The Aldine speller, part three

THE ALDINE SPELLER

PART THREE
FIFTH YEAR

con quer
con quer or

prize

gen tle man
gen tle men

Who misses or who wins the prize,

Go, lose or conquer as you can,

But if you fall, or if you rise,

Be each, pray God, a gentleman.

—Thackeray.

a gree a ble
dis a gree a ble
a gree ment
sit u a tion
cheer ful ness

hu mor
hu mor ous
trans form
peace
peace ful

hap pens
hap pened
un pleas ant
ex act ly
dif fi cult

source
de stroy
meant
du ty
du ties

CHEERFULNESS

If anything disagreeable happens, try to see the funny side of it, and do not let it destroy your peace of mind.

To see the funny side will often transform an unpleasant situation into a merry one.

Man is meant to be cheerful.

The letters a, e, i, o, and u are vowels. The other letters of the alphabet are consonants.

al pha bet
con so nants
vow els
pre ced ed
plu rals

Nouns ending in y, preceded by a consonant, form their plurals by changing the y to i and adding es. What word in Lesson 6 forms its plural in this way? Copy the following words; opposite each write its plural, following the rule above.

ge og ra phy
dic tion a ry
gro cer y
gal ler y
fam i ly
fair y

laun dry
a gen cy
en try
de liv er y
li bra ry
mem o ry

char i ty
mer cy
in ju ry
pan sy
prop er ty
sal a ry

vi cin i ty
vic to ry
sym pa thy
va ri e ty
va can cy
sup ply

The following ten words are very troublesome. See what is peculiar in each word. Write sentences containing these trouble makers and be very careful to spell them correctly. Write each of them several times and try to remember just how it looks.

buy
dear
tired
read y
wheth er
stud ied

meant
hoarse
which
gram mar
mak ing
news

par don
mer ci ful
cour age
cou ra geous
friend ship

gen er ous
lib er al
kind ly
kind ness

for tune
for tu nate
mis for tune
cour te sy
cour te ous

reaps
sows
un til
al ways
tire

It is good to pardon, to be merciful, to be liberal; but it is better to be just.

Many of the misfortunes of life flee if you courageously meet them.—Talmage.

A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness reaps love.

Life is not so short but there is always time for courtesy.—Emerson.

pos si ble
pos si bly
im pos si ble
dif fi cul ty
dif fi cul ties

val ue
val u a ble
tramp
stamp
a bil i ty

car ry
car ries
post age
post al
al so

through
de pend
de pend ent
in de pend ent
in de pend ence

The word “impossible” is not in my dictionary.—Napoleon.

Like a postage stamp, a man’s value depends on his ability to stick to a thing till he gets there.—Joseph Chamberlain.

Through difficulties to the stars.—Motto of the State of Kansas.

sol dier
in va lid
ad dress
mad am
pri vate

ac cord ing
of fi cial
rec ords
reg u lar
in sist ed

hos pi tal
band age
brave ly
a lert
stead y

med i cine
fe ver
sponge
bath
bathe

A lady once addressed a wounded soldier in a hospital as a hero. “I’m no hero, Madam,” insisted the brave invalid. “According to the official records, I’m just a private in the regular army.”

War Words

guard
a larm
sad dle
bri dle
fi er y

chief
colo nel
gen e ral
com rade
dan ger ous

chal lenge
con test
pur sue
ral ly
ral lied

dread
file
reb el
sav age
strug gle

join
joint
won
ar my
sword

na vy
na val
u ni form
roy al
rul er

pow der
bul let
burst
pris on er
force

po si tion
stern
glo ry
glo ri ous
fierce

Final y when preceded by a consonant is generally changed to i when a letter or a suffix is added to a word.

What word in Lesson 32 is affected by this rule? In Lesson 27?

pre ced ed
gen er al ly
suf fix
af fect

ap ply
ap plied
ap plies
no ti fy
no ti fied
no ti fies

mar ry
mar ried
cra zy
cra zi ness
de ny
de nied

bur y
bur i al
bur ied
re ply
re plied
re plies

oc cu py
oc cu pied
oc cu pa tion
his to ry
his to rian
his tor i cal

held
nor
worth
wor thy
sore ly

pa tient
pa tient ly
pa tience
hon or
hon or a ble

un rav el
hearts
sev er al
thus
none

prof it
prof it a ble
per il
per il ous
busi ness

Noble deeds are held in honor,

But the wide world sorely needs

Hearts of patience to unravel this—

The worth of common deeds.

—Stedman.

