Chapter II: Part II: Third Year

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world hap py should cure
full I am would sure
num ber I’m could pure

When you spell _world_ make the _o_ very clear.

Be _sure_ you do not put an _h_ in _sure_.

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HAPPY THOUGHT

The world is so full of a number of things,
I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings.

--ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.

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shoes bat tle ev er leave
horse cat tle nev er weave
rid er rat tle clev er cleave
dai ly tat tle sev er heave
its coun try post shall

_Shoes_ is a word to look at thoughtfully.

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For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the country was lost.

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reach teach peach trust
preach beach each enter

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drank life this fox
thank wife hiss ox
bank knife kiss ox en
rank strife bliss roof
plank stone miss proof
sank fol low wire case

Which is the hardest word in Lesson 11? Why?

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be come read oar pitch er
dropped wa ter roar thirst y

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THE CROW AND THE PITCHER

Did you ever read about the thirsty crow?
One day he found a pitcher with some water in it.
He could not reach the water.
He dropped stones into the pitcher.
The water rose to the top.
Then the crow drank his fill.

--ÆSOP.

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feel great felt next
heel a fraid melt size
peel li on belt morn ing
kneel off knelt safe
wheel chase spelt heard

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THE FOX AND THE LION

Once a fox heard a lion roar.
He was afraid and ran off.
But the lion did not chase him.

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Next morning the fox again met the lion.
He looked at its great size and was not afraid.
The lion roared, but the fox did not run.
This time he felt safe.

--ÆSOP.

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bowl scrape first dash
floor clean sec ond lash
side lean third flash
be side bean fourth rash
a round mean fifth sash
bot tom like moth er cash

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scratch catch match
patch latch hatch

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Jack likes to scrape the cake bowl.
Mother sets it on the floor.
Jack sits down beside it.
First he scratches around the side.
Then he scrapes the bottom clean.

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float In di an boy pond
boat flow er joy fond
coat heart toy bond
goat lil y coy blond
oats gold en Troy which

Why do _Indian_ and _Troy_ begin with capitals?

Don’t forget the _e_ in _heart_.

Be very careful in spelling _which_.

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THE FIRST WATERLILY

One night an Indian boy saw a star fall.
Next morning he found a new flower.
It had a golden star in its heart.
It floated on a still pond.
This was our first waterlily.

--INDIAN MYTH.

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own trace cut goose
known place but geese
shown race hut strange
grown grace nut sor ry
thrown face rut ev er y
blown lace shut ev er y bod y
sown space oth er ev er y thing
laid thought in side an oth er

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THE GOLDEN EGGS

A man once owned a strange goose.
Every day she laid a golden egg.
The man thought she must be full of gold.
He killed the goose and cut her open.
But not a trace of gold could he find.
She was just like other geese.
Then how sorry the man felt!

--ÆSOP.

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pic ture bough ap ple au tumn
bar rel branch bas ket leaf
lad der limb han dle sour
climb slip pers bus y sug ar
gath er toe curls ripe

What letters are not sounded in _climb_, _limb_, _autumn_?

Be sure you say _basket_ correctly.

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GATHERING APPLES

It is autumn.
The apples are ripe.
The children are busy gathering them.
These are not sour apples.
They are as sweet as sugar.

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roll root mo ment week
toll boot min ute peek
stroll hoot hour seek
knoll soot month cheek
south dai ly north meek

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to day to night to mor row yes ter day
af ter noon eve ning

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steal al most bet ter age
meal beau ty let ter rage
deal than beg cage
heal work leg page
seal ei ther keg stage
thus nei ther peg wage

There is only one _l_ in _almost_.

Look at _ei_ in _either_ and _neither_.

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Almost never wins.

--GERMAN.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

--JOHN KEATS.

Better beg than steal,
But better work than either.

--RUSSIAN.

He buys very dear who begs.

--PORTUGUESE.

The following review words are often misspelled. Each has a little “catch” in it. Are you going to be caught by these little words? Use the king’s third rule. _See_ what is hard in each word, then you can soon learn how to spell them all.

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there over there any been
their their books many some
don’t do not which once
can’t can not could does
won’t will not would sure
hear I hear should where
here Come here hour just

People who misspell _which_ and _where_ do not say the _h_ in these words. Do you?

