heavy
eleven
110
idle
hus band
also
choose
appear
straight
taught
111
at tempt
climb
idle
busy
forest
collar
husband
112. Dictation Review
I. Did you listen to the address ? 2. Do these lines appear
3. Her husband was idle because the factory
4. Did you attempt to climb the mountain?
to be straight?
was not running.
XXI
113
re view
pa rade
climb
bundle
refuse
attempt
promise
114
meas ure
height 1
wreck
death
review
parade
expense
115
none
pleas ure
week
climate
forty
height
measure
116
pleas ant
ex er else
knew
none
stomach
common
pleasure
117. Dictation Review
I. Mr. Young will review the parade. 2. Will you measure
the height of the table? 3. None of the games last week
gave us any pleasure. 4. Walking is pleasant exercise for me.
* Pronunciation on page 182.
93
94
ESSENTIAI.S OF SPELLING
118. Spelling Rule III Reviewed
Following the rule (page 89), add ing, ed, er, or y to these
words, after doubling the final consonant, and use the new
forms in sentences of your own :
get hot cut sit swim
gun shop fun thin spin
119. Names of the States (page 82)
Ohio
I 0 wa^
In di an a,
Ind.
Mis sou ri. Mo.
11 li nois/
111.
Kan sas, Kans.
Mich i gan
1,2 Mich.
Ne bras ka, Nebr.
Wis con sin, Wis.
North Da ko ta, N. Dak,
Min ne so
ta, Minn.
South Dakota, S. Dak.
XXII
120
121
122 123
quit
re main
report public
mis chief
to geth er
in ju ry no tice
appear
quit
idle report
daughter
hour
lying often
always
to-night
remain husband
pleasant
mischief
present injury
exercise
birthday
together healthy
124. Dictation Review
I. You must quit your mischief now. 2. We shall remain
together until the train goes. 3. Did the doctor report the
injury? 4. Mr. Smith gave public notice that there would
be no school to-day.
Pronunciations: ^ (tl-Y-noi') 2 (mYshT-gftn) ^ (I'o-wd)
FIFTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
95
XXIII
125
126
127
128
woman
offer
men tion
com plain
writ ten
weigh
rea son
weath er
quit
woman
weigh
hoarse
don^t
truly
offer
laugh
listen
review
climb
straight
public
attempt
meant
reason
notice
written
earn
mention
129. Dictation Review
I. This woman has written to offer me a new position.
2. How much do you weigh? 3. Will you mention a good
reason for what you are doing ? 4. It does no good to complain
of the weather.
5. A penny saved is a penny earned. — Thrift Motto.
Homonyms
weigh How much does the package weigh ?
way There is always a best way of doing everything.
— Emerson.
XXIV
130
131
132
133
ex am ine
won der ful
tear
pre pare
throat
heav ens
sleeve
sur prise
address
throat
public
tear
exercise
remain
notice
sleeve
injury
measure
wonderful
none
weather
examine
heavens
mischief
complain
writing
February
Tuesday
96
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
134. Dictation Review
I. Did the doctor examine your throat? 2. There are
many wonderful facts to learn about the heavens. 3. How
did you happen to tear your sleeve ? 4. Let us prepare a sur-
prise for your aunt.
135. Plural of Nouns
We have already learned that most nouns form their plurals
by adding s or es to the singular form; thus, bushel, bushels;
church, churches.
A noun ending in y with a consonant before it, changes y
to i and adds es to form the plural ; thus, lady, ladies ; baby,
babies. See Spelling Rule II, page 85.
If the noun ends in y with a vowel before it, the plural is
formed regularly by adding s; thus, boy, boys; key, keys.
Write the plural forms of the following nouns and use them
in sentences of your own :
injury
factory
toy
country
valley
Sunday
day
county
history
grocery
monkey
XXV
dictionary
136
137
138
139
wel come
fa mous
na tion al
at tract
peace
gen er al
in ter est
trav el er
sleeve
peace
offer
weigh
heard
wrote
which
twelve
woman
report
examine
written
prepare
welcome
famous
interest
earth
wheat
bridge
hundred
surprise
together
general
national
FIFTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
97
140. Dictation Review
I. They said they would welcome a just peace. 2. Wash-
ington was a famous general. 3. We should take more interest
in our national forests. 4. The beauty of these mountains
would attract any traveler.
5. Money placed at interest works day and night, in wet
and dry weather. — Thrift Motto.
Homonyms
peace Grant said, " Let us have peace."
piece Please bring me a piece of paper.
XXVI
141
142
143
144
dis cov er
wagon
bruise
per haps
se cret
de liv er
shoul der
naugh ty
throat
secret
wagon
bruise
much
chief
pretty
break
pleasant
climb
appear
complain
attract
reason
deliver
mention
traveler
discover
surprise
shoulder
145. Dictation Review
I. Did you discover their secret? 2. You will need a
large wagon to deliver the coal. 3. How did you bruise your
shoulder? 4. Perhaps that naughty child threw his shoes
away.
146. Dictation Exercise
How far that little candle throws his beams !
So shines a good deed in a naughty world. — Shakespeare.
98
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
:
XXVII
147
148
149
150
com pare
cause
though
al though
length 1
fail ure
swift
mem ber
which
rough
cause
swift
buy
length
height
though
parade
secret
chance
heavens
perhaps
compare
failure
minute
naughty
pleasure
husband
exercise
151. Dictation Review
I. Compare the length of a December day with that of a day
in June. 2. What was the cause of his failure? 3. Though
our horse was swift, he did not win the race. 4. Although
I'm a member of the club, I do not often attend.
:
XXVIII
162
153
154
155
weak
sup pose
re al ly
fear
wound
set tie
pos si ble
course
once
laid
ears
none
collect
weak
famous
deaf 2
wonderful
wound
settle
throat
although
among
choose
really
member
country
suppose
possible
156. Dictation Review
I. The wound made the soldier weak. 2. I suppose we
ought to settle the bill now. 3. Is it really possible that he
will return to-night ? 4. I fear this course in music is too hard
for you.
* Pronunciation on page 182.
' Pronunciation on page 177.
FIFTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
91)
5. Be swift to hear, slow to speak. — Bible.
6. None are so deaf as those who won't hear.
weak
week
course
coarse
Proverb.
Homonyms
He is too weak to run.
Seven days make one week.
Of course you will go.
The river winds in its course.
This piece of linen is too coarse,
Review (Sections XX-XXVUI)
See Note to Tearher, page 83.
idle
review
reason
measure
tear
height
suppose
pleasure
quit
wound
compare
pleasant
climb
bruise
mention
weather
none
secret
mischief
heavens
cause
throat
complain
welcome
wagon
parade
remain
prepare
swift
report
husband
examine
fear
course
attract
naughty
weak
though
general
discover
peace
although
failure
shoulder
appear
member
deliver
possible
offer
length
perhaps
interest
weigh
settle
traveler
surprise
listen
famous
written
together
sleeve
really
address
national
woman
injury
straight
exercise
notice
public
attempt
wonderful
100
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
XXIX
167
168
169
160
taste
eighth!
pa tient
or chard
bis cuit
col umn 1
worse
scarce
length
pain
wagon
worse
fear
taste
through
wear
lose
biscuit
raise
tear
loose
appoint
eighth
bruise
course
discover
column
patient
161. Dictation Review
I. Did you taste a biscuit? 2. Please sign your name in
the eighth column. 3. The nurse says that the patient is
worse. 4. Apples are very scarce in my orchard this year.
XXX
162
163 164
166
ex cept
fur ther um pire
stnig gle
pas sen ger
search score
thought
orchard
said ache
climb
many
weigh believe
score
scarce
except deliver
iron
biscuit
though search
eighth
failure
passenger further
umpire
166. Dictation Review
I. Nobody except passengers may go through this gate.
2. They made no further search for the diamond. 3. The
umpire should not have tried to keep the score. 4. He thought
it was not worth while to struggle any more.
1 Pronunciation on page 182.
FIFTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
101
Words to be Carefully Distinguished (both in pronuncia-
tion and in spelling)
except I have all the money except fourteen cents.
accept We shall accept your excuse.
XXXI
167
168
169
170
usual
least
con trol
prompt
di rec tion
lone some
tongue
reply
weak
settle
idle
fear
circle
usual
least
cough
course
to-night
woman
tongue
struggle
direction
perhaps
control
thought
Wednesday
lonesome
none
171. Dictation Rj:viev/
I. Let us walk in the usual dicettioi'. 3. At least it doesn't
seem lonesome there. 3. Try to control your tongue.
4. My sister sent a prompt reply, saying that she could not
accept the position.
XXXII
172
173
174
176
stretch
drown
waste
level
pock et
effort
vote
pave ment
aim
sleeve
suit
vote
prompt
wound
drown
score
reply
stretch
effort
taste
worse
pocket
column
waste
interest
passenger
national
straight
102
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
176. Dictation Review
I. Those oranges will stretch your pocket out of shape.
2. He will not drown without making an effort to save himself.
3. If you vote for that man, you will waste your vote. 4. We
rode over miles and miles of level pavement.
Homonyms
waste Waste not, want not. — Thrift Motto,
waist I have a new silk waist.
XXXIII
177
178
179
180
de scribe
fifth
union
jeal ous
f el low
voy age
strength ^
women
level
sign
edge
wrong
course
piano
> ^ total
yoimg
umpire
fellow
fifth .
tongue
prepare
attract:
tfavder
union
pavement
describe
voyage
strength
181. Dictation Review
I. Describe the fellow whom you saw here last week. 2. This
is the fifth voyage for that saUor . 3 . In union there is strength.
4. Jealous men and women are never happy.
182. Common Phrases
Use these word groups in sentences of your own :
ought to go I wasn't there we don't
it isn't aren't you going he doesn't
haven't any would have gone there are
haven't you she isn't going used to
1 Pronunciation on page 183.
FIFTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
103
XXXIV
183
184
185
186
forth
press
un a ble
al ready-
ex plore
for ward
praise
breathe
women
load
effort
hear
drown
vote
truth
unable
tongue
explore
forward
usual
jealous
struggle
press
praise
naughty
forth
compare
shoulder
187. Dictation Review
I. One of the travelers went forth to explore the strange
country. 2. He pressed forward over the rough ground until
he was unable to walk any farther. 3. The other travelers
praised hun for his efforts. 4. I am much better already;
I can breathe all right now.
Homonyms
forth In this suitcase you will find shirts, collars, and so forth,
fourth The Fourth of July is a holiday.
188. Names
Men ta na, Mont.
I da ho
Wy o ming, Wyo.
Col o ra do, Colo.
Utah
Ne va da, Nev.
New Max i co, N. Max.
Ar i zo na, Ariz.
OF States, etc (page 82)
Wash ing ton, Wash.
Or a gon
Cal i for ni a, Calif.
Dis trict of Co lum bi a, D. C.
A las ka Tar ri to ry, Alaska
Ha wai i ^ Territory, Hawaii
Por to Ri co,2 P. R.
Phil ip pine Islands, P. I.
Pronunciations : * (ha-wi'e) 2 (por'to re'ko)
104
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
XXXV
189
190
191
192
thrift
color
re peat
thun der
power
breast
sen tence
re suit
busy
laugh
color
union
fifth
thrift
wound
repeat
breathe
power
breast
really
already-
strength
possible
sentence
general
direction
although
forenoon
193. Dictation Review
I. Thrift is the power to save. 2. Our factory is run by
steam power. 3. Did you see the color of that bird's breast?
4. Will you please repeat that sentence? 5. Thunder is the
result of lightning.
Words to be Carefully Distinguished (both in pronuncia-
tion and in spelling)
color What color did you paint your house ?
coUar Do you like my new lace collar ?
XXXVI
194
some times
angry
very
also
result
worse
thunder
195
u su al ly
pun ish
angry
patient
scarce
together
sometimes
196
prof it
in stead
least
thrift
punish
already
usually
197
favor
idea
tight
profit
instead
ticket
thought
FIFTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
105
198. Dictation Review
I. This boy is sometimes angry. 2. I usually punish him
in some way. 3. This year the books show profit instead of
loss. 4. I do not favor the idea of closing school before the
usual vacation.
XXXVII
199
200
201
202
desert
to ward
dream
sin cere ly
re gion
kind ness
sure
pity
idea
reply
fellow
praise
does
desert
kindness
sure
regard
region
women
waste
favor
suppose
union
weather
stretch
welcome
toward
dream
203. Dictation Review
I. The traveler crossed a desert region. 2. We should
show kindness toward strangers. 3. You cannot be sure
that your dream will come true. 4. I sincerely pity a blind
person.
204. Spelling Rule IV
A word of more than one syllable that accents the last
syllable, and that ends in a single consonant with a single
vowel before it, doubles the final consonant when ing, ed, or
er is added ; thus, ,
control — controlUng, controlled, controller
Following this rule, and Rule III (page 89), add ing, ed, or er
to these words and use the new forms in sentences of your own.
begin can win step spot
forget refer set hop pin
106
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
XXXVIII
205
206
207
208
re ceive
a gree a ble
man u f ac ture
everything
in vi ta tion
a gainst
fur ni ture
use f ul
pity
idea
agreeable
sure
voyage
jealous
toward
profit
instead
punish
through
to-morrow
region
receive
against
furniture
sincerely
invitation
sometimes
manufacture
209. Dictation Reveew
I. Did you receive an invitation to John's party? 2. If
it is agreeable to you we shall play against the boys of the stKth
grade next week. 3. Where do you manufacture this furni-
ture? 4. Try to make everything useful.
5. He who receives a good turn should never forget it; he
who does one should never remember it. — Charron.
U nit ed States
Can a da
Max i CO
Bra zil
Great Brit ain
France
Bel gi um
Italy
Greece
Spain
210. COUNTEIES
A mer i cans
Ca na di ans
Mex i cans
Bra zil ians
Brit ish
French
Bel gi ans
I talians^
Greeks
Span iards
AND Peoples
Rus sia ^
Po land
Hun ga ry^
Aus tri a
Ger ma ny
Neth er lands
Swe den
Nor way
China
Japan
Rus sians
Poles
Hungarians*
Aus tri ans
Ger mans
Dutch
Swedes
Nor we gians^
Chi nese
Jap a nese
Pronunciations :
we'janz")
I (T-tia'yftiiz) 2 (rfish'd) » (hiii)'go-rT) < (hQi)-ga'rY-anz) « (n5r-
FIFTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
107
211. Dictation Exercises
I was born an American, I live an American, I shall die an
American. — Webster.
Do well the little things now and great things will come to
you later, asking to be done. — Proverb.
Thrift begins with little savings. — Thrift Motto.
Review (Sections XXIX-XXXVIH)
vote
color
least
patient
idea
favor
dream
stretch
sure
worse
repeat
orchard
pity
level
breathe
struggle
angry
praise
women
describe
forth
except
toward
strength
drown
imapire
search
lonesome
score
tongue
voyage
pavement
reply
pocket
useful
usual
taste
eighth
explore
usually
waste
effort
forward
passenger
fifth
fellow
sentence
furniture
union
unable
instead
thunder
press
desert
receive
sometimes
region
result
thought
sincerely
thrift
punish
biscuit
agreeable
power
scarce
further
direction
prompt
jealous
control
invitation
profit
already
against
everything
column
breast
kindness
manufacture
For a pronouncing list of all words taught in the Fifth Grade, Second Half Year,
see pages 182-183.
108
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
v^uppiciiic
llUlXy VVUAU.O V^flXtXl V7XaUC| OCI
See Preface, page iii.
^uuu xieui;
rai sin
slave
owe
breeze
CO coa
fool
Hst
mist
har vest
ig no rant
post al
fog
a cre^
pit i ful
birth «
moist
crop
crown
na tion
coast
chest nut ^
reb el ^
pride
har bor
rasp ber ry ^
rifle
tears ^
canal
straw ber ry
re pHed
cheek
cloth iiig
juic y
flee«
chin
stitch
jel ly
be yond
chest
stripe
pi geon ^
fa vor ite
worst
string
weight
po em
sHp per y
pitch er
tough
verse
scat ter
what ev er
gnaw
na ture
ashes
when ev er
wise
trav el
shov el
wher ev er
agree
fur nish
shout
some where
for give
par lor
Ian tern
coin
mer cy
frame
swal low
con due tor
en cour age
lum ber
poi son
real
er rand
car pet
pale
growth
di rect
cur tain
f e ver
con tra ry
ex cur sion
can vas
blis ter
im pos si ble
Homonyms
pail
Please bring a
pail of water.
pale
Your sister looks pale.
wait
Please wait until I come.
weight
The weight of that bundle is ten
pounds.
Pronunciations: ^ (silieT) « (chgs'nQt) s (rXz'bSr-Y) * (P^J'Sn) s Noun is reb'el;
verb is rebel'. ^ As in " He shall flee from the land of his birth, shedding b'tter tears."
SIXTH GRADE
First Half Year
To THE Teacher. Please read pages vii-xii.
1
2
I
3
4
ear nest
choc 0 late
0 bilge
man age
sue ceed
al CO hoi
adopt
de ceive
sure
believe
knit
adopt
beauty
stomach
least
circle
certain
succeed
jealous
obHge
strength
shoulder
alcohol
together
furniture
earnest
chocolate
weather
5. Dictation Review
I. If you are in earnest, you will succeed. 2. Chocolate
is a food, but alcohol is a poison. 3. I have been obliged to
adopt a new course. 4. How did he manage to deceive you?
5. If you want to succeed, save. — Thrift Motto.
II
6
7
8
9
cir cu lar
per suade
prep a ra tion
thor ough
ag ri cul ture
eas i ly
ben e fit
ed u ca tion
deceive
chocolate
promise
adopt
receive
circular
escape
toward
manage
death
easily
circle
earnest
alcohol
persuade
benefit
naughty
agriculture
special
preparation
109
no
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
10. Dictation Review
I. Please read this circular about a course in agriculture.
2. You can easily persuade your friend to take it. 3. Such
preparation for managing a farm would be of great benefit.
4. A thorough education is worth while.
111
11
12
13
14
pe cul iar
dis miRS
dis tance
lunch eon
familiar
guide
Tillage
res tau rant
touch
voice
easy
women
loose
manage
guide
patient
eighth
succeed
dismiss
easily
thorough
familiar
instead
village
education
peculiar
circular
distance
15. Dictation Review
I. These mountains are rather peculiar, but I am familiar
with them. 2. Let us dismiss our guide. 3. It is only a
short distance to the village. 4. There we can have luncheon
at a restaurant.
