Part 5

Don't linger any longer. My fingers tingle with cold. Wait for the wee toddler. The maid's proud gait. Men jangle and wrangle over such trifles. Value this bungled piece of work. Two foul creeks mingle. Shingle the roof. The copper kettle. The cobbler sews shoes. He should scorn to beg. Don't scoff, or scowl at beggars. Doesn't he possess great wealth? Send the parcel by express to my address.

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novel hovel panel rocket bucket bracket slipper blister distress perfect permit perform repeat defeat retreat

Add --ing, --s, --d, to die, tie, lie, hie, as dying, dies, died. Copy,--The enemy's camp. A lady's veil.

In these hovels the women are almost always reading novels. Paint a perfect panel. The rockets ascend and burst. An oaken bucket or pail. Fasten the bracket with a nail. A pair of leather slippers. Blisters may cause much distress. Permit me to repeat the tale. Perform gracefully. Their army suffered defeat. Many soldiers perished in the retreat.

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alter halter reward squad squib esquire tether whether together insult result sultry dictate imitate separate

Add --ing, --s, --ed to pay, say, lay; as, paying, pays, paid; and --ly, to gay, day, as gaily. Copy,--He sees leeks in the lane.

Alter the figures. What is the result? What reward does Thomas Johns, Esquire, offer? See the squads of soldiers drilling. Don't insult our friends. Make a squib of this firecracker. A sultry Tuesday. Tie this rope to the horse's halter. Tether him to the stake. Imitate Paul's groan. Dictate loudly. I don't know whether they board together or in separate cottages.

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chatter gamble dictate rumble gristle reply occur salad bacon fluid linger scowl jangle cobble novel banana possess defeat esquire wrangle whether increase subtract success separate

My teeth chatter. A dog chews tough gristly meat. Have some bacon or salad. It won't occur again. A train rumbled past. Try a banana. Fluids flow easily. Choose a novel. Subtract ninety. Squire Hughes lingers a moment. The cobblers separate. The miners jangle and wrangle as they gamble. One chuckles, the other scowls. Increase the learning you now possess. Sometimes defeat has led to success.

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engage carriage marriage serge gauze sieve whoop giggle wiggle aisle brake script trustee prosper tobacco

Copy,--due, duly; true, truly; whole, wholly.

The trustees have engaged a teacher. The carriage has a brake to check its speed. Don't crowd in the aisle of the church to see the marriage. May they prosper. Boys whoop. Girls giggle. Read the words in script. Make screens of thin gauze. Use a coarse sieve. Your serge suit smells of tobacco. Eels squirm and wiggle. Yours truly. Duly paid. Wholly evil.

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abuse accuse refuse funeral murder further bury coffin hearse edging stingy bleach elegant elephant alphabet

Never abuse dumb animals. We accused him of stealing. He refused to talk further about the murder. Bury the dead. A plain coffin. The black hearse. Tying his shoe. The edging is torn. A stingy quart. The cotton is bleached. The elephant's figure is not elegant or graceful. Repeat the whole alphabet.

Dare to do right! Dare to be true! The failings of others can never save you; Stand by your duty, your honour, your faith, Stand like a hero and battle till death.--_Wilson._

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cough trough depth length strength breadth injure minute promise declare prepare compare pious famous nervous

My clerk is cheerful but pious. A cough makes me nervous. Famous doctors. Promise to prepare. Under the eaves is a zinc trough. Don't injure your health. Compare answers. The judge will declare the result in a minute. The length and breadth are equal.

All hail to the broad-leaved Maple! With her fair and changeful dress, A type of our youthful country, In its pride and loveliness.

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coins noisy loiter voice rejoice appoint acre agent crate soul choir reign instant distant station

Collect old coins. King George reigns. The noisy freight train. A distant station. The busy agent sells crates of choice wares. He doesn't loiter an instant. Half an acre. Appoint the hour. The choir sang a hymn. I rejoice to hear that the ointment will heal your wound. The clothes were washed, wrung out, then dried on the smooth beach. Tow the boat. Choose an awl. There is constant pain in my eyes.

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desire retire advise advice decide excite pitcher catcher hatchet repair rowdy memory anxious plumber umbrella

Add --ing, --d, to dye, singe, eye, toe, hoe, shoe, canoe; as, dyeing, dyed; toeing, toed. Dyeing the cloth red.

