w. MODERN WORD BOOK' * OR PRIMARY GRADES

HUNT

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COLO^0CO

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IERICAN BOOK COMPANY

GIFT OFPUBLISHER

MODERN WORD BOOKFOR PRIMARY GRADES

AN ELEMENTARY COURSEIN PHONICS AND SPELLING

BY

J. N. HUNT

PRINT AND SCRIPTILLUSTRATED

AMERICAN BOOK COMPANYNEW YORK CINCINNATI CHICAGO

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COPYRIGHT, 1914, BT

J. N. HUNT.

MODERN WORD BOOK.

E. P. 22

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fdi iraTION DEPT.

PREFACE

Practically all modern Courses of Study for the primarygrades outline drill on phonics or the elementary sounds of

the English language. These drills are helpful to all classes

of pupils, but are especially significant for children whose

vernacular is not English, In all these cases it is highly

important that the children shall have the benefit of drill

on the phonic elements as early as possible in school life,and thus secure facility in their use.

Other aims of phonic drill are, (a) the correction of defects

in the organs of speech while pupils are still young, (6) the

development of the power of correct pronunciation. Thebasis for these drills is found in the exercises of The Mod-ern Word Book, which includes a vocabulary of nearly onethousand common words.At the beginning of this little book the pupil is taught

the use of each letter of the alphabet, and throughout the

words are grouped in such a manner as to show

Gro i their similarities of form and sound, thereby assist-

ing the pupil in relating each letter, or phonogram,to its proper sound. Through the medium of these exer-

cises, the pupils are rendered self-helpful and independentin learning new words. This result is of great pedagogicvalue, since it lies at the foundation of the pupil's success in

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In general, the vocabulary of this book is presented in

both print and script. It is believed that the presentationof both forms on the same page will assist the

w \ pupil in acquiring automatic facility in their use.A glance at many Primers, Primary Readers,

and Spellers will satisfy you that no provision whatever is

made in them for familiarizing pupils with the phonic ele-ments and the use of script. Indeed, in many courses of

reading, the responsibility for work along these lines is im-

posed on the teacher without even a helpful suggestionfrom the textbook. This Word Book supplies a definite

body of phonic and word drill for use in the primary grades,so arranged that even inexperienced teachers can develop it

with success.

On the pages of this book, pictures play quite as impor-tant a part as they do in any Primer or Primary Reader.

_. The pictures interest the children and relate di-Pictures

rectly to the vocabulary. From an artistic pointthey compare favorably with the best specimens of the

illustrator's art. Each picture is a center of helpful sug-gestion, since it assists the pupil in apprehending the signifi-cance of the group of words with which it is associated.

The phonic elements and the phonograms are introduced

gradually, and each is made the subject of special drill. InSection One, the script is confined to single letters

and words. In Section Two, words and phrasesare presented in script. In Section Three, sentences in scriptare presented for reading and copying. By means of these

carefully graded exercises, the pupil should acquire facilityin using the vocabulary of this Word Book both in its

spoken and written forms.

TO THE TEACHER

In this Word Book it is assumed that the teacher will

begin the work of phonic drill by appealing to the pupil's

eye and car. The pupil must realize that there

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is a relation between the letters which compose a

word as it appears in his book, or on the black-

board, and the sounds which he hears when the word is

spoken.

Many elaborate devices have been employed to suggestthis relation, but the value of most of them is negligible.The natural and direct method is for the teacher to writea word on the blackboard, pronounce it slowly, dwellingsomewhat on each phonic element, and thus encouragingthe pupil to relate each letter to its sound. For example:"me," "man," or "mat" may be used for this purpose.Most pupils will be able, after a little time, to discriminatethe sounds of m-e, m-a-n, m-a-t, and from these they will

advance readily to other sounds. Teachers should exercise

care in these initial steps in phonics, and "make haste

slowly."

Many teachers prefer to treat certain combinations oftwo or more letters, that occur somewhat frequently, as

phonic units, rather than to analyze them into~

their separate phonic elements. For example :—"and," which is composed of three elementary

sounds, is considered as one phonogram, and may be treatedas a unit in the phonic drill on such words as the following:"b-and," "h-and," "1-and," "s-and," "br-and," "gr-and,""st-and," etc.