People who misspell _just_ do not see the letters of the little word _us_ in the middle. They do not say the word right. Do you?

Which words have silent letters?

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but ter pret ty sun ny
but ter cups com ing oh

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Buttercups and daisies,
Oh the pretty flowers!
Coming in the springtime,
Tell of sunny hours.

--MARY HOWITT.

When _ing_ is added to _come_ to make _coming_, the _e_ is dropped.

Look at _e_ in _pretty_.

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aid pea faint wear
maid sea paint bear
paid lea saint tear
laid tea dain ty pear
sto ry fix out side these

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harm fel low ink bunch
arm yel low think lunch
charm feath er sink does not
farm weath er pink doesn’t
farm er leath er wink help
your move drink point

Be sure to pronounce the _you_ in _your_.

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When about to put your words in ink,
It will do no harm to stop and think.

A grain does not fill a sack but it helps its fellows.

--SPANISH.

A feather will point the wind.

--DANISH.

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cart tart dart art
part start chart smart

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po ta toes God noth ing talk
lamb food an y thing walk
mouth mon ey some thing chalk
wolf gives some time bun ny
heav y giv en some bod y fun ny
ov er soft a like gave

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Doing nothing is doing ill.

--SCOTTISH.

Lambs don’t run into the mouth of the sleeping wolf.

--DANISH.

God gives every bird its food,
but does not throw it into
the nest.

--J. G. HOLLAND.

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la zy sheep wool harm

Potatoes don’t grow by the side of the pot.

--DUTCH.

A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.

--SCOTTISH.

Want of care does more harm than want of money.

--BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.

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through a mong Bil ly that is
mead ow pa per know that’s

Look carefully at _ough_ in _through_, _ea_ in _meadow_, and _o_ in _among_.

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This I know, I love to play,
Through the meadow, among the hay,
Up the water and over the lea,
That’s the way for Billy and me.

--JAMES HOGG.

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care ful riv er worth house
care less up set what ev er mouse

Look carefully at the _o_ in _worth_.

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Be careful in all things.

A little stone may upset a large cart.

--ITALIAN.

A mouse can drink no more than its fill from a river.

--CHINESE.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

--CHESTERFIELD.

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he ro fruit climb hon ey
eas y have or mon ey

Look carefully at the _i_ in _fruit_, the _o_ in _honey_ and _money_, and the _b_ in _climb_.

_Easy_ is a word often misspelled.

Remember the King’s third rule.

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Who does the best he can is a hero.

--JOSH BILLINGS.

He who would have the fruit must climb the tree.

--SPANISH.

No bees, no honey;
No work, no money.

It is as easy to grin as to growl.

--FRENCH.

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task laugh care hare
cask laugh ing dare fare
flask doc tor bare pare
mask world scare stare
ask smile rare snare
asked mile spare glare
ask ing while share square

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Laugh at your ills,
And save doctor’s bills.

--SPANISH.

Smile on the world and it will smile on you.

--ITALIAN.

A light heart, a light task.

--FRENCH.

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work friend none hap py
true hap pi ness

Look carefully at the _o_ in _work_ and in _none_, the _i_ in _friend_ and in _happiness_.

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Be true to your word, your work, and your friend.

--JOHN BOYLE O’REILLY.

Love all, do wrong to none.

--SHAKESPEARE.

All who joy would win
Must share it--Happiness was born a twin.

--BYRON.

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al ways east spo ken blue
be have least bro ken due
whole feast a ble cue
man ner ly beast ta ble glue
du ty yeast fa ble hue

There is only one _l_ in _always_.

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A child should always say what’s true,
And speak when he is spoken to,
And behave mannerly at table;
At least as far as he is able.

--STEVENSON.

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much hard haste hole
re main card has ten whole
of ten yard taste stole
tar dy guard paste pole
ar rive lard waste sole
learn hurt it self print

The letter _t_ is not sounded in _often_, but don’t leave it out when you spell the word.

Look at _u_ in _guard_.

Remember the _w_ in _whole_.

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Haste not, rest not.

--GOETHE.

Too swift arrives as tardy as too late.

--SHAKESPEARE.

Who hastens too much often remains behind.

--GERMAN.

Learn to creep before you run.

--SCOTTISH.

