A Primary Spelling Book of The English Language (1877) PDF

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Emerson
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UNIVERSITY I
UBRARY I
PRIMARY
SPELLING-BOOK
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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
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BOSTON: WILLIAM WARE & CO.
PREFACE.
However carefully constructed the lesson-book may be, learning
the art of spelling is no easy task. The compiler of this Primary
Spelling-Book could not hope to remove the difficulties of the sub
ject, but he trusts that he has here afforded effectual assistance in over
coming them. He has endeavored to make the way of the beginner as
smooth aud direct as possible. Some of the important features of the
book are : —
1. Only common words — those which children would be likely to
hear, or which they can easily understand — are found in the lessons.
2. The lessons are short. They begin with the simplest sounds and
words in the language, and become more difficult very gradually. The
ascent is made by as regular and easy steps as the end in view will
permit.
3. The words in many of the lessons have been grouped so as to
illustrate the vowel and the consonant sounds and to show how these
are chiefly represented. The classification affords useful drills in phonic
spelling, which is so important a means of securing good clear pro
nunciation.
4. To break up the monotonous uniformity often found in spelling-
books, the lessons are considerably varied in kind, and to make them
still more attractive, many illustrations have been interspersed.
5. Review lessons have been introduced at convenient intervals.
A few exercises made up of short easy sentences are given, in which
the words in the columns are employed. The teacher or the pupil
should form additional sentences of this kind, to show the meaning and
use of as many of the words as it may be thought advisable to explain.
Such exercises are of great profit to the learner.
The blackboard and the slate are to be put to frequent use. The
child should print or write as much as possible, so that his eye may be
trained to observe the form and appearance of the words.
It is a good plan for the teacher to pronounce the words of each les
son to the class before the pupils are required to study them.
L. J. C.
Boston.
WORCESTER'S NEW
THE ALPHABET.
Printing Letters.
•
a A J s s
J
b B k K t T
c C 1 L u IT
d D m M V V
e E n N w w
f F o 0 X X
g G P Y
P y
h H Q z Z
q
•
1 I r R &
PRIMARY SPELLING-BOOK. 5
THE ALPHABET.
Printing Letters.
a S
b B K T
c u U
d D m M v V
e n N w W
g G
i R &
To the Teacher. This form of letter is suitable for black
board and slate exercises.
WORCESTER'S NEW
THE ALPHABET.
Printing Letters.
a J S
B K T
u U
D m M V
e E n N w w
F 0 X
9 G P P Y
h H <7 Q z
I R
THE ALPHABET.
Writing Letters.
a at 4
/ j
A s A <zfif /
€ / J a %
1A
e S n MA
0 %
/
/■ S> 8/
f y
/ ?
i P
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VOWEL SOUNDS.
Long Vowels. Short Vowels.
1. e as in me. 8. 1 as in ill.
2. a " ape. 9. e " end.
3. a " arm.
io. a " and.
4. a " all. n. 6 " on.
5. 6 " old.
g. ob " ooze. 12. do " good.
7. u* " fur. 13. u " up.
Compound Vowels.
14. i as in ice like a e.

15. oi " oil " ai.
16. ou " out " a 6b.
17. u " use " yob or ibb.t
is. a " ask, past, class, dance.

This sound is not so thin as a in fat, nor so broad as a in far.
19. a as in fare, air, there.
Either short e prolonged before r (in England), or short a
gliding into the sound of slight u before r (in the United States).
* Tins sound is a little longer and closer than its corresponding short
sound, u, as in up.
t The initial element is a very brief form of short i.
PRIMARY SPE1 '-BOOK. 9
CONSONANT SOUNDS.
Vocal and Liquid.

p as in pipe.
r as in roar. b u babe.
1 " lull.
t it tent.
Vocal and Nasal. d a did.
m as in maim, a
k kick.
n " noon, a gag.
ng " hang.
ch a church.
Aspirates and Vocals. it
j judge.
S as in sun.
Vowel Consonants.
z " zeal.
sh " shall, y as in yard.

w tt war.
z " azure.
f " fife, Pure Aspirate.

v " valve. h as in hut.
th " thin,
th " this. wh = hw.
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A FIRST LESSON IN NUMBERS.
One, 1. • I.
Two, 2. II.
Three, 3. • • • III.
Four, 4. • • • • IV.
Five, 5. ••••• V.
Six, 6. •••••• VI.
Seven, 7. •••••••... VII.
Eight, 8. •••••••• VIII.
Nine, 9. ••• IX.
Ten, 10. X.
XX. XXX. XL L. LX. LXX.
20 30 40 50 60 70
LXXX. XC. C. D. M.
80 90 100 500 1000

Spelling for Beginners.
an at
fan fat
ran rat
man mat
bad cap
had lap
lad rap
sad map
cat cap mat
a cat a cap a mat

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3.
up but sun
cup hut fun
pup nut gun
sup cut run
4.
bud bug bag
top cod
hop rod
pop dog
mop hog
a cup a bud a dog

6.
OX rot on us
fox cot bog cub
box rob sod dug
7.
let bed beg hen
net fed leg pen
pet led peg ten
wet red yes men
ox hen men
an ox a hen the men

11.
all hall bell ill
ball tall tell bill
call gall sell hill
fall wall well kill
12.
dull egg nioss ^^^^^^^^
13.
back neck sick mock
pack deck lock buck
rack peck rock duck
sack kick sock luck
The duck can swim well

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14.
black clock flock
bled clad plan
blot club plot
bless flag plum
block flat sled
15.
bran cram fret
brag cross frisk
brick crust frog
brim dress frock
grub drip drug
grass drop drum
Boys with sleds. Count them.
One, two, three, four, five, six.
/ 3 J k 3 S / f f JO JJ
16.
press trap trim twig snuff
trod trot spit spell spill
17.
stab skip
stag skill
stem skull
stop swell
stun swill
skin swim
18.
best vest must belt gulf-
nest fist left felt help
rest dust lift melt held
What is in the nest ? Young birds.
See the old birds.

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19.
and end tent lamp
hand lend sent hemp
land send lent jump
sand mend hunt pump
20.
ash lash wish silk dusk
cash fish rush milk risk
dash dish brush desk brisk
A boy and a girl A pump.

21.
[The sound of sh and of ch.]
shad
sham
ship
shall
shot
shop shun shut
See the ship on the sea.
22.
[The two sounds of th.]
The smith is in his shop.