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In this book phonograms are recognized in many exer-cises, while in many others the words are analyzed intotheir "phonic elements and their written symbols clearly set

out by the use of diacritics, when necessary. So long asthe vowels and some of the consonants of our language varyin their phonic value, so long will it be necessary to use

some system of markings to discriminate them. The ma-

cron, breve, and a few of the more common diacritics, areused occasionally in this book, simply for the purpose of

suggesting to the teacher the conventional means of indi-

cating pronunciation.

The first thirty-four exercises of this book are designedto familiarize the pupils with the use of the alphabet and

the common digraphs such as ch, sh, wh, etc. In

Soellithe presentation of these exercises, the study reci-

tation should be employed; that is to say, the

teacher and pupils should work together during the time

assigned to the recitation. Each letter and each word

should be visualized by the pupil, reproduced on the black-

board by the teacher, and the pupils taught to pronounceit at sight.

On reaching exercise thirty-six of Section One, the formaldrill in oral spelling should begin. When the exercise isassigned by the teacher, the difficulties should be pointedout, and then at the next recitation the teacher may dictatethe words and require the pupils to spell them orally. Thework of Section One may be done successfully by pupilsin the last half of the first grade.

Throughout Sections Two and Three, oral spelling shouldbe stressed and the pupil held responsible for the masteryof all words.

Throughout Sections One and Two of this Word Book,the script work is limited to words and phrases which the

pupil should copy on the blackboard or on his

ScrM tablet.In these Sections, nearly six hundred

words in script are presented, the reading and

copying of which will give the pupil facility in the use of

the script forms.

In Section Three, the work in script is limited to related

sentences which provide drill on more than five hundred

words. The copying of these sentences will introduce the

pupil to the use of capitals and punctuation marks, and

thus prepare him for the language work of the more ad-

vanced grades.

Then, too, in Section Three, pupils should be able to

transfer the words in the columns from the print to the

script forms,— that is to say, they should copy words in

script. Teachers who encourage this line of work will lay a

firm foundation for the ready use of words in both reading

and wTriting.Teachers should utilize the Index which appears on page

S, and from time to time review the phonic symbols. The

Phonic Charts which appear on pages 18, 19, and

Ind™ 20 may we^ ^e copied on the blackboard andmade the basis of frequent drills. A few minutes

each day devoted to systematic drill on the phonic elements

will result in better tones and improved pronunciation on

the part of many pupils.

INDEX OF PHONIC ELEMENTSPHONOGRAMS

AND

MODERN WORD BOOK

a Aan

and

at

ate

b Bbat

ball

boy

boys

SECTION ONE

1.

An apple.2.

Boys play ball.

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v-zz/

3.

c C

cat

can

call

d DDan

dog

dig

dish

e E

eat

egg

see

I call my cat Kitty.4.

My dog barks.

See the egg.10

dxdJv

A^A

6,

f F

fan

fun

fly

tiag

gGgo

goat

good

h Hhat

has

his

hand

t*

ftr

Big Billy Goat.

He has a hat in his hand.11

i I

it

is

Ida

l J

ul

Ida and a ball.

10.

pu/yyisfa.

Tn-aJLe.

1 L

log

look

like

m Mme

man

moon

-ex

~lo~irJz

n Nno

not

now

Look! A frog on a log.13.

I see the moon.

Can the moon see me ?

14.

No bird on the nest.13

o

on

old

oak

pPpat

pet

pug

q Q .

quick

quack

queer

An old black crow.

A pretty pug,

Queer little ducks,

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r Rrun

ran

ride

race

s S

sit

sits

sand

t T

tall

tree

top

Rose and Rob run a race.

Sitting in the sand.

In a tree top tall.

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u U

up

IIS

use

under

v Yvine

vase

very

22,

A very fine vase.

MM,

1 IM^ZslA

UAtt

We walk in the rain.16

24.

x Xox

fox

box

yes

you

yard

yet

z Z

zebra

lazy

A fox on a box.25.

y

We play in the yard.26.

T

A lazy old zebra.17

27. Sound of ch.

show

fish

dish

wish

Name

a in ate

a in at

b in bat

c in cat

d in dish

cJuxn,

28. Sound of sh.

cJuJxzU^em,

dJixrur'

29. Phonic Chart.

Sound

a

V

a

b

e

d

Name

e in me

e in egg

f in fan

g in go

h in hat

Sound

e

w

e

f

g

h

18

sing

wing

ring

30. Sound of n£.

%5

Sing, pretty bird!

