Part 2

The moose scoops away the snow in search of food. Feel how plump that goose is. If the soup freeze it will burst the bottle. Her apron is too loose. Brush your teeth often. Have you seen the queen? Green plants need much water. We feed beets to a calf. The moose has a big hoof. The keen north breeze makes me sneeze. Wrap up the shawl. What proof can you give that he was wrong?

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lily softly lemon sneeze search proof wheel scoop worth queen wrap hawk apron visit twelve pussy queer burst bottle school loose sugar plump young birthday

Is your wheel worth much? Hawks fly in search of young chickens. My brother will be twelve on his next birthday. How softly pussy creeps along. Wrap the lemons in your apron. The queen often visits schools. Where did you buy that queer bottle? That lily is in full bloom. Scoop up the sugar. He threw the trunk and it burst open. What makes you sneeze? Tack down the loose carpet. Plump cheeks. Give proof of being good.

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beech speech screech sleeve fleece cheese elm torn burnt Francis touch swarm mews smart needle

To cr-- add ept, ied, ops, oss, ock, awl, ack, ib. Write all the words you can from the letters in 'catching,' 'dreamed.'

Elm and beech trees grew about our school. The sleeve of my coat is torn. Francis burnt his heel; then he began to screech. Do not touch the cheese. The swarm of bees flew into an apple tree. He made a speech about cheese. Let us search for beech nuts. Sew a patch on your sleeve. Where is the needle? We need the fleeces of many sheep. John seems such a smart boy. The gray cat mews.

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book shook brook wood hood stood lamb comb climb soot split barrel cosy dinner Friday

Make new words in --ook with c, h, l, n, r, t, cr. To cl-- add am, ap, ock, uck, ub, ing, ip, ean, ear.

John sawed and split the wood. Throw the soot into a barrel. What a cosy nook this is. Can you climb a high beech tree? See the crook in the stick uncle uses. Cook a lamb chop. Men comb wool and flax. I lost two fish hooks in the brook. The lamb cannot climb over that rock. My new hood is made from Scotch wool. Mamma cooks dinner on Friday. She took a look at my story book. He uses a black comb.

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paid maid braid gain pain grain eleven thirteen fifteen Abel raise honest basin truth always

With --ain put C, l, m, r, v, ch, pl, sl, st, br, dr, tr, spr, str. Add --teen to four, six, seven, eight, nine. (Note eighteen.)

I paid eleven cents for braid. If sold for thirteen cents find the gain. Did you sprain your wrist? Yes, and it gives great pain. Abel was slain by his brother Cain. The maid has lain down. Wait till I raise the chest. The grain needs much rain. Strain the soup into a basin. Honest work is not done in vain. Always tell the plain truth. The iron chain has fifteen links. The main thing is not to be afraid of work.

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fail jail snail air stair fairy clerk nobody month twenty thirty forty July April cruel

Make new words in --ail with b, h, m, n, p, r, s, t, w, fl, fr, tr. Add --y to sh, sk, th, fl, sl, sp, st, dr, cr, fr, tr, spr.

A steel rail was loose. The mail train ran off, nobody was hurt. Bail out your sail boat. The snail crawls under the pail. Were you afraid of a fairy? Flails were used to thresh grain. The maid with fair hair fell down stairs. The clerk was sent to jail for twenty days. Uncle is paid forty dollars a month. Fix that frail chair with a strong nail. April has thirty days, July thirty-one. It was cruel to cut off the tail of that dog.

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died lied cried hoe foe toe chirp churn chunk spill whey first move David choose

To ch-- add in, ill, aff, ew, ain, est, oose, eese, eck, ick, ore, air, arm, urch. With --ied put t, sh, sp, tr, fr, dr, pr.

The hoe struck his toe and he cried. She tied her apron strings. The colt shied and tried to jump over the fence. The flowers soon died. A chunk of beech wood burns well. Spill the whey from the churn. David killed his foe with a sling. Which do you choose? I spied you first. She fried two lamb chops. We tried to move the buggy. The sun dried my hair. Robins chirp. They pried the boxes open.