The pitcher is excited. The catcher desires to retire. The team is anxious. Give the rowdy some good advice. His memory fails him. The plumber advises me. I decided to buy a hatchet. Repair my umbrella.

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acre soul coin sieve choir serge aisle brake bury gauze bogus whoop hearse accuse trough injure nervous loiter anxious plumber minute tobacco breadth marriage elephant

An acre of land for a burying ground. The soul never dies. A sieve to sift flour. A cloak of blue serge. The choir march up the aisle. Indians whoop. Apply the brakes. Don't touch poison-ivy. A thin gauze covers the glass hearse. We accuse the plumber of using bogus coin. Tobacco injures the health. Drive the calves from the trough. We rode the elephant. For some minutes we were nervous. The breadth of the field. I loitered to view the marriage.

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motor liquor police justice goblet brooch social special christen attempt hearsay farewell exercise examine example scramble eyesight fortnight bedstead headache multiply arithmetic lonesome good-bye

Write in a short sentence each word in these columns. Use properly in sentences each of the following: too, knows, here, their, new, write, wring, pair, fore, buy, blew, road, aunt, cent.

Canada, Canada, land of the Maple, Queen of the forest, and river, and lake; Open thy soul to the voice of thy people, Close not thine heart to the music they make.--_Reade._

RULES.

1. The letters _f_, _l_, or _s_ at the end of words of one syllable and after a single vowel are usually double; as, muff, ball, grass.

2. Words ending in _e_ usually drop it on adding _ing_ or any other suffix beginning with a vowel; as, come, coming; bride, bridal; love, lovable.

3. Words of one syllable, and words accented on the last syllable, if they end in a single consonant with a single vowel before it, usually double the final consonant on adding _ing_, _ed_, or any other suffix beginning with a vowel; as, rob, robbed; mad, madden; admit, admitting; begin, beginner.

4. Words in _y_ with a consonant before it usually change the _y_ into _i_ when a suffix not beginning with _i_ is added; as, cry, cries, crying.

5. The apostrophe (') is used to indicate the omission of one or more letters; as, didn't for did not; can't for cannot; let's, let us; I'm, I am; you're, you are; isn't, is not.

REVIEW OF THE DIFFICULT WORDS.

accept accuse acre address aisle alley alphabet anchor ankle annual 10

anxious argue arithmetic ascend attempt auction auger August author autumn 20

avenue awkward awful awning baggage balky balloon balm balsam banana 30

bargain bathe bedstead belief beneath borne bosom breadth bridal brittle 40

brooch buffalo brutal butcher calm cambric canoe capital capsize carriage 50

caution ceiling cellar chestnut chimney choir chorus christen Christian Christmas 60

circus cleanse citizen coarse college column compass continue cough creamery 70

crease curious current curtain cushion custom dealt deceive descend dictate 80

divide dough drowned dungeon dwarf eaves either elephant enemy engine 90

English enough equal error example except excite exercise eyesight fatigue 100

feather February flannel flourish forehead fortnight fuel fulfil funeral furious 110

gamble gauze ghost glimpse gnaw good-bye gristle grizzly guardian guessed 120

guest guide gypsy handsome headache hearsay heaven heir hoard hoarse 130

horehound hostler humor hustled hymn iceberg icicle imitate injure ivory 140

jewel journey justice kerchief knead knit knock knots knuckle laundry 150

lawyer liquor loiter lonesome luncheon lynx machine marriage mayor measles 160

measure medal meddle merchant message million minute mirror mischief molasses 170

morsel muffler multiply muzzle myth neither nickel nimble nostril oblige 180

occur ocean onion opinion ostrich oysters palm parasol parrot peddle 190

pedlar people picnic pigeon pistol plague plaid plait pleasant plumber 200

poison police possess potato prompt pulley pulpit purchase purpose pursue 210

quartz quiver rascal razor receive refuge region reign reins rejoice 220

request rescue rhyme roam rogue rough royal saddle salad salary 230

sandwich sardine saucer sausage scramble script scuffle secret seldom sentence 240

separate serious several shepherd shovel sieve skilful soaring social soldier soul special sponge squirrel stirrup 255

subtract success sword syrup system tassel temple tempt thimble thrones through tobacco together tomb tough 270

toward treasure trough trowel Tuesday twinkle union until usual valise veil victory violent voice volley 285

voyage weather Wednesday welcome welfare wharf whether whose worship worsted wrangle yeast yield yolk zinc 300

Thy choicest gifts in store On him be pleased to pour, Long may he reign! May he defend our laws, And ever give us cause To sing with heart and voice, God save the King.