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23.
[Do not say wen, wip, etc, for hwen, hwip, etc.]
quick when
quell whip
quill which
quilt whiff
quit whiz
The boy has a whip.
24.
REVIEW LESSON.
The words in the Lessons may be explained by means of simple
sentences like the following
which egg What is a smith ? You
such chop can chop with an axe. The

thrush sits on the wall.
much wall
An egg lies in the grass.
quick what
There is much to do to
snuff smith day. He is not such a
grass thrush boy as I like. Which one
rich thrill will you take?
25.
[The sound of ng.]
hang wing
sing long
ring song
bring hung (|
thing sung
The bird sings a sweet song.
26.
[s sounded as in sit.]
raps ships mats backs
traps chips blots sacks
straps whips quilts clocks
27.
[s sounded like z.]
drags slabs swims hands
legs clubs plums things
eggs quills stands brings

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28.
[Be sure to give the sound of r. Say 'far,' not 'fah.']
,bar are arm tar
car cart farm star
far yard harm start
jar hard barn sharp
29.
bur burn PJ oil coil
fur turn toy boil toil
cur churn boy soil spoil
30.
[Do not pronounce law, saw, etc., as if ending in r.]
or law raw salt draw
nor saw straw wart draAvn
for paw thaw warm claw
form jaw hawk shawl crawl
/ saw a hawk fly far.

31.
[Do not give a drawling sound to oil and ow. This compound
vowel sound is aoo, not aoo.]
out found cow
trout pound now
our round owl
sour sound fowl
32.
day may ray cry %

Pay lay dry why
m
say j'ay play try sky
hay way clay shy eye
33.
by fry die do you
my Pry pie to your
thy sly tie who yours
The round eyes of the owl.

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34.
An old barn. A sour plum.
A new ball. A sweet song.
A cold daj- A just man.
A red liouse. A kind girl.
A full cup. | A glad heartc
35.
REVIEW LESSON.
think warm I think it will be warm

trunk fowls to-day. The fowls are in
sharp pie the yard. This shawl is
yard girl not mine. Whose is it?
It is yours. The girl has
heart eyes
black eyes. A sharp stick.
shawl who
There is salt in this dish.
salt whose
My heart beats fast.
die yours Leaves die and fall from
are sour the trees.
A full cup. A glad heart.

Short and Long Sounds of the Vowel
36.
at . . . ate mad . . . made
fat fate cap cape
hat hate rat rate
mat mate can cane
tap tape pan pane
37.
man . ., . mane dim . . . dime
van vane bit bite
sham shame hid hide
shad shade rid • ride
slat slate din dine
The mane of a horse.
Note to the Teacher. Put out the words across the two
columns, and explain that the final e is silgnt after a single con
sonant, but draws out or lengthens the vowel that goes before.
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38.
fin . . . fine not . . . note
pin pine hop hope
win wine rod rode
twin twine tub tube
prim prime cub cube
strip stripe tun tune
Long Sound of the Vowel.
39.
fade safe babe wide
late cake line side
gate lake vine mine
game make life fire
lame rake wife tire
name take hive wire
A cube has six sides.

40.
bone tore mule blade
home store pure trade
rope stove brave spade
yoke stone slave blame
more shore plate flame
wore chore skate frame
Is he much to blame ?
41.
shape quake smile drove
grape whale while smoke
scrape slide white stroke
shake pride stride those
flake drive strike drone
snake strive strife throne
A stride is a long step.

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42.
[ay and ai like a in ate
gray aim fail gain
stay rain nail grain
stray brain pain chain
spray train paid paint
A long train of cars.
43.
[ee like e in me.]
see beef sleep wheel
bee keep sweet queen
tree deep seed cheek
three sheep teeth cheese

PRIMA RV SPELLING-BOOK. 29
44.
REVIEW LESSON.
gray- throne He wore a gray cap. Cheese

grain chore is made from milk. Snow is
cheese wire white. Do not strike the dog.
white wore Scrape the mud off your shoes,
strike dime The queen's throne. The bail
paid scrape of the pail is made of wire.
45.
[Words ending in se and 06 sounded as s.]
case pace price fence
chase place nice hence
face space rice ounce
lace race mice choice
See the dog chase the fox.

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46 and 47.
The Wasp and the Bee.
l. 2. A wasp met
wasps have a bee, and
asked it, "Can
bees said
you tell me
seem were why all men
seem to hate
fond small me, while
they are so fond of you ?
nice soon
" They make you nice huts to live
feed lose in, and feed you when it is too cold
for you to seek food for yourselves.
when what What can all this be for ? I am much
seek the same to look at ; my wings are as
good
fine as yours, and as to my dress, look
much sweet at its large gold rings ! It shines
more than yours ! "
food love " Well," said the bee, " all you tell
large more me is so; but if I were to do even
a small part of the harm you do, I
yours one must soon lose the love that men have
for me. You have a fine shape, and
look sting
are nice to look at, but there 's one
while there thing men can't put up with, — that
is, your sting.
wings can't " And there is one thing more :
You do men no good ; but we fly
put live
far and wide to find for them day by
asked even day the sweet food we make."
48.
Tell the use of the Accent.
halo fu'el sun'set lap'dog
sa go po et on set cob web
he ro po em out set pop gun
49.
[o and ow like o in old.]
old most low own
bold post flow snow
fold torn slow row
gold both blow grow
sold pork show throw
50.
[i, ie, and y like i in ice.]
bind mild die cry
find child died cried
kind grind tie dry
blind pint tied dried

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[ea and ee like e in me.]
ear eat tea each
fear beat leaf teach
near neat speak reach
year seat v speech wheel
52.
east seal meal street
beast dream mean teeth
read stream bean freeze
see. / can see to read.
sea. Ships sail on the sea.
53.
[ie like e in me.]
chief brief piece field
thief priest fierce wield
grief niece pierce yield

54.
Words of opposite meaning.
hope . . . fear thick . . . thin
loss gain more less
cool warm far near
long short seek shun
strong weak wild tame
east west buy sell
55.
Words of like meaning.
sort . . . kind flesh . . . meat
stroke blow neat clean
speed haste lean poor
great large tart sour
fact truth ill sick
streak stripe bulk size
East or west, Home is best.

