LESSON 17
MY GOOD-FOR-NOTHING

WORD LIST

busy mischief looked unto glee

contriving ringlets noddle drew nun

pressing fingers carpet wise lips

embrace ponder lashes climb true

“What are you good for, my brave little man?

Answer that question for me, if you can,

You, with your fingers as white as a nun,

You, with your ringlets as bright as the sun.

All the day long, with your busy contriving,

Into all mischief and fun you are driving;

See if your wise little noddle can tell

What you are good for. Now ponder it well.”

Over the carpet the dear little feet

Came with a patter to climb on my seat;

Two merry eyes, full of frolic and glee,

Under their lashes looked up unto me;

Two little hands pressing soft on my face,

Drew me down close in a loving embrace;

Two rosy lips gave the answer so true,

“Good to love you, mamma, good to love you.”

(Emily Huntington Miller)

STUDY GUIDE

A. Sound Work—Colour code the words by writing the consonants in red and the vowels in blue.

noddle _____________

mischief _____________

contriving ___________

ringlets ______________

lashes ______________

embrace ______________

B. Word Work—Find and circle the word that is spelled incorrectly and correct it on the line provided.

1. You, with your fengirs as white as a nun. ___________

2. You, with your ringlets as bright as the sun. ___________

3. All the day long, with your busy cuntriveing. ___________

4. Into all mischief and fun you are driving. ___________

5. Under their lashes looked up at me. ___________

C. Sentence Work—Put the words in the sentence in the correct order to make a sentence from your lesson.

1. Two full, frolic eyes merry glee and of

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2. lips rosy Two answers true so gave the

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3. the feet dear carpet the Over little

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4. wise noddle tell if your can See little

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5. close down embrace loving a in Drew me loving

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D. Picture Work—Draw a picture to go along with the meaning of the poem.

LESSON 17 MY GOOD-FOR-NOTHING

LESSON 17
MY GOOD-FOR-NOTHING