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lamb fleece basin barrel screech jail first fairy speech eleven hoes chirp cruel cheese combs touch month climb choose nineteen cosy whey churn fried always

He hoes beets. Lambs always look cosy in fleeces of wool. Eleven and eight are nineteen. Baby will screech if you touch his toes. Cheese is made in the warm months. Choose two combs. Pussy tried to climb into the churn. Throw the basin of whey into the barrel. First tell me a fairy story. He goes to jail for being cruel. Pork chops were fried. Hear the little birds chirp.

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road load toad boast coast toast scrap scald scrawl drags ugly oven Percy satin pencil

Make words in --oan with m, l, gr; in --oak with s, cl, cr. To sc-- add ar, arf, ow, owl, at, ud, um, alp, amp, otch, orch.

Percy scrawls with a pencil. The horse drags a great load on a snow road. Do you think a toad ugly? We roast beef in an oven. She scorched her shoes. He likes to coast down steep hills. Toads croak in the spring. Lucy boasts about her satin scarf and cloak. There is a deep scar on his scalp. The hot tea will scald you. He gave me the loan of his knife. The Scotch boy moans and groans. Soak the scraps of toast in water.

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boat float throat old sold scold crowd organ studying false dozen pantry tongs jelly pretty

Put c, g, bl, with --oat; and b, c, f, g, h, t, with --old. Add --ty to six, seven, nine; eight + (t)y.

Tie the scarf about your throat. The boat may not float with such a crowd. We sold our organ for ninety-four dollars. Goats often climb very high. Papa will scold you for not studying. I paid sixty cents for a dozen pencils. Fetch the jelly from the pantry. His uncle died at eighty-two. The iron tongs cost seventy-five cents. Be not bold or false. Lucy wears such a pretty gown. There was too great a crowd.

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eat beat wheat beam cream scream dumb crumb thumb rich purse never hurl flask brisk

Put h, m, n, s, ch, bl, pl, tr, with --eat; and s, t, st, gl, dr, str, with --eam. To gr-- add ace, ass, and, ab, ew, ain, asp.

Lions eat raw meat. The beams of the sun make wheat grow. Hear the lambs bleat. Heat turns water into steam. Two horses make a team. What a neat seam you sew. Treat the dumb boy to some cream. Henry screams, for he hurt his thumb. Sweep the crumbs from the seat of the chair. A rich man lost his purse. Never cheat any one. Hurl the flask into the stream. Be brisk at your work. Which team beat?

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ear dear spear bean mean clean shuns nurse rolled folk spilt foolish worn army towels

With --ear put f, h, n, r, t, y, sh, cl, sm. Make new words with --eap and h, l, r, ch. Add y, in, ip, im, iff, ate, to sk--.

The tears rolled clear down his cheeks. We will reap much wheat this year. The nurse shuns foolish folk. He spilt the beans near the door. Were the towels cheap or dear? The army had sharp spears. Does he mean to shear the sheep? My mother is very dear to me. His coat is much worn but clean. Do not smear your chin with candy. Do you fear to leap across that clear stream? It is easy to hurt the ear.

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beak weak speak bead lead plead coax party color beard thorn scratch hazel bushes hungry

Put l, p, sn, bl, str with --eak. Copy high, nigh, sigh, thigh. To str-- add ap, ip, ing, uck, ong, eet, etch, eam.

Coax mamma, do not tease her. Aunt is too weak to speak. Glass beads are of many colors. Hear Helen sigh. The barrel leaks. Who leads the party? There are streaks of gray in his beard. Some birds have blunt beaks. A thorn scratched my thigh. The fox sneaks among the hazel bushes. The hungry man pleads for meat. Can you climb that high peak? A bleak road. Please lead us home. Push a chair nigh.

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each teach preach east beast yeast loaf curse Thursday stroll taffy cover leave clover sense

Write words in --each with b, p, r, bl. With --eal put d, h, m, p, s, v, st. Add atch, ub, ew, eam, een, to scr--.

Each loaf is made with yeast. Teach us to weave carpets. We leave on Thursday for the east. A feast of peaches and cream. Good men preach that it is wrong to steal or curse. Each beast was given a meal of raw veal. They stroll along the sea beach. Reach down the taffy. Cover your thumb, it will soon heal. The bells peal for joy. Split open the beans. Copy a clover leaf. He has too much sense to sulk.

