The Practical speller : suitable for high and public schools : a series of graded lessons containing the words in general use, with abbreviations, etc., words of similar pronunciation and different spelling ; a collection of the most difficult words in the language ; and a number of literary selections, which may be used for dictation lessons, and committed to memory by the pupils
"Authorized by the Council of Public Instruction, Quebec ; authorized by the Council of Public Instruction, Manitoba ; authorized by the Council of Public Instruction, British Columbia"
[v.2] has part VI (p. 125-157) : Etymology ; authorized for use in the Schools of North-West Territories
Word expositor and spelling guide : school manual exhibiting the spelling, pronunciation, meaning, and derivation of all the important and peculiar words in the English language : with copious exercises for examination and dictation
McGuffey's newly revised eclectic fourth reader : containing elegant extracts in prose and poetry, with rules for reading, and exercises in articulation, defining, etc.
"For pupils preparing for promotion examinations ... entrance examinations ... public school leaving examinations ... junior and senior leaving examinations, students preparing for teachers' certificates, and all other official examinations"