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56.
[oa and ow like o in old.]
oat boat coat load
goat road
coal toad
oak cloak
oar blow
roar crow
57.
[oa and oe like o in old.]
toast roast soap hoe
coast loaf board toe
boast coach coax foe
58.
car'go inlet sat'in can 'did
car pet out let rob in ram rod
tar get ring let nap kin pot ash

59.
wear arms I wear my cap on my head.
I put my shoes on my feet.
head walk
My nose forms part of my
shoes skip face.
My eyes are above my nose.
feet eat
My ears are one on each
nose sleep side of my head.
face hear My hands are at the ends of
my arms.
eyes taste
I can walk, 'skip, and jump.
ears feel I can eat, drink, and sleep.
I can hear, see, taste, smell,
each heat
and feel.
hands bear I can bear cold and heat.
60.
What I Eat.
wheat peas loaf milk
meal beans toast pie
meat cream flour steak
beets cheese bread soup

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61.
[The sound of a in these words is not so thin as a in fat, nor
so broad as a in far.]
ask cast pass grant
bask fast brass dance
cask last class chance
task past grasp glance
62.
care* flare spare there
dare glare aii- wear
mare share chair tear
rare snare where swear
63.
ba'by ti'dy glo'ry du'ty
lady bo ny story milk y
navy pony sha dy ar my
gra vy ho ly la zy
* See 19, page 8.
64.
[aw, and o before r, like a in all. — Be sure to sound the
T, but do not trill it.]
claw corn fork short
draw thorn form north
born cord storm scorch
silly
hii 1j
jelly
fol ly com ic
jolly public pick'ing sing'irig
hap py rus tic jump ing bark irig
66.
REVIEW LESSON.
scorch steak toe buy
where break coax owe
swear great walk wear

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67.
A sharp axe. A lean beast.
A plain course. A gray beard.
A firm grasp. A high pole.

A tight hold. A sandy plain.
A harsh word. A wise thought.
68.
The Air.
air The air we breathe is round us on all
breathe sides. We cannot see the air, but we can
feel it when we wave our hands.
wave If we had no air we should have no
light light, and could not see the sun. We
could not live without air. All things that
should
live would soon die if they had no air.
could Some air is good and some is bad. The
would air of high and dry places is good. We
should try to get good air, and live where
some
the air is clear and pure. Good air will
places help to keep us in health. But bad air
where will soon make us ill.
The air which we breathe goes to the
clear
lungs to make the blood pure and sweet.
health The air of crowded rooms is very bad for
goes us to breathe.
69.
Spell the words in black letter.
Join Naught Old friends like us,
your bands bave we say young,
and form to make they like blithe,
a ring. us sad ; to see and gay,
Let Much Joy and They,
us all bave we from school,
mirth of
trip to make went out
such as we ;
round us glad. to play
Glad are Games
and sing. Let us,
tben, tbey which we
Time,
we know, each lass to share have had
is on and lad, our glee ; this day,
the wing, Old friends It minds And which
And night and young them of all young
will soon ones past days, folks
be here. cheer. When, praise.
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70.
[o, oo, Ou, like oo long, as in ooze.]
move soot droop soup
prove root stoop group
boot food roof croup
shoot tooth proof youth
71.
[u and ew after r like oo long as in ooze.]
cool room rude brew
pool broom prude crew
spool soon prune drew
tool noon rule grew
stool moon brute threw
72.
What I can do with my Hands.
scour push throw feel
sweep strike pinch reach
stitch beat touch write

73.
Some parts of the House.
doors paint boards beams
blinds stairs nails glass
rooms bricks planks latch
74.
[u, OO, ou, like OO short as in good.]
bush hook hood good
push look stood could
book took foot would
cook brook wool should
75.
The horse snorts. The babe cries.
The sheep bleats. The owl hoots.
The bear growls. The swan swims.
The hound barks. The dove cooes.
The frog croaks. The worm crawls.
The wolf howls. The mouse gnaws.

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76.
[gh silent]
nigh high tight night
sigh right light might
sight bright slight fright
age
cage
page
rage
range
change large
strange charge bridge
78.
[a like o in not.]
wad swan wash wasp what
was swap squash watch swamp

79.
An idle boy A glass vi al.
An ea sy chair. A fierce li on.
An icy pond. A puny child.
An o pen door. A tiny baby.
An odd shape. A sultry day.
80.
Rain, snow, and hail
come from the clouds.
The wind blows from
the east, the west, the
north, and the south.
Streams run through
dells, glens, and woods.
Grass grows in the
fields and mead ows.
When storms rage, then
floods pour down from
the hills, and the brooks
swell.
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81.
[toh like ch.]
catch scratch itch witch
hatch sketch ditch notch
latch fetch hitch botch
match stretch pitch blotch
patch switch stitch clutch

■
82.
[au and ea like a in far.]
aunt haunt vaunt heart
daunt jaunt flaunt heart'y
gaunt taunt launch hearth
83.
a'ble trem'ble ap'ple ket'tle
ta ble thim ble stee ple set tle
sta ble can dle stop ple lit tle
no ble sad dle cat tle fie kle
era dle mid dle gen tle bun dle

84.
[e, ea, and i before r like u before r.]
her nerve earn sir-
term serve learn girl
fern verse earth bird
stern were heard chirp
perch pert search birch
Birds perch on trees.

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85.
fi and O before r like u before r. — Give the sound of r, but
do not trill it.]
stir first third work
dirt thirst birth world
shirt whirl mirth worth
skirt word firm worse
86.
[Be sure to sound the final r.]
pa'per ev'er liv'er slen'der
fe ver nev er sil ver num ber
o ver bar ber sis ter slum ber
spi der farm er mur der un der
bak er gath er din ner win ter
niak er riv er sup per whis per
A work ill done must be twice done.
Keep your word.
i:
87.
On the And
branch though
of a vine, they
Were hung
grapes high,
ripe and A fox that
fine. came by,
Said,
I '11 jump up
and try
To get gave him strive

that sweet pain ; for an hour,
fruit, No grapes It will
For my could be all
taste it he gain. in vain,
will suit. Said he, As those
Each It is plain, grapes are
spring If I all sour.
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OS.
Some parts of the Body.
head brain thumb heart
skull mouth thigh knee
scalp tooth joint blood
hair wrist throat toe
89.
Words concerning Clothes.
sleeve cloak wool thread
scarf silk flounce gown
coat glove skirt boots
fringe shoes shirt shawl
90.
Beasts. Birds.
deer calf wren
sheep bear dove hawk
lamb hound swan crow
wolf ox en quail grouse
J
PRIMARY SPELLING-HOOK. 49
01.
[ea like o in met.]
dead bread death breast
deaf dread breath tread
head spread health sweat
stead thread wealth meant
92.
tim'id lim'it sol'id in 'suit
mot to mer it prim er mar ket
al urn spir it al bum tur nip
hab it rap id an vil splen did
93.
REVIEW LESSON.
thumb knee worse said
lamb death search calf
wrist thigh birch heard
spirit grouse guard though

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94.
cit'y cop'y tem'per ut'ter
stud y ten der ci der
oily fan cy of fer cop per
body coun ty prof fer or der
cur ly can dy up per talk er
ins .
hurrry
sor ry
fer ry ho/rid van'ish
toi let har vest in sect
pun ish mod est object
sa cred ar tist pros pect
se cret den tist pea cock
Great talker, little doer.

