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Title: McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book
Author: McGuffey, William Holmes, 1800-1873
Language: English
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ECLECTIC EDUCATIONAL SERIES.
McGUFFEY'S [Registered]
ECLECTIC
SPELLING-BOOK.
REVISED EDITION.
McGuffey Editions and Colophon are Trademarks of
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
NEW YORK-CHICHESTER-WEINHEIM-BRISBANE-SINGAPORE-TORONTO
PREFACE.
In revising this book, care has been taken to preserve all the excellences
that have so long and so favorably distinguished McGUFFEY'S ECLECTIC
SPELLING-BOOK: and the chief changes that have been made, have been
suggested by the evident plan of the original work.
The old system of indicating the pronunciation by numerals, called
"superiors," has been abandoned, and the diacritical marks used by Webster
have been adopted. The Revised Speller conforms in orthography,
pronunciation, and syllabication to the latest edition of Webster's
Unabridged Dictionary. Exercises have been given on each of the
distinctive marks used in the book, as will be seen by reference to
Lessons 36-57.
A number of lessons have been added in the department of prefixes and
suffixes, and now nearly all the more common of these etymological
principles have been explained. (See Lessons 136-167.) In arranging the
text of the several lessons, the object has been not to appeal merely to
arbitrary memory, but to associate each lesson with some principle of
sound, meaning, or accent, which would tend to aid the pupil in acquiring
a knowledge of our language. Several distinct lessons on pronunciation are
given, and towards the close of the book numerous lessons of difficult
words in orthography have been introduced.
Instead of indicating silent letters by italics, as has hitherto been
done, a new type has been made in which such letters are canceled, thus
enabling the pupil to discover their status at a glance.
The pages have been enlivened, as in the other books of this Series, by
attractive engravings.
The publishers take pleasure in acknowledging the valuable services of
W. B. Watkins, D. D., who planned and executed this revision.
DECEMBER, 1879.
16
Copyright, 1879, by Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co.
THE ENGLISH ALPHABET.
The English Alphabet consists of twenty-six letters, viz.:
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.
Letters are divided into VOWELS and CONSONANTS.
The Vowels are those letters which can be perfectly sounded without the
aid of any other letter. The vowels are a, e, i, o, u, w, and y.
The vowel sounds of w and y are the same as those of u and i. A, e, and o
are always vowels. I, u, w, and y are sometimes consonants.
A Diphthong is the union of two vowels in one sound. When both vowels are
sounded, the diphthong is called PROPER, because then it is really a
DIPHTHONG, or double sound; that is, the sounds of the vowels unite; as,
oi in oil; ou in sound.
When only one of the vowels is sounded, the diphthong is called IMPROPER,
because then, as one of the vowels is silent, it is not properly a
DIPHTHONG, though it takes that name; as, oa in boat, ui in suit, where a
and i are silent.
The following diphthongs are in common use, viz.: oi, oy, ou, ow, ae, ai,
au, aw, ay, ea, ei, eo, eu, ew, ey, ia, ie, oa, oe, ua, ue, ui; as in
toil, boy, round, plow, seal, coal, head, sail, say, aught, yeoman. Of
these, oi, oy, ou, and ow are generally proper diphthongs; though
sometimes ou and ow are improper, as in famous, where o is silent, and in
slow, where w is silent.
A Triphthong is the union of three vowels in one syllable; as, eau in
beau, iew in view. The triphthong is properly a union of letters, not
sounds.
OF THE VARIOUS SOUNDS.
All the vowels, and some of the consonants, have several sounds; in this
book these sounds are indicated by diacritical marks, as in the following
tables:
TABLE OF VOCALS.
Long Sounds.
Sound as is
----- -----
a ate
a care
a arm
a last
a all
oo fool
e eve
e err
i ice
o ode
u use
Short Sounds.
Sound as is
----- -----
a am
e elm
i in
o odd
u up
oo look
Diphthongs.
oi,oy,as in oil, boy ou,ow, as in out, owl
TABLE OF SUBVOCALS
Sound as is
----- -----
b bib
d did
g gig
j jug
n nine
m maim
ng hang
l lull
v valve
th this
z zinc
zh azure
r rare
w we
y yet
TABLE OF ASPIRATES
Sound as is
----- -----
f fife
h him
k cake
p pipe
s same
t tart
sh she
ch chat
th thick
wh why
NOTE.--The foregoing forty-four sounds are those most employed in the
English language. Some of these sounds are represented by other letters,
as shown in the following table. For further instruction concerning the
sounds, see Lessons 36-57.
TABLE OF SUBSTITUTES.
Sound for as in
----- --- -----
a o what
e a there
e a feint
i e police
i e sir
o u son
o oo to
o oo wolf
o a fork
o e work
u oo full
u e burn
u oo rude
y i fly
y i myth
c k can
c s cite
ch sh chaise
ch k chaos
g j gem
n ng ink
s z as
s sh sure
x gz exact
gh f laugh
ph f phlox
qu k pique[1]
qu kw quit
[Footnote 1: The u is canceled in this book when qu is sounded like k.]
W, in its vowel sounds, corresponds with u; an in new (pro. nu).
A has, in a few words, the sound of e; as in any (pro. en'ny).
U has, in a few words, the sound of e; as in bury (pro. ber'ry); or that
of i, as in busy (pro. biz'y).
OF THE CONSONANTS.
The Consonants are those letters which can not be perfectly sounded
without the aid of a vowel. The consonants are b, c, d, f, g, h, l, k, l,
m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, x, z, and sometimes i, u, w, and y. The consonants
are divided into MUTES and SEMI-VOWELS.
The Mutes are those consonants that admit of no sound without the aid of a
vowel. They are b, d, k, p, q, t, and c and g hard.
The Semi-vowels are those consonants that can be sounded imperfectly by
themselves. They are f, h, j, l, m, n, r, s, v, x, z, and c and g soft.
Four of the semi-vowels are called LIQUIDS; viz., l, m, n, and r. They are
called liquids because they unite so readily with other sounds, or flow
into them.
OF SYLLABLES AND WORDS.
A Syllable is a sound, or a combination of sounds, uttered by a single
impulse of the voice: it may have one or more letters; as
a, bad, bad-ness.
A Word is either a syllable or a combination of syllables; as, not,
notion.
A word of one syllable is called a Monosyllable; as, man.
A word of two syllables is called a Dissyllable; as, manly.
A word of three syllables is called a Trisyllable; as, manliness. Words of
more than three syllables are called Polysyllables.
Accent is a stress of voice placed upon some one syllable more than the
others. Every word composed of two or more syllables has one of them
accented. This accent is denoted by a mark (') at the end of the accented
syllable; as, mid'night, a ban'don.
A Primitive Word is one which is not derived from any other word; as, man,
great, full.
A Derivative Word is one which is formed from some other word by adding
something to it; as, manful, greatness, fully.
A Simple Word is one which is not composed of more than one word; as,
kind, man, stand, ink.
A Compound Word is one that is composed of two or more simple words; as,
ink-stand, wind-mill.
Spelling is naming or writing the letters of a word.
Script Alphabet
[Illustration: The following letter are shown in an ideal hand-written
script.]
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
THE ALPHABET.
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
THE ALPHABET.
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
PICTORIAL ALPHABET.
A [Illustration: Axe]
B [Illustration: Boy]
C [Illustration: Cat]
D [Illustration: Dog]
E [Illustration: Elk]
F [Illustration: Fox]
G [Illustration: Girl]
H [Illustration: Hen]
I [Illustration: Ink]
J [Illustration: Jug]
K [Illustration: Kid (Goat)]
L [Illustration: Lark]
M [Illustration: Man]
N [Illustration: Nut]
O [Illustration: Ox]
P [Illustration: Pig]
Q [Illustration: Quail]
R [Illustration: Rat
S [Illustration: Sun]
T [Illustration: Top]
U [Illustration: Urn]
V [Illustration: Vine]
W [Illustration: Wren]
X [Illustration: letter X]
Y [Illustration: Yak]
Z [Illustration: Zebra]
McGUFFEY'S
ECLECTIC SPELLING-BOOK.
Lesson 1.
SHORT SOUNDS OF VOWELS.
Short Sound of A.
am cat gap ban cap
an bad bag can map
as mad gag fan nap
at pad hag pan rap
ax sad lag ran hap
rat gad tag tan jam
sat sap fag van ham
Short Sound of E.
bed den net sell tent
led ken pet nest rent
red men set zest sent
wed wen yet test went
beg jet sex pest felt
leg let fell rest pelt
hen met bell jest melt
Lesson 2.
SHORT SOUNDS OF VOWELS.--CONTINUED.