31. Sound of wh.

when

whip

wheel

white

Name

32. Phonic Chart.

Sound Name

i in Ida

this

these

here -Axsu,

33. Sound of th,

that

those

there tn^u.

34. Word Building. With ay,

hay

day

say

way

Name

qu in quick

r in ran

s in sat

t in top

u in up

35. Phonic Chart.

Sound

kw

r

s

t

u

Name

v m vasew in wex in fox

7 in yes

z in lazy

UZ-tf/U-

Sound

v

wks

J

z

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30. Word BuiLPIKG. With at.

bat 4-zz£ mat oru^tt

cat CsCbt pat frscot

fat ^z^ rat >£^£hat -flu?b£> sat A*z£

37. With an, and.

can £*£^ band -v-rz^z^C

fan -pa^z,hand -nxzsyz^i

pan ^uz^ri land -uxmsd,

man T^ux/n^ sand ^UzyyuyL

39. Word Building. With ed.

Ned

top

bug

jug

snug

4o. Word Building. With ug t

*Jfe

Jsnsouxz-

Snug as a bug in a rug.

48. Word Building. With ate.

late

plate

slate

51. Word Building. With ee.

see

bee

tree

three

A bee says buzz,

52. With eat.

neat

54. Word Building. With ite.

kite

bite

white

c~*n

I can write.

55. With ide.

ride

hide

side

slide

nice

rice

mice

twice

slice

56. With ice and ight.

^ruyc^ light

ybooe, night

io>z4al& right

tslMTALZ

AAAsC£s

bright

might

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57. Word Building. With old.

cold

hold

fold

gold

boat

coat

float

I can float in my boat.

59. With ore axd 6w,

sore

60. Word Buit,»^kg. With all.

tall

wall

fall

small

sell

well

spell

smell

till

hill

mill

will

tcz£v

Big Kitty on a wall.

61. With ell.

J/m^AAs

KV> % With ill and ick.

iMAsC

OTUAAs<

kick -^cA>

pick fux>k^

stick Al£ocJz

brick -$±4A>k>

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63. Word Building. With ack.

back

black

track

rock

lock

block

clock

one

two

A stack of hay.64. With ock.

1zw

PuZsCsA

Ji^^A

65. Sight Words.

are a/u. new syiMfr-

was Uf-aJ shoe ^dJuw,

were umaa girl o

(>. Wobd Building. With or.

for

form

horn

corn

far

car

cart

start

A big ear of corn.

67. With ar.

rannobn

68. Sight Words.

they

want

with u^istA,

them tA^m^

where u^^usus

your

hair

long

short

shall

31

dear

hear

near

09, Word Building. With ear.

,=*&T

TU^lA,

No fear, you shall hear.

70. With eep.

peep

keep

deep

sleep

sweep ^UM-tesfi,

71. Sight Words.

who u/^ur

what uduxX*

saw ^Uum~-

draw dsuzM^

do dtr

does dv-eJ

done dxrrLe,

come CMYKL&32

72. Word Building. Wtth y.

dry ^^M̂ dA^A fly lias two wings.

73. With ow.

COW ^"'T"1"^!^ £^^^how *,\" £&? ^tiKr -Axruf'

now Jf\M?rv Iff 'ko-u^

down fr^^W^s^*^**^" OATU/TV

Our cow gives good milk,

74. Sight Words.

four ^W^ catch az^cAdoor do-crt- caught c-

75. Number Rimes.

One, two, three, four, five,

I caught a hare alive ;

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,

I let him go again.

One, two, button my shoe;

Three, four, shut the door;

Five, six, pick up sticks;

Seven, eight, l^j them straight;

Nine, ten, a good fat hen.

(y~VL&, t>U/1K tAyu££, TAru/L,

ow/ru,,* tern,

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MODERN WORD BOOK

look

took

book

brook

nook

SECTION TWO1. Word Building. With dbk.

A quiet nook with ray book.

2. Sound of oo.

good av-o~zL

hood -Asro-zL

wood u/~o~a-&L

woods usvttrfJ

foot

soot

wool

stood

Mrtrt

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3. Word Building. With oop.

hoop

coop

loop

stoop dst>a-a^z.