REVIEW OF THE DIFFICULT WORDS.

about add afraid again air 5 among any apple April apron 10 army aunt awl baby barrel 15 basin bass beach beads beans 20 beard beast beat bees beech 25 beef beets before being better 30 bigger birch black bleed blew 35 blood bloom blue boast bottle 40 braid breeze broom brown buggy 45 bump burnt burst busy buy 50 buzz cabin calf camel Canada 55 candy carpet catch cents chair 60 chalk cheat cheeks cheese chew 65 chirp choose clean climb clown 70 clutch coal coast coax collar 75 color comb come copy cosy 80 cover crack crawl crazy cream 85 creek crept cried crowd cruel 90 crumb crutch cuff dawn dear 95 deer died dinner dirty ditch 100 does dollar done door dozen 105 drawn drew drown dumb Dutch 110 dwelt each easy eel eggs 115 eight eleven elm eye fairy 120 false fence fetch first five 125 fleeces flew float floor flowers 130 folk forty four fowl Francis 135 freeze front girl goats goose 140 great growl hair half happy 145 hawk hazel heap hear heel 150 Helen Henry high hitch honest 155 hungry idle iron jail kneel 160 knees knife lain lambs lawn 165 lazy leads lemon lied lily 170 lion little loaf loose lost 175 Lucy maid mail mamma main 180 many mean meat meet melon 185 moans month moose move much 190 needle never new next ninety 195 nineteen noise none nose oats 200 odd off often once one 205 orange organ oven owl oxen 210 paid pails pair pantry papa 215 paper patch paw peaches pears 220 peas peel pencil perch Percy 225 pinch please plump plums pony 230 porch praise preach pretty pried 235 proof pussy quick rabbit reach 240 road robin roof rye said 245 sail sailor satin sawed says 250 scald scarf school Scotch scratch 255 scrawls scream screech screw seam 260 search sense seven sew shawl 265 shied shoes shoo sigh silver 270 sketch skiff skull sleeve slept 275 small smoke snatch sneeze snuff 280 sofa soften some soot soup 285 speak spears speech split spoon 290 steals steam steel steer stiff 295 story straw stream street stretch 300 stroll studying such sugar summer 305 sure swamp swarm sweep sweet 310 swift switch table taffy talk 315 target tea teach team tears 320 tease there they thigh thirteen 325 thrash three thresh threw throat 330 throw thumb thump tie tiger 335 toad toe too towels toy 340 tried truth tweed twelve twist 345 two ugly uses vain very 350 waist wait walk warm watch 355 water weak wear weave wept 360 were wheat wheel where whey 365 who witch wolf woods worm 370 worn worth wrap wrist write 375 wrong year yell young your 380

bet betting hop hopping drop dropping rub rubbing brag bragging blot blotting come coming have having hope hoping live living use using like liking

STANDARD II.

GRADE 3.

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ate plate slate face race brace size huge burst quite angry meadow larger became strange

With --ate put d, f, g, h, K, l, m, r, sk, gr, cr, pr, st. Write l, p, pl, Gr, tr, sp, with --ace. Add --ing to see, be, free, flee.

Does Grace skate? Place the wood in the grate. Brace up for a race. Keep a space for my school mate. Buy a pair of shoe laces. Little Jack Frog once spied a huge ox in a field. He told what a strange beast he had seen, larger than any frog in the stream. His mother became quite angry. She tried to puff herself out to as great a size. But she only burst and died.

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bake shake drake game flame shame Nellie garden mother's tulip dainty basket proud bright Saturday

Put c, f, l, m, r, s, t, w, fl, sn, sp, st with --ake. Write c, d, f, l, n, s, t, bl with --ame. Add --ful to spoon, hand, care, arm.

Shake the grate and see the flame shoot up. Nellie grows flowers in her garden. Her mother's birthday was on Saturday. Then Nellie picked a basket of bright tulips. These she fixed in a dainty bowl, placed near her mother's seat at table. How pleased her mamma was, and how proud Nellie felt.

3

fade shade spade Jane pane plane age wage stage eager quiet kitten broke pieces smooth

With --ade put m, w, bl, gr, tr; with --ane write c, D, l, m, s, cr. Put c, p, r, s with --age. Add --ly to last, great, swift, apt.