96.
Words of opposite meaning.
true . . false rough . . smooth
right wrong fine coarse
round square dull bright
laugh weep death life
foul clean dear cheap
front back fierce mild
97.
[ew, ui, and ue like U in use.]
few spew sin'ew suit
mew clew mil dew suit'ed
new flew pew ter pur sue'
pew stew re new' sub due
98.
does (duz) were guest rye
says (sez) two juice glue
are (r) guess through half

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99, 100, 101.

Things I see around me.
1. When I look around me, what can
[ see ?
I can see the earth and the sky, the
sun, the moon, and the stars, clouds,
hail, rain, and snow, ice and frost.
I see hills, vales, springs, dales, plains,
streams, trees, shrubs, plants, fruit, flow

ers, grass, and weeds.
On the sea-shore I see rocks, cliffs,
sands, stones, and shells. On the sea I
see ships, brigs, sloops, and boats.
2. In the Fields I see hedges, ditch
es, gates, fences, banks, woods, haystacks,
wagons and teams, ponds, grain, barns,
ploughs, rakes and hoes, sheep, oxen,
swine, fowls, ducks, and geese.

In the Streets I see men, women,
children, a church, a schoolhouse, houses,

shops, inns, coaches, carts, cars, and wagons.
3. In Houses I see doors, windows,

stairs, floors, sinks, stoves, grates, blinds,
chairs, tables, sofas, brooms and brushes,
clocks, lamps, shelves, books, clothes,
boots, shoes, coats, shawls, plates, dishes,
knives, forks, and spoons.

Now let me try to spell the names
of all these things which I see around me.
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54
102.
ad mit' Open the door and admit him.
affix You must affix a postage stamp.

about We are about done. He spoke
aloud aloud. The canal is full of water.
ca nal Can I dispel your fears ? They
dis pel mean to expel him from the school.
ex pel I regret to hear it. He lives in a
re gret hotel. A hard blow will impel the
ho tel
ball a long way. We will omit
re gard
the last verse. He said he would
o mit
remit the money by post. I had
remit
to submit. I will wait until I hear
sub mit
until from you.
* * *
roots A tree has roots, a trunk, and stems,
And each branch or bough has twigs;
boughs
And these bear leaves, and some
leaves have fruit,
pears As pears and plums and figs.
dee Aad io4p/d.

103.
a bode' de bate' e rase' se crete'
a lone de cline po lite se cure
a maze de fine re tire se vere
be sides de note pro vide su preme
104.
ad vice' in duce' es cape' con fide'
en tice em brace for sake com pete
re duce in vite mis take com plete
pro duce sur vive con fine sub lime
105.
a cute' ma ture' pol Iute' im plore'
en tire re vere se clude con sole
ex pire de cide con clude com pute
al Iure ex cite in vade pro nounce
Do well is better than say well.
■0 MJW> *2
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106.
[s like z.]
cause noise ad vise' re pose'
choose ea'sy a muse op pose
tease ro sy re fuse sup pose
please dai sy ac cuse a rouse
107.
[o, Ou, oo, like u in up.]
come dove touch oth'er
done love young motli er
none glove blood broth er
month shove flood a bove'
108.
[gh silent.]
hought fought caught thought
brought naught taught wrought
1
109.
gus'set ab'sent sher'iff wit'ness
buck et ar dent dul ness har ness

jack et hil lock for tress mat tress
tick et pump kin prog ress chick en
110.
a round' ef fect' con fess' de fence'
ab surd af flict ad dress of fence
con tent ex pect suc cess con vince
e vent re spect dis tress sup press
111.
[er, or, and ar like ur without stress.]
bet/ter ac'tor fa'vor li'ar
let ter par lor la bor dol lar
mat ter doc tor va por col lar
flat ter ar bor ra zor beg gar
stutter harbor major vulgar
Well begun is half done.
e/^ /e^m id AaJjt dome

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Words of similar meaning.
112.
cun'ning . . art/ful fre'quent often
charm ing love ly grate ful thank ful
con stant stead y sul len moody
faith ful trust y pal try tri fling
113.
hasten . . . hur'ry hor'rid . . shocking
putrid rotten terror dread
sloth ful la zy loi ter lin ger

va cant emp ty loy al faith ful
Never shirk the truth to tell ;

What is false is far from well.
114.
dis creetr . . pru'dent pre sent' . . offer
re mote dis tant a void shun

in firm fee ble se date so ber
sup ply fur nish in tent pur pose
115.
di vert' . . a muse' in vent' con trive'
im plore be seech de fend pro tect

offend displease abrupt sud'den
afflict distress molest dis turb'
A hint for you, and may you weigh it, —

Mind what you say, and how you say it !
"/Am/^m, you, tmt/^may
you wetyA {J, —
wm/ wAa/ yeu day,
ant/ Aom you day

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REVIEW LESSONS.
116.
cit'y talk'er juice a cute7
false sin ew choose a rouse
rough pur sue' caught li'ar
guess mat'tress wrought doc tor
month sher iff dul'ness beg gar
Bear and forbear.
117.
does (duz) fierce ci'der de tide'
says (sez) clothes e rase' grate'ful
shrubs loy'al un til cun ning
ploughs hur ry suited be seech'
knives ter ror wag on dis creet
A kind action is never thrown away.
a€^m id ^netted
118.
-fuL -less.
care'ful wil'ful blame'less taste'less
grace ful skil ful care less house less

grate ful peace ful hope less sense less
hate ful waste ful shape less use less
119.
-ness.
baseless same'ness fee'ble ness
close ness white ness gen tle ness
fine ness rude ness fick le ness
like ness loose ness no ble ness
120.
Spell first the singular, and then the plural as here given.
plates eyes pla'ces ditch'es

fields cloaks prais es coach es
hearts streams match es dress es
beasts bridges bench es box es
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121.
Articles used as Food, or in Cooking.
jel'ly pep'per sal'ad sir'up
gruel muffin custard coffee
gin ger pic kle mus tard su gar
but ter pud ding por ridge po ta'to
122.
Things belonging to the House.
pok'er la'dle cham'ber boil'er
dip per draw er mir ror pan try
plat ter bed stead clos et gar ret
shut ter bed room car pet kitch en
123.
Cloth and Articles of Clothing.
gauze tip'pet stock'ing mus'lin
mangle bon net pop lin flan nel

col lar jack et vel vet mit ten
lin en slip per cra vat' caFi co
<3o-oA /ejble you

