DINE SPELLER 
 
 GRADES 5-8 
 
 BRYCE AND SHERMAN 
 
 TEACHERS' EDITION
 
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 THE 
 
 ALDINE SPELLER 
 
 PARTS THREE AND FOUR 
 FOR GRADES FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, AND EIGHT 
 
 BY 
 CATHERINE T. BRYCE 
 
 ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OK SCHOOLS 
 
 MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 
 
 AND 
 
 FRANK J. SHERMAN 
 
 FORMERLY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 
 MONSON, MASS. 
 
 nsTiNA unz 
 
 NEW YORK 
 
 NEWSON & COMPANY
 
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 NEWSON it COMPANY. 
 
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 PREFACE 
 
 To teachers and the pubhc ahke, probably no subject 
 taught in the pubHc schools has been more disappointing 
 than spelling. This disappointment is undoubtedly due to : 
 
 1. Defective material for study and poor methods of 
 teaching ; 
 
 2. Too much testing and too little teaching ; 
 
 3. Finding errors rather than preventing them ; 
 
 4. The use of a theoretical, rather than the practical, 
 vocabulary of children and adults. 
 
 The teaching of spelling must be done from a spelling book 
 in the hands of the children, since the individual teacher 
 does not have the time to prepare lists of words which will 
 produce as good results as the lists given in a spelling book, 
 the selection and preparation of which are the result of 
 years of special observation and testing. 
 
 A plan of teaching spelling to secure the best results should 
 consist of a thoughtful, systematic, and comprehensive pres- 
 entation of the words and spelling facts which every pupil 
 must learn. It must contain an adequate and simple 
 system of phonics for the primaiy grades, since a large per- 
 
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 contap:o of the worils in common use are piir(>ly plionotic 
 and present no sj)('llin<:; dif!i('uUies once a sane and practical 
 plioiietic foundation is fixed. It must have a vocal)ulary 
 selected and paded with such care that it will t:;ive the 
 child the ability to spell correctly those words whicli he 
 neeils to use in his written work, antl that it will also dev(>lop 
 and broaden his vocabiJaiy for his future needs. It should 
 contain suitable directions and hints to the teacher, suffi- 
 ciently removed from the pupil's text so that he may not 
 be confused In' tlieiii. It may, and in many grades should, 
 contain irjformation and suggestions to the puj)il that will 
 liclp him to master the many peculiarly non-phonetic words 
 which present their indivitlual prol)lems and must l)e in- 
 dividually mastered. IL sliould contain a very few of the 
 most important spelling rules simply stated. It should 
 contain a large variety of sentences for dictation, which 
 may wi.^^ely take the form of gems of thought. Such a plan, 
 well taught, constantly supplemented by the teacher with 
 such words as the ))eculiar (hfHculties of individual |)U|)ils 
 and (•la.'^.-;es may n'(|uire, will jjroduce a maximum of ability 
 to spell correctly. 
 
 In the Aldine Sjxller the authors have presented a |)lan 
 of teaching which in actual results has proved singularly 
 effective. The vocabulary has been selected and graded 
 with unusual care to meet the actual needs of life and to 
 develoj) a spelling sense. In its prej)aration a careful com- 
 
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 parison was made of the vocabularies of several of the most 
 popular spelling books of the day in respect to both grada- 
 tion and selection. Paralleling this, the various recent 
 tests and investigations, notably those of Ayres, Jones, and 
 Cook and O'Shea, have been checked. The resulting vocabu- 
 lary is thought to represent the real writing vocabulary of 
 the average child of the grade in which it is taught. Special 
 and repeated drills are given on the real trouble makers — 
 the one hundred and more words that comprise four-fifths 
 of the misspelled words of the schoolroom. 
 
 In the primary grades use is made of exceptionally valu- 
 able phonetic lists. Emphasis is placed upon this important 
 and very practical foundation for the development of a 
 spelling sense, and its mastery in the primary grades will do 
 much to train children to spell correctly. A few compara- 
 tively uncommon words are used in these lists chiefly for 
 the value of the phonetic drill. 
 
 As every error creates a tendency, and if repeated quickly 
 establishes a habit, it is important that the correct spelling 
 of words be taught before children have occasion to write 
 them. Every worth-while test and investigation shows the 
 most common and most useful words in our language to be 
 the words used early by children. It is likewise certain that 
 very many of the misspelled words are one-s}'llable words in 
 very common use. It would, therefore, seem essential that 
 the real teaching of spelling should be done as early as pos-
 
 sible in the grades — somewhat earher than has frequently 
 been the ea.'^e — that correct habits, rather than incorrect 
 ones, may be formed. 
 
 Obhgation is expressed to Dr. Leonard P. Ayres of the 
 Russell Sage Foundation for kind ])ermission to make use 
 of his list of "The Thousand Connnonest Words." These 
 and some four thtjusand other veiy common and important 
 wortls constitute the Aldine vocahulaiy. 
 
 That the Aldine Speller may lead to some real teaching, 
 and decrease "lesson hearing," is the hope of the authoi'S. 
 
 VI
 
 DIRECTIONS TO TEACHERS 
 
 Oral Spelling 
 
 Oral spelling should always precede written spelling in 
 the primary grades. Careful and distinct pronunciation 
 by the child should always precede oral spelling. Children 
 cannot be expected to spell correctly words that they cannot 
 pronounce. It is well to emphasize the form of a word of 
 more than one syllable by syllabication. It makes the 
 spelling more obvious, promotes clear enunciation, and 
 assists in creating a correct mental picture of the word. 
 The sight words in this book are so syllabicated when firet 
 presented. A slight pause between the syllables is usually 
 sufficient in oral spelling. In writing the words they should 
 not be divided. 
 
 Testing 
 
 The mere "hearing" of spelling lessons is happily a thing 
 of the past in most schools. However, teachere cannot 
 be too strongly impressed with the worthlessness of such 
 exercises. The primary object is to instruct, not to examine 
 — to teach to spell correctly, not to find out how many 
 
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 words may be spelled iiieorrcctly. Review lessons should 
 Ix^ pven frequently, anti these are sufficient for test })uiposes. 
 All other lessons shouhl l)e thoroughly taught with instruc- 
 tion the aiin and object of the lesson. 
 
 Interest 
 
 It hius been well said that "interest is nine-tenths of 
 education." This is true in teaching spelling. Any means 
 which will arouse interest in mastering words is likely to be 
 effective. So far as our forefathei's succeeded in securing 
 results in this sul)ject they did so by iiitoi-est in the old- 
 fashioned ** spelling-bee." Spelling matches of various sorts 
 are desiral)le for creating interest. The review lists and 
 8jx»cial lists will ])e found admiral )le for this purpose. It 
 should be remembered, however, that this is testing what is 
 already learned and is not teaching something new. 
 
 Pi'PiLs' Lists 
 
 Each puj)il has his own difriculties in spelling. Teach 
 him to make private li.sts of the words wliich he finds espe- 
 cially hard to sjx'll and have him use extra ("fTort lo contjuer 
 these troultle-makei-s. These may be listed in the l)ack 
 of liis te.vtbook or in his individual note book. Occasional 
 lessons may l)e devoted entirely to this kind of exercise and 
 they .should be individual and painstaking. Such words 
 shouhl be watchecl for in the oilier written work and mis- 
 
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 spelling prevented rather than corrected. Besides making 
 the misspelled words the basis of a lesson they may well be 
 correctly and carefully written on the board with the diffi- 
 culty shown in colored crayon. If possible leave them in 
 sight for several days. 
 
 Homophones 
 
 Words spelled differently but pronounced alike should be 
 kept apart until the spelling of each has become fixed and the 
 ability to use correctly in sentences reasonably sure. Then 
 only may they safely be brought together for comparison. 
 When this is done much care must be used that no confusion 
 may exist in the child's mind as to the proper use of each. 
 
 Order of Presentation 
 
 All children do not learn speUing equally well in the same 
 
 way. Some are sense organ learners while others are largely 
 
 motor organ learners. Most children are both. In all 
 
 cases the order of seeing words, hearing them pronounced, 
 
 pronouncing them, spelling them aloud, and then writing 
 
 them, will be found to be most effective. Appeal is thus 
 
 made successively to the eye, the ear, the memor}^, and the 
 
 hand. 
 
 Enunciation 
 
 Poor enunciation is a common source of incorrect spoiling. 
 Occasionally tost your })upils on sounding v.ords. See 
 to it that they learn to give the right value to the vowel 
 
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 Bounds and do not omit any that should bo sounded. Do 
 not ponnit in for imj, or final cd to be sountlcd like /. 
 Romoniber that "A word correctly pronounced is half 
 siX'Ucd." 
 
 Correcting Errors 
 
 Too strong a plea cannot be niatle for the abandonment 
 of a practice, still common, of recjuiring children to rewrite 
 niisspellecl words twenty-five, fifty, or one hundred times. 
 As a means of punishing chil(h-en it is bad. As a corrective 
 measure this mechanical, thoughtless copying does more 
 harm than good. Good corrective work calls for indivichial 
 teacliing. Tlie teacher must asceilain fii-st why the word 
 is mi.s^pelled. 11iis may be due to misjironunciation, to 
 imj)erfect vi.sualization, to a misundei'standing of the word 
 and its meaning, or, too often, to mere carelessness in writing. 
 Wlien the teacher knows why the error is made, the way to 
 correct it should l)e clear. 
 
 Proper Names 
 
 No place has l)een given in this hook to jiroper names, 
 since the needs of (hlTerent chissrooms vaiy so widely. I'hey 
 nuLst l)e thoroughly taught, however, and it is the teacher's 
 duty to teach such proi)er names as her pui)ils need to use. 
 Strongly emphasize the fact that tiicsc pi()|)er names always 
 iK'gin with a capital letter. Gcograi)hical and historical
 
 names should be taught in connection with those subjects. 
 If non-phonetic or pecuHar in spelHng, call attention to the 
 peculiarity. For example, pupils frequently have troul^le 
 with Britain. The spelling of this word must be learned 
 when the geography of the British Isles is first studied — 
 grades five or six. If attention is called to the ai, and to the 
 fact that, if spelled ia, it would have three syllables, and 
 that in common with w^ords derived from it, there is but 
 one t; — in other words, if real teaching is done at the right 
 time, the percentage of misspellings will be very small. 
 
 Using the Stories 
 
 Read the stories, "The Two Scouts," "The Two Boys," 
 and "The Efficient Guide" with the pupils. See that they 
 understand the meaning and the object of telling these 
 stories. Keep them before the pupils by the constant 
 application of them to their own efforts. Records of the 
 work of the scouts and those who qualify as guides may be 
 kept. Let them see just how important it is in this and all 
 other work to be able to "light their fire with one match." 
 
 Careful Teaching 
 
 In teaching ever}^ lesson, do your part by pronouncing 
 each word clearly and correctly; l)y reciuiring the chilchen 
 to do the same ; by training them to see the word, and accu- 
 
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 ratf'ly to notice silent lettei-s and unusual coniliinations ; and 
 by showing them how to apply the niles given in their books. 
 Remember that a lial)it of misspelling is veiy easily formed 
 and, once establishetl, is most diflieult to overcome. In 
 fact, if it extends over a period of three or four years such 
 a habit is st^ldom com])letely corrected. Teachei-s in gratles 
 above you have a light to expect that your work has been 
 done well. 
 
 Use .vnd Meaning 
 
 Hcmember, it is not enough that children pronounce and 
 spell words correctly. They should know the meaning and 
 how to u.se each word. 'W) help them to make the wortls 
 in their book j)art of their vocabulaiy, certani devices are 
 
 U.S<'(1. 
 
 1 . Many of the words are gr()U])ed in their natural connec- 
 tion — school words, letter words, business and trade words, 
 journey words, etc \ few suggestions showing how these 
 grouj) words may be used are given in (he book. Oral work 
 should always |)recede the written woik. See Lesson SO, 
 Sixth Vrar, for illustration. See that the children's sen- 
 tences are well e\|)ressed before allowing any writing. 
 IN-rhaps it will not lie necessary to write at all. It is 
 ucci'stiiuy that eveiy child should know how to use and spell 
 th»* words correctlv. 
 
 2. When a word is taught, one ur inuiv of its conunon 
 
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 derivatives are given, — a saving in time in studying the 
 spelling lesson, and an added clearness to meaning. For 
 illustrations see Lessons 39 and 42. 
 
 3. Well-selected ciuotations from the best sources are 
 given, showing the words used correctly. Man}' of these 
 quotations should be memorized ; some should be dictated ; 
 some are to be reproduced ; some are to be copied, sub- 
 stituting other words in place of underlined words ; all 
 are to be read intelligently, that the pupils maj' learn the 
 true meaning of the words by meeting them in their right 
 context. 
 
 Spelling Demons 
 
 On pages 11 and 12 is a remarkable list of words fre- 
 quently misspelled. They are given here l)y permission 
 of the compiler, Dr. W. F. Jones of the University of South 
 Dakota. He has aptly named them the "One Hundred 
 Spelling Demons of the English Language." As the result 
 of a most exhaustive and careful investigation he finds 
 them not only to be the most commonly misspelled words, 
 but to be misspelled frequently and persistently in all grades. 
 
 These words have been taught and frequently reviewed. 
 Call the children's attention over and over again to the 
 difficulties in them. Use some of them daily. Hold the 
 children to the correct spelling of them in all written work. 
 Make opportunities to use them. Keep a record in plain 
 
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 sight, showing the c-hil(h-en's progress in conquering them. 
 Make the master}' of these words a matter pei-sonal to 
 yourself, even to the extent of considering your teaching a 
 failure if ever}- child in the fifth year does not form the 
 habit of correctly spelling this list. Call attention to these 
 pages at the l)eginning of the year, and arouse the children's 
 interest and amljition to master the words as early as 
 possible. 
 
 On page 49 is given another list of lesser ''demons." The 
 sixth-grade teacher should in like manner hold hei-self 
 responsible for this list. Keep on urging and testing untU 
 each child ha.s mastered his j)ailicular "word demons." 
 
 Review Lists 
 
 On pages 27-2S and ().")-(')() are lists of words for review. 
 These arc selected from "The One Thousand Commonest 
 \V(jrds" as found by l)i-. Ayres, and are here used by per- 
 mission. Without special study, at least sev(Mity-tiine per 
 cent of those given on ]iages 27 2S wow sjx'llcd correctly 
 by the fifth-grade children in (Mghty-four cities in the United 
 States, and at least seventy-nine per cent of those given on 
 pages ()'>-r»() were spelled correctly by (h(> sixth-grade chil- 
 dren in the same schools. Careful teaching should give a 
 much higher percentage. 
 
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 Troublesome Endings 
 
 On page 7 of Part Four are many words with similar 
 endings. These need careful teaching. For example, after 
 thoroughly studying Lessons 39-50 a review should Ije 
 given by dictating first a word ending in or, then one in ar, 
 and then one in er. In this way test the ability to associate 
 the correct ending with each word. Pages 48 to 54 of Part 
 Four should be re\'iewed and tested in the same way. 
 These similar terminations are one of the greatest difficulties 
 we have to overcome. Much review and much use of the 
 words in sentences are absolutely needed for their mastery. 
 
 Synonyms 
 
 ^In teaching synonyms show that while a synonym means 
 nearly the same thing as another word, it does not usually 
 mean just the same. Lead the pupils to select such 
 synonyms as have the nearest shade of meaning, and point 
 out the difference. This work may be made most valualjle, 
 in extending and broadening the vocabulaiy, and in gaining 
 ability to discriminate in the use of words. In many lessons 
 like those on page 14, sentences may be required using the 
 synonyms, and showing the variations in their meaning. 
 Antonyms may be taught in the same way with most de- 
 sirable results. 
 
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 PuEriXES 
 
 Pa^os 3S to U arc devoted to the study of prefixes. 
 This work may be extended by recjuiriii*; the pupils to bring 
 in Hsts of other words having prefixes, and to study their 
 meaning. Again, hsts of suitable words may be ])repared, 
 and attention direete^l to the changes in mcannig caused by 
 the use of ditYerent prefixes. 
 
 Sl'FFTXF.S 
 
 The three important rules j)r('S('nte(l have l)een ajijilied in 
 previous grades l)u( not memorized. In this gratle they 
 should be memorized and the most important exceptions 
 noteil, discussed, and memorized. These lules apply to such 
 a large number of words that their masteiy and ap})lication 
 are very important. 
 
 Dktioxahy Lessons 
 
 The "dictionaiy habit" is a most a(hiiiral)le one. Those 
 cliildren are fortunate who have instant access to a diction- 
 aiy when they iu-gin this book. Those will get most value 
 from its u.se who have been taught how. Do not deaden 
 the interest by re(|uiring pupils to look up cvciy word in 
 cvor>- lesson, but rather have thein look up all words whose 
 meaning, spelling, or iironunciation is unccitaiii. Many 
 ver>' profitablr lessons may be given in Inrming i)hn-als, 
 
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 adding prefixes and suffixes, selecting derivatives, and find- 
 ing synonyms other than those given in this book. 
 
 Special Lists — Part Four 
 
 Some very vakial)le material is given on pages 66-75. 
 These pages are to be taught at the discretion of the teacher. 
 Pages 74 and 75, gi\'ing abbreviations, may well be taught 
 at the beginning of the seventh year. Two of three lessons 
 will prol)ably be found to be sufficient. 
 
 In the list of words with more than one correct spelling 
 the preferred form is given firet, but the second is frec^uently 
 used and is entirelv correct. It is not intended that l)oth 
 shall be taught, but it is well for both teacher and pupil to 
 know that either is correct. 
 
 Many foreign words and phrases are in such common use 
 in our language as to make desiral)le a familiarity with 
 their correct spelling and pronunciation. These pages are 
 for reference use and for use with special groups of children. 
 If taught at all, the teacher should be absolutely sure of the 
 correct pronunciation. 
 
 Pages 67 and 68 contain 97 words frequently mispro- 
 nounced. These mav well be studied earlv in the year so 
 that the pupils may be tested on their pronunciation from 
 time to time. 
 
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 To THE Girls and Roys: 
 
 The Two Scoitts 
 
 Once upon a time the general of an army found himself 
 in a serious jwsition. He was shut u]) in a fortified town 
 and his food supply was ver}' low. In order to find out 
 something of the position, strength, and })lans of the enemy, 
 he sent two young soldiei-s out as scouts. 
 
 After many hai(lshii)s the scouts came \\ithin sight of 
 the enemy's lines. W'liile thev were lookiu"; down on the 
 hostile camp from the toj) of a high tree, two officei*s came 
 riding toward them. When they reached the tree in which 
 the frightened scouts were hidden, the officers stopped to 
 n\st their horses in the shade. Never dreaming that their 
 conversation could he overheard, they discussed their plans 
 freely and rode away. As soon as it was safe, the two 
 scouts came to the ground. 
 
 "Wliat a lucky escape!" said one. "We might both 
 have heon ca])tured. This teaches us a lesson. We will 
 separate. Then if one is capturod, the other can cany our 
 information to the general.'' 
 
 So they separated, and in due time one of the scouts 
 came into the general's j)res(Mice. 
 
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 "Well," said the general, "how many men have the 
 enemy?" 
 
 "Ever and ever so many," answered the scout. 
 
 "Cavaliy? Artillery? What?" asked the general sharply. 
 
 "Both," replied the scout. 
 
 "Where are they?" asked the general. 
 
 "On the other side of the wood," said the scout. 
 
 "But can't you give me a better idea of their number 
 and position?" cried the impatient officer. 
 
 "I only know that there are ever and ever so many of 
 them, and that they are scattered all over the countiyside," 
 was the answer. 
 
 "Well, did you learn anything of their plans?" asked 
 the almost discouraged general. 
 
 " Yes," answered the scout eagerly. " I heard two officere 
 talking. They are going to besiege us, attack Clifton, and 
 wait for reenforcements." 
 
 " But what are they going to do first ? " asked the anxious 
 general. 
 
 "I don't remember," was the answer. 
 
 " I know no more than I did before you started ! To 
 think of the chance you have lost!" exclaimed the officer. 
 
 Just then the second scout entered. 
 
 "What have you to report?" asked the general. 
 
 The young man drew a piece of paper toward him and 
 by a rough sketch and a few words of explanation, showed 
 
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 the general the position and number of the enemy, so that 
 he saw at a ghmee their strenp:th and weakness. Then he 
 addetl : "The officers that discussed their phms under our 
 triH' siiy that they will wait for reenforcements. Then part 
 of their army will Ix'siege us closely, keeping us busy, while 
 the main army will capture (^lifton." 
 
 ■' You have savetl our army !" cric'd tlic dcliglited general. 
 "IVoFii to-day you arc ranked as captain. \\'c will break 
 through their lines before their re(*nforcements come up, 
 and march to the relief of Clifton!'' 
 
 Then turning to the lii-st scout, he said: "You saw and 
 heard exactly the same things as this young man, but in- 
 stead of biinging me news worth while, you brought only 
 a confused report. Do you know why you failed and he 
 succeeded?" 
 
 ''Yes," was the answer, "he's a born scout. I'm not." 
 
 "Nonsense!" replied the general. "He has trained 
 him.self to see exactly, to hear cxardij, and to repeat exactly. 
 That's all that is needed to make a born scout." 
 
 TiiK Two Hoys 
 
 Two boys were set to study the same sj)elling lesson. 
 When it wiLs time to write the lesson, one boy knew that a 
 certain word "had an / and an r in it." but lu- could not 
 tell which came fi|-st, so he guessed and fnilcd. W jicti the 
 teacher pronounced another word, he wasn't just sure 
 
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 what she did say, so again he guessed and again he failed. 
 When called upon to read the words in the lesson, he left 
 off final lettei"s and slurred other lettere, so that he did not 
 even pronounce the words correctly, and as a perfectly 
 pronounced word is half spelled, he failed once more. The 
 other boy had a perfect paper. 
 
 The teacher said : "You boys had the same list of words 
 to study, and the same time in which to master them. 
 You had the same chance to hear them pronounced cor- 
 rectly and to pronounce them yourselves. Yet John has a 
 perfect paper, and Tom has a failure. Do you know why ? " 
 
 "John is a natural-born speller," answered Tom. "I 
 am not." 
 
 "Nonsense!" replied the teacher. "John has trained 
 himself to see exactly, to make a good mind picture of the 
 word, just as the successful scout did of the enemy's lines, 
 and so with his pencil he can reproduce it exactly. He, 
 like the same scout, has trained his ear to hear exactly, and 
 his mind to reproduce exactly. That's all that is needed to 
 make a born speller." 
 
 WTiich scout did Tom most resemble? A\Tiich would 
 you rather be like? 
 
 Are you a "natural-born speller," that is, do you 
 
 See exactly, 
 Hear exactly, 
 Pronounce exactly f 
 
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 THE ALDINE SPELLER 
 
 PART THREE 
 FIFTH YEAR
 
 71 plixf j*or cvcrijlhiijg JV-i 
 cn^'ryl^inj^ m iQ place
 
 FIFTH YEAR 
 
 con qiicr 
 con (|uer or 
 
 1 
 prize 
 
 gen tie man 
 gen tie men 
 
 Wlio misses or who wins the prize, 
 Go, lose or conquer as you can, 
 But if you fall, or if you rise, 
 Be each, pray God, a gentleman. 
 
 — Thackeray.
 
 3 4 5 6 
 
 a irive a l)le Im iiior happens source 
 
 dis a give a l>li' liii luor ons lia]) ])cnc(l de stroy 
 
 a give inent trans form un pleas ant meant 
 
 sit 11 a tion ])eace ex act ly dii ty 
 
 cheer ful ness peace ful dif ti cult du ties 
 
 CHEERFULNESS 
 
 Tf anything disagreeable happens, try to see the funny 
 side of it, and do not let it destroy your peace of mind. 
 
 To see the funny side will often transfunu an unpleas- 
 ant situation into a nu-rry (jne. 
 
 Man is meant to be cheerful. 
 
 8 
 
 The jet tors n, r, /, <>, ii, and, sometimes, y arc vowels. 
 T\u' other letters of the ali)hal)('t are consonants. 
 
 a! plia bet con so iiants vowels 
 
 pre ced ed plii rals
 
 Nouns ending in y, preceded by a consonant, form 
 their plurals by changing the y to i and adding es. 
 What word in Lesson 6 forms its plural in this way? 
 Copy the following words ; opposite each write its 
 plural, following the rule above. 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 go og ra phy 
 
 laun dry 
 
 char i ty 
 
 vi cin i ty 
 
 die tion a ry 
 
 a gen cy 
 
 mer cy 
 
 vie to ry 
 
 gro cer y 
 
 en try 
 
 injury 
 
 sym pa thy 
 
 gal ler y 
 
 de liv er y 
 
 pan sy 
 
 va ri e ty 
 
 fam i ly 
 
 li bra ry 
 
 prop er ty 
 
 va can cy 
 
 fairy 
 
 mem o ry 
 
 sal a ry 
 
 sup ply 
 
 The following words are very troublesome. See 
 what is peculiar in each word. Write sentences con- 
 taining these trouble makers and be very careful to 
 spell them correctly. Write each of them several 
 times and try to remember just how it looks. 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 14 
 
 buy 
 
 read y 
 
 meant 
 
 gram mar 
 
 dear 
 
 wheth er 
 
 hoarse 
 
 nuik ing 
 
 tired 
 
 stud ied 
 
 which 
 
 news
 
 15 
 
 16 
 
 17 
 
 18 
 
 |>jir ( oil 
 
 <IC11 (T oils 
 
 for time 
 
 reai)S 
 
 UK !• (i till 
 
 ii) cr ;i 
 
 tor til iiate 
 
 sows 
 
 (•nil I- IILIC 
 
 kiml Iv 
 
 mis for tune 
 
 iin til 
 
 coll ra gooiis 
 
 <iii(l iiess 
 
 coiir te sy 
 
 al ways 
 
 friend sliip 
 
 >laiit.s 
 
 eoiir tc ons 
 
 tire 
 
 19 
 
 h is good t(j ]);irilon, to bu merciful, to Ijc liljoral ; but 
 it is ))otter to Ix- just. 
 
 Many of the misfortunes of life flee if you courageously 
 meet them. — Talmajjk. 
 
 A good deed is iie\ cr lost ; lie who sows courtesy reaps 
 friendship, and he wlio plants kindness reaps love. 
 
 Life is nc^t so short l)ut there is always time for 
 courtesy. — Emkrson. 
 
