Spelling Drill

A sixth grade class is doing some spelling drills. The teacher asks Tommy if he can spell 'before.' He stands up and says:

- Before, B-E-P-H-O-R.

The teacher says:

- No, that's wrong. Can anyone else spell before?

Another little boy stands up and says:

- Before, B-E-F-O-O-R.

Again the teacher says:

- No, that's wrong.

The teacher asks:

- Little Johnny, can you spell 'before'?

Little Johnny stands up and says:

- Before, B-E-F-O-R-E.

- Excellent Johnny, now can you use it in a sentence?

Little Johnny says:

- That's easy. Two plus two be fore.