NOTE TO TEACHERS.--These lessons are intended as exercises in the meaning
as well as the spelling of words. Distinguish carefully words of similar
sound, but which differ in their spelling. At the recitation the sentences
should be read aloud by the teacher, and the pupils required to write them
out neatly and correctly upon their slates or on the blackboard.
He ate seven or eight apples. Send the pale maid with the pail of milk.
He owed for the paper on which he wrote an ode to the moon. We are not
quite ready for the quiet man. Age gives edge to wine. He said the idol
looked like a satyr. Clever satire often rouses the idle.
Lesson 27.
Sounds of ai, ou, ow, and ea,
paid bound cow cheat head
grain found how treat dead
staid ground town beast stead
waif hound growl bleat tread
rail mound clown preach dread
flail pound frown speak thread
quail round crown streak sweat
snail sound drown feast death
Lesson 28.
Dissyllables with short Sounds of Vowels.
ad'age fren'zy bick'er blos'som
bal'last emp'ty crit'ic cot'ton
bant'ling gen'try dig'it com'ic
can'to mer'it flim'sy drop'sy
ras'cal men'tal flip'pant flor'id
las'so sher'iff frig'id frol'ic
an'tic ten'dril in'fant gos'pel
sad'ness vel'lum in'gress gos'sip
sal'ver vel'vet in'mate hor'rid
sand'y nec'tar in'quest jol'ly
mag'got ves'try in'sect rock'et
Lesson 29.
Trisyllables with short Sounds of the Vowels.
bal'co ny del'i cate lib'er ate
bar'o ny des'o late lim'i tate
cav'i ty der'o gate im'mo late
fac'ul ty dev'as tate in'di cate
grav'i ty em'u late in'ti mate
mal'a dy hes'i tate in'du rate
van'i ty med'i tate in'vo cate
am'pu tate pet'ri fy ir'ri tate
ab'so lute plen'i tude lit'i gate
al'ti tude rec'ti tude mil'i tate
am'bu lance res'o lute stip'u late
Lesson 30.
Miscellaneous Sounds.
prime swine straw crawl
brawn snore gloss flank
brick charge crow quench
green tinge shark Scotch
chest goose brand thrift
space prow twist flange
crank wealth slice twain
limp screw throb thrice
chess flake soon flesh
finch flash flaw twelve
flung clean loaf scale
Lesson 31.
Long Sounds of I and U, and short Sounds of E and I.
a bide' ac cuse' con tend' ad mit'
a like' im pure' con tent' ad dict'
a live' im pute' in tend' as sist'
a rise' as sume' in tent' com mit'
de cide' com mute' dis sect' con sist'
de file' com mune' de ject' de pict'
de fine' com pute' de test' dis till'
de ride' con clude' de tect' emit'
de sire' con fute' in spect' en list'
di vide' dis pute' ob ject' en rich'
di vine' en dure' re spect' for bid'
Lesson 32.
Silent Letters.
B is silent after m and before t, and p is silent before s. The silent
letters are canceled in this lesson, as they are throughout the book.
lamb numb debt debt'or
comb bomb doubt doubt'ful
tomb crumb psalm sub'tle
dumb thumb pshaw psal'ter