PRONOUNCE.

NOTE.--See that the italicized letters are distinctly pronounced.

acorn, ā´korn acts, ak_t_s again, a gen´ alder, a̤l´dėr always, a̤l´wāys alms, ämz ant, ant any, en´ni apron, ā´prun asked, as_k_t aunt, änt balm, bäm bath, bäth baths, bäTHz bathe, bāTH beard, bērd burst, bėrst calf, käf calm, käm can't, känt catch, k_a_ch creek, krēk crept, krep_t_ dance, dans daub, da̤b daunt, da̤nt deaf, def dew, dū dost, dust duke, dūk duly, dū´li e'er, ār elm, elm err, er every, ev´ėr-i fluid, flṳ´id food, föd for, for from, from gape, gāp God, god grimy, grī´mi half, häf halve, hav haunt, ha̤nt helm, helm hoist, h_oi_st hoof, höf idea, ī-dē´a ivory, ī´vōri just, j_u_st kept, kep_t_ laugh, läf leapt, lēp_t_ length, len_g_´th lief, lēf loam, lōam loose, lös lose, löz moth, moth new, nū niche, nich none, nun oaths, ōTHz of, ov often, of´n orphan, or´-phan oven, uv´n palms, päms peril, per´il piano, pi-ä´no plaid, plād plait, plāt poem, pō´em pretty, prit´i psalm, säm quoit, koit quoth, kwoth real, rē´al resin, rez´in rinse, rins roof, röf said, sed salve, säv several, sev´ėr-al sewer, sū´er shrub, s_h_rub since, sins sixth, siks_th_ sleek, slēk soot, söt suit, s_ū_t syrup, sir´up taunt, ta̤nt teat, tēt tepid, tep´id tiny, tī´ni tulip, tū´lip with, wiTH yeast, yēst

Fāte, fa̤ll, fär, fat; mē, met, hėr; pīne, pin, nōte, not, möve; tübe, tub, bṳll; TH, _th_en, th, _th_in; oil, chain.

STANDARD III. SENIOR.

GRADE 5.

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halve salve salmon almonds quality quantity squander squabble tenant vacant gallant remnant balance distance instance substance

Add --ing to lose, line, lace, pare, idle, leave, ache; as, losing.

Apply salve to the gallant soldier's sore eyes. He halved the citron in an instant. Divide the almonds. Don't squander your substance or earnings. Our tenants paid the balance due. The cottage is some distance off. Squabbling, for instance, hinders quiet work. The remnant of the serge is of choice quality. Great quantities of salmon are caught in the Fraser.

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ulcer cancer grocer officer famine imagine heroine medicine primary library contrary burglary guidance grievance entrance hindrance

Add mis-- to step, state, spell, spend, sent, shaped; as, misstep.

A primary pupil's guidance was welcome. The burglary at the grocer's puzzles me. A narrow, misshapen entrance to the library will prove a serious hindrance. Contrary to orders, the officer misspent the money. He gulped a dose of acid medicine. Don't misspell common words. She imagines herself a heroine. The India famine. The knight's grievance. Cancers and ulcers are diseased growths.

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altar almanac alderman balcony warrior warrant warfare war-whoop alms isles phases phrases tedious various bilious studious

Add --ing, --es, and --ed to empty, reply, marry, bury, study, supply, defy, satisfy; as, emptying, empties, emptied.

The warrior knelt at the altar. The tedious warfare had wearied him. The almanac foretells the moon's various phases. What ails the studious scholar on the balcony? Merely a bilious headache. I bade him total the column. I'm satisfied with the supplies. Phrases are not sentences. Isles in the ocean. An Indian's war-whoop. Elect an alderman. Asking alms is begging.

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fertile sterile hostile reptile badger cudgel burrow burial merely anxiety nuisance riddance lattice poultice crevice liquorice

Join --ing to upset, begin, forget, omit, prefer; as, upsetting.

Poultice your sore throat. Liquorice relieves a cough. I ate oyster patties. Huge ants crept through the crevice. Alter the lattice porch. His enemies, trudging along with heavy cudgels, looked very hostile. He brews ale or beer from malt. The soil is not fertile, but sterile, fit merely for a burial ground. I relieved a lawyer's anxiety about his collie. Are lizards reptiles? We made a riddance of the badgers. Their burrows were a nuisance.