 20 21 22 23 
 
 possildo \;ilii(' cni" ry tliroii!j;li 
 
 possilily \;ilii;iltl(' carries de pi'iid 
 
 ill) pos si i»l(' tiaiiip post age <1(' pciid nit 
 
 dif liciil ty stamp |)ostal in de jxMid cnt 
 
 dif Ii ciil tics a l)il i t\ al so in i\r pcnd ciice 
 
 4
 
 24 
 
 The word " impossible " is not in my dictionary. 
 
 — Napoleon. 
 
 Like a postage stamp, a man's value depends on his 
 ability to stick to a thing till he gets there. 
 
 — Joseph Chamberlain. 
 
 Through difficulties to the stars. 
 
 — Motto of the State of Kansas. 
 
 25 26 27 28 
 
 sol (lier ac cord ing lios pi tal med i cine 
 
 in va lid of fi cial band age fe ver 
 
 ad dress rec ords brave ly sponge 
 
 mad am reg u lar a lert batli 
 
 l)ri vate in sist cd stead y bathe 
 
 29 
 
 A lady once addressed a wounded soldier in a hospital 
 
 as a hero. "I'm no hero, Madam," insisted the brave 
 
 invalid. " According to the official records, I'm just a 
 
 private in the regular army." 
 
 5
 
 War Words 
 
 30 
 
 31 
 
 32 
 
 33 
 
 guard 
 
 chief 
 
 clial lenge 
 
 dread 
 
 :i lanu 
 
 colo nel 
 
 con test 
 
 file 
 
 >a( (1 e 
 
 ^en eral 
 
 pur sue 
 
 reb el 
 
 l)ri (I e 
 
 com rade 
 
 ral y 
 
 sav age 
 
 li er y 
 
 dan ger uiis 
 
 ra lied 
 
 struir gle 
 
 34 
 
 35 
 
 36 
 
 37 
 
 jdiii 
 
 na \ y 
 
 ])ow (Icr 
 
 ])o si tion 
 
 joint 
 
 na val 
 
 lni let 
 
 stern 
 
 won 
 
 n iii form 
 
 l»iirst 
 
 glo ry 
 
 ai- iiiv 
 
 loy al 
 
 pris on er 
 
 i: o ri ous 
 
 « 
 
 swoid 
 
 111 er 
 
 force 
 
 liei'ce 
 
 38 
 
 Final // when j)roceded by a consonant is p;onorally 
 changed U) i when a letter or a sullix is added to a w (ad. 
 
 What word in Lesson ']2 is affected by this rule? 
 In Lesson 27? 
 
 pre ced ed gen er al \y ssuf fix af feet 
 
 6
 
 39 
 
 40 
 
 41 
 
 42 
 
 ap ply 
 
 mar ry 
 
 bury 
 
 00 cu py 
 
 ap plied 
 
 mar ried 
 
 bur i al 
 
 oc cu pied 
 
 ap plies 
 
 era zy 
 
 bur ied 
 
 occupation 
 
 no ti fy 
 
 era zi ness 
 
 re ply 
 
 his to ry 
 
 no ti tied 
 
 de nv 
 
 re 1)1 ied 
 
 his to ri an 
 
 no ti ties 
 
 de nied 
 
 re plies 
 
 his tor i cal 
 
 43 
 
 44 
 
 45 
 
 46 
 
 held 
 
 pa tient 
 
 un rav el 
 
 prof it 
 
 nor 
 
 pa tient ly 
 
 hearts 
 
 prof it a ble 
 
 worth 
 
 pa tience 
 
 sev er al 
 
 per il 
 
 wor thy 
 
 hon or 
 
 thus 
 
 per il ous 
 
 sore ly 
 
 hon or a ble 
 
 none 
 
 busi ness 
 
 47 
 
 Noble deeds are held in honor, 
 
 But the wide world sorely needs 
 
 Hearts of patience to unravel this — 
 
 The worth of common deeds. — Stedman. 
 
 ril mind my own business; what's none of my profit 
 shall be none of my peril. — Spanish. 
 
 7
 
 48 
 
 49 
 
 50 
 
 51 
 
 worse 
 
 a void 
 
 con verse 
 
 sep a rate 
 
 \Vi)l>l 
 
 ru ) ber 
 
 cull \ersa tion 
 
 sei)a lately 
 
 plOj) ('!• 
 
 rol* l»('f y 
 
 iMii ver si ty 
 
 separation 
 
 stilt \ 
 
 a biuad 
 
 eul left 
 
 so cial 
 
 person 
 
 soci e tv 
 
 col lee tion 
 
 Clirist mas 
 
 Write tlic ])lurals of university and society. Look 
 carefully at the first a in separate, separately, separation. 
 
 52 
 
 The true university of these days is a collection of hcjoks. 
 
 — Caklyle. 
 
 Til my study I am sure to converse with none hut wise 
 men, hut ahroad it is impossihlc; to avoid the society of 
 f<M>ls. — SiK William Wmi.ku. 
 
 There is no worse njbher than a had hook. 
 
 1 TALIAN. 
 
 53 
 
 ^rit Jires cncc eon I lol eoill pel 
 
 Tlie man of ;^rit carries in lii.s presence a power that 
 controls and eomptds. 
 
 8
 
 54 
 
 re pent speech speak er tern per 
 
 si lence guide 
 
 More have repented of speech than of silence. 
 Control your temper or it will control 3'ou. 
 
 — Horace. 
 
 Notice the ee in speech and the ea in speaker. 
 55 56 
 
 char i ty for giv en se vere re sist 
 
 char i ta ble for giv ing se ver i ty crow bar 
 un char i ta ble gen tie ness 
 
 57 
 
 The highest charity is charity towards the uncharitable. 
 
 BUCKMIN-STER. 
 
 I don't believe the man is living, 
 Who feels not better for forgiving. 
 
 There is no severity like gentleness. 
 
 — French. 
 
 The rock that resists a crowbar gives way to the roots of 
 
 a tender plant. 
 
 — Tamil. 
 
 9
 
 58 
 
 59 
 
 60 
 
 61 
 
 pros ent 
 
 civ i 
 
 can lion 
 
 fiend 
 
 fu ture 
 
 (k' ni al 
 
 ])ar ent 
 
 fiend isli 
 
 neg leet 
 
 rude 
 
 safe ty 
 
 di vine 
 
 re ,^ret 
 
 con sent 
 
 snd den 
 
 e lu- 
 
 ap j)ear 
 
 ad 
 
 til row 
 
 re strain 
 
 fur t KM" 
 
 di reet 
 
 struc ; 
 62 
 
 get ting 
 
 Present net 
 
 dect makes 
 
 future reijjret. 
 
 — Ditch. 
 
 A civil denial is better than a rude consent. 
 
 — Scottish. 
 
 Caution is the parent of safety. — Scottish. 
 
 To return evil for evil is fiendish; good for good, human; 
 
 go«jd for evil, divine. — Si-anish. 
 
 63 
 
 forgetting revenge human respect 
 
 wi'ong tliy self 
 
 Forgetting n wroiiLi- is a mild revenge. 
 
 — S.viNT Kkancih. 
 
 Ihit most of all respect thyself. — (iitia-.K. 
 
 To err is liuman. t<» forgive divine. — Poi'k. 
 
 Ill
 
 Long ago brave knights rode about seeking and over- 
 coming all dragons and demons that brought trouble 
 to mankind. Today there are still many difficulties 
 to be sought out and overcome. Some spelling words 
 cause so much trouble that they have been called 
 ''Spelling Demons." You will find one hundred of 
 these on this and the following page. Have you already 
 overcome them all? If not, do it now. 
 
 64 
 
 65 
 
 66 
 
 67 
 
 beginning 
 
 though 
 
 early 
 
 through 
 
 could 
 
 Tuesday 
 
 instead 
 
 ready 
 
 which 
 
 coming 
 
 two 
 
 friend 
 
 their 
 
 wear 
 
 too 
 
 many 
 
 there 
 
 sei)arate 
 
 meant 
 
 forty 
 
 seems 
 
 don't 
 
 business 
 
 every 
 
 blue 
 
 answer 
 
 easy 
 
 they 
 
 hour 
 
 always 
 
 among 
 
 says 
 
 11
 
 some 
 
 69 
 
 l.iiilt 
 
 70 
 
 since 
 
 71 
 
 whole 
 
 l>eet^ 
 
 again 
 
 done 
 
 write 
 
 troll! lie 
 
 wIkm'O 
 
 dear 
 
 writing 
 
 half 
 
 coh)r 
 
 week 
 
 having 
 
 break 
 
 V(M'V 
 
 hear 
 
 would 
 
 1)11V 
 
 none 
 
 liere 
 
 just 
 
 liiisy 
 
 iii:i xing 
 
 guess 
 
 cough 
 
 used 
 
 women 
 
 often 
 
 lieard 
 
 72 
 
 73 
 
 74 
 
 75 
 
 (loctur 
 
 knew 
 
 choose 
 
 miniile 
 
 |)ie('e 
 
 can't 
 
 shoes 
 
 country 
 
 ^;li^e 
 
 won't 
 
 toniglit 
 
 February 
 
 whetlier 
 
 laid 
 
 t i i*ed 
 
 any 
 
 does 
 
 said 
 
 h)se 
 
 truly 
 
 once 
 
 hoarse 
 
 Wednesday 
 
 suirar 
 
 1k' icve 
 
 tear 
 
 grammar 
 
 straight 
 
 aclie 
 
 sure 
 
 wrote 
 
 mucli 
 
 read 
 
 loose 
 
 enough 
 12 
 
 knoTN'
 
 76 77 
 
 knowl edge lin gers rea son in struct 
 
 pos sess ad vance knuck les in struc tion 
 
 re cede ac cept buck le a long 
 
 78 
 
 LEARNING 
 
 Knowledge comes but wisdom lingers. — Tennyson. 
 
 Good instruction is better than riches. 
 
 — William Penn. 
 
 If you will not hear Reason she will rap your knuckles. 
 
 — Franklin. 
 
 He who does not advance, recedes. — Latin. 
 
 Study two of the above proverbs and wTite them from 
 memory. 
 
 79 
 
 80 
 
 81 
 
 83 
 
 teach er 
 
 sight 
 
 change 
 
 ob ject 
 
 pu pil 
 
 prove 
 
 w^hose 
 
 ob jcc tion 
 
 prim er 
 
 al low 
 
 an gle 
 
 vote 
 
 sto ry 
 
 jun ior 
 
 ac tive 
 
 course 
 
 ques tion 
 
 sen ior 
 
 (puir ter 
 13 
 
 sure ly
 
 83 
 
 (loll l)Ie !)on (^ fit iin askod ])rc cions 
 
 He gives douhK' wlio gives unasked. — Akaiuan. 
 
 There is uo grace in a benefit that sticks to the lingers. 
 
 — Sexkca. 
 
 Tlie giver makes the gift more precious. — Latin. 
 
 84 
 
 tri 111 iri imiph cause defeat real 
 
 No trials, no triumplis. 
 
 A cau.se tliat cannot stand defeat is not worth lighting 
 for. 
 
 Rowrito one of the a])ovc quotations, giving the 
 meaning in your own words. 
 
 85 86 87 88 
 
 strict |»(ip II l;ir hadge scis .sur.s 
 
 nitis eh; f(K)t li;ill l»:iii ncr ('oast 
 
 UH'a sh's niu\ a Idc di.s (lii-L boast 
 
 naiiLdi (y discoN ci' Inwn oblige 
 
 message personal lig iirc mar kt't 
 
 11
 
 89 
 
 90 
 
 91 
 
 92 
 
 bit ten 
 
 hedge 
 
 begged 
 
 fright ened- 
 
 im a ble 
 
 l)ru tal 
 
 beg ging 
 
 re treat 
 
 wan der 
 
 fogue 
 
 sup ply 
 
 ra[) id ly 
 
 sum mon 
 
 per isli 
 
 se cure 
 
 scheme 
 
 re lief 
 
 trough 
 
 pro vide 
 
 mince meat 
 
 af fair 
 
 as sure 
 
 ab sence 
 
 of fice 
 
 ^Wecni- 
 
 fright en 
 
 be-gaii 
 
 vie tim 
 
 93 
 
 THE WOLF AND THE SHEEP 
 
 A wolf that had been bitten by a dog, lay under a 
 hedge unable to move. A sheep wandered by and the 
 wolf summoned her to his relief. 
 
 " I am perishing. Please bring me some water from 
 your trough," he begged. " If you will supply me with 
 water, I will provide my own meat." 
 
 The frightened sheep retreated rapidly, saying, " I see 
 
 througli your scheme, you brutal rogue. I know how 
 
 you will secure your meat. If I come near enough to 
 
 give you a drink, you will make mincemeat of me." 
 
 — yEsop. 
 15
 
 9ft 
 
 95 
 
 96 
 
 97 
 
 re cent 
 
 thief 
 
 sluil h)w 
 
 fol ly 
 
 IIKMH IxT 
 
 thieves 
 
 eight 
 
 liol Iv 
 
 may he 
 
 w(.lf 
 
 f re i gilt 
 
 eon fess 
 
 tlii'i-c fore 
 
 wnhes 
 
 es tate 
 
 >!•() gress 
 
 p(i|> 11 a tioii 
 
 leai'iis 
 
 suf fer 
 
 no tioii 
 
 giii t y 
 
 ves sel 
 
 won cler 
 
 bridge 
 
 98 
 
 Sliallow vessels carry liglit freight. — Fuknth. 
 
 Fools are the worst thieves. They roh time and 
 temper. — Goetuk. 
 
 A f(x)l loses his estate hefore he learns his folly. 
 
 — Fkench. 
 
 \ fool who will confess, 
 Is a fu(jl who will progress. 
 
 Sonic nouns ending in/ form their i)luials by chan^- 
 in^ the /' to /'. and adding; cs. 
 
 Write tin- ])liirals (»f llie words in tlie next lesson. 
 
 Iti
 
 99 
 
 calf 
 
 shelf 
 
 self 
 
 life 
 
 half 
 
 leaf 
 
 wife 
 
 loaf 
 
 
 School Words 
 
 
 100 
 
 101 
 
 102 
 
 103 
 
 a rith me tic 
 
 quo tient 
 
 to tal 
 
 prob lem 
 
 de noiii i na tor 
 
 ad di tion 
 
 ci i)her 
 
 bal ance 
 
 sill) trac tion 
 
 a mount 
 
 solve 
 
 dec i mal 
 
 mill ti ply 
 
 frac tion 
 
 a ere 
 
 in ter est 
 
 mill ti ])li ca tion nii mer oiis 
 
 me ter 
 
 mil lion 
 
 mul ti pli cand nu mer a tor can eel cray on 
 
 104 
 
 105 
 
 106 
 
 107 
 
 art ist 
 
 ob long 
 
 sys tern 
 
 a re a 
 
 scene 
 
 widtli 
 
 sur face 
 
 bluff 
 
 view 
 
 breadth 
 
 nat u ral 
 
 ridge 
 
 ros y 
 
 height 
 
 di rec tion 
 
 ca nal 
 
 crim son 
 
 car bon 
 
 west erii 
 
 chan nel 
 
 pat tern 
 
 bor der 
 
 south em 
 
 ore 
 
 17
 
 108 
 
 109 
 
 no 
 
 111 
 
 met a I 
 
 is land 
 
 cap i tol 
 
 frig id 
 
 cop ])er 
 
 istli niiis 
 
 tun nel 
 
 freeze 
 
 (piar ry 
 
 cean 
 
 com mercc 
 
 tor rid 
 
 j)la teau 
 
 l)rai rie 
 
 cul ti vate 
 
 tern i)er ate 
 
 pen in sii a 
 
 re gion 
 
 ce re al 
 
 fer tile 
 
 strait 
 
 sec tioii 
 
 cli mate 
 
 des crt 
 
 112 
 
 113 
 
 114 
 
 115 
 
 ])]•() dure 
 
 sci encc 
 
 (lis tinet 
 
 in vent 
 
 prod not 
 
 tel c iiiani 
 
 cen tu ry 
 
 in ven tion 
 
 pi'o noniice 
 
 tel e {j:i"a])li 
 
 (M)l o nies 
 
 l)res i dent 
 
 state inent 
 
 tcl (' (hone 
 
 cus tom 
 
 tribe 
 
 liy |i icii 
 
 ca l>le 
 
 de bate 
 
 o ral 
 
 vol ca noes 
 
 ex |)ress 
 
 fu ture 
 
 cop ied 
 
 116 
 
 117 
 
 verb 
 
 sub jeet 
 
 ])() ef I'y 
 
 (|U() ta tion 
 
 ;i( \ril» 
 
 n<>un 
 
 r i\ nie 
 
 j) ion ics 
 
 prov v\\) 
 
 pro noun 
 
 syl la ble 
 18 
 
 lee til re
 
 ijcj^'^r^- 
 
 118 
 
 pro fes sor 
 cer tain 
 cer tain Iv 
 stu dent 
 ex claim 
 col lege 
 
 119 
 
 con fuse 
 con f u sion 
 ex pect 
 un ex pect ed 
 won der ful 
 qiies tion 
 
 120 
 
 hoarse 
 de tain 
 re suit 
 fro zen 
 ad mit 
 count 
 
 121 
 
 metli od 
 com mence 
 ac cu rate 
 doubt 
 doubt less 
 doubt ful 
 
 Be careful of the or in professor. 
 
 122 
 
 A professor in a certain college liked to confuse the 
 students by asking unexpected questions. One very cold 
 night he asked a bright student how many stars are in the 
 sky. 
 
 " Wait, professor, and I will tell you," replied the 
 student, and commenced to count very slowly. When 
 he had reached two hundred, the professor, who was half 
 frozen, exclaimed hoarsely, " That will do ! I admit that 
 you are a wonderful student. Your method is slow and 
 the results will doubtless be accurate, but I will detain 
 you no longer." 
 
 19
 
 123 
 
 124 
 
 125 
 
 126 
 
 ranr i 
 
 nicr it 
 
 skel e ton 
 
 cho rus 
 
 scvtlie 
 
 hIk'P lierd 
 
 c'ir cu lar 
 
 (juar tet 
 
 aisle 
 
 base ment 
 
 eliim ney 
 
 al to 
 
 a >t 
 
 cc ment 
 
 plas ter 
 
 bass 
 
 league 
 
 cloth ing 
 
 child hood 
 
 con cert 
 
 sprain 
 
 ceil ing 
 
 chi d ish 
 
 0}) er a 
 
 127 
 
 128 
 
 129 
 
 130 
 
 cuucli 
 
 ])ed die 
 
 kept 
 
 con tain 
 
 nee die 
 
 pL'd (I lug 
 
 key 
 
 hus band 
 
 tliiiii ble 
 
 l)ed dler 
 
 hurt 
 
 av e nue 
 
 til lead 
 
 ex cept 
 
 suit 
 
 how ev er 
 
 lin en 
 
 ut ter 
 
 <piit 
 
 cou pie 
 
 trunk 
 
 ut ter most 
 
 twit 
 
 cen ter 
 
 131 
 
 Tu .stand by uiie's friend to the utLernKJSt end, 
 And fi^lit a fair fiirlit with one's foes; 
 Never to (|uit and ncvt-r to twit 
 And never to peddle one's woes. 
 
 (JKOKJtK I'.. (HANMLEK. 
 
 20
 
 132 
 
 133 
 
 134 
 
 135 
 
 yield 
 
 haze 
 
 own er 
 
 a board 
 
 shield 
 
 graze 
 
 l)ar eel 
 
 pas sage 
 
 spin die 
 
 blaze 
 
 pack age 
 
 pas sen ger 
 
 forge 
 
 blaz ing 
 
 pave ment 
 
 ac ci dent 
 
 wealth 
 
 amaze 
 
 pe cul iar 
 
 Af ri ca 
 
 ap point 
 
 ef feet 
 
 au to 
 
 ob tain 
 
 136 
 
 " I Can " is a worker ; he tills the broad fields, 
 And digs from the earth all the wealth that it yields ; 
 The hum of his spindles begins with the light, 
 And the fires of his forges are blazing all night. 
 
 
 
 
 — W. A. Butler, 
 
 137 
 
 138 
 
 139 
 
 140 
 
 haul 
 
 de ceive 
 
 el e va tor 
 
 el e gant 
 
 lim it 
 
 sick ness 
 
 an y way 
 
 ap prove 
 
 siis pect 
 
 smil ing 
 
 dis turb 
 
 re tire 
 
 a shore 
 
 so ber 
 
 beck on 
 
 ex am ine 
 
 awn ing 
 
 se ri ous 
 
 reck on 
 
 ex am i na tion 
 
 in spect 
 
 ef fort 
 
 de gree 
 21 
 
 jiidg ment
 
 141 142 
 
 iiioce cordial iv spect at" fee tion 
 
 l(tv iiiLL cor <lial ly re spect fill ly iif fee tion ate 
 
 lov a l»Ic sit;- iia tiiic re .si)eet a i)le sin cere 
 faith fill Iv ssiu cere Iv 
 
 143 
 
 Some Letter Sioxatures 
 
 To mcmlxTs of the frnnlh/ or to friends. 
 Your luviiig daugliter Lovingly yours 
 
 Y(jur iiifectionate uiece Affectionately yours 
 
 Y(jurs ccjrdially Cordial)}' yours 
 
 Yours sincerely Sincerely yours 
 
 Very sincerely yours Faitli fully yours 
 
 144 
 
 Business SiciXATruES 
 
 Yours truly Yours respectfully 
 
 Very truly yours Very respectfully yours 
 
 Write from mcinorx- two sin;Matiiros to friendly letters 
 and one to a business letter. si^;ning ^our name.
 
 145 
 
 146 
 
 147 
 
 148 
 
 fail lire 
 
 leg end 
 
 op po site 
 
 sup port 
 
 in no cent 
 
 myth 
 
 bare foot 
 
 al ter 
 
 in come 
 
 in suit 
 
 en tice 
 
 am pie 
 
 fa mons 
 
 fla vor 
 
 en tirely 
 
 de mand 
 
 month ly 
 
 in form 
 
 ex tra 
 
 dis miss 
 
 149 
 
 150 
 
 151 
 
 152 
 
 re ceive 
 
 vi lin 
 
 :n'o ceed 
 
 im por tant 
 
 re turn 
 
 slow ly 
 
 de scribe 
 
 im prove 
 
 m gard 
 
 ii nal 
 
 ar range 
 
 im pi'ov ing 
 
 rule 
 
 ii nal ly 
 
 ar range ment 
 
 bar gain 
 
 e ras er 
 
 ad vice 
 
 mis spell 
 
 lone some 
 
 153 
 
 154 
 
 155 
 
 156 
 
 nec es sa rv 
 
 skat ing 
 
 ar ti cle 
 
 skill ful 
 
 at tend 
 
 en ve lope o beyed 
 
 with in 
 
 at tend ance 
 
 i in i tial 
 
 be di ence with out 
 
 at tempt 
 
 cap i ta 
 
 be di en 
 
 t pe I'i od 
 
 sat is fy 
 
 course 
 
 I'e mem ber ti dy 
 
 23
 
 Norton, Mass., 
 Dec. 14, 1809. 
 
 Dear Father : 
 
 I received your letter and to prove to you how im- 
 |)ortaut I regard the rules you gave me, I am following 
 your advice by writintr to you at once. First I will ])ro- 
 ceed to describe to you the arrangement of ni}' desk as you 
 say it is most necessary to attend to this before attempting 
 to write. My desk is tidy. The articles on it are arranged 
 neatly. You can see from this letter that 1 have obeyed 
 your rules for writing. I have used the eraser when 
 necessary. There are no blots. Finally I think the writ- 
 ing is neat and there are no misspelled words. 
 
 Does this satisfy you. Father? If so remember our bar- 
 gain and luring me the violin on ^our return. Come soon 
 for I am lonesome without you. 
 
 I go skating every day. Of course I am not yet a skill- 
 ful skater, liut I am slowly im})roving. 
 
 I shall be careful in addressing the envelope to use 
 
 capitals and to place a period after every initial. 1 want 
 
 mv letter within and without t<j .satisfv vou. 
 
 Your obedient son, 
 
 John. 
 24
 
 157 
 
 This letter, almost exactly as given in your book, 
 was written by a boy of long ago in answer to a letter 
 from his father. 
 
 What rules did his father give him about his desk ? 
 Using the eraser? Blots? Spelling? 
 
 What bargain did he make with his son? 
 
 Write a letter like the one you think John's father 
 sent to him. 
 
 
 158 
 
 159 
 
 
 an gel 
 
 bot tie 
 
 an i uial 
 
 an kle 
 
 both er 
 
 cof fee 
 
 icy 
 
 loan 
 
 el bow 
 
 be ing 
 
 huge 
 
 hab it 
 
 chill y 
 
 er rand 
 
 stopped 
 
 i ron 
 
 160 
 
 161 
 
 162 
 
 163 
 
 eighth 
 
 drowned 
 
 big gest 
 
 jew el 
 
 ninth 
 
 cen tral 
 
 bar ren 
 
 jew el ry 
 
 tenth 
 
 con duct 
 
 a ware 
 
 re al ize 
 
 eight y 
 
 fur nisli 
 
 eas i ly 
 
 ker nel 
 
 nine ty 
 
 ear nest 
 
 al read y 
 
 bee tie 
 
 25
 
 164 
 
 (li a iiiond spar kle 
 al though spar kling 
 sen si l)le cii ri oiis 
 
 soil 
 
 ea ger 
 
 165 
 
 disa]^ ])oint 
 ex cliaiige 
 
 l)iir ied at tract ed 
 
 166 
 
 The Cock and the Diamond 
 
 A eofk scratching in a 
 barren iield found a dia- 
 mond buriod in the soil. 
 The curious hens at- 
 tra<'tL'd ])y the sparivhng 
 jewel txathered eagerly 
 around him. The cock 
 ^vas plainly disappointed. 
 " How lovely ! " exclaimed an old hen. '• Do vou real- 
 ize that you have found a diamond ? Are you aware that 
 diamonds are very costly?" 
 
 '■ T don't care how costly tliis iewel mav be," answered 
 the .sensilde cock. '* Although it may be the bi_Lr»;est dia- 
 mond in the world I'll udadly exchange it for a kernel of 
 corn, a nut, or a fat beetle." — yEsoi'. 
 
