104
for mal
for mer
for mer ly
or dain
de feat
wel fare
105
do mes tic
tran quil
tran quil li ty
se cu ri ty
pos ter i ty
con sti tu tion
106
We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more
perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity,
provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare,
and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our
posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution for the
United States of America.
The above paragraph is the introduction or preamble to the Constitution
of the United States. It tells why the Constitution was made. After your
teacher has explained the meaning, study this preamble and write it from
memory.
107
gov ern
gov er nor
gov ern ment
cit i zen
e qual i ty
de part ment
e qual ly
108
may or
mar shal
coun ty
e lect
e lec tion
chair man
109
pol i cy
po lit i cal
plat form
con gress
ses sion
com mit tee
110
dis trict
bal lot
sen ate
em pire
re pub lic
111
cup ful
spoon ful
fear ful
hand ful
wake ful
112
watch ful
bas ket ful
dread ful
pow er ful
aw ful
113
truth ful
trust ful
shame ful
mourn ful
fright ful
With what syllable does every word in Lessons 111-113 end? There is only
one _l_ at the end of each final syllable. When the word _full_ forms the
ending of another word, it is always written with one _l_.
114
fan cy
fan ci ful
play
play ful
pit y
pit i ful
plen ty
plen ti ful
Which of the words in the above lesson changes the final _y_ to _i_ when
_ful_ is added? Why? Which does not? Why not?
115
su per in tend ent
prin ci pal
en ter tain ment
pub li ca tion
in ves ti ga tion
pho to graph
116
ci gar
cig a rette
to bac co
cam er a
mes sen ger
as sem bly
ca det
can di date
117
re spect
es teem
com pa ny
sign
rep u ta tion
as so ci ate
has ti ly
be hav ior
118