Short Sound of I.
if rid him sin jig
it lid rim tin rig
is sip fix dig bib
bit tip six fig jib
hit nip din big rib
sit lip pin pig fib
Short Sound of O.
on cob nod box dot
ox job pod hop jot
got rob rod mop lot
cot sob log sop pot
jot cod hog pop rot
lot God dog top not
Short Sound of U.
up mud rum rut gush
us dug sum hung dust
cub mug bun bung must
hub pug dun lung rust
rub tug run sung gust
bud jug sun hulk drum
Lesson 3.
REVIEW OF SHORT SOUNDS OF VOWELS.
man lap pat tap had
fin get ten wet peg
fit dim mix hid his
hot rot fob dot con
rug hum fun hut cut
had fun hug gum flog
den fog dip nag dram
did tub fog bet help
sod hod gun pen lift
lad bet did cog rush
Lesson 4.
Long Sound of A.
date jade came cage bane
late fade dame page lace
mate rate same sage wake
Long Sound of E.
me we she heed weed
fee jeer feed deed deep
feel leer meek keep peep
seek veer beef reel weep
Long Sound of I.
pile dike fire life bide
file like tire rife hide
mile pike sire wife ride
Long Sound of O.
code dolt bone hope dote
node jolt cone pope note
bode molt hone rope vote
rove bolt tone cope hold
Long Sound of U.
lure cube mute lune huge
cure tube duke dune pule
pure lute jute use cue
Lesson 5.
Short Sounds of Vowels.
crab bled chip shot bump
grab fled ship blot lump
drab sled whip spot pump
slab sped slip plot jump
stab then drip trot hump
brag bent spit clog bulk
cram best crib frog just
clan hemp gift plod drug
clad vest king stop shut
dash west grit clod hush
Lesson 6.
Various Vowel Sounds.
bard deal tank dell ill
card veal rank tell bill
hard meal sank well fill
bark neat hank yell rill
dark heat dank belt hill
dint bang dime rave cull
hint fang lime gave dull
lint gang tine lave gull
mint hang fine pave hull
tint rang mine save mull
Lesson 7.
Long Sounds of Vowels.
blaze sneer drive globe dean
craze creed tribe drone bean
shape steep brine stone bead
state sleek spire probe beam
crape fleet bride shore lean
fume smite blame clear mope
spume spite flame drear mold
fluke quite slate blear tore
flume whine spade spear robe
dure spine prate smear poke
Lesson 8.
Various Sounds of Vowels.
clasp small cramp bring moan
grasp stall stamp cling coast
flask fall grand sling toast
graft wall stand swing roast
craft squall lamp thing roach
book boon stork wad pod
good spoon horse was rob
took bloom snort wash rock
foot broom short wast soft
hook stool north what lost
Lesson 9.
Long Sounds of Vowels under the Accent.
fa'tal le'gal lo'cal cu'bit
na'tal re'gal fo'cal du'el
pa'pal re'al vo'cal hu'man
pa'gan pe'nal o'ral u'nit
ba'by ta'per o'val du'ly
la'dy di'al to'tal fu'ry
la'zy tri'al bo'ny ju'ry
ma'zy fi'nal co'ny pu'ny
na'vy vi'tal go'ry pu'pil
ra'cy ri'val ro'sy hu'mid
Sa'tan vi'al po'sy tu'mid
Lesson 10.
Short Sounds of Vowels under the Accent.
al'um el'der civ'il cul'prit
al'to hec'tic dit'ty clum'sy
can'ter helm'et gid'dy dul'cet
mar'ry fen'nel fil'ly fun'nel
ral'ly ken'nel sil'ly gul'ly
nap'kin bel'fry liv'id buck'et
hap'py ed'dy lim'it gus'set
pan'try en'try lim'ber sul'len
ram'mer en'vy riv'et sum'mon
mam'mon test'y lin'en hur'ry
tab'let self'ish mil'let mul'let
Lesson 11.
Various Sounds of A.
care fast charm camp war
mare mast chart damp warp
share cask lard hand warm
spare mask arm land ward
snare past yard sand warn
game scar lake waft fray
lame spar dale raft play
name star gale chaff gray
fame garb cape aft stay
tame barb shame staff bray
Lesson 12.
Various Sounds of A.
dan'ger am'ber lard'er clat'ter
man'ger ban'ter mar'gin flat'ter
quak'er ban'ner ar'dent lat'ter
qua'ver hand'y ar'my mat'ter
dra'per man'na art'ist pat'ter
wa'ger can'cer har'vest tat'ter
fa'vor pan'der par'ty rag'ged
fla'vor tam'per tar'dy rack'et
sa'vor plan'et ar'dor van'ish
ma'jor ham'per car'pet gal'lant
ca'per stam'mer gar'ment pat'tern
Lesson 13.
Various Sounds of E.
sheep ce'dar bet'ter cler'gy
creep fe'ver fet'ter fer'vor
sleep tre'mor let'ter her'mit
sweep ge'nus en'ter mer'cy
speed se'cret ev'er ser'mon
breeze re'bus nev'er ser'pent
teeth se'quel sev'er mer'chant
sneeze se'quence dex'ter ver'bal
breed he'ro mem'ber ver'dict
bleed ze'ro plen'ty per'son
freed se'cant ven'om fer'ment
Lesson 14.
Various Sounds of I.
bird bri'er bib'ber thir'ty
birch ci'der bit'ter thirst'y
chirp mi'ser dif'fer third'ly
flirt spi'der din'ner birch'en
girl vi'per frit'ter chirp'er
shirt cli'ent lit'ter girl'ish
squirm gi'ant riv'er gird'er
squirt i'tem shiv'er stir'less
third i'cy sil'ver first'ly
girt spi'ral in'ner birth'day
gird i'vy liv'er mirth'ful
Lesson 15.
Various Sounds of O.
bro'ker col'ic cor'net worst
clo'ver ton'ic cor'set come
drov'er top'ic or'gan love
gro'cer mor'al sor'did dove
o'ver com'ma tor'pid shoot
o'dor dog'ged form'al moon
so'lar doc'tor for'ty moose
po'lar cop'per lord'ly tooth
pok'er fod'der morn'ing gorge
home'ly fos'ter orb'it most
po'em pon'der mor'tal prop
Lesson 16.
Various Sounds of U.
hu'mor but'ter mur'der pru'dent
ju'ror mut'ter mur'mur fru'gal
tu'mor rud'der tur'ban tru'ly
stu'por shut'ter tur'nip tru'ant
tu'tor suf'fer tur'key cru'et
cu'rate sup'per pur'port bru'in
lu'cid mum'my curl'y dru'id
stu'dent mus'ket fur'ry ru'in
stu'pid num'ber fur'nish ru'by
lu'nar nut'meg cur'vet bru'tal
tu'mult stut'ter bur'den gru'el
Lesson 17.
Various Sounds of the Vowels.
June furl husk from halt
dupe hurl musk pomp malt
tune turn rusk romp salt
flute churn stung long waltz
plume hurt pluck song swan
glue curl drunk strong wasp
droop deck chill for sheath
gloom neck drill corn shell
loop next quill fork shorn
hoof text skill form shout
roof desk spill sort shrub
proof nest frill torch shrug
Lesson 18.
Words Accented on the last Syllable.
a wake' be hest' be hind' re cede'
be came' be set' be side' con crete'
be have' ca det' be tide' com pete'
be take' de fend' de rive' se crete'
e late' de pend' re cite' con cede'
per vade' re pel' re tire' con vene'
for sake' at tend' re vile' im pede'
a bate' con sent' re mise' re plete'
cre ate' im pend' re vive' un seen'
es tate' im pel' con nive' su preme'
re late' com pel' ex cite' re lease'
Lesson 19.
be rate' a bode' ex pire' a cute'
a pace' a lone' con fide' a buse'
re bate' a tone' con fine' con fuse'
de bate' af ford' con spire' de duce'
de face' ca jole' po lite' de lude'
de fame' de pose' re cline' ma ture'
se date' com pose' re fine' pol lute'
col late' en force' re pine' pro cure'
re gale' en robe' re quire' re buke'
em pale' ex plore' re spire' re duce'
en gage' ex pose' u nite' se clude'
en rage' im port' en twine' se cure'
Lesson 20.
blade plash bream dress twine
glade clash cream swim blind
grade crash dream spend grind
shade smash gleam speck spike
trade trash steam fresh smile
skate slash stream whelp while
brisk drove blush cheap carve
quilt grove flush peach farce
filth stove slush teach parse
pinch clove brush reach barge
flinch smote crush bleach large
mince store thrush glean snarl
Lesson 21.
ab'bey rec'ord pit'y col'ter
ab'bot check'er dis'tant fo'cus
atom ed'it din'gy glo'ry
ash'es lev'el diz'zy lo'cust
cap'tor meth'od fin'ish mo'ment
car'rot splen'did gim'let po'tent
cav'il ves'per spir'it co'gent
ehap'ter west'ern tim'id do'tage
chat'tel bed'lam pig'gin no'ted
fath'om des'pot tin'sel stor'age
gal'lon ren'der tip'pet sto'ry
gal'lop tem'pest wit'ness pro'test
Lesson 22.
shake chose march pine oil
snake prose parch wild moil
baste those starch mild coil
haste froze larch tile foil
taste force lark slide soil
paste porch stark glide toil
bunch broth prism spent boy
hunch cloth sixth fence coy
lunch froth stint hence hoy
punch moth smith pence joy
plump botch whist thence toy
stump stock midst whence cloy
Lesson 23.