 26 
 
 ^^^^%
 
 Review List 
 
 The following are among the 1000 most common 
 words. You have studied every one of them. Every 
 boy and girl at the end of the fifth grade should be 
 able to spell them correctly. 
 
 eight 
 
 proper 
 
 slide 
 
 attend 
 
 afraid 
 
 judge 
 
 farther 
 
 between 
 
 uncle 
 
 weather 
 
 duty 
 
 public 
 
 rather 
 
 worth 
 
 comi)any 
 
 Tiend 
 
 aboard 
 
 contain 
 
 quite 
 
 through 
 
 jail 
 
 figure 
 
 none 
 
 until 
 
 shed 
 
 sudden 
 
 knew 
 
 madam 
 
 retire 
 
 forty 
 
 remain 
 
 truly 
 
 district 
 
 instead 
 
 direct 
 
 whole 
 
 restrain 
 
 throw 
 
 a]^pear 
 
 address 
 
 royal 
 
 personal 
 
 liberty 
 
 request 
 
 objection 
 
 everything 
 
 enough 
 
 raise 
 
 pleasure 
 
 rate 
 
 fact 
 
 August 
 
 navy 
 
 chief 
 
 board 
 
 Tuesday 
 
 27
 
 foiirlh 
 
 ])crfect 
 
 September 
 
 struck 
 
 ])()])ulation 
 
 second 
 
 station 
 
 Thursda 
 
 except 
 
 woman 
 
 coi)y 
 
 begun 
 
 aunt 
 
 young 
 
 been 
 
 collect 
 
 else 
 
 fair 
 
 yesterday 
 
 fde 
 
 built 
 
 dollar 
 
 among 
 
 provide 
 
 center 
 
 evening 
 
 doctor 
 
 stood 
 
 front 
 
 fell 
 
 hear 
 
 born 
 
 111 e 
 
 sure 
 
 size 
 
 goes 
 
 carry 
 
 least 
 
 December 
 
 hold 
 
 chain 
 
 sorry 
 
 dozen 
 
 drill 
 
 death 
 
 l)ress 
 
 there 
 
 pretty 
 
 learn 
 
 November 
 
 tax 
 
 stole 
 
 l)air 
 
 subject 
 
 nund)er 
 
 income 
 
 check 
 
 A|)ril 
 
 October 
 
 bought 
 
 licard 
 
 historv 
 
 « 
 
 reason 
 
 ])aid 
 
 always 
 
 cause 
 
 lifth 
 
 railroad 
 
 sonicthiiifr 
 
 himself 
 
 extra 
 
 unable 
 
 wrile 
 
 use 
 
 dress 
 
 ticket 
 
 28
 
 
 Vocabulary foj 
 
 a Fifth Year 
 
 
 ability 
 
 again 
 
 answer 
 
 avenue 
 
 aboard 
 
 agency 
 
 any 
 
 avoid 
 
 al^road 
 
 agreeable 
 
 anj^ay 
 
 aware 
 
 absence 
 
 agreement 
 
 appear 
 
 awning 
 
 accept 
 
 aisle 
 
 applied 
 
 badge 
 
 accident 
 
 alarm 
 
 applies 
 
 balance 
 
 according 
 
 alert 
 
 apply 
 
 bandage 
 
 accurate 
 
 allow 
 
 appoint 
 
 banner 
 
 ache 
 
 along 
 
 approve 
 
 barefoot 
 
 acre 
 
 alphabet 
 
 apt 
 
 bargain 
 
 act 
 
 already 
 
 area 
 
 barren 
 
 active 
 
 also 
 
 arithmetic 
 
 basement 
 
 addition 
 
 alter 
 
 army 
 
 bass 
 
 address 
 
 although 
 
 arrange 
 
 bath 
 
 admit 
 
 alto 
 
 arrangement 
 
 bathe 
 
 advance 
 
 always 
 
 article 
 
 beckon 
 
 adverb 
 
 amaze 
 
 artist 
 
 been 
 
 advice 
 
 among 
 
 ashore 
 
 beetle 
 
 affair 
 
 amount 
 
 assure 
 
 began 
 
 affect 
 
 ample 
 
 attempt 
 
 begged 
 
 affection 
 
 angel 
 
 attend 
 
 begging 
 
 affectionate 
 
 angle 
 
 attendance 
 
 beginning 
 
 affectionately 
 
 animal 
 
 attracted 
 
 being 
 
 Africa 
 
 ankle 
 
 auto 
 
 believe 
 
 29
 
 benefit 
 
 business 
 
 channel 
 
 commerce 
 
 l)iggest 
 
 I )usy 
 
 charital)le 
 
 com|)el 
 
 bitten 
 
 buy 
 
 charity 
 
 conn-ade 
 
 blaze 
 
 cable 
 
 cheerfulness 
 
 concert 
 
 l)lazing 
 
 calf 
 
 chief 
 
 conduct 
 
 I)1o(k1 
 
 canal 
 
 childhood 
 
 confess 
 
 blue 
 
 cancel 
 
 childish 
 
 confuse 
 
 blufT 
 
 can't 
 
 chilly 
 
 confusion 
 
 boast 
 
 capital 
 
 chimney 
 
 con([uer 
 
 border 
 
 capitol 
 
 choose 
 
 conqueror 
 
 bother 
 
 carbon 
 
 chorus 
 
 consent 
 
 bottle 
 
 carries 
 
 cipher 
 
 consonants 
 
 l)ravely 
 
 cany- 
 
 circular 
 
 contain 
 
 breadth 
 
 cause 
 
 civil 
 
 contest 
 
 break 
 
 caution 
 
 climate 
 
 control 
 
 bn(i^;e 
 
 ceilin<; 
 
 clothing 
 
 conversation 
 
 bridle 
 
 cement 
 
 coast 
 
 convei*se 
 
 bnital 
 
 center 
 
 CO (Tee 
 
 copied 
 
 buckle 
 
 central 
 
 collect 
 
 copjier 
 
 built 
 
 centuiy 
 
 c()llecti(jn 
 
 cordial 
 
 bullet 
 
 cereal 
 
 college 
 
 cordially 
 
 l)unal 
 
 certain 
 
 colonel 
 
 conch 
 
 buried 
 
 certainly 
 
 colonies 
 
 cough 
 
 burst 
 
 challenge 
 
 color 
 
 (•(Hild 
 
 bur}' 
 
 change 
 
 connnence 
 30 
 
 count ly
 
 couple 
 
 deny 
 
 don't 
 
 envelope 
 
 courage 
 
 depend 
 
 doul)Ie 
 
 eraser 
 
 courageous 
 
 dependent 
 
 doubt 
 
 err 
 
 course 
 
 describe 
 
 doubtful 
 
 errand 
 
 courteous 
 
 desert 
 
 doul)tless 
 
 estate 
 
 courtesy 
 
 destroy 
 
 dread 
 
 eveiy 
 
 crayon 
 
 detain 
 
 drowned 
 
 exactly 
 
 crazy 
 
 diamond 
 
 duty 
 
 examination 
 
 crimson 
 
 dictionaiy 
 
 eager 
 
 examine 
 
 crowbar 
 
 difficult 
 
 early 
 
 except 
 
 cultivate 
 
 difficulties 
 
 earnest 
 
 exchange 
 
 curious 
 
 difficulty 
 
 easily 
 
 exclaim 
 
 custom 
 
 direct 
 
 easy 
 
 ex-pect 
 
 dangerous 
 
 direction • 
 
 effect 
 
 ex-press 
 
 dear 
 
 disagreeable 
 
 effort 
 
 ex-tra 
 
 debate 
 
 disappoint 
 
 eight 
 
 failure 
 
 deceive 
 
 discover 
 
 eighth 
 
 faiiy 
 
 decimal 
 
 dismiss 
 
 eighty 
 
 faithfully 
 
 defeat 
 
 distinct 
 
 elbow 
 
 family 
 
 degree 
 
 distress 
 
 elegant 
 
 famous 
 
 dcliveiy 
 
 distnct 
 
 elevator 
 
 Februaiy 
 
 demand 
 
 disturb 
 
 enough 
 
 fertile 
 
 denial 
 
 divine 
 
 entire 
 
 fever 
 
 denied 
 
 doctor 
 
 entirely 
 
 fiend 
 
 denominator 
 
 does 
 
 entry 
 
 fiendish 
 
 31
 
 fierce 
 
 furnish 
 
 haj)pens 
 
 hyphen 
 
 lier>' 
 
 furllier 
 
 having 
 
 icy 
 
 figure 
 
 future 
 
 haze 
 
 important 
 
 tUe 
 
 galleiy 
 
 hear 
 
 impossible 
 
 final 
 
 general 
 
 heard 
 
 improve 
 
 finally 
 
 generally 
 
 hedge 
 
 improving 
 
 flavor 
 
 generous 
 
 height 
 
 income 
 
 folly 
 
 gentleman 
 
 held 
 
 increase 
 
 foot))all 
 
 gentlemen 
 
 here 
 
 independence 
 
 force 
 
 gentleness 
 
 historian 
 
 indei)endent 
 
 forge 
 
 geography 
 
 historical 
 
 inform 
 
 forgetting 
 
 getting 
 
 histoiy 
 
 initial 
 
 forgiven 
 
 glorious 
 
 hoarse 
 
 injury 
 
 forgiving 
 
 glory 
 
 holly 
 
 innocent 
 
 fortunate 
 
 grammar 
 
 honor 
 
 insisted 
 
 fortune 
 
 graze 
 
 honorable 
 
 inspect 
 
 forty 
 
 gilt 
 
 hosjjital 
 
 instead 
 
 fraction 
 
 grocer}'- 
 
 hour 
 
 instruct 
 
 freeze 
 
 guard 
 
 h()W(»ver 
 
 instruction 
 
 freight 
 
 guess 
 
 huge 
 
 insult 
 
 friend 
 
 guide 
 
 human 
 
 interest 
 
 friendsliip 
 
 guilty 
 
 humor 
 
 invalid 
 
 frighten 
 
 hal)it 
 
 hinuorous 
 
 invent 
 
 frigid 
 
 half 
 
 iun-t 
 
 invention 
 
 frozen 
 
 hapj)c[i('d 
 
 hushand 
 
 iron 
 
 32
 
 island 
 
 liberal 
 
 memoiy 
 
 necessary 
 
 isthmus 
 
 libraiy 
 
 merciful 
 
 needle 
 
 jewel 
 
 life 
 
 mercy 
 
 neglect 
 
 jewelry 
 
 limit 
 
 merit 
 
 news 
 
 join 
 
 linen 
 
 message 
 
 niece 
 
 joint 
 
 lingei-s 
 
 metal 
 
 ninety 
 
 judgment 
 
 loaf 
 
 meter 
 
 ninth 
 
 junior 
 
 loan 
 
 method 
 
 none 
 
 just 
 
 lonesome 
 
 million 
 
 nor 
 
 kept 
 
 loose 
 
 mincemeat 
 
 notified 
 
 kernel 
 
 lose 
 
 minute 
 
 notifies 
 
 key 
 
 lovable 
 
 misfortune 
 
 notify 
 
 kindly 
 
 lo\'ing 
 
 misspell 
 
 notion 
 
 kindness 
 
 madam 
 
 monthly 
 
 noun 
 
 knew 
 
 making 
 
 movable 
 
 numerator 
 
 know 
 
 many 
 
 much 
 
 numerous 
 
 knowledge 
 
 market 
 
 multiplicand 
 
 ol^edience 
 
 knuckles 
 
 marriage 
 
 multi{)lication 
 
 obedient 
 
 laid 
 
 married 
 
 multiply 
 
 obeyed 
 
 laundry 
 
 marry 
 
 muscle 
 
 object 
 
 leaf 
 
 maybe 
 
 myth 
 
 objection 
 
 league 
 
 meant 
 
 natural 
 
 oblige 
 
 learns 
 
 measles 
 
 naughty 
 
 oblong 
 
 lecture 
 
 medicine 
 
 naval 
 
 obtain 
 
 legend 
 
 member 
 
 na\y 
 33 
 
 occupation
 
 of'cupied 
 
 ])eaceful 
 
 ])ostagc 
 
 prove 
 
 occupy 
 
 peculiar 
 
 postal 
 
 j)roverh 
 
 ocean 
 
 peddle 
 
 powder 
 
 })rovitle 
 
 office 
 
 peddler 
 
 prairie 
 
 {)upil 
 
 odicial 
 
 peddling 
 
 preceded 
 
 pui-suc 
 
 often 
 
 peninsula 
 
 })recious 
 
 (juariy 
 
 once 
 
 })eril 
 
 presence 
 
 ([uarter 
 
 opera 
 
 perilous 
 
 present 
 
 quartet 
 
 opposite 
 
 period 
 
 president 
 
 question 
 
 oral 
 
 perish 
 
 primer 
 
 quit 
 
 ore 
 
 person 
 
 prisoner 
 
 (quotation 
 
 owner 
 
 pei"sonal 
 
 private 
 
 (jut)tient 
 
 package 
 
 phonics 
 
 prize 
 
 raise 
 
 pansy 
 
 piece 
 
 prol)lem 
 
 rallied 
 
 parcel 
 
 plants 
 
 ])roceed 
 
 rally 
 
 pardon 
 
 plaster 
 
 Ijruduce 
 
 ranch 
 
 parent 
 
 plateau 
 
 product 
 
 rapidly 
 
 passage 
 
 plurals 
 
 jirofessor 
 
 read 
 
 passenger 
 
 poetry 
 
 profit 
 
 ready 
 
 patience 
 
 p(t|)ular 
 
 profit al)le 
 
 n>al 
 
 patient 
 
 jxipulation 
 
 progress 
 
 realize 
 
 patiently 
 
 position 
 
 proiiniiii 
 
 reaps 
 
 j)attern 
 
 possess 
 
 pronounce 
 
 reason 
 
 pavement 
 
 possible 
 
 proper 
 
 rel)el 
 
 peace 
 
 possil)ly 
 
 j)roperty 
 
 recede 
 
 34
 
 receive 
 
 revenge 
 
 seems 
 
 skeleton 
 
 recent 
 
 rh}^me 
 
 self 
 
 skillful 
 
 reckon 
 
 ridge 
 
 senior 
 
 slowly 
 
 records 
 
 robber 
 
 sensible 
 
 smiling 
 
 regard 
 
 robbeiy 
 
 separate 
 
 solder 
 
 region 
 
 rogue 
 
 separately 
 
 social 
 
 regret 
 
 rosy 
 
 separation 
 
 society 
 
 regular 
 
 royal 
 
 serious 
 
 soil 
 
 relation 
 
 rude 
 
 several 
 
 soldier 
 
 relative 
 
 rule 
 
 severe 
 
 solve 
 
 relief 
 
 ruler 
 
 severity 
 
 some 
 
 remember 
 
 saddle 
 
 shallow- 
 
 sorely 
 
 repent 
 
 safety 
 
 shelf 
 
 source 
 
 replied 
 
 said 
 
 shepherd 
 
 southern 
 
 replies 
 
 salary 
 
 shield 
 
 sows 
 
 reply 
 
 satisfy 
 
 shoes 
 
 sparkle 
 
 resist 
 
 savage 
 
 sickness 
 
 sparkling 
 
 respect 
 
 says 
 
 sight 
 
 speaker 
 
 respectable 
 
 scene 
 
 signature 
 
 speech 
 
 respectfully 
 
 scheme 
 
 silence 
 
 spindle 
 
 restrain 
 
 science 
 
 since 
 
 sponge 
 
 result 
 
 scissors 
 
 sincere 
 
 sprain 
 
 retire 
 
 scythe 
 
 sincerely 
 
 sputter 
 
 retreat 
 
 section 
 
 situation 
 
 stamp 
 
 return 
 
 secure 
 
 skating 
 
 statement 
 
 35
 
 steadied 
 
 S}'stem 
 
 transform 
 
 verv 
 
 steady 
 
 teacher 
 
 trial 
 
 vicinity 
 
 stern 
 
 tek'grani 
 
 tribe 
 
 victim 
 
 stopped 
 
 telegrapli 
 
 triumph 
 
 victory 
 
 story 
 
 telephone 
 
 trough 
 
 view 
 
 strait 
 
 temper 
 
 trunk 
 
 violin 
 
 struck 
 
 temperate 
 
 tunnel 
 
 volcanoes 
 
 st niggle 
 
 tenth 
 
 twit 
 
 vote 
 
 student 
 
 therefore 
 
 unal:)le 
 
 vowels 
 
 studied 
 
 thief 
 
 imasked 
 
 wander 
 
 study 
 
 thieves 
 
 uncharitable 
 
 war 
 
 subject 
 
 thiml:)le 
 
 unexpected 
 
 wealth 
 
 subtraction 
 
 thread 
 
 uniform 
 
 week 
 
 sudden 
 
 through 
 
 university 
 
 western 
 
 suffer 
 
 lliruw 
 
 unpleasant 
 
 whether 
 
 suffix 
 
 thus 
 
 unravel 
 
 width 
 
 suninion 
 
 thvself 
 
 until 
 
 won 
 
 supply 
 
 ti<ly 
 
 used 
 
 wonder 
 
 support 
 
 tire 
 
 utter 
 
 wond(Mful 
 
 surely 
 
 tired 
 
 uttermost 
 
 woi-se 
 
 surface 
 
 too 
 
 vacancy 
 
 woi-st 
 
 suspect 
 
 torrid 
 
 vahiable 
 
 worthy 
 
 swijrd 
 
 total 
 
 vahie 
 
 would 
 
 syllable 
 
 town 
 
 variety 
 
 wrong 
 
 F>'mpathy 
 
 tramp 
 
 verb 
 
 yield 
 
 30
 
 THE ALDINE SPELLER 
 
 PART THREE 
 SIXTH YEAR 
 
 1:,io\^'^
 
 'JlIK Si Alt-Sl'AMil.KK UaNNKK 
 
 8S
 
 
 Sixth Year 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 span gle 
 
 proud ly 
 
 dawn 
 
 broad 
 
 star-span gled 
 
 hailed 
 
 stripes 
 
 through 
 
 ban ner 
 
 gleam ing 
 
 rock et 
 
 per il ous 
 
 gal lant ly 
 
 stream ing 
 
 bomb 
 
 car ly 
 
 twi light 
 
 ram })arts 
 
 proof 
 
 watched 
 
 5 
 
 THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER 
 
 say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, 
 
 What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming ? 
 
 Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous 
 
 fight. 
 O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? 
 And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, 
 Gave proof througli tlie night that our flag was still there; 
 say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave 
 O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ? 
 
 — Francis Scott Key. 
 
 Study the words and write the stanza from memory. 
 
 39
 
 6 7 8 9 
 
 nation sunrise diu* in<;- staff 
 
 na tion al sun set (In ra ble rev o lu tion 
 
 cer e mo nv nie mo ri al mil i ta rv I'e volv er 
 
 fol low ing spec ta tors mi li lia reg ii la lions 
 
 observe attention re (|uire salute 
 
 10 11 
 
 hoist arise funeral monrn ful 
 
 uncover low ereil mouiii ing conclusion 
 
 review halt 
 
 12 
 
 CEKKMoNV OF TllK NATIONAL FLAG 
 
 In order to show tlie proper I'cspcct to the Jhoj the 
 fnllowinfj cercjiiont/ slionld he ohsei^ed: 
 
 ii should nut be huistod bofure sunrise nor allowed to 
 remain up after sunset. 
 
 At ''retreat," sunset, civilian spectators should stand at 
 " attention " and un(;over during the playinu; of the *' Star- 
 Span^lcd Banner." Military spectators are rerpiired l)y 
 regulation to .stand at attention and give the military 
 salute. 
 
 10
 
 When the National colors are passing on parade, or 
 in review, the spectator should, if walking, halt, and if 
 sitting, arise, and stand at attention and uncover. 
 
 When the flag is flown at half staff as a sign of mourn- 
 ing it should be hoisted to full staff at the conclusion of 
 the funeral. 
 
 In placing the flag at half staff, it should first be 
 hoisted to the top of the staff and then lowered to posi- 
 tion, and before lowering from half staff it should be first 
 raised to the top. 
 
 On Memorial Day the flag should fly at half staff from 
 sunrise to noon, and full staff from noon to sunset. 
 
 — Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York. 
 
 Read the above rules for showing respect to the 
 flag, then close your book and write them from memory 
 using your own words. 
 
 FLAG NAMES 
 
 Old Glory. The Flower of Liberty. 
 
 — Holmes . 
 
 The Stars and Stripes. Freedom's Banner. 
 
 iJliAKK. 
 
 41
 
 13 
 
 14 
 
 15 
 
 16 
 
 total 
 
 dec la la tion 
 
 claiui 
 
 Eng lisli 
 
 (> |iin ioi) 
 
 to .2:«^tli or 
 
 con eludes 
 
 Ire land 
 
 Brit ish 
 
 ill to getli er 
 
 adopt 
 
 I rish 
 
 \ a rv 
 
 or i p:iii 
 
 ro]i re sent 
 
 Scot land 
 
 va ri (JUS 
 
 rig i nal 
 
 Eiig land 
 
 Scut tish 
 
 17 
 
 The pivsidtMit's salute aiul tlie British royal salute are 
 the siune — twentN-une <j;iins. There are various opinions 
 as to the origin of this number. Some claim that the 
 orij^inal numl)er was seven and tliat twenty-one was 
 a(l()j)t('d to represent the union of England, Scotlaud, and 
 Ireland — seven guns for each country. 
 
 18 
 
 19 
 
 20 
 
 21 
 
 ac count 
 
 nows ])a per 
 
 re (juest 
 
 men tion 
 
 ed i tor 
 
 rcc i ta lion 
 
 close ly 
 
 ])uz zle 
 
 i ci rlc 
 
 |»ay UH'iit 
 
 gos sip 
 
 ri( (lie 
 
 fact 
 
 iHui sense 
 
 moist 
 
 mi ser 
 
 Cfdi wcl) 
 
 dc (• ine 
 
 niois ture 
 
 o dor 
 
 42
 
 In some words the final e is dropped when an ending 
 beginning with a vowel is added. This is the rule in 
 Lessons 22 and 23, 24 and 25. 
 
 22 
 
 23 
 
 24 
 
 25 
 
 ar rive 
 
 pre serve 
 
 de serve 
 
 sac ri fice 
 
 ar riv al 
 
 pre serv ing 
 
 dodge 
 
 pause 
 
 bore 
 
 com pare 
 
 re move 
 
 med die 
 
 bor ing 
 
 com par ing 
 
 ram ble 
 
 lodge 
 
 bounce 
 
 pro mote 
 
 pledge 
 
 in ({uire 
 
 bounc ing 
 
 pro mo tion 
 
 in elude 
 
 en close 
 
 com bine 
 
 ed u cate 
 
 re fuse 
 
 es cape 
 
 combination 
 
 ed u ca tion 
 
 en gage 
 
 move 
 
 26 
 
 Add ing to each word in Lesson 24. In doing this 
 drop the final e because the new ending ing begins with 
 a vowel. 
 
 27 
 
 Add ing to each word in Lesson 25. What letter 
 
 must be dropped? Why? 
 
 43
 
 29 30 31 
 
 yoke declared drudge i)er iiinie 
 
 nil iH\v submit drudgery idleness 
 
 an noyed sub niit ting an nu al con tin ue 
 
 mocked at taclied liol i day continuing 
 
 for ev er fes ti val al tar e vent 
 
 32 
 
 THE CALF AND THE OX 
 
 A calf that had never felt the yoke, moclied an ox who 
 was attached to a plow for suhmittinr/ to such drudijenj. 
 The ox was an7ioi/rd l)ut continued his work. 
 
 Not long after there was a great festival. The ox liad 
 his annual holiday for this event, but the calf was sacrilieed 
 on tlie altar. 
 
 '' \i that i.s thu end of idleness," declared the ox, '' 1 
 think work is hctter. T had rather my neck felt the yoke 
 forever than the ax for a nionieut." 
 
 l{('writ(> the above fable usin^ other words in the 
 
 place of those that are italicized. 
 
 44
 
 33 34 
 
 ma hog a ny ce dar ex te ri or shin gles 
 
 bun ga low pal ace in te ri or pi az za 
 
 clap board man sion ve ran da brack et 
 
 35 
 
 The plural of nouns is generally formed by adding s 
 to the singular. You have learned that some nouns 
 ending in / change the f to v and add es. You have 
 also learned that nouns ending in y preceded by a 
 consonant change y to i and add es. Some nouns 
 ending in o preceded by a consonant form the plural 
 by adding es. 
 
 Write the plural of the following. 
 
 he ro car go ech o ne gro 
 
 cal i CO po ta to biif fa lo mot to 
 
 36 
 
 Nouns ending in s, sh, ch, and x generally form their 
 plurals by adding es. 
 
 Write the plural of the following, 
 crutch fox torch box 
 
 brush glass wish class 
 
 45
 
 37 38 39 40 
 
 si lent re spoiid ii ris iiig viil gar 
 
 si lent ly re sponse ini per ti nent vul giir i ty 
 
 si lenee re fer ini per ti nenee en vy 
 
 safely select contradict envied 
 
 saf est a ris cs con tra die tion en vi ous 
 
 41 
 
 Silence is the safest response for all the contradictiou 
 that arises fruin iinpcrlinence, vulgarity or en\y. 
 
 ZiMMKKMAN. 
 
 42 43 
 
 cluiracler excel sini i)le simply 
 
 style excel lent sini pli fy sini plic i ty 
 
 su j)reme ex eel lenee which separate 
 
 44 
 
 In charactrr, in manners, in style, true, supreme excel- 
 lence is simplicity. 
 
 — LoNdKKLLOW. 
 
 You can not drtMin yourself inUj a cliaraclcr; yuu must 
 
 h;inim<'r and forgi^ yourself one. Fkoude. 
 
 40
 
 45 46 
 
 ceil ing re lieve de ceit de ceive 
 
 con ceit re ceipt de ceit f iil be lief 
 
 re ceive re lief be lieve be liev ing 
 
 In every one of the above words you will find cither 
 the letters ei or ie. In every word these two letters 
 are pronounced e. How can you know when to use ie 
 and when to use ei ? There is a very easy way to 
 remember. Look at the word Alice. What letter 
 comes after I? In using ie or ei, i always follows I 
 just as it does in Alice. What letter in Alice follows c ? 
 In using ie or ei, e always follows c just as it does in 
 Alice. Look at the words in Lesson 45 and 46 and see 
 if this is not so. Whenever you have occasion to use 
 any word containing these letters, remember the word 
 Alice. That is the keyword. 
 
 Another easy rule applies to ie in other words. Be 
 sure to remember it. 
 
