THE ALDINE SPELLER

PART II

THIRD YEAR

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world hap py should cure
full I am would sure
num ber I’m could pure

When you spell world make the o very clear.

Be sure you do not put an h in sure.

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HAPPY THOUGHT

The world is so full of a number of things,
I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings.

—Robert Louis Stevenson.

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shoes bat tle ev er leave
horse cat tle nev er weave
rid er rat tle clev er cleave
dai ly tat tle sev er heave
its coun try post shall

Shoes is a word to look at thoughtfully.

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For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the country was lost.

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reach teach peach trust
preach beach each enter

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drank life this fox
thank wife hiss ox
bank knife kiss ox en
rank strife bliss roof
plank stone miss proof
sank fol low wire case

Which is the hardest word in Lesson 11? Why?

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be come read oar pitch er
dropped wa ter roar thirst y

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THE CROW AND THE PITCHER

Did you ever read about the thirsty crow?
One day he found a pitcher with some water in it.
He could not reach the water.
He dropped stones into the pitcher.
The water rose to the top.
Then the crow drank his fill.

—Æsop.

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feel great felt next
heel a fraid melt size
peel li on belt morn ing
kneel off knelt safe
wheel chase spelt heard

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THE FOX AND THE LION

Once a fox heard a lion roar.
He was afraid and ran off.
But the lion did not chase him.

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Next morning the fox again met the lion.
He looked at its great size and was not afraid.
The lion roared, but the fox did not run.
This time he felt safe.

—Æsop.

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bowl scrape first dash
floor clean sec ond lash
side lean third flash
be side bean fourth rash
a round mean fifth sash
bot tom like moth er cash

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scratch catch match
patch latch hatch

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Jack likes to scrape the cake bowl.
Mother sets it on the floor.
Jack sits down beside it.
First he scratches around the side.
Then he scrapes the bottom clean.

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float In di an boy pond
boat flow er joy fond
coat heart toy bond
goat lil y coy blond
oats gold en Troy which

Why do Indian and Troy begin with capitals?

Don’t forget the e in heart.

Be very careful in spelling which.

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THE FIRST WATERLILY

One night an Indian boy saw a star fall.
Next morning he found a new flower.
It had a golden star in its heart.
It floated on a still pond.
This was our first waterlily.

—Indian Myth.

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own trace cut goose
known place but geese
shown race hut strange
grown grace nut sor ry
thrown face rut ev er y
blown lace shut ev er y bod y
sown space oth er ev er y thing
laid thought in side an oth er

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THE GOLDEN EGGS

A man once owned a strange goose.
Every day she laid a golden egg.
The man thought she must be full of gold.
He killed the goose and cut her open.
But not a trace of gold could he find.
She was just like other geese.
Then how sorry the man felt!

—Æsop.

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pic ture bough ap ple au tumn
bar rel branch bas ket leaf
lad der limb han dle sour
climb slip pers bus y sug ar
gath er toe curls ripe

What letters are not sounded in climb, limb, autumn?

Be sure you say basket correctly.

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GATHERING APPLES

It is autumn.
The apples are ripe.
The children are busy gathering them.
These are not sour apples.
They are as sweet as sugar.
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roll root mo ment week
toll boot min ute peek
stroll hoot hour seek
knoll soot month cheek
south dai ly north meek

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to day to night to mor row yes ter day
af ter noon eve ning

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steal al most bet ter age
meal beau ty let ter rage
deal than beg cage
heal work leg page
seal ei ther keg stage
thus nei ther peg wage

There is only one l in almost.

Look at ei in either and neither.

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Almost never wins.

—German.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

—John Keats.

Better beg than steal,
But better work than either.

—Russian.

He buys very dear who begs.

—Portuguese.

The following review words are often misspelled. Each has a little “catch” in it. Are you going to be caught by these little words? Use the king’s third rule. See what is hard in each word, then you can soon learn how to spell them all.

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there over there any been
their their books many some
don’t do not which once
can’t can not could does
won’t will not would sure
hear I hear should where
here Come here hour just

People who misspell which and where do not say the h in these words. Do you?

People who misspell just do not see the letters of the little word us in the middle. They do not say the word right. Do you?

Which words have silent letters?

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but ter pret ty sun ny
but ter cups com ing oh

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Buttercups and daisies,
Oh the pretty flowers!
Coming in the springtime,
Tell of sunny hours.

—Mary Howitt.

When ing is added to come to make coming, the e is dropped.

Look at e in pretty.

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aid pea faint wear
maid sea paint bear
paid lea saint tear
laid tea dain ty pear
sto ry fix out side these

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harm fel low ink bunch
arm yel low think lunch
charm feath er sink does not
farm weath er pink doesn’t
farm er leath er wink help
your move drink point

Be sure to pronounce the you in your.

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When about to put your words in ink,
It will do no harm to stop and think.