Monosyllables miscellaneously arranged.
free clip shelf quest shine
spin hate chide flax wore
shad tape fringe still think
band race clock trim marsh
pack mire cheek door booth
bath kite full clung wince
dock bank frock loft spray
gold fell troop pulp join
pipe pink glass grape friz
club hilt lurk pose brow
shop last cloud zest grace
Lesson 24.
Words in which the final e is silent.
ca'ble nee'dle rab'ble bub'ble
fa'ble Bi'ble sam'ple bun'dle
ga'ble ti'tle sim'ple crum'ble
sa'ble ri'fle tem'ple muf'fle
sta'ble no'ble dim'ple muz'zle
cra'dle fick'le fid'dle pud'dle
la'dle am'ple kin'dle ruf'fle
ma'ple ap'ple lit'tle tum'ble
sta'ple baffle bot'tle pur'ple
bee'tle bat'tle cob'ble cir'cle
fee'ble cat'tle fond'le sad'dle
Lesson 25.
an'gel ab'sent bish'op blun'der
ba'sis ac'rid big'ot blus'ter
ca'ter blank'et bil'let cus'tom
fla'grant clas'sic blis'ter cut'ler
fra'grant crag'gy cin'der cut'ter
has'ty dam'sel crick'et sum'mer
ha'tred dan'dy fif'ty sun'der
la'bel fab'ric fil'let shud'der
pa'tent fam'ish lim'pid thun'der
sa'cred fran'tic pil'fer tum'bler
state'ment lath'er pil'lar ul'cer
va'cate lav'ish print'er un'der
Lesson 26.
DICTATION EXERCISES.
NOTE TO TEACHERS.--These lessons are intended as exercises in the meaning
as well as the spelling of words. Distinguish carefully words of similar
sound, but which differ in their spelling. At the recitation the sentences
should be read aloud by the teacher, and the pupils required to write them
out neatly and correctly upon their slates or on the blackboard.
He ate seven or eight apples. Send the pale maid with the pail of milk.
He owed for the paper on which he wrote an ode to the moon. We are not
quite ready for the quiet man. Age gives edge to wine. He said the idol
looked like a satyr. Clever satire often rouses the idle.
Lesson 27.
Sounds of ai, ou, ow, and ea,
paid bound cow cheat head
grain found how treat dead
staid ground town beast stead
waif hound growl bleat tread
rail mound clown preach dread
flail pound frown speak thread
quail round crown streak sweat
snail sound drown feast death
Lesson 28.
Dissyllables with short Sounds of Vowels.
ad'age fren'zy bick'er blos'som
bal'last emp'ty crit'ic cot'ton
bant'ling gen'try dig'it com'ic
can'to mer'it flim'sy drop'sy
ras'cal men'tal flip'pant flor'id
las'so sher'iff frig'id frol'ic
an'tic ten'dril in'fant gos'pel
sad'ness vel'lum in'gress gos'sip
sal'ver vel'vet in'mate hor'rid
sand'y nec'tar in'quest jol'ly
mag'got ves'try in'sect rock'et
Lesson 29.
Trisyllables with short Sounds of the Vowels.
bal'co ny del'i cate lib'er ate
bar'o ny des'o late lim'i tate
cav'i ty der'o gate im'mo late
fac'ul ty dev'as tate in'di cate
grav'i ty em'u late in'ti mate
mal'a dy hes'i tate in'du rate
van'i ty med'i tate in'vo cate
am'pu tate pet'ri fy ir'ri tate
ab'so lute plen'i tude lit'i gate
al'ti tude rec'ti tude mil'i tate
am'bu lance res'o lute stip'u late
Lesson 30.
Miscellaneous Sounds.
prime swine straw crawl
brawn snore gloss flank
brick charge crow quench
green tinge shark Scotch
chest goose brand thrift
space prow twist flange
crank wealth slice twain
limp screw throb thrice
chess flake soon flesh
finch flash flaw twelve
flung clean loaf scale
Lesson 31.
Long Sounds of I and U, and short Sounds of E and I.
a bide' ac cuse' con tend' ad mit'
a like' im pure' con tent' ad dict'
a live' im pute' in tend' as sist'
a rise' as sume' in tent' com mit'
de cide' com mute' dis sect' con sist'
de file' com mune' de ject' de pict'
de fine' com pute' de test' dis till'
de ride' con clude' de tect' emit'
de sire' con fute' in spect' en list'
di vide' dis pute' ob ject' en rich'
di vine' en dure' re spect' for bid'
Lesson 32.
Silent Letters.
B is silent after m and before t, and p is silent before s. The silent
letters are canceled in this lesson, as they are throughout the book.
lamb numb debt debt'or
comb bomb doubt doubt'ful
tomb crumb psalm sub'tle
dumb thumb pshaw psal'ter
DICTATION EXERCISES ON THE ABOVE.
The lamb is a dumb animal. He climbed the hill to the tomb, but his limbs
became numb. Comb your hair, but do not thumb your book. Bombs are now
commonly called "shells." The debtor, who was a subtle man, doubted his
word, and gave not a crumb of comfort. Take your psalter and select a
joyous psalm. His answer was, "Pshaw!"
Lesson 33.
Sounds of igh, oa, shr, and thr.
nigh load coax shrank thrash
thigh oats hoax shrewd threat
fight boat oath shrift throng
light oak coach shrike throve
flight foal float shrunk thrust
fright goat poach thrill throat
tight soap hoarse three thrum
Lesson 34.
Long and short Sounds of A, and short Sound of E.
gain a bash' dis patch' pre tend'
nail ca bal' dis tract' re flect'
taint ca nal' ex pand' re fresh'
trail cra vat' a bet' re lent'
aim de camp' be deck' re ject'
maim pro tract' be held' re quest'
train re cant' be quest' re bel'
strain re fract' de fect' re gress'
chain re lax' e lect' re press'
paint at tack' e rect' sub ject
quaint at tract' e vent' neg'lect'
Lesson 35.
Short Sounds of Vowels under the Accent.
ac'ci dent ben'e fit dif'fer ent
ad'a mant brev'i ty dif'fi cult
am'i ty clem'en cy fil'a ment
an'i mal des'ti ny in'cre ment
an'nu al neg'li gent in'do lent
can'is ter pend'u lum his'to ry
flat'ter y rem'e dy in'ju ry
fam'i ly reg'u lar pil'lo ry
lax'i ty rel'e vant sim'i lar
man'i fest pen'i tence tit'u lar
man'i fold pen'e trate tim'or ous
Lesson 36.
SOUNDS OF THE VOWELS, DIPHTHONGS, AND CONSONANTS.
In this lesson, and in the pages immediately following, will be found
forty-three exercises on the various sounds of the English language. Some
of these have been given already, but are repeated here for the more
thorough instruction of the pupil Let the teacher carefully discriminate
between the different sounds of the vowels, and fully drill the scholars
in their correct enunciation.
1. Regular Long Sound of A, marked a.
make la'tent brave a base'ment
safe cham'ber crave a bate'ment
gaze pas'try grave ad ja'cent
saint man'gy shave a wa'ken
Lesson 37.
2. Regular Short Sound of A, marked a.
span ad'der crack can'di date
trap an'vil gland cal'i co
plat ban'ish slack grat'i tude
sham bran'dy plaid mag'is trate
3. Sound of A before r in such words as air, care, marked a.
dare af fair' chair trans par'ent
rare de spair' prayer for bear'ance
flare be ware' scare par'ent age
glare com pare' square care'ful ness
Lesson 38.
4. Sound of the Italian A, as in arm, marked a.
farm ar'bor guard ar'gu ment
harm ar'mor daunt ar'ti choke
barn bar'ber harsh car'di nal
yarn car'go jaunt car'pen ter
5. Sound of A in certain words before ff, ft, ss, st, sk, sp, and in a few
before nce and nt, marked a, as in staff.
mass chance gasp chan'cel lor
class pass'port quaff chan'cer y
vast mas'ter chant craft'i ness
task graft'ed prance ad van'tage
Lesson 39.
