The Alberta Public School Speller. Anonymous
dipper
friend
appear
become
narrow
A barrel of flour. Scour the dipper. Half an hour. Thou shalt not steal. Clouds in the south shroud the sun. Proud of his friends. The yeast was sour. The toad is dark brown, with a fatter body and shorter legs than the frog. Little warts cover its body. It eats insects, spiders and worms. From its eggs come little black tadpoles. Soon the hind legs appear, then the front ones. The long, narrow tail slowly becomes shorter. So, after some weeks, the tadpoles have turned into toads.
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pout
spout
sprout
couch
crouch
slouch
quart
quite
quilt
timid
fellow
supper
can't
seeing
careful
With—out put ab, g, r, sh, sc, sn, st, tr. To qu—add ack, ail, een, eer, ill, iet. With—ouse put h, d, l, m, s, gr.
Fetch the quilt to the couch. Timid quails crouch down and keep quiet. Walk quickly, do not slouch. Plants sprout in the spring. Not quite a quart of cream. "Be careful," said a mother trout to her son, "some school boys shout; they come here to fish." "They can't catch me," cried the foolish fellow, "I know their tricks." He swam off in search of supper. Seeing a plump worm twisting about, he snatched it. There was a loud splash, but one trout swam in the brook never again.
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bound
found
ground
ounce
bounce
flounce
squaw
animal
settlers
ripened
Indians
wigwam
easily
season
between
Write h, m, p, r, s, w with—ound.
Sixteen ounces make a pound. A tiger pounced upon the hound. She wears flounces. Bounce your ball. He wound the clock. The French were the first white settlers in Canada. They found here many Indians. These lived by fishing and the chase. They dressed in the skins of animals which they had killed. Their wigwams were easily moved, and often this was done each season. The squaws tilled the crops. They ground the ripened corn between two stones.
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light
fight
fright
ought
fought
brought
native
safety
bravely
kettle
candle
tallow
strange
instead
blazing
With—ight put m, n, kn, r, s, t, br, fl, sl.
The Indians were friendly at first, but later they thought it right to fight the French. But these settlers fought bravely. The guns they had brought frightened the natives, who sought safety in flight. The settlers built rude log houses, now a strange sight. Often oiled paper was used for glass. Tallow candles gave light at night. Instead of an iron stove a huge fireplace might be found. Over the bright blazing fire hung iron kettles for cooking.
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edge
wedge
sledge
judge
budge
grudge
dodge
badge
bridge
cradle
simple
lessons
rattle
paddle
silently
Write h, l, pl, dr with—edge. Put f, n, sm, dr, tr with—udge.
Trudge to the edge of the bridge. Nudge John. He grudges a badge for the judge. We could not budge the wedge. He dodged the sledge. The Indian baby was strapped into a wooden cradle. The children played many games, and had simple toys, dolls and rattles. They had many lessons not found in books. They knew where to find the birds and animals. They could tell their colors and habits. When twelve the boy could build a boat, and paddle swiftly and silently.
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dodge
fright
cradle
crouch
simple
easily
bounce
judges
native
blazing
quilt
ounce
safety
paddle
friend
kettle
animal
season
grudge
insect
candle
tallow
sought
Indian
between
The Indian crouched down and sought to dodge the animal. My friend paddled in safety to the blazing dredge. He grudges even an ounce of sugar. The judge bought a pound of tallow candles. Simple folk are easily frightened. I tumbled the quilts in the cradle. Are there many native insects? Bounce baby on your knee. A quiet season. Between you and me.
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head
bread
spread
health
wealth
stealth
sweat
threat
breath
solid
travel
mostly
letter
post-office
newspaper
With—ead put d, l, r, dr, st, tr, thr, r—y, st—y.
Health is better than wealth. Horses sweat. He read tales by stealth. A steady breath. As heavy as lead. Ready to spread the news. Thread the needle. Does he dread such threats? For many years there were no horses in Canada. Travel was mostly by boat in summer. The solid log houses were built along the rivers. There were no post-offices; letters were sent by friends. Newspapers were not known, books were few. A few schools were kept for white or Indian children.
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aught