It is autumn.
The apples are ripe.
The children are busy gathering them.
These are not sour apples.
They are as sweet as sugar.
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roll root mo ment week
toll boot min ute peek
stroll hoot hour seek
knoll soot month cheek
south dai ly north meek
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to day to night to mor row yes ter day
af ter noon eve ning
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steal al most bet ter age
meal beau ty let ter rage
deal than beg cage
heal work leg page
seal ei ther keg stage
thus nei ther peg wage
There is only one _l_ in _almost_.
Look at _ei_ in _either_ and _neither_.
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Almost never wins.
--GERMAN.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
--JOHN KEATS.
Better beg than steal,
But better work than either.
--RUSSIAN.
He buys very dear who begs.
--PORTUGUESE.
The following review words are often misspelled. Each has a little
“catch” in it. Are you going to be caught by these little words? Use
the king’s third rule. _See_ what is hard in each word, then you can
soon learn how to spell them all.
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there over there any been
their their books many some
don’t do not which once
can’t can not could does
won’t will not would sure
hear I hear should where
here Come here hour just
People who misspell _which_ and _where_ do not say the _h_ in these
words. Do you?
People who misspell _just_ do not see the letters of the little word
_us_ in the middle. They do not say the word right. Do you?
Which words have silent letters?
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but ter pret ty sun ny
but ter cups com ing oh
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Buttercups and daisies,
Oh the pretty flowers!
Coming in the springtime,
Tell of sunny hours.
--MARY HOWITT.
When _ing_ is added to _come_ to make _coming_, the _e_ is dropped.
Look at _e_ in _pretty_.
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aid pea faint wear
maid sea paint bear
paid lea saint tear
laid tea dain ty pear
sto ry fix out side these
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harm fel low ink bunch
arm yel low think lunch
charm feath er sink does not
farm weath er pink doesn’t
farm er leath er wink help
your move drink point
Be sure to pronounce the _you_ in _your_.
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When about to put your words in ink,
It will do no harm to stop and think.
A grain does not fill a sack but it helps its fellows.
--SPANISH.
A feather will point the wind.
--DANISH.
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cart tart dart art
part start chart smart
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po ta toes God noth ing talk
lamb food an y thing walk
mouth mon ey some thing chalk
wolf gives some time bun ny
heav y giv en some bod y fun ny
ov er soft a like gave
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Doing nothing is doing ill.
--SCOTTISH.
Lambs don’t run into the mouth of the sleeping wolf.
--DANISH.
God gives every bird its food,
but does not throw it into
the nest.
--J. G. HOLLAND.
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la zy sheep wool harm
Potatoes don’t grow by the side of the pot.
--DUTCH.
A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.
--SCOTTISH.
Want of care does more harm than want of money.
--BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
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through a mong Bil ly that is
mead ow pa per know that’s
Look carefully at _ough_ in _through_, _ea_ in _meadow_, and _o_ in
_among_.
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This I know, I love to play,
Through the meadow, among the hay,
Up the water and over the lea,
That’s the way for Billy and me.
--JAMES HOGG.
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care ful riv er worth house
care less up set what ev er mouse
Look carefully at the _o_ in _worth_.
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Be careful in all things.
A little stone may upset a large cart.
--ITALIAN.
A mouse can drink no more than its fill from a river.
--CHINESE.
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
--CHESTERFIELD.
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he ro fruit climb hon ey
eas y have or mon ey
Look carefully at the _i_ in _fruit_, the _o_ in _honey_ and _money_,
and the _b_ in _climb_.
_Easy_ is a word often misspelled.
Remember the King’s third rule.
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Who does the best he can is a hero.
--JOSH BILLINGS.
He who would have the fruit must climb the tree.
--SPANISH.
No bees, no honey;
No work, no money.
It is as easy to grin as to growl.
--FRENCH.
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task laugh care hare
cask laugh ing dare fare
flask doc tor bare pare
mask world scare stare
ask smile rare snare
asked mile spare glare
ask ing while share square
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Laugh at your ills,
And save doctor’s bills.
--SPANISH.
Smile on the world and it will smile on you.
--ITALIAN.
A light heart, a light task.
--FRENCH.
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work friend none hap py
true hap pi ness
Look carefully at the _o_ in _work_ and in _none_, the _i_ in _friend_
and in _happiness_.
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Be true to your word, your work, and your friend.
--JOHN BOYLE O’REILLY.
Love all, do wrong to none.
--SHAKESPEARE.
All who joy would win
Must share it--Happiness was born a twin.
--BYRON.
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al ways east spo ken blue
be have least bro ken due
whole feast a ble cue
man ner ly beast ta ble glue
du ty yeast fa ble hue
There is only one _l_ in _always_.
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A child should always say what’s true,
And speak when he is spoken to,
And behave mannerly at table;
At least as far as he is able.
--STEVENSON.
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much hard haste hole
re main card has ten whole
of ten yard taste stole
tar dy guard paste pole
ar rive lard waste sole
learn hurt it self print
The letter _t_ is not sounded in _often_, but don’t leave it out when
you spell the word.
Look at _u_ in _guard_.
Remember the _w_ in _whole_.
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Haste not, rest not.
--GOETHE.
Too swift arrives as tardy as too late.
--SHAKESPEARE.
Who hastens too much often remains behind.
--GERMAN.
Learn to creep before you run.
--SCOTTISH.
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e lev en six teen thir ty cream
twelve sev en teen for ty team
thir teen eight een fif ty beam
four teen nine teen six ty dream
fit teen twen ty hun dred steam
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Sun day Sun. Wednes day Wed.
Mon day Mon. Thurs day Thurs.
Tues day Tues. Sat ur day Sat.
Fri day Fri. Jan u a ry Jan.
Look at the _d_ and the second _e_ in _Wednesday_ and the _u_ in
_Saturday_.
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speak leak cane pane
weak peak lane vane
beak freak mane crane
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child lov ing end tend
mild giv ing send spend
wild liv ing lend bend
woe hap pi est mend
When _ing_ is added to _love_, _give_, and _life_, _e_ is dropped. What
letter is changed in _life_?
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