6. Sound of broad A. as in all, marked a.
thrall de bauch' drawl au'di ence
tall de fault' pawn laud'a ble
wart de fraud' sprawl plaus'i ble
awe as sault' warmth talk'a tive
7. Short Sound of broad A, as in what, marked a.
wan wan'ton squash squal'id ness
wand wan'der squab was'ish ly
squat squan'der squad watch'ful ness
wat'ch wal'low swamp what ev'er
Lesson 40.
8. Regular Long Sound of E, as in eve, marked e.
feel fe'male wean de'i ty
keel pee'vish these de'cen cy
glee que'ry priest e gre'gious
deem nei'ther cheer fre'quen cy
9. Regular Short Sound of E, as in end, marked e.
ebb pen'ny sledge, en'e my
fret sec'ond spread rec'og nize
helm ten'der knelt len'i ty
them rec'tor cleft mem'o ry
Lesson 41.
10. Sound of E as in there, marked e, This corresponds with the sound of a
in care.
ne'er par terre' where up on'
where ere long' where un to'
there of' there by' where a bouts'
heir'ess where at' where with al'
11. Sound of E like a, as in prey, marked e.
they neigh'bor neigh'bor hood
whey hei'nous sur vey'or
freight o bey' pur vey'ance
deign in veigh' con vey'ance
Lesson 42.
12. Sound of E before r, verging toward the sound of u in urge, and marked
e.
term er'mine terse ter'ma gant
pearl ear'ly merge per'son al
err per'fect yearn mer'chan dise
learn mer'cer swerve ser'mon ize
13. Regular Long Sound of I. as in ice, marked i.
fife di'et Christ brib'er y
crime qui'et spice di'a dem
shrine fi'at strive li'a ble
thrive pli'ant slime i'ci cle
Lesson 43.
14. Regular Short Sound of I, as in ill, marked i.
sting piv'ot spring dif'fi dent
bliss splin'ter twitch pin'a fore
inch tin'der thick in'fa my
strip wick'ed sphinx lit'ur gy
15. Sound of I like that of long e, as in pique, marked i.
pe tite' fa tigue' mag a zine'
an tique' in trigue' sub ma rine'
ca price' po lice' ver'di gris
fas cine' va lise' quar'an tine
Lesson 44.
16. Sound of I before r, verging toward u in urge, marked i.
stir birth'right girth girl'ish ness
first gird'le thirst mirth'ful ness
firm irk'some firth thir'ti eth
skirt vir'gin smirch flirt'ing ly
17. Regular Long Sound of O, as in old, marked o.
host po'et chrome fo'lio
smoke to'ry blown glo'ri fy
sport lo'cate scold o'pi ate
slope so'lo droll po'et ry
Lesson 45.
18. Regular Short Sound of O, as in not, marked o.
bond mon'ster croft lon'gi tude
frost pot'ter sconce prompt'i tude
lodge lodg'ment mosque nom'i nate
prong yon'der frond ob'li gate
19. Sound of O like short u, as in dove, marked o.
month blood'shed sponge cov'ert ly
glove love'ly tongue cov'e nant
shove noth'ing flood broth'er hood
front cov'et blood moth'er Iy
Lesson 46.
20. Sound of O like oo long, as in do, marked o.
whom tour'ist group who ev'er
move rou tine' prove shoe'-mak er
tour through out' douche en tomb'ment
shoe en tomb' youth mov'ing ly
21. Sound of O like oo short, as in wolf, marked o.
wolf bo'som em bo'som wol ver ene'
would wom'an un bo'som wom'an ly
could wolf'ish wom'an hood wom'an ish
should wolf'-net worst'ed wolf'ish ly
Lesson 47.
22. Sound of 0 like a (broad a), as in form, marked o.
born tort'ure corpse form'al ist
horn fork'ed thorn cor'mo rant
morse' for'mer scorn hor'ta tive
lorn for'ward scorch mor'ti fy
23. Another mark has been added in this book to indicate a sound of O
where it precedes r, as in work, marked o.
work wor'thy worse wor'thi ly
word wor'ship world world'li ness
worm ef'fort whorl wor'ship er
wort world'ly whort work'ing-man
Lesson 48.
24. Regular Long Sound of double 0, as in moon, marked 00.
tool moon'shine groom boor'ish ness
noon noon'tide school gloom'i ly
spool bloom'ing soothe room'i ness
groove gloom'y smooth sooth'say ing
25. Regular Short Sound of double O, as in wool, marked oo.
wool hood'wink brook coop'er age
look look'out crook rook'er y
rook wood'land shook book'-bind er
hood wool'ly stood crook'ed ness
Lesson 49.
26. Regular Long Sound of U, as in mute. marked u.
sue beau'ty deuce beau'ti ful
lieu feud'al sluice cu'ti cle
nude cu'bic juice mu'ti ny
suit flu'id fugue pu'ri ty
27. Regular Short Sound of U, as in but, marked u.
lungs slum'ber clump but'ter y
plush rus'set stunt cus'to dy
dunce duch'ess skulk 1ux'u ry
trump scuf'fle young sum'ma ry
Lesson 50.
28. Sound of U when preceded by r in the same syllable, as in rude, marked
u. It is the same sound as oo.
true ru'mor prune cru'di ty
crude ru'ral truce rhru'ma tism
cruse truf fle spruce pru'dent ly
rule bru'tish cruise pru'ri ent
29. Sound of U like that of short oo, as in put, marked u.
bull pul'pit ful'ly ful fill'ment
pull pul'ley bush'y bul'le tin
put cush'ion puss'y bull'ion ist
push bul'wark butch'er bush'i ness
Lesson 51.
30. Sound of U before r in such words as urge, marked u.
urge jour'ney spurn ur'gen cy
burn stur'geon nurse curl'i ness
spur church'man curst jour'nal ist
curb bur'gess burst hurt'ful ness
31. Regular Long Sound of Y, as in fly, marked y.
ap ply' ty'rant pyre dy'nas ty
de ny' hy'dra type an'ti type
re ly' ty'phus fyke a sy'lum
re ply' ty'ro chyme hy e'na
Lesson 52.
32. Regular Short Sound of Y, as in hymn, marked y.
pyx sys'tem lymph sym'me try
cyst syn'tax nymph syn'co pe
tymp phys'ic tryst syn'dic ate
Styx lyr'ic rynd syn op'sis
33. The sound of oi or oy (unmarked), as heard in oil, oyster.
oint re coil' spoil en joy'ment
voice re joice' moist dis joint'ed
troy de stroy' broil em ploy'ment
poise em ploy' choice ap point'ment
Lesson 53.
34. The sound of ow (unmarked), as heard in owl. When the ow is sounded as
in blown, the o is marked long (blown).
howl al low' crowd flow'er y
gown en dow' prowl pow'er ful
cowl vow'el scowl em bow'el
down row'el brown en dow'ment
35. The diphthong ou has two leading sounds: that of ow in words derived
from the Anglo-Saxon, as in out; and that of oo in words derived from the
French, as in soup.
sour found'ling fount an nounce'ment
pout ground'less mount un found'ed
soup rou lette' croup crou'pi er
roup group'ing wound trou'ba dour
Lesson 54.
36. The consonant C has two regular sounds: as soft c in cede, marked
c; as hard c in cot, where it has the sound of k, and is marked c.
cives ac'id trace De cem'ber
mace sol'ace brace in ces'sant
clot tac'tic curd en act'ment
acts traf'fic cave e lect'or
37. The sound of N as heard in link, is marked thus, n, which is the
same sound as that represented by ng.
lank monk'ey drink con'gru ous
monk con'gress trunk sin'gu lar
sunk lan'guage conch drunk'en ness
Lesson 55.
38. S bas two regular sounds: when unmarked it has its sharp or hissing
sound, as in yes; when marked thus, s, it has the buzzing sound of z in
zeal.
sick mass'y smelt pos sess'ive
pest vest'ment gross as sess'or
has a muse' grows re sem'ble
ease in fuse' ruse res'o nant
39. Ch has three sounds: unmarked (English ch), it has nearly the sound of
tsh, as in child; marked thus, eh (French ch), it has the sound of sh, as
in chaise; and marked thus, ch (Latin ch), it has the sound of k, as in
chorus.
such speech'less child choc'o late
chef ma chine' chaise chiv'al ry
chasm chem'ist chrism char'ac ter
Lesson 56.
40. G has two regular sounds: marked thus, g (g hard), it has the sound of
g in go; marked thus, g (g soft), it has the compound sound of j, as in
gem.
gear'ing gew'gaw slug gid'di ness
gen'tile slug'gish crag guil'lo tine
gen'der gest'ure gibe gen'er al
41. Th has two sounds: its sharp sound, as in thing, which is unmarked,
and its soft sound, as in thine, marked th.
thin the'ist breath myth'ic al
thaw the'sis theft the'o ry
this gath'er thine hith'er to
than both'er breathe oth'er wise
Lesson 57.