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e lev en six teen thir ty cream
twelve sev en teen for ty team
thir teen eight een fif ty beam
four teen nine teen six ty dream
fit teen twen ty hun dred steam

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Sun day Sun. Wednes day Wed.
Mon day Mon. Thurs day Thurs.
Tues day Tues. Sat ur day Sat.
Fri day Fri. Jan u a ry Jan.

Look at the _d_ and the second _e_ in _Wednesday_ and the _u_ in _Saturday_.

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speak leak cane pane
weak peak lane vane
beak freak mane crane

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child lov ing end tend
mild giv ing send spend
wild liv ing lend bend
woe hap pi est mend

When _ing_ is added to _love_, _give_, and _life_, _e_ is dropped. What letter is changed in _life_?

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BIRTHDAYS

Monday’s child is fair of face,
Tuesday’s child is full of grace,
Wednesday’s child is full of woe,
Thursday’s child has far to go,
Friday’s child is loving and giving,
Saturday’s child must work for a living;
But the happiest child of all, they say,
Is the child who is born on the week’s first day.

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dish pie
fin ger please
thumb such
stock ing piece
bus y sleeve

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Such a busy girl!
She is peeling apples for a pie.
Please give me a piece of pie.

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dress wrist skirt neck
guess mist shirt deck
bless twist dirt peck
less fist flirt check
press young suf fer speck

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Jan u a ry Jan. Sep tem ber Sept.
Feb ru a ry Feb. Oc to ber Oct.
A pril Apr. No vem ber Nov.
Au gust Aug. De cem ber Dec.

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dance do not world is
mu sic don’t world’s
sulk

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THE WORLD’S MUSIC

The world’s a very happy place,
Where every child should dance and sing,
And always have a smiling face,
And never sulk at anything.

--GABRIEL SETOUN.

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store re turn dog change
wore count log says
more car ried frog mis take
shore for get hog dol lars
or der sign form pen ny

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JACK’S ORDER BOOK

Every day Jack goes to the store for mother.
He writes her orders in a book.
He says it is a real order book.
He never forgets anything.

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When he returns he counts his change.
He never makes a mistake.
He has carried many dollars and never lost a cent.
Every day mother signs the order book.

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doz en doz. cheese or ange
pound lb. fresh ber ry
pounds lbs. loaf ber ries
gal lon gal. loaves oat meal
quart qt. flour soap
pint pt. oil add

TWO PAGES FROM JACK’S ORDER BOOK

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Mon., June 7 Fri., June 11

1 lb. cheese. 1 bag flour
1 doz. fresh eggs 3 gal. oil
1 loaf bread 1 doz. oranges
1 qt. berries 1 box oatmeal
1 pt. cream 6 cakes soap
5 lbs. sugar 3 loaves bread
1 lb. tea 1 lb. candy

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sea sons fire
sum mer

Sing a song of seasons,
Something bright in all,--
Flowers in the summer,
Fires in the fall.

--STEVENSON.

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lip nip grip chip
drip tip whip hip
dip slip skip ship

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raise dust turn churn
road dust y burn e ven

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THE FLY ON THE CART WHEEL

Once there was a fly on a cart wheel.

The wheel turned round and the dust from the road rose
in clouds.

“Oh,” cried the fly, “what a dust we raise!”

But the wheel did not even know that the fly was there.

--ÆSOP.

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hun ter dug dull mat ter
teeth bug hull plat ter
tooth rug skull scat ter
him self tug since flat ter
whom jug hasn’t chat ter

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THE HUNTER AND THE LION

“Have you seen any tracks of a lion?” asked a hunter of a man whom he met.

“Oh, I can show you the lion himself,” said the man.

The hunter turned pale with fright. His teeth chattered.

“I don’t want to see the lion. I only want to see his tracks,” he cried.

--ÆSOP.