4. Sound of oo.

noon

soon

room

school

Soon in school. Out at noon,

5. Word Review.* Sound of a.

ate

gate

late

take

rake

make

made

shade

trade

hay

day

play

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G. SOUHD OF OO.

too &f3hA ^^cool

stool

spool«> tfPKIIPte Z. ^^

7. SoUXD OF CM).

blue r*^^E^*^ ^^shoe ASS ^h*-* jJi4}-e/

8. Word Review. Souxd of a.

say

9. Sound of ou.

our *^^ ~*^ cruAshouse found -A^iaA^ -£

lamp

ket'tle

^

\M. Wokd Buildino. With oi.

oil o-tX

toil tkn

soil AscnZ

spoil A^ATiZboil S-o-tZ

joy

join

joint

point

noise

13. Sound of oy like oi.

noisy ^nxruLes nwrulA^

14. Word Review. Sound of L

nice

rice

mice

mind

child

slide

bite

night

bright

white

write

twice

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15. Word Builbixg. With ark,

lark ^V -IoaAdark

Park Mmark **£! ^0^#§^-

Hark, hark ! Hear the lark !

16. Sound of iir.

-pa/urn, -pz/i^ru/L-

17. Word Review Sound of 6.

oak load four sore

boat toad doors shore

float goat floor store

floats coat floors more40

fast

last

class

grass

18. Sound of a in ask,

)uuyrb -£aA£ /

CsUCLdd

19. Sound of Tr.

bird

bird'ie

first

girl

jZtttl^ -&iAazU£, o^l tA& Pux,.

20, Word Kevtew. Sound of 6.

cold

21. Words with ing,

swing

thing

string

spring

in the spring

AsU/7/yisa~

J \AstAyOVU^

up in a swing

22. Word Building with ing.

go

blow

snow

show

going

blow ing

snow ingshow ing

23. Word Review. Sound of a.

band

hand

land

sand

has

have

hats

shall

catch

latch

that

apple

black

track

stack

crack

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27. Word Building. With air.

hair

30. Sound of v like i,

pony * ^jA /ixrnyu

sto'ry m^^^^f^^' ^Uk^yu

only

kit'ty-

in the saddle on a pony

31. Word Building. "With ly.

sadly MzsdJn^ slowly A^tn^u

badly 4-a^Un^ surely

manly n^n^c^n^u neatly

gladly aMyt^ly, sweetly ^A^t^t&u^

32. Word Keview. Sound of X.

fish

33. Sound of 6 in soft,

^CryisCL

34. Word Building. With er.

fast'er-^tAsteA- talk'er

ttiXJkeAs

slow'er Jy^o-viMA^ walk'er u^t£AeA^

sooner MHrruA, work'er u^Jke/L-

near'er na^tA^A- sing'er ^isruzxAs

35. Word Review. Sound of 5,

lock

39, Sound of

4£. Word Building. With ace.

lace S^f? -l

45. Sound of s like z,

bud§ SisodJ

ros'es yu>djJ

leaves -^coomJ

thorns tA^rf/rul

46. Sound of § like z,

owl§ o-usfy

nos'es tuo^UJ

ris'es JisuUd

wings us-i^uzJ

47. Phrases to Spell

red roses

fresh buds

sharp thorns

green leaves

sweet smell

wise bird

long claws

great eyes

strong wings

queer sound

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48, Sound of 6 like ci.

come Y^Jsome ^ (^

51. WORDS ENDING WITH ei*

^IM/L ^ru^M/i,

58. Word. Building with er.

help'er -A^X^uA^ slow'er jJ^o-umA^

lead'er -^a^dM^ fast'er-pzJJxA,

teach'er tesa^J^uA, tall'er UiZleA-

farmer yctAyrruA, short'er jJuyoteAy

59. Phrases to Write.

arms full over there

fresh buds little sister

white flowers older brother

ever so many for my mother54

60. Words ending in -le«

ta'ble

-fc-^3!)tcMe'

ap'ple nF^P^L ay/n^yLlit'tle 'J VlP=* -iMLthim'ble ban'dle tA^ymSie, -ArfsTLttle,

61. Words ending in -le.

gen'tle

tin'kle

jin'gle

rat'tle buckle A^tttL ^^62. Phrases to Write.

soft feet

sharp eyes

white puss'y

lit'tle bell

on her neck

at the ta'ble

on the floor

a lit'tle girl

a good pen

in her hand

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63. Good Things to Eat.

but'ter -f^̂ ^^^^^ -fvUteA-crack'ers tur'key cAsa^JLeAJ tuAjkmj-

pie pud'ding fz^ /zMsd^Uvu^

64. Things to Wear.

caP wuhs belt S^ot--

caPe cststfLtwaist im^ujJ: )

coat urftit shoes aJtamJ

dress dAjJj stock'ings jJ>o-cJbtms^

65. Numbers.

12 twelve 13 thir'teen 14 four'teen

15 fifteen 16 six'teen 17 seventeen

18 eighteen 19 nine'teen 20 twen'ty

21 twen'ty-one 22 twen'ty-two56

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1. Sounds of a, a, a.