 "I before e 
 Except after c 
 Or when sounded as a 
 As in neighbor or weigh.' ^ 
 47
 
 47 
 
 48 
 
 49 
 
 50 
 
 brief 
 
 grief 
 
 se ries 
 
 friend 
 
 e lief 
 
 grieve 
 
 thief 
 
 mis chief 
 
 liehl 
 
 pier 
 
 siege 
 
 a chieve 
 
 fiend 
 
 pierce 
 
 shiekl 
 
 tier 
 
 fierce 
 
 piece 
 
 wiehl 
 
 sieve 
 
 niece 
 
 priest 
 
 viekl 
 
 frun tier 
 
 In ilie following words the c comes before the / in 
 accordance with the rnle on page 47, for the ci is pro- 
 nounced like a. 
 
 51 52 
 
 neigh 
 
 eight 
 
 rein 
 
 
 
 vein 
 
 neigli bor 
 
 • 
 
 freiglit 
 
 reign 
 
 
 
 skein 
 
 weigh 
 
 sleig 1 
 
 veil 
 
 
 
 weight 
 
 The followiii 
 
 ig words arc 
 
 exceptions 
 
 to 
 
 the 
 
 rule "i 
 
 before c." 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 53 54 
 
 nci ilii'i- licif CI- an cieiit foreign 
 
 leisure forfeit lieiLiht sovereign 
 
 seize conn ter feit 
 
 4S
 
 In the previous grade you learned that there are 
 one hundred words that are so frequently misspelled 
 that they have been named the ''One Hundred Spell- 
 ing Demons." Review that list of "Demons" on 
 pages 11 and 12. 
 
 On this page and the next are given one hundred 
 more ''Demons." They are very common words that 
 are frequently misspelled. Have you studied them 
 carefully enough so that you can always spell them 
 correctly ? 
 
 whose 
 
 should 
 
 disappoint 
 
 health 
 
 walk 
 
 X)atient 
 
 cousin 
 
 language 
 
 worth 
 
 ladies 
 
 until 
 
 wound 
 
 against 
 
 journey 
 
 almost 
 
 clothes 
 
 eight 
 
 nature 
 
 quiet 
 
 beauty 
 
 loving 
 
 tauglit 
 
 written 
 
 already 
 
 world 
 
 pitied 
 
 honor 
 
 kneel 
 
 comb 
 
 awful 
 
 lying 
 
 grief 
 
 course 
 
 cheap 
 
 excei)t 
 
 other 
 
 49
 
 al)le 
 
 nothing 
 
 pretty 
 
 money 
 
 dollar 
 
 even 
 
 heai't 
 
 hasn't 
 
 either 
 
 doesn't 
 
 all ri2;ht 
 
 * — 
 
 please 
 
 neither 
 
 using 
 
 meal 
 
 mean 
 
 worse 
 
 climb 
 
 shown 
 
 knowledge 
 
 daily 
 
 flour 
 
 weather 
 
 catch 
 
 another 
 
 l)aid 
 
 happiest 
 
 reach 
 
 knife 
 
 necessary 
 
 chief 
 
 faithful 
 
 augli 
 
 wrist 
 
 fault 
 
 shovel 
 
 feel 
 
 guard 
 
 motion 
 
 jewelry 
 
 potatoes 
 
 apron 
 
 union 
 
 earnest 
 
 such 
 
 nuit 
 
 hopeful 
 
 lumana 
 
 rep icd 
 
 linen 
 
 usua 
 
 choice 
 
 given 
 
 l)eoi)le 
 
 tongue 
 
 receive 
 
 action 
 
 toi el 
 
 kitchen 
 
 wonder 
 
 carriaL^e 
 
 oven 
 
 ounce 
 
 collar 
 
 ou
 
 55 
 
 56 
 
 57 
 
 58 
 
 fa vor 
 
 read y 
 
 de fend 
 
 meni o ry 
 
 fa vor ite 
 
 i-ead i Iv 
 
 4/ 
 
 de fense 
 
 in vent 
 
 fa vor a ble 
 
 ar inor 
 
 de fen sive 
 
 in ven tic 
 
 quotes 
 
 of fense 
 
 col lect 
 
 serves 
 
 quo ta tions of fen sive col lee tion max im 
 oc cu pa tion an ec dotes oc ca sion or gan ize 
 
 59 
 
 I pick up favorite quotations and store them in my 
 mind as ready armor, offensive and defensive. 
 
 — Robert Burns. 
 
 A collection of anecdotes and maxims is the greatest 
 treasure. _ Goethe. 
 
 A great man quotes bravely and will not draw on his 
 invention when his memory serves him with a word as 
 good. — Ralph Waldo Emerson. 
 
 Above are three quotations from three great writers 
 
 telling how important they consider the memorizing 
 
 of wise sayings. Learn one of these quotations and 
 
 write it from memory. 
 
 51
 
 60 
 
 61 
 
 62 
 
 63 
 
 re ward 
 
 ex peiise 
 
 OS tab lisli 
 
 worse 
 
 fu li 1 
 
 ex ]icn sivo 
 
 sue cess 
 
 worst 
 
 a head 
 
 fe)e man 
 
 tlirongli ont 
 
 re solve 
 
 curse 
 
 per f(>niio( 
 
 pri ma ry 
 
 res In tion 
 
 |)ar is 1 
 
 pre tend 
 
 pii ma ri ly 
 
 re (pi ire 
 
 64 
 
 Thf reward of one duty faitlifidly perforiiKul. is tlie 
 
 power to fidlill another. 
 
 — George. 
 
 One never ^ets ridi until he coniniences 
 To keep ahead of his expenses. 
 
 An o|x.Mi f<je may prove a curse, 
 
 But a pretended friend is worse. 
 
 — Gat. 
 
 65 
 The success of the Scot throu^liout tlie world, lies pri- 
 marily in John Kuux's resolve to estahlish a school in 
 every ])arisli in Scotland, and ihc law that requires every 
 man — rich and poor to educate his cliildren. 
 
 — Andhkw ()akxk<jik. 
 52
 
 66 67 68 69 
 
 moth en dowed (jiial i fy Christ mas 
 
 gnaws qnal i ties no blest ad mis sion 
 
 gar ment ({ual i ty fool ish re mind ed 
 
 con sume quan ti ty ship wreck in form 
 
 sur est quan ti ties in for ma tion res cue 
 
 70 
 
 He is foolish to blame the sea who is shipwrecked 
 twice. 
 
 The world does not require so much to be informed as 
 
 to be reminded. — Hanxah More. 
 
 As moths gnaw a garment, so envy consumes a man. 
 
 — St. Chkv.sustum. 
 
 The surest proof of being endowed witli noble qualities 
 
 is to be free from envy. — La Rochefoucauld. 
 
 Quality not quantity. — Old Motto. 
 
 71 72 
 
 con trast a wak en per mit i)ris on 
 
 en large fra grant scent sug gest 
 
 bath ing sep a rate mere vol ume 
 
 53
 
 AN OCEAN VOYAGE 
 73 74 75 76 
 
 o cean ^1014) do par tiire diz zy 
 
 aboard lieaity iiii iiu'di ate sensation 
 
 steaui L'l' fare well tour ist feel in«i; 
 
 'O 
 
 'O 
 
 vov age cruise bair ua2:e seized 
 
 for eign folks gi'ad u al ly sick ness 
 
 77 78 79 80 
 
 ic lire re cov er route nia rine 
 
 bcrlli suiil lug wreck insurance 
 
 cushion thank I'ul beware Atlantic 
 
 wraj)ped lux u ry dis as ter Pa cif ic 
 
 com foit IC joice damage e (pui tor 
 
 81 82 83 84 
 
 planned |)nl) lish subscribe ap |)roach 
 
 nni si (ian inoL^'am fund inspector 
 
 danc ing wire less sail or in s|)ec tion 
 
 Willi/ mair a zinc widows ens torn a rv 
 
 * » 
 
 orcliestia jouiiuil oi' plians medical 
 
 04
 
 85 
 
 dark ness 
 cloud y 
 
 rec og nize 
 
 ap pear ance 
 buoy 
 
 87 
 
 quaiut 
 nov el ty 
 treas ure 
 pur chase 
 sketch es 
 
 meet ing 
 wel come 
 
 86 
 
 ar ri val 
 punc tu al 
 sched ule 
 has ten 
 ear li est 
 
 88 
 
 ac com plish tour ad ven tures 
 ex pe ri ence 
 
 89 
 
 The words in Lessons 73-88 may be used to describe 
 an ocean voyage. Lesson 73 contains words that 
 suggest the picture of going aboard the steamer for an 
 ocean voyage to foreign lands. Lesson 74 contains 
 words that suggest the farewell to folks ashore ; Lessons 
 76-77, seasickness; Lesson 78, the joy at being well 
 again, etc. 
 
 Choose a lesson and write a short description of the 
 picture the words suggest to you — one sentence will 
 do if you can get all the words into it, as. Lesson 83 
 — Everyone was asked to subscribe to the fund for 
 sailors' widows and orphans. 
 
 55
 
 90 
 
 91 
 
 92 
 
 93 
 
 de scrip tion 
 
 niai es tv 
 
 lofty 
 
 gra cions 
 
 ex pros sion 
 
 nia jes tic 
 
 bald 
 
 mod cr ate 
 
 ])()!• tion 
 
 fore licad 
 
 ind dv 
 
 se rcne 
 
 \)i\) [nn- tion 
 
 eve brows 
 
 scorch 
 
 formed 
 
 com j)lex ion 
 
 stat nre 
 
 dirt 
 
 fin ent 
 
 ir i('^ 11 ur 
 
 atli lete 
 
 de vont 
 
 re lig ion 
 
 an i mat cd 
 
 atli let ic 
 
 (piick 
 
 ex er cise 
 
 94 
 
 The king was of middle stature, wull proportioned and 
 hardy, and active from athletic exercises. His carriage 
 was free, erect, and majestic. He had a clear, serene 
 forehead, whicli appeared more lofty from his head heing 
 partly hald. His eyehnnvs were large; — his eyes were 
 clear and animated ; hi.s complexion was somewliat ruddy, 
 and scorched by tlie toils of war; liis montli moderate, 
 well fcjrmed and gracious in expression; his teeth wliite 
 tljough small and ii-regular; liis speech fjuick and Ihient. 
 II'' was simple in dress and diet, and devout in his 
 religion. — Wasiunutux Iuvin(j.
 
 95 
 
 in tro (luce in tro due tion ap par el pro claims 
 hand ker chief nee es sa ry 
 
 Neat clothing is a good letter of introduction. 
 
 — Scottish, 
 
 The apparel oft proclaims the man. 
 
 — Shakespeare. 
 
 96 97 98 99 
 
 jack et slip pers ruf tie suit 
 
 trou sers or na ment eal i co sew 
 
 tai lor brace let e las tic l)ut ton 
 
 rib bon pearl fab ric wrin kle 
 
 ho sier y cot ton ma te ri al vel vet 
 
 fash ion de sign ging ham tian nel 
 
 100 101 102 103 
 
 in dus trv in sure ad ver tise as so ci a tion 
 
 in dus tries in come advertisement au thor i ty 
 
 in dus tri ous part ner em ploy ment ca reer 
 
 as sist ant ad vise em ploy or ap pli cant 
 
 as sist ance lo eal as so ci ate ap pli ca tion 
 
 57
 
 GOVERNMENT 
 104 105 
 
 for nial or daiu do iiies tic se cu ri ty 
 
 for mov do feat tran (piil ])os tor i ty 
 
 formerly welfare tranquillity constitution 
 
 106 
 
 We, the people of the United States, in order to form 
 a more perfect union, establisli justice, insure domestic 
 tranquillity, i)rovide for the common defense, promote the 
 general welfare, and secure the l)lessin_«i:s of liberty to 
 ourselves and our p.jsterily, do ordain and establisli this 
 const ituticju for the United States of Aiiierica. 
 
 The above i)aragraph is the introduction or i)re- 
 amble to the Constitution of the United States. It 
 tells why the Constitution was made. After your 
 teacher has exi)lained the meaning, study this pre- 
 aml)l(' and write it from memory. 
 
 107 
 
 gov crn gov (M- uov gov ern ment cit i /en 
 
 <' 'pial i ty do pari ment e (jual ly 
 
 58
 
 
 108 
 
 
 109 
 
 may or 
 
 e lect 
 
 pol i cy 
 
 con gress 
 
 mar slial 
 
 e lee tion 
 
 po lit i cal 
 
 ses sion 
 
 coiin ty 
 
 chair man 
 
 plat form 
 
 com mit tee 
 
 110 
 
 111 
 
 112 
 
 113 
 
 dis trict 
 
 cup f ul 
 
 watch ful 
 
 truth ful 
 
 bal lot 
 
 spoon ful 
 
 bas ket fu 
 
 trust ful 
 
 sen ate 
 
 fear ful 
 
 dread ful 
 
 shame fu . 
 
 em pire 
 
 hand fu 
 
 pow er ful 
 
 mourn ful 
 
 re pub lie 
 
 wake ful 
 
 aw ful 
 
 : 'right ful 
 
 With what syllable does every word in Lessons 111- 
 113 end? There is only one I at the end of each final 
 syllable. When the word full forms the ending of 
 another word, it is always written with one I. 
 
 114 
 
 fan cy i)hiy pit y plen ty 
 
 fan ci ful play ful ]ut i ful jden ti ful 
 
 AMiich of the words in the above lesson changes the 
 
 final y to i when ful is added? Why? Which does 
 
 not? Why not? 
 
 59
 
 115 
 
 super in lend ent en ler tain mcnt investigation 
 l)rin ci pal pub li ca tion pho to graph 
 
 116 
 
 ci gar to bac co nies sen ger ca (let 
 
 cig a rette cam er a as seni bly can di date 
 
 117 
 
 re spect com ]m ny rep ii ta tion lias ti ly 
 OS teem sign as so ci ate be liav ior 
 
 118 
 Rules of Bkiiavior 
 
 Every action in company ought to be with some sign of 
 respect to those present. 
 
 Think ht'fore you speak, pronounce not imperfectly, nor 
 bring your words too liastily. l)ut onlcily and distinctly. 
 
 Associate yourself with iiicii of good (piality, if you 
 
 esteem your own reputation; foi- it is better to be ah^ne 
 
 than in bail ccjuipany. — (Ji:oi;(.i: \\ AsiiiNiiroN. 
 
 GO
 
 All service is the same with God — Browning. 
 
 119 
 
 120 
 
 121 
 
 122 
 
 cler gy man 
 
 ser mon 
 
 col lee tion 
 
 1 Ic gal 
 
 bish op 
 
 wor ship 
 
 hymn 
 
 il le gal 
 
 mill is ter 
 
 cat e chism 
 
 ser vant 
 
 in her it 
 
 priest 
 
 chap el 
 
 ser vice 
 
 jus tice 
 
 bless ing 
 
 choir 
 
 law yer 
 
 j" ly 
 
 123 
 
 124 
 
 125 
 
 126 
 
 oath 
 
 wit ness 
 
 cir cuit 
 
 ar gu ment 
 
 term 
 
 pi rate 
 
 court 
 
 de ci sion 
 
 crime 
 
 bur glar 
 
 con suit 
 
 dis grace 
 
 in no cent 
 
 cap tive 
 
 con vict 
 
 dis pute 
 
 po lice 
 
 cap ture 
 
 con vince 
 
 jew el er 
 
 127 
 
 128 
 
 129 
 
 130 
 
 ar rest 
 
 meas ure 
 
 wait 
 
 ob ject 
 
 en trance 
 
 run ning 
 
 a wait 
 
 man ner 
 
 fliglit 
 
 . al low 
 
 sup pose 
 
 fea ture 
 
 length 
 
 them selves 
 
 for ward 
 
 in jure 
 
 an swer 
 
 spec ial 
 
 loss 
 
 man a ger 
 
 61
 
 Labor, you know, is prayer — Bayard Taylor. 
 
 131 132 133 134 
 
 druggist throat dentist artery 
 
 di ]tl(> ma al co liol cav i ty vein 
 
 dis ])lay tal) let decay cramp 
 
 ex liil) it li(i nor disease deaf 
 
 arnica lix ture pulse stomacli 
 
 135 136 137 138 
 
 ill ness a iM)th e ca ry valve i)ol isli 
 
 grippe tem])erature varnish switch 
 
 croup ther mom e ter as phalt brake 
 
 phys ic vac ci nate cin der tack Ic 
 
 l>oul tii*e cancer chisel signal 
 
 139 140 141 142 
 
 llu id llo rist carnation agriculture 
 
 hi tei' fer ti lize gc ra ni urn let luce 
 
 gasoline boii (pu't cat ei pil hii- locust 
 
 higli way fo li age (Uh- o rate nuii/e 
 
 elutch in sect dec o la lion pars nip 
 
 02
 
 Taste the joy that springs from labor Longfellow. 
 
 143 
 
 plan ta tioii 
 po ta toes 
 poul try 
 pump kill 
 rasp ber ries 
 
 147 
 
 144 
 
 rhii barb 
 rii ral 
 
 cii cum ber 
 a pri cot 
 
 145 
 
 brain ble 
 breed 
 bri er 
 eel er y 
 chore 
 
 as par a giis 
 
 148 149 
 
 man u fac ture li ber ma chin er y 
 
 man u fac tur er fric tion ma cliin ist 
 
 found ry mor tar me chaii ics 
 
 foun da tion pat ent con tract 
 
 hy drant 
 
 151 
 
 bank er 
 draft 
 de pos it 
 cred it 
 clerk 
 
 fau cet con trac tor 
 
 152 
 
 cash ier 
 pay mcnt 
 mer chant 
 whole sale 
 re tail 
 
 153 
 
 ker o sene 
 gin ger 
 fac to ry 
 fur ni ture 
 lial i but 
 
 146 
 
 churn 
 cis tern 
 chopped 
 rye 
 
 drouiiht 
 
 150 
 
 sam pie 
 
 ve hi cle 
 
 bel lows 
 
 re pair 
 
 in dine 
 
 154 
 
 lob ster 
 mack er el 
 sal moil 
 bu reau 
 cab i net 
 
 63
 
 Without labor life is dull, 
 
 ii man useless. 
 
 
 155 
 
 156 
 
 157 
 
 158 
 
 nio las ses 
 
 starch 
 
 cliea]) ly 
 
 nia son 
 
 mils tai'd 
 
 sail sa ges 
 
 ciii iia 111011 
 
 trow el 
 
 Hint toil 
 
 va 11 i a 
 
 CO CO lint 
 
 gran ite 
 
 grease 
 
 vin e gar 
 
 ko dak 
 
 auc tion 
 
 sir up 
 
 al mond 
 
 anc tion cer 
 
 lens 
 
 159 
 
 160 
 
 161 
 
 162 
 
 aim (lor 
 
 house hold 
 
 sal ad 
 
 des sert 
 
 lauii (Irv 
 
 ft- 
 
 niuf liii 
 
 ca fe 
 
 ])ro ])ri e tor 
 
 < lit' ad 
 
 0111 e let 
 
 canned 
 
 res tail rant 
 
 grid die 
 
 ])as 1 rv 
 
 chow der 
 
 ap i)e titc 
 
 iiiich con 
 
 l)ro \i sions 
 
 ens lard 
 
 board er 
 
 163 
 
 164 
 
 165 
 
 166 
 
 luM ant 
 
 nil ( ('V ta ; < 
 
 13 r ae tor 
 
 en gine 
 
 ten e inent 
 
 hearse 
 
 the a ter 
 
 en gi neer 
 
 a ])art 
 
 cas ket 
 
 a ) |) and 
 
 gen n iiie 
 
 a j)art nient 
 
 (•of tin 
 
 an ( i cnc( 
 
 ' (juiet 
 
 \ a caul 
 
 ceiii e ler \ 
 
 a( mi ra 
 
 work 
 
 04
 
 Review List 
 
 On this and the following page are 148 of the 1000 
 most common words. You have studied all of them. 
 How many can you spell correctly ? 
 
 spend 
 
 engine 
 
 newspaper 
 
 employ 
 
 enjoy 
 
 family 
 
 daughter 
 
 property 
 
 awful 
 
 favor 
 
 answer 
 
 select 
 
 usual 
 
 husband 
 
 reply 
 
 firm 
 
 vacation 
 
 amount 
 
 ol)lige 
 
 region 
 
 beautiful 
 
 human 
 
 sail 
 
 convict 
 
 flight 
 
 view 
 
 cities 
 
 private 
 
 travel 
 
 election 
 
 known 
 
 command 
 
 rapid 
 
 clerk 
 
 several 
 
 debate 
 
 trouble 
 
 though 
 
 desire 
 
 crowd 
 
 entrance 
 
 o'clock 
 
 nearly 
 
 factoiy 
 
 importance 
 
 support 
 
 sometimes 
 
 publish 
 
 carried 
 
 does 
 
 declare 
 
 represent 
 
 loss 
 
 regard 
 
 engage 
 
 term 
 
 fortune 
 
 escape 
 
 final 
 
 section 
 
 empire 
 
 since 
 
 terril)le 
 
 relative 
 
 mayor 
 
 which 
 
 sui-prise 
 
 progress 
 
 wait 
 
 length 
 
 period 
 
 entire 
 
 beg 
 
 destroy 
 
 addition 
 
 president 
 
 6.5
 
 measure 
 
 information 
 
 perhaj)s 
 
 drown 
 
 famous 
 
 whom 
 
 their 
 
 secure 
 
 scr\'e 
 
 arrest 
 
 written 
 
 honor 
 
 estate 
 
 women 
 
 arrange 
 
 j)romise 
 
 rememl>er 
 
 I)resent 
 
 forenoon 
 
 wreck 
 
 either 
 
 action 
 
 lose 
 
 l)repare 
 
 important 
 
 justice 
 
 combination 
 
 \essel 
 
 due 
 
 gentleman 
 
 avenue 
 
 busy 
 
 iiickule 
 
 enclose 
 
 neighl)or 
 
 prefer 
 
 running 
 
 await 
 
 weigh 
 
 different 
 
 allow 
 
 wonderful 
 
 wear 
 
 according 
 
 position 
 
 direction 
 
 entertain 
 
 education 
 
 field 
 
 fonvaril 
 
 salaiy 
 
 connnon 
 
 letlge 
 
 although 
 
 visitor 
 
 diamond 
 
 claim 
 
 j)rompt 
 
 ])ul)li('ation 
 
 together 
 
 primary 
 
 attempt 
 
 machine 
 
 article 
 
 result 
 
 whose 
 
 toward 
 
 general 
 
 Saturday 
 
 statement 
 
 success 
 
 tomorrow 
 
 66
 
 Vocabulary for 
 
 THE Sixth Year 
 
 
 aljoard 
 
 ainioyed 
 
 asparagus 
 
 basketful 
 
 accomphsh 
 
 annual 
 
 asphalt 
 
 bathing 
 
 account 
 
 answer 
 
 assembly 
 
 beha\dor 
 
 achieve 
 
 apart 
 
 assistance 
 
 belief 
 
 action 
 
 apartment 
 
 assistant 
 
 believe 
 
 actor 
 
 apothecaiy 
 
 associate 
 
 believing 
 
 admiral 
 
 apparel 
 
 association 
 
 bellows 
 
 admission 
 
 appearance 
 
 athlete 
 
 berth 
 
 adopt 
 
 appetite 
 
 athletic 
 
 beware 
 
 adventures 
 
 applaud 
 
 Atlantic 
 
 bishop 
 
 advertise 
 
 applicant 
 
 attached 
 
 blessing 
 
 advertisement 
 
 application 
 
 attention 
 
 boarder 
 
 advise 
 
 approach 
 
 auction 
 
 bomb 
 
 agriculture 
 
 apricot 
 
 auctioneer 
 
 bore 
 
 ahead 
 
 argument 
 
 audience 
 
 boring 
 
 alcohol 
 
 arise 
 
 authority 
 
 bounce 
 
 allow 
 
 arises 
 
 await 
 
 bouncing 
 
 almond 
 
 arising 
 
 awaken 
 
 bouquet 
 
 altar 
 
 armor 
 
 awhil 
 
 box 
 
 altogether 
 
 arnica 
 
 Imggage 
 
 bracelet 
 
 ancient 
 
 arrest 
 
 bald 
 
 bracket 
 
 anecdotes 
 
 arrival 
 
 ballot 
 
 brake 
 
 animated 
 
 arrive 
 
 banker 
 
 bramble 
 
 annoy 
 
 artery 
 
 banner 
 
 breed
 
 brief 
 
 catechism 
 
 cistern 
 
 congress 
 
 Ijrier 
 
 cateii)illar 
 
 citizen 
 
 constitution 
 
 British 
 
 cavity 
 
 claim 
 
 consult 
 
 bmsh 
 
 cedar 
 
 clapljoard 
 
 consume 
 
 ])ulTalo 
 
 ceihng 
 
 clerk 
 
 contume 
 
 bungalow 
 
 celeiy 
 
 ck'rg}-man 
 
 contract 
 
 Ijuoy 
 
 cemetery 
 
 closely 
 
 contractor 
 
 bureau 
 
 ceremony 
 
 cloudy 
 
 contradict 
 
 burghir 
 
 chairman 
 
 clutch 
 
 contradiction 
 
 button 
 
 chapel 
 
 cobweb 
 
 convict 
 
 cabinet 
 
 character 
 
 coconut 
 
 convince 
 
 cadet 
 
 cheaply 
 
 coffin 
 
 cotton 
 
 cafe 
 
 chief 
 
 collect 
 
 counterfeit 
 
 cahco 
 
 chisel 
 
 collection 
 
 county 
 
 camera 
 
 choir 
 
 combination 
 
 court 
 
 cancer 
 
 chopped 
 
 combine 
 
 cramp 
 
 candidate 
 
 chore 
 
 comfort 
 
 credit 
 
 caiHied 
 
 chowder 
 
 connnittee 
 
 crime 
 
 cai)tive 
 
 Christmas 
 
 company 
 
 croup 
 
 capture 
 
 churn 
 
 compare 
 
 cruise 
 
 career 
 
 cigar 
 
 comparing 
 
 crutch 
 
 carp) 
 