He broke a pane of glass. My knife has four blades. Plane off the stage. What wages does Jane get? Two pretty gold fish were happy in a bowl of water. A young kitten spied them, and jumped upon the table. At first she was quiet, and watched them swim about. She was eager to touch one with her paw. She climbed up the smooth side of the bowl. But it rolled off and broke into many pieces.

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gave shave grave ale pale whale able fable stable Topsy negro merry also learn garden

Put c, p, r, s, w, br, cr, sl, st, with --ave. Write b, g, h, m, s, t, sc, st with --ale. Put c, f, g, with --able.

Has a whale scales like fish? There are oak staves in the barrel. The male lion has a mane. Read a fairy tale or fable. A pale face. Pave the stable yard. Buy a stale loaf. Topsy is a jolly negro girl. Her father was once a slave. Now he owns a house and garden. He is able to grow many melons and lemons. Besides he raises some fine fowl. He is hale and merry. Topsy hoes the sugar cane. She learns quickly also.

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mare share square gaze blaze graze cape shape scrape giant castle person thief robbed coming

With --are put b, c, d, f, h, p, r, fl, sc, sn, sp, st. Write d, h, m, cr, gl with --aze. Put t, dr, gr, esc, with --ape.

The mare grazes in the square. As crazy as a March hare. The fare is a dollar. Pare the apples. Scrape the walk bare. See the blaze flare up. Once there lived a huge giant eight feet high. His home was in a strong castle, often hidden by haze. He used to steal lambs, sheep and oxen. The thief spared no person. The farmers he robbed were very angry. But they were scared and tried to escape his coming.

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size huge giant angry castle quite graze stable smooth meadow eager negro quiet tulip dainty thief pieces escape basket square bright proud coming person Saturday

They tried to escape from the giant's castle on Saturday. The angry negro was quite crazy. There were pieces of smooth cloth. The stable is of great size. The thief spied a dainty, square basket. The quiet pony grazes in a huge meadow. Who is that proud person coming along? Eager for some bright tulips.

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haste taste waste dance chance France alive begged return early rising clothes could would should

To tw-- add ice, ine, ig, irl, ist, elve, enty. Add --ed to visit, melt, start, hand, scold, load, drift, play, hoot, risk.

Bears prance and dance. They waste little in France. I chanced to glance about. He should make haste. His mother begged Jack not to climb the bean stalk. She said the giant would be sure to know him, and he could never return alive. Jack kept quiet for he would not tell a lie. He put on his old clothes, and stained his face and hands a dark brown color. Rising early one summer day, he said he would try his luck again.

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fire spire quire sore chore swore Bible wagon velvet jacket mason burden heavy silent healing

With --ire put h, m, s, t, w, squ. Write b, c, f, m, t, w, y, sc, sh, sn, st with --ore. Add --er to clear, dark, soon, neat.

A sore throat. A quire of note paper. The fore wheels and hind wheels. An apple core. He does chores after school. He snores very often. He swore on the Bible. The wagon tire broke. Squire Jones wore a velvet jacket. He climbs the church spire. Do you know the base-ball score? He bore a heavy burden. Hire the silent mason. His sore thumb is healing. Twist the wires in the cable. I tore my shoe there.

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ice price twice file smile while death mince clever laugh lying lovely ropes plenty forever

Put m, n, r, v, sl, sp, spl, with --ice; and m, p, t, v, w, with --ile.

Sailors splice ropes. The slice of ice-cream was nice. You may fail twice or thrice, try again. It is worth while to smile or laugh. Lying is a mean vice. The price of a steel file. Put plenty of spice in mince pies.

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever; Do lovely things, not dream them, all day long; And so make Life, and Death, and that Forever, One grand, sweet song.

10

rove stove grove nose close chose flies built calico lively poplar greedy parent window hatched

Write c, d, w, cl, dr, str, with --ove; and h, r, pr, th, with --ose.

She chose a calico gown. Please close the stove door. A drove of sheep. They roved in a shady grove. They wove tweed from wool. He strove to cross the river. A pair of robins built their nest in a poplar tree near my window. There were four blue eggs after two weeks. From those were hatched four lively birds. They opened their mouths very wide, always greedy for food. The two parent birds were kept busy bringing them worms and flies. Young robins have downy coats.