42. X has three sounds: its regular sharp sound (unmarked) like ks, as in
expect, and its soft or flat sound like gz, as in exist, marked x;. At the
beginning of words x has the sound of z as in xebec (ze'bec).
ex'it ex pan'sive' ex tra'ne ous
ex cel' ex'pi ate ex te'ri or
ex alt' ex am'ple ex ec'u tive'
ex empt' ex ult'ant ex or'di um
43. Q is followed in all cases by u, and has usually the sound of kw, as
in queen; but in a few words derived from the French, qu is sounded like
k, as in coquette.
quack queer'ly quoit qui e'tus
queen quo'rum quote quo ta'tion
plaque piqu'ant bisque co quet'tish
clique' co quet' torque piqu'an cy
Lesson 58.
cas cade' a base' in clude' a larm'
ex change' a maze' ad jure' a far'
in flame' a brade' de pute' re mark'
ob late' cru sade' re fuse' de bark'
par take' de base' ma nure' em bark'
ad dress' re gret' in ject' ac quit'
re flex' ex cept' in vent' a drift'
ar rest' ex pect' mo lest' re miss'
con test' ex pend' op press' be fit'
de press' ex press' re dress' per sist'
Lesson 59.
HOMOPHONOUS WORDS.
NOTE.--These exercises on words of similar sound, instead of being
gathered into a single department, are interspersed throughout the book.
raised, lifted up. plait, a fold.
razed, destroyed. plate, flattened metal.
pries, inspects closely. plumb, perpendicular.
prize, to value. plum, a fruit.
pray, to supplicate. place, site; spot.
prey, a spoil. plaice, a fish.
pore, a small opening. please, to gratify.
pour, to cause to flow. pleas, excuses.
poll, the head. bell, a sounding vessel.
pole, a rod; a perch. belle, a fine young lady.
Lesson 60.
bight, a bay. piece, a part.
bite, to seize with the teeth. peace, quietness.
bloat, to swell. new, not old.
blote, to dry and smoke. knew, did know.
board, a plank. gnu, a quadruped.
bored, did bore. limb, a branch.
bread, food. limn, to draw or paint.
bred, reared. arc, part of a circle.
blue, a color. ark, a vessel.
blew, did blow. prays, supplicates.
boar, the male swine. praise, honor.
bore, to pierce. preys, spoils.
Lesson 61.
Words accented on the last Syllable.
ab rupt' dis cuss' a cross' a gree'
an nul' de duct' a dopt' a sleep'
con struct' in duct' a loft' es teem'
in struct' re but' a non' de cree'
in trust' re sult' be long' de gree'
at tire' in vite' com port' dis close'
en tice' o blige' re port' dis pose'
en tire' per spire' con sole' re store'
in cline' sub lime' re pose' en throne'
in cite' sur vive' con voke' ex plode'
Lesson 62.
DICTATION EXERCISES.
Dost consider that dust thou art? He paid the servant his hire, and the
wages were higher than last year. With whoop and hurra they tore the hoop
from the barrel. The mower will cut more grass to-morrow. The foreign
consul took counsel with the enemy, and called a council of war. English
consols are high. Kings are sometimes guilty of flagrant wrongs. Many a
fragrant flower blooms unseen. He tore his clothes in a struggle to close
the door. His course toward that coarse lad was wrong.
Lesson 63.
Words accented on the first Syllable.
con'tact nos'tril cur'ry pun'gent
for'est prod'uct ful'crum rus'tic
hob'by prob'lem hud'dle rub'bish
loft'y ros'ter pub'lic sulk'y
log'ic tor'rent pub'lish sul'try
af'flux bank'rupt kin'dred scrib'ble
am'bush cam'phor pick'et trip'let
an'them hav'oc tick'et trick'le
an'nals hag'gard wick'et liz'ard
as'pect hatch'et in'voice vil'la
Lesson 64.
cam'bric de'ist cy'press trib'al
ca'dence e'qual Fri'day cri'sis
da'tive free'dom ice'berg hy'drant
na'tive need'ful li'bel sci'ence
pave'ment meet'ing mi'grate si'lent
duke'dom boun'ty pow'der boy'hood
dur'ance coun'ty prow'ess clois'ter
cu'beb cow'ard sound'ings joy'ous
pu'trid drow'sy tow'el loi'ter
pur'ist fount'ain tow'er loy'al
Lesson 65.
beard build palm verse witch
crease built calf search script
eaves squint half fern guess
heave live talk kern start
leap stick walk sperm wrath
knee cliff chalk serve floor
spleen writ lawn were czar
have bronze daub herb haunch
frank buzz fault strength flaunt
slake snatch spawn sneak haunt
smack dredge drift purse sharp
clamp church fund clutch kneel
Lesson 66.
en no'ble, in duce'ment a bu'sive,
e lope'ment a cu'men pe ru'sal
ex po'nent ac cu'sant pur su'ant
he ro'ic al lure'ment re fus'al
pro mo'tive a muse'ment sul phu'ric
de tach'ment es tab'lish at tend'ant
dog mat'ic fa nat'ic as sem'blage
dra mat'ic fan tas'tic ap pend'ant
ec stat'ic gi gan'tic in tes'tate
e las'tic in hab'it com'pen sate
Lesson 67.
cit, a citizen. wreak, to revenge.
sit, to rest on a seat. reek, vapor.
duct, a channel. bier, a carriage for the dead.
ducked, plunged under. beer, fermented liquor.
chuff, a clown. rest, quietness; ease.
chough (chuf), a bird. wrest, to turn; to twist.
coin, metal stamped. ring, a circle.
coigne, a corner. wring, to twist.
cole, a kind of cabbage. rote, repetition.
coal, carbon. wrote, did write.
find, to discover. strait, a narrow channel.
fined, did fine; mulcted. straight, not crooked.
prints, calicoes. wave, an undulation.
prince, a king's son. waive, to refuse.
Lesson 68.
bole, the body of a tree. hist, hush!
bowl, a vessel. hissed, did hiss.
boll, a pod. paws, the feet of beasts.
nose, part of the face. pause, a stop.
knows, does know. faun, a sylvan god.
mote, a particle. fawn, a young deer.
moat, a ditch. pride, vanity.
toled, allured. pried, did pry.
told, did tell. wain, a wagon.
tolled, did toll. wane, to decrease.
rein, part of a bridle. see, to behold.
rain, falling water. sea, a body of water.
reign, to rule. si, a term in music.
Lesson 69.
a float' post pone' di lute' de mure'
be low' pro rogue' a new' de plume'
be moan' dis course' dis use' re cruit'
be stow' de port' en sue' re cluse'
de plore' re mote' im bue' re fute'
a breast' at tempt' a bridge' e clipse'
a head' dis tress' dis miss' e vince'
be friend' con nect' a midst' ex tinct'
be held' bur lesque' be twixt' for give'
in flect' de flect' be witch' in flict'
Lesson 70.
Long Sounds of Vowels.
au stere' de crease' ap peal' dis creet'
be queath' in crease' ap pear' en treat'
re vere' de mean' ap pease' ex treme'
be seech' fu see' ar rear' gran dee'
bo hea' re peal' blas pheme' im peach'
a light' de scribe' ac quire' dis guise'
a wry' de spise' at trite' es quire'
be guile' pre scribe' as sign' ig nite'
be lie' de cline' de mise' in quire'
de prive' re quite' com prise' ma lign'
Lesson 71.
Words accented on the Penult.
a mend'ed con tent'ed di lem'ma
an gel'ic re flect'ive dis tem'per
ap pen'dix de crep'it do mes'tic
as sem'bly de fend'ant em bel'lish
as sess'ment de mer'it em bez'zle
pa rent'al re fresh'ing re dun'dant
po et'ic re plen'ish a sun'der
pre sent'ed re sent'ment con cur'rent
pu tres'cent re splen'dent ef ful'gent
pre vent'ive sur ren'der en cum'ber
Lesson 72.
Trisyllables with the short Sounds of the Vowels.
ac quit'tal de liv'er in sip'id
be nig'nant di min'ish in trin'sic
be wil'der con sist'ent ma lig'nant
com mit'ment con tin'gent pa cif'ic
con sid'er e nig'ma pro hib'it
a bol'ish car bon'ic em bod'y
ab hor'rent co los'sus har mon'ic
ad com'plish de mol'ish im pos'tor
ad mon'ish a pos'tate la con'ic
al lot'ment des pot'ic ma son'ic
Lesson 73.
hart, the male deer. hour, sixty minutes.
heart, the seat of life. our, belonging to us.
hear, to perceive by the ear in, within.
inn, a hotel.
here, in this place. key, a fastener.
heard, did hear. quay (ke), a wharf.
herd, a drove. rhyme, poetry.
hie, to hasten. rime, white frost.
high, lofty. knot, a fastening of cord.
him, objective case of he.
hymn, a song of praise. not, negation.
hole, an opening. know, to understand.
whole, all; entire. no, not so.