 cigarette 
 
 comijk'xion 
 
 cucumber 
 
 carnal ion 
 
 cinder 
 
 conceit 
 
 cupful 
 
 cashier 
 
 cinnamon 
 
 concludes 
 
 cui-se 
 
 casket 
 
 circuit 
 
 conclusion 
 
 cushion 
 
 OS
 
 custard 
 
 deserve 
 
 editor 
 
 equator 
 
 customar}^ 
 
 design 
 
 educate 
 
 escape 
 
 damage 
 
 dessert 
 
 education 
 
 estaljlish 
 
 dancing 
 
 devout 
 
 eight 
 
 esteem 
 
 darkness 
 
 diet 
 
 elastic 
 
 event 
 
 dawn 
 
 diploma 
 
 elect 
 
 excel 
 
 deaf 
 
 disaster 
 
 election 
 
 excellence 
 
 decay 
 
 disease 
 
 empire 
 
 excellent 
 
 deceit 
 
 disgrace 
 
 employer 
 
 excursion 
 
 deceitful 
 
 display 
 
 employment 
 
 exercise 
 
 decisive 
 
 dispute 
 
 enclose 
 
 exhibit 
 
 decision 
 
 district 
 
 endowed 
 
 ex-pense 
 
 declaration 
 
 dizzy 
 
 engage 
 
 ex-pensive 
 
 declared 
 
 dodge 
 
 engine 
 
 ex-perience 
 
 declined 
 
 domestic 
 
 engmeer 
 
 ex-pression 
 
 decorate 
 
 draft 
 
 England 
 
 exterior 
 
 decoration 
 
 dreadful 
 
 English 
 
 eyebrows 
 
 defeat 
 
 drought 
 
 enlarge 
 
 fal^ric 
 
 defend 
 
 drudge 
 
 entertanmient 
 
 fact 
 
 defense 
 
 drudgery 
 
 entrance 
 
 factoiT 
 
 defensive 
 
 druggist 
 
 en\ded 
 
 fanciful 
 
 dentist 
 
 durable 
 
 en\ious 
 
 fancy 
 
 departure 
 
 during 
 
 en^y 
 
 farewell 
 
 deposit 
 
 earliest 
 
 eciuaUty 
 
 fashion 
 
 description 
 
 echo 
 
 equally 
 
 faucet 
 
 69
 
 favorable 
 
 fore\er 
 
 ginger 
 
 hearse 
 
 favorite 
 
 forfeit 
 
 gingham 
 
 hearty 
 
 fearful 
 
 formal 
 
 glass 
 
 heifer 
 
 feature 
 
 formed 
 
 gleaming 
 
 height 
 
 feeling 
 
 former 
 
 gnaws 
 
 hero 
 
 fertilize 
 
 formerly 
 
 gossip 
 
 highway 
 
 festival 
 
 fonvard 
 
 govern 
 
 hoist 
 
 filjer 
 
 foundation 
 
 government 
 
 holiday 
 
 field 
 
 foundiT 
 
 governor 
 
 hosieiy 
 
 fiend 
 
 fox 
 
 gracious 
 
 household 
 
 fierce 
 
 fragrant 
 
 gradually 
 
 hydrant 
 
 filter 
 
 freight 
 
 granite 
 
 hynm 
 
 fixture 
 
 friction 
 
 grease 
 
 icicle 
 
 flannel 
 
 friend 
 
 griddle 
 
 idleness 
 
 flight 
 
 frightful 
 
 grief 
 
 illegal 
 
 florist 
 
 frontier 
 
 grieve 
 
 illness 
 
 fluent 
 
 fulfill 
 
 grippe 
 
 immediate 
 
 fluid 
 
 fund 
 
 group 
 
 impertinence 
 
 foenian 
 
 funeral 
 
 hailed 
 
 im]iortinent 
 
 foliage 
 
 furniture 
 
 halibut 
 
 incline 
 
 folks 
 
 gallantly 
 
 halt 
 
 include 
 
 following 
 
 garment 
 
 handful 
 
 income 
 
 foolish 
 
 gasoline 
 
 handkerchief 
 
 industries 
 
 forehead 
 
 genuine 
 
 hasten 
 
 industrious 
 
 foreign 
 
 geranium 
 
 hastily 
 7(1 
 
 indust ly
 
 inform 
 
 kerosene 
 
 majestic 
 
 militia 
 
 information 
 
 knead 
 
 majesty 
 
 minister 
 
 inherit 
 
 kodak 
 
 manager 
 
 mischief 
 
 injure 
 
 launder 
 
 manner 
 
 miser 
 
 innocent 
 
 law}^er 
 
 mansion 
 
 mocked 
 
 inquire 
 
 legal 
 
 manufacture 
 
 moderate 
 
 insect 
 
 leisure 
 
 manufacturer 
 
 moist 
 
 inspector 
 
 length 
 
 marine 
 
 moisture 
 
 inspection 
 
 lens 
 
 marehal 
 
 molasses 
 
 insure 
 
 liquor 
 
 mason 
 
 mortar 
 
 insurance 
 
 lobster 
 
 material 
 
 moth 
 
 interior 
 
 local 
 
 maxim 
 
 motto 
 
 introduce 
 
 locust 
 
 mayor 
 
 mournful 
 
 introduction 
 
 lodge 
 
 measure 
 
 mourning 
 
 invent 
 
 lofty 
 
 mechanics 
 
 move 
 
 invention 
 
 loss 
 
 medical 
 
 muffin 
 
 investigation 
 
 lowered 
 
 meeting 
 
 musician 
 
 Ireland 
 
 luncheon 
 
 memorial 
 
 mustard 
 
 Irish 
 
 luxuiy 
 
 memory 
 
 mutton 
 
 irregular 
 
 machineiy 
 
 mention 
 
 nation 
 
 jacket 
 
 machinist 
 
 merchant 
 
 national 
 
 jeweler 
 
 mackerel 
 
 mere 
 
 necessaiy 
 
 journal 
 
 magazine 
 
 messenger 
 
 necessity 
 
 justice 
 
 mahogany 
 
 middle 
 
 negro 
 
 jury 
 
 maize 
 
 military 
 
 neigh 
 
 71
 
 neighl)or 
 
 Pacific 
 
 play 
 
 nromote 
 
 neither 
 
 ])alacc 
 
 playful 
 
 :)romotion 
 
 newspaper 
 
 jxirish 
 
 ])ledge 
 
 proof 
 
 nieee 
 
 pai"snip 
 
 j)lentiful 
 
 |)roportion 
 
 nol)lest 
 
 partner 
 
 plenty 
 
 :)roj)ortioned 
 
 nonsense 
 
 ])a.stiy 
 
 police 
 
 !)r()prietor 
 
 novelty 
 
 patent 
 
 policy 
 
 :)roudly 
 
 oath 
 
 pause 
 
 polish 
 
 provisions 
 
 object 
 
 payment 
 
 political 
 
 ;)ul)lications 
 
 obsen^e 
 
 ])earl 
 
 })()ili()n 
 
 )ublish 
 
 occasion 
 
 performed 
 
 posterity 
 
 )ulse 
 
 occupation 
 
 perfume 
 
 potato 
 
 )um])kin 
 
 ocean 
 
 permit 
 
 poultice 
 
 nmctual 
 
 odor 
 
 pilot ographs 
 
 poult IV 
 
 [lurchase 
 
 olTense 
 
 pliNsic 
 
 powerful 
 
 )uzzle 
 
 offensive 
 
 piazza 
 
 preser\T 
 
 (uaint 
 
 omelet 
 
 piece 
 
 preser\iiig 
 
 jualify 
 
 o|)inion 
 
 pier 
 
 pretend 
 
 |ualiti(>s 
 
 orchestra 
 
 pierce 
 
 ])riest 
 
 juality 
 
 ordain 
 
 pirate 
 
 pi-imarily 
 
 [uantities 
 
 organize 
 
 l)itiful 
 
 primaiy 
 
 juantity 
 
 origin 
 
 pity 
 
 piiiicipal 
 
 [uick 
 
 original 
 
 planned 
 
 ])rison 
 
 (|uiet 
 
 ornanicuL 
 
 |>l;iiil:it ioii 
 
 proclaims 
 
 [notations 
 
 orphan 
 
 jtlal fo|-iii 
 
 program 
 72 
 
 |Uotes
 
 ramble 
 
 reputation 
 
 r}'e 
 
 servant 
 
 ramparts 
 
 rec^uest 
 
 sacrifice 
 
 serves 
 
 raspberries 
 
 require 
 
 sailor 
 
 service 
 
 readily 
 
 rescue 
 
 safety 
 
 session 
 
 ready 
 
 resolution 
 
 safest 
 
 sew 
 
 receipt 
 
 resolve 
 
 salad 
 
 shameful 
 
 receive 
 
 respect 
 
 salmon 
 
 shield 
 
 recitation 
 
 respond 
 
 salute 
 
 shingles 
 
 recognize 
 
 response 
 
 sample 
 
 shipwreck 
 
 recover 
 
 restaurant 
 
 sausage 
 
 sickness 
 
 refer 
 
 retail 
 
 scent 
 
 siege 
 
 refuse 
 
 retire 
 
 schedule 
 
 sieve 
 
 regulations 
 
 review 
 
 scorch 
 
 sign 
 
 reign 
 
 revolution 
 
 Scotland 
 
 signal 
 
 rein 
 
 revolver 
 
 Scottish 
 
 silence 
 
 rejoice 
 
 reward 
 
 security 
 
 silent 
 
 relief 
 
 rhubarb 
 
 seize 
 
 sOently 
 
 relieve 
 
 ribl^on 
 
 seized 
 
 simple 
 
 religion 
 
 riddle 
 
 select 
 
 sim})licity 
 
 remedy 
 
 rocket 
 
 senate 
 
 simplify 
 
 reminded 
 
 route 
 
 sensation 
 
 simply 
 
 remove 
 
 i-uddy 
 
 separate 
 
 sirup 
 
 repair 
 
 ruffle 
 
 serene 
 
 skein 
 
 represent 
 
 running 
 
 series 
 
 sketches 
 
 republic 
 
 rural 
 
 sermon 
 
 sleigh 
 
 73
 
 slipi)ers 
 
 supreme 
 
 tranquillity 
 
 vulgarity 
 
 smiling 
 
 surest 
 
 treasure 
 
 wait 
 
 sovereign 
 
 s^^'itch 
 
 trousei-s 
 
 wakeful 
 
 spangled 
 
 tablet 
 
 t rowel 
 
 waltz 
 
 special 
 
 tackle 
 
 trustful 
 
 watchful 
 
 spectators 
 
 tailor 
 
 truthful 
 
 welcome 
 
 spoonful 
 
 temperature 
 
 tAvilight 
 
 welfare 
 
 staff 
 
 tenant 
 
 uncover 
 
 weigh 
 
 starch 
 
 tenement 
 
 undertaker 
 
 weight 
 
 stature 
 
 term 
 
 vacant 
 
 \\-hich 
 
 steamer 
 
 thankful 
 
 vaccinate 
 
 wholesale 
 
 stomach 
 
 theater 
 
 valve 
 
 widows 
 
 streaming 
 
 themselves 
 
 vanilla 
 
 wield 
 
 stripes 
 
 thermometer 
 
 various 
 
 wireless 
 
 style 
 
 thief 
 
 varnish 
 
 wish 
 
 sul)mit 
 
 throat 
 
 vaiy 
 
 witness 
 
 sul)mitting 
 
 throughout 
 
 vehicle 
 
 work 
 
 subscribe 
 
 tier 
 
 veil 
 
 worse 
 
 success 
 
 to])acco 
 
 vein 
 
 woi-ship 
 
 suggest 
 
 together 
 
 velvet 
 
 woret 
 
 suit 
 
 torch 
 
 veranda 
 
 wraj)ped 
 
 sunrise 
 
 total 
 
 vinegar 
 
 wreck 
 
 sunset 
 
 tour 
 
 volume 
 
 wrinkle 
 
 sujH'riiitcndcnt 
 
 tourist 
 
 \'oyage 
 
 j-ield 
 
 SUJ)j)()S(' 
 
 trancjuil 
 
 vulgar 
 
 yoke 
 
 71
 
 THE ALDINE SPELLER 
 
 PART FOUR 
 SEVENTH YEAR
 
 ^^'^.-rVL.:^,.
 
 To THE Pupils: 
 
 The Efficient Guide 
 
 ]VIy friend and I were planning a camping and fishing trip 
 in Canada. We were most anxious to secure the ser\qces 
 of an excellent guide, as the success and pleasure of such an 
 excursion depend largely upon the boatman hired. Years 
 before I had ^^sited the same countr}^, having at that time 
 the finest guide in the province, even then called "Old 
 Jean." Jean was now quite too old to accompany us, but I 
 knew he still kept up his interest and watched and criticized 
 the younger guides freely ; so to Old Jean we went. 
 
 After expressing our regrets that he could not be our 
 guide again, I asked, "Tell us, Jean, who is the next best 
 guide to you?" 
 
 "Take Frangois," was his brief reply. 
 
 "But why? In what way is he better than others?" 
 I asked, somewhat surprised, for Frangois did not seem 
 so strong as some of the other guides we had met. 
 
 " He never needs more than one match to light a fire,'' was 
 Old Jean's answer. 
 
 "Good !" I answered. "Francois is the man for us !" 
 
 If you have ever seen a man light a fire in tlie open with 
 one match, you wall know what it means. Before lighting 
 the match, the man must know how the wind bhjws, and 
 shelter the flame. AMien striking he must use just enough 
 energy to light it without l^reaking it ; the kindHngs must be 
 
 iii
 
 carofully solocted and well made ; the fii'st flicker of a light 
 must be protected and encouraged to spread. 
 
 That one sentence — He never needs more than one match 
 to light afire, was the highest recommendation a guide could 
 receive. It meant that he was a man who used his head ; 
 who planned out things ahead of time and worked them out 
 surely and deliberately. He would not get excited, but 
 would meet eveiy difficulty as it came along, and overcome 
 it. He used just the right amount of onerg}' and used it 
 at just the right time, \\lien he took a thing in hand, it 
 was done — was fuiished — there was no going back and 
 doing it over and over again. 
 
 If all men, women, boys, and girls had the same habit 
 established, how easy and how happy all work would 
 become ! 
 
 Tlio time to form that habit is now. The occasion, the 
 ma.strry of this s])eller. 
 
 Meet ever}' day's lesson as Francois met his tasks. Study 
 each word; find the little difficulty it contains; master it. 
 once for all. 1 )on't s])end the rest of your life reviewing and 
 nn'sspelling the same word. Be like Fran9ois, light your fire 
 with one match. 
 
 W
 
 Seventh Year 
 
 I tell you, earnestly, you must get into the liabit of 
 looking intensely at \vords, assuring yourself of their 
 meaning, syllable by syllable, nay, letter })y letter. 
 
 — John Kuskin. 
 One Hundred "Spelling Demons" 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 which 
 
 friend 
 
 done 
 
 wouk. 
 
 their 
 
 some 
 
 hear 
 
 can't 
 
 there 
 
 been 
 
 here 
 
 sure 
 
 separate 
 
 since 
 
 write 
 
 loose 
 
 don't 
 
 used 
 
 writing 
 
 lose 
 
 meant 
 
 always 
 
 heard 
 
 AVcdnesday 
 
 business 
 
 where 
 
 does 
 
 country 
 
 many 
 
 women 
 
 once 
 
 February
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 know 
 
 ready 
 
 could 
 
 forty 
 
 seems 
 
 liour 
 
 Tuesday 
 
 trouble 
 
 wear 
 
 among 
 
 answer 
 
 busy 
 
 two 
 
 built 
 
 too 
 
 color 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
 any 
 
 tliroua:li 
 
 niucli 
 
 every 
 
 beginnini^ 
 
 they 
 
 1) ue 
 
 lialf 
 
 t loui: 1 
 
 bleak 
 
 (•()niiii«^ 
 
 buy 
 
 earlv 
 
 again 
 
 instead 
 
 veiy 
 
 easy 
 
 none 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 making 
 
 believe 
 
 dear 
 
 knew 
 
 guess 
 
 laid 
 
 savs 
 
 tear 
 
 having 
 
 choose 
 
 just 
 
 tired 
 
 doctor 
 
 grammar 
 
 whether 
 
 minute 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 week 
 
 saic 
 
 often 
 
 lioarse 
 
 w lo e 
 
 shoes 
 
 won't 
 
 tonight 
 
 couiih 
 
 wrote 
 
 ])iecG 
 
 enough 
 
 raise 
 
 tiMily 
 
 ache 
 
 sugar 
 
 read 
 
 straight 
 
 2
 
 Words Frequently Misspelled 
 
 The following one hundred common words are fre- 
 quently misspelled. You have had every one of them 
 in previous grades. If you are not sure of every one 
 of them, you should master them now. Notice the 
 peculiar part of each word that sometimes leads to its 
 misspelling, and always write it correctly. 
 
 13 
 
 14 
 
 15 
 
 16 
 
 disappoint 
 
 ladies 
 
 travel 
 
 until 
 
 necessary 
 
 nature 
 
 engine 
 
 chief 
 
 necessity 
 
 awful 
 
 nearly 
 
 figure 
 
 recommend 
 
 almost 
 
 whose 
 
 worth 
 
 accomplish 
 
 already 
 
 buried 
 
 "ourth 
 
 altogether 
 
 carried 
 
 weigh 
 
 l)retty 
 
 argument 
 
 section 
 
 either 
 
 shouhl 
 
 appearance 
 
 although 
 
 neither 
 
 article 
 
 Let the accent of words be watched, and closely ; let 
 tbeir meaning be watched more closely still. 
 
 KUSKIN.
 
 17 
 
 18 
 
 19 
 
 20 
 
 written 
 
 beautiful 
 
 clothes 
 
 honor 
 
 course 
 
 carriage 
 
 union 
 
 guard 
 
 taught 
 
 marriage 
 
 nothing 
 
 dollar 
 
 cheap 
 
 banana 
 
 memory 
 
 using 
 
 wound 
 
 faithful 
 
 money 
 
 build 
 
 weatlier 
 
 (piotation 
 
 jewelry 
 
 belief 
 
 knowledge 
 
 anol ler 
 
 measure 
 
 bureau 
 
 opinion 
 
 condition 
 
 alcohol 
 
 cashier 
 
 21 
 
 22 
 
 23 
 
 24 
 
 freight 
 
 governor 
 
 special 
 
 denial 
 
 Held 
 
 genuine 
 
 families 
 
 eighth 
 
 worst 
 
 laundry 
 
 mischie' 
 
 salary 
 
 huria 
 
 for^ettiui^ 
 
 obedient 
 
 source 
 
 })V(';\( til 
 
 restannmt 
 
 sincerely 
 
 steady 
 
 ciii'ions 
 
 iudLrnient 
 
 sensible 
 
 thief 
 
 coui'tcons 
 
 ncciii'Mti; 
 
 realize 
 
 wealth 
 
 precious 
 
 Ix'iiclited 
 
 vai-iety 
 
 people 
 
 ]);it iciK'e 
 
 ('oiii-;i'_i(Mnis 
 
 (NH-licst 
 
 licjiior
 
 All of the words on this page may be used in writing 
 about animal life. Make sentences using as many of 
 these words as possible. 
 
 25 
 
 26 
 
 27 
 
 28 
 
 alii ga tor 
 
 ca na ry 
 
 mos qui to 
 
 leo pard 
 
 croc dile 
 
 pi geon 
 
 buf fa lo 
 
 ti ger 
 
 rep tile 
 
 OS tricli 
 
 mon key 
 
 coy te 
 
 cat er pil lar 
 
 par tridge 
 
 don key 
 
 bea ver 
 
 tur tie 
 
 tur key 
 
 wolf 
 
 squir rel 
 
 liz ard 
 
 swal low 
 
 plicas ant 
 
 rab bit 
 
 29 
 
 30 
 
 31 
 
 32 
 
 im i tate 
 
 war ble 
 
 chews 
 
 fatal 
 
 im i ta tion 
 
 feath er 
 
 clum sy 
 
 com bat 
 
 mim ic 
 
 car ol 
 
 de vour 
 
 shriek 
 
 hid e ous 
 
 wliis tie 
 
 3ur row 
 
 seize 
 
 fii ri ous 
 
 hos tile 
 
 pur suit 
 
 fe ro cious 
 
 
 33 
 
 
 swim ming 
 
 hor rid 
 
 an i nial 
 
 haunt 
 
 mi o;rate 
 
 mas sive 
 
 crea ture 
 
 lavoc
 
 34 
 
 Be careful of the silent letters in these words. 
 
 hris tie 
 
 bus tie 
 
 guest 
 
 niiiid en 
 
 wres tie 
 
 hus tie 
 
 ghost 
 
 hon est ly 
 
 35 
 
 36 
 
 an tlicni 
 
 soup 
 
 ar gue 
 
 wring 
 
 anx ions 
 
 a dapt 
 
 tempt 
 
 youth 
 
 arc tie 
 
 ditch 
 
 du et 
 
 heir 
 
 cro (plot 
 
 ease 
 
 haul 
 
 loc; ie 
 
 an eient 
 
 vague 
 
 type 
 
 rai sin 
 
 I'^acli of t he above words has one thing to be mastered. 
 What is it? 
 
 The following nouns form their plurals by changing 
 final // to ?■ and adding cs. \\'rite the i)lural of (\ich. 
 
 37 
 
 l»al CO ny 
 
 boll I id a IT 
 mis er v ea nar i t \ 
 
 38 
 
 ag o uy 
 al Iv 
 
 ma joi' i t V mvs ter v 
 mi iKij- i 1 V nurs er v 
 a pol o Liy vie to ry 
 
 5
 
 Troublesome Endings — or, ar, 
 
 er. 
 
 39 
 
 40 
 
 41 
 
 42 
 
 an thor 
 
 gov er nor 
 
 or a tor 
 
 cred i tor 
 
 doc tor 
 
 con quer or 
 
 jun ior 
 
 sen a tor 
 
 debt or 
 
 sue ces sor 
 
 har bor 
 
 trai tor 
 
 dor 
 
 in ven tor 
 
 ru mor 
 
 hor ror 
 
 tu tor 
 
 an ces tor 
 
 liq nor 
 
 au di tor 
 
 43 
 
 44 
 
 45 
 
 46 
 
 va por 
 
 as ses sor 
 
 ben e fac tor 
 
 mus cu lar 
 
 cam phor 
 
 di rec tor 
 
 en deav or 
 
 cal en dar 
 
 f ac tor 
 
 so lie i tor 
 
 bach e lor 
 
 sim i lar 
 
 war rior 
 
 e qua tor 
 
 con due tor 
 
 reg u lar 
 
 em pel* or 
 
 su pe ri or 
 
 com pet i tor 
 
 gram mar 
 
 47 48 49 
 
 sur ren der treas ur er ledg er 
 
 type writ er di am e ter draw er 
 
 stenographer cylinder ])i'ay er 
 
 ba rom e ter en coun ter lead er 
 
 em broid er cus toni er pau per 
 
 7 
 
 50 
 
 ma neu ver 
 oys ter 
 bowl der 
 l)liinib er 
 la bor er
 
 51 
 
 Carefully review the lessons on page 7, b(>ing sure 
 to remember the endings. There are several words 
 needing special study. Be careful of author, junior, 
 auditor, assessor, maneuver, cylinder, solicitor. Notice 
 the difficulty in every word on that page. 
 
 52 53 
 
 studies in('a])al)le helpless foul 
 
 biisi ness sub niit ting stal wart sliirk 
 
 feai- less Cfpially wicked aught 
 
 ten der prin ci p)le de i)ravod weak 
 
 54 
 
 The hest boys I know — the best men I know — are 
 good at their .studies ur their business, fearless and stal- 
 wart, hated and feared by all that is wicked and depraved, 
 iiK^apable of submitting to wrongdoing, and ecpially inca- 
 jialdr of l)eing auglit but tender to tlic weak and litdp- 
 less. ... In lib', as in a football game, tbc principle 
 to b>llow is: Hit ibi; line bard; don't foul and don't 
 shirk, but int the line bard ! 
 
 — ivOOSEVrXT. 
 
 8
 
 
 Related 
 
 Words 
 
 
 
 
 55 
 
 
 
 believe 
 
 believing 
 
 
 believed 
 
 belief 
 
 apply 
 
 applying 
 
 56 
 
 applied 
 
 applicant 
 
 marry 
 
 marrying 
 
 
 married 
 
 marriage 
 
 arrive 
 
 arriving 
 
 57 
 
 
 arrived 
 
 arrival 
 58 
 
 pleasant 
 
 pleasure 
 
 
 know 
 
 knowledge 
 
 choose 
 
 choice 
 
 
 create 
 
 creature 
 
 unite 
 
 union 
 
 
 carry 
 
 carriage 
 
 relieve 
 
 relief 
 
 
 strong 
 
 strength 
 
 center 
 
 central 
 
 59 
 
 
 complain 
 
 complaint 
 
 60 
 
 pure 
 
 purity 
 
 
 capture 
 
 captive 
 
 real 
 
 reality 
 
 
 conceit 
 
 conceive 
 
 nature 
 
 natural 
 
 
 breath 
 
 breathe 
 
 moist 
 
 moisture 
 
 
 native 
 
 nation 
 
 image 
 
 imagine 
 
 
 warm 
 
 warmtli 
 
 9
 
 
 Related 
 
 W 
 
 ORDS 
 
 
 
 
 61 
 
 
 
 
 biisv 
 
 lazv 
 
 
 
 final 
 
 fatal 
 
 busily 
 
 lazily 
 
 
 
 linally 
 
 fata Iv 
 
 business 
 
 laziness 
 
 62 
 
 
 finality 
 
 fatality 
 
 silent 
 
 study 
 
 
 
 able 
 
 break 
 
 si (Mil y 
 
 StlM ('III 
 
 
 
 aby 
 
 broke 
 
 silence 
 
 studious 
 
 
 
 al»i itv 
 
 broken 
 
 63 
 
 write 
 
 writing 
 
 wrote 
 
 written 
 
 freeze 
 
 freezing 
 
 froze 
 
 frozen 
 
 arise 
 
 arising 
 
 64 
 
 arose 
 
 arisen 
 
 elioose 
 
 clioosing 
 
 eliose 
 
 cliosen 
 
 know 
 
 xuowing 
 
 knew 
 
 known 
 
 begin 
 
 beginning 
 
 began 
 
 begun 
 
 lie careful to spell frozen with a z and chosen with 
 an .V. 
 
