dodge
fright
cradle
crouch
simple
easily
bounce
judges
native
blazing
quilt
ounce
safety
paddle
friend
kettle
animal
season
grudge
insect
candle
tallow
sought
Indian
between
The Indian crouched down and sought to dodge the animal. My friend
paddled in safety to the blazing dredge. He grudges even an ounce of
sugar. The judge bought a pound of tallow candles. Simple folk are
easily frightened. I tumbled the quilts in the cradle. Are there many
native insects? Bounce baby on your knee. A quiet season. Between you
and me.
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head
bread
spread
health
wealth
stealth
sweat
threat
breath
solid
travel
mostly
letter
post-office
newspaper
With --ead put d, l, r, dr, st, tr, thr, r---y, st---y.
Health is better than wealth. Horses sweat. He read tales by stealth.
A steady breath. As heavy as lead. Ready to spread the news. Thread
the needle. Does he dread such threats? For many years there were
no horses in Canada. Travel was mostly by boat in summer. The solid
log houses were built along the rivers. There were no post-offices;
letters were sent by friends. Newspapers were not known, books were
few. A few schools were kept for white or Indian children.
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aught
caught
taught
naughty
haughty
daughter
world
heart
every
glory
honor
nation
assist
respect
fortune
I caught the naughty boy and taught him a lesson. His daughter is
haughty. Can I do aught to assist you?
To all the world I give my hand;
My heart I give my native land,
I seek her good, her glory;
I honor every nation's name,
Respect their fortune and their fame,
But love the land that bore me.
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pause
cause
clause
daub
Maud
fraud
haul
fault
vault
piano
garret
comma
bundle
chamber
scrubbed
Add --en to dark, black, fright, sweet, smooth, moist, weak.
Should you pause at every comma? Read the clause again, Laura. A team
hauls a load of pianos. He caused Paul to close the vault. The giant
was a fraud. Wipe off that daub of paint. Was it Maud's fault? The
young daughter washed the dirty dishes and scrubbed the floors. She
swept the carpet in my lady's chamber. Her two elder sisters slept in
cosy feather beds, while she had some bundles of straw in the garret;
yet she bore all without finding fault.
22
bough
plough
lounge
count
fount
mount
coach
stately
ladder
fancy
magic
hurried
meant
pumpkin
Cinderella
Join --ing to daub, mount, plough, hurry, count, scoop, hitch.
Do not lounge at the plough. Count the boughs on the oak. Mount the
ladder. A fount or spring of water. Cinderella hurried to the field
and brought back a huge pumpkin. She could not fancy what use it was
meant for. But the fairy scooped it out, then touched it with her
magic wand. At once it became a stately coach, beaming with gold and
bright colors. She found four mice caught in the trap. These were
changed into stout horses and hitched to the coach.
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lief
chief
grief
fiddle
riddle
griddle
banjo
until
gruel
polite
amuse
relieve
shinny
visitor
entertain
Write un-- with able, safe, just, true, load, fair, learn, tried.
I had as lief have a banjo as a fiddle. Do riddles amuse you? He ate
gruel and griddle cakes. Shinny is our chief game. Silent grief is
often deep. Always be polite to callers in your home. Should your
parents be absent or unable to see the visitors at once, offer them
chairs. Stand until they are seated. Try your best to entertain them
until some older person relieves you. Then leave the room quietly,
closing the door without noise. Be sure to pass behind, not in front
of persons.