IV
16
17
18
19
dew
cur rant
tying
folks
dawn
ex eel lent
hand ker chief
bou quet *
piano
dew
adopt
angry
famous
dawn
thou^
tying
luncheon
explore
currant
bicycle
restaurant
benefit
deceive
thorough
agriculture
forenoon
excellent
handkerchief
1 Pronunciation on page 184.
SIXTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
111
20. Dictation Review
I. Have you ever seen dew on the grass at dawn ? 2. Here
are some excellent currants for our cake. 3. Why are you
tying a knot in your handkerchief? 4. Please take this
bouquet to the young folks.
21. Adjectives
Change the following adjectives to forms that end in er and
est; for example, small, smaller, smallest. Use them in sen-
tences of your own.
young narrow ^ long bright queer
smooth quick strong weak old
22
23
24
26
mes sage
per mis sion
ac cu rate
seize
im me di ate ly
ex pe ri ence
ac count
enemy
guess
fierce
pity
color
folks
oblige
wagon
loose
tying
chocolate
piece
prompt
bouquet
against
parents
accurate
sentence
message
permission
account
preparation
immediately
experience
alcohol
26. Dictation Review
I. Please send this message immediately. 2. Will you give
me permission to tell about my experience? 3. I shall try
to give an accurate account. 4. The enemy tried to aeizc the
city but failed.
5. Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no
other. — Franklin.
112
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
VI
.27
28
29
30
unite
part ner
im ag ine
as sure
cho rus
firm
angel
con cam
seize
adopt
firm
angel
profit
unite
tying
persuade
benefit
chorus
partner
imagine
enemy
village
luncheon
excellent
perhaps
suppose
currant
handkerchief
31. Dictation Review
I. Let us unite in singing the chorus. 2. I am a partner in
that firm. 3. Try to imagine that angels are with us. 4. I
assure you that the matter does not concern me.
VII
32
33
34
35
dam age
ab sence
judge
madam
fur nace
maid
de ci sion
re ceipt
guess
dew
maid
iron
seize
bouquet
buy
judge
assure
deceive
couple
biscuit
concern
damage
examine
familiar
dismiss
furnace
absence
decision
36. Dictation Review
I. The damage to our furnace was so great that we have no
fire to-night. 2. During the absence of our maid I remained
at home. 3. The judge will give his decision to-morrow.
4. Madam, do you wish a receipt for your money ?
SIXTH GRADE, FIRST HALF 113
Homonyms
maid When will the maid serve luncheon?
made What made you come so soon ?
37. Formation of Adjectives (Lesson 21 Continued)
I. Adjectives ending in e add only r and st; thus, pure, purer,
purest.
II. Adjectives ending in y change y to i before adding er or
€st; thus, lazy, lazier, laziest. See Spelling Rule II, page 196.
III. Adjectives of one syllable ending in a single consonant
with a single vowel before it, double the final consonant before
adding er or est; thus, thin, thinner, thinnest. See Rule III.
Following the rules, change these adjectives to forms that end
in er and est^ and use them in sentences of your own :
sure healthy early heavy happy
pretty pale big fierce hot
VIII
38
39
40
41
information knowledge
cap tain
pres i dent
judg ment
sub ject
cabin
the a ter
-every
rough
angel
blue
madam
early
absence
cabin
receipt
account
subject
assure
already
judgment
knowledge
captain
breakfast
information
experience
permission
42. Dictation Review
I. Without more information I cannot pass judgment.
2. I must first have a better knowledge of the subject. 3. The
captain had little time to rest in his cabin. 4. President
Lincoln was shot in a theater.
114
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
43
re pub lie
ma jor i ty
cough
bouquet
theater
peculiar
president
44
tip hold
gov ern ment
suit
could
republic
majority
restaurant
IX
45
con di tion
cit i zen
tight
always
uphold
accurate
government
46
for eign
Ian guage
pity
message
citizen
condition
minute
47. Dictation Review
I. Our republic is not safe unless a majority of the people
uphold it. 2. This man promises to uphold the government.
3. On that condition he may be made a citizen. 4. Do you
speak any foreign language ?
5. Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset,
two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No
reward is offered, for they are gone forever. — Horace Mann.
Review (Sections I-IX)
See Note to Teacher, page 83.
dew
chorus
receipt
majority
dawn
assiure
deceive
language
maid
easily
captain
thorough
firm
uphold
accoimt
chocolate
tying
earnest
currant
excellent
folks
absence
bouquet
knowledge
guide
subject
citizen
president
adopt
theater
foreign
condition
enemy
succeed
decision
immediately
SIXTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
115
seize
benefit
circular
restaurant
unite
dismiss
persuade
permission
angel
cabin
distance
government
judge
oblige
luncheon
experience
madam
imagine
judgment
agriculture
manage
concern
republic
information
damage
furnace
peculiar
education
\dllage
partner
accurate
preparation
message
alcohol
famiUar
handkerchief
48
49
X
60
51
po lit i cal
ex treme ly
sec re ta ry
vol ume
con ven tion
fash ion
pa tience
cat a logue
madam
enemy
caught
decision
subject
partner
dismiss
condition
foreign
receipt
extremely
repubHc
language
political
fashion
patience
judgment
convention
majority
secretary
52. Dictation Review
I. A political convention selected this man for office. 2. He
speaks extremely well. 3. These clothes are in fashion now.
4. The secretary showed great patience in writing the letters.
5. The first volume of the art catalogue is missing.
53. Foreign Cities
Lon don Par is Pe tro grad Con stan ti no pie
Liv er pool Bar Un Mos cow ^ Bue nos Ai res ^
Glas gow Vi en na To kyo Ri o de Ja nei ro ^
Pronunciations : ^ (mBa'ko) ^ (bwa'nos i'ras) ^ (rg'o da zhd-na'ro)
116
ESSENTL\LS OF SPELLING
XI
64
55
56
57
ma chine
gen tie man
re tire
sober
sat is f ac to ry
manner
serv ice
quar rel
firm
folks
unite
retire
damage
chorus
assure
service
volume
absence
answer
deceive
expense
machine
manner
theater
catalogue
satisfactory
gentleman
patient
58. Dictation Review
I. The work which this machine does is not satisfactory.
2. You may know a gentleman by his manners. 3. Do you
wish to retire from my service at the end of the year? 4. A
sober man will not often begin a quarrel.
XII
59
60
61
62
State ment
offend
truth f ul
sev er al
sig na ture
prin ci pal
se vere
ab sent
sober
thiunb
wrong
laugh
volume
patience
offend
severe
fashion
furnace
president
concern
quarrel
signature
principal
truthful
education
statement
information
experien
63. Dictation Review
I. That statement over your signature will settle everything.
2. Be careful not to offend the principal of our school. 3. If
you are truthful, he may not be severe. 4. Several of the
pupUs are absent this morning.
SIXTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
117
64. Plural of Nouns
Some nouns ending mforfe change / or fe to ves to form the
plural ; thus, calf, calves ; knife, knives.
Some nouns ending in o with a consonant before it, add es
to form the plural ; thus, hero, heroes.
By making similar changes, write the plural forms of these
nouns:
half
potato
leaf
loaf
thief
Ufa
wife
Negro shelf
tomato
XII]
65
66
67
68
allow
neph ew
cous in
male
busi ness
niece
f u ner al
f e male
dawn
their
service
manner
cabin
captain
niece
quarrel
absent
imagine
retire
cousin
village
allow
nephew
fimeral
several
business
political
secretary
69. Dictation Review
I. You should not allow your business to take all your time.
2. This nephew and this niece are my sister's children.
3. There were twelve cousins at her funeral. 4. The male
robin is a Uttle larger than the female.
5. It is every man's business to work in this world. It is
the business of the rich man even more than of the poor man,
because he has more with which to work. — Roosevelt.
Homonyms
male A male deer is called a stag.
mail Please mail this letter for me.
118
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
XIV
70
71
72
78
daily
trust
pri vate
treas ur er
com pan ion
law yer
there fore
com plete
male
daily
trust
absent
female
blew
ocean
private
foreign
damage
lawyer
therefore
statement
several
machine
truthful
signature
companion
convention
catalogue
74. Dictation Review
I. His dog is his daily companion. 2. I trust my lawyer;
therefore you may talk with him about any of my business,
public or private. 3. Our treasurer has mailed you a complete
account of the money in his hands.
XV
75
76
77
78
eel e bra tion
noble
in tro duce
medal
honor
con duct
neigh ber
gym na si um
offend
honor
noble
introduce
retire
cousin
conduct
nephew
severe
business
volume
extremely
treasurer
eleven
bouquet
allow
complete celebration thorough neighbor
79. Dictation Review
I. A celebration was held in his honor. 2. Every one spoke
of his noble conduct. 3. May I introduce my neighbor? 4. A
medal was given to the winner of the games in the gymnasium.
5. Above all, we must stand shoulder to shoulder for the
honor and the greatness of our conmion country. — Roosevelt.
SIXTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
119
XVI
80
81
82
83
check
worry-
con sent
car riage
bag gage
arrive
mar riage
op po site
medal
niece
maid
guide
desert
check
worry
earnest
furnace
baggage
arrive
consent
succeed
language
partner
marriage
gymnasium gentleman handkerchief immediately
84. Dictation Review
I. Did you check our baggage? 2. Yes, but don't worry
if it doesn't arrive when we do. 3. Do you consent to their
marriage? 4. Our carriage is there on the opposite side of
the street.
XVII
85
86
87
88
val u a ble
bur glar
awk ward
due
jewel
purse
prob a bly
false hood
daily
jewel
purse
often
noble
although
lawyer
death
chance
private
burglar
complete
carriage
valuable
business
probably
opposite
therefore
introduce
awkward
89. Dictation Reveew
I. She could not find her valuable jewels. 2. A burglar
had stolen her purse. 3. The man has an awkward manner..
4. It is probably due to the falsehood he told us.
5 . Cowards die many times before their death . — Shakespeare;.
120
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
Homonyms
due What amount is due you?
dew The grass is wet with dew.
XVIII
90
91
92
93
e lee trie
at ten tion
gov er nor
eon sid er
cur rent
com plaint
se ri ous
de eide
due
seize
receive
citizen
neighbor
thought
carriage
tongue
voyage
electric
conduct
serious
celebration
current
complaint
treasurer
falsehood
gymnasium
attention
governor
94. Dictation Review
I. The electric current was turned off. 2. The company
paid no attention to our complaint. 3. The governor knows
it is a serious matter. 4. He will consider well before he
decides what to do.
Homonyms
current The current is strongest in the middle of the river,
currant These dried currants are small raisins.
XIX
95
96
97
98
type writ er
eon tin ue
deny
cor dial ly
in de pend ent
salary
com mand
sue cess
due
worry
arrive
deny
check
burglar
salary
purse
decide
consent
though
carriage
consider
typewriter
continue
opposite
valuable
independent probably command
SIXTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
121
99. Dictation Review
I. My typewriter has made me independent of a secretary.
2. He wiU not continue to work for his present salary. 3. We
deny your right to command here. 4. I cordially wish you
success. 5. May you prove that you are able to command a
large salary.
Review (Sections X-XIX)
due
retire
burglar
private
deny
offend
serious
conduct
purse
severe
success
statement
sober
absent
awkward
introduce
niece
nephew
command
companion
daily-
cousin
complete
therefore
trust
lawyer
business
complaint
honor
salary
consider
signature
noble
current
patience
cordially
allow
opposite
truthful
catalogue
quarrel
fashion
neighbor
gentleman
check
machine
marriage
treasurer
worry
service
carriage
gymnashim
jewel
medal
extremely
falsehood
male
several
valuable
attention
female
funeral
probably
convention
arrive
political
electric
celebration
decide
principal
governor
typewriter
volume
baggage
continue
independent
manner
consent
secretary
satisfactory
For a pronouncing list of all words taught in the Sixth Grade, First Half Year,
see pages 184-185.
122
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
Stif^ementary Words (Sixth Grade, First Half)
See Preface, page iii.
law
tax
serv ant
sen si ble
cana ry
eagle
el e phant
shark
sav age
hor ri ble
evil
art ist
charm
con cert
so cial
dine
to ma to
wal nut
flavor
mel low
bak er y
sat is fy
butch er
stock
ranch
stable
pas ture
dai sy
elm ^
f oun tain
splen did
mir ror
sword ^
re volv er
hos tile ^
trem ble
mo ment
sa lute
troops
driU
vie to ry
dying
risk
in de pend ence
cloak
crim son
cush ion
mer chant
com merce
auc tion
pro mote
ex change
in dus try
lo ca tion
vi cin i ty
apply
ad mis sion
charge
ad mit
pov er ty
heal
lungs
bal loon
flex i ble
dense
com po si tion
text
au thor
chap ter
mag a zine
im pa tient
he ro
cheer
rival
boast
brake
hook
hatch et
brace
a vail a ble
pat tern
sam pie
yarn
shelf
porch
eel lar
car pen ter
e lee tri cian
Homonyms
break Which window did they break ?
brake The brakes on this car are not strong enough.
heel I wear rubber heels on my shoes,
heal I hope the wound will heal quickly.
Pronunciations : ^ (81m), only one syllable.
2 (sord)
'(hSs'tll)
Sixth Grade,
Second Half Year
XX
100 lOf
102
103
de feat im mense
dif far ence
film
plan liq uor
civil
freight
jewel plan
male
civil
breast niece
guest
female
success decide
honor
salary
baggage defeat
liquor
funeral
cordially natural
immense
difference
104. Dictation Review
I. Such a law will defeat their plan. 2. An immense amount
of grain has been used in making liquor. 3. There is much
difference between civil and political rights. 4. I haven't
films enough to take pictures of all those freight trains.
105
ex am i na tion
memory
film
which
freight
consider
governor
XXI
106
for tu nate
pro f es sor
oblige
complaint
memory
command
examination
107
med i cine
dis ease
chorus
principal
success
fortunate
professor
108
sim i lar
ef feet
captain
continue
disease
absence
medicine
109. Dictation Review
I. The examination showed that his memory is very good.
2. The professor is a fortunate man. 3. What medicine did
he take for that disease? 4. What else has a similar effect?
123
124
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
XXII
110
111
112
113
omit
brief
ex press
sys tern
nee es sa ry
pe ri od
0 pin ion
dis gust
film
civil
brief
eyes
weigh
omit
period
liquor
effect
disease
honest
express
similar
necessary
difference
opinion
attention
independent
typewriter
cordially
114. Dictation Review
I. Let us omit what is not necessary. 2. We shall be here
for only a brief period. 3. I shall not express any opinion.
4. Our heating system is so poor that we are disgusted with it.
XXIII
115
116
117
118
enter
par tic u lar
re f er ring
wheth er
11 bra ry
sug gest
pre vi ous
Ob ject
meant
enter
suggest
either
cousin
freight
immense
disease
severe
library-
continue
machine
system
salary
fortunate
previous
disgust
marriage
particular
referring
119. Dictation Review
I. When you enter a library you should be quiet. 2. Have
you any one in particular to suggest for the place? 3. Are
you referring to a previous letter? 4. It doesn't matter
whether you object or not.
5. Commerce and industry are the best mines of a nation.
— Washington.
SIXTH GRADE,
SECOND HALF
XXIV
120
121
122
123
au to mo bile ^
grease
ter ri ble
shield
ga rage i
gas 0 line
ac ci dent
hos pi tal
sign
brief
choose
omit
niece
straight
grea,se
usual
object
garage
awkward
nephew
introduce
similar
gasoline
terrible
whether
automobile
necessary
accident
125
124. Dictation Review
I. Drive the automobile into the garage. 2. I shall fill the
grease cups and put in some gasoline. 3. The wind shield
was broken in a terrible accident. 4. Whom did they take
to the hospital?
125. Adverbs
Change the following adjectives to adverbs by adding ly ;
thus, wise, wisely. Use the adverbs in sentences of your own.
brave honest severe awful prompt
free sure particular real thorough
XXV
126
127
128
129
jour ney
lee ture
^ nal ly
de scrip tion
punc ture
jour nal
print
ar ti cle
easily
raise
, trouble
print
imagine
express
system
angel
shield
persuade
lecture
finally
language
journey
journal
believe
hospital
pimcture
companion
gymnasium
1 Pronunciation on page i86.
126
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
130. Dictation Review
I. We began our journey last Wednesday. 2. A puncture
kept us waiting forty minutes. 3. I saw a notice of your
lecture in the journal. 4. It was finally decided to print the
story. 5. From your description I think the article will be
satisfactory.
XXVI
131
132
133
134
may er
cancel
in van tion
pos ses sion
sup port
bar rel
cen tu ry
Chan nel
ache
climb
engine
instead
enter
support
serious
suggest
current
mayor
cancel
political
article
hospital
barrel
century
description
falsehood
typewriter
invention
135. Dictation Review
I. The mayor needs the support of every one in the city.
2. I shall cancel your order for a barrel of sugar. 3. That
invention was made in the last century. 4. If they were in
possession of the channel, they could send out their ships.
XXVII
136
137
138
139
curious
cashier
un for tu nate
con f ess
advice
crazy
term
par don
forty
laugh
crazy
term
journal
advice
cashier
patience
channel
curious
whole
joiuney
opposite
puncture
lecture
treasurer
possession
invention
description
unfortunate
SIXTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
127.
140. Dictation Review
I. I am curious to know what advice you will give. 2. The
cashier may have been crazy. 3. The unfortunate man was
sent to prison for a long term. 4. If he will confess, the
governor may pardon him.
XXVIII
141
142
143
144
rapid
thus
deed
or gan ize
rate
sur round
sor row
loyal
busy
rate
thus
brief
confess
rapid
defeat
madam
express
disgust
salary
deed
memory
peculiar
medicine
medal
pardon
necessary
surroimd
sorrow
accident
secretary
electric
therefore
145. Dictation Review
I. The enemy marched toward the city at a rapid rate.
2. Thus they hoped to surprise and surround it. 3. Their
evil deeds caused much sorrow. 4. The loyal citizens organ-
ized quickly.
146. Dictation Exercises
1. Laziness travels so slowly that Poverty soon overtakes
him. — Franklin.
2. By the faults of others wise men correct their own.
3. You cannot govern others unless you can govern yourself,
4. For peace and for plenty, for freedom, for rest,
For joy in the land from the East to the West,
For the dear starry flag with its red, white, and blue,
We thank Thee from hearts that are tender and true.