 10
 
 
 
 ScnooL Words 
 
 
 65 
 
 
 66 67 
 
 68 
 
 istli mus 
 
 vol ca noes de gree strait 
 
 pi a teau 
 
 bound a ry ra di us o cean 
 
 is land 
 
 me 1 
 
 'id i an par al lei prai rie 
 
 gla cier 
 
 hem 
 
 i sphere di vi sion ca nal 
 
 e qua tor 
 
 geo; 
 
 g ra phy min er 
 
 al a re a 
 
 69 
 
 
 70 
 
 71 
 
 Ion gi tilde 
 
 
 prep si tion 
 
 ti nan cial 
 
 lat i tilde 
 
 
 par a graph 
 
 com mer cial 
 
 mas cii line 
 
 
 pos ses sive 
 
 in dus tri al 
 
 'em i nine 
 
 
 di a gi'am 
 
 ag ri cul ture 
 
 ab bre vi a tion 
 
 ad jec tive 
 
 pop u la tion 
 
 72 
 
 
 73 
 
 74 
 
 a ritli me tic 
 
 
 na tion al 
 
 phys i ol gy 
 
 cur ren cy 
 
 
 re pub lie an 
 
 liy gi ene 
 
 mul ti pli ca 
 
 tion 
 
 dem crat ic 
 
 con ta gious 
 
 nu mer a tor 
 
 
 par lia ment 
 
 in fee tious 
 
 de nom i na 
 
 tor 
 
 gov ern ment 
 
 vac ci na tion 
 
 11
 
 75 76 
 
 ne ces si t y el o (luent a biise com ])lete 
 
 HOC es sa rv el o (iuence a bu sive com pie tion 
 
 converse restraint discreet gentleman 
 con ver sa tion (lis ere tion 
 
 Look up the pronunciation of comj)lction, discretion, 
 and (dniKC in your dictionary. Notice that abuse is 
 pronounced one way as a noun and another as a verb. 
 Necessity and iirrrssanj arc often miss]-)ollcd. 
 
 77 
 Education begins a gentleman, conversation completes 
 
 ClIESTEKFLELD. 
 
 Abusive lantjuage is abuse of LiuiruaKe. 
 \\'()iil(l you escape the necessity of restraint by others? 
 Tljen exercise self-restraint. 
 
 78 79 
 
 wea ly ])orter drowsy appoint 
 
 wca li ly lire man drow si ly con nect 
 
 • hear y en [iine op er ate con nee tion 
 
 Hirai- i Iv en lh* neer vol nn teer nini'mur 
 
 V2
 
 Synonyms 
 
 A S3monym is a word having the same, or nearly the 
 same, meaning as another. 
 
 80 81 
 
 calm ly gen ii ine ap point ment si lence 
 
 com pos ed ly real po si tion still ness 
 
 qui et ly sin cere of fice qui et 
 
 tran quil ly nat u ral place peace 
 
 82 
 
 The Sleeper 
 
 One night as some weary soldiers were resting in camp, 
 an officer entered and said, " Men, there are not enough 
 civilians left to operate the railway. Do any of you wish 
 to volunteer as porters, engineers, firemen, or for any other 
 appointment connected with the railway?" 
 
 For a time the silence was broken by snores — not all 
 genuine ; then one of the men drowsily but calmhj muttered, 
 " Put me down as a sleeper. Captain." 
 
 RcwTite this story, using synonyms given above in 
 place of the w^^-ds in italics. 
 
 13
 
 Some Common Synonyms 
 
 83 84 85 86 
 
 I)rt' for in crease com plete o blige 
 choose ad vaiu'c liii islied ])lease 
 e leet en lariie eon ehul etl 'irat i fy 
 
 select extend entire ae com nio date 
 
 de sire s})read end ed fa vor 
 
 fan cv mac; ni fv to tal ben e lit 
 
 87 88 89 90 
 
 l)ni' pose (lis ti'il) nte important pop n lar 
 
 de si^rn scat ter de ci sive fa vor ite 
 
 intention allot essential likcil 
 
 aim <rrant ma te ri al aj) j)roved 
 
 I'hiii dispense jii-oni i ncnt accepted 
 
 91 92 
 
 con ccal e\ tra\ a iiant en treat an cient 
 (lis frnis(» la\- isli implore :mti(|ue 
 
 He Crete pro fuse be seech ob so lete 
 
 14
 
 93 
 
 94 
 
 95 
 
 96 
 
 mar gin 
 
 huge 
 
 gloom 
 
 be held 
 
 bor der 
 
 vast 
 
 dark ness 
 
 saw 
 
 edge 
 
 gi gan tic 
 
 ob sou ri ty 
 
 ob served 
 
 mon ster 
 
 mon strous 
 
 trav el er 
 
 tow er ing 
 
 de moil 
 
 e nor iiious 
 
 tour ist 
 
 tall 
 
 drag on 
 
 im mense 
 
 pil grim 
 
 high 
 
 97 
 
 IcHABOD Crane's Fright 
 
 In the dark sliadow of the grove, on the margin of the 
 brook, he beheld something huge, misshapen, black, and 
 towering. It stirred not, but seemed gathered in the 
 gloom, like some gigantic monster ready to spring upon 
 the traveler. — Washington Irving. 
 
 Rewrite, substituting synonyms from Lessons 93 to 
 96 for the words in italics. 
 
 98 
 
 a ban don pret ty 
 de sert beau ti ful 
 for sake hand some 
 
 99 
 
 mem o ry com mon 
 
 rec ol lee tion gen er al 
 re mem brance u ni ver sal 
 15
 
 100 101 
 
 ;it tiMi tiou a]» pli ca tion mctli od ef li cient 
 viji- i lance dil i geiice sys toiu cum pe tent 
 
 zeal industry habit capable 
 
 102 
 
 ac cii ra cy dis patcli con duct ]^nnc tu al i ty 
 ex act ness speed con trol pre ci sion 
 
 103 104 
 
 piiu ci ]t:il w (|uire busi ncss qua! i ty 
 
 important dc niiiiid vocation })i'oi)crty 
 
 chief in sist oc cu {vd tion at tri bute 
 
 105 
 
 Attention^ ff/)/)Ilration, accurac)/, method, puucfualiti/, 
 
 and (/ispdfch ure tlie jrrinci/xi/ (jUdJitirs wliicli are required 
 
 for llie ejfficient conduct of business of any sort. 
 
 — Smilks. 
 
 Rewrite tlic ;il)()vo, substituting synonyms. Observe 
 that wliilc there is a basis of coinuion meaning, syno- 
 nyms do not usually mean rxdrtlij the same. 
 
 IG
 
 in vin ci ble 
 un yield iiig 
 
 106 
 
 res o 111 tion 
 
 coiir age 
 
 tern I) ta tion 
 al lure ment 
 
 107 
 
 men ace 
 
 re li ance 
 
 re sist 
 
 bur den 
 
 threat 
 
 de pend ence 
 
 108 
 
 op pose 
 
 weight 
 
 choose 
 
 vir tiie fear less 
 
 truth 
 
 se lect 
 
 pu ri ty cou ra geous 
 
 lion es ty 
 
 109 
 
 The greatest man is he who chooses the right with 
 
 invincible resolution ; who resists the sorest temptations 
 
 from within and without ; who bears the heaviest burdens 
 
 cheerfully ; who is calmest and most fearless under menaces 
 
 and frowns ; whose reliance, on truth, on virtue, on God, is 
 
 most unfalteriusc. 
 
 — Channing. 
 
 Write the above from dictation. Rewrite, substi- 
 tuting synonyms for words in italics. 
 
 17
 
 110 111 
 
 ol) s(M"v iiig rliar ac tcrs a larni dis cov er y 
 nut iiig natures fear ex i)lo ra tioii 
 
 wateli ing i)er sons ter ror in ves ti ga tion 
 
 112 113 114 115 
 
 manner strange travel frequent 
 
 (•lis t(»m won (ler fill jour ney re i)eat ed 
 
 fash ion mar \ el ous wan der ing eon tin u al 
 
 lial) it (jueer foreign region 
 
 be liav ior un u sii al al ien lo cal i ty 
 
 con duet odd dis tant plaee 
 
 116 
 
 The 11am hler 
 
 T was always foml of visitiiiL'" lU'w sponos and observing 
 stntiKjt churdchrs and manners. Even when a nific child 
 1 iM'LTan my trarrls, and niado many tours of discoverij into 
 fonit/n parts and unknown rrfjlons of my native city, to 
 i\ir Jriqiuj/it uldnu of my parents. — W A.siii.N<iT(iN Ikving. 
 
 Rewrite the above, substituting synonyms. 
 
 IS
 
 117 
 
 de scrip tion 
 ac count 
 nar ra live 
 
 pen u ly 
 pov er ty 
 pri va tion 
 
 118 
 
 av a rice 
 greed i ness 
 stin gi ness 
 
 cun nmg 
 
 de ceit 
 craft 
 
 119 
 
 ne ces si ty 
 
 need 
 
 com pill sion 
 
 120 
 
 keen 
 sharp 
 a cute 
 
 choice wealth 
 
 pref er ence riches 
 se lee tion plen ty 
 
 121 
 
 A Description 
 
 Every wrinkle about his toothless month and sharp, 
 keen eyes told of avarice and cunning. His clothes were 
 nearly threadbare, but it was easy to see that he wore 
 them from choice, and not from necessity ; all his looks 
 and gestures told of loealth, SLndpenurij, and avarice. 
 
 — Charles Dickexs. 
 
 122 
 
 123 
 
 e vent 
 in ci dent 
 oc cur rence 
 
 slen der 
 
 slight 
 
 slim 
 
 er ror a bun dant 
 
 mis take plen ti ful 
 blun der am jde 
 
 19
 
 124 125 
 
 already until parallel million 
 
 al iiio.sL wel fare ex eel lent mil i ta ry 
 
 a I ways wel eome col lege al might y 
 
 111 the above words rcnioniber whether it is one / 
 or two. 
 
 126 
 
 j)re pare autograph asylum solo 
 
 j)rep a ra tiun a pos tru phe 
 
 Look closely at the pJi in apotitrophc, the y in asylum, 
 and remember that there arc two a's in preparation. 
 
 127 128 129 
 
 op era tor con sti tu tion dis ens sion 
 
 con due t<»r leg is la ture dis tin guish 
 
 (liauf fcur eiv i li /a tion par tial ly 
 
 lua cliin ist roin mis sion er a vv o ])lanc 
 
 jew el er al (h'r man l)hi h)s o phy 
 
 de sign er sec i-r la ry ])ho no graph 
 
 aviator dip lo mat ic regiment 
 
 ')t
 
 130 
 
 im pris on 
 il lus trate 
 rep re sent 
 rep re sen ta tive 
 an nounce ment 
 
 133 
 
 ap par ent 
 grad u al 
 grat i tilde 
 pen sion 
 weap on 
 conn oil 
 
 137 
 
 ac tiv i ty 
 vig or ous 
 ter ri ble 
 an clior 
 char ter 
 
 134 
 
 ap peal 
 can cus 
 cou pon 
 in ti mate 
 re source 
 jeal ous 
 
 138 
 
 pre mi um 
 an al y sis 
 syn o nym 
 neu ter 
 ac cent 
 
 131 
 
 ab so lute ly 
 ad di tion al 
 eel e Lrate 
 eel e bra tion 
 care less ness 
 
 135 
 
 em i nent 
 
 fa mous 
 not ed 
 ad age 
 max im 
 prov erb 
 
 139 
 
 clause 
 depth 
 me di um 
 nour ish 
 ra vine 
 
 132 
 
 lov ing ly 
 per mis sion 
 j)er feet ly 
 pros per i ty 
 pro tec tion 
 
 136 
 
 va ri ous 
 dif fer ent 
 sev er al 
 sol emn 
 so ber 
 se ri ous 
 
 140 
 
 cro diet 
 crys tal 
 anx ions 
 
 im age 
 
 weal thy 
 
 21
 
 141 
 
 L'd II ca lion 
 mil iiic i jKil 
 ill iL'l li liciit 
 leg is la tor 
 leg i> hi lion 
 
 142 
 
 ju ror 
 lion est 
 e iioiigli 
 j)al ace 
 gar den 
 
 143 
 
 ui li eer 
 
 cit i zeii 
 loiin lain 
 re la tion 
 wit iiess es 
 
 144 
 
 man i fold 
 u ni verse 
 knowl edge 
 a bun dant 
 com pc tent 
 
 145 
 
 Education 
 
 Education must prepare our citizens to become munici- 
 pal olVuM^rs, intelligent jurors, honest witnesses, legislators, 
 or competent judges of legislation — in fine, to (ill all the 
 manil'uld relations of life. For this end it must be univer- 
 sal. Tin,' wliole land must be watered by the streams of 
 knowledge. It is not enough to have here ami there a 
 beautiful fountain jdaying in ])alace gardens, but let it 
 come like the abundant fatness of the clouds u])on the 
 thirst V earth. — 11uua(K Manx. 
 
 licaii t i fill ly 
 cii' ciiiii >taiice 
 
 146 
 
 at mos ])liere 
 
 com foi'l a Idy 
 
 ('II colli' ag(^ ment 
 (h' |)ai( ment
 
 147 
 
 148 
 
 149 
 
 150 
 
 a bil i ty 
 
 stud ies 
 
 busi uess 
 
 gen er al 
 
 or na ment 
 
 de light 
 
 judg ment 
 
 af fairs 
 
 dis course 
 
 ({ui et 
 
 dis po si tion 
 
 learn ed 
 
 ex e cute 
 
 pri vate 
 
 par tic u lars 
 
 per liaps 
 
 coun sels 
 
 ex pert 
 
 ' mar slial ing 
 
 chief 
 
 Careful enunciation of ornament, execute, and counsels 
 may prevent j^our misspelling them. 
 
 151 
 
 Studies 
 
 Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. 
 
 Their chief use for dc^light is in the quiet of private life ; 
 
 for ornament, is in discourse ; and for abilitj^, is in the 
 
 judgment and disposition of Ijnsiuess ; for expert men can 
 
 execute and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one; but 
 
 the general counsels and the plots and marshaling of 
 
 affairs come best from those that are learned. 
 
 — Bacon. 
 
 152 
 
 a cad e my mem o ry stu di ous am bi lion 
 
 grad u ate cul ture i de a am bi tious 
 
 23
 
 153 154 155 
 
 per so nal in tel li gence in tel loot 
 
 prcs ence sig nil' i cance ul to getli er 
 
 ex i)an sive aj) proachcd an tlior i ty 
 
 gran dt'iir com niand ing in llii ence 
 
 dig ni ty in tel lee tu al might y 
 
 156 
 The Personality of Daniel Webster 
 
 I have looked on many mighty men — and yet not 
 one of tliese approached Mr. Webster in tlie commanding 
 jxnver of tlieir personal presence. There was a grandenr 
 in his form, an intclhgence in liis deep dark eye, a lofti- 
 ness in his expansive brow, a significance in his arched 
 hp, altogether beyond those of any other hnman being I 
 ever saw. 
 
 157 158 
 
 precise admit accident achieve 
 
 ex act cnii fcss cas ii al ty ef feet 
 
 correct ac kiiou 1 c(igc mis li;ip ac com jjlish 
 
 24
 
 159 
 
 brought con ti nent (led i ca ted lib er ty 
 
 e qiial con ceived prop o si tion ere at ed 
 
 160 
 
 Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought 
 forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, 
 and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created 
 
 T. 
 
 
 
 — Lincoln. 
 
 161 
 
 162 
 
 163 
 
 164 
 
 feast 
 
 po lite 
 
 tal ent 
 
 at tempt 
 
 fes ti val 
 
 af fa ble 
 
 fac ul ty 
 
 ef fort 
 
 ban qiiet 
 
 cour te ous 
 
 a bil i ty 
 
 en deav or 
 
 ca lam i ty 
 
 hur ry 
 
 ob tain 
 
 per ceive 
 
 dis as ter 
 
 speed 
 
 at tain 
 
 ob serve 
 
 mis for tune 
 
 dis patch 
 
 165 
 
 pro cure 
 
 dis cov er 
 
 re spon si bil 
 
 i ty ca 
 
 pac i ty 
 
 pow er 
 
 Responsibility walks hand in hand witli power. 
 
 — Holland. 
 
 25
 
 Words Often Misspelled 
 
 166 
 
 167 
 
 168 
 
 169 
 
 accoiiiiinu a 
 
 to aci'oss 
 
 receive 
 
 sincerely 
 
 disapprove 
 
 (piite 
 
 leisure 
 
 peaceable 
 
 ivspcctfii y 
 
 accept 
 
 para! el 
 
 genei'ally 
 
 j)articiplo 
 
 usua Iv 
 
 ceuieterv 
 
 l)rincipal 
 
 a})))('ai'aiH'e 
 
 view 
 
 different 
 
 j)rinciple 
 
 partic'u ai- 
 
 success 
 
 probably 
 
 disai)pear 
 
 170 
 
 171 
 
 172 
 
 173 
 
 ai (litioii 
 
 exercise 
 
 weight 
 
 courage 
 
 (laiiirliter 
 
 vegetable 
 
 cauulit 
 
 attention 
 
 brotlicr 
 
 iiieasure 
 
 search 
 
 biscuit 
 
 ii('i;j;liltor 
 
 grateful 
 
 cities 
 
 e(pially 
 
 iiKltiinij; 
 
 .1 . o 
 
 hievcle 
 
 hea th 
 
 visitor 
 
 luirial 
 
 company 
 
 buiv 
 
 ]>i'i\ i eji'e 
 
 174 
 
 
 175 
 
 
 busily 
 
 capital 
 
 basin 
 
 nianeuvei" 
 
 laKcs 
 
 aiticN^ 
 
 (juai't 
 
 en( ea\()i' 
 
 piano 
 
 l)icture 
 
 cellar 
 
 assessor 
 
 20
 
 176 
 
 177 
 
 178 
 
 comparison 
 
 entertain 
 
 possibility 
 
 companion 
 
 foreigner 
 
 thank 
 
 sgiving 
 
 elaborate 
 
 interrupt 
 
 accom 
 
 modation 
 
 encourage 
 
 undertake 
 
 positively 
 
 successful 
 
 processior 
 
 I especi 
 
 ally 
 
 179 
 
 180 
 
 181 
 
 182 
 
 altitude 
 
 almanac 
 
 energy 
 
 astonish 
 
 banquet 
 
 suspect 
 
 debate 
 
 intruder 
 
 distress 
 
 increase 
 
 article 
 
 confine 
 
 relation 
 
 razor 
 
 organ 
 
 electric 
 
 relative 
 
 awhile 
 
 search 
 
 fiction 
 
 thorough 
 
 reduce 
 
 museum 
 
 consider 
 
 183 
 
 184 
 
 185 
 
 186 
 
 constant 
 
 estimate 
 
 intend 
 
 yacht 
 
 develop 
 
 familiar 
 
 herald 
 
 vision 
 
 division 
 
 hesitate 
 
 issue 
 
 pitch 
 
 entitle 
 
 apparatus 
 
 forgive 
 
 lien 
 
 practice 
 
 petition 
 
 enable 
 
 local 
 
 27
 
 Vocabulary for Seventh Year 
 
 abandon 
 
 alligator 
 
 arose 
 
 boundary 
 
 ably 
 
 allot 
 
 arrived 
 
 boulder 
 
 abound 
 
 allurement 
 
 arriving 
 
 bristle 
 
 absolutely 
 
 ally 
 
 astonish 
 
 broke 
 
 abundant 
 
 almanac 
 
 assessor 
 
 brought 
 
 abuse 
 
 altitude 
 
 atmosphere 
 
 burden 
 
 abusive 
 
 ambition 
 
 attain 
 
 burrow 
 
 academy 
 
 ambitious 
 
 attribute 
 
 bury 
 
 accent 
 
 analysis 
 
 auditor 
 
 busily 
 
 accommodate 
 
 ancestor 
 
 aught 
 
 bustle 
 
 accommodation 
 
 anchor 
 
 avarice 
 
 calamity 
 
 accuracy 
 
 announcement 
 
 awhile 
 
 calendar 
 
 acknowledge 
 
 anthem 
 
 bachelor 
 
 calmly 
 
 activity 
 
 antique 
 
 balcony 
 
 camphor 
 
 acute 
 
 anxious 
 
 banquet 
 
 canary 
 
 adage 
 
 apology 
 
 barometer 
 
 capable 
 
 adapt 
 
 apparatus 
 
 beautifully 
 
 capacity 
 
 admission 
 
 apparent 
 
 beaver 
 
 carelessness 
 
 aeroplane 
 
 appeal 
 
 beheld 
 
 carol 
 
 affable 
 
 appointment 
 
 believed 
 
 casualty 
 
 agony 
 
 arctic 
 
 benefactor 
 
 caucus 
 
 alderman 
 
 argue 
 
 beseech 
 
 caught 
 
 alien 
 
 arisen 
 
 29 
 
 blunder 
 
 celebrate
 
 cel»'bratiou 
 
 conceive 
 
 debate 
 
 disiruise 
 
 charter 
 
 concern 
 
 debtor 
 
 dispatch 
 
 chauffeur 
 
 confine 
 
 dedicate 
 
 dispense 
 
 chews 
 
 connect 
 
 depth 
 
 disposition 
 
 choosing 
 
 connection 
 
 demon 
 
 distinguish 
 
 chose 
 
 consider 
 
 department 
 
 distribute 
 
 chosen 
 
 constant 
 
 dependence 
 
 ditch 
 
 circuinstance 
 
 contend 
 
 depraved 
 
 division 
 
 civiHzatiun 
 
 continual 
 
 desert 
 
 donkey 
 
 clause 
 
 council 
 
 designer 
 
 dragon 
 
 clumsy 
 
 counsels 
 
 desire 
 
 drawer 
 
 combat 
 
 coupon 
 
 develop 
 
 drearily 
 
 comfortably 
 
 coyote 
 
 devour 
 
 dreary 
 
 commissioner 
 
 craft 
 
 diameter 
 
 drowsily 
 
 comi)anion 
 
 create 
 
 diiTerent 
 
 drowsy 
 
 cuniparison 
 
 creditor 
 
 diligence 
 
 duet 
 
 comijetent 
 
 crochet 
 
 diplomatic 
 
 duties 
 
 competitor 
 
 crocodile 
 
 director 
 
 ease 
 
 complain 
 
 croquet 
 
 disappear 
 
 edge 
 
 complaint 
 
 crystal 
 
 disapprove 
 
 eflicii'ni 
 
 com])h'te 
 
 culture 
 
 discourse 
 
 elaborate 
 
 completion 
 
 <iiiiiiiug 
 
 discovery 
 
 elect 
 
 composedly 
 
 ciinfucy 
 
 discreet 
 
 electric 
 
 compulsion 
 
 CUstollKT 
 
 discretion 
 
 clocpience 
 
 conceal 
 
 cvlindt r 
 
 discussion 
 
 elofjuent 
 
 30
 
 embroider 
 
 faculty 
 
 grandeur 
 
 immense 
 
 eminent 
 
 familiar 
 
 gratify 
 
 implore 
 
 emperor 
 
 fatal 
 
 gratitude 
 
 imprison 
 
 enable 
 
 fatality 
 
 greediness 
 
 incapable 
 
 encounter 
 
 fatally 
 
 guest 
 
 incident 
 
 encourage 
 
 fearless 
 
 haul 
 
 influence 
 
 encouragement 
 
 ferocious 
 
 haunt 
 
 irritating 
 
 endeavor 
 
 fiction 
 
 havoc 
 
 intend 
 
 energy 
 
 final 
 
 heir 
 
 intention 
 
 enlarge 
 
 finality 
 
 helpless 
 
 intellect 
 
 enormous 
 
 finished 
 
 herald 
 
 intellectual 
 
 entertain 
 
 fireman 
 
 hesitate 
 
 intelligence 
 
 entitle 
 
 foreigner 
 
 hideous 
 
 intelligent 
 
 entreat 
 
 forsake 
 
 honestly 
 
 interrupt 
 
 especially 
 
 foul 
 
 horrid 
 
 intimate 
 
 essential 
 
 fountain 
 
 horror 
 
 intruder 
 
 estimate 
 
 freezing 
 
 hostile 
 
 inventor 
 
 exactness 
 
 frequent 
 
 hurry 
 
 invincible 
 
 execute 
 
 froze 
 
 hustle 
 
 issue 
 
 expansive 
 
 furious 
 
 idea 
 
 jealous 
 
 expert 
 
 ghost 
 
 illustrate 
 
 juror 
 
 exploration 
 
 gigantic 
 
 image 
 
 keen 
 
 extend 
 
 gloom 
 
 imagine 
 
 knowing 
 
 extravagant 
 
 gradual 
 
 imitate 
 
 laborer 
 
 factor 
 
 graduate 
 
 imitation 
 
 lavish 
 
 31
 
 lazily 
 
 material 
 
 obsolete 
 
 phonograpli 
 
 laziness 
 
 mediniii 
 
 occurrence 
 
 pigeon 
 
 leader 
 
 melon 
 
 odd 
 
 pilgrim 
 
 learned 
 
 menace 
 
 operate 
 
 pitch 
 
 ledi^er 
 
 migrate 
 
 operator 
 
 plumber 
 
 legislation 
 
 mimic 
 
 oppose 
 
 porter 
 
 legislator 
 
 minority 
 
 orator 
 
 positively 
 
 legislat are 
 
 misery 
 
 organ 
 
 possibility 
 
 leopard 
 
 mishap 
 
 ostrich 
 
 poverty 
 
 lien 
 
 monkev 
 
 oyster 
 
 practice 
 
 liked 
 
 monster 
 
 parallel 
 
 prayer 
 
 lizard 
 
 monstrous 
 
 partially 
 
 precise 
 
 locality 
 
 mosquito 
 
 particii)le 
 
 precision 
 
 logic 
 
 municipal 
 
 particular 
 
 prefer 
 
 lovingly 
 
 murmur 
 
 partridge 
 
 preference 
 
 magnify 
 
 muscular 
 
 pauper 
 
 premium 
 
 maiden 
 
 museum 
 
 peaceable 
 
 principle 
 
 majority 
 
 mystery 
 
 pension 
 
 j)rivation 
 
 manenvcr 
 
 narrative 
 
 j)enury 
 
 privilege 
 
 manifoM 
 
 neuter 
 
 perceive 
 
 probably 
 
 manner 
 
 noted 
 
 ])erf('ctly 
 
 procession 
 
 margin 
 
 noting 
 
 permission 
 
 procure 
 
 man-ying 
 
 nourish 
 
 petition 
 
 jtrofuse 
 
 marv(dons 
 
 nurscrv 
 
 ft 
 
 })lieasant 
 
 pldllliuent 
 
 uiaKsive 
 
 ohscurity 
 
 philosophy 
 
 })n)sperity 
 
 32
 
 protection 
 
 selection 
 
 surrender 
 
 unyielding 
 
 puuctuality 
 
 senator 
 
 swallow 
 
 usually 
 
 purity 
 
 sharp 
 
 swimming 
 
 vague 
 
 purpose 
 
 shirk 
 
 synonym 
 
 vapor 
 
 pursuit 
 
 shriek 
 
 talent 
 
 vast 
 
 queer 
 
 significance 
 
 tempt 
 
 vigilance 
 
 ravine 
 
 similar 
 
 temptation 
 
 vigorous 
 
 razor 
 
 sleepy 
 
 terrible 
 
 virtue 
 
 reality 
 
 slender 
 
 terror 
 
 vision 
 
 resource 
 
 slight 
 
 thanksgiving 
 
 vocation 
 
 recollection 
 
 slim 
 
 thorough 
 
 volunteer 
 
 reduce 
 
 solemn 
 
 threat 
 
 wandering 
 
 regiment 
 
 solicitor 
 
 tiger 
 
 warble 
 
 reliance 
 
 speed 
 
 towering 
 
 warmth 
 
 remembrance 
 
 spread 
 
 traitor 
 
 warrior 
 
 representative 
 
 stalwart 
 
 tranquilly 
 
 wealthy 
 
 reptile 
 
 stenographer 
 
 treasurer 
 
 weapon 
 
 require 
 
 stillness 
 
 turkey 
 
 wearily 
 
 respectfully 
 
 stinginess 
 
 turtle 
 
 weary 
 
 restraint 
 
 strength 
 
 tutor 
 
 wicked 
 
 riches 
 
 studies 
 
 i}ye 
 
 witnesses 
 
 rumor 
 
 studious 
 
 typewriter 
 
 wrestle 
 
 scatter 
 
 succetssful 
 
 unaffected 
 
 yacht 
 
 secretary 
 
 successor 
 
 universe 
 
 youth 
 
 secrete 
 
 superior 
 
 unusual 
 
 zeal 
 
 33
 
 THE ALDINE SPELLER 
 
 PART FOUR 
 EIGHTH YEAR
 
 Eighth Year 
 
 ir ri tat ing 
 
 con cern laii<2;li ter a bound 
 
 cheer ful ness du ties in dus try con tent 
 
 Prayer at Morning 
 
 The day returns and brings us the petty round of 
 irritathig concerns and duties. Help us to play the 
 man; help us to perform them with laughter and Ivhid 
 faces; let cheerfulness abound with industry. Give us 
 to go blithely on our business all this day; bring us to 
 our resting beds weary and content and undishouored; 
 and grant us in the end the gift of sleep. 
 
