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1. The ABC Song

lower case abc

UPPER CASE ABC IN CAPITAL LETTERS

2. The Boat Song Sail in my boat Like a bird on the wing, On then, the sailors cry. Carry us over the sea as we sing Under the sunset sky _____________________ 3. Old English spellings Hugh's naughty daughter caught a rough tough cough, so Hugh thought he ought to have brought her some dough, eight weights in a sleigh, and a bright light for the night, but he was taught not to laugh for he caught her cough too. __________________________ 5. French spellings. Louis took his fiancee to the theatre and the ballet and a cabaret and a cafe and a restaurant at a chalet, and she lounged by the bureau eating eclairs and meringues and drinking champagne and cognac. And in French the vowel letters A E I O U are pronounced as in pate ballet police depot tabu

4. The Elephant Sing-Song Down by the green trees I saw the elephants. In and out and up and down and around and about went the elephants all among the green trees. Here and there and back again, Through and where and how and when, Why and which and was and who, With if and will and does not too. No one knows quite what elephants want to do. What they would and could and should. Let's go! Some say yes, but others said no, As many more elephants come just so. Because this is what lots of them like, you know. And now, look out, for off they go. When you can read all this song, you can read almost half the words in almost anything. 6. Spellings from the Greek PH PS PN for elephant, psychology, pneumonia CH for chemist and architect

8. The Parlour song When father papered the parlour He plastered his hair full of glue It poured down round the boys All the girls heard their noise Through the room and outside the house too

7. Latin spellings Recollections of Victoria station. Imperial, enormous, Incomparable and glorious, Distinctive premonition of an indelible exhibition 9. I know where I'm going I know where I'm going And I'm taking a book with me I am going to read it And no -one's going to stop me.

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