124.
re'al met/al lev'el carnal
vi al mor al nov el par cel

tri al men tal cru el bar rel
ri val cen tral trav el ves sel
125.
[Be sure to give the right sound to final a.]
so'fa ze'bra wag'on gal'lon

so da ex tra wis dom bot tom
chi na dra ma cus tom sum mon

bro ma com ma free dom com mon
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126.
sab'bath gal'lop tav'ern effort
sum mit thresh old mod ern al most
stub born post script pat tern cow ard

scoun drel post pone' lan tern cav ern
127.
[n sounded like ng.]
an'gle min'gle twin'kle hun'ger
man gle sin gle un cle blan ket
tan gle tin gle an kle trin ket
bun gle shin gle an gry tin ker
stran gle sprin kle fin ger con gress
In truth be strong, nor love the wrong.
Little strokes fell great oaks.

RULES FOR SPELLING.

L Fined e is dropped when a syllable beginning with
a vowel is added.
128.
-ing.
bake bak'ing love . lov'ing
place plac ing trace trac ing
make mak ing like lik ing
come com ing smile smil ing
have hav ing cure cur ing
129.
-ish.
slave . slav'ish bone . . . bon'y
white whit ish stone ston y
blue blu ish -OUS.
-er. fame . . . famous
trade trad er de sire' de sir'ous
love lover -able.
smoke smok er sale . sal'a ble
drove drov er cure cur a ble
Waste not, want not.
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2. A single consonant following a single vowel is

doubled when we add a syllable beginning with a vowel.
This Rule applies to monosyllables and to words
accented on the last syllable.
130.
-ing. -ed. -er.
chop . . chop'ping . . chopped . . chop'per
slip slip ping slipped slip per
dig digging digged digger
sin sin ning sinned sin ner
rob robbing robbed rob ber
131.
-ish. -y.
red . . . red'dish fog . . . fog'gy
-er, -ist. gum gummy
big . . . bigger a a
,hot„ , A ter
hot 1 mud mud dyJ
thin thinner wit witty
drug druggist fun funny

Never give pain to others, even in sport.
132.
The preceding Rule (2) applies to words accented on the last
syllable.
admit/ . . . admitted . . . ad minting
com mit com mit ted com mit ting
for bid for bid den for bid ding
be gin be gin ner be gin ning
re gret re gret ted re gret ting
oc cur oc curred oc cur ring
133.
a When two vowels precede the last consonant, the con-
sonant is not doubled.
seat) • • • seat'ing paint .. . . paint'ing
boil boil ing stoop stoop ing
foot foot ing roof roof ing
roar roar ing tread tread ing
gain gain er aid aid ing
A fault denied is twice committed.

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134.
4. Final y, preceded by a consonant, changed into i.
But when ing, ist, or ish is added, y is not changed, as deny,
denying; copy, copyist; baby, babyish.
deny' . . . denies' ug'ly . . . ug'liest

defy defies happy happier
en'vy en'vies greed y greed i ly
cit y cit ies mer ry mer ri ly
story stories glory glorious
135.
5. Final y, preceded by a vowel, remains unchanged.
al'ley . . . al'leys de lay' . . . de lays'
val ley val leys de cay de cays
tur key tur keys an noy an noys
mon ey mon eys em ploy em ploys
chimney chimneys enjoy enjoys
Liars are never trusted.

REVIEW LESSONS.
136. 137.
gauze bonnet un'cle cur'ing
prais'es plac ing wil ful sin ning
cit ies hap pi er robbed chim neys
su gar roofing pick'le sense less
sir up bar rel lin en oc curred'

met al mer ri ly flan nel sal'a ble
col lar greed i ly draw er be gin'ner
blu ish thresh old mon eys scoun drel
138.
Spell and write:
Boys' linen suits.
Men's woollen clothing.
Thomas's slate pencil.
Is to-day Christmas ?
Is to-morrow New-Year's Day?
Was yesterday Thanksgiving Day ?
The Fourth of July is a holiday.

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139.
wfi'ter ham'mer coffin on'ly
gro cer stam mer madam put ty
fa ther glim mer sec ond fru gal
lad der de cent tal ent tru ant
part ner pru dent hus band er rand
140.
office fur'nace absence pru'dence
ser vice gram mar si lence com mence'
all I can see all the bear The black bear is

books. strong,
awl The shoemaker bear He cannot bear so
has an awl. much.
ate I ate a pear, beat Do not beat the
eight Here are eight dog.
boys, beet The beet is good
bare Bare feet. to eat.
PRJ MARY SPELLING-BOOK. 71
141.
at tend' ac count' ac cept' con troF

ex tend ap point at tract con sult
as cend cor rupt cor rect pro found
descend afford subtract demand
con sent ar rest be yond com mand
142.
blue The sky is blue, fare How much is

blew The wind blew the fare ?
hard. fair The lady is fair,
coarse The meal is very flour Bread is made
coarse, of flour,
course What course do flower The rose is a
you take ? flower,
deer The hunter shot foul It was a foul
a deer, deed.
dear My dear and fowl The hen is a
kind friend. barnyard fowl.
Kind words cost nothing.
j2$tMt/wait/d cad/ na, ma.

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143.
prom'ise balance cli'mate pro tect'
pur chase dis tance pri vate pre dict
wel come en trance ex pense' in struct

in come fra grance im mense con struct
144.
[oy = oi.] [OW as in COW.]
loy'al an noy I
pow er trow'el
roy al de stroy show er tow el
oys ter enjoy tow er al low'
voy age em ploy pow der a vow
groan I heard a deep hear I hear what you

groan . say.
grown You have grown heel His heel is sore,
tall. heal He must try to
here I am here. heal it.
Mend your own fault before you mend Tom's.
^yf^enf/ yvui own j&uA
^He you sment/ (y<pm d