 • KoBKUT Louis Stkvenson. 
 
 37
 
 Prefixes 
 
 A prefix is a syllable or syllables placed at the be- 
 ginning of a word to change its meaning. 
 
 The j)refixes un and dis mean not, or the oj)posite 
 of the act indicated by the word to which they are 
 prefixed: as, unwise means not wise; dishonest means 
 ?iot honest; disappear means the opposite of appear. 
 
 3 
 
 unconscious unfortunate uu a 1>1(' unusual 
 
 uu ncc es .sa ly un dress un eas y uu o (pial 
 
 4 
 dis ap pear dis o be di ence dis con tin ue 
 
 discourage dis sat is lied dislike 
 
 5 
 
 The prefix ???/.s- means wrong or wronqUj ; as, a 
 misdeed is a irrony (Iced and to misspell is to spell 
 wrotuily. 
 
 misfortune mislead uiis un der sland 
 
 nii> CDU duel iniss])('lj mis pix) imunce 
 
 3.S
 
 The prefix ad means to; as adjoin, meaning joined 
 
 to. In many words the d of this prefix is changed 
 
 to the first letter of the word to which it is prefixed, 
 
 or it is dropped. 
 
 6 
 
 ad ja cent ad join ad join ing af fix 
 
 ad mis sion ad mire at tract ac ciise 
 
 7 
 
 ac ens torn ad e (juate ap ])re ci ate 
 
 ag gra vate an nounce ap pro pri ate 
 
 8 
 
 ad min is tra tion at trac tion ad ver si ty 
 
 ac com mo da tion ad min is ter ad ven ture 
 
 9 
 
 The prefix in or irn frequently means 7iot. 
 
 incompetent infinite indistinct 
 
 in cred i ble in sane im pa tient 
 
 10 
 
 im per feet in di gcs tion in sin cere 
 
 im po lite in sep a ra ble in def i nite 
 
 39
 
 'riu' jircfix con moans with or Unjcthcr. Sometiincs 
 the n is clianged or dropped. 
 
 U 12 
 
 con veil tioii con oeal cor re spond con struct 
 
 con veil icnt con cern con nee tion con sid cr 
 
 con fi deuce con tend col li sion com plaint 
 
 (•nil f(M- (Mice cnn sist con se rpience com ment 
 
 The prefix ex means out of, out. 
 
 13 14 
 
 explosion exceed ex hi l>i lion exhaust 
 
 ex ca vate ex tend ex cite ment ex i)ire 
 
 ex till guish ex tract ex po si tion ex tent 
 
 exposure export expectation explore 
 
 Tli(> prefix do means down, from, or away. 
 15 16 
 
 i\v sccihI dciii (»n >lrate de leiisc dcf i iiite 
 
 dc pi-i\(' de scri|) (i\e dc crease dc li\ ei' 
 
 d(! lail (h; spond eiit defect delegate 
 
 de peiid de lil» ei- ;ile 
 
 III
 
 Other common prefixes arc pre — before; pro and 
 pwr — forward ; sem^■ — half; per — through; port — 
 after; sub — under; trans — across or through. 
 
 17 
 
 pre vi ous 
 prej u dice 
 pre vent 
 pre sume 
 pre side 
 
 18 
 
 pros pect 
 pro pose 
 pro mote 
 pur suit 
 per suade 
 
 19 
 
 per ma iient 
 per plex 
 sem i cir cle 
 sul) scribe 
 sub sti tute 
 
 20 
 
 sub urb 
 sub mit 
 trans fer 
 trans mit 
 trans port 
 
 con fi den tial 
 ac knowl edge 
 
 22 
 
 ab bre vi ate 
 con sid er a tion 
 re due tion 
 di ver sion 
 sue ces sion 
 dis trib ute 
 
 21 
 
 ben e fi cial 
 de part ment 
 
 23 
 
 de vel op ment 
 
 im pres sion 
 
 in ves ti ga tion 
 
 re ceiv a ble 
 
 il lus tra tion 
 
 ex cla ma tion 
 41 
 
 ob ser va tion 
 ac cu mu late 
 
 24 
 
 at ten tive 
 ad di tion al 
 con gen ial 
 \)Y0 gres sive 
 de i)ort ment 
 con trib ute
 
 SrFFIXES 
 
 A suflix is a syllable or syllables added to the end 
 of a word to niodifv its moaning. 
 
 ►Some of tlu' coininon suffixes iirt' able , moaning able 
 or worthy; imj, meaning continuing to; cr, meaning 
 one xcho or more; ed, showing past action; est, mean- 
 ing mod. 
 
 There are three rules for the use of suffixes which 
 apply to many words and should be remembered. A 
 few exceptions, too, should b(^ remembered. 
 
 Piule I. Final e is droi)})ed before a suffix beginning 
 with a vowel. 
 
 
 25 
 
 26 
 
 27 
 
 28 
 
 >dd 
 
 imj 
 
 ed 
 
 able 
 
 er 
 
 
 obli'^e 
 
 guide 
 
 desire 
 
 ])rom()te 
 
 
 decide 
 
 iud<j:e 
 
 a(l\ ise 
 
 compose 
 
 
 come 
 
 cease 
 
 note 
 
 erase 
 
 
 censuj'e 
 
 excuse 
 
 sale 
 
 manage 
 
 
 average 
 
 im u'oNe 
 
 move 
 
 receive 
 
 
 acfpiire 
 
 aii'ive 
 
 value 
 
 deceive
 
 29 
 
 change a ble peace a Lie con ra geous 
 
 no tice a ble ser vice a ble out ra geoiis 
 
 Words ending in ce and ge retain the e before a and 
 o to keep the c and g soft. 
 
 30 
 
 flee ing see ing singe ing a gree a bly 
 
 shoe ing dye ing hoe ing mile age 
 
 These words retain final e to preserve their identity. 
 
 31 32 
 
 peace ful sense less move ment gen tie ness 
 
 spite ful blame less im i)rove ment coarse ness 
 
 use ful val ue less c lope ment for give ness 
 
 In most words final e is not dropped before a con- 
 sonant. 
 
 33 
 aw ful tru ly ac knowl edg ment judg ment 
 
 whol ly aw ful ly a bridg ment ar gii ment 
 
 In the above words e was dropped before a con- 
 sonant. 
 
 43
 
 Rule II. In words of one syllable and words ac- 
 ccnlt'd on thc^ last syllable, a final consonant following 
 a sin^;le vowel is doubled before an ending beginning 
 with a vowel. 
 
 34 35 36 37 
 
 be jziu iiino; i)laiined for G;ot ten I'un ner 
 
 swimming robbed fatten shopper 
 
 eon ti-ol ling omitted oe enrred thinner 
 
 for get ting ad mit ted un lit ted red dest 
 
 regretting i"e polled eon f erred hottest 
 
 38 
 
 Some exceptions to Rule II are 
 reference con fei' once preferable 
 
 preference deference transferable 
 
 39 
 
 \\'hy does not Rule II apply to the followiiiLj; words? 
 paralleled ben e lit ed woi'shipei' 
 
 l<id iiape(l mei" il ed mag ie al 
 
 expi'cted specialist socialist 
 
 44
 
 Rule III. Final y following a consonant is changed 
 to i before an ending not beginning with i. 
 
 In the following lessons name the root word and 
 add other suffixes. 
 
 40 41 42 43 
 
 de fied vie to ri ous busi ness tan ci ful 
 
 woi' ried stu di ous la zi ness pit i ful 
 
 clas si fied fu ri ous hap pi ness cer e mo nies 
 
 dig ni fied glo ri ous read i ness mel o dies 
 
 cop ied en vi ous greed i ness trag e dies 
 
 mod i fied lux u ri ous eas i ness the o ries 
 
 In the following lessons tell whether the rules apply 
 
 and why. 
 
 44 45 
 
 ex eel lent re i)ent ed threat en oc cur rence 
 mar ket ing try ing gro cer ies sen si ble 
 
 con quer or prob a bly sit u at ed wool en 
 
 46 
 
 guid ance in sur ance re mov al a]) i^rov al 
 
 grievance endurance arrival refusal 
 
 45
 
 Business Tekms 
 47 48 49 50 
 
 freight attorney journal sal a it 
 
 pre mi uni crini i nal an nu i ty con tract 
 
 bal ance col lee tor in sur anee in ter est 
 
 cap i tal (lef i cit mort gage re ceipt 
 
 cash ier en clos ing an di tor [)()1 i cy 
 
 51 52 53 
 
 in ror ])o rate sig na tnre ap pi'o j>ri ate 
 
 cor ))0 ra tion ex ec u tor syn di cate 
 
 col hit <'i- al sec re ta ry com mcr cial 
 
 commission dividend administrator 
 
 cer til' i cate li a 1)11 i ties mem o ran diim 
 
 54 55 56 
 
 niercan tile con sij^ii ment cm- i(mi cy 
 
 \aliialion competition resources 
 
 treaH ur er ad ver tise ment in sol ven cv 
 
 re mit tanee af li da \ it in \en lo rv 
 
 fi nan cial in doise ment j)art ner sliip
 
 School Words 
 
 57 
 
 58 
 
 59 
 
 gram mat i cal 
 
 aux il ia ry 
 
 pa rcn the sis 
 
 con struc tion 
 
 in tran si tive 
 
 pos ses sive 
 
 con June tion 
 
 prep si tion 
 
 an te ced ent 
 
 par ti ci pie 
 
 in ter jec tion 
 
 com par a tive 
 
 in fin i tive 
 
 die ta tion 
 
 in def i nite 
 
 60 
 
 61 
 
 62 
 
 com par i son 
 
 nom i na tive 
 
 mas cu line 
 
 con jii ga tion 
 
 in die a tive 
 
 fem i nine 
 
 com pie ment 
 
 in ter rog a tive 
 
 par a graph 
 
 pi'ed i cate 
 
 de elar a tive 
 
 punc tu a tion 
 
 a nal y sis 
 
 im per a tive 
 
 sin gu lar 
 
 63 
 
 64 
 
 65 
 
 dif fer once 
 
 mul ti ])li ca tion 
 
 rec tan gle 
 
 div i dend 
 
 cal cu la tion 
 
 percent age 
 
 dec i mal 
 
 de nom i na tor 
 
 com pos ite 
 
 quo tient 
 
 nu mer a tor 
 
 al ge bra 
 
 di vi sor 
 
 pro portion 
 
 math matics 
 
 47
 
 Tkoublpisome Endixcs — cut, ant, cnce, mice 
 
 A\'()rds ciulin^ in cut and anl, ence and ance, are 
 frcMiucntly confused. Study very carefully. 
 
 66 
 
 ap ]»H cant 
 
 oc cu i)ant 
 rem nant 
 de soend ant 
 de fend ant 
 in dig nant 
 
 69 
 
 rcf er ence 
 ex ist cnee 
 in 11 u ence 
 pi'ef CI" ence 
 con science 
 
 cir ciini fer cmkm' 
 cor re spond ence* 
 
 67 
 
 be ncv o lent 
 
 de i)end ent 
 ])i'(nn i nent 
 pres i dent 
 des ])()nd ent 
 ex cite nient 
 
 70 
 
 gnev ance 
 
 nui sance 
 in stance 
 cdiin te nance 
 al li ance 
 
 72 
 
 68 
 
 in ci dent 
 
 com pli nient 
 snf fi cient 
 rai nient 
 le ni ent 
 el e ment 
 
 71 
 
 ac (iuaint ance 
 as snr ance 
 or tli nance 
 teni i)er aiice 
 an nov ance 
 
 a<' count nnt su ]'>er in t(Mid ent 
 
 con M> nanl cor res pond enl 
 48
 
 Troublesome Endings — ent, ant, ence, ance 
 
 These words ending in ant and ent are used as adjec- 
 tives. Those in ance and ence are nouns. 
 
 
 73 
 
 
 vi lent 
 
 in no cent 
 
 res i dent 
 
 vi lence 
 
 in no cerice 
 
 74 
 
 res i dence 
 
 ev i dent 
 
 in so lent 
 
 prov i dent 
 
 ev i dence 
 
 in so lence 
 
 75 
 
 prov i dence 
 
 be di ent 
 
 con ve ni ent 
 
 pru dent 
 
 be di ence 
 
 con ve ni ence 
 
 76 
 
 pru dence 
 
 rev er ent 
 
 dil i gent 
 
 in de pcnd ent 
 
 rev er ence 
 
 dil i gence 
 
 77 
 
 in de pend ence 
 
 con fi dent 
 
 com pe tent 
 
 con va les cent 
 
 con ti dence 
 
 com pe tence 
 49 
 
 con va les cence
 
 Troublesome Eni)in(;s — ent, cnit, ence, ance 
 
 78 
 
 el () (|ueiit in tcl li gent ini ])a ticnt 
 
 el () <iuenee in lei li genee ini pa tience 
 
 79 
 
 ])r('v a lent nog li gent ini })er ti nent 
 
 prev a lenee negligence ini })er ti nenee 
 
 80 
 
 fra gi'ant ig no rant el e gant 
 
 fra graiiee ig no ranee el e gaiiee 
 
 81 
 
 vig i lant a l»iin dant (1(* li ant 
 
 vig i lance a bnn dance de li ance 
 
 82 
 
 extravagant important reluctant 
 
 ex trav a gancc ini ]>or tanoe i"e luc tance 
 
 83 
 
 at tend Mill assistant radiant 
 
 at tend ance as sist ance ra di ance 
 
 50
 
 Troublesome Endings — ise, ize 
 84 85 
 
 ex er cise ad vise mer clian dise dis guise 
 
 ad ver tise de spise com pro mise com prise 
 
 su per vise siir prise en ter prise clias tise 
 
 Remember that all these words end in ise. There 
 are not many that do. 
 
 86 87 
 
 civ il ize an thor ize or gan ize bap tize 
 
 le gal ize rec og nize an a lyze cap size 
 
 e qual ize crit i cize par a lyze re al ize 
 
 Words ending in ize and yze are verbs. 
 
 Add the suffix ize to the following words, thus 
 changing them into verbs. Remember to drop the 
 y in the first nine. Why ? What is the rule ? 
 88 89 
 
 e con my sym pa thy mem o ry mor al 
 
 a pol gy har mo ny the o ry sol emn 
 
 scru ti ny mo nop o ly col o ny fer tile 
 
 51
 
 Trouulesome Endings — cal, cle, al, le 
 
 Many words oiulin^ in cal and cle arc easily con- 
 fused. There are i)iit a few in cle. Remenil)er them, 
 90 91 92 93 
 
 identical nuMl i cal physical obs ta (do 
 
 crit i cal rad i cal prac ti cal mir a cde 
 
 mu si cal I'as cal ivrh ni cal vo hi (do 
 
 ver ti cal log i cal cler i cal miis cle 
 
 classical magical receptacle icicle 
 
 cheni i cal trop i cal si)ec ta cle i)ar ti cle 
 
 94 95 96 97 
 
 med al crim i nal in di \ id \i al trem ble 
 
 mental optional judicial apostle 
 
 nioial especial uni\ersal disciple 
 
 iiioi- tal fed ei' al colonial ca ])a hie 
 
 mutual neutral essential mingle 
 
 noi- iiial ac t u al mu ni ci |»al tan gle 
 
 Review these lessons, being very careful to distin- 
 guish belwecn al and Ic. 
 
 0«J
 
 Troublesome Endings — tion, sion 
 96 99 100 
 
 at ten tion im ag i na tion op pres sion 
 
 pro tec tion in ter ro ga tion de ci sion 
 
 in di ca tion as ser tion ex clu sion 
 
 re stric tion pro due tion ex ten sion 
 
 ex e cii tion de tec tion con clu sion 
 
 101 
 
 Write five of the above words as adjectives by chang- 
 ing the ion to ive. 
 
 102 
 
 ab bre vi a tion prop o si tion pos ses sion 
 
 temp ta tion eel e bra tion di vi sion 
 
 103 104 105 106 
 
 car a mel ac ci den tal re cep tion move ment 
 
 sen ti nel ar ti ii cial lo ca tion pave ment 
 
 nick el com mer cial sus pi ciou frag ment 
 
 bevel arsenal frequent judgment 
 
 pan el mar tial trau sient mon u ment 
 
 63
 
 Troublesome Endings — ahlcj ible 
 107 108 109 
 
 ad mi la bio con ceiv a ble suit a ble 
 
 re spei't a ble a vail a ble not a ble 
 
 re ceiv a ble ac cept a ble pay a ble 
 
 lios pi la ble va ri a ble sal a ble 
 
 mail age a ble en joy a ble ad vis a ble 
 
 110 
 
 el i gi ble re s])()n si ble ed i ble 
 for ci ble in cred i ble leg i ble 
 
 111 
 
 ivv li ble lior ri ble pos si ble 
 
 visible divisible digestible 
 
 111 the followiiif!; words tlio / was not doubled when a 
 sullix was added. Why? 
 
 112 113 
 
 j<'W el cr per il ous sliov el iiig eaii eeled 
 
 counselor marNclous e(pialiiig labeled 
 
 traveler e (pial ize modeling penciled 
 
 04
 
 114 
 
 115 
 
 116 
 
 117 
 
 suite 
 
 an tique 
 
 chap er on 
 
 gym na si um 
 
 sym bol 
 
 cat a log- 
 
 i den ti f y 
 
 mort gage 
 
 a dieu 
 
 see ner y 
 
 nius tache 
 
 ac quaint 
 
 chord 
 
 a bol isli 
 
 cer ti fy 
 
 rou tine 
 
 guild 
 
 fa tigue 
 
 guard i an 
 
 in quir y 
 
 118 
 
 119 
 
 120 
 
 121 
 
 cede 
 
 am a teur 
 
 con fi den tial 
 
 in stinct 
 
 al ien 
 
 gran deur 
 
 fi nan cial 
 
 li cense 
 
 de pot 
 
 bar ri er 
 
 ge om e try 
 
 symp torn 
 
 ac id 
 
 cau tious 
 
 al ge bra 
 
 syn nym 
 
 mere 
 
 bul le tin 
 
 lit er a ry 
 
 so lu tion 
 
 122 
 
 123 
 
 124 
 
 125 
 
 a e ri al 
 
 bank rupt mu ti late 
 
 ; bur den 
 
 cli ent 
 
 cam paign ex treme 
 
 cri sis 
 
 neu ter 
 
 jus ti fy 
 
 sou ve nir re col lect 
 
 psalm 
 
 san i ta i 
 
 ly tar iff 
 
 dig ni ty 
 
 chauf fcur i)ro liib it traf fie 
 
 cloth ier 
 
 55
 
 126 127 128 
 
 sec IV la rv or gaii i za tiou trans por ta tion 
 
 grad u a tion i>ar tic u lar ly re si)on si bi li ty 
 
 (•(•!• tif i cate plio tog ra i)lR'r mis col la nc ous 
 
 due II mrnt i)ro nun ci a tion neigh l)or hood 
 
 rcc oni mend a|> pro ])ri a tion ox ('Oi)tion al ly 
 
 129 130 131 
 
 ox traor di iia ly hos ])i ta ble im \\\x i na tion 
 
 in ci den tal ly en thu si asm op por tn ni ty 
 
 or en sioii al ly c mer gen cy \n'0 fes sion al 
 
 mathematics o]) era tion sat is fae tion 
 
 ])]-e liiii i na ry n nan i mous sat is fae to ry 
 
 132 133 134 
 
 ac knowl edi:- ment res ])on si hie ])er so ver ance 
 
 ap |»rox i mate ly an ni ver sa ry miscliiovons 
 
 recoin m<'ii da t ion ai' l i li cinl ly con 1 li l»ii 1 ion 
 
 com mil ni ca I ion cis i li /a 1 ion im mo di ;ile ly 
 
 ;ni lo hi o^" la j)liy lenip l:i lion oh soi' \a lion 
 
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 135 
 
 rheu ma tism 
 ton sil i tis 
 ap i)en di ci tis 
 bi'on clii tis 
 per i to ni tis 
 
 Medical "Words 
 136 
 
 dys pej) sia 
 dys en ter y 
 pneu mo ni a 
 di ar rlie a 
 neu ral gi a 
 
 138 
 
 phy si cian 
 med i cal 
 med i cine 
 a nat o my 
 al bu men 
 
 142 
 
 hy gi ene 
 liy gi en ic 
 hys ter ics 
 lin i ment 
 ab do men 
 
 139 
 
 snr geon 
 ab scess 
 ma )a ri a 
 ty phoid 
 vict uals 
 
 140 
 
 bil ions 
 ca tarrli 
 
 137 
 
 con sum}) tive 
 pre scrip tion 
 nour isli ment 
 cir cu la tion 
 diph tlie ri a 
 
 141 
 
 cliron ic 
 kid ney 
 
 an ti dote croup 
 pleu ri sy meas les 
 ner vous bow els 
 
 143 144 145 
 
 liem or rliage mix ture rliu barb 
 
 lie red i ta ry ar sen ic cam plior 
 
 ep i dem ic oint ment mor pliine 
 
 pliys i ol o gy (pii niue aui uio ni a 
 
 con ta gious bac te ri a poi son 
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 DiFFEHEXT Pronunciations 
 
 Some words arc accented on the first syllable when 
 
 used as nouns or adjectives, and on the last sjdlable 
 when used as verbs. 
 