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blue glue cube cute mute flute cure pure rude money village robber market walking tumbled

Write d, h, s, cl, fl, with --ue. Add --e to tub, cub, hug, plum, cur, us. Add --ly to love, false, wise, live, nice, sure, cool.

She wears a blue plume. There is no clue to the cute robber. He sued for wages due. Smoke goes up the flue. Glue the cube. A lively milkmaid was walking to market to sell a pail of cream. This she bore on her head. She would buy eggs with the money, and raise chickens. These would bring high prices at the village. She could buy a new gown. She felt so proud she tossed her head. The pail tumbled down and all was lost.

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score twice village lying heavy Bible lovely chores poplar clothes cute mason wagon thrice chance built early could quire calico lively money tumble hatched window

A village mason built a score of stables. A lovely calico frock. The Bible is lying on the window. His clothes are always too heavy. He was hired to clean the wagon and do chores. He offered twice or thrice the money. The cute ducks were hatched early. Buy a quire of paper. Could you tell a poplar tree? A jug of cream. By chance he tumbled down stairs.

13

loud cloud shroud hour flour scour spider insect tadpole fatter dipper friend appear become narrow

A barrel of flour. Scour the dipper. Half an hour. Thou shalt not steal. Clouds in the south shroud the sun. Proud of his friends. The yeast was sour. The toad is dark brown, with a fatter body and shorter legs than the frog. Little warts cover its body. It eats insects, spiders and worms. From its eggs come little black tadpoles. Soon the hind legs appear, then the front ones. The long, narrow tail slowly becomes shorter. So, after some weeks, the tadpoles have turned into toads.

14

pout spout sprout couch crouch slouch quart quite quilt timid fellow supper can't seeing careful

With --out put ab, g, r, sh, sc, sn, st, tr. To qu-- add ack, ail, een, eer, ill, iet. With --ouse put h, d, l, m, s, gr.

Fetch the quilt to the couch. Timid quails crouch down and keep quiet. Walk quickly, do not slouch. Plants sprout in the spring. Not quite a quart of cream. "Be careful," said a mother trout to her son, "some school boys shout; they come here to fish." "They can't catch me," cried the foolish fellow, "I know their tricks." He swam off in search of supper. Seeing a plump worm twisting about, he snatched it. There was a loud splash, but one trout swam in the brook never again.

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bound found ground ounce bounce flounce squaw animal settlers ripened Indians wigwam easily season between

Write h, m, p, r, s, w with --ound.

Sixteen ounces make a pound. A tiger pounced upon the hound. She wears flounces. Bounce your ball. He wound the clock. The French were the first white settlers in Canada. They found here many Indians. These lived by fishing and the chase. They dressed in the skins of animals which they had killed. Their wigwams were easily moved, and often this was done each season. The squaws tilled the crops. They ground the ripened corn between two stones.

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light fight fright ought fought brought native safety bravely kettle candle tallow strange instead blazing

With --ight put m, n, kn, r, s, t, br, fl, sl.

The Indians were friendly at first, but later they thought it right to fight the French. But these settlers fought bravely. The guns they had brought frightened the natives, who sought safety in flight. The settlers built rude log houses, now a strange sight. Often oiled paper was used for glass. Tallow candles gave light at night. Instead of an iron stove a huge fireplace might be found. Over the bright blazing fire hung iron kettles for cooking.

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edge wedge sledge judge budge grudge dodge badge bridge cradle simple lessons rattle paddle silently

Write h, l, pl, dr with --edge. Put f, n, sm, dr, tr with --udge.

Trudge to the edge of the bridge. Nudge John. He grudges a badge for the judge. We could not budge the wedge. He dodged the sledge. The Indian baby was strapped into a wooden cradle. The children played many games, and had simple toys, dolls and rattles. They had many lessons not found in books. They knew where to find the birds and animals. They could tell their colors and habits. When twelve the boy could build a boat, and paddle swiftly and silently.

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dodge fright cradle crouch simple easily bounce judges native blazing quilt ounce safety paddle friend kettle animal season grudge insect candle tallow sought Indian between