4 8 { rye, a grain here, in this place wry, crooked Copy the sentences, putting the right word in the right place. (2) is nothing new under the sun.-Bible. (8) grows in cold countries. When shall we three (5) again ?-Shakespeare. A (7) of glass. (4) rests his head upon the lap of earth.-Gray. Can you (1) a (1) with a (1) of scissors ? The (3) is a white marble building. The (6) of Mont Blanc is full of danger. Be silent that you may (4).-Shakespeare. Sweet is pleasure after (7).-Dryden. Birds in (2) little nests agree.-Watts. Washington is the (3) of the United States. Is not the life more than (5)?—Bible. He gave his (6) to the proposal. There is a bird called the (8) neck. With what measure ye (5), it shall be measured to you again. --Bible. 168-Diphthongs: ow, ou cowl prowl clown crowd rouse de vour' bow er shout dow er crouch found ry scoun drel crown cow ard mound com pound drown drow sy flounce pro nounce 169-The Beaver Dictation. The beaver was once abundant in North America, but has gradually disappeared before the settlements of the white man. It swims with its tail and hind feet. The hind-feet are webbed. The tail is large and flat, and is used as a scull. It builds a home by the edge of the water. Each house has two stories. Two or three families pro noun prep o si tion per son al col lec tive ad jec tive in ter jec tion a nal y sis com pound 171-The Beaver Dictation.—The food is stored in the lower story under water. They eat the bark of trees and roots of plants. The beavers live in the upper story, where it is dry. The entrance is under water. If the stream is shallow, a dam is built across it. The dam is made of small trees, roots, moss, and mud. The beaver works at night. 172-I short ǎg'ile rig'id Im'age jus tice doç'ile fes tive den tist fidg'et res pite côr'nice hos tile rep'tile serv ice des tine mis sile crev ice prom ise doc trine Copy the words. Mark the short sounds of the vowels. Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. -Horace Mann. 174 Lo, here hath been dawning another blue day; Out of Eternity this new day is born; Behold it aforetime no eye ever did; Copy, learn, and recite. 175-Diphthongs: oi and oy -Carlyle. loi'ter toi let coil an noy' in'voice broil poi son spoil de coy boy'ish re joice' pur loin coin age hoist ap point' choice em ploy' oint'ment em broid er 176-Geography Dictation.—England rules one-sixth of all the people and owns one-sixth of all the land in the world. Her colonies are in every continent. "The sun never sets on the British Empire." The Gulf Stream and the warm, moist, west winds from it make the climate mild. England is like a gardengreen hedges, green fields, and grand old trees. In the manufacture of cotton goods, woolens, linens, and hardware, England ranks first in the world. Mer'şey Glas gow ship yards Hyde Park Dub lin Brit ish Mu şē'um Bel fast ca the dral Par lia ment Houses Liv er pool Holy rood West min ster Ab bey ware hous es Ed in burgh çir'cus cen tral cem ent ci pher To the Teacher.-Let any pupil select a word, and tell what he knows about it. çen'ser cen sus 178-ç soft, çent aç'id cyl in der çeil'ing cym bal cel e brate cent'ů ry ce les tial cen taur cen sure cem'e těr y cen ten'ni al Copy words. Mark the soft sound of c. Write sentences, using certain, celebrate, ceiling, circus, central. Pronunciation.—1 těmz; 2ěd′ịn băr rð 179-Direct Quotation Rule.-A direct quotation Charles. 66 begins with a capital letter. is separated by a comma from the rest of the sentence. is inclosed by quotation marks.1 Dictation.- -"When shall we have recess?" asked "At half-past eleven," replied his teacher. Thomas Jefferson said, "Never put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day." Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death"? Gertrude said, "I have learned to spell receiving and believing, till and until, seize and siege.” cry ing tell tells told tell ing re ply re plies re plied re ply ing an swer an swers an swered an swer ing 181-Direct Quotation Dictation.-"Uncle Henry, please tell me a story," said Clara. Her uncle answered, "What shall I tell you?" "Oh," said Clara, "tell me about Jack and the bean-stalk." And the brown thrush keeps singing, "A nest do you see, And five eggs hid by me in the juniper tree." Copy three sentences from your Reader containing direct quotations. 1A way to teach the use of quotation marks: Teacher: Anne, say something to me. Anne: It is a pleasant day. Teacher: Bertha, make a sentence telling what Anne has said. Bertha: Anne said, "It is a pleasant day." Teacher: Class, write Bertha's sentence. |
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