 Noi'N OK Aim. Vkkij Noun ou Adj. Ykkh 
 
 ab'sti'ucl abstract' i)er'init permit' 
 
 con'dnct con duct' ])rc'lix pre fix' 
 
 con'tlict con llict' prcs'ent i)re sent' 
 
 con'test contest' pi'od'uce produce' 
 
 con'tract contract' prog'ress progress' 
 
 con'trast contrast' ])roj'ect ])ro ject' 
 
 con'vict con vict' ])ro'test i>io test' 
 
 es'c(ul escort' rel»'el rebel' 
 
 ex'port ex i)oi"t' rec'ord record' 
 
 ex'tracl extract' refuse i"e fuse' 
 
 iui'port ini i»ort' sub'ject subject' 
 
 .' '..,.., ' 
 
 in crease iii ci-case sur voy sur \ey 
 
 iii'^iill insult' trans'fer trans ftu-' 
 
 |»cr'f(M*t jier feet' trans'port trans jxM-t'
 
 Eighth Year Vocabulary 
 
 abbreviate 
 
 adjacent 
 
 anniversary 
 
 attraction 
 
 abbreviation 
 
 adjoin 
 
 announce 
 
 authorize 
 
 abdomen 
 
 adjoining 
 
 annoyance 
 
 autobi- 
 
 abolish 
 
 administer 
 
 annuity 
 
 ography 
 
 abridgment 
 
 administration antecedent 
 
 auxiliary 
 
 abscess 
 
 administrator 
 
 antidote 
 
 average 
 
 abstract 
 
 admirable 
 
 apologize 
 
 available 
 
 abundance 
 
 admitted 
 
 apostle 
 
 bacteria 
 
 acceptable 
 
 adversity 
 
 appendicitis 
 
 bankrupt 
 
 accidental 
 
 advisable 
 
 appreciate 
 
 baptize 
 
 accountant 
 
 aerial 
 
 appropriate 
 
 barrier 
 
 accumulate 
 
 affidavit 
 
 appropriation 
 
 beneficial 
 
 accuse 
 
 affix 
 
 approval 
 
 benefited 
 
 accustom 
 
 aggravate 
 
 approximately 
 
 ' benevolent 
 
 acid 
 
 agreeably 
 
 arsenal 
 
 bevel 
 
 acknowledgment albumen 
 
 arsenic 
 
 bilious 
 
 acquaint 
 
 algebra 
 
 artilicial 
 
 blameless 
 
 acquaintance 
 
 alien 
 
 artificially 
 
 bowels 
 
 acquire 
 
 alliance 
 
 assertion 
 
 bronchitis 
 
 actual 
 
 amateur 
 
 assurance 
 
 bulletin 
 
 additional 
 
 ammonia 
 
 attendant 
 
 calculation 
 
 adequate 
 
 analyze 
 
 attentive 
 
 campaign 
 
 adieu 
 
 anatomy 
 
 attorney 
 
 canceled 
 
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 capsize 
 
 caramel 
 
 catalogue 
 
 catarrli 
 
 cautious 
 
 cease 
 
 cede 
 
 censure 
 
 ceremonios 
 
 certificate 
 
 certify 
 
 changeable 
 
 chaperon 
 
 chastise 
 
 chemical 
 
 chord 
 
 clironic 
 
 circulation 
 
 circumference 
 
 civilize 
 
 classical 
 
 clasHilicd 
 
 clerical 
 
 client 
 
 cKjthier 
 
 coarseness 
 
 collateral 
 
 collector 
 
 collision 
 
 colonial 
 
 colonize 
 
 comparative 
 
 competence 
 
 comment 
 
 commercial 
 
 commission 
 
 confident 
 
 confidential 
 
 conflict 
 
 congenial 
 
 conjugation 
 
 conjunction 
 
 conscience 
 
 consequence 
 
 consideration 
 
 consignment 
 
 consist 
 
 communication construct 
 comparison construction 
 
 competition 
 
 complement 
 
 compliment 
 
 compose 
 
 composite 
 
 comprise 
 
 compromise 
 
 conceal 
 
 conceivable 
 
 conference 
 
 rr)uf<'rred 
 
 Confidence 
 
 consumptive 
 contagious 
 contend 
 contrast 
 contribute 
 contribution 
 controlling 
 convenience 
 convenient 
 convention 
 corporation 
 corrcspoml 
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 correspondence 
 
 correspondent 
 
 counselor 
 
 countenance 
 
 criminal 
 
 crisis 
 
 critical 
 
 criticize 
 
 decide 
 
 declarative 
 
 decrease 
 
 defect 
 
 defendant 
 
 deference 
 
 defiance 
 
 defiant 
 
 deficit 
 
 defied 
 
 definite 
 
 delegate 
 
 deliberate 
 
 (IcHver 
 
 demonstrate 
 
 depot 
 
 deportment
 
 deprive 
 
 divisible 
 
 evidence 
 
 extinguish 
 
 descend 
 
 divisor 
 
 evident 
 
 extract 
 
 descendant 
 
 document 
 
 excavate 
 
 extraordinary 
 
 descriptive 
 
 dyeing 
 
 exceed 
 
 extravagance 
 
 despise 
 
 dysentery 
 
 exceptionally 
 
 extreme 
 
 despondent 
 
 dyspepsia 
 
 excitement 
 
 fatigue 
 
 detail 
 
 easiness 
 
 exclamation 
 
 fatten 
 
 detection 
 
 economize 
 
 exclusion 
 
 federal 
 
 development 
 
 economy 
 
 excuse 
 
 feminine 
 
 diarrhea 
 
 edible 
 
 execution 
 
 fertile 
 
 dictation 
 
 elegance 
 
 executor 
 
 fertilize 
 
 difference 
 
 element 
 
 exhaust 
 
 financial 
 
 digestible 
 
 eligible 
 
 exhibition 
 
 fleeing 
 
 dignified 
 
 elopement 
 
 existence 
 
 forcible 
 
 dignity 
 
 emergency 
 
 expectation 
 
 forgiveness 
 
 diligent 
 
 enclosing 
 
 expected 
 
 forgotten 
 
 diphtheria 
 
 endurance 
 
 expire 
 
 fragment 
 
 disciple 
 
 enjoyable 
 
 explore 
 
 fragrance 
 
 discontinue 
 
 enterprise 
 
 explosion 
 
 geometry 
 
 discourage 
 
 enthusiasm 
 
 export 
 
 glorious 
 
 dislike 
 
 epidemic 
 
 exposition 
 
 graduation 
 
 disobedience 
 
 equaling 
 
 exposure 
 
 grammatical 
 
 dissatisfied 
 
 equalize 
 
 extend 
 
 grandeur 
 
 diversion 
 
 escort 
 
 extension 
 
 grievance 
 
 dividend 
 
 especial 
 
 extent 
 01 
 
 groceries
 
 guardian 
 
 imperative 
 
 insane 
 
 location 
 
 guidance 
 
 imperfect 
 
 inseparable 
 
 logical 
 
 guild 
 
 impolite 
 
 insincere 
 
 luxurious 
 
 gymnasium 
 
 import 
 
 insolence 
 
 magical 
 
 happiness 
 
 importance 
 
 insolent 
 
 malaria 
 
 harmonize 
 
 impression 
 
 insolvency 
 
 manageable 
 
 liarmuny 
 
 improvement 
 
 instance 
 
 marketing 
 
 hemorrhage 
 
 incidentally 
 
 instinct 
 
 martial 
 
 hereditary 
 
 incompetent 
 
 interjection 
 
 masculine 
 
 hoeing 
 
 incorporate 
 
 interrogation 
 
 mathematics 
 
 horrible 
 
 incredible 
 
 interrogative 
 
 medal 
 
 hospitable 
 
 indefinite 
 
 intransitive 
 
 melodies 
 
 hottest 
 
 indication 
 
 inventory 
 
 memorandum 
 
 hygiene 
 
 indicative 
 
 judicial 
 
 memorize 
 
 hygienic 
 
 indigestion 
 
 justify 
 
 mental 
 
 hysterics 
 
 indignant 
 
 kidnapped 
 
 mercantile 
 
 identical 
 
 indistinct 
 
 kidney 
 
 merchandise 
 
 identity 
 
 individual 
 
 labeled 
 
 merited 
 
 ignorance 
 
 indorsement 
 
 legalize 
 
 mileage 
 
 ignorant 
 
 infinite 
 
 legible 
 
 mingle 
 
 illustration 
 
 inlinitive 
 
 lenient 
 
 miracle 
 
 imagination 
 
 iiitliicnce 
 
 liabilities 
 
 miscellaneous 
 
 immediately 
 
 innocence 
 
 license 
 
 misconduct 
 
 impatience 
 
 innocent 
 
 lininuMit 
 
 mischievous 
 
 impatient 
 
 inquiry 
 
 literary 
 62 
 
 mislead
 
 mispronounce 
 
 nickel 
 
 parenthesis 
 
 prefix 
 
 misunderstand nominative 
 
 particle 
 
 prejudice 
 
 mixture 
 
 normal 
 
 particularly 
 
 preliminary 
 
 modeling 
 
 notable 
 
 partnership 
 
 premium 
 
 modified 
 
 noticeable 
 
 payable 
 
 preposition 
 
 monopolize 
 
 nourishment 
 
 penciled 
 
 prescription 
 
 monopoly 
 
 nuisance 
 
 percentage 
 
 preside 
 
 monument 
 
 observation 
 
 perfect 
 
 presume 
 
 moral 
 
 obstacle 
 
 peritonitis 
 
 prevalence 
 
 moralize 
 
 occasionally 
 
 permanent 
 
 prevalent 
 
 morphine 
 
 occupant 
 
 perplex 
 
 prevent 
 
 mortal 
 
 occurred 
 
 perseverance 
 
 previous 
 
 mortgage 
 
 ointment 
 
 persuade 
 
 production 
 
 movement 
 
 omitted 
 
 photographer 
 
 ' professional 
 
 municipal 
 
 operation 
 
 physical 
 
 progressive 
 
 musical 
 
 opportunity 
 
 physician 
 
 prohibit 
 
 mustache 
 
 oppression 
 
 physiology 
 
 project 
 
 mutilate 
 
 optional 
 
 pleurisy 
 
 pronunciation 
 
 mutual 
 
 ordinance 
 
 pneumonia 
 
 proportion 
 
 negligence 
 
 organization 
 
 poison 
 
 propose 
 
 negligent 
 
 outrageous 
 
 possession 
 
 proposition 
 
 neighborhood 
 
 panel 
 
 possessive 
 
 prospect 
 
 nervous 
 
 paragraph 
 
 practical 
 
 protest 
 
 neuralgia 
 
 paralleled 
 
 predicate 
 
 providence 
 
 neutral 
 
 paralyze 
 
 preferable 
 
 provident 
 
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 prudence 
 
 remittance 
 
 sentinel 
 
 suspicion 
 
 prudent 
 
 renniant 
 
 serviceable 
 
 svmbol 
 
 psalm 
 
 removal 
 
 shoeing 
 
 sympathize 
 
 punctuation 
 
 repelled 
 
 shopper 
 
 symptom 
 
 quinine 
 
 rei^ented 
 
 shoveling 
 
 svndicate 
 
 radiance 
 
 residence 
 
 singeing 
 
 tangle 
 
 radiant 
 
 resident 
 
 singular 
 
 taritf 
 
 radical 
 
 responsible 
 
 situated 
 
 technical 
 
 raiment 
 
 responsibility 
 
 socialist 
 
 temperance 
 
 rascal 
 
 restriction 
 
 solemnize 
 
 theories 
 
 readiness 
 
 reverence 
 
 solution 
 
 theorize 
 
 receivable 
 
 reverent 
 
 souvenir 
 
 theory 
 
 receptacle 
 
 rheumatism 
 
 specialist 
 
 thinner 
 
 reception 
 
 robbed 
 
 spectacle 
 
 threaten 
 
 recollect 
 
 routine 
 
 spiteful 
 
 tonsillitis 
 
 recommend 
 
 runner 
 
 substitute 
 
 trallic 
 
 recommendation 
 
 salable 
 
 suburb 
 
 tragedies 
 
 rectangle 
 
 sanitary 
 
 succession 
 
 transfer 
 
 reddest 
 
 satisfaction 
 
 sufficient 
 
 transferable 
 
 reduction 
 
 satisfactory 
 
 suitable 
 
 transient 
 
 reference 
 
 scenery 
 
 suite 
 
 transmit 
 
 refusal 
 
 scrutinize 
 
 supervise 
 
 transport 
 
 regretting 
 
 scrutiny 
 
 surgeon 
 
 transportation 
 
 reluctance 
 
 semicircle 
 
 surprise 
 
 tremble 
 
 reluctant 
 
 senseless 
 
 survey 
 
 tropical 
 
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 trying 
 
 unfitted 
 
 valueless 
 
 violent 
 
 typhoid 
 
 unfortunate 
 
 variable 
 
 visible 
 
 unanimous 
 
 universal 
 
 vertical 
 
 wholly 
 
 unconscious 
 
 unnecessary 
 
 victorious 
 
 woolen 
 
 undress 
 
 unusual 
 
 victuals 
 
 worried 
 
 uneasy 
 
 useful 
 
 vigilant 
 
 worshiper 
 
 unequal 
 
 valuation 
 
 violence 
 
 
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 WOKDS H 
 
 AVING >rOUE 
 
 Than One Correc 
 
 T Spelling 
 
 although 
 
 alt ho 
 
 good-l)y 
 
 good-bye 
 
 ax 
 
 axe 
 
 gypsy 
 
 gipsy 
 
 ho wider 
 
 boulder 
 
 indorse 
 
 endorse 
 
 haritone 
 
 barytone 
 
 installment 
 
 instalment 
 
 canvon 
 
 canon 
 
 judgment 
 
 judgement 
 
 catalogue 
 
 catalog 
 
 license 
 
 licence 
 
 catchup 
 
 catsup 
 
 mama 
 
 mamma 
 
 center 
 
 centre 
 
 offense 
 
 offence 
 
 clarinet 
 
 clarionet 
 
 peddler 
 
 pedlar 
 
 coconut 
 
 cocoanut 
 
 plow 
 
 })l()Ugh 
 
 councilor 
 
 councillor 
 
 program 
 
 programme 
 
 defense 
 
 defence 
 
 practice 
 
 practise 
 
 develop 
 
 develope 
 
 pretense 
 
 pretence 
 
 dispatch 
 
 despatch 
 
 prologue 
 
 prolog 
 
 domicile 
 
 domicil 
 
 quartet 
 
 quartette 
 
 draft 
 
 draught 
 
 Savior 
 
 Saviour 
 
 dram 
 
 drachm 
 
 sergeant 
 
 Serjeant 
 
 dullness 
 
 dulness 
 
 sirup 
 
 syrup 
 
 enclose 
 
 inclose 
 
 skeptic 
 
 sceptic 
 
 fulfill 
 
 fulfil 
 
 skillful 
 
 skilful 
 
 gauge 
 
 gage 
 
 tonsilitis 
 
 tonsillitis 
 
 gayety 
 
 gaiety 
 
 whisky 
 
 whiskey 
 
 g'i}b' 
 
 gaily 
 
 willful 
 
 wilful 
 
 06
 
 WORDS FREQUENTLY MISPRONOUNCED 
 
 abdomen (ab do'men) 
 acclimate {a kli'mat) 
 acmnen (a ku'men) 
 address (a dres') 
 adieu {a du') 
 adult {a dult') 
 again (a gen') 
 albumen {lil bu'men) 
 algebra (al'je brd) 
 alias (a'li as) 
 ally (5 ir) 
 almond (a'mwnd) 
 amateur (am'd tur') 
 anti (in compounds) (an'ti) 
 apparatus (ap a ra'tws) 
 apricot (a'pri kot) 
 arctic (iirk'tik) 
 arid (ar'id) 
 aspirant (^s pir'«nt) 
 athletic (ath let'ik) 
 been (bin) 
 bicycle (bi'si k'l) 
 biography (bi og'rd fi) 
 blouse (blouz) 
 bronchitis (brQij kl'tis) 
 
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 cantaloupe (kan'td loop) 
 carol (ksir'ul) 
 casualty (kazh'ti a\ ti) 
 cayenne (kii en') 
 cement (se ment') 
 cemetery (sem'e ter i) 
 chauffeur (sho fur') 
 clandestine (klan des'tm) 
 column (kol'wm) 
 data (da'ta) 
 decade (dek'ad) 
 depot (de'po) 
 dessert (dez zurt') 
 detail (de tal') 
 diamond (dl'« mi^nd) 
 either (e'tlier) 
 elm (elm) 
 every (ev'er i) 
 exquisite (eks'kwT zit) 
 extant (eks'tant) 
 February (feb'roo A ri) 
 finance (f! nans') 
 financier (fin an ser') 
 garage (ga riizh') 
 genuine (j§n'u in)
 
 government (guv'orn nient) 
 gratis (giTi'ti.s) 
 haunt (hiint) 
 history (hls'to r!) 
 hospitable (hos'pi id b'l) 
 hygiene (hi'jT en) 
 ilhistrate (i lus'trat) 
 incomparable 
 
 (In kom'pri rrib']) 
 industry (in'dus tri) 
 inquiry (in kwir'i) 
 interest (Tn'ter Sst) 
 iron (iT/ni) 
 Italian (I till'yan) 
 lamentable (lani'6?n in b'l) 
 laundry (liin'dri) 
 leisure (iG'zliur) 
 lenient (le'ui (?nt) 
 magazine (mag a zen') 
 mama or mamma (mfi mii') 
 maritime (mitr'T tim) 
 marriage (mar'ij) 
 memoir (mTMu'wrir) 
 mercantile (mQr'k^ni til) 
 
 mischievous (nns'cht vT/s) 
 monoplane (mou'o plan) 
 mori)hine (mor'fin) 
 national (nash'iin a\) 
 neither (ne'tiier) 
 often (5f"n) 
 open (o'p'n) 
 papa (pa pii') 
 parent (par'ent) 
 partner (ptirt'ner) 
 patent (pat'<?nt) 
 patriot (pil'tr! 3t) 
 patron (pfi'tnm) 
 patronize (pat'r^ln iz) 
 pianist (pi an'ist) 
 pretense (pr^ tens') 
 pretty (prit'T) 
 }nimpkin (])rimp'km) 
 rational (r(7sh'«n Td) 
 research (re sdrch') 
 resource (r^ sors') 
 romance (ro mans') 
 salmon (srim'^n) 
 tiny (tl'n!) 
 
 08
 
 FOREIGN WORDS 
 
 attach^ ({I ta slia') 
 bacillus (ba sll'ws) 
 bouillon (boo yoN') 
 cabaret (kab'a ret) 
 cafe (ka fa') 
 cafeteria (kaf e te'ri a) 
 caveat (ka've at) 
 chateau (shato') 
 clique (klek) 
 consomme (kox so ma') 
 cortege (kor tezh') 
 coupe (koo pa') 
 crevasse (kre vas') 
 debutante (da bii tilNt') 
 decollete (dii kol'ta') 
 entree (Un tra') 
 fagade (fa sad') 
 fiance (fe iix sa') 
 fiasco (fe as'kd) 
 finale (fe nli'la) 
 forte (for'ta) 
 jardiniere (zhar de nyar') 
 mademoiselle 
 
 (mad mwa zel') 
 
 mardigras (miir de gra') 
 melee (ma la') 
 menu (men'ti) 
 meringue (me rang') 
 modiste (mo dest') 
 monsieur (me syu') 
 nonchalant (non sha ISnt') 
 personnel (per son nel') 
 protege (pro ta zha') 
 qui vive (ke vev') 
 rabies (ra'bi ez) 
 regime (ra zhem') 
 renaissance (ren e siixs') 
 replica (rep'li ka) 
 sachet (sa sha') 
 salon (sri Ion') 
 seance (sil ans') 
 sobriquet (so bre ka') 
 soiree (swa ra') 
 sombrero (som bra'rO) 
 table d'hote (ta l)rdot') 
 trousseau (troo so') 
 vaudeville (vod'vil) 
 
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 FOREIGN WORDS AND PHRASES 
 
 a la mode (il \d mod') — in the fashion. 
 
 au fait (o fC) — skillful, expert. 
 
 auf wiedersehen (ouf vG'der za'eii) — till we meet again. 
 
 au revoir (o re vwar') — till we meet again. 
 
 bete noir (bat nwiir') — a bugbear ; an object of dread, 
 
 blas^ (bla za') — surfeited, used up. 
 
 bon jour (box zhtuJr') — good day; good morning. 
 
 bon mot (box mo') — a witticism ; a happy expression. 
 
 carte blanche (kilrt blaxsh') — full power; unlimited 
 
 autlujrity. 
 cont re-temps (kox tr'-tax') — an awkward accident, 
 coup d'etat (koo da ta') — a stroke of policy, 
 cuisine (kwe zen') — a kitchen ; also style of cooking, 
 cul de sac (kii d' sak') — a passage with but one outlet, 
 debris (da bre') — rul)bish ; ruins. 
 del)ut (dii bii') — a first a})pearance ; a coming out. 
 de trop (de tr6') — out of place. 
 dishaltille (dls a bel') — undress. 
 
 double entendre (dcTo bl' iix tiix'dr') — double meaning, 
 (•(•lat (a klil') — splendor ; striking effect. 
 <^lite (a let') — a selected Ixxly of peo])le. 
 encore (iiij kor') — again ; a demand for repetition. 
 en masse (iix miis') — in a l)ody. 
 
 ennui (iii) nwe') — a feeling of dissatisfaction ; unrest. 
 en route (iix root') — on the way. 
 
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 entree (aN tra') — right to enter ; entrance. 
 
 entre nous (ax tr' noo') — between ourselves; in confidence. 
 
 esprit de corps (es pre' de kor') — the ammatiug spirit of 
 
 a collective body. 
 faux pas (fo pa') — a false step ; a mistake. 
 f^te (filt) — a holiday. 
 
 garcon (gar son') — a boy ; frequently a waiter, 
 naive (nii ev') — having unaifected simplicity. 
 nee (nfi) — born (whose maiden name was), 
 negligee (neg li zha') — undressed. 
 
 noblesse oblige (no bles' 6 blezh') — rank imposes obligation, 
 nom de plume (noN de pliim') — an assumed name ; a pen 
 
 name, 
 passe (pa sa') — worn out. 
 patois (pa twil') —   dialect of the lower classes, 
 protege (pro ta zha') — one protected by another, 
 rendezvous (riix'de voo) —a meeting place j a gathering, 
 resume (ra zu mil') — a summing up. 
 role (rol) — a part in a performance, 
 savant (sa viiN') — a man of science. 
 
 tete-il-tete (tiit a tat') — face to face ; in close conversation, 
 tout ensemble (too tiin sliN'bl') — all together, 
 valet (val'et) — a personal attendant, 
 vis a vis (ve za ve') — • facing. 
 voila (vwa la') — behold ; look.
 
 LATIN WORDS AM) PHRASES 
 
 ad va lo'rem — according to value. 
 
 al'i bi (ril'i bl) — elsewhere ; iu another place. 
 
 an'te beriuni — before the war. 
 
 a pri o ri (a pri o'r!) — from cause to effect. 
 
 bo'na li'de (fl de) — in good faith. 
 
 de fac'to — from the fact ; actually. 
 
 De i gra ti a (de'i gril'shi a) — l>y the grace of God. 
 
 De o vo len'te — God willing. 
 
 de pro fun'dis — out of the depths. 
 
 e plu'ri bus u num — one out of many. 
 
 er ra'tum — an error. 
 
 ex of ti'ci o (6 lish'T d) — by virtue of office. 
 
 ex })ar'te — on one side only. 
 
 ex tem'po re — without premeditation. 
 
 fac sim'i le — a close imitation. 
 
 fe sti'na len'te — make haste slowly. 
 
 ill ex tre'niis — at the point of death. 
 
 in cog'ni to — unknown. 
 
 in ld'c(j pa ren'tis — in the place of a parent. 
 
 in me mo'ri am - in memory. 
 
 in sta'tu (juo — in the (ixistinir state. 
 
 in'te rim — in the meanwhile. 
 
 lap'sus lin'guae — slip of (lie tongue;. 
 
 laus De'o — j)rais(' to God. 
 
 me mor'i tcr - by rote. 
 
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 mi ra'bi le dic'tu — wonderful to be told. 
 
 mo'dus o pe ran'dl — manner of operation. 
 
 mul'tum in par'vo — much in little. 
 
 no lo con ten'de re — I do not wish to contend. 
 
 nSl pros, or nolle pros'e qui — unwilling to proceed. 
 
 per an'num — by the year. 
 
 per cap'ita — by the head. 
 
 per cen'tum (sen) — by the hundred. 
 
 per di'em — by the day. 
 
 per se — by itself. 
 
 post mor'tem — after death. 
 
 pri'ma fa'ci e — on the first view. 
 
 pro bo'no pub'li co — for the public good. 
 
 pro ra ta — in proportion. 
 
 quid pro quo — an equivalent. 
 
 si ne di e — without day. 
 
 s ine qua non — an indispensable condition. 
 
 ul ti ma'tum — the last condition. 
 
 ver ba'tim — word for word. 
 
 vl'a — by the way. 
 
 vi'ce ver'sa — the terms being exchanged. 
 
 VI va vO'ce — by the living voice. 
 
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 SOME COMMON ABBREVIATIONS 
 Each Aijijueviation Must End with a Period 
 
 A.B. 
 
 Bachelor of Arts. 
 
 do. 
 
 ditto; the same. 
 
 acct. 
 
 account. 
 
 doz. 
 
 dozen. 
 
 AD. 
 
 Year ui Our Lord. 
 
 Dr. 
 
 Debtor; Doctor. 
 
 A.M. 
 
 Before noon. 
 
 Esq. 
 
 Esquire. 
 
 A.M. 
 
 Master of Arts. 
 
 etal. 
 
 and others. 
 
 anit. 
 
 amount. 
 
 e.g. 
 
 for example. 
 
 anon. 
 
 anonymous. 
 
 etc. 
 
 and so forth. 
 
 ans. 
 
 answer. 
 
 Feb. 
 
 Fel)ruary. 
 
 Apr. 
 
 April. 
 
 Fri. 
 
 Friday. 
 
 Atty. 
 
 Attorney. 
 
 ft. 
 
 foot or feet. 
 
 Aug. 
 
 August. 
 
 gal. 
 
 gallon. 
 
 Ave. 
 
 Avenue. 
 
 Gen. 
 
 General. 
 
 bal. 
 
 balance. 
 
 Gov. 
 
 Governor. 
 
 bbl. 
 
 barrel. 
 
 Hon. 
 
 Honorable. 
 
 B.C. 
 
 Bef(3re Christ. 
 
 i.e. 
 
 that is. 
 
 I5ro. 
 
 Brother. 
 
 in. 
 
 inch. 
 
 bu. 
 
 bu.shel. 
 
 inst. 
 
 present niunlii. 
 
 Capt. 
 
 Captain. 
 
 Jan. 
 
 January. 
 
 Co. 
 
 Company. 
 
 Jr. 
 
 Junior. 
 
 Col. 
 
 Colonel. 
 
 lb. 
 
 j)ound. 
 
 C.O.I). 
 
 Collect on deli very. 
 
 Ijfiit. 
 
 Lieutenant. 
 
 cwt. 
 
 hnndredweiglit. 
 
 LI..D. 
 
 Doctor of Laws. 
 
 D.D. 
 
 Doctor of Divinity. 
 
 M. 
 
 Noon ; one thousand 
 
 Dec. 
 
 December. 
 
 Maj. 
 
 Major. 
 
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 M.C. 
 
 Member of 
 
 Con- 
 
 qt. 
 
 quart. 
 
 
 gress. 
 
 
 Rev. 
 
 Reverend. 
 
 M.D. 
 
 Doctor of 
 
 Medi- 
 
 rec'd. 
 
 received. 
 
 
 cine. 
 
 
 P- 
 
 page. 
 
 mdse. 
 
 merchandise 
 
 . 
 
 R.R. 
 
 Railroad. 
 
 Messrs. 
 
 Gentlemen. 
 
 
 Sat. 
 
 Saturday. 
 
 mo. 
 
 month. 
 
 
 Sec. 
 
 Secretary ; second. 
 
 Mon. 
 
 Monday. 
 
 
 Sr. 
 
 Senior. 
 
 Mr. 
 
 Mister. 
 
 
 Sen. 
 
 Senator. 
 
 Mrs. 
 
 Mistress. 
 
 
 Sept. 
 
 September. 
 
 ms. 
 
 manuscript. 
 
 
 St. 
 
 Saint; Street. 
 
 Mt. 
 
 Mountain. 
 
 
 Sun. 
 
 Sunday. 
 
 N.B. 
 
 Note well. 
 
 
 Supt. 
 
 Superintendent. 
 
 Nov. 
 
 November. 
 
 
 Thurs. 
 
 Thursday. 
 
 No. 
 
 Number. 
 
 
 Tues. 
 
 Tuesday. 
 
 Oct. 
 
 October. 
 
 
 ult. 
 
 last month. 
 
 oz. 
 
 ounce. 
 
 
 U.S. 
 
 United States. 
 
 Ph.D. 
 
 Doctor of Philos- 
 
 U.S.A. 
 
 United States of 
 
 
 ophy. 
 
 
 
 America; Army. 
 
 P.M. 
 
 Afternoon; 
 master. 
 
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