I’ll mind my own business; what’s none of my profit shall be none of my peril.—Spanish.

worse
worst
prop er
stud y
per son

a void
rob ber
rob ber y
a broad
so ci e ty

con verse
con ver sa tion
u ni ver si ty
col lect
col lec tion

sep a rate
sep a rate ly
sep a ra tion
so cial
Christ mas

Write the plurals of university and society. Look carefully at the first a in separate, separately, separation.

The true university of these days is a collection of books.—Carlyle.

In my study I am sure to converse with none but wise men, but abroad it is impossible to avoid the society of fools.—Sir William Waller.

There is no worse robber than a bad book.—Italian.

grit
pres ence
con trol
com pel

The man of grit carries in his presence a power that controls and compels.

re pent
speech
speak er
tem per
si lence
guide

More have repented of speech than of silence. Control your temper or it will control you.—Horace.

Notice the ee in speech and the ea in speaker.

char i ty
char i ta ble
for giv en
for giv ing
un char i ta ble

se vere
se ver i ty
re sist
crow bar
gen tle ness

The highest charity is charity towards the uncharitable.—Buckminster.

I don’t believe the man is living,

Who feels not better for forgiving.

There is no severity like gentleness.

—French.

The rock that resists a crowbar gives way to the roots of a tender plant.—Tamil.

pres ent
fu ture
neg lect
re gret
ap pear
fur ther

civ il
de ni al
rude
con sent
act
di rect

cau tion
par ent
safe ty
sud den
throw
struck

fiend
fiend ish
di vine
err
re strain
get ting

Present neglect makes future regret.—Dutch.

A civil denial is better than a rude consent.—Scottish.

Caution is the parent of safety.—Scottish.

To return evil for evil is fiendish; good for good, human; good for evil, divine.—Spanish.

for get ting
re venge
hu man
re spect
wrong
thy self

Forgetting a wrong is a mild revenge.—Saint Francis.

But most of all respect thyself.—Greek.

To err is human, to forgive divine.—Pope.

Long ago brave knights rode about seeking and overcoming all dragons and demons that brought trouble to mankind. Today there are still many difficulties to be sought out and overcome. Some spelling words cause so much trouble that they have been called “Spelling Demons.” You will find one hundred of these on this and the following page. Have you already overcome them all? If not, do it now.

beginning
could
which
their
there
seems
blue
hour

though
Tuesday
coming
wear
separate
don’t
answer
always

early
instead
two
too
meant
business
easy
among

through
ready
friend
many
forty
every
they
says

some
been
trouble
half
break
buy
busy
used

built
again
where
color
very
none
making
women

since
done
dear
week
hear
here
guess
often

whole
write
writing
having
would
just
cough
heard

doctor
piece
raise
whether
does
once
believe
ache
read

knew
can’t
won’t
laid
said
hoarse
tear
sure
loose

choose
shoes
tonight
tired
lose
Wednesday
grammar
wrote
enough

minute
country
February
any
truly
sugar
straight
much
know

knowl edge
pos sess
lin gers
ad vance
re cede
ac cept

rea son
knuck les
buck le
in struct
in struc tion
a long

LEARNING

Knowledge comes but wisdom lingers.—Tennyson.

Good instruction is better than riches.—William Penn.

If you will not hear Reason she will rap your knuckles.—Franklin.

He who does not advance, recedes.—Latin.

Study two of the above proverbs and write them from memory.

teach er
pu pil
prim er
sto ry
ques tion

sight
prove
al low
jun ior
sen ior

change
whose
an gle
ac tive
quar ter

ob ject
ob jec tion
vote
course
sure ly

dou ble
ben e fit
un asked
pre cious

He gives double who gives unasked.—Arabian.

There is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.—Seneca.

The giver makes the gift more precious.—Latin.

tri al
tri umph
cause
de feat
real

No trials, no triumphs.

A cause that cannot stand defeat is not worth fighting for.

Rewrite one of the above quotations, giving the meaning in your own words.

strict
mus cle
mea sles
naugh ty
mes sage

pop u lar
foot ball
mov a ble
dis cov er
per son al

badge
ban ner
dis trict
town
fig ure

scis sors
coast
boast
o blige
mar ket

bit ten
un a ble
wan der
sum mon
re lief
af fair
blood

hedge
bru tal
rogue
per ish
trough
as sure
fright en

begged
beg ging
sup ply
se cure
pro vide
ab sence
be gan

fright ened
re treat
rap id ly
scheme
mince meat
of fice
vic tim

THE WOLF AND THE SHEEP

A wolf that had been bitten by a dog, lay under a hedge unable to move. A sheep wandered by and the wolf summoned her to his relief.

