Much of the work of the seventh grade consists of a careful study of
synonyms. Spelling is closely correlated with language and one of the
results of good spelling teaching should be not only an ability to spell
common words correctly, but a normal and continuous growth in the
written and spoken vocabularies of the children. This growth can be
increased very materially by the study of derivatives and synonyms. This
study also furnishes the very best exercises in the use of the
dictionary for which the pupils have been prepared in preceding grades.