A grain does not fill a sack but it helps its fellows.

—Spanish.

A feather will point the wind.

—Danish.

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cart tart dart art
part start chart smart

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po ta toes God noth ing talk
lamb food an y thing walk
mouth mon ey some thing chalk
wolf gives some time bun ny
heav y giv en some bod y fun ny
ov er soft a like gave

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Doing nothing is doing ill.

—Scottish.

Lambs don’t run into the mouth of the sleeping wolf.

—Danish.

God gives every bird its food, but does not throw it into the nest.

—J. G. Holland.

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la zy sheep wool harm

Potatoes don’t grow by the side of the pot.

—Dutch.

A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.

—Scottish.

Want of care does more harm than want of money.

—Benjamin Franklin.

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through a mong Bil ly that is
mead ow pa per know that’s

Look carefully at ough in through, ea in meadow, and o in among.

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This I know, I love to play,
Through the meadow, among the hay,
Up the water and over the lea,
That’s the way for Billy and me.

—James Hogg.

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care ful riv er worth house
care less up set what ev er mouse

Look carefully at the o in worth.

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Be careful in all things.

A little stone may upset a large cart.

—Italian.

A mouse can drink no more than its fill from a river.

—Chinese.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

—Chesterfield.

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he ro fruit climb hon ey
eas y have or mon ey

Look carefully at the i in fruit, the o in honey and money, and the b in climb.

Easy is a word often misspelled.

Remember the King’s third rule.

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Who does the best he can is a hero.

—Josh Billings.

He who would have the fruit must climb the tree.

—Spanish.

No bees, no honey;
No work, no money.

It is as easy to grin as to growl.

—French.

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task laugh care hare
cask laugh ing dare fare
flask doc tor bare pare
mask world scare stare
ask smile rare snare
asked mile spare glare
ask ing while share square

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Laugh at your ills,
And save doctor’s bills.

—Spanish.

Smile on the world and it will smile on you.

—Italian.

A light heart, a light task.

—French.

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work friend none hap py
true hap pi ness

Look carefully at the o in work and in none, the i in friend and in happiness.

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Be true to your word, your work, and your friend.

—John Boyle O’Reilly.

Love all, do wrong to none.

—Shakespeare.

All who joy would win
Must share it—Happiness was born a twin.

—Byron.

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al ways east spo ken blue
be have least bro ken due
whole feast a ble cue
man ner ly beast ta ble glue
du ty yeast fa ble hue

There is only one l in always.

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A child should always say what’s true,
And speak when he is spoken to,
And behave mannerly at table;
At least as far as he is able.

—Stevenson.

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much hard haste hole
re main card has ten whole
of ten yard taste stole
tar dy guard paste pole
ar rive lard waste sole
learn hurt it self print

The letter t is not sounded in often, but don’t leave it out when you spell the word.

Look at u in guard.

Remember the w in whole.

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Haste not, rest not.

—Goethe.

Too swift arrives as tardy as too late.

—Shakespeare.

Who hastens too much often remains behind.

—German.

Learn to creep before you run.

—Scottish.

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e lev en six teen thir ty cream
twelve sev en teen for ty team
thir teen eight een fif ty beam
four teen nine teen six ty dream
fit teen twen ty hun dred steam
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Sun day Sun. Wednes day Wed.
Mon day Mon. Thurs day Thurs.
Tues day Tues. Sat ur day Sat.
Fri day Fri. Jan u a ry Jan.

Look at the d and the second e in Wednesday and the u in Saturday.

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speak leak cane pane
weak peak lane vane
beak freak mane crane

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child lov ing end tend
mild giv ing send spend
wild liv ing lend bend
woe hap pi est mend

When ing is added to love, give, and life, e is dropped. What letter is changed in life?

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BIRTHDAYS

Monday’s child is fair of face,
Tuesday’s child is full of grace,
Wednesday’s child is full of woe,
Thursday’s child has far to go,
Friday’s child is loving and giving,
Saturday’s child must work for a living;
But the happiest child of all, they say,
Is the child who is born on the week’s first day.

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dish pie
fin ger please
thumb such
stock ing piece
bus y sleeve

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Such a busy girl!
She is peeling apples for a pie.
Please give me a piece of pie.
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dress wrist skirt neck
guess mist shirt deck
bless twist dirt peck
less fist flirt check
press young suf fer speck

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Jan u a ry Jan. Sep tem ber Sept.
Feb ru a ry Feb. Oc to ber Oct.
A pril Apr. No vem ber Nov.
Au gust Aug. De cem ber Dec.

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dance do not world is
mu sic don’t world’s
sulk

 

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THE WORLD’S MUSIC

The world’s a very happy place,
Where every child should dance and sing,
And always have a smiling face,
And never sulk at anything.

—Gabriel Setoun.

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store re turn dog change
wore count log says
more car ried frog mis take
shore for get hog dol lars
or der sign form pen ny

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