“I am perishing. Please bring me some water from your trough,” he begged. “If you will supply me with water, I will provide my own meat.”

The frightened sheep retreated rapidly, saying, “I see through your scheme, you brutal rogue. I know how you will secure your meat. If I come near enough to give you a drink, you will make mincemeat of me.”—Æsop.

re cent
mem ber
may be
there fore
pop u la tion
guilt y

thief
thieves
wolf
wolves
learns
ves sel

shal low
eight
freight
es tate
suf fer
won der

fol ly
hol ly
con fess
pro gress
no tion
bridge

Shallow vessels carry light freight.—French.

Fools are the worst thieves. They rob time and temper.—Goethe.

A fool loses his estate before he learns his folly.—French.

A fool who will confess,

Is a fool who will progress.

Some nouns ending in f form their plurals by changing the f to v, and adding es.

Write the plurals of the words in the next lesson.

calf
half

shelf
leaf

self
wife

life
loaf

School Words

100

a rith me tic
de nom i na tor
sub trac tion
mul ti ply
mul ti pli ca tion
mul ti pli cand

101

quo tient
ad di tion
a mount
frac tion
nu mer ous
nu mer a tor

102

to tal
ci pher
solve
a cre
me ter
can cel

103

prob lem
bal ance
dec i mal
in ter est
mil lion
cray on

104

art ist
scene
view
ros y
crim son
pat tern

105

ob long
width
breadth
height
car bon
bor der

106

sys tem
sur face
nat u ral
di rec tion
west ern
south ern

107

a re a
bluff
ridge
ca nal
chan nel
ore

108

met al
cop per
quar ry
pla teau
pen in su la
strait

109

is land
isth mus
o cean
prai rie
re gion
sec tion

110

cap i tol
tun nel
com merce
cul ti vate
ce re al
cli mate

111

frig id
freeze
tor rid
tem per ate
fer tile
des ert

112

pro duce
prod uct
pro nounce
state ment
hy phen
vol ca noes

113

sci ence
tel e gram
tel e graph
tel e phone
ca ble
ex press

114

dis tinct
cen tu ry
col o nies
cus tom
de bate
fu ture

115

in vent
in ven tion
pres i dent
tribe
o ral
cop ied

116

verb
ad verb
sub ject
noun
prov erb
pro noun

117

po et ry
rhyme
syl la ble
quo ta tion
phon ics
lec ture

118

pro fes sor
cer tain
cer tain ly
stu dent
ex claim
col lege

119

con fuse
con fu sion
ex pect
un ex pect ed
won der ful
ques tion

120

hoarse
de tain
re sult
fro zen
ad mit
count

121

meth od
com mence
ac cu rate
doubt
doubt less
doubt ful

Be careful of the or in professor.

122

A professor in a certain college liked to confuse the students by asking unexpected questions. One very cold night he asked a bright student how many stars are in the sky.

“Wait, professor, and I will tell you,” replied the student, and commenced to count very slowly. When he had reached two hundred, the professor, who was half frozen, exclaimed hoarsely, “That will do! I admit that you are a wonderful student. Your method is slow and the results will doubtless be accurate, but I will detain you no longer.”

123

ranch
scythe
aisle
apt
league
sprain

124

mer it
shep herd
base ment
ce ment
cloth ing
ceil ing

125

skel e ton
cir cu lar
chim ney
plas ter
child hood
child ish

126

cho rus
quar tet
al to
bass
con cert
op er a

127

couch
nee dle
thim ble
thread
lin en
trunk

128

ped dle
ped dling
ped dler
ex cept
ut ter
ut ter most

129

kept
key
hurt
suit
quit
twit

130

con tain
hus band
av e nue
how ev er
cou ple
cen ter

131

To stand by one’s friend to the uttermost end,

And fight a fair fight with one’s foes;

Never to quit and never to twit

And never to peddle one’s woes.

—George B. Chandler.

132

yield
shield
spin dle
forge
wealth
ap point

133

haze
graze
blaze
blaz ing
a maze
ef fect

134

own er
par cel
pack age
pave ment
pe cul iar
au to

135

a board
pas sage
pas sen ger
ac ci dent
Af ri ca
ob tain

136

“I Can” is a worker; he tills the broad fields,

And digs from the earth all the wealth that it yields;

The hum of his spindles begins with the light,

And the fires of his forges are blazing all night.