128
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
Review (Sections XX-XXVIII)
See Note to Teacher on page 83.
deed
pardon
confess
terrible
thus
cancel
journey
organize
rate
barrel
library
accident
term
object
suggest
hospital
omit
garage
express
medicine
plan
period
disgust
gasoline
film
system
freight
invention
brief
grease
disease
referring
shield
defeat
similar
necessary
cashier
liquor
curious
fortunate
rapid
memory
previous
professor
crazy
support
whether
possession
print
article
century
particular
mayor
loyal
opinion
automobile
enter
finally
channel
difference
civil
journal
immense
unfortunate
sorrow
lecture
surround
description
effect
advice
puncture
XXIX
examination
147
148
149
150
tel e graph
re spect f ul ly tel e gram
tel e phone
steam er
ad vise
con quer
um brel la
cashier
crazy
advise
grease
loyal
shield
mayor
medicine
advice
steamer
sorrow
conquer
organize
journey
curious
telegram
February
telegraph
respectfully
organize
SIXTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
129
151. Dictation Review
I. Telegraph her that the steamer sails Tuesday. 2. I
should respectfully advise you not to do so. 3. His last tele-
gram said that he would conquer or die. 4. May I telephone
for your umbrella?
XXX
152
153
154
155
tern per a ture
pre far
min er al
com mence
to bac CO
dai ry ing
mu se um
dec 0 rate
daughter
advise
cause
double
cancel
channel
freight
garage
cashier
article
prefer
island
professor
tobacco
examination
museum
telephone
whether
previous
mineral
umbrella
temperature
s dairying
gasoline
156. Dictation Review
I. The temperature there is not warm enough for growing
tobacco. 2. I prefer dairying to any other business just now.
3. He has brought many valuable minerals for our museum.
4. When will they commence to decorate this room?
XXXI
157
158
159
160
dis ap point
dye
stu pid
prod uct
jack et
spoil
tai lor
equal
cancel
coarse
dye
prefer
mineral
jacket
spoil
stupid
decorate
period
umbrella
telegram
commence
disappoint
conquer
tailor
dairying
automobile
sincerely
dictionary
130
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
161. Dictation Review
I. I am disappointed in my jacket. 2. The dye has spoUed
the cloth. 3. A stupid tailor cut it badly. 4. The product
of two times six is equal to the product of three times four.
Homonyms
dye This dye is a light I
)lue. He is dyeiix
g the yarn.
die A
man can die but <
once. He is dying
; of hunger.
XXXII
162
163
164
165
royal
temp ta tion
SO ci e ty
doubt
pal ace
dis 0 bey-
mu si clan
de light ed
music
royal
mayor
confess
equal
library-
medicine
pardon
century
palace
temptation
society
product
steamer
disobey
musician
possession
cordially
catalogue
familiar
referring
respectfully
unfortunate
government
166. Dictation Review
I. There will be concerts at the royal palace this winter.
2. Most men have no temptation to disobey the laws. 3. The
best people in society will hear the great musician to-night.
4. No doubt they will be dehghted.
5. Some temptations come to the industrious, but all tempta-
tions attack the idle. — Spurgeon.
167. Adverbs
Change these adjectives to adverbs by adding ly, and use the
adverbs in sentences of your own :
accurate accidental brief complete
awkward entire serious extreme
SIXTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
131
XXXIII
170 171
im por tant reg u lar
improvement practice
liquor equal
garage piece
^^. percentage jacket
tailor penmanship important
satisfactory disappoint improvement
172. Dictation Review
I. Defend yourself even if you have to use force. 2. The
penmanship of a large percentage of people is poor. 3. It is
important that there be an improvement in yours. 4. This
can be gained by regular practice.
168
de fend
force
doubt
product
delighted
barrel
gasoline
169
pen man ship
per cent age
force
royal
defend
tailor
XXXIV
173
174
175
176
speech
gram mar
fully
pro gram
pray
es pe cial ly
grad u ate
sea son
honor
pray
daily
spoil
against
doubt
cousin
fuUy
stupid
speech
palace
cashier
practice
several
grammar
nephew
orchard
manufacture
surprise
graduate
regular
musician
especially
healthy
177. Dictation Review
I. Listen carefully to this speech, I pray you.
2.
is an especially useful study. 3.
should fully understand its rules,
out for the season.
Grammar
The graduate of a school
4. The program is made
132
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
178. Dictation Exercise
If a task is once begun,
Never leave it till it's done ;
Be the labor great or small,
Do it well, or not at all.
XXXV
179
180
181
182
de scend
view
crawl
whis tie
route
different
curve
ap proach
force
fully
view
doubt
society
route
absence
curve
progra,m
contain
mischief
crawl
listen
descend
different
regular
season
signature
necessary
opinion
183. Dictation Review
I. Let us descend the mountain by a new route. 2. We
shall then have a diifferent view. 3. See the train crawUng
around that curve. 4. The engine whistles as it approaches
the station.
Homonyms
route What is the shortest route to Chicago ?
root A tree has many roots.
184. Spelling Rule Reviewed
Review Spelling Rule I, page 196. To make a verb form end-
ing in ed, sl verb that ends in e adds only d.
Following the rule (so far as it applies), change the followin||^
verbs to forms ending in ing and ed ; thus, explore, exploring,
explored; defeat, defeating, defeated.
promise raise offer ache search
receive repeat serve wake oblige
SIXTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
133
XXXVI
185
186
187
188
Spread
desire
ex cite
permit
dis cour age
de stroy
vis i tor
com fort a ble
rapid
pray
desire
excite
defend
spread
destroy
shield
whistle
grammar
graduate
visitor
disobey
discourage
museum
delighted
approach
percentage
especially
permission
189. Dictation Review
I. They have spread false news to discourage the people.
2. Why should anybody desire to destroy our factory?
3. Those visitors are all right, but they seem to be excited.
4. Permit me to make them comfortable.
190. Spelling Rules Reviewed
Following rules II, III, IV, page 196, change these verbs to
forms ending in ing and ed, and use them in written sentences :
plan control apply omit permit
reply admit refer prefer deny
XXXVII
191
192
193
194
ce re als
de part ment
in quire
mo tion
leath er
ad ver tise ment
sep a rate
fright ened
curve
deed
crazy
view
speech
comfortable
route
crawl
permit
approach
different
inquire
whistle
cereals
department
separate
professor
leather
improvement
tobacco
brought
temptation
advertisement
describe
134
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
195. Dictation Review
I. Breakfast cereals are sold in the grocery department.
2. Here is an advertisement of chairs covered with real leather.
3. Please inquire if there are any separate covers. 4. A horse
is sometimes frightened by a quick motion.
196. Dictation Exercise — Letter of Application
205 East 57th Street
New York, N. Y.
November 27, 19 16
Mr. Robert Marston
Yonkers, N. Y.
Dear Sir:
In reply to your advertisement for an office boy in to-day's "Sun,"
I wish to apply for the position.
I am fifteen years of age and a graduate of PubUc School No. 65.
I have also had a siunmer's experience in this kind of work and will
do my best if you decide to give me a trial.
I refer you by permission to Miss Arnold, principal of Public School
No. 65, and to A. E. Johnson & Co., for whom I worked last summer.
Respectfully yours,
John A. Wells
XXXVIII
197
198
199
200
e lee tion
guilty
lib er ty
neg lect
dis grace
dis ap pear
pre cicus
wealth
whether
inquire
spread
judge
motion
suggest
guilty
grammar
telegraph
election
terrible
separate
theater
disgrace
disappear
liberty
surround
distance
comfortable
precious
irightened
particular
temperature
leather
SIXTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
135
201. Dictation Review
I. That election was a disgrace to the city. 2. The guilty
men have disappeared. 3. Liberty is more precious than life.
4. We must not neglect it for wealth.
5. The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same
time. — Jefferson.
Review (Sections XXIX-XXXVIII)
dye
permit
whistle
telegraph
jacket
speech
grammar
telegram
pray
defend
graduate
telephone
curve
view
product
delighted
prefer
stupid
inquire
important
route
visitor
society
penmanship
fully
dairying
season
disappear
crawl
tailor
steamer
disappoint
force
palace
tobacco
disobey
spoil
conquer
mineral
temptation
equal
different
decorate
especially
royal
museum
commence
discourage
doubt
musician
umbrella
frightened
guilty
regular
motion
percentage
wealth
liberty
election
department
spread
neglect
disgrace
advertisement
leather
cereals
precious
temperature
desire
program
approach
improvement
advise
destroy
practice
comfortable
excite
descend
separate
respectfully
For a pronouncing list of all words taught in the Sixth Grade, Second Half Year,
see pages 186-187.
136
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
Supplementary Words (Sixth Grade, Second Half)
See Preface, page iii.
lawn
dec i mal
spi der
widow
mead ow
f rac tion
sponge
vie let
fer tile
stu dent
clam
vel vet
source
schol ar
lob ster
wrap
both er
pa tri ot
oys ter
shawl ■
cau tion
hello
pearl
cheat
goal
yell
greas y
de ceit ful
pil grim
roar
sand wich
li ar
badge
squeal
fowl
ac cuse
foe
echo
salm on ^
swear
value
bu reau
sal ad
mur der
pur chase
stor age
cigar
pro tect
tim ber
blot ter
cig a rette
re venge
trol ley
tab let
beer
tale
as cend
Cray on
liq uid
par a graph
Cap i tol
laun dry
cafe 3
Dem 0 crat
de serve
starch
bliz zard
Re pub lie an
for tune
khaki 1
sleigh ^
cast
den tist
sad die
in tend
elect
drug gist
bri die
ex pla na tion
stub born
band age
ex tent
mis spell
con test
in fee tious
sur ren der
neg li gence
ten nis
Words to be Distinguished
capital Albany is the capital of New York.
Capitol The state Capitol is a beautiful building.
fowl, tail That fowl has a beautiful tail.
foul, tale This is a tale of foul murder and revenge.
Pronunciations : * (ka'ke)
gone for a sleigh ride."
« (sSm'fin)
(kA-faO
* As in " They have
SEVENTH GRADE
First Half Year
Note to the Teacher. — The plan of the book that has been
followed in the earlier grades is discontinued in the seventh and
eighth grades in the behef that pupils are now able to study by a
more mature and independent method. All the words given in
the numbered columns are new words. No review words are listed,
except in the bimonthly reviews, because with pupils of this age
increasing emphasis should be placed upon each pupil's keeping
his own list of troublesome words for review study. These indi-
vidual lists should be reviewed frequently under the direction of
the teacher. Only four words are given in each column because
it is beheved that not more than four new words can be mastered
thoroughly by the pupils of these grades in a spelling period.
As is stated on pages xi-xii, it is strongly recommended that the
teacher should first find how many words of a given large group,
— in this grade, sixteen or more words, — the pupils already know.
When this has been determined from a preliminary test, the words
that need special study should be learned by the method described
on pages vii-viii, or by any other appropriate drill device. In all
testing, the teacher should first give orally a simple sentence or
phrase using the word, and then repeat the required word. For
example, "1 am eager to begin the game. Eager."
1
2
3
4
eager
con ceal
chauffeur!
mas cu line
cease
in crease
bar gain
f em i nine
league
trea son
in jure
in sur ance
ap peal
di am e ter
whol ly 2
regret
6. Dictation Exercise
I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.
— Nathan Hale.
^ Pronunciation on page i88. ^ As in " wholly destroyed."
137
138
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
6
ca reer
ex ceed
pro ceed
fee ble
7
reeP
screen
a gree ment
in deed
8
claim
con nee tion
pos sess
re spect
9 •
event
cour age
ad van tage
dis sat is fied
10. Prefix dis
Notice that the word dissatisfied is a combination of dis,
meaning ''not," and satisfied. Prefix dis to the following
words, and use them in sentences of your own. If you are not
sure of their meaning, consult your dictionary.
agreement
close appoint
respect
possess
appear
obey connect
courage
advantage
11
12
13
14
re lief
ad ver tise
ac quire
en dure
yield
de Clare
re quire
en gage
pierce
jus tice
ledge
li cense
hy gi ene
prej u dice
pledge
pro vide
15. Review the words in lessons 1-14, giving special
attention to troublesome words.
16. Review of Spelling Rules
Review spelling rules I and II, page 196. Following the rules
(so far as they apply), change these verbs to forms ending
in ing and ed, and use them in sentences of your own :
cease
satisfy
exceed
engage
judge
endure
require
proceed
advertise
pierce
copy
provide
succeed
discourage
dine
1 The reel on a fishing rod; a reel of moving pictures.
SEVENTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
139
17
18
19
20
col 0 ny
hence
dread
occur
angle
si lence
treas ure
oc cur rence
inner
fuel
com pel
ker 0 sene
lei sure
f ul fill
expel
com mit tee
21. Review of Spelling Rules
Review spelling rules III and IV, page 196. Following the
rules (so far as they apply), add ing and ed to the following verbs,.
and use the new forms in sentences of your own. Why does,
rule IV not apply to appeal and conceal ?
stop
omit
22
ath let ics ^
gym nas tics
pol i tics
rep re sent
plan
permit
occur
expel
regret
compel
appeal
conceal'
23
in ter nipt
e con 0 my
col lege
me Chan ic
24
chem ist
be siege
jan i tor
em ploy
25
cour te sy
cour tb ous
in stall ment
af feet
26. Words to be Distinguished
affect That cold will affect her throat.
effect It will have a bad effect on her voice.
This medicine will effect a cure.
27. Dictation Exercises
1. Keep your friends by fidelity, conquer your foes by kind-
ness, win all by goodness and courtesy.
2. Learn economy and you start on the road to success.
All fortunes have their foundations laid in thrift.
— Thrift Mottoes.
* Pronunciation on page i88; note that there are only three syllables.
140
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
On that shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep.
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, now conceals, now discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines on the stream.
*Tis the star-spangled banner ! Oh, long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave !
— Francis Scott Key.
Review (Lessons 1-25)
eager
reel
acquire
occur
cease
screen
require
occurrence
league
agreement
ledge
kerosene
appeal
indeed
pledge
committee
conceal
claim
endure
athletics
increase
connection
engage
gymnastics
treason
possess
license
politics
diameter
respect
provide
represent
chauffeur
event
colony
interrupt
bargain
courage
angle
economy
injure
advantage
inner
college
wholly
dissatisfied
leisure
mechanic
masculine
relief
hence
chemist
feminine
yield
silence
besiege
insurance
pierce
fuel
janitor
regret
hygiene
fulfill
employ
career
advertise
dread
courtesy
exceed
declare
treasure
courteous
proceed
justice
compel
installment
feeble
prejudice
expel
affect
SEVENTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
141
28
29
30
31
twi light
debt or
yacht 2
scheme
flight
cred i tor
tour ing
vas e line
in no cent
mort gage ^
oc cu py-
pur sue
il lus trate ^
weap on
re quest
prin ci pie
32. Words to be Distinguished
principle The first principle of money making is money saving.
— Thrift Motto,
principal The principal of our school is a woman.
Can you name the principal cities of your state?
33
34
35
36
pra cious
con sid er a tion
per son al
shrewd
de li cious
nat u ral ly
ab surd
ca pa ble
sus pi cious
gen er al ly
ven ture
re li a ble
anx ious
oc ca sion
as sist
en ter tain
37. Adverbs
The adverb naturally is formed from the adjective natural
by adding the suffix ly. In most adjectives that end in le, the
e is dropped and only y is added. For example, adjective
capable, adverb capably, gentle, gently. In most adjectives
that end in y, the y is changed to i when ly is added. Thus,
adjective hearty, adverb heartily.
Form correct adverbs from the following adjectives by adding
ly, or changing le to ly, or changing y to ily ; and use the adverbs
in written sentences of your own.
simple busy anxious
partial occasional personal
separate respectful necessary
feeble
suspicious
heavy
' Pronunciation on page i88.
* Pronunciation on page 189.
142 ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
38
39
40
41
dis trib ute
for mal ly
colo nel ^
local
rec om mend
de spise
lieu ten ant
ty rant
dis trict
fre quent
mi li tia
va cant
rep re sent a
tive
re spon si ble
rank
berth
42. Homonyms
birth What is the date of your birth?
berth I have bought a ticket for an upper berth on the ten
o'clock train.
43. Review the words in lessons 28-42, giving special atten-
tion to the troublesome words.
44
45
46
47
pri ma ry
are a
con ta gious
se ere cy
sec ond a ry
depth
ex cus a ble
op pose
am a teur ^
mod ern
de sir a ble
en ti tie
hand some ^
cus tom
mere
for mer ly
48. Words to be Distinguished
formally She was formally invited to our party,
formerly Formerly he lived on our street.
49
50
51
52
suf f er
gen er ous
blun der
con ceit
ses sion
com pli ment
tact
par eel
0 mis sion
wretch
punc tu al
par al lei
dis cus sion
bare ly
Stat ue
re cov er
Pronunciation on page i88.
SEVENTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
143
53. Dictation Exercises
1. Four things belong to a judge: to hear courteously, to
answer wisely, to consider soberly, and to decide impartially.
— Socrates.
2. Taxation without representation is tyranny. — James Otis.
Review (Lessons 28-52)
tmlight
consideration
colonel
secrecy
flight
naturally
lieutenant
oppose
innocent
generally
militia
entitle
illustrate
occasion
rank
formerly
debtor
personal
local
suffer
creditor
absurd
tyrant
session
mortgage
venture
vacant
omission
weapon
assist
berth
discussion
yacht
shrewd
primary
generous
touring
capable
secondary
compliment
occupy
reliable
amateur
wretch
request
entertain
handsome
barely
scheme
distribute
area
blunder
vaseline
recommend
depth
tact
pursue
district
modern
punctual
principle
representative
custom
statue
gracious
formally
contagious
conceit
delicious
despise
excusable
parcel
suspicious
frequent
desirable
parallel
anxious
responsible
mere
recover
For a pronouncing list of all words taught in the Seventh Grade, First Half Year,
see pages 188-189.
144
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
Supplementary Words (Seventh Grade, First Half)
let tuce ^
vin e gar
gin ger
nos tril
plague
fick le
pro ce dure
truce
im pu dent
tru ant
dis hon est
meth od
trans por ta tion
a board
de lay
pro voke
a buse
dis turb
flash
ex plode
ex plo sion
frag ment
See pages iii, iv,
tri an gle
di a gram
com pass
chis el
wedge
lens
bat ter y
cell
char coal
ra di a tor
clutch
ax le
tube
tire
tri pie
en am el
main tain
main te nance
ap pli ance
as sist ance
ren der
prof it a ble
and I 67-1 71.
tar get ^
range
mil i ta ry
scar let
mar shal ^
ma jor
mi nor
pro ces sion
hel met
knight
bar ber
plumb er
ma son
en gi neer
peas ant
shep herd
priest
preach
ded i cate
clev er
twin kle
con tin u al ly
gown
seam
o ver lap
crease
de crease
weave
warp
tan gle
har ness
rec re a tion
pool
plunge
ca noe
cap size
dis cern ^
sum mit
al ti tude
pop u lar
phrase
top ic
sin gu lar
con ver sa tion
Homonyms
seem You do not seem well to-day.
seam I have one more seam to sew in this waist.
nights The nights are long in winter.
knights The knights of old wore helmets.
