heir
peace
sword
veil
dough
waltz
knead
dwarf
jewel
dying
pistol
attract
island
ceased
quiver
accept
rascal
gallon
request
bargain
soldier
buffalo
pleasure
fountain
creamery
"Peace on earth" the angel said. Cease waltzing. Soldiers wear
pistols and swords. Knead the dough. A gallon of syrup. A tied veil.
The fountain is near the creamery. I accept the buffalo robe with
pleasure. A hare's nostrils. A rascal attracts notice. A bargain in
jewels. Morsels of bread. A dying lawyer's request. The dwarf is heir
to the island. Poplar leaves quiver.
25
prison
poison
sermon
equal
brutal
usual
heaven
forehead
threaten
comfort
compass
company
valise
sardine
machine
Add --en to lead, wax, flax, birch, wood, earth, wheat, oat, ash;
as, leaden. Copy,--A pale maid kneads dough for bread.
Prisons and jails have few comforts. The bottle contains poison.
Brutal deeds. Equal in size. The preacher's forehead was high. He
spoke of heaven. As usual, the sermon was brief. Is your company
coming? Fetch my leather valise. I value my sewing-machine. The
needle of the compass points to the North Pole. December's skies
threaten hail. The mounted police. A dreary season. The polar seas. A
box of sardines.
26
rogue
plague
fatigue
pastor
favor
humor
ghost
yolk
balky
bullet
pulley
pulpit
rifle
warble
walrus
Place un-- before do, lock, dress, veil, seat, fold, hinge, twine,
clasp; as undo. Copy,--On the road are boughs and knotty wood.
The rogue is tricky but good-humored. He requests a favor, a loan
of a hickory stick. Thieves plague us. The rope passes through the
pulley. The pastor of the church is fatigued. His pulpit is of carved
walnut. The mules were balky. Rifle bullets are of lead. A ghost
story. Eat the yolks of eggs. Birds warble. An Eskimo dresses in furs
of the seal, walrus, or white bear.
27
onion
million
opinion
error
errand
harbor
ivory
history
horrid
Olive
parasol
seldom
region
fashion
cushion
Put dis-- before like, please, grace, place, cover, agree, lodge,
obey, appear; as dislike. Copy,--The sewing girl sews a seam.
Millions of onions are grown in light soil. Olive seldom offers an
opinion on any question. She makes few errors. I go on errands. Touch
lightly the white ivory keys. Your parasol is quite in fashion. The
cushion is lying on the lounge. Several steamboats made the harbor.
Do you read history? That horrid wretch. The Eskimo dwell in the
frozen regions. Their reindeer live on moss.
28
donkey
jockey
volley
alley
chimney
turkey
turtle
curdle
current
nettle
brittle
tattle
hostler
hustled
freckled
Add --s to day, play, key, turkey, jay, monkey, boy, joy, alley,
toy, way; as, days. Notice the vowel before y.
Two jockeys rode the prize donkeys. Fire two volleys up the valley.
I lent four dozen alleys. Chimneys are built of brick and mortar.
Turkeys are dear. He sees a turtle caught. The current of the river
is rapid. The milk curdles. The crowd hustled the thief along. A
freckled face. Nettles scratched his palms. A hostler stayed at our
hotel. Don't tattle. Hickory is not brittle wood. Goats graze in the
lane.
29
journey
nourish
flourish
carrot
beckon
buckle
baggage
engine
endure
civil
citron
citizen
belief
mischief
kerchief
Add --ful (full) to fear, harm, trust, shame, truth, fright, grace;
as, fearful. Copy,--A well-bred youth won the medal.
Boiled carrots nourish calves. Reckon the cost of your journey. Palm
trees flourish in the south. Buckle my straps. Our friends beckon to
us. The baggage is checked. I build steam-engines. I can't endure
liars. This soldier prays every day. He is civil and polite to the
citizens. Do no mischief. It is my belief that the thief carried off
the citron in his handkerchief.