PART II
THIRD YEAR
[Illustration]
1 2
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_.
3
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.
4 5 6 7
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.
8
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.
9
reach teach peach trust preach beach each enter
10 11 12 13
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?
14
be come read oar pitch er dropped wa ter roar thirst y
15
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.
16 17 18 19
feel great felt next heel a fraid melt size peel li on belt morn ing kneel off knelt safe wheel chase spelt heard
20
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.
21
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.
22 23 24 25
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
[Illustration]
26
scratch catch match patch latch hatch
27
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.
28 29 30 31
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_.
32
THE FIRST WATERLILY
[Illustration]
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.
33 34 35 36
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
37
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.
[Illustration]
38 39 40 41
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.
42
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.
43 44 45 46
roll root mo ment week toll boot min ute peek stroll hoot hour seek knoll soot month cheek south dai ly north meek
47
to day to night to mor row yes ter day af ter noon eve ning
48 49 50 51
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_.
52
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.
53 54 55
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?
56
but ter pret ty sun ny but ter cups com ing oh
[Illustration]
57
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_.
58 59 60 61
aid pea faint wear maid sea paint bear paid lea saint tear laid tea dain ty pear sto ry fix out side these
62 63 64 65
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_.
66
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.
67
cart tart dart art part start chart smart
68 69 70 71
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
72
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.
[Illustration]
73
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.
74
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_.
75
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.
76
care ful riv er worth house care less up set what ev er mouse
Look carefully at the _o_ in _worth_.
77
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.
78
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.
79
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.
[Illustration]
80 81 82
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
83
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.
84
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_.
85
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.
86 87 88 89
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_.
90
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.
[Illustration]
91 92 93 94
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_.
95
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.
96 97 98 99
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
100 101
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_.
102 103
speak leak cane pane weak peak lane vane beak freak mane crane
104 105
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_?
[Illustration]
106
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.
107 108
dish pie fin ger please thumb such stock ing piece bus y sleeve
[Illustration]
109
Such a busy girl! She is peeling apples for a pie. Please give me a piece of pie.
110 111 112 113
dress wrist skirt neck guess mist shirt deck bless twist dirt peck less fist flirt check press young suf fer speck
114 115
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.
[Illustration]
116
dance do not world is mu sic don’t world’s sulk
117
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.
118 119 120 121
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
122
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.
123
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.
124 125 126
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
127 128
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
129
sea sons fire sum mer
[Illustration]
Sing a song of seasons, Something bright in all,-- Flowers in the summer, Fires in the fall.
--STEVENSON.
130
lip nip grip chip drip tip whip hip dip slip skip ship
131
raise dust turn churn road dust y burn e ven
132
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.
133 134 135 136
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
137
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.
138 139 140 141
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
142 143 144 145
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
146 147 148 149
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
[Illustration]
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