Pronunciations: 1 (IStTs) « (tar'ggt) 3 (dt-zfirn') < Noun or verb ; never adjective.
Seventh Grade, Second Half Year
54
55
56
57
argue
in come
tor pe do
per ish
ar gu ment
es tate
sub ma rine
right eous
court
de vel op
out rage
re solve
con vict
char ac ter
vie tim
de vote
58. Dictation Exercise
It is rather for us tc be here dedicated to the great task re-
maining before us, — that from these honored dead we take
increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last
full measure of devotion ; that we here highly resolve that these
dead shall not have died in vain ; that this nation, under God,
shall have a new birth of freedom ; and that government of the
people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from
the earth. — Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
59
60
61
62
Sen ate
en trance
phy si cian
sci ence
sol emn
im por tance
ca tarrh
ac cu ra cy
sum mon
ac quaint ance
con sump tion
ox y gen
cab i net
rel a tive
pop u la tion
skillful
63. Suffix ful
Note how the adjective skillful is formed from the noun skill.
Form adjectives by adding ful to the following nouns and use
them in written sentences of your own. If you are not sure of
the exact meaning, consult your dictionary.
tact
play
fear
peace
disgrace
•dread
health
power
145
success
respect
146 ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
64 66 66 67
ev i dence ma te ri al prog ress scene
ref er ence prop er ty op por tu ni ty a vi a tor
cir cum f er ence ter ri to ry mod est plane
in tel li gence sub urb style a er o plane
68. Homonyms
scene Did you visit the scene of the wreck ?
seen I have not seen him for a long while.
plain Your duty is very plain.
The plains of the West are a rich farming section,
plane The carpenter said he was using a plane.
69. Review the words in lessons 54-68, giving special at-
tention to troublesome words.
70 71 72 73
missionary limit altogether squad
mis chie vous pro vi sion ac cord ing ban quet
va ri ous ped dler sup press pre cede
su per in tend ent op po nent pub li ca tion twen ti eth
74. Words to be Distinguished
proceed You may proceed with your story.
precede He should precede me into the dining room.
75
76
77 • 78
em pire
more 0 ver
bal ance sole ^
cir cuit
mold
per mis si ble heir 2
energy
neu tral
as sas sin ca ble
coil
chal lenge
re strain sta tion a ry ^
1 The sole of a shoe; one's sole aim. 2 -phe heir to an estate; pronunriation on page 190.
' A stationary population ; a stationary cable.
SEVENTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
147
79. Dictation Exercises
1. Habit is a cable. We weave a thread of it every day and
at last we cannot break it. — Horace Mann.
2. A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and
loving favor than silver and gold. — Proverb.
3. A great nation is made only by worthy citizens. — Warner.
Review (Lessons 54-78)
See Note to '
Teacher, page 83.
argue
entrance
progress
squad
argument
importance
opportunity
banquet
court
acquaintance
modest
precede
convict
relative
style
twentieth
income
physician
scene
empire
estate
catarrh
aviator
circuit
develop
consumption
plane
energy
character
population
aeroplane
coil
torpedo
science
missionary
moreover
submarine
accuracy-
mischievous
mold
outrage
oxygen
various
neutral
victim
skillful
superintendent
challenge
perish
evidence
limit
balance
righteous
reference
provision
permissible
resolve
circumference
peddler
assassin
devote
intelligence
opponent
restrain
Senate
material
altogether
sole
solemn
property
according
heir
summon
territory
suppress
cable
cabinet
suburb
publication
stationary
148
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
80
81
82
83
ex hi bi tion
ac tion
e lab 0 rate
ar ti fi cial
as so ci a tion
am bi tion
cer e mo ny
clum sy
com bi na tion
cal en dar
im ag i na ry
com mit
ex cep tion
re pair
con f er
ex ist ence
84. Dictation Exercise — Formal N
OTE
Miss May Jones requests the pleasure of Miss Helen Hart's
company at a birthday party on Monday, February twenty-
ninth, from eight to eleven o'clock.
97 Main Avenue
February seventeenth
86
pho to graph
pho no graph
sta tion er y
cor re spond ence
86
grum ble
poul try
es ti mate
mat i nee ^
87
de spair
de cent
cap ture
im i tate
88
en ve lope
in spect
ex tract
hor i zon tal
89. Words to be Distinguished
stationary All kinds of stationary engines are made here.
stationery I wrote the letter on my best stationery.
90
in i tial
an nu al
mu tu al
91
mus tache ^
com pound
in sect
92
def i nite
de gree
fu ri ous
93
ob jec tion
hu man
ill ness
con tract mis er y
mys te ri ous in di gest i ble
94. Review the words in lessons 80-93, giving special
attention to troublesome words.
Pronunciation on page 191.
SEVENTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
149
95
qual i ty
quan ti ty
af fair
di rec tor
96
ac com mo date
in close
ben e fi cial
dif fi cul ty
97
in stru ment
cem e ter y
in elude
ma chin er y
98
haste
soul
nerv ous
ob sta cle
99. Homonyms
sole He was the sole heir of his uncle.
soul Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said.
This is my own, my native land ! — Scott.
100. Dictation Exercise — Note of Acceptance
Miss Helen Hart accepts with pleasure Miss May Jones's'
kind invitation to her birthday party on Monday, February
twenty-ninth, from eight to eleven o'clock.
54 Lincoln Street
February nineteenth
101
102
103
104
de bate
re sign
switch
rumor
trai tor
sa cred
at tach
sur face
a rouse
di vine
fatal
whole some
com mu ni ty
grad u al
ly
vis i ble
priv i lege
105. Dictation Exercises
I. To such a task we can dedicate our lives and our fortunes,
everything that we are and everything that we have, with the
pride of those who know that the day has come when America
is privileged to spend her blood and her might for the principles
that gave her birth and happiness and the peace which she has
treasured. God helping her, she can do no other. — Wilson.
150
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
2. He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call
retreat ;
He is sifting out the hearts of men before his judgment seat ;
Oh ! be swift, my soul, to answer him ! be jubilant, my feet !
Our God is marching on.
— Juha Ward Howe.
Review (Lessons 80-104)
exhibition
grumble
definite
haste
association
poultry
degree
soul
combination
estimate
furious
nervous
exception
matinee
mysterious
obstacle
action
despair
objection
debate
ambition
decent
human
traitor
calendar
capture
illness
arouse
repair
imitate
indigestible
community
elaborate
envelope
quality
resign
ceremony
inspect
quantity-
sacred
imaginary
extract
affair
divine
confer
horizontal
director
gradually
artificial
initial
accommodate
switch
clumsy
annual
inclose
attach
commit ,
^ mutual
beneficial
fatal
existence
contract
difficulty
visible
photograph
mustache
instrument
rumor
phonograph
compound cemetery-
surface
stationery
insect
include
wholesome
correspondence
misery
machinery
privilege
For a pronouncing list of all words taught in the Seventh Grade, Second Half
Year, see pages igo-igi.
SEVENTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
151
Supplementary Words
(Seventh Grade
J, Second Half)
See pages iii, iv, and 167-171.
heir ess ^
pi 0 neer
sir up ^
skel e ton
ac tress
prai rie
CO CO nut
brains
ges ture
fron tier
eel er y
nerve
scowl
herb 2
in f ant
mus cle
im port
bough
or phan
ex haust
ex port
am bush
crip pie
pedal*
whole sale
can non
dwarf
launch
re tail
repel
mos qui to
isth mus ^
pub lish
pac i fy
curse
vol ca no
fie tion
fiend
filthy
cy clone
prose
borne
rogue
hur ri cane
poetry
grieve
mis led ^
ceil ing
opera
bos om
im pose
gal ler y
vi 0 lin
grave
reck on
ap plause
re hears al
mon u ment
wa ges
groan ^
toi let
an tique
tem per ance
mur mur
veil
seal
reign
rack et
razor
ce ment
nom i nate
syl la ble
scis sors
solve
grant
pro nounce
paste board
zero
wor ship
pro nun ci a tion
mu ci lage
prov erb
civ i lized
op er a tion
var nish
rec ol lect
de vel op ment
ir ri ga tion
bow
bough
rain
reign
Homonyms
He made a low bow when the king entered.
One bough of that tree is broken.
It is likely to rain to-night.
The trouble began during the reign of King George.
Pronunciations: 1 (fir'Sa) « (Qrb) » (sYr'iip)
bicycle. '' A groan of pain or of disapproval.
4 (mYs-lSd') s (Yfi'mfiB) 6 pedal of a
EIGHTH GRADE
First Half Year
See Note to Teacher, page 137.
1
2
3
4
ad vis a ble
suit a ble
dis ci pline
au di ence
re spect a ble
lov a ble
au thor i ty
0 be di ence
nav i ga ble
or ches tra
ere ate
res i dence
liable
pro pose
cruise ^
can vass
5. Homonyms
canvas The sails of a ship are made of canvas,
canvass The mayor made a careful canvass of the city.
6. Dictation Exercises
1. Every man should learn to give easy, prompt, cheerful
obedience to rightful authority. — Washington Gladden.
2. Saving creates independence. — Thrift Motto.
7 8 9 10
emergency reservoir 2 specimen victuals 2
genuine treasury repetition welfare
con demn fin an cier dis guise con ceive
title financial annoy premium
11. Spelling Rule Reviewed
Review spelling rule I, page 196. Following the rule (so far
as it applies), add ing to these verbs and use the new forms in
written sentences of your own :
propose inclose conceive condemn make
write come disguise cruise create
1 The cruiF.c made by a ship. * Pronunciation on page 193.
152
EIGHTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
153
12
no tice a ble
peace a ble
change a ble
mile age
13 14
a bil i ty im mi grant
prac ti cal em i grant
ju ry se cure
of fi cial con ven ient
16
wit ness
ap par ent ly
0 rig i nal ly
el 0 quent
16. Review the words in lessons 1-15, giving special atten-
tion to the troublesome words.
17. Adverbs
Review lesson 37, page 141. Form adverbs from the follow-
ing adjectives and use them in written sentences of your own.
mere eloquent convenient genuine financial
hasty idle immediate punctual incidental
easy secure suitable respectable peaceable
18
venge ance
ser geant ^
reg i ment
spir it
19
a chieve
re lieve
va ri e ty
rob ber y
20
con science
con sci en tious
trans f er
ac com pa nied
21
in ter fere
gen ius
pre vent
pause 2
22. Spelling Rules Reviewed
Review the spelling rules, page 196. Change the following
verbs to forms ending in ing and ed, and use them in written
sentences of your own. Why does rule II not apply to obey
and annoy ? Why does rule IV not apply to repair ? Why not
to worship, travel, and suffer?
achieve
transfer
interfere
rob
worship
relieve
confer
pacify
obey
travel
repair
accompany
commit
annoy
suffer
Pronunciation on page 193.
* A pause in the proceedings.
154
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
23
24
25
26
re al ize
sym pa thize
ghost
at tor ney ^
rec og nize
pul ver ize
non sense
ex ec u tive
em pha size
be hav ior
ne ces si ty
in suit
crit i cize
rep u ta tion
e vap 0 rate
fiery
Review (Lessons 1-26)
See Note to Teacher, page 83.
advisable
reservoir
immigrant
interfere
respectable
treasury
emigrant
genius
navigable
financier
secure
prevent
liable
financial
convenient
pause
suitable
specimen
witness
realize
lovable
repetition
apparently
recognize
orchestra
disguise
originally
emphasize
propose
annoy
eloquent
criticize
discipline
victuals
vengeance
sympathize
authority
welfare
sergeant
pulverize
create
conceive
regiment
behavior
cruise
premium
spirit
reputation
audience
noticeable
achieve
ghost
obedience
peaceable
relieve
nonsense
residence
changeable
variety
necessity
canvass
mileage
robbery
evaporate
emergency
ability
conscience
attorney
genuine
practical
conscientious
executive
condemn
jury
transfer
insult
title
official
accompanied
fiery
1 Pronunciation on page 192.
EIGHTH GRADE, FIRST HALF 155
27
28.
29
30
rev e nue
es teem
guard i an
an cient
issue
re deem
in va lid
cen sus
coun cil
glimpse
in sane
ratio
ob tain
a broad
an nounce
re proof
31. Principal Parts of the Verb
The principal parts of a verb are the three forms from which
the other parts of that verb may be formed. For example, the
principal parts of the verb write are present tense write ^ "I write
often to my mother," past tense, or preterit wrote, "I wrote a
letter yesterday," and past participle written^ "I have written
a long letter."
The principal parts of many of the most familiar verbs are
formed irregularly, so that they must be learned by heart.
Memorize the principal parts of the following verbs, and write
sentences of your own using each of the forms.
Presekt Tense
Past Tense, or Preterit
Past Participi.e
am
was
been
do
did
done
eat
ate
eaten
go
went
gone
see
saw
seen
The principal parts of a verb may be found in the dictionary.
For example, the verb draw appears in the dictionary thus :
draw, V. /. ; pret. drew; p. p. drawn; p. pr. &• vb. n. drawing.
The principal parts are draw, drew, drawn.
With the help of your teacher find the principal parts of the
following verbs and memorize them.
drink drive know ride ring wear
fly break steal grow give tear
156
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
32
bois ter ous
ri die u lous
scan dal ous
de sir ous
33
e lim i nate
pre lim i na ry
con se quence
ac cus tomed
34
des sert
block ade
or di na ri ly
a lu mi num
35
im mor al
im mor tal
Christ
re li gion
36. Words to be Distinguished
desert A railroad was built across the desert.
desert The captain would not desert his ship.
dessert We had ice cream for dessert.
37
38
39
40
nui sance ^
bal lot
pro f es sion
lat ter
a bun dance
suf f rage
quar an tine
di plo ma
ig no ranee
in tel li gent
ef fi cient
diet
at tend ance
leg is la ture
or gan i za tion
rec i pe
41. Words to be Distinguished
later I arrived later than you,
latter Of the two books you have mentioned, I prefer the latter.
42. Dictation Exercise
Five great professions have hitherto existed in every civilized
nation. The soldier's profession is to defend it; the pastor's
to teach it; the physician's to keep it in health; the lawyer's
to enforce justice in it. And the duty of all these men is, on due
occasion, to die for it. — Ruskin.
43. Review lessons 27-42, giving special attention to the
troublesome words.
Pronunciation on page 193.
EIGHTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
157
44
de fence
of f ense
cam paign
45
glo ri ous
in gen ious
te di ous
46
re li gious
Prot es tant
Cath 0 lie
can di date de lir i ous He brew
47
quar tet
du et
solo
choir 1
48. Review of Troublesome Words
Notice which of the following words have only one / :
already always alone also almighty
although
almost all
altogether
all right
49
50
51
52
ap pear ance
mu nic i pal
glis ten
sel dom
ut ter ance
in dorse
oath
in flu ence
al li ance
avoid
dis as ter
au toe ra cy
al le giance
pro duce
odor
de moc ra cy
53. Principal Parts of the Verb
The principal parts of a regular verb are formed by adding d
or ed, and the second and third forms are alike. For example,
/ produce, I produced, I have prodticed. In adding d or ed the
rules of spelling (page 196) should be observed. Write the
principal parts of the following verbs, consulting your dictionary
if necessary.
indorse
trouble
try
study
recognize
avoid
refer
stop
control
separate
ballot
ghsten
play
attach
criticize
miss
guess
stay
pass
allow
1
Pronunciation on
page 192.
158
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
54. Dictation Exercises
1 . The love of my country will be the ruling influence of my
conduct. — Washington.
2. He that is good at making excuses is seldom good at any-
thing else. — Franklin.
3. The world must be made safe for democracy. — Wilson.
Review (Lessons 27-52)
revenue
eliminate
profession
quartet
issue
preliminary
quarantine
duet
council
consequence
efficient
solo
obtain
accustomed
organization
choir
esteem
dessert
latter
appearance
redeem
blockade
diploma
utterance
glimpse
ordinarily
diet
alliance
abroad
aluminum
recipe
allegiance
guardian
immoral
defense
municipal
invalid
immortal
offense
indorse
insane
Christ
campaign
avoid
announce
religion
candidate
produce
ancient
nuisance
glorious
glisten
census
abundance
ingenious
oath
ratio
Ignorance
tedious
disaster
reproof
attendance
delirious
odor
boisterous
ballot
religious
seldom
ridiculous
suffrage
Protestant
influence
scandalous
intelligent
Catholic
autocracy
desirous
legislature
Hebrew
democracy
For a pronouncing list of all words taught in the Eighth
Grade, First Half
Year, see pages 192-193.
EIGHTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
159
Supplementary Words
(Eighth Grade,
First Half)
See pages
ii, iv, and 167-171.
dis in feet
OS trich
trou sers
re prove
bac te ri a
par rot
flan nel
cen sure
naph tha ^
pea cock
mus lin
in tol er ant
ben zine ^
leop ard
ging ham
king dom
cam phor
prey
par a sol
col lapse
sul phur
shrub
pet ti coat
mod er ate
so pra no
f 0 li age
em broid er y
pen sion
alto
wil der ness
re sort
pro cure
ten or
gran ite
gos sip
min i a ture
bass
ridge
war rior
por trait
tri 0
pla teau
bat tal ion
idol
mac a ro ni
drain age
ad vance
cul ture
sar dines
vapor
slaugh ter
crea ture
sau sage
haze
shriek
casket
al monds ^
ho ri zon
shrink
coffin
spin ach ^
tariff
am bu lance
tomb
ker nel ^
whis ky
sur geon
el e men ta ry
mo las ses
whirl
vac ci nat ed
ex per i ment
di ges tion
gut ter
ac cent
ab so lute
pyr a mid
pau per
hy phen
stand ard
pre serve
a sy lum
as so ci ate
ver i fy
pre sume
con ven ience
CO op er a tion
math e mat ics
Words to be Distinguished
idle Many men in that factory are idle.
idol The captain
was the idol of his soldiers.
pray He went to church to pray.
prey The leoparc
crawled toward its prey.