Lesson 74.
The Vowel in the last Syllable silent.
ba'con sweet'en dam'son bit'ten
to'ken trea'son fat'ten driv'en
bra'zen weak'en flax'en kit'ten
ha'ven wea'sel glad'den pris'on
ha'zel height'en hap'pen quick'en
maid'en light'en mad'den ris'en
ma'son lik'en rav'el smit'ten
ra'ven rip'en sad'den stiff'en
shak'en tight'en red'den swiv'el
wea'zen wid'en fresh'en writ'ten
tak'en bro'ken o'pen fast'en
wak'en clo'ven leav'en glis'ten
spok'en froz'en length'en drunk'en
dea'con gold'en reck'on mut'ton
Lesson 75.
The Vowel in the last Syllable not silent.
cray'on asp'en tal'on glu'ten
de'mon cab'in wag'on cit'ron
ci'on drag'on sud'den kitch'en
si'phon flag'on fel'on mit'ten
co'lon lin'den lem'on pis'ton
o'men grav'el mel'on her'on
bar'rel bev'el chan'nel flan'nel
par'cel plat'en chick'en slov'en
Lesson 76.
Dissyllables with the long Sounds of the Vowels.
a'gue fa'mous cai'tiff ci'pher
ca'lyx fail'ure fra'cas high'land
cha'os faith'ful gate'-way mo'hair
dai'ly frail'ty name'sake oak'um
dai'sy game'ster stra'tum poul'tice
bea'dle neat'ly mea'sles trea'cle
bea'ver clear'ance peo'ple trea'tise
drear'y cre'dence le'gion treat'ment
ea'ger flee'cy re'gion twee'zers
mean'ness greed'y stee'ple wea'ry
Lesson 77.
Words ending with ow, the last Letter being silent.
ar'row sal'low fel'low win'dow
har'row tal'1ow mel'low win'now
nar'row shal'low fal'low wid'ow
mar'row shad'ow mead'ow bor'row
spar'row el'bow bil'low mor'row
Words containing ei or ie, promiscuously arranged.
grieve re trieve' be siege' de ceiv'er
thieve ag grieve' bre vier' de ceit'ful
ceiled a piece' de ceive' dis sei'zin
pieced con ceit' re lief' a chiev'ing
sheik be lieve' re lieve' re ceiv'er
Lesson 78.
aught, any thing. oar, for rowing.
ought, should. ore, unrefined metal.
wry, crooked. o'er, over.
rye, a kind of grain. ow'er, one who owes.
lead, a metal. adds, joins to.
led, did lead. adz, a joiner's tool.
read, perused. ale, a liquor.
red, a color. ail, to feel pain.
read, to peruse. ate, did eat.
reed, a plant. eight, twice four.
all, the whole. ant, an insect.
awl, a sharp instrument. aunt, a relation.
Lesson 79.
bald, without hair. air, the atmosphere.
bawled, cried out. ere, before.
bad, ill; vicious. e'er, ever.
bade, past tense of bid. heir, one who inherits.
baize, a kind of cloth. aisle, walk in a church.
bays, plural of bay. isle, an island.
bear, an animal. I'll, I will.
bare, naked. cere, to cover with wax.
bay, part of the ocean. sear, to burn; dry.
bey, a Turkish officer. seer, a prophet.
be, to exist. ball, a round body.
bee, an insect. bawl, to cry out.
Lesson 80.
gai'ter plant'ain shriv'el jaun'dice
clev'er das'tard jos'tle si'lex
paint'er scab'bard but'ton mas'tiff
way'ward scaf'fold pic'nic sar'casm
di'gest sham'bles grum'ble tar'nish
light'ning tran'script hus'tle tar'tar
por'trait nest'ling mur'rain ha rangue'
nov'ice men'ace rum'ble re lapse'
Tues'day pen'ance troub'le pro fess'
cli'mate shep'herd ar'gue re venge'
wrist'let whole'some pin'cers flight'y
Lesson 81.
DICTATION EXERCISES.
To essay the task, requires courage. The discourse was an able essay. An
agent will assay the ore, and forward a receipt. Contemn a mean act; but
do not always condemn the actor. They were to seize the fort, and cease
firing. They affect great grief; but do not effect their purpose. Do you
dissent from my opinion? The hill was difficult of descent. A decent
regard for others' ills is human. They advise the young to take the advice
of the old. The enemy will invade the rich province. They were strongly
inveighed against.
Lesson 82.
ed'u cate em'er y meth'od ist
eb'on y ex'o dus pen'i tent
ef'fi gy fel'o ny sen'ti nel
el'e phant gen'e sis fel'low ship
em'bas sy fed'er al res'i dent
ad'mi ral can'ni bal myr'i ad
ag'o ny fac'to ry slip'per y
al'i ment gal'ler y min'u end
al'co hol man'u al tyr'an ny
am'nes ty par'a sol sym'pho ny
Lesson 83.
mul'ber ry cul'ti vate am'ulet
mus'cu lar jus'ti fy an'ces try
pun'ish ment mul'ti ply Cal'va ry
sub'se quent mul'ti tude cav'al ry
sup'pli cant sub'sti tute mar'i gold
am'pli fy cam'o mile bat'ter y
grat'i fy pan'to mime can'o py
pac'i fy rad'i cal char'i ty
rar'e fy pat'ron ize chas'ti ty
sanc'ti fy sat'el lite maj'es ty
Lesson 84.
bail, surety. bold, brave.
bale, a pack of goods. bowled, did bowl.
bait, a lure. bourn, a limit.
bate, to lessen. borne, carried.
base, low; vile. bow, a weapon.
bass, a part in music. beau (bo), a man of dress.
beach, the shore. break, to sever by force.
beech, a kind of tree. brake, a thicket.
beat, to strike. bruise, to crush.
beet, a vegetable. brews (bruz), does brew.
bin, a box. by, near.
been (bin), existed. buy, to purchase.
Lesson 85.
berth, a sleeping-place. cast, to throw.
birth, coming into life. caste, an order or class.
braid, to weave. cede, to yield.
brayed, did bray. seed, to sow; to scatter.
breach, a gap. coarse, not fine.
breech, the hinder part. course, way; career.
broach, a spit; to pierce. dam, mother of beasts.
brooch, an ornament. damn, to condemn.
but, except. cane, a reed; a staff.
butt, a cask; a mark. Cain, a man's name.
call, to name. ceil, to line the top of
caul, a kind of net-work. seal, a sea animal.
Lesson 86.
DICTATION EXERCISES.
The ensign would not sign the paper. His design was known. He maligned his
rival, and suffered condign punishment. A benign face. He was arraigned
after the campaign. He deigned not to feign surprise. Squirrels gnaw the
bark. He affirmed it with phlegm. The knight carried a knapsack. He had a
knack for rhymes. She knew how to knead the dough. They cut the knot with
a knife. The curfew tolls the knell of parting day. The knave had hard
knuckles, but little knowledge.
Lesson 87.
Sounds of O and U.
con'dor sol'id or'ange spon'dee
doc'trine loz'enge os'trich toc'sin
cos'tive of'fal pomp'ous jock'ey
fos'sil of'fice pon'tiff mot'ley
frost'y ol'ive prom'ise nos'trum
ton'nage nov'el cum'brous buck'le
won'der boot'y cus'tard bus'tle
won'drous move'ment flour'ish dud'geon
wont'ed stuc'co hun'dred dun'geon
wor'ry buz'zard hus'band lunch'eon
Lesson 88.
Short Sounds of Vowels.
doub'le bed'stead eb'on fend'er
knuck'le cher'ub eph'od heav'y
nour'ish cres'cent es'sence heif'er
south'ern crev'ice eth'ics jeal'ous
frus'trate dex'trous feath'er jel'ly
rep'tile ster'ile brim'stone ab'bess
ref'use ves'tige dic'tate ad'junct
sen'tence wed'lock frig'ate dag'ger
skep'tic Wednes'day pil'lage bram'ble
speck'le zeal'ous trib'ute cal'lous
Lesson 89.
cell, a small room. cart, a vehicle.
sell, to barter away. carte, a bill of fare.
cent, a small coin. dear, costly; beloved.
sent, did send. deer, an animal.
scent, odor; smell. due, owing; fit.
chased, did chase. dew (du), moisture condensed.
chaste, pure.
clause, part of a sentence. doe, the female deer.
claws, the nails of a beast. dough, unbaked paste.
cord, a small rope. dram, a glass of spirits.
chord, musical tones in hamony drachm, a small weight.
fane, a temple.
cote, a pen; a fold. fain, gladly.
coat, an outer garment. feign, to pretend.
