McGuffey's Eclectic Primer
Revised Edition
by
William Holmes McGuffey
The Alphabet
Capital letters:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Lower-case letters:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Lesson 1
a and cat rat
a rat a cat
A cat A rat
A cat and a rat.
A rat and a cat.
Lesson II
at the ran has
The cat the rat
The cat has a rat.
The rat ran at Ann.
Ann has a cat.
The cat ran at the rat.
Lesson III
Nat hat fan can
a fan a hat
Ann and Nat.
Ann has a fan.
Nat has a hat.
Ann can fan Nat.
Lesson IV
man cap lad sat
a cap the lad
A man and a lad.
The man sat; the lad ran.
The man has a hat.
The lad has a cap.
Lesson V — Review.
The cat and the rat ran.
Ann sat, and Nat ran.
A rat ran at Nat.
Can Ann fan the lad?
The man and the lad.
The man has a cap.
The lad has a fan.
Has Ann a hat?
Ann has a hat and a fan.
a at rat sat
can cap lad and
The cat ran. Ann ran.