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honest exhort exhibit exhaust stomach monarch vinegar vineyard plumage foliage drainage advantage barrier carrier terrier furrier

Put dis-- before honest, loyal, proved, agreed, lodge, quiet, honor, credit, figure, own; as, dishonest.

The Monarch of Great Britain and Ireland. Italy has many vineyards. The mail-carrier exhorts us to be honest. I'm exhausted by climbing the barrier. Farmers know the advantage of tile drainage. The furrier exhibits an Irish terrier. Vinegar disagrees with my stomach. Parrots of gayest plumage flew through the dense foliage.

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isle salve altar grocer vacant honest foliage exhaust anxiety furrier phrases nuisance terrier library stomach exhibit riddance almonds poultice medicine vineyard squabble grievance hindrance

Grocers sell teas, coffees, spices, almonds, but not salves or medicines. The furrier exhibits a lynx. Thieves are dishonest. In the library the owner of the vineyard aired his grievance. The thorny brambles and thick foliage were hindrances. The Scotch terrier knows the mail-carrier's knock. A weak stomach causes anxiety. Poultice my thumb. Buried in a sacred isle.

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starry scarred giraffe lacrosse bargain chieftain scaffold stubborn vague league plague brogue gallery slippery millinery machinery

Copy,--A baby's brooch. I bought two ladies' brooches. A lady's blouse. Ladies' blouses for sale. Enemies' camps.

The rogue used Irish brogue. Slippery stairs led to the gallery. I'm captain of the lacrosse team in the junior league. The starry skies. Ladies' millinery is often expensive. The Scottish chieftain was a stubborn fighter. He had a vague idea of escaping the scaffold. The giraffe is scarred with wounds. A plague of gnats and flies. The machinery was sold at a bargain.

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credit summit culprit benefit severe severity persevere interfere piety nicety gimlet eaglet delicate intimate fortunate porcupine

Copy,--A jockey's horse. Two jockeys' horses. A donkey's travels. Monkeys' tricks. Donkeys' ears.

Moderate supplies will not satisfy the eaglets on the rocky summit. A porcupine's quill pierced the unfortunate culprit's thigh. Persevere in boring the hole; but don't interfere with my gimlet. The severe weather will benefit my niece. Notice the nicety of their speech and the piety of their intimate friends. High ceilings. A hart is a male deer. A fierce boar chased Ernest.

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frolic traffic elastic electric crystal mystery bicycle tricycle cleanly heather cunning lullaby inferior superior interior exterior

Copy,--Men's and boys' overcoats. Women's parasols. Girls' waists. Infants' wraps. A turkey's feather. Turkeys' wings.

The exterior and the interior of the engine are polished. Most babies' eyes look cunning. A sweet lullaby. I prefer a bicycle to a tricycle. An elastic band disappeared in the frolic. The electric light is a mystery. Employ cleanly and superior servants. Freight traffic is heavier. Dye the arrows red. Ewes graze in the meadows. Heather is purple. Water, clear as crystal.

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crackle shackle chuckle speckled lynch syringe patient quotient agreed indeed proceed succeed familiar peculiar horizon horizontal

Add --d, --ing to glide, disable, glance, grudge, provoke, tremble, trickle, trifle, trudge; as, glided, gliding.

He agreed to proceed slyly. Shackle the prisoner. The torch is crackling. Use the syringe. He chuckles as he buckles the harness. His eyes seem familiar but his walk or gait is peculiar. The horizon seems ablaze. Negroes are sometimes lynched in the Southern States. Horizontal beams. Be patient, the quotient is correct.

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preface surface retrace embrace bureau biscuit ketchup moustache knoll knavish increase decrease vagrant fragrant stagnant ignorant

Join --ness to slow, fast, rough, smooth, weak, numb, coarse, prompt, calm, deaf, mean, even, plain, keen; as, keenness.

The brief preface shows sense. The whole surface seemed knolls, rough boulders, and stagnant pools. The knavish pedlar carries biscuits and ketchup. The vagrant twirls his moustache. A quaint bureau fragrant with roses. Ignorant of Canadian customs. Pause for each clause. Misers' hoards increase; their comforts decrease. Retrace your footsteps. A mother's embrace.