Pronunciations: ^ {n&t'thd) » (bSn'
ztn) s(a'miindz) Msptn'Sj) » As in " a kernel
of rice. "
Eighth Grade, Second Half Year
55 56 57 58
e quiv a lent a nal y sis es sen tial mil lion aire
al lies ^ pa ral y sis ap pa ra tus ^ neigh bor hood
confederate afford hereafter fatigue^
am mu ni tion chron ic a muse ment nour ish ment
59. Dictation Exercise — Business Letter
423 Jefferson Street
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Feb. I, 1919
Washington Book Company
220 Washington Square, New York, N. Y.
Gentlemen :
Inclosed please find a check for one dollar forty-four cents ($1.44),
for which please send me two copies of Dickens's " Child's History of
England."
Yours truly,
Lillian Smith
60 61 62 63
ty phoid tu ber cu lo sis min is ter lit er a ture
pneu mo ni a in flam ma tion f ea ture lab 0 ra to ry
diph the ri a} af fee tion a pol 0 gy jew el ry
rheumatism anatomy irritate guarantee
64. Dictation Exercise
Do to-day's duty; fight to-day's temptation; and do not
weaken and distract yourself by looking forward to things
which you cannot see. — Kings] ey.
^ Pronunciation on page 194.
160
EIGHTH GRADE, SECOND HALF 161
65
66
67
68
cou ra geous
an a lyze
trifle
sta tis tics
mis eel la ne ous
proph e sy ^
pres sure
san i ta ry
hid e ous
sher iff
coun sel
re cep tion
treach er ous
at tend ant
u nique ^
mil li ner
69. Words to be Distinguished
council A war council was held at Washington,
counsel My father gave me good counsel.
My counsel advises me to bring suit.
70. Review lessons 55-68, giving special attention to the
troublesome words.
71
72
73
74
coun ter f eit
in ves ti gate
av er age
ap par el
for f eit
re due tion
du ra ble
or na men tal
des ti na tion
con sti tu tion
bach e lor
in stinct
ap pli ca tion
in sti tu tion
an arch ist
col lee tion
75. Dictation Exercise
In order that a government may be durable, it must contain
a principle that is true, that is divine, that is best adapted to the
welfare of the many. Without this the constitution is a dead
letter. It is nothing more than a collection of laws.
— Alphonse de Lamartine.
76 77 78 79
sensitive suggestion 2 cylinder collision
u ni ver si ty ven ti la tion car bu ret or con vert
tes ti mo ny def i ni tion crys tal im pul sive
sac ri fice par ti tion phys i cal trans par ent
I Verb only. ^ Pronunciation on page 195.
162
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
80. Dictation Exercise
The tumult and the shouting dies ;
The captains and the kings depart ;
Still stands thine ancient sacrifice,
An humble and a contrite heart.
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet.
Lest we forget — lest we forget ! — Kipling.
Review (Lessons 55-79)
See Note to Teacher, page 83.
equivalent
tuberculosis
trifle
apparel
allies
inflammation
pressure
ornamental
confederate
affection
counsel
instinct
ammunition
anatomy
unique
collection
analysis
minister
statistics
sensitive
paralysis
feature
sanitary
university
afford
apology
reception
testimony
chronic
irritate
milliner
sacrifice
essential
literature
counterfeit
suggestion
apparatus
laboratory
forfeit
ventilation
hereafter
jewelry
destination
definition
amusement
guarantee
application
partition
millionaire
courageous
investigate
cylinder
neighborhood miscellaneous
reduction
carburetor
fatigue
hideous
constitution
crystal
nourishment
treacherous
institution
physical
typhoid
analyze
average
collision
pneumonia
prophesy
durable
convert
diphtheria
sheriff
bachelor
impulsive
rheumatism
attendant
anarchist
transparent
EIGHTH GRADE, SECOND HALF 163
81
82
83
84
con cise
pneu mat ic
quaint
rev 0 lu tion a ry
pre cise
at mos phere
rid i cule
per pen die u lar
ir reg u lar
ob ser va tion
com i cal
tech ni cal
sov er eign
ex pe di tion
ras cal
sub Stan tial
85. Dictation Exercise — Letter of Application
240 Johnson Street
Salem, Oregon
Aug. I, 191 7
The Liberty Trust Company-
Second Avenue
Seattle, Washington
Gentlemen :
I have just learned through a friend in Seattle that you are looking
for a girl to assist in the Savings Department, and I should like to be
considered as an applicant for the position.
I was graduated in June from the High School of Salem, and can
refer you to the Principal, Mr. Henry S. Jones, for my general
standing during the four years I spent there.
Miss Grace Thompson, teacher of mathematics and elementary
bookkeeping, has kindly promised to write fully in regard to my work
in her department.
If you wish to see me personally, I shall be glad to call at the
bank at any time convenient to you.
Yours very truly
Alice E. Pierce
86
87
88
89
con f er ence
alien
syn di cate
div i dend
con sen sus
f u gi tive
com mer cial
pros pect
rem e dy
cor rupt
suf fi cient
sym pa thy
en ter prise
gar ri son
pro fane
ten ant
164
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
90
91
92
93
ac knowl edge
ob sti nate
de test
SOU ve nir^
ap pre ci ate
ex trav a gant
dis play
em pha sis
rem nant
devil
per form
sur vey
pen nant
ther mom e ter
re viv al
pur suit
94. Dictation Exercise
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are
created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness. That, to secure these rights,
governments are instituted among men, deriving their just
powers from the consent of the governed.
— Declaration of Independence.
96
f es ti val
bound a ry
at ti tude
ar riv al
96
germ
in flu en za
asth ma ^
neu ral gi a
97
des per ate
aux il ia ry
move ment
ap pe tite
98
com plex ion
com mis sion
em bar rass
proph e cy
99. Words to be Distinguished
prophesy What kind of weather does he prophesy for to-morrow ?
prophecy I do not know whether to believe his prophecies.
100
101
102
103
feast
pat ent
ex traor di na ry ^
valor
in dulge
vi 0 lent
in con ven ience
en deav or
se ries ^
bu mor ous
dis tin guisb
pu ri ty
strat e gy
u ni form
cir cum stanc es
sin cer i ty
' Pronunciation on page 195.
2 Pronunciation on page 194.
EIGHTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
165
104. Our Flag
"White is for purity, red for valor, blue for justice; and all
together — bunting, stripes, stars, and colors, blazing in the
sky — make the flag of our country, to be cherished by all our
hearts, to be upheld by all our hands." — Charles Sumner.
Review (Lessons 81-103)
concise
alien
detest
complexion
precise
fugitive
display
commission
irregular
corrupt
perform ,
embarrass
sovereign
garrison
revival
prophecy
pneumatic
syndicate
souvenir
feast
atmosphere
commercial
emphasis
indulge
observation
sufficient
survey
series
expedition
profane
pursuit
strategy
quaint
dividend
festival
patent
ridicule
prospect
boundary
violent
comical
sympathy
attitude
humorous
rascal
tenant
arrival
uniform
revolutionary acknowledge
germ
extraordinary
perpendicular appreciate
influenza
inconvenience
technical
remnant
asthma
distinguish
substantial
pennant
neuralgia
circumstances
conference
obstinate
desperate
valor
consensus
extravagant
auxiliary
endeavor
remedy-
devil
movement
purity
enterprise
thermometer
appetite
sincerity
Foi a pronouncing list of all words taught in the Eighth Grade, Second Half
Year, see pages 194-195.
166
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
Supplementary Words (Eighth Grade, Second Half)
See pages iii, iv, and
167-171.
psalm ^
phys i ol o gy
site
proph et
hymn
psy chol 0 gy
lease
dis ci pie
bur i al
prev a lence
award
con scious
de ceased ^
di ag no sis
as ses sor
cat e chism
corpse
pre scribe
plea
vague
corps 3
qui nine ^
ju di cial
vil lain ^^
cor po ral
chlo ro form
al lege
gam ble
cor po ra tion
es sence
im pris on
car tridge
acid
glyc er in
es say
mas sa ere
bleach
re frig er a tor
quo ta tion
bev er age
ex ter nal
as par a gus
sar cas tic
gui tar
eel lu loid
trans plant
car toon
gay e ty
tel e scope
drought
cam er a
bru nette
mi cro scope
con ser va tion
a pol 0 gize
fas ci nate
syr inge
ab bre vi a tion
pres tige ^
pam phlet
ab scess
in au gu ra tion
ma neu ver
for mu la
ma la ri a
per form ance
ex ert
al ma nac
chol er a
com mence ment
wres tie
e clipse
ap 0 plex y '
par lia ment ^
wrench
phase
bron chi tis ^
in i ti ate
wring
e qua tor
ton sil li tis ^
in i ti a tive
fau cet
ra di us
ap pen di ci tis ^
ref er en dum
i ci cle
spi ral
Homonyms
sight The river is in plain sight from here.
site He selected a beautiful site for his house.
ring The church bell is ringing.
wring Why are the people wringing their hands ?
Pronunciations :
•(S-pSn-dT-si'tTs)
i(8am) »(de-8e8tO J (kor) MbrSij-kl'tYs) ^ (tSn-sI-li'tIs)
'(kwi'niu) « (pSr'lI-mgnt) » (prgs-tezh') lo(vntu)
SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADES
167
Household Words
(Supplementing the household words on pages 2-166; see Preface, page iv.)
ve ran da
broil
pro te id
pum ice
lat tice
braised
glu ten
bo rax
stair way
sir loin
car bo hy drate
al ka li
bal us ter
ten der loin
sol u ble
am mo ni a
chan de Her ^
pars ley
crys tal lize
cal ci mine
pan try
can ta loupe
ox i dize
an i line
bed room
a pri cots
ster i lize
fab ric
bath room
tap i 0 ca
Pas teur ize
ere tonne
mat tress
mar ma lade
vac u um
sat in
chif fo nier ^
gran u lat ed
fer men ta tion
sa teen
gimp
gel a tin
con va les cent
cam brie
thim ble
va nil la
dis in feet ant
cal i CO
trea die
cin na mon
fu mi gate
den im
cut ler y
cloves
do mes tic
per cale
u ten sils
men u ^
budg et
dim i ty
skil let
pto ma ine ^
in vest ment
blouse
grid die
gar bage
ex pend i ture
un der wear
col an der
ba cil li
sun dries
che mise
sieve
Sep tic
in ci den tals
baste
yeast
an ti sep tic
def i cit
ruch ing ^
dough
poul tice
in ven to ry
seal lops
yolk
e met ic
as sets
bi as
muf fins
nau se a ^
H a bil i ties
eye let
gruel
di e tet ics
clean li ness
cro chet
cur die
cal 0 rie
cleans er
skein
Prontmdations: 1 (shSn-d^-ler') 2 (ahYf-o-ner') ^ (mSn'u)
» (n8'8hS-d) « (roosh'tng)
(to'mt-Tn)
168
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
Urban Words
(Supplementing the urban words
I on pages 2-166; see Preface, page iv.)
a la carte ^
re al ty
as phalt ^
bank rupt cy
table d'hote
2 tres tie
curb
com mod i ty
caf e te ri a
stee pie
front age
ap pro pri a tion
del i ca tes sen ca the dral
or di nance
de pre ci a tion
lobby
tour ist
al der man
lit i ga tion
reg is ter
tax i cab
pre cinct
ac count ant
por ter
li mou sine ^
in spec tor
ex pend i ture
tran sient
jit ney
as sem bly
in ci den tals
sa loon
om ni bus
fed er a tion
in vest ment
slums
sub way
ju di ci a ry
es tab lish ment
char i ty
mo tor man
ver diet
mer chan disc
clinic
trans it
par ti san
mer can tile ^
san a to ri um
L traf fie
in ven to ry
ware house
di rec to ry
in ter ur ban
as sets
met ro pol i tan
bul le tin
vi a duct
li a bil i ties
head quar ters
shop ping
lo CO mo tive
bro ker age
dis trib u tor
flo rist 3
f er ry
col lat er al
com pet i tor
jew el er
nav i ga tion
cou pon
ex port er
phar ma cy
mar i ner
se cu ri ty
im port er
bal CO ny
dock
mo nop 0 ly
job ber
usher
wharf
fran chise
pe ri od i cal
vaude ville *
sewer
cur ren cy
ste nog ra phy
a part ment
alley
de pos it
lin 0 type
ten e ment
hy drant
def i cit
fra ter ni ty
fire proof
bou le vard
in sol vent
spec ta cle
Pronunciations: i(ilftk-artO « (ti'bl' dBt') » (flyrfst) < (vod'vTl)
» (le-moo-zenO
< (Ss'fSlt)
^ (mfirnsSn-tri)
SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADES
169
Rural
Words
(Supplementing the rural words on pages 2-166; see
Preface, page iv.)
ag ri cul tur al
reap er
scythe
squash
bul le tin
mow er
au ger
pump kin ^
chem i cal
thrash er
cross cut
rhu barb
pest
shell er
crow bar
cau li flow er
blight
test er
vise
cu cum ber
scale
strain er
pli ers
vines
worms
spray er
trow el
grape vine
spray
scrap er
spade
vine yard
e mul sion
roll er
trough
cit rous
form al de hyde bug gy
sed i ment
grove
Bor deaux ^
sur rey
tack le
plum
phos phate
sulky
sock et
rose bush es
ni trate
shafts
lad der
eu ca lyp tus
phos phor us
sin gle tree
cal dron
cac tus
lime
dou ble tree
ladle
ban tam
plas ter
whif fle tree
al f al fa
leg horn
lye
hal ter
clo ver
Plymouth rock
pot ash
hames
tim 0 thy
roost er
wheel bar row
plow
fod der
coop
a er a tor
plow share
for age
Per che ron
sep a ra tor
fur row
en si lage
curry
trac tor
har row
si lo
hoof
cul ti va tor
disk
buck wheat
ox en
in cu ba tor
grind stone
mil let
heif er
brood er
whet stone
melon
ra tions
Pronunciations: » (.b8r-d50 « (pfimp'kTn)
170
ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
Rural Words
{Continued)
Stan chion ^
gran a ry ^
go phers
tract
man ger
crate
home stead
patch
Ayr shire *
car ton
grange
ma nure
Jer sey
cheese cloth
grow er
f er ti Uz er
Guern sey '
cul ti vate
0 ver alls
de com pose
Hoi stein *
ir ri gate
win now
in feet ed
milch
prun ing
wind row
loam
test
hew
shock
grav el
cream er y
graft
stack
mois ture
can ner y
sprout
hoist
rain fall
Industrial Words
(Supplementing
the industrial word
s on pages 2-166; see
Preface, page iv.)
am pere ^
a cet y lene
trow el
cut ler y
volt age
cal ci um
scoop
adz
mag net
graph ite
an vil
au ger
mag net ic
as bes tos
bel lows
gim let 8
mag ne to
bronze
forge
gouge
dy na mo
em er y
tongs
pul ley
gen er a tor
a mal gam
pli ers
belt ing
trans form er
sol der ^
vise
gear
in can des cent
pig ment
crow bar
lathe
phys ics
lime stone
lever
valve
chem is try
plas ter
sledge
mech a nism
chem i cal
mor tar
mal let
ve hi cle
phos phor us
ma son ry
whet stone
lo CO mo tive
Pronunciations: 1 (stSn'shSn) 2 (fir'sher) ' (gflrn'zt)
• (gr5n'a-rT) « (Sm-pfirO ^ (tSd'er) » (gtmlgt)
(hol'stin)
SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADES
171
Industrial Words {Continued)
pis ton
em ploy ee
e CO nom ic
lig nite
throt tie
ma chin ist
re sourc es
pe tro le um
noz zle
steam fit ter
in dus tri al
smelt er
va por ize
wheel wright
ef fi cien cy
cru ci ble
fend er
ac count ing
u til i ty
cast ings
ful crum ^
au dit ing
ve loc i ty
re tort
piv ot
en gi neer ing
ca pac i ty
tem per ing
groove
man age ment
per cap i ta
shel lac
mor tise
em ploy ment
bo nus
siz ing
tur ret
vo ca tion
trans it
coop er age
dredge
oc cu pa tion
tun nel
calk ing
si phon
in spec tion
scaf fold
riv et ing
con dens er
pro mo tion
safe ty
cord age
me ter
pro por tion
proj ect
prism
in ven tor
ag gre gate
sched ule
sphere
ar chi tect ^
com pe ti tion
shift
sten cil
man ag er
com pu ta tion
frag ile
mul ti plex
sales man
CO or di na tion
tex tile
cor ru gat ed
fore man
lin e ar
fab ric
au to mat ic
crafts man
di men sion
shod dy
hy drau lie
ar ti san
per im e ter
0 ver alls
buoy ant ^
crew
di ag 0 nal
mer chan dise
man u al
ap pren tice
sci en tif ic
an thra cite
sea son al
ap pli cant
pre ci sion
bi tu mi nous
struc tur al
Pronunciations: i (ful'krwm)
J (ar'kl-tgkt) « (boi'Snt)
REVIEW LISTS
For reference only ; see page xi.