Lesson 90.
be speak' ab solve' ad judge' in dulge'
nan keen' de volve' be grudge' re pulse'
im plead' dis solve' sub duct' suc cumb'
con ceal' re solve' be numb' af front'
con geal' re spond' con vulse' a mong'
re frain' re print' re proach' re take'
re main' re strict' en croach' re trace'
re strain' re sist' pa trol' re pay'
re tain' sub mit' pa role' de lay'
re tail' dis tinct' be fore' al lay'
Lesson 91.
dust, powdered earth. day, twenty-four hours.
dost, second person of do. dey, a Turkish title.
earn, to gain by labor. ewe (yu), a female sheep.
urn, a kind of vase. you, the person spoken to.
ern, the sea-eagle.
die, to expire. yew (yu), a kind of tree.
dye, to color. eye, the organ of sight.
draught (draft), drawing I, myself.
ay, yes.
draft, a bill of exchange. aye, an affirmative vote.
dun, a dark color. flee, to run away.
done, performed. flea, an insect.
fate, destiny. flew (flu) , did fly.
fete, a festival. flue, a passage for smoke.
Lesson 92.
ag'ile hack'ney pas'sive bis'cuit
al'oes knap'sack prac'tice fil'bert
dac'tyl lad'der rab'id im'age
fash'ion lat'tice rap'id im'pulse
gal'ley lan'cet tac'tics mil'dew
bit'tern crys'tal crim'son kid'ney
brisk'et dis'tance grid'dle lin'tel
cis'tern dis'taff live'long liq'uid
chim'ney dwin'dle gyp'sy liq'uor
chis'el pick'le hith'er rid'dance
Lesson 93.
slui'cy bol'ster cer'tain driz'zle
jui'cy court'ship sur'ly tick'le
stew'ard fro'ward sur'geon twink'le
jew'el co'coa ear'nest thim'ble
neu'tral nose'gay jour'nal vil'lain
cor'ner gor'gon au'dit so'da
cor'sair lord'ship caus'tic so'fa.
corse'let mor'bid awk'ward so'ber
for'feit mort'gage gaud'y sto'ic
gor'geous mor'sel lau'rel to'paz
Lesson 94.
DICTATION EXERCISES.
The awl is used by all shoe-makers. He said that he would do aught that he
ought to do. The man who stole the bale of goods gave bail. The Bey rode a
bay horse around the bay. Deer break through the brake and brush. He had
just lain down in the narrow lane. The horse with the long mane ran
through the main street of a town in Maine. Which of the pair of fine
pears will you pare for the child? The joiner's plane will smooth the
plain door. You can rein your horse, if it should rain. The kings reign
wisely.
Lesson 95.
bal'us trade fab'ri cate bev'er age
al'ka li gal'ax y cher'u bim
al'ka line mas'to don dem'o crat
ap'o gee mack'er el den'i zen
al'i quot mar'i ner den'si ty
as'ter isk par'a graph ex'or cist
az'i muth par'al lax ed'i fy
bach'e lor par'a gon em'a nate
cal'a bash par'a pet em'pha size
cal'a mus par'a phrase ep'i cure
Lesson 96.
fir, a kind of tree. fort, a stronghold.
fur, soft hair. forte, one's strong point.
faint, weak; languid. forth, forward.
feint, a pretense. fourth, the next after third.
fair, clear; handsome.
fare, food; cost of passage. frays, quarrels.
phrase, part of a sentence,
feet, plural of foot. fore, toward the front.
feat, an exploit. four, twice two.
floe, a large piece of ice. foul, impure.
flow, a current. fowl, a bird.
flour, ground wheat. freeze, to become ice.
flow'er, a blossom. frieze, a kind of cloth.
Lesson 97.
ex'pe dite' ped'i ment cur'ren cy
hel'le bore pel'i can ful'some ly
per'i gee pet'u lant nul'li ty
reg'i cide rec'om pense sub'si dy
rec'on dite' spher'ic al sub'ter fuge
fif'ti eth syn'o nym con'ju gate
mir'a cle tyr'an nize con'tro vert
nim'ble ness witch'er y con'se crate
rig'or ous wil'der ness cor'o net
ris'i ble whim'si cal dom'i nant
Lesson 98.
ar'bi trate hard'i hood for'mu la
ar'ma ment har'le quin gor'mand ize
ar'mis tice car'ni val or'der ly
ar'chi tect car'bon ate or'di nal
arch'er y gar'den er or'di nate
bar'ba rism gar'ni ture or'phan age
dec'i mal met'a phor crit'i cism
des'pot ism ed'it or cyl'in der
em'pha sis sen'a tor mys'ter y
ep'i taph ser'a phim mys'ti fy
leth'ar gy spec'i men phys'ic al
pen'ta teuch spec'u late typ'i fy
Lesson 99.
Short and long Sounds of the Vowels.
but'ler com'mon dis'mal blem'ish
buck'ler dog'ma dis'trict elem'ent
cud'gel dol'phin mim'ic cher'ry
judg'ment hos'tile mis'sive cred'it
snuff'ers mod'ern syn'od em'bers
bond'age con'vent cli'max aid'ance
cot'tage soph'ist fi'brous bail'iff
for'age sor'rel hy'brid base'ment
hos'tage stop'ple hy'men brace'let
pros'trate tod'dy hy'phen brave'ly
Lesson 100.
furs, skins with soft hair. groan, a deep sigh.
furze, a prickly shrub. grown, increased.
gage, to pledge. gall, bile.
gauge, to measure. Gaul, old name of France.
gate, door; entrance. gild, to overlay with gold.
gait, manner of walking. guild, a corporation.
gilt, adorned with gold. gloze, to smooth over.
guilt, crime. glows, shines.
great, large; vast. guest, a visitor.
grate, a range of bars. guessed, did guess.
grease, soft fat. hale, sound; healthy.
Greece, a country. hail, frozen rain.
Lesson 101.
a lert' ex pert' sub vert' re move'
as sert' in ert' su perb' a do'
a ver' in fer' ab surd' a loof'
a vert' in sert' re cur' bal loon'
con cern' in vert' de mur' buf foon'
per vert' pre fer' dis turb' hal loo'
a vail' re claim' dis play" be fall'
a wait' ab stain' en tail' re call'
de cay' ac quaint' ob tain' en thrall'
de claim' af fray' con tain' re sort'
de fray' as suage' per suade' as sort'
pre vail' block ade' a broad' be sought'
Lesson 102.
al'pha pad'lock ad'dle hon'ey
an'ise plac'id bar'rack com'fort
brack'et Sab'bath man'date moth'er
dam'ask saf'fron man'ly oth'er
mad'der stag'nant stag'nate smoth'er
clos'et con'trite cher'ish ves'tal
com'ment oc'tave den'tist leg'ate
con'course vol'ume fresh'et mem'brane
con'text bon'fire rel'ish mes'sage
con'vex con'quer rem'nant res'cue
Lesson 103.
flout a fresh' fir'kin a'er ate'
meant con temn' serv'ile la'i ty
wren con tempt' skir'mish de'vi ous
quick com mand' ster'ling re'al ize
solve com mence' sur'feit re'qui em
wrong com mend' ur'gent co'gen cy
quince com pact' fur'lough no'ti fy
shrimp com plaint' jas'mine po'ten cy
cause es tray' lack'ey o'ri ole
gauze ap proach' latch'et o'ri ent
quoin cor rode' mat'in jo'vi al
squaw cur tail' scat'ter vo'ta ry
cross re pute' sav'age zo'di ac
Lesson 104.
DICTATION EXERCISES.
I accept all your presents except the last. His joy was in excess, at the
news of his access to fortune. Though your terms exceed my expectations, I
must accede to them. The best cosmetic is air and exercise. He pretended
to exorcise evil spirits. Both assent to go up the ascent. He was indicted
for inditing a false letter. Champagne is made in France. The soldiers
crossed the champaign. The law will levy a tax to build a levee. The levee
was held at the mayor's residence. The senior brother was addressed as
seignior.
Lesson 105.
cer'ti fy for'ti fy cog'ni zance
fer'ti lize for'ti tude con'ju gal
herb'al ist fort'u nate glob'u lar
serv'i tude or'di nance or'i gin
ter'mi nate or'gan ism hom'i ly
fer'ven cy ar'bi ter af'flu ent
mer'cu ry ar'ter y bal'us ter
nurs'er y har'mo ny bar'ri er
per'fi dy lar'ce ny bar'ris ter
per'ju ry har'mo nize car'ri on
Lesson 106.
Words accented on the first Syllable.
cler'ic al fes'ti val li'bra ry
el'e gy eth'ic al like'li hood
em'i grant her'ald ry mi'cro cosm
em'per or her'e tic mi'cro scope
ep'i gram her'o ism ni'tro gen
pa'pa cy di'a lect ped'ant ry
fla'gran cy di'a gram ped'es tal
fra'gran cy di'a ry med'i cine
ra'di ance fin'er y lex'i con
sla'ver y i'vo ry sed'u lous
main'te nance pli'a ble quer'u lous
Lesson 107.