145.
[ai and ey like a in ate.]
a fraid' re main' dai'ly trai'tor
re tain ex claim dai ry por trait
ob tain pro claim dai sy o bey'
con tain ex plain tai lor con vey
sus tain com plain sail or sur vey
146.
con ceal'
re lease
de feat
ap pear
dis ease
be neath
mis lead a gree' in deed' be tween'
ea'gle de gree suc ceed es teem
bea ver ex ceed pro ceed gen teel
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147.
[ie like e in me.]
niece be lief7 re lief a chieve'
piece be lieve re lieve grief
fierce'ly be liev'er chiefly griev'ous
148.
[ou, OW, and oa like o in old.]
mould'ing wid'ow yel'low bor'row
mourn ing shad ow mel low sor row
poul try el bow pil low ap proach'
poul tice tal low fol low steam'boat
shoul der shal low spar row rail road
149.
[ei like e in me.]
de ceit' de ceive' con ceit' re ceive'
de ceit ful de ceiv er con ceive per ceive
hire We will hire the lain The cows have

man to work. lain down.
higher The eagle flew led I led him away.
higher. lead Lead is a heavy
lane A long lane. metal.
}{j^m id d^iun (f$H£^^
id
150.
In some words e and 0 are silent in final en and on.
eVen giv'en doz'en mut'ton
o pen hap pen writ ten pris on
sha ken hid den wood en per son
wi den rid den ba con dea con

fro zen ris en ma son rea son
cho sen sev en cot ton sea son
sweet en bur den but ton poi son
Cotton grows in the South.

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151.
[a and ai as a in fare.]
rare'ly par'ent beware' affair'
scarce ly wel fare de clare re pair
dar ing ware room pre pare im pair
spar ing scare crow hard'ware de spair
Quarrels drive off love.
152.
REVIEW LESSON.
dis ease' doz'en daily ser'vice

fur'nace cho sen bal ance prom ise
griev ous a fraid' rare ly be liev'er
poul tice ris'en ab'sence a chieve'
tal ent wel fare ex pense' de ceiv'er
voy age as cend' gram'mar shoul'der
Be cheerful. Help others.

153.
Things belonging to the House.
tongs sieve (siv) dip'per wash'bowl
ba'sm bol'ster skim mer tun nel
man tel turn bler snuffers mat tress
shov e\ strain er set tee' sauce pan
pitch er sau cer spit toon scis sors
154.
Names of the Days and the Months.
Sun'day Jan'u a ry July'

Mon day Feb ru a ry Au'gust
Tues day
March Sep tem'ber
Wednes day
A'pril Oc to ber
Thurs day
May No vem ber
Fri day
Sat'ur day June De cem ber
The Seasons.
spring sum'mer au'tumn win'ter
Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ;
February has twenty-eight alone; and all the rest have thirty-one;
But leap-year, coming once in four, gives to February one day
more.
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155.
fall, aw, and o before r, like a in all.]
fault'y aw'ful ab hor' hor'net

au thor awn ing a dorn for mal
gau dy awk ward as sort for ward
pau per law yer mor tar or chard
156.
[ea, a, ami ai like e in end.]
read'y steadfast featb/er man'y *

stead y break fast leath er a gain' t
in stead' pleas ant any (en'i) a gainst +
157.
meet Where shall I know Do you know his
meet you ? name ?
meat The dog had a our Our dog watches
piece of meat. the house.
new I have a new hour I waited a whole
book. hour.
knew I knew the man. pale He was very pale.
no Dare to say No. pail A pail of water.
* men'i. + a-gen' (</ as in go). t a-genst'.
PRIMA R Y SPELLING-BOOK. 79
158.
[o and OU like u in up.]
cov'er sponge coun'try coup'le
smoth er tongue cour age doub le

won der com'fort nour ish troub le
a mong' gov ern flour ish noth ing
159.
[a like o in on.]
quar'rel wan'der wad'dle wal'low
quar ry squan der wal let swal low
pare Pare the apple, read Have you read

pair A pair of shoes, your new book?
pear A ripe pear, ring A gold ring,
red As red as a rose. wring To wring clothes.
Deal justly with all;

Speak evil of none.
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160.
[o, oo, and ou like oo in ooze.]
ap prove' coop'er har poon' boot'y-
re move re proof bal loon wound ed

[u, oo, and o like oo in good.]
bul'let pul'pit for sook' wom'an
bush el l; butch er , par took bos om
161.
rib'bon wrap'per par'a sol
trou sers o'ver coat broad'cloth
um brel'la cam'bric al pac'a -
\vo6Flen a'pron (a'-pura) pan ta loons' *
sale A sale of goods, sell Will you sell

sail Ships sail, your knife ?
seem This seems right, cell Shut up in a
seam Sew the seam. dark cell.
Keep well. Good health is above wealth.

162
Names of some Animals,
rab'bit ot'ter os'trich squirrel
tur bot lob ster liz ard mack er el

par rot tur tle gold finch pick er el
kit ten cuck oo part ridge but ter fly
ra ven her ring buf fa lo ca na'ry

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163.
g is usually sounded like j before e, i, and y.
gi'ant vil'lage col'lege en gage'
rig id cot tage o blige' ar range

im age mes sage del'uge re venge
sav age pas sage in dulge' gyp'sy
164.
In some words g has its luxrd sound before e, i, and y.
In the words marked by a star (*), n before g has the sound of ng.
gim'let strong'er * stag'ger be gin'
fin ger * young er * swag ger gid'dy
hun ger * ea ger rug ged gir dle
long er * dag ger drug gist fog gy
Spell and write :

Mary's eyes are blue.
James's hair is black.

This lady's shawl is gray.
These ladies' parasols.
The children's playthings.
[Other examples can easily be given by the Teacher.]
165.
[er, ar, or, and »e sounded like ur without stress.]
jail'er cellar debtor a'cre
build er ped lar cred it or cen tre
teach er schol ar vis it or me tre
steam er vin e gar gov ern or the a tre
166.
[ie, ia, and ai having the slight sound of i in in.]
mar'ries car'ries bar'gain cur'tain
mar ried car ried cap tain foun tain
mar riage car riage cer tain moun tain
167.
min'ute (min'it) bis'cuit (bis'kit) bus'y *
let tuce (let'tis) pret ty (prit'tf) bus i ness t
sent Who sent you ? sow Sow the seed,

cent He had ten cents, sum What is the
sew Sew the cloth, whole sum ?
so I will do so. some Some days ago.
* Pronounced bixfl. t Pronounced bidnes.
<me.
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168.
[ea, e, i, o, and ou, before v like u in fur.]
ear'ly per'fect cir'cle wor'thy

ear nest ser mon cir cus wor ship
pre fer' ser pent fir kin jour nal
as sert ser vant dirt y jour ney
in sert mer chant thirst y adjourn'
169.
REVIEW LESSON.
sieve bis'cuit ba'sin squir'rel
shov'el min ute rib bon mar riage
coup le cir cle jail er cour age

o blige' quar rel cel lar awk ward
tongue Tues day debt or wrap per
a'pron Wednes day cen tre al pac'a
man y Feb ru a ry sau cer scis'sors

170.
[-OUS having the sound of -US.]
fa'mous cu r1 ous gen er ous

pi OUS se ri ous lu di crous
jeal ous co pi ous om i nous
zeal ous ob vi ous lu mi nous
pom pous en vi ous pit e ous
mon strous stu di ous hid e ous
171.
[i in the last syllable like i in in.]
fam'ine im ag'ine at ten'tive
doc trine fa'vor ite at trac tive
med i cine pos i tive of fen sive

de ter'mine fort u nate op'po site
sun The sun gives heat, stare Do not stare so.

son Son and daughter. stair Come up stairs.
Selfishness is always despised.
■ate-
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Well-known Plants and Fruits.