Words
Taught in
the Second Grade, First Half Year
after
cold
glad
lost
road
all
come
glass
made
room
apple
cow
God
may
round
away
cup
gold
milk
same
back
dark
gone
more
sand
bag
deep
good
mother
saw
ball
did
gun
mouth
says*
bear
dig
had
must
sing
bed
doll
hand
new
snow
best
dress
has
night
some*
big
dry
his
nut
this
bird
eat
hold
old
three
blue*
eyes
house
one
told
book
face
into
open
took
box
faU
king
our
try
bring
father
large
play
two*
brother
feet
last
poor
want
caU
fill
let
queen
water
came
fish
like
read
way
cap
from
little
red
went
car
game
lives ^
right
with
class
girl
look
ring
your
clean
give
* Words mariced with an asterisk on this page and the following pages are the so-called
Demons mentioned in the Preface, page v. i Verb
172
SECOND GRADE
173
Words Taught in the
Second Grade
, Second Half Year
about
flag
jump
paper
sun
arm
floor
keep
pig
take
ask
fly
late
push
teU
baby
foot
lay
put
ten
bad
for
led
rain
that
began
found
left
ride
them
begin
four
leg
said*
then
burns
fun
long
say
there*
catch
get
love
seven
they*
cut
goes
make
show
time
day
going
making*
shut
to-day
dear*
hard
men
sick
tree
dish
hat
mine
sister
walk
does*
have
miss
sit
was
door
having*
most
six
wash
down
head
much*
so
well
ears
help
name
soft
wet
eight
here*
never
song^
white
feed
hit>
nine
stand
why
fell
home
noon
stay
will
find
hot
not
step
wind
fire
how
now
stood
window
first
if
out
stop
yard
five
its
over
street
yes
174
REFERENCE LISTS
Words
Taught in
the Third
Grade, First Half Year
above
clear
food
once*
soon
across
coal
forget
only
speak
act
coat
free
other
start
again* ^
coming*
Friday
part
summer
air
cook
front
party
Sunday
alone
com
full
please
table
along
cost
garden
quart
think
another
cough*
grade
quick
those
any*
dance
grass
race
Thursday
aunt
date
gray
read* ^
top
bare
dead
green
sale
trip
basket
desk
happy
Saturday
Tuesday* 3
because
died
heard*
school
turkey
before
dirt
high
second
uncle
beg
dollar
hill
sell
use
behind
drink
hole
send
wall
board
drop
hope
sent
warm
both
early*
ice
shoes*
Wednesday**
bought
east
kind
short
were
built*
easy*
lady
sight
west
butter
fair
lesson
. skate
what
buy*
farm
letter
sky
when
can't*
feel
low
sleep
which*
card
felt
market
small
win
chair
few
meat
smile
winter
change
finish
Monday
smoke
write*
child
flower
moon
soap
yesterday
church
* Note on pagi
5 172. Pronunciations (key on page 176): ^ (d-gSn')
THIRD GRADE
17
Words
Taught in
the Third Grade, Second Half Year
ago
done*
hurt
oak
spend
almost
dozen
inside
often*
spring
always*
each
just*
outside
star
anything
egg
kill
own
still
anyway
empty
knee
page
stone
around
evening
know*
paid
store
ate
ever
laid*
pail
struck
autumn
every*
lead 2
pass
study
band
fail
leave
pen
sweet
been*
fare
Hght
pencil
swim
beside
fight
line
place
talk
better
fine
loud
pound
teacher
black
flour
mail
rang
thank
block
fond
many*
rest
these
boat
fruit
matter
roses
through*
body
good-by
meet
seat
to-night*
brave
great
might
seed
under
bread
grew
mile
seen
very*
broke
ground
mix
sew
war
care
hair
money
shall
week*
cent
half*
morning
sheep
where*
children
halves
myself
ship
while
city
hear*
nail
shop
who
close
herself
near
side
wish
clothes 1
himself
next
son
wool
cover
horse
north
south
writing*
cream
hour*
note
spell
year
1 Pronounced (klofehz).
* Verb, pronounced (led).
yet
176
REFERENCE LISTS
USE OF THE DICTIONARY
(To be studied with the help of the teacher.)
The dictionary is a book to which you should refer when
you wish to know the spelHng, pronunciation, or meaning
of a word. You must know the letters of the alphabet in
their proper order before you can use the dictionary.
It is somewhat difficult to learn how to pronounce a
word accurately. Although there are only twenty-six
letters in the alphabet, they represent more than forty dif-
ferent sounds. The following table shows how these
sounds are indicated in the pronunciations in Webster's
New International Dictionary and the various school dic-
tionaries that use the same system.
a in mate
a in climate
e in over
f in fat
6 in lord
6 in not
u in use, tune
u in unite
& in care
a in mat
g in get, beg
h in hat
0 in connect
6 in soft
ft in burn
u in up
a in final
1 in pine
oi in oil
« in circus
a in ah, far
i in pin
oo in boot
V in vote
a in ask
a in sofa
b in baby
ch in chair
j in joke
k in kick
1 in lip
m in man
6b in foot
ou in house
p in pet
r in red
. w in want
y in yard
z in buzz
zh for sound of z in
d in day
du in verdure
n in no
ng in long
s in so, this
sh in shut
azure
' for a mere vocal
e in me
^ in enough
e in met
e in novel
I) in bank
(like ng)
6 in bone
t in obey
t in ten
th in thin
fh in that
^ in nature
murmur, or the
elision of a vowel,
as in the word
eaten (et"n)
The diacritical marks are named as follows : " long,
"*■ modified long, ^ circumflex, " short, ~ tilde ; a is called
Italian a ; a is medial a, the sound halfway between a and
a; 8 is medial o, the sound halfway between 6 and 6.
In the pronunciations g is always " hard " as in get, beg
(excepting ng); s is always "sharp" as in so, this (except-
ing sh). Thus (hens) represents the pronunciation of
hence, — not of hens, which is pronounced (henz).
FOURTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
177
Words Taught in the Fourth Grade, First Half Year
ahead
cheap
fought
linen
November
(d-hSdO
(chep)
(fSt)
(ITn'gu)
(nt-vSmnat)
aim
chicken
fourth
load
ocean
(am)
(chTk'gu)
(£5rth)
(lod)
(5'8han)
ankle
coffee
freeze
lose*
October
(Sij'k'l)
(kSfl)
(frez)
(looz)
(5k-ton)er)
answer*
copy
fresh
March
off
(in'ser)
(k5p^)
(frgsh)
(march)
(5f)
April
(k'prTl)
could*
friend*
mark
oil
(kd8d)
(frgnd)
(mark)
(oil)
August
cross
hang
May
orange
(d'gfist)
(kr58)
(hSug)
(raa)
(Sr'gnj)
bath
deaf
heavy
meant*
order
(b4th)
(dgf)
(hgvl)
(mgnt)
(8r'dSr)
beautiful
December
hide
mend
ought
(bu'tT-fd61)
(d*-8Sm'bSr)
(hid)
(mgnd)
(8t)
beginning*
draw
hollow
middle
pay
(bft-glnlng)
(dr8)
(h51'5)
(mTd"l)
(i^)
blew
dust
horn
mistake
picture
(bloo)
(dQ.t)
(h8m)
(mYs-takO
(pYk'tSr)
bhnd
edge
hungry
month
plain
(blind)
(8j)
(hQii'grI)
(miinth)
(Pl5n)
blow
either
January
navy
point
(bio)
(e'«iSr)
(jSn'fi-t-rT)
(na'vT)
(point)
branch
else
July
neck
pole
(brinch)
(gl8)
(joo-lIO
(ngk)
(p51)
break*
expect
June
need
post
(brak)
(gks-pgktO
(J5on)
(ned)
(post)
breath
farther
kitchen
neither
pour
(brJth)
(far'ther)
(kTch'Sn)
(ne'thSr)
(por)
brick
February*
knot
newspaper
price
(brtk)
(fg^roo-t-rl)
(n5t)
(nuz'pa-pSr)
(pris)
bright
fence
lazy
nickel
queer
(brit)
(fgna)
(la'zY)
(uYk"l)
(kwer)
brought
figure
leaf
nose
question
(br8t)
(flg'fir)
(15f)
(n5z)
(kwgs'chSn)
cabbage
fingers
Hfe
nothing
railroad
(kSb^j)
(fTij'gerz)
(iif)
(nathlng)
(ral'rod)
♦ Words marked with an asterisk on this page and the following pages are the so-called
Demons mentioned on page v.
178
REFERENCE LISTS
ready*
silver
strong
tired*
wheel
(rgd'T)
(sYl'ver)
(8tr5ng)
(tird)
(hwa)
ribbon
single
such
too*
won
(4-Tb'«n)
(sTii'g'l)
(sQch)
(too)
(wfin)
roll
sixth
sugar*
track
wood
(rol)
(siksth)
(shdSg'er)
(trSk)
(wd6d)
roof
sKde
suit
true
word
(roof)
(slid)
(sut)
(troo)
(wfird)
salt
smooth
sweep
trunk
work
(88lt)
(smooth)
(swep)
(trnijk)
(wfirk)
sea
sold
their*
turn
world
(86)
(sold)
(thSr)
(tflrn)
(wflrld)
seems*
sour
thick
until
worth
(semz)
(sour)
(tl.Tk)
(uii-ttlO
(wflrth)
September
Stick
thread
used*
would*
(sgp-tSm'ber)
(BtYk)
(thrgd)
(uzd)
(w88d)
shake
story
throw
watch
wrong
(shak)
(stS'rl)
(thro)
(w5ch)
(rSng)
should
stove
tight
wear*
(8hd6d)
(stov)
(tit)
(wfir)
Words Taught in the Fourth Grade, Second Half Yee
able
belong
carry
crowd
feather
(a^bU)
(bg-l5ng0
(kSrI)
(kroud)
(fgth'Sr)
afraid
between
caught
dinner
field
(d-fradO
(be-twen')
(k8t)
(dtn'er)
(feld)
%
blanket
center
doctor*
follow
(blSrj'kSt)
(sgn'tSr)
(dSk'ter)
(fSl'o)
among*
blood
chain
don't*
forty*
(d-mfing')
(blQd)
(chan)
(dont)
(fSr'tt)
animal
breakfast
chase
drive
gate
(Sn'T-mai)
(brSk'fdst)
(chas)
(driv)
(gst)
army
bridge
chief
earth
getting
(Sr^mY)
(brfj)
(chef)
(firth)
(ggt'Yng)
asleep
brown
club
eleven
glove
(d-8lepO
(broun)
(klQb)
(€-15v"n)
(glfiv)
avenue
busy*
company
enough*
grain
(Sv'e-nu)
(blzT)
(kQm'pd-nl)
(e-nQf)
(gran)
banana
button
cotton
excuse
hammer
(hd-na'nd)
(bQt"n)
(k5t"n)
(gks-kuz')
(hSm'er)
beat
camp
count
family
happen
(bet)
(kSmp)
(kount)
(fSiu'Y-lI)
(hSp"n)
FOURTH
GRADE, SECOND HALF 179
heart
mean
quarter
size
train
(hart)
(men)
(kwdr'tSr)
(siz)
(tran)
heat
metal
quiet
skin
trick
(het)
(mSt'fil)
(kwl'gt)
(skin)
(trTk)
honest
mind
rather
sorry
truly*
(Sn'Sst)
(mind)
(ritfe^r)
(sSr'T)
(troo/lT)
hundred
minute*
reach
SOW
twelve
(lifin'dr^d)
(mtnlt)
(reel.)
(80)
(twglv)
inch
Miss
remember
squirrel
unless
(Inch)
(mis)
(rt-mSm'ber)
(skwQr'H)
(fin-lSsO
iron
mountain
ripe
(rip)
stairs
upper
(Qp/er)
(i'ftrn)
(moun'tln)
(stfirz)
island
move
rise
storm
vegetable
(i'laiid)
(moov)
(riz)
(st8rm)
(vSj'«-td-b'l)
itself
Mr.
river
stranger
waist
{It-sSW)
(mTs'tSr)
(rlv/gr)
(stran'jSr)
(wast)
jail
Mrs.
rough
suddenly
wait
(J51)
(mYsTs)
(r«f)
(8Qd"n-lY)
(wat)
knew*
noise
safe
supper
(s^p/gr)
wake
(nu)
(noiz)
(•5f)
(wak)
knife
number
sail
tail
wheat
(nif)
(nQm'bSr)
(ail)
(tal)
(hwet)
knock
o'clock
save
taught
whisper
(u5k)
(«-kl5k0
(•5v)
(tet)
(hwTa'pSr)
lake
pair
shade
tea
whole*
(15k)
(Pfir)
(shad)
(te)
(h31)
land
peach
shadow
teeth
wide
(l$nd)
(pech)
(8h5d'5)
(tSth)
(wid)
laugh
pear
shape
thin
wife
(raf)
(pSr)
(shap)
(tMn)
(wif)
learn
perfect
shine
third
without
(IQrii)
(pflr'fSkt)
(shin)
(thflrd)
(wYa»-out')
lemon
picnic
shoot
thousand
wonder
(ISm'fin)
(pTk'uTk)
(shoot)
(thou'zand)
(wfinMSr;
lies
pie
shore
thumb
won't*
(llz)
(pi)
(shor)
(thfim)
(wont)
master
plant
silk
to-morrow
wrote*
(mis'ter)
(plSnt)
(silk)
(td6-m5r'o)
(rSt)
match
potatoes
sir
town
yellow
(mSch)
meal
(p«-ta'toz)
(sflr)
(toun)
(ySl'o)
pretty
(mel)
(prit/l)
* Note on page 17
7-
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accept
central
daughter
false
(Sk-sgpf)
(sSn'trai)
(dS'ter)
(ff«L8)
ache*
certain
deal
fierce
(5k)
(sflr'tln)
(dSl)
(fers)
alarm
chance
death
final
(d-larmO
(chine)
(dgth)
(fi'nai)
also
choose*
depend
forenoon
(81'80)
(chooz)
(dt-pgnd')
(for-noon')
amount
circle
diamond
forest
(d-mounf)
(sfir'k'l)
(di'a-mwnd)
(f5r'gst)
appoint
(5-point/)
circus
dictionary
future
(sflr'kfis)
(dlk'shfin-i-rt)
(fu'tSr)
arrange
clerk
dodge
gentle
(a-ranj')
(klflrk)
(dSj)
(jgn't'l)
arrest
cHmate
double
grocery
(S-rSsf)
(kli'mSt)
(dab''i)
(gro'ser-I)
attack
coarse
during
guard
(5-tSkO
(kors)
(dur'Ing)
(gSrd)
attend
collar
duty
guess*
(a-tSndO
(kSl'dr)
(du'tl)
(gSs)
beauty
collect
earn
guest
(bu'tt)
(kg-lgktO
(Qrn)
(ggst)
became
comfort
elevator
healthy
(bS-kam')
(kum'fert)
(SKS-va-tSr)
(hgi'tht)
believe*
common
engine
hire
(bS-levO
(kSm'ftn)
(gn'jTn)
(hir)
bicycle
connect
enjoy
hoarse*
(bi'sT-k'l)
(kg-ngkf)
(gn-joiO
(hors)
birthday
contain
entire
knit
(bflrth'da)
(k3n-tan')
(gn-tirO
(nit)
bundle
cottage
escape
labor
(bOn'd'l)
(k5t'£j)
(gs-kapO
(la'ber)
bushel
country*
expense
(gks-pgnB')
loose*
(bd68h'«i)
(kQn'trT)
(1008)
capital
county
explain
(gks-planO
loss
(kSp^-tai)
(koun'tl)
(18»)
careful
couple
fact
lying
(kfir'f661)
(kap"i)
(fSkt)
(liing)
case
dangerous
factory
marry
(kas)
(dan'jer-iis)
(fSk'tft-rt)
(mar^)
FIFTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
181
maybe
prison
sign
total
(ma'bS)
(prtz"n)
(sin)
(to^l)
motor
promise
since*
touch
(mo'ter)
(pr8ml8)
(8ln8)
(tiSch)
music
proper
(prSp'er)
soldier
towel
(mu'zik)
(8ol'jer)
(tou'^l)
narrow
prove
spare
trade
(nSr'o)
(proov)
(spfir)
(trad)
natural
purpose
special
treat
(nSt>rai)
(pflr'pfis)
(8pg8h'ai)
(tret)
obey
quite
square
r8kwfir)
trouble*
(*-baO
(kwit)
(trtib"l)
office
raise*
stamp
truth
(5ft8)
(raz)
(stSmp)
(tr65th)
package
recent
starve
understand
(pSk'Sj)
(re'sgnt)
(8tarv)
(Qn-dSr-8t5ndO
pain
refer
state
vacation
(p5n)
(r«.fflr')
(Btat)
(vS-ca'»hfin)
parents
refuse
station
valley
(pfir'gnts)
(r*-fuz')
(Bta'Rhftn)
(vSW)
past
regard
steady
(8t8dt)
vessel
(p48t)
(regard')
(v58'21)
people
(PS'P'I)
remark
steal
visit
(rt-markO
(8tel)
(vlzlt)
person
rescue
steam
voice
(pflr'afin)
(r58'ku)
(stem)
(vois)
piano
return
steel
whom
(pT-5u'5)
(r*-tflniO
(stel)
(hoom)
piece*
rule
stomach
whose
(pes)
(rool)
(stQm'ftk)
(hooz)
police
select
supply
within
(pS-lesO
(s^-lgktO
(8fi-pU0
(wIth-InO
position
sense
themselves
wreck
(p*-zT8h'iin)
(sgns)
(th5m-851vz0
(rgk)
present
serve
ticket
young
(prSz'gnt)
(sarv)
(tIk'St)
(yfing)
♦Note
on page 177.
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Words Taught in the Fifth Grade, Second Half Year
•address
course
fifth
listen
(S-drgs')
(kors)
(fifth)
(lYs^'n)
against
deliver
forth
lonesome
(d-ggnstO
(dt-lYv'er)
(forth)
(lon'sfim)
agreeable
describe
forward
manufacture
(d-grS'd-b'l)
(de-skrib')
(fSr'wSrd)
(m5n-fi-f5k'^r)
already
desert
furniture
measure
(81-rgd'I)
(dgz'ert)
(f(ir'nt-t5r)
(mgzh'ur)
although
direction
further
member
(61-tho')
(dT-rgk'shfin)
(fQi'thSr)
(mgm'ber)
angry
discover
general
mention
(Sq'grY)
(dla-kav'Sr)
(jgn'er-al)
(mgn'shfin)
appear
dream
heavens
mischief
(drem)
(hgv''uz)
(mts'chlf)
attempt
drown
height
national
(d-tgmptO
(droun)
(hit)
{nSshfun-diy
attract
effort
husband
naughty
(a-trSkf)
(gf'Srt)
(hfizniand)
(nS'tl)
biscuit
eighth
idea
none*
(bis'krt)
(atth)
(i-de'd)
(nQn)
breast
everything
idle
notice
(brgst)
(gv'er-T-thTng)
(i'd'i)
(no'tia)
breathe
examine
injury
offer
(breth)
(gg-zSmln)
(rn'jd6-rT)
(Sfer)
bruise
except
instead*
orchard
(brooz)
(gk-sgptO
(Tn-stgdO
(8r'cherd)
cause
exercise
interest
parade
(k8z)
(gk'ser-nz)
(Tn'ter-gst)
(pd-radO
climb
explore
(gks-plorO
invitation
passenger
(kllm)
(Tn-vT-ta'shfin)
(pSs'^n-jSr)
color*
failure
jealous
patient
(kfil'er)
(fal'fir)
(jgl'fis)
(pa'sh^nt)
column
famous
kindness
pavement
(kSl'fim)
(fa'mfis)
(kiud'ngs)
(pav'mgnt)
compare
favor
least
peace
(k»m-pSr')
(fa'ver)
(lest)
(P58)
complain
fear
length
perhaps
(k»m-planO
(fer)
(ISngth)
(pSr-hSpa')
control
fellow
level
^ pity
(WJn-tr510
(fgl'5)
(ISWgl)
(piti)
FIFTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
183
pleasant
repeat
struggle
union
(plgz'ant)
(rS-pef)
(8trQg"l)
(un'yiin)
pleasure
reply
suppose
useful
(plgzh'ur)
(rt-pliO
(sa-pozO
(us'fd61)
pocket
report
sure*
usual
(p5k'St)
(re-portO
(shoor)
(u'zhii-ai)
possible
result
surprise
usually
(pSs'I-b'l)
(re-zQlf)
(sSr-prizO
(u'2htS-ai-T)
power
review
swift
vote
(pou'er)
(r*-yu')
(swift)
(vot)
praise
scarce
taste
voyage
(praz)
(BkfirB^
(tast)
(voi'ij.)
prepare
(prI-pfirO
score
tear*
wagon
(skor)
(tSr)
(wSg'fin)
press
search
though*
waste
(prgs)
(sflrch)
(tiio)
(wast)
profit
secret
thought
weak
(pr5f1t)
(seHirgt)
(thSt)
(wek)
prompt
sentence
thrift
weather
(prSmpt)
(s^nt^na)
(thrtft)
(wgth'er)
public
settle
throat
weigh
(pQl/lYk)
(B8t"l)
(thrSt)
(w»)
punish
shoulder
thunder
welcome
(pQnTsh)
(shol'dSr)
(than'der)
(wglOtfim)
quit
sincerely
together
woman
(kwTt)
(sTn-serMT)
(tdS-ggth'Sr)
(waSm'Sn)
really
sleeve
tongue
women*
(r5'ai-I)
(8lev)
(tQng)
(wYm'Sn)
reason
sometimes
toward
wonderful
(re'z'n)
(sQm'tlmz)
(to'erd)
(wiin'der-fdfil)
receive
straight*
traveler
worse
(rS-sevO
(strat)
(trJXv'gl-5r)
(wflrs)
region
strength
umpire
wound
(re'jiin)
(strgngth)
(Qm'plr)
(woond)
remain
Stretch
unable
written
{rt-man')
(strgch)
(Qn-a'b'l)
(rTt"n)
♦Note
on page 177.