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clause league culprit knavish bureau quotient peculiar chieftain persevere ignorant moustache machinery biscuit syringe patient decrease lacrosse mystery lynch giraffe gallery bicycle superior delicate

Our maid was ignorant of the mysteries of dyeing. By persevering she succeeded in kneading dough for biscuit. She has a peculiar stare, but is certainly a superior servant. The chieftain waxes his reddish moustache. They may lynch the culprit who knavishly interfered with the machinery. On the bureau is a model of a bicycle near a picture of a giraffe. The patient is in delicate health.

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gaudy pauper haunted gauntlet musical medical musician physician withhold nowhere loophole threshold accident hesitate meditate obstinate

Add --ness to saucy, heavy, weighty, cleanly, lazy, lively, easy, chilly, hasty, musty; as, sauciness.

The musician meditates on a new hymn. The heir's birthday. Nowhere would physicians or medical men withhold medicine from a pauper. The obstinate knave's laziness and sauciness made them hesitate. The great heaviness or weightiness of lead. I innocently caused an accident. The door-hinges creaked. He threw the gauntlet on the threshold of the haunted chamber.

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hyena hyphen cycling hyacinth victuals cayenne conquer conquest dye-stuff rye-bread therefore buckwheat ravine vaseline benzine magazine

Add --y to humble, noble, single, double, forcible, ease, able, ample, simple, wheeze; as, humbly.

"Rye-bread" requires a hyphen. Before the tempest it was calm in the ravine. Use cayenne pepper sparingly on victuals. Benzine removes stains. Vaseline is advertised in the weekly magazine. The savage hyena was conquered. We see lovely hyacinths when cycling. Lye comes through leaching ashes. Dye-stuff injured his eyesight, therefore he wears glasses.

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talons dragon ransom random baffle ruffle tussle muddle mumble hubbub smuggle straddle infancy vacancy resemble assemble

Join --d, --ing to meddle, tattle, haggle, prattle, crinkle, cackle, kindle, stifle, puddle; as, meddled, meddling.

The eagle's cruel talons. St. George slew the dragon. A blazing chimney baffled the brigade. After a severe tussle he seized the smuggler's dagger. Avoid mumbling words. Random efforts are usually vain. Ransom the captive from the tower. Choose a roan mare. In infancy he resembled my nephew whose legacy he enjoys. Crowds assembled. Fill the vacancy. A good policy.

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ulster bolster upholster register moisten moisture pastime furniture tangle triangle mangled dangling garbage herbage encourage discourage

Write --ing after piece, pierce, grieve, dangle, jingle, arise, deserve, drizzle, resemble, assemble; as, piercing.

My ulster resists moisture. Weigh the feather bolster. Erase their names from the register. Flying kites is a boy's pastime. A triangle has three corners. Moisten the clothes. A mangled limb. Bury the decayed herbage and other garbage. See the cord dangling. Upholster the lounge at the furniture factory. Encourage the scholar. He seems discouraged.

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affect protect inspect prospect bantam banners fleeting greeting plight delight sight-seer twilight satchel thatched petticoat hoar-frost

To worthy, hungry, speedy, crusty, cheery, airy, weary, angry, sturdy, dreary, add --er, --est; as, worthier, worthiest.

The prospect of bathing at twilight delights us. Satchel in hand, he inspected our quiet village. Even the sight-seers were affected by the children's greeting. A thatched roof often leaks. See the hoar-frost glisten. A sorry plight, a clumsier gait. Protect the herdsman's bantams. Baby clutches a red banner. The fleeting hour.

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gaudy plight ravine tussle affect hyphen ransom ruffle satchel smuggle victuals moisture pastime muscle cycling fatigue nowhere therefore cayenne withhold vaseline physician threshold magazine

Hewing wood exercises the muscles. Cycling for pastime causes slight fatigue. A whole horde of smugglers. My victuals were withheld. A sorry plight. He threw the magazine on the threshold, and seized his satchel. He was fined for using foul oaths. My heart was, therefore, sore with grief. Nowhere in the ravine have I seen moisture or hoar-frost. Physicians wrap up in furs.

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dealt deafness stealthy endeavor trounce trousers aroused announce matron sexton summon Solomon vulgar grammar similar particular

Put en-- before able, noble, large, rage, circle, dear, camp, wrap, feeble, slave, title; as, enable.