172.
ap'ple rai'sin or'ange spin'ach
cher ry rad ish tur nip let tuce (-tis)
car rot bar ley pars nip to ma'toes
cab bage on ion pars ley cu'cum ber
173.
cit'ron cran'ber ry blue'ber ry
lem on goose ber ry as par'a gus
filbert rasp ber ry musk'mel on
mel on straw ber ry dan de li on
174.
fig'ure future nat'ure moist'ure
fail ure lect ure past ure pleas ure "
feat ure creat ure pict ure fur ni ture
steel A steel pen. vein A vein of the arm .

steal Thau shalt not week A week is seven
steal, days.
vain A vain girl. weak He is very weak.
PRIMA R Y SPELL ING-B O OK. 87
175.
ab'sent at/sence lg no rance
pres ent pres ence tern per ance
ex cel lent ex cel lence as sist'ance
pres i dent sen tence per form ance
ac ci dent o be'di ence re mem brance
in no cent in'no cence coun'te nance
176.
en e my slav'er y re cov'er y
mis e ry lib er ty sec're ta ry
pov er ty so ci'e ty or di na ry
brav er y his'to ry nec es sa ry
air Breathe pure air. bow He made a low-

heir The heir to an bow.
estate, bough Bough of a tree,
berry A sweet berry, dying A dying man.
bury They bury the dyeing He is dyeing the
body. cloth.
Obey your parents.

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177.
Well-known Plants and Fruits.
lil'y clo'ver vi'o let cur rant

bri cr pop lar bur dock to bac'co
tan sy ma ple hick o ry sas'sa fras
al der li lac wood bine but ter nut
wal nut tu lip let tuce ( Us) hol ly hock
178.
ca'pa ble ad'mi ra ble for'ci ble
prob a ble veg e ta ble hor ri ble
suit a ble a gree'a ble pos si ble
laugh a ble de sir a ble ter ri ble
peace a ble prin'ci ple sen si ble
a mi a ble re spon'si ble vis i ble
Tell me with whom you go, and I'U tell you

what you are.
7
179.
[tion like shun.]
ac'tion caption col lec'tion

frac tion af fec'tion cor rec tion
na tion at ten tion ob jec tion
sta tion po si tion de struc tion
men tion ad di tion in struc tion
por tion con di tion dis po si'tion
180.
[sion like shun and zhun.]
pension ad mission oc ca'sion
man sion con fes sion con fu sion
pas sion o mis sion con clu sion
ex cur'sion ex pres sion di vi sion
ex ten sion per mis sion pro vi sion

pro fes sion pos ses sion ex plo sion
Things promised are things due.

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HARD WORDS.
181.
cough (kof) dough (do) sure (shoor)
trough (trof) plough (plow) scythe (sith)
rough (ruf) laugh (laf) e nough' (e-nul")
182.
been (bin) build (bfld) o'cean (o'shun)
debt (det) i'ron (i'urn) bureau (bu'ro)
SWOrd (sord) lion ey (hun'i) beau ty (bu'ti)
broad (brawd) peo ple (pe'pl) beau'ti ful
183.
ve'ry ci gar' daughter (daw'ter) .
tru ly jew'el hand some (han'sum)
whol ly al'ma nac cup board (kub'burd)
ev'e ry mo lasses hand'ker chief (hang'-)
hole A deep hole, ■weight The weight of

whole The whole sum. a fat ox.
peace A time of peace, way ' The way home.
piece A piece of bread . weigh Does the load
wait I cannot wait. weigh a ton ?
Spell and write :

Is Mabel a good scholar?
5^ (^^fi@-tZ<'d&//^TZ> tfr&&t/
My Aunt Emily lives in Washington.
I went into Central Park in New York City.
How wide is the Atlantic Ocean ?
Washington is the capital of the United States.
Have you ever been to the White Mountains?
I am an American citizen.
We believe God is just and merciful.
Who is the President of the United States?
Do you live in the city of Boston?
The best book is the Bible.
How many States are there in New England?
The vast Pacific Ocean.

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Christian Names of Men and Women.

NAMES OF MEN.
Aa'ron E'li Jo'el A'bra ham
A'bel E li'as John A lon'zo
Ab'ner E li'hu Jo'seph Ben'ja min
Ad'am E li'sha Le'vi Eb en e'zer
Al'bert E'noch Lew'is E li'jah
Al'fred Er'nest Lou'is E ras'tus
Al'len Ez'ra Lu'ther Eu gene'
Am'a sa Fran'cis Mark Fred'er ick
A'mos Frank Martin Jer e mi'ah
An'drew George Mi'chael Jon'a than
Ar'thur Gil'bert Mo'ses Jo si'ah
A'sa Hen'ry Na'than Matthew
Ca'leb Herbert Ol'i ver (math'thu)
Charles Hi'ram Patrick Sam'u el
Dan'iel Horace Paul Sim'e on
Da'vid Hugh Pe'ter Sol'o mon
Den'nis I'ra Phil'ip Ste'phen (-vn
Ed'gar I'saac Ralph Tlie'o dore
Ed'mund Ja'cob Rich'ard TAom'as
Ed'ward James Rob'ert Tim'o thy
Ed'win Ja'red Ru'fus Wal'ter
Egbert Jer ome Si'las Wil'liam
FAMES F WOMEN.
A'da Eu'nice Ma ri'a Ab'i gail

