

WORD STUDY 



III 



spelling lessons; sentences in which the words for spelling 

 are used (I.) ; illustrative use of certain affixes (II.) ; add- 

 ing ing (HI.) ; lists formed upon some given root syllable 



(IV.). 



I. 



Polliwogs eat insects. 



They become frogs. 



Buttercups are now in bloom. 



The teacher has given me a pencil. 



Our lessons keep us busy. 



I have been reading a fairy story. 



Have you much work? 



II. 



Ish means like. 

 child ish 

 self ish 

 fool ish 

 salt ish 

 girl ish 

 baby ish 

 boy ish 

 clown ish 



Less means without. Un means not. 



mother less 

 sleep less 

 home less 

 father less 

 care less 

 friend less 

 pain less 

 hope less 



un like 

 un done 

 un told 

 un able 

 un buttoned 

 un written 



means one who. Er means more. 



teach er 

 play er 

 danc er 

 dig ger 

 sweep er 

 catch er 



hard er 

 sweet er 

 near er 

 firm er 

 clos er 

 high er 



THIRD YEAR GRADE 



Material for word study, either as phonics or spelling, 

 constantly surrounds the teacher; in fact, it is so abundant 

 that the whole subject is frequently neglected because the 



