A calf that had never felt the yoke, _mocked_ an ox who was
_attached_ to a plow for _submitting_ to such _drudgery_. The
ox was _annoyed_ but _continued_ his work.
Not long after there was a great _festival_. The ox had his
_annual_ holiday for this _event_, but the calf was sacrificed
on the altar.
“If that is the end of idleness,” _declared_ the ox, “I think
work is better. I had rather my neck felt the yoke forever than
the ax for a moment.”—ÆSOP.
Rewrite the above fable using other words in the place of those that are
italicized.
33
ma hog a ny
bun ga low
clap board
ce dar
pal ace
man sion
34
ex te ri or
in te ri or
ve ran da
shin gles
pi az za
brack et
35
The plural of nouns is generally formed by adding _s_ to the singular.
You have learned that some nouns ending in _f_ 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
cal i co
car go
po ta to
ech o
buf fa lo
ne gro
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
brush
fox
glass
torch
wish
box
class
37
si lent
si lent ly
si lence
safe ly
saf est
38
re spond
re sponse
re fer
se lect
a ris es
39
a ris ing
im per ti nent
im per ti nence
con tra dict
con tra dic tion
40
vul gar
vul gar i ty
en vy
en vied
en vi ous
41
Silence is the safest response for all the contradiction that arises from
impertinence, vulgarity or envy.—ZIMMERMAN.
42
char ac ter
style
su preme
ex cel
ex cel lent
ex cel lence
43
sim ple
sim pli fy
which
sim ply
sim plic i ty
sep a rate
44
In character, in manners, in style, true, supreme excellence is
simplicity.—LONGFELLOW.
You can not dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge
yourself one.—FROUDE.
45
ceil ing
con ceit
re lieve
re ceipt
re ceive
re lief
46
de ceit
de ceit ful
be lieve
de ceive
be lief
be liev ing
In every one of the above words you will find either 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 _l_? In using
_ie_ or _ei_, _i_ always follows _l_ 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
brief
chief
field
fiend
fierce
niece
48
grief
grieve
pier
pierce
piece
priest
49
se ries
thief
siege
shield
wield
yield
50
friend
mis chief
a chieve
tier
sieve
fron tier
In the following words the _e_ comes before the _i_ in accordance with
the rule on page 47, for the _ei_ is pronounced like _a_.
51
neigh
neigh bor
weigh
eight
freight
sleigh
52
rein
reign
veil
vein
skein
weight
The following words are exceptions to the rule “_i_ before _e_.”
53
nei ther
lei sure
heif er
for feit
seize
54
an cient
height
for eign
sov er eign
coun ter feit
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
Spelling 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
walk
worth
against
eight
loving
world
comb
course
should
patient
ladies
journey
nature
taught
pitied
awful
cheap
disappoint
cousin
until
almost
quiet
written
honor
lying
except
health
language
wound
clothes
beauty
already
kneel
grief
other
able
dollar
either
neither
money
daily
another
knife
laugh
feel
potatoes
such
replied
given
action
carriage
nothing
even
doesn’t
using
climb
flour
paid
necessary
wrist
guard
apron
front
linen
people
toilet
oven
pretty
heart
all right
meal
shown
weather
happiest
chief
fault
motion
union
hopeful
usual
tongue
kitchen
ounce
money
hasn’t
please
mean
knowledge
catch
reach
faithful
shovel
jewelry
trouble
banana
choice
heard
wonder
collar
55
fa vor
fa vor ite
fa vor a ble
quotes
quo ta tions
oc cu pa tion
56
read y
read i ly
ar mor
of fense
of fen sive
an ec dotes
57
de fend
de fense
de fen sive
col lect
col lec tion
oc ca sion
58
mem o ry
in vent
in ven tion
serves
max im
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.
60
re ward
ful fill
a head
curse
par ish
61
ex pense
ex pen sive
foe man
per formed
pre tend
62
es tab lish
suc cess
through out
pri ma ry
pri ma ri ly
63
worse
worst
re solve
re so lu tion
re quire
64
The reward of one duty faithfully performed, is the power to fulfill
another.—GEORGE.
One never gets rich until he commences
To keep ahead of his expenses.
An open foe may prove a curse,
But a pretended friend is worse.
—GAY.
65
The success of the Scot throughout the world, lies primarily in John
Knox’s resolve to establish a school in every parish in Scotland, and the
law that requires every man—rich and poor—to educate his children.—ANDREW
CARNEGIE.
66
moth
gnaws
gar ment
con sume
sur est
67
en dowed
qual i ties
qual i ty
quan ti ty
quan ti ties
68
qual i fy
no blest
fool ish
ship wreck
in for ma tion
69
Christ mas
ad mis sion
re mind ed
in form
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.—HANNAH MORE.
As moths gnaw a garment, so envy consumes a man.—ST. CHRYSOSTOM.
The surest proof of being endowed with noble qualities is to be free from
envy.—LA ROCHEFOUCAULD.
Quality not quantity.—OLD MOTTO.
71
con trast
en large
bath ing
a wak en
fra grant
sep a rate
72
per mit
scent
mere
pris on
sug gest
vol ume