Ag'nes E'va Mar'i on Ad'a line
Al'ice Fran'ces Mar tha A man'da
Al mi'ra Grace Ma'ry A me'li a
Amy Han'nah Maud Au gus'ta
Ann Hel'en May Car'o line
Anne Hes'ter Min'na Cath'a rine
Bertha I'da Mir'i am Charlotte
Bet'sey Is'a bel Nan cy Cla ris'sa
Blanche Jane No'ra Deb'o rah
Brid'get Jo an'na Ol'ive Dor'o thy
Clar'a Ju'dith Phce'be Elizabeth
Delia Ju'li a Pol'ly Em'e line
Do'ra Juli et Ra'chel Florence
Dor'cas Kate Rho'da Gertrude
E'dith Lau'ra Ro'sa Har'ri et
E li'za Lil'i an Rose Jo'se phine
El'la Lil'ly Ruth Le o no'ra
Ellen Lou i'sa Sally Lu cin'da
El'sie Lou ise' Sa'rah Mar'ga ret
Em'i ly Lu'cy So phi'a Ma til'da
Em'ma Lyd'i a Stel'la Me lis'sa
Es'tfcer Ma'bel Su'san Re bec'ca
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NAMES OF THE STATES, AND ABBEEVIATIONS.
Alabama Ala. Nebraska ..... Nebr.

Alaska Ter Alaska. Nevada Nev.
Arizona Ter Ariz. New Hampshire. . N. H.
Arkansas Ark. New Jersey .... N. J.
California Cal. New Mexico Ter. . N. Mex.
Colorado Colo. New York N. Y.
Connecticut .... Conn. North Carolina . . N. C.
Delaware Del. North Dakota . . . TS. Dak.
Dist. of Columbia . D. C. Ohio 0.
Florida Fla. Oklahoma Ter. . . Okla.
Georgia Ga. Oregon Oreg.
Idaho Ida. Pennsylvania . . . Pa.
Illinois 111. Rhode Island . . . B,. I.
Indiana Ind. South Carolina . . S. C.
Indian Ter Ind, T. South Dakota . . . S. Dak.
Iowa Ia. Tennessee Tenn.
Kansas Kans. Texas Tex.
Kentucky Ky. Utah Ter Utah.
Louisiana La. Vermont Vt.
Maine Me. Virginia Va.
Maryland Md. Washington .... Wash.
Massachusetts . . . Mass. West Virginia . . . W. Va.
Michigan Mich. Wisconsin Wis.
Minnesota .... Minn. Wyoming Wyo.
Mississippi .... Miss. United States . . . U. S.
Missouri Mo. United States of
Montana Mont. America U.S.A.
Abbreviations used in Writing and Printing.

@ at. Hon. Honorable. P. M. Postmaster.
A. B. Bachelor of A rt s. i. e. that is. P. M. Afternoon.
Acct. Account. inst. instant, or the P. O. Post .Office.
A. D. In the year of present month. Pres. President.
our Lord, Jan. January. Prol Professor,
.ffit. Aged. Jr. Junior. prox. of the next
A. M. Master ofArts. Lat. or lat. latitude. (month).
A. M. Before noon. lb. pound. P. S. Postscript,
Ans. Answer. lbs. pounds. qt. quart; qts. quarts.
Atty. Attorney. Lieut. Lieutenant. Reed. Received.
Aug. August, Long, or long, longi Rev. Reverend.
bbl. barrel. tude. R. R. Railroad.
B. C. Before Christ. Ms.j. Major. S. South,
Bro. brother. M. C. Member of schr. schooner.
Bros, brothers. Congress. S. E. South-east.
Ca. Canada. M. D. Doctorof Med Sec. Secretary.
Capt. Captain. icine. Sen. Senior.
Co. Company. mdse. merchandise. Sept. September.
Co. County. Messrs. Gentlemen. St. Saint
C. O. D. Collect on mo. month. St. Street. [ent.
delivery. mos. months. Supt. Superintend- '
Col. Colonel. Mr. Mister. S. W. South-west,
Cr. Creditor, Mrs. Mistress. tr. transpose,
ct. cent; ots. cents, MS. Manuscript, ult. the last (month).
cwt. hundred weight- MSS. Manuscripts. U. S. United States.
Dec. December. N. North. TJ. S. A. United
Do. or do. (Ditto). N. B. Take notice. States Army ; or,
The same, N.B. NewBrunswick. United States of
doz. dozen. N.E. North-east. America.
Dr. Doctor. N. E. New England. TJ. S. M. United
Dr. Debtor. No. Number. States Mail.
E. East. Nov. November. TJ. S. N. United
Esq. Esquire, N. S. Nova Scotia. States Navy,
etc. And so forth. N. W. North-west. viz. to wit, namely.
Feb. February, Oct. October. W. West.
gal. gallon. oz. ounce. W. I. West Indies,
Gen. General. P page ; pp. pages. wt. weight,
Gov. Governor, per cent by the yd. yard; yds. yards.
hhd. hogshead. hundred. Sec. and so forth.
96 WORCESTER'S NEW SPELLING-BOOK.
Always try to do your best.
Keep a mile from a lie.
Be kind to every thing that lives.
Do good if you would get good.
Vex no one if you can help it.
Sometimes words hurt more than swords.
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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

TAINTOR BROTHERS & CO.

14. i as in ice like a e.

is. a " ask, past, class, dance.

Vocal and Liquid.

sh " shall, y as in yard.

f " fife, Pure Aspirate.

A FIRST LESSON IN NUMBERS.

Six, 6. •••••• VI.

Seven, 7. •••••••... VII.

Eight, 8. •••••••• VIII.

Nine, 9. ••• IX.

XX. XXX. XL L. LX. LXX.

80 90 100 500 1000

cat cap mat

a cat a cap a mat

cup hut fun

pup nut gun

sup cut run

bud bug bag

a cup a bud a dog

fox cot bog cub

box rob sod dug

let bed beg hen

net fed leg pen

pet led peg ten

wet red yes men

an ox a hen the men

ball tall tell bill

call gall sell hill

fall wall well kill

dull egg nioss ^^^^^^^^

back neck sick mock

pack deck lock buck

rack peck rock duck

sack kick sock luck

The duck can swim well

black clock flock

bled clad plan

blot club plot

bless flag plum

block flat sled

bran cram fret

brag cross frisk

brick crust frog

brim dress frock

grub drip drug

grass drop drum

Boys with sleds. Count them.

One, two, three, four, five, six.

press trap trim twig snuff

trod trot spit spell spill

best vest must belt gulf-

nest fist left felt help

rest dust lift melt held

What is in the nest ? Young birds.

See the old birds.

and end tent lamp

hand lend sent hemp

land send lent jump

sand mend hunt pump

ash lash wish silk dusk