heaven-star-elegance-duty-drake-bottle-brush -friend-John Johnston-employment-metal-man -landlord-bridegroom - gander-actress-king— poetess — table mob daughter-woman-mouse -OX. THE ARTICLES. Before we leave the nouns we'll try Have not been quite explicit. You learned in half a minute. When a is used before a word, You'll hear how strange and how absurd These words begin with vowels, dear, Now notice to put an in here, An eye, an ear—now try. An is used instead of a when the word which it precedes begins with a vowel or a silent h, as an egg, an hour. CORRECT An horse-a essence-an window-a article-an butterfly-a adverb-an writing-desk-a hour ago-a idiot-an minister-a enemy-an purse--a animal— a adjective-an drawing-room-a honest man—a easychair-a exhibition-a empty box. INDEFINITE AND DEFINITE ARTICLES. Now an and a are used for one, But the is used for both. “I see the tree,” and all the trees; The word define means mark it out, Can you tell us largest orange. Insert the proper articles in the following space :— Show me the size of shilling. amusing story. Robert lifted He might have taken smaller one. present. I would like much if gold watch. Do bring baby me me you can find. Poor Tom has lost. Pharisees liked Mamma gave papa could give prettiest toy -eye. "The uppermost seats." My sight is It may have been observed that we have omitted the case of nouns. We think it cannot be properly-at all events easily-comprehended by the child till the noun forms the subject of a verb. CASE. "Tis hard to understand case now, But when you older grow you'll know Case is a certain noun's position Placed to a verb or preposition; But case we must take up again, You'd think it very hard, I'm sure, Before you knew a tune. [THE ADJECTIVE. to show What Has it no An adjective is put before or beside a noun the quality or kind of noun, as A tight coat. kind or quality is the coat? A tight coat. other quality? Yes, it is good, but coarse. good, and coarse are each called? An adjective. AN ADJECTIVE. 'Tis put before the coat, to show Good, coarse, and homely too it is, The tight, That boy is stout, or lean, or lame, A pretty, little, bustling town, These words all stand before the noun, Point out adjectives in the following sentences:— The Dutch are cleanly, industrious, and fond of making money. The Germans are plain, quiet, and affectionate. The Prussians are intelligent, polite, and social. The Italians are musical, tasteful, and contented. The Swiss are simple, sober, and well-behaved. The Norwegians are honest, handsome, and contented. The Laplanders are simple, primitive, and well-informed. Insert an adjective in the following spaces : The adjective is not always close to the noun. Mary has made a wreath of Mr. is likes and flowers. Flowers are Baby is The sun is Thomas gave the man a penny. John milk better than butter-milk. Do lay aside that nephew presented me with a -book. Mamma intends to give hima dressing-case. The water is most COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES. Some adjectives almost the same, The positive is first, you see, Then when we change it one degree "Tis called comparative For we compare it with the first. And then this third one, or the last, REGULAR COMPARISON. You think these rather odd, don't you? By er and est, you see; Thus John is big, Tom bigger, biggest, This bread is thick, or thicker, thickest. |