1
guide
guard
guess
lose
whose
bosom
prove
worse
worry
worthy
worship
worsted
beggar
ragged
stagger
Add --er to fat, red, in, rob, up, hot, wet; as, fatter. Notice the
single vowel and the single consonant at the end of each word.
Guide the ragged beggar up the garret stair. He staggers. Whose
bundle of clothes is here? I cannot guess. Fierce dogs guard the
fruit. Fasten the bosom of your blouse. Did you lose any money? Don't
worry. The trouble might have proved worse. Dr. Lee wears a suit of
worsted. We worship the one living and true God. He is worthy of all
praise.
2
cedar
cellar
cigar
crocus
cleanse
custom
mayor
mirror
parlor
sponge
shovel
gloves
circus
govern
common
Add --ed, --ing to shop, grin, stir, skip, chat, strap, sun, grip,
mop; as, shopped, shopping.
The deep cellar has a cedar floor. Don't smoke cigars; the custom is
too common. The crocus is in bloom. A circus with a wild beast show
is coming here. The mayor governs the city. He has a dozen beautiful
doves. They hover round our cottage. The mirror in the parlor is of
plate glass. Shovel out the earth. Wear no gloves. Cleanse your hands
with a sponge.
3
auger
August
autumn
saucer
sausage
laundry
author
caution
auction
limbs
yield
bored
scarlet
harvest
crimson
Write in full: Sun., Mon., Th., Fri., Sat.; as, Sunday. Aug.,
August; Sept., September; Oct., October; Nov., November.
August and harvest have passed. October and autumn are here. The
leaves are scarlet, crimson, and yellow. Soon they will carpet the
ground, leaving the limbs and branches bare. The birds have flown
south. The fields now yield them no food. Who is the author of the
book? My linen is in the laundry. I bored holes with the auger. Cover
the fried sausage with a saucer. Buy with caution at the auction sale.
4
sorrow
borrow
furrow
feather
weather
leather
tough
rough
enough
detain
obtain
remain
people
squirrel
sparrow
With --low put fel, mel, yel, wil, pil, fol, hol, tal, mal; as,
fellow. Write other words in --low, --row, --dow; as widow.
The sparrow, woodpecker, and chickadee remain. But few others of the
feathered people can obtain enough to eat. The squirrels are busy
hiding away food in their narrow houses for the rough winter weather.
They pick to pieces the tough pine cones to obtain the seeds between
the scales. Borrow a neighbor's wheelbarrow. Plough deeper furrows
to-morrow. Our leather shoes. The widow's sorrow. I'll not detain you
long.
5
ferns
herbs
verse
wonder
perfect
pattern
observe
servant
pleasant
merchant
January
February
curious
furious
serious
Dec. means December; Jan., January; Feb., February; Mar., March;
Apr., April. Spring begins Mar. 21; Autumn, Sept. 21.
Winter! It is cloudy but pleasant weather. Snowflakes are quietly
falling. Observe the curious patterns. The wind often breaks their
frail points. Snow forms a perfect covering for the herbs and ferns.
The furious storm did serious damage. The servants were filled with
wonder. Merchants buy and sell. January and February are cold months.
Recite your verses on New Year's Day.