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oak pale rush dip per
cloak tale brush slip per
croak gale crush skip per
soak sale hush drip ping
move scale mush whip ping
tenth whale blush tip ping

REVIEW OF TROUBLESOME WORDS

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friend Tuesday making just
always won’t having doctor
done too coming know
heard two loving minute
Wednesday among writing blue
February busy buy through
very none week every

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whole shoes piece often
there any been sugar
their many once hour
don’t which does says
here could sure laid
can’t should where break
world would climb flour

The following 100 words have been found to be the “One Hundred Commonest Words in the English Language.” They are used and repeated so frequently in our writing that they constitute about one half of all the words we write. You have studied all of them. Can you spell each of them correctly?

the will my had
and as this has
of have his very
to not which were
I with dear been
a be from would
in your are she
that at all or
you we me there
for on so her
it he one an
was by if when
is but they time
go please letter do
some week make after
any night write than
can their thing sir
what other think last
send up should house
out our truly just
them good now over
him say its then
more could two work
about who take day
no may thank here

THIRD YEAR VOCABULARY

We have followed the king’s rules. We can spell all these words. Can you?

able another asking beam
add anything August bean
afraid apple autumn bear
afternoon April bank beast
age arm bare beauty
aid around barrel became
alike arrive basket been
almost art battle beg
always ask beach behave
among asked beak belt
bend branch cart clever
berries broken case climb
berry brush cash cloak
beside bug cask coat
better bunch catch coming
Billy bunny cattle could
bless burn chalk count
bliss busy change country
blond but charm crane
blown butter chart crank
blue buttercups chase cream
blush cage chatter croak
boat cane check crush
bond can’t cheek cue
boot card cheese cure
bottom care child curls
bough careful chip cut
bowl careless churn daily
boy carried clean dainty
dance dream enter fifteen
dare dress even fifth
dart drink evening fifty
dash drip ever finger
deal dripping every fire
December dropped everybody first
deck due everything fist
dip dug fable fix
dipper dull face flash
dirt dust faint flask
dish dusty fare flatter
doctor duty farm flirt
does each farmer float
doesn’t east feast floor
dog easy feather flour
dollar eighteen February flower
don’t either feel follow
dozen eleven fellow fond
drank end felt food
form given hare hiss
forget giving harm hog
forty glare hasn’t hole
fourteen glue haste honey
fourth goat hasten hoot
fox God hatch horse
freak golden have hour
fresh goose heal house
Friday grace hear hue
friend great heard hull
frog grip heart hundred
fruit grown heave hunter
funny guard heavy hurt
gale guess heel hush
gallon handle help hut
gather happiest here I’m
gave happiness hero Indian
geese happy himself ink
give hard hip inside
its lard limb meek
itself lash lion melt
January latch lip mend
joy laugh living mild
jug laughing loaf mile
just leaf loaves minute
keg leak log miss
kiss lean loving mist
kneel learn lunch mistake
knelt least maid moment
knife leather mane Monday
knoll leave mannerly money
know leg many month
known lend mask more
lace less match morning
ladder letter matter mother
laid life meadow mouse
lamb lily meal mouth
lane like mean move
much off paper pitcher
music often pare place
neck oh part platter
neither oil paste please
never once patch point
next or pea pole
nineteen orange peach pond
nip order pear post
none other peak potatoes
north outside peck pound
nothing over peek preach
November own peel press
number ox peg pretty
nut oxen penny print
oak page picture proof
oar paid pie punch
oatmeal paint piece pure
oats pale pink quart
October pane pint race
rage rush September size
raise rut seventeen skip
rank safe seventy skipper
rare saint sever skirt
rash sale shall skull
rattle sash share sleeve
reach Saturday ship slip
read says shirt slippers
remain scale shoes smart
return scare shore smile
rider scatter should snare
ripe scrape shown soak
river scratch shut soap
road sea side soft
roar seal sign sole
roll seasons since some
roof second sink somebody
root seek sixteen something
rug send sixty sometime
sorry stone task thirty
sour store taste this
south story tea through
sown strange teach thrown
space strife team thumb
spare stroll tear Thursday
speak such teeth thus
speck suffer tend tip
spelt sugar tenth tipping
spend sulk than today
spoken summer thank toe
square Sunday that’s toll
stage sunny their tomorrow
stare sure there tonight
start table these tooth
steal tale think toy
steam talk third trace
stocking tardy thirsty Troy
stole tart thirteen true
trust water while wore
Tuesday weak whip work
tug wear whipping world
turn weather whole worth
twelve weave whom wrist
twenty Wednesday wife yard
twist week wild yeast
upset whale wink yellow
vane whatever wire yesterday
wage wheel wolf young
walk where woe your
waste which won’t

THE ALDINE SPELLER