Ma'ry ^M^^ lambwail ^Jli^^a^l ^re

wa^s 4 z»*~& y^% laughwait'ed li%*sJiJ K laughed

2, An Old Story.

/TltiA/u TL^U/i a*fust -z^yrru^

true, teyi^ocA^eA^ tu/i/n&ds ut oiAst.

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3. Sounds of ai and a.

nail

hail

sail

sails sail'or al'most al'ways

4. On the Sea.

dlt uf TiA?-t -fat tkr d/u^iJb.

0. Sou.nds ok e and 6.

here &> iiMi^ bell

sheep ^ ^ ^h^-^' sen^feed £^L r^^^j?" wentneed

^^;;jpE ^>^ ^ad

teeth 1$$?*^ shep'herd

7. Shepherd and Sheep.

cJ-n^y^ -faz-d, on, -ruz/u ayn^L a^uzdJ.

pine

15. Sounds of oo and oo.

root

room

roof

roost

roost'er goose loose

look

hook

cook

foot

stood

16. The Chickens.

17. Sound of q like oo,

do

18. Sounds uk u and ix.

cube

21. Sound of u like oo,

put

puts

pull

pulls

full

#4. Sound of oil like ow.

show'er flow'er

25, In the Field.

20. Sounds of ow and on.

now

27. Sound of a in ask.

mast

pass grass class

28. The Wind.

Of/yz^L \Jl ctryrLt- imSuu-^aA^t-,

30. Sound ok a uu o.

swan

33. Sound of ai like a.

pain paint

34. The Train.

Jit yuusriJ'cm, trut ^tyurri^ AxzslZJ.

c3ir njsp-Us P

36. Sound of ea, and of ey likk a.

leaps -. ^L ^^ theyleast \ A^^^T pi

'

ey

beast ^^/^L^^^K^^m w eac^

steal u ^^mBBB^S^^ reachsteals weak speak peach

37. The Lion.

38. Sound of ea like e or e,

beat

39. Sound of oa, and of ow like o.

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42. Sound of oy like oi.

boys

noise

nois'y

point

voice

choice enjoy

43. On the Fourth of July.

44. Sound of a in First Syllables.

can'dy cam'el jack'et bat'ter

sand'y trav'el rack'et scat'ter

car'ry grav'el rab'bit chat'ter

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45. Sounds of -e and c.

monies

cov'er

coror

cooked

clear

clean

cows clover rice

fage

fence

price

twice

fan'cy

cit'y

cities

46. Rice and Clover.

47. Sounds of £ and 6 in First Syllables.

very

51. Sound of n like ng,

ring

bring

swing

string

singing

ringlets wink sink

pink

drink

sin'gle

fin'ger

lon'ger

stron'ger

52. Mother to Baby

a.

foaArif, ZW-; ^aJz^zJX~pfyf- a^u/^yif.

53. Sounds of 6 and 6 Accented.

pony be fore' cop'y bot'tle

ston'y be low' P°PPy both'er

post'man moment proper doc'tor74

57. Sounds of th.

mouth

month

birth'day

playthings

clothes

cloth'ing

rath'er

gath'er

oth'er

broth'er

moth'er

feath'er

58, Dear Mother.

T^lATIM^ TUTUS' OVZsLOcJv Jl "UriM* 'ZMTU/ ,

7/v-uAs a-usn

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62. Sound of qu likjs k\v

quail

quiet

quart

quilt

queer'ly

quick'ly

quarter

quar'rel

squirrel

squeeze

63. BOBWHITE AND THE CHIPMUNK.

67. Number Phrases.

twelve pints twenty cents

thirteen quarts thirty nickels

fourteen gallons forty dimes

fifteen barrels fifty dollars

68. Numbers in Words and Figures.

one half i seven eighths l

two thirds f eight ninths i

three fourths i nine tenths Afive sixths £ ten elevenths fr

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