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absence
carriage
cousin
experience
(Sb's^ns)
(kSrlj)
(kaz"n)
(eks-pe'rY-gna)
absent
catalogue
currant
extremely
(Sb'sgnt)
(kat'd-i5g)
(kSr'ant)
(eks-treinai)
account
celebration
current
falsehood
(a-kount/)
(sSl-e-bra'shfin)
(kQr'^nt)
(f81«'hd8d)
accurate
check
daily
famihar
(5k'u-rat)
(chSk)
(da'lT)
(fd-mTl'ydr)
adopt
chocolate
damage
fashion
(d-dSpf)
(ch5k'$-lSt)
(dSm'&j)
(fSsh'tin)
agriculture
chorus
dawn
female
(Sg'rT-kQl-tSr)
(ko'rfis)
(dSn)
(fe'mal)
alcohol
circular
deceive
firm
(SKk6-h51)
(sflr'kfi-ldr)
(dS-sev')
(mrm)
allow
citizen
decide
folks
(a-iouo
(sTft-z^n)
(d§-8ldO
(foks)
angel
command
decision
foreign
(an'jgl)
(k3-m4ndO
(dg-sTzh'fin)
(fSr^n)
arrive
companion
deny
funeral
(a-rlv')
(keJm-pSn'yun)
(dS-ni')
(fu'ner-ai)
assure
complaint
dew
furnace
(a-8hoor')
(kgm-plantO
(du)
(fflr'nSs)
attention
complete
dismiss
gentleman
(a-t5n'8h«n)
(kgm-pletO
(dts-mTsO
(jSn't'l-man)
awkward
concern
distance
government
(8k'wSrd)
(k8n-8flm')
(dTs'tan8)
(gQv'ern-mgnt)
baggage
condition
due
governor
(bSg'ij)
(k»n-dT8h'«n)
(du)
(gfiv'Sr-ner)
benefit
conduct
earnest
guide
(bSn'g-ftt)
(kSn'dfikt)
(ftr'ngst)
(gw)
bouquet
consent
easily
gymnasium
(boo-ka')
(keJn-sSntO
(ez'I-lT)
(jTm-na'zT-Sm)
burglar
consider
education
handkerchief
(bfir'gler)
(k»n-8ld'er)
(S4Ji-ka'8hfin)
(hSi)'kSr-cMf)
business*
continue
electric
honor
(blz'ngs)
(k3n-tTn'u)
(e-lgk'trik)
(Sn'er)
cabin
convention
enemy
imagine
(kSbTn)
(k3n-vSn'8hfin)
(5u'*-mT)
(I-m5j'In)
captain
cordially
excellent
immediately
(kSp'ttn)
(k8r'jai-T)
(5k'8?-lgnt)
(t-me'dT-at-lI)
SIXTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
185
independent
(In-d^p5n'dgnt)
medal
private
statement
(mgd'fil)
(pri'vit)
(stat'mgnt)
information
message
probably
subject
(In-fSr-ma'shfin)
(mga'Sj)
(pr5b'd-bll)
(sSb'jgkt)
introduce
neighbor
purse
succeed
(Tn-trft-du»')
(na'ber)
(pQrs)
(sfik-sed')
jewel
nephew
quarrel
success
(ju'«)
(ngf'u)
(kwSr/gl)
(sfik-sSsO
judge
niece
receipt
theater
m
(nes)
(r«-8etO
(the'd-ter)
judgment
noble
republic
therefore
(jQj'mgnt)
(no'b-l)
(rt-pfib'lTk)
(aifir'for)
knowledge
oblige
restaurant
thorough
(nSl'Sj)
(*-biijo
(rSs'tft-rant)
(thSr'S)
language
offend
retire
treasurer
(ISij'gwSj)
(5-fSndO
(rt-tir')
(tr6zh'ur-Sr)
lawver
opposite
(8p'S-zIt)
salary
trust
(18'ySr)
(sSl'd-rl)
(trfist)
luncheon
partner
satisfactory
truthful
(IQu'chfin)
(part'nSr)
(sSt-Ts-fSk'tft-rl)
(tro6th'fd61)
machine
patience
secretary
tying
(md-shen')
(pa'Bh^ns)
(8gk'r8-tt-rT)
(tiTng)
madam
peculiar
seize
typewriter
(mSd'ftm)
(p*-kul'ydr)
(sez)
(tip'rit-Sr)
maid
permission
serious
unite
(mad)
(per-mTsh'fin)
(se'rl-fis)
(fi-nltO
majority
persuade
service
uphold
tfip-h51d0
(md-j5r1-tT)
(pSr-swadO
(sfir'vYs)
male
political
several
valuable
(ma)
(p6-lTt'T-kai)
(86v'Sr-ai)
(vai'fi-d-b'i)
manage
preparation
(pr5p-d-ra'8h«n)
severe
village
(mSn'Jj)
(sS-verO
(vIl'Sj)
manner
president
signature
volume
(mSn'Sr)
(prgzT-d^nt)
(sTg'nd-tyr)
(v51'6m)
marriage
principal
sober
worry
(mSrIj)
(prln'sT-pfil)
(ao'bSr)
(wflrl)
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accident
crazy
disgrace
garage
(Sk'at-dgnt)
(kra'zT)
(dYs-gras')
(g4-razh0
advertisement
curious
disgust
gasohne
(Sd-vfir'tYz-mgnt)
(ku'rT-i28)
(dYs-gustO
(g5s'4-len)
advice
curve
disobey
graduate
($d-viB')
(kfirv)
(dYs-i-baO
(gr5dlfi-at)
advise
dairying
doubt
grammar*
(Sd-vIzO
(da'rY-Tng)
(dout)
(grSm'er)
approach
decorate
dye
grease
(a-prochO
(dSk'6-rat)
(di)
(gres)
article
deed
effect
guilty
(ar'tr-k'l)
(ded)
(g-fgkf)
(gYm)
automobile
defeat
election
hospital
(6-tS-mo'bn)
(dS-fef)
(Mgk'Bhfin)
(hSs'pY-tai)
barrel
defend
enter
immense
(bSr'gl)
(dg-fgndO
(Sn'tSr)
(Y-mgns')
brief
delighted
equal
(e'kwfil)
important
(bref)
(d*-Ut'gd)
(Ym-p8raant)
cancel
(kSn's^l)
department
(de-part'mgnt)
especially
(§8-pg8h'ai-Y)
improvem(
(Ym-proov'mfi
cashier
descend
examination
inquire
(kSsh-erO
(dt-8gnd0
(gg-zSm-Y-na'ahfin)
(Yn-kwirO
century
description
(d^skrTp'shfin)
excite
invention
(sgn't^-rY)
(gk-8ltO
(Yn-vgn'shfitt)
cereals
desire
express
jacket
(BWrt-aiz)
(d^zirO
(gks-prgBO
(jSk'gt)
channel
destroy
film
journal
(chSn'a)
(d«-stroi')
(fYlm)
(jfir/nai)
civil
difference
finally
joumev
(bTvII)
(dlfSr-gns)
(fi'nai-Y)
(jflr'nl)'
comfortable
different
force
leather
(kQm'fer-to-b'l)
(dYfer-^nt)
(fOFB)
(ISfe/er)
commence
disappear
fortunate
lecture
(kg-mgns')
(dYs-a-perO
(f6r't^-nftt)
(Igk'tSr)
confess
disappoint
freight
liberty
(k3n-fg80
(dYs-S-pointO
(frat)
(lYb^r-tY)
conquer
discourage
frightened
library
(k5i)'ker)
(dYs-kfir'ij)
(frif'nd)
(li'bri-rY)
crawl
disease
fully
liquor
(krSl)
(dY-zezO
(fd61'Y)
(lYk^er)
SIXTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
187
loyal
(loi'Sl)
percentage
(per-8gn'tij)
regular
(rgg'fi-ldr)
system
(sTs'tgm)
mayor
(mS'er)
period
(pe'rT-3d)
respectfully
(rl-8pekt'f661-T)
tailor
(ta'ler) ,
medicine
(mgdt-sTn)
permit
(per-mTtO
route
(root)
telegram
(tgl'e-grSm)
memory
(mgm'ft-rl)
plan
(Pl5n)
royal
(roi'Sl)
telegraph
(tgl'S-grft)
mineral
(mTii'er-ai)
possession
(p^-zgsh'wn)
season
(se'z'n)
telephone
(tgl'e-fon)
motion
(mo'shfiu)
practice
(prSk'tYs)
separate*
(Bgp'd-rftt)
temperature
(tgm'per-d-tyr).
museum
(mfi-ze'fim)
^^Z
shield
(Bheld)
temptation
(tgmp-ta'8hun),
musician
(mfi-iTsh'Sn)
precious
(prg8h'&8)
similar
(slmT-ldr)
term
(tflrin)
necessary
(ngs'^-sa-rl)
prefer
(prg-fflr')
society
(80-8l't-tT)
terrible
(tgrl-b'I)
neglect
(ngg-15kt0
previous
(pre'vT-fis)
sorrow
(85r'o)
thus
(thQs)
object
(»b-jgkt')i
print
(print)
speech
(spech)
tobacco
(tS-bSk'o)
omit
(S-mltO
product
(prM'fikt)
spoil
(spoil)
umbrella
(ttm-brgl'd)
opinion
(8-pTn'ySn)
professor
(prft-fgfl'er)
spread
(8prgd)
unfortunate
(an-f8r't5-nat)
ors^anize
(8r'gan-iz)
program
(prS'grSm)
Steamer
(stem'er)
view
(vu)
palace
(pHts)
puncture
(pai)k'^r)
stupid
(stu'pid)
visitor
(vtzt-tSr)
pardon
(par'dSn)
rapid
(rSp^d)
suggest
(8fig-jg8tO
wealth
(wglth)
particular
(par-tTk'ti-ldr)
rate
(rat)
support
(8a-port0
whether*
(hwgth'er)
penmanship
(pgn'raSn-shTp)
referring
(r*-fflrtng)
surround
(sii-round')
whistle
(hwl8"l)
*
1 Verb; the noun is pronounced (Sl/jSkt).
♦Note on page 177.
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REFERENCE LISTS
Words Taught in the Seventh Grade, First Half Year
absurd
cease
debtor
exceed
(Sb-sflrd')
(sea)
(dgt'er)
(gk-sed')
acquire
chauffeur
declare
excusable
(a-kwIrO
(Bho-ffirO
(de-klSr')
(gkfl-kuz'd-b'l)
advantage
(ad-vin'taj)
chemist
dehcious
expel
(kSmnrst)
(dS-lTsh'Ss)
(gks-pgl')
advertise
claim
depth
feeble
(5d'v5r-tlz)
(klain)
(dgpth)
(fe^b'l)
affect
college
desirable
feminine
(a-fgkf)
(kSl'Sj)
(de-zir'd-b-l)
(fgm'Y-nYn)
agreement
(o-gre'm^nt)
colonel
despise
flight
(kfir'ngl)
(d§-splz')
(flit)
amateur
colony
diameter
formally
(Sm-d-tfir')
(k5Ko-nY)
(di-ain'S-ter)
(fSi-'mai-Y)
angle
committee
discussion
formerly
(Sq'g'l)
(k^-mYfe)
(dta-kQsh'ftn)
(f8r'mer-lY)
anxious
compel
dissatisfied
frequent
(Sqk'shfis)
(k(Jm-pSl')
(dTs-sStls-fid)
(fre'k\v?nt)
appeal
(i^-pelO
compHment
distribute
fuel
(kSm'plT-mgnt)
(dls-trYb'fit)
(fu'gl)
area
conceal
district
fulfill
(jS^it-d)
(kan-sel')
(dYs'trlkt)
(fd&i-fiio
assist
.conceit
dread
generally
(a-sYsto
(kgn-setO
(drgd)
(jgn'er-ai-Y)
athletics
connection
eager
generous
(5th-18tmcs)
(k5-iigk'8lmii)
(5'gSr)
(jgn'er-as)
barely
consideration
economy
gracious
(bfir'lY)
(kgn-sTd-er-a'8h«n)
(*-k5n'6-mY)
(gra'shSs)
bargain
contagious
employ
gymnastics
(bar'gSn)
(k»n-ta'j«8)
(gm-ploiO
(jYm-nSs'tYks)
berth
courage
endure
handsome
(bflrth)
(kfir^j)
(gn-dur')
(hSn'sfim)
besiege
courteous
engage
hence
(bS-8eJ0
(kflr'te-fis)
(gn-gaJO
(hgns)
blunder
courtesy
entertain
hygiene
(blQn'dSr)
(kflr'tg-sY)
(gn-ter-tan')
(hi'jT-en)
capable
creditor
entitle
illustrate
(ka'pd-b'l)
(krgd'Y-ter)
(gn-ti't'l)
(Y-lQs'trat)
career
custom
event
increase
(bd-rer')
(kfis'tfim)
(e-vgntO
(Yn-kresO i
SEVENTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
189
indeed
modern
provide
session
(Tn-ded')
(mSd'em)
(prS-vidO
(sgsh'ttn)
injure
mortgage
punctual
shrewd
(in'jdbr)
(mSr'gij)
(pQqk'ty-ai)
(shrood)
inner
naturally
pursue
silence
(Tu'er)
(n5t/u-rai-I)
(p«r-8u0
(si'l^na)
innocent
occasion
rank
statue
(Tn'S-8«nt)
(g-ka'zh«n)
(rSi)k)
{st&m
installment
occupy
(5k'fi-pl)
recommend
suffer
(Tn-stSl'mftat)
(r5k-«-ragndO
(Bufer)
insurance
occur
recover
suspicious
(tn-shoor'ftns)
(3-kfir')
(ri-kav'er)
(8«8-pT8h'fi8)
interrupt
occurrence
reel
tact
(Tn-te-rQptO
(3-kflr'«n8)
(rel)
(tSkt)
janitor
omission
regret
touring
(jSunr-tSr)
(6-mT8h'fin)
(rt-grgtO
(toor'Tng)
justice
oppose
(8-poz/)
reliable
treason
(jlis'tTs)
(rt-li'd-b'l)
(tre'z'n)
kerosene
parallel
relief
treasure
(kSr'S-sen)
(pSr'S-lgl)
(r^-lef)
(trgzh'fir)
league
parcel
represent
twiUght
(15g)
(par'8«l)
(rgp-re-zgntO
(twi'llt)
ledge
personal
representative
tyrant
(ISj)
(pQr'8fin-ai)
(rgp-re-zgu'td-tYv)
(tl'rant)
leisure
pierce
request
vacant
(le'zhfir)
(pers)
(re-kwgsf)
(va'kdnt)
license
pledge
require
vaseline
(ll's^na)
(plSj)
(rS-kwIr')
(vSs'g-ltn)
lieutenant
(lu-tSn'Snt)
politics
(psinr-tTks)
respect
(re-spgkf)
venture
(vgn'tisr)
local
possess
responsible
weapon
(lo^al)
(P«-Zg80
(re-8p5n'8T-b'l)
(wgp'iin)
masculine
prejudice
scheme
wholly
(mfalifi-nn)
(prgj'd8-dT8)
(skem)
(hol'lT)
mechanic
primary
screen
wretch
(mS-kSn'Tk)
(pri'md-rT)
(skren)
(rgch)
mere
(mer)
principle
(prTn'sT-p'l)
secondary
(sgk'wn-da-rt)
yacht
(y»fc)
mihtia
proceed
secrecy
yield
(mr-lTsh'd)
(prS-sedO
(sencrS-sI)
(yeld)
* Verb ; the noim increase is accented on first syllable.
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Words Taught in the Seventh Grade, Second Half Year
accommodate
: banquet
confer
entrance
(S-k5m'S-dat)
(bSq'kwSt)
(kdn-fflr')
(gn'trSna)
according
beneficial
consumption
envelope
(a-k8rd'Tng)
(bgn-e-flsh'ai)
(k3n-8ump'shMn)
(5n've-lop)
accuracy
cabinet
contract
estate
(5k'fi-rd-sT)
(kSbl-ngt)
(kSn'trSkt)!