—W. A. Butler.

137

haul
lim it
sus pect
a shore
awn ing
in spect

138

de ceive
sick ness
smil ing
so ber
se ri ous
ef fort

139

el e va tor
an y way
dis turb
beck on
reck on
de gree

140

el e gant
ap prove
re tire
ex am ine
ex am i na tion
judg ment

141

niece
lov ing
lov a ble
cor dial
cor dial ly
sig na ture
faith ful ly

142

re spect
re spect ful ly
re spect a ble
af fec tion
af fec tion ate
sin cere
sin cere ly

143

Some Letter Signatures

To members of the family or to friends.

Your loving daughter
Your affectionate niece
Yours cordially
Yours sincerely
Very sincerely yours

Lovingly yours
Affectionately yours
Cordially yours
Sincerely yours
Faithfully yours

144

Business Signatures

Yours truly
Very truly yours

Yours respectfully
Very respectfully yours

Write from memory two signatures to friendly letters and one to a business letter, signing your name.

145

fail ure
in no cent
in come
fa mous
month ly

146

leg end
myth
in sult
fla vor
in form

147

op po site
bare foot
en tice
en tirely
ex tra

148

sup port
al ter
am ple
de mand
dis miss

149

re ceive
re turn
re gard
rule
e ras er

150

vi o lin
slow ly
fi nal
fi nal ly
ad vice

151

pro ceed
de scribe
ar range
ar range ment
mis spell

152

im por tant
im prove
im prov ing
bar gain
lone some

153

nec es sa ry
at tend
at tend ance
at tempt
sat is fy

154

skat ing
en ve lope
in i tial
cap i tal
course

155

ar ti cle
o beyed
o be di ence
o be di ent
re mem ber

156

skill ful
with in
with out
pe ri od
ti dy

Norton, Mass.,
Dec. 14, 1809.

Dear Father:

I received your letter and to prove to you how important I regard the rules you gave me, I am following your advice by writing to you at once. First I will proceed to describe to you the arrangement of my desk as you say it is most necessary to attend to this before attempting to write. My desk is tidy. The articles on it are arranged neatly. You can see from this letter that I have obeyed your rules for writing. I have used the eraser when necessary. There are no blots. Finally I think the writing is neat and there are no misspelled words.

Does this satisfy you, Father? If so remember our bargain and bring me the violin on your return. Come soon for I am lonesome without you.

I go skating every day. Of course I am not yet a skillful skater, but I am slowly improving.

I shall be careful in addressing the envelope to use capitals and to place a period after every initial. I want my letter within and without to satisfy you.

Your obedient son,

John.

157

This letter, almost exactly as given in your book, was written by a boy of long ago in answer to a letter from his father.

What rules did his father give him about his desk? Using the eraser? Blots? Spelling?

What bargain did he make with his son?

Write a letter like the one you think John’s father sent to him.

158

an gel
both er
el bow
chill y
bot tle
cof fee
be ing
er rand

159

an i mal
i cy
huge
stopped
an kle
loan
hab it
i ron

160

eighth
ninth
tenth
eight y
nine ty

161

drowned
cen tral
con duct
fur nish
ear nest

162

big gest
bar ren
a ware
eas i ly
al read y

163

jew el
jew el ry
re al ize
ker nel
bee tle

164

di a mond
al though
sen si ble
spar kle
spar kling
cu ri ous

165

soil
ea ger
bur ied
dis ap point
ex change
at tract ed

166

The Cock and the Diamond

A cock scratching in a barren field found a diamond buried in the soil.

The curious hens attracted by the sparkling jewel gathered eagerly around him. The cock was plainly disappointed.

“How lovely!” exclaimed an old hen. “Do you realize that you have found a diamond? Are you aware that diamonds are very costly?”

“I don’t care how costly this jewel may be,” answered the sensible cock. “Although it may be the biggest diamond in the world I’ll gladly exchange it for a kernel of corn, a nut, or a fat beetle.”—Æsop.

Review List

The following are among the 1000 most common words. You have studied every one of them. Every boy and girl at the end of the fifth grade should be able to spell them correctly.

eight
afraid
uncle
rather
aboard
jail
shed
retire
district
restrain
royal
objection
pleasure
navy

proper
judge
weather
worth
contain
figure
sudden
forty
instead
throw
personal
everything
rate
chief

slide
farther
duty
company
quite
none
knew
remain
direct
appear
liberty
enough
fact
board

attend
between
public
friend
through
until
madam
truly
whole
address
request
raise
August
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