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Fifth Grade Spelling Lessons

Sounds of igh, oa, shr, and thr.

Spelling Lesson 1

nigh thigh fight light flight fright
tight load oats boat oak
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Spelling Lesson 2

foal goat soap coax hoax oath
coach float poach hoarse shrank
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Spelling Lesson 3

shrewd shrift shrike shrunk thrill three
thrash threat throng throve thrust throat
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Long and short sounds of A, and short sound of E.

Spelling Lesson 4

gain nail trail aim maim train
strain chain paint quaint
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Spelling Lesson 5

abash canal relax attack attract dispatch
distract expand defect elect erect
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Spelling Lesson 6

event pretend reflect refresh relent reject
request rebel regress repress subject neglect
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Short sounds of vowels under the accent.

Spelling Lesson 7

accident animal annual flattery family benefit
destiny remedy regular relevant difficult history
injury similar
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SOUNDS OF THE VOWELS, DIPTHONGS, AND CONSONANTS.

In this lesson, and in the pages immediately following, will be found forty-three exercises on the various sounds of the English language. Some of these have been given already, but are repeated here for the more thorough instruction of the pupil. Let the teacher carefully discriminate between the different sounds of the vowels, and fully drill the scholars in their correct enunciation.

1. Regular long sound of A, marked a.

Spelling Lesson 8

make safe gaze saint chamber pastry
mangy brave crave grave shave adjacent
awaken
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2. Regular short sound of A, marked a.

Spelling Lesson 9

span trap sham adder anvil banish
brandy crack gland slack plaid candidate
calico gratitude magistrate
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3. Sound of A before r in such words as air, care, marked a

Spelling Lesson 10

dare rare flare glare affair despair
beware compare chair prayer scare square
transparent carefulness
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4. Sounds of the Italian A, as in arm, marked a.

Spelling Lesson 11

farm harm barn yarn arbor armor
barber cargo guard harsh argument artichoke
cardinal carpenter
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5. Sound of A in certain words before ff, ft, ss, st, sk, sp, and in a few before nce and nt, marked a, as in staff.

Spelling Lesson 12

mass class vast task chance passport
master grafted gasp chant prance advantage
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6. Sound of broad A. as in all, marked a.

Spelling Lesson 13

tall wart awe default defraud assault
drawl pawn sprawl warmth audience plausible
talkative
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7. Short sound of broad A, as in what, marked a.

Spelling Lesson 14

wand squat watch wanton wander squander
wallow squash squad swamp whatever
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8. Regular long sound of E, as in eve, marked e.

Spelling Lesson 15

feel keel glee deem female query
neither wean these priest cheer deity
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9. Regular short sound of E, as in end, marked e.

Spelling Lesson 16

ebb fret them penny second tender
sledge spread knelt enemy recognize memory
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10. Sound of E as in there, marked e. This corresponds with the sound of a.

11. Sound of E like a, as in prey, marked e.

Spelling Lesson 17

where heiress
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12. Sound of E before r, verging toward the sound of u in urge, and marked e.

Spelling Lesson 18

term pearl err learn ermine early
perfect mercer terse merge yearn swerve
personal merchandise
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13. Regular long sound of I as in ice, marked i.

Spelling Lesson 19

crime shrine thrive diet quiet spice
strive slime bribery liable icicle
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14. Regular short sound of I, as in ill, marked i.

Spelling Lesson 20

sting bliss inch strip pivot splinter
tinder wicked spring twitch thick
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15. Sound of I like that of long e, as in pique, marked i.

Spelling Lesson 21

petite antique fatigue intrigue police magazine
submarine quarantine
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16. Sound of I before r, verging toward u in urge, marked i.

Spelling Lesson 22

stir first firm skirt birthright thirst
firth thirtieth
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17. Regular long sound of O, as in old, marked o.

Spelling Lesson 23

host smoke sport slope poet locate
solo chrome blown scold glorify poetry
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18. Regular short sound of O, as in not, marked o.

Spelling Lesson 24

bond frost lodge prong monster potter
mosque frond longitude nominate obligate
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19. Sound of O like short u, as in dove, marked o.

Spelling Lesson 25

month glove shove front bloodshed lovely
nothing covet sponge tongue flood blood
brotherhood
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20. Sound of O like oo long, as in do, marked o.

Spelling Lesson 26

whom move tour shoe tourist routine
throughout group prove youth whoever movingly
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21. Sound of O like oo short, as in wolf, marked o.

Spelling Lesson 27

wolf would could should woman born
horn torture forked former forward corpse
thorn scorn scorch
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22. Sound of O like a (broad a), as if form, marked o.

23. Another mark has been added in this book to indicate a sound of O where it precedes r, as in work, marked o.

Spelling Lesson 28

work word worm worthy worship effort
worldly worse world whorl
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24. Regular long sound of double O, as in moon, marked oo.

Spelling Lesson 29

tool noon spool groove moonshine blooming
gloomy groom school soothe smooth roominess
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25. Regular short sound of double O, as in wool, marked oo.

Spelling Lesson 30

wool look hood lookout woodland brook
crook shook stood
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Spelling Lists Based on McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book, by W. H. McGuffey.




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