(g»-tat')
acquaintance
cable
convict
estimate
(a-kwan'tans)
(ka'b'l)
(kgn-vIktO*
(gs'tT-mat)
action
calendar
correspondence
: evidence
(Sk'shSn)
(kSl'^n-ddr)
(k5r-t-sp5n'dgn8)
(gv'T-d^ns)
aeroplane
(a'er-S-plan)
capture
court
exception
(kSp'tSr)
(kort)
(gk-sSp'shfin)
affair
catarrh
debate
exhibition
(a-fSr')
(kd-tar')
(de-baf)
(gk-sY-btah'fin)
altogether
cemetery
decent
existence
(81-td6-gg^er)
(8gm'e-tgr-T)
(de's^nt)
(gg-zts'tens)
ambition
ceremony
definite
extract
(Stn-bTsh'ftn)
(sgr'S-mft-nY)
(dgft-ntt)
(gka-trSkt')»
annual
challenge
degree
fatal
(Xn'fi-ai)
(chSl'gnj)
(d^greO
(fa'tai)
argue
character
despair
furious
(Sr'gti)
(kSr'ak-ter)
(de-8par')
(fu'rT-Qs)
argument
circuit
develop
gradually
(ar'gu-m?nt)
(sOr'klt)
(de-vgl'gp)
(gradiu-ai-T)
arouse
circumference devote
grumble
(d-rouzO
(ser-kfim'fer-gns)
(d^votO
(grfimn)'!)
artificial
clumsy
difiiculty
haste
(ar-tT-frsh'al)
(klum'zT)
(dlf'T-kul-tY)
(hast)
assassin
coil
director
heir
(a-s5sTn)
(koil)
(dl-rgk'ter)
(Sr)
association
combination
divine
horizontal
(a-80-sY-a'8h«ii)
(k5m-bY-na'sh«n)
(dT-vinO
(h5r-T-z5n'tSl)
attach
commit
elaborate
human
(a-tscho
(kg-mTf)
it-l&Vt-Ttt)
(hu'man)
aviator
community
empire
illness
(a'vi-a-ter)
(k3-mu'nT-tt)
(gm'pir)
(TKnga)
balance
compound
energy
imaginary
(bSl'ans)
(kSm'pound)
(gn'er-jT)
(T-mSj'T-Qa-rr)
1 Noun ; verb is accented on last syllable.
' Verb ; noun is accented on first syllable.
SEVENTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
191
imitate
mustache
privilege
solemn
(Tm'I-tat)
(mfis-tiahO
(prlvT-lSj)
(sSl'ftn)
importance
mutual
progress
soul
(Im-pSr'tanB)
(mu'ts-ai)
(pr5g'rg8)i
(sol)
inclose
mysterious
property
squad
(Tn-klozO
(mTs-te'rT-as)
(pr5p^r-tt)
(8kw5d)
include
nervous
provision
stationary
(Tn-kloodO
(nQr'vus) ,
(prS-vtzh'Mn)
(8ta'8hfin-a-rl)
income
neutral
pubUcation
stationery
(Tn'kfim)
(nu'trSl)
(pab-lT-ka'8hfin)
(stS'shun-gr-I)
indigestible
objection
quaUty
style
(In-dl-jSs'tl-b'l)
(5b-j5k'shfin)
(kw51'T-tI)
(8tn)
initial
obstacle
quantity
submarine
(Tn-Ish'Sl)
(5l/8td-k'l)
(kw5u'tl-tl)
(sSb-ma-ren')
insect
opponent
(8-po'n«nt)
reference
suburb
(In'sSkt)
(rgfer-^ns)
(sQVflrb)
inspect
opportunity
relative
summon
(In-spgkf)
(6p-8r-tu'nT-tT)
(rSl'd-tlv)
(8fim'Sn)
instrument
outrage
repair
superintendent
(In'stroo-mgnt)
(out'raj)
(rt-pfir')
(8u-per-tu-t5n'd«nt)
intelligence
oxygen
resign
suppress
(Tn-tgl1-j«n8)
(Sk'Bl-jgn)
(rft-zmO
(sS-prSsO
limit
peddler
resolve
surface
(Itm'It)
(pSd'lSr)
(r*-z51v')
(sflr'fSs)
machinery
perish
restrain
switch
(mc-shen'er-T)
(pSr/Tsh)
(rS-8trSn')
(swich)
material
permissible
righteous
territory
(md-te'rT-ai)
(pSr-mTsa-b'l)
(rl'chfifl)
(t«rT-t«-rY)
matinee
phonograph
rumor
torpedo
(mat-T-naO
{iofnt-gv&i)
(roS'mer)
(tOr-pe'do)
mischievous
photograph
sacred
traitor
(mTs'cM-viia)
(fo'tft-grAf)
(sa'krgd)
(tracer)
misery
physician
scene
twentieth
(mlz'Sr-I)
(fl-zIsh'Sn)
(sen)
(twgn'tr-gth)
missionary
(mTsh'un-a-rt)
plane
science
various
(plan)
(si'gnu)
(va'ri-fis)
modest
population
(p5p-u-la'8hfin)
Senate
victim
(m5d'5st)
(sgu'at)
(vlktYm)
mold
poultry
skillful
visible
(mold)
(pol'trY)
(8kn'fd6i)
(vTzt-b'l)
moreover
precede
sole
wholesome
(mor-o^er)
(pre-sedO
(801)
(hol'sfim)
1 Noun ; verb is
pronounced (prS-grSs').
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Words Taught in the Eighth Grade, First Half Year
ability
avoid
create
esteem
(d-btl'T-tT)
(d-voidO
(krfe-atO
(gs-tem')
abroad
ballot
criticize
evaporate
(d-br8d')
(bSl'fit)
(krTt'T-8lz)
(e-v5p'S-rat)
abundance
behavior
cruise
executive
(o-banMSns)
(b?-hav'yer)
(krooz)
(gg-zgk'u-tiv)
accompanied
blockade
defense
fiery
(a-kQm'pd-nTd)
(bl5k-ad')
(de-fgn8')
(fi/er-T)
accustomed
boisterous
deHrious
financial
(a-kus'tiimd)
(boi8'ter-M8)
(de-lTiT-as)
(fl-n5n'8hai)
achieve
campaign
democracy
financier
(d-chevO
(kSm-panO
(dJ-mSk'rd-sT)
(fln-an-serO
advisable
candidate
desirous
genius
(ad-viz'd-b'l)
(kSn'dl-dat)
(,de-zIr'M8)
(jen'yQs)
allegiance
canvass
dessert
genuine
(a-le'jans)
(kSn'vds)
(dg-z(irtO
(jgn'fi-Tn)
alliance
Catholic
diet
ghost
(a-li'ftns)
(kSth'S-lTk)
(di'gt)
(gost)
aluminum
census
diploma
ghmpse
(d-lu'mT-n«m)
(sgn'siis)
(dT-plo'md)
(glTmp8)
ancient
changeable
disaster
gHsten
(an'sh^nt)
(chan'jd-b'l)
(dlz-i8'ter)
(glt8"n)
announce
choir
discipline
(dT8'I-plTn)
glorious
(g-nouns')
(kwir)
(glo'rY-Ss)
annoy
Christ
disguise
guardian
(a-noi')
(krist)
(dTa-glzO
(gar'di-dn)
apparently
(a-par'?nt-ir)
conceive
duet
Hebrew
(k3n-sev')
(dfi-sto
(he'broo)
appearance
condemn
efficient
ignorance
(d-per'Sns)
(k»n-dgmO
(g-fYsh'gnt)
(Tg'no-rans)
attendance
conscience
ehminate
immigrant
(o-tgn'danB)
(k5n'8hgns)
(g-lTm'T-nat)
(Trn'T-grSut)
attorney
conscientious
eloquent
immoral
(a-tflr'nl)
(k5n-8ht-gn'8hM8)
(gl'S-kwgnt)
(I-m5r'ai)
audience
consequence
emergency
immortal
(S'dT-^ns)
(kSn'se-kwSns)
(e-mfir'j^n-sT)
(T-m8r'tai)
authority
convenient
emigrant
indorse
(8-th5r1-tr)
(k(5n-ven'ygnt)
(gma-grant)
(Tn-d8rs0
autocracy
(8-t5k'rd.8T)
council
emphasize
influence
(koun'8ll)
(gm'fd-siz)
(Tn'floo-ens)
EIGHTH GRADE, FIRST HALF
193
ingenious
(fii-jen'yus)
obedience
quarantine
scandalous
(S-be'dT-^ns)
(kwSr'an-ten)
(skSnMai-MS)
insane
obtain
quartet
secure
(lu-san')
(3b-tan0
(kw8r-tgt0
(8e-kur')
insult
odor
ratio
seldom
(Tn-sQltO'
(o'der)
(ra'shl-o)
(8gl'dfim)
intelligent
offense
reahze
sergeant
(Tn-t51'T-j?nt)
(»-f5ns')
(re'al-Iz)
(sar'jgnt)
interfere
official
recipe
solo
(Tn-tSr-fer/)
(s-tuhm)
(rgs'T-pe)
(so'lo)
invalid
orchestra
recognize
specimen
(Tn'vd-lld)
(8r'k58-trd)
(rgk'dg-nlz)
(8pg8T.ingn)
issue
ordinarily
redeem
spirit
(Tsh'u)
(6r'dT-nS-rT-lI)
(rt-dem')
(8pTr'Tt)
jur>^
organization
regiment
suffrage
(joo'rT)
(6r-gan-I-za'8hfin)
(rgj'I-mgnt)
(sQf'rSj)
latter
originally
relieve
suitable
(lat'Sr)
(*-rIj1-nai-T)
(re-lev')
(sut'd-b'l)
legislature
pause
religion
sympathize
(IgjTs-la-t^r)
(p8z)
(r«-lTj'fin)
(8lm'p<i-thlz) .
liable
peaceable
religious
tedious
(li'd-b'l)
(pes'd-b'l)
(r«-ltj'«8)
(te'dt-fia)
lovable
practical
repetition
title
(IQv'd-b'l)
(prSk'tl-kai)
(rgp-g-tTsh'ttn)
(ti't'i)
mileage
preliminary
reproof
transfer
(mn'aj)
(pre-lIm'T-nS-rT)
(re-proof)
(trSns-fflrO •
municipal
premium
reputation
treasury
(mu-ntsT-pal)
(pre'mY-am)
(rgp-u-ta'8hfin)
(trgzh'tir-Y)
navigable
prevent
reservoir
utterance
(n$vT-gd-b'l)
(pre-vgnf)
(rgz'er-vwSr)
(fifer-Sna)
necessity
produce
residence
variety
(nS-85aT.tI)
(pri-dusO «
(rgzT-dgns)
(vd-rl't-tY)
nonsense
profession
respectable
vengeance
(nSu'sgns)
(pri-fgsh'Sn)
(re-spgk'td-b'l)
(vgn'jSns)
noticeable
propose
revenue
victuals
(no'tTs-d-b'l)
(pro-pozO
(rgv'e-nu)
(vYf'lz)
nuisance
Protestant
ridiculous
welfare
(nu'sgns)
(prSt'gs-tSnt)
(rY-dTk'fi-liis)
(wgl'fSr)
oath
pulverize
robbery
witness
(oth)
(pQl'ver-iz)
(rSb'er-Y)
(wYt'ng8)
1 Verb ; noun is (Yn'atUt). * Verb ; noun is (prM'us).
s Verb ; noun is (trSns'fflr).
194
REFERENCE LISTS
Words Taught in the Eighth Grade, Second Half Year
acknowledge
attendant
convert
enterprise
(5k.n51'Sj)
(a-tgn'dgnt)
(k»n-vflrtO 1
(gn'ter-priz)
affection
attitude
corrupt
equivalent
(e-kwTv'd-l«nt)
(a-f5k'8hfin)
(Stl-tud)
(kg-rupf)
afford
auxiliary
counsel
essential
(S-fordO
(Sg-ztl'yd-rl)
(koun's^l)
(g-sgn'8bdl)
alien
average
counterfeit
expedition
(al'ygn)
(5v'er-Sj)
(koun'ter-ftt)
(gks-p§-dTsh'Mn)
allies
bachelor
courageous
extraordinary
(a-iizo
(bSch'e-ler)
(kfi-ra'jr^s)
(gks-tr&r'dt-nS-rl)
ammunition
boundary
crystal
extravagant
(Sm-fi-nTsh'fin)
(boun'dd-rT)
(krls'tai)
(gka-trSv'd-gant)
amusement
carburetor
cy Under
fatigue
(d-muz'm^nt)
(kar'b6-rSt-er)
(sIl'Tn-der)
(fd-tegO
analysis
chronic
definition
feast
(d-nSl'T-sIs)
(krSuTk)
(dgf-T-nTsh'Sn)
(feat)
analyze
circumstances
desperate
feature
(Sn'd-llz)
(sQr'kSm-stSn-aSz)
(dg8'per-St)
(fe'tSr)
anarchist
collection
destination
festival
(Sn'dr-ktst)
(kd-lSk'shSn)
(dgs-tT-ua'shun)
(fgs'tT-val)
anatomy
colhsion
detest
forfeit
(d-nSt'o-mt)
(k»-lTzh'iin)
(de-tgatO
(fdi/fTt)
(d-p5KS-jY)
comical
devil
fugitive
(k5m1-kai)
(dgv"l)
(fu'jT-tTv)
apparatus
commercial
diphtheria
garrison
(Sp-d-ra'tQs)
(k3-mQr'8hai)
(dlf-the'rY-d)
(gSrrr-s'n)
apparel
(a-p5r'gl)
commission
(k»-mTsh'an)
display
(dts-pla')
germ
(jQnn)
appetite
complexion
distin.cuish
guarantee
(5p'e-tit)
(kgm-plgk'shfin)
(dts-tlii'gwTsh)
(g5r-an-te0
application
(5p-lT-ka'sh«n)
concise
dividend
hereafter
(kgn-sls')
(dYv'T-dgnd)
(ber-&faer)
appreciate
confederate
durable
hideous
(a-pre'ahl-at)
(kgn-fgd^r-fit)
(du'rd-b'l)
(hTd'e-Ss)
arrival
conference
embarrass
humorous
(S-riv'dl)
(k5u'£er-«us)
(gm-bSr'Sa)
(hu'mer-Ss)
asthma
consensus
emphasis
impulsive
(Sz'md)
(kgn-8Sn'8U8)
(gm'fd-sYs)
(tm-pQl'sTv)
atmosphere
constitution
endeavor
inconvenience
(5t'iTig8-fer)
(kSn-Btt-tu'shftn)
(gn-dgv'Sr)
(Tn-kdn-ven'ygns)
1 Verb ; noun is (kSu'vflrt).
EIGHTH GRADE, SECOND HALF
195
indulge
(Tn-daiJO
inflammation
(In-fla-ma'shfin)
influenza
(Tn-fl6o-?n'zd)
instinct
(Tn'8tri)kt)
institution
(Tn-stl-tu'shiin)
investifijate
(Tu-vgs'tl-gat)
irregular
(T-rgg'u-ldr)
irritate
(Tr'I-tat)
jewelry
(ju'?l-rf)
laboratory
(lSb'S-rd-t8-rI)
literature
(irfer-c-tur)
milliner
(mll'I-uer)
millionaire
(mn-yftn-Sr')
minister
(tnln'Is-ter)
miscellaneous
(mI»-^-la'ne-«8)
movement
(moov'ment)
neighborhood
(na'oer-hd6d)
neuralgia
(n6-rSl'jI-d)
nourishment
(nfirTsh-m^t)
observation
(Sb-zer-va'ehfin)
obstinate
rascal
sufficient
(5b'8tT-nat)
(rfa'kai)
(sii-fTBh'gnt)
ornamental
(6r-nd-m5n'tai)
reception
(rS-sSp'shfin)
suggestion
(sfig-jgB'chfin)
paralysis
(pd-rai'T-sTs)
reduction
(re-diik'8hfiii)
survey
(sfir-va') «
partition
(par-tTsh'un)
remedy
(rgm'S-dl)
sympathy
(BTm'pd-thl)
patent
(pSt'gnt)
remnant
(rSm'nSnt)
syndicate
(BTn'dl-kfit)
pennant
(pgn'ant)
revival
(rt-vIv'Sl)
technical
(tgk'iiT-kai)
perform
(per-f6rmO
revolutionary
(rgv-6-lu'8lifin-t-rI)
tenant
(tSn'Snt)
perpendicular
(pQr-pgn-dlk'fi-ldr)
rheumatism
(roo'md-tlz'm)
testimony
(tgs'tT-mC-nT)
physical
ridicule
thermometer
(nzi-kai)
(rTd'T-kul)
(th5r-m5in'S-t8r)
pneumatic
(nfi-mSttk)
sacrifice
(8«k'rl-fi8) 1
transparent
(trSns-pfir'gnt)
pneumonia
(nfi-myul-d)
sanitary
(85n1-t4-rl)
treacherous
(trtck'Sr-fiB)
precise
(prg-8iB')
sensitive
(BSn'8l.tTv)
trifle
(tri'f'i)
pressure
(prSah'ur)
series
(se'rez)
tuberculosis
(tfi-bOr-kfi-l^BrB)
profane
(pri-fan')
sheriff
(shSr'If)
typhoid
(ti'foid)
prophecy
(pr5f'e-8T)
sincerity
(sIn-sSra-tl)
uniform
(u'nt-fSrm)
prophesy
(prSfe-ai)
souvenir
(soo-vS-nerO
unique
(fi-nSkO
prospect
(pr58'p8kt)
sovereign
(B5v'Sr-Tn)
university
(u-nl-viir'sT-tT)
purity
statistics
valor
(pu'ri-tl)
(8td-tl8'tTkB)
(vSl'Sr)
pursuit
(ptir-sutO
strategy
(BtrSfS-jT)
ventilation
(vgn-tl-la'shfin)
quaint
substantial
violent
(kwant)
(8ftb-8t5n'8hai)
(vl'S-lgnt)
1 Or (sSk'rY-fiz) ; the first pronunciation is preferred for the noun, and the second for
the verb. * Verb: noun is preferably (sfir'va).
196 ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING
Spelling Rules
I. A word ending in e with a consonant before it, drops
the e when ing is added ; thus
have — having come — coming
To make word forms ending in ed, er^ or est, a word that
ends in e adds only dj r, or st\ thus, tire, tired; wise, wiser,
wisest.
II. A word ending in y with a consonant before it, keeps
y when ing is added, but changes y to i when ed or es is
added; thus
cry — crying, cried, cries city — cities
Almost all words ending in y with a consonant before it,
also change y to i when er, est, or ly — or any other suffix not
beginning with i — is added ; thus, lazy, lazier, laziest, lazily,
laziness.
III. A word of one syllable that ends in a single consonant
with a single vowel before it, doubles the final consonant
when ing, ed, er, est, or y is added ; thus
hit — hitting big — bigger, biggest
rub — rubbing, rubbed mud — muddy
IV. A word of more than one syllable that accents the last
syllable, and that ends in a single consonant with a single
vowel before it, doubles the final consonant when ing, ed,
or er is added ; thus
control — controlling, controlled, controller
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