Monosyllables representing different Sounds.
stray sleet strike trope curse
ache fleece trite grope hearse
bathe steer splice broke purge
lathe speech stripe stroke scourge
plaint sphere tithe cloak verge
brain fief yield crock squeal
slave field fierce block league
quake thief pierce flock plead
stave fiend tierce shock squeak
plague shriek niece mock heath
Lesson 108.
SYNTHETIC EXERCISES.
Make Sentences containing the following Words.
bough, a branch of a tree. grieves, laments.
bow, to bend. greaves, armor for the legs.
brute, a beast. hew (hu), to cut; to chop.
bruit, to noise abroad. hue, a color; dye.
cite, to summon. Hugh, a man's name.
site, a situation. kill, to deprive of life.
sight, the sense of seeing. kiln, a large oven.
climb, to ascend. leaf, of a tree or book.
clime, climate; region. lief, willingly; gladly.
core, the inner part. maze, an intricate place.
corps, a body of soldiers. maize, Indian corn.
creek, a narrow inlet. mean, low; middle point.
creak, a grating noise. mien, air; manner.
Lesson 109.
Miscellaneous Sounds.
bul'let coop'er nor'mal pre cise'
bull'y wool'en or'phan pre side'
bull'ock cool'ly tor'por pro scribe'
bul'rush scoun'drel quar'ter com mode'
bush'el bal'sam ac claim' en gross'
bull'ion squad'ron o paque' con sume'
crup'per war'rant sca lene' pre sume'
cuck'oo quad'rant se cede' be dew'
Lesson 110.
false naught pitch batch edge
quart sought flitch match hedge
sward bought stitch hatch ledge
swarm bright fitch latch wedge
thwart plight hitch patch fledge
bilge budge fosse breadth twinge
bridge judge thong breast print
ridge drudge notch cleanse fling
hinge grudge blotch friend string
cringe plunge prompt knell swift
Lesson 111.
hall, a large room. hoop, a ring; a band.
haul, to drag by force. whoop, to make a noise.
hay, dried grass. hied, made haste.
hey! an exclamation. hide, to conceal.
hare, an animal. hoard, to lay up.
hair, of the head. horde, a tribe.
heal, to cure. hoes, plural of hoe.
heel, hinder part of the foot. hose, stockings.
jam, a conserve of fruit.
hire, wages. jamb, the sidepiece of a
high'er, more high. door or fireplace.
hoe, a farming tool. knead, to work dough.
ho! an exclamation. need, want.
Lesson 112.
faith theme length sor'row sol'emn
scrape chime launch dur'ing hire'ling
strange whilst morgue gib'bet tres'pass
greet smart pledge bod'kin shil'ling
perch badge gourd gos'ling mat'tock
champ dodge schist lob'by ram'part
drench brawl flounce tan'sy tran'quil
squeeze dwarf screech lock'et cun'ning
grist yawl spasm van'dal her'ring
shrink grant starve ex'tra drug'gist
copse spunk scalp cut'lass spon'sor
Lesson 113.
knight, a title of honor. lee, the sheltered side.
night, time of darkness. lea, a meadow; field.
knave, a wicked person. lie, to deceive.
nave, hub of a wheel. lye, water passed through ashes.
loan, any thing lent. links, parts of a chain.
lone, solitary. lynx, an animal.
knap, a small protuberance. loch, a lake.
nap, a short sleep. lough (lok), a lake.
lac, a kind of gum. lock, to fasten a door.
lack, to want; need. lax, loose; vague.
laid, placed. lacks, wants; needs.
lade, to load. lacs, plural of lac.
Lesson 114.
Words containing I consonant, sounded like Y consonant; as alien,
pronounced al'yen.
al'ien on'ion bat tal'ion
sav'ior bil'ious pe cul'iar
pan'nier brill'iant re bell'ion
un'ion fil'ial dis un'ion
sen'ior mill'ion o pin'ion
jun'ior pill'ion do min'ion
gal'liard pin'ion com mun'ion
span'iel trill'ion mut'u al
val'iant coll'ier punc til'io
bill'iards pon'iard punc til'ious
bill'ion ruff'ian ver mil'ion
In'dian Chris'tian aux il'ia ry
Lesson 115.
The following words, according to the analogy of the English language,
should he spelled with the termination er, with the exception of the last
word of each line.
cen'ter mi'ter spec'ter sep'ul cher
fi'ber ni'ter o'cher the'a ter
lus'ter som'ber mau'ger ma neu'ver
mea'ger sa'ber um'ber cal'i ber
me'ter scep'ter om'ber ac cou'ter
a'cre na'cre lu'cre mas'sa cre
Lesson 116.
In the following words, ng is pronounced as if the g were doubled; as
anger, pronounced ang'ger.
an'ger lan'guor jin'gle youn'ger
an'gle lan'guid min'gle con'ger
an'gry man'gle sin'gle bun'gler
an'guish man'go tin'gle hun'ger
clan'gor san'guine din'gle hun'gry
dan'gle span'gled lon'ger wran'gler
fan'gled span'gle lon'gest fin'ger
jan'gle tan'gle stron'ger lan'guish
ban'gle wran'gle bun'gle un'guent
Lesson 117.
In the following, S has the sound of sh as sure, (pro. shure).
sure'ly cen'sure fis'sure is'su ance
sure'ness press'ure ton'sure as sur'ance
sure'ty is'sue as sure' in sur'ance
sug'ar tis'sue in sure' in sur'er
The following words are spelled, according to analogy, with the
termination se.
con dense' dis pense' im mense' pre tense'
de fense' ex pense' of fense' sus pense'
re cense' in cense' pre pense' li'cense
Lesson 118.
lane, a narrow passage. main, chief
lain, past participle of lie. mane, hair on the neck of a horse.
mail, armor.
lapse, to fall. male, masculine.
laps, plural of lap. mark, a sign.
leak, to run out. marque, letters of reprisal.
leek, a kind of onion. mead, a drink.
lo! behold! meed, reward.
low, not high. meet, fit; proper.
lore, learning. mete, to measure.
low'er, more low. meat, food in general.
maid, a maiden. might, strength; power.
made, finished. mite, a small insect.
Lesson 119.
mode', way; manner. nay, no.
mowed, cut down. neigh, to cry as a horse.
mule, an animal. nit, egg of an insect.
mewl (mul), to squall. knit, to unite.
mist, fine rain. gneiss, a kind of mineral.
missed, did miss.
more, a greater quantity. nice, delicate; fine.
mow'er, one who mows. owe, to be bound.
muse, to meditate. oh! alas!
mews (muz), an inclosure. ode, a poem.
owed, indebted.
none, not one. one (wun), a single thing.
nun, a religious woman. won, gained.
Lesson 120.
a mal'gam ate cheese e man'ci pate
as sas'sin ate dirt e rad'i cate
ca pac'i tate bleak e vac'u ate
co ag'u late goad a ban'don ment
con cat'e nate slouch in fat'u ate
con fab'u late gone in val'i date
con grat'ulate scarf be at'i fy
con tam'i nate nerve pro cras'ti nate
de cap'i tate raid re tal'i ate
e jac'u late graze e vap'o rate
e lab'o rate stale pre var'i cate
Lesson 121.
cir'cus ca pac'i ty an'a gram
cur'few com par'i son am'bi ent
cur'tain com par'a tive al'li gate
fer'tile com pat'i ble cal'a mine
fer'vid con cav'i ty hal'cy on
fur'nace de clar'a tive Jes'u it
fur'long di ag'o nal ped'i gree
mer'maid di am'e ter reg'is ter
nerv'ous dog mat'ic al rev'el ry
pur'chase em bas'sa dor skep'tic al
sur'face de prav'i ty ver'i ly
Lesson 122.
In words like the following, sier, zier, sure, zure, su, sion, and
sia are pronounced zhur, zhur, zhu, zhun, and zha.
bra'sier em bra'sure cas'u al ly
gla'zier e ras'ure cas'u ist ry
gra'zier e va'sion treas'ur er ship
ras'ure in va'sion us'u al ly
seiz'ure per sua'sion pleas'ur a ble
ho'sier ad he'sion meas'ur a ble
o'sier co he'sion oc ca'sion al
fu'sion am bro'sia pro vis'ion al
az'ure, dis clos'ure u su'ri ous
meas'ure ex plo'sion dis com pos'ure
pleas'ure col lu'sion in de cis'ion
Lesson 123.
SYNTHETIC AND DICTATION EXERCISES.
brid'al, belonging to a bride. met'al, a substance.
met'tle, spirit.
bri'dle, a check; a curb. vice, defect; fault.
les'son, a task for recitation. vise, an instrument.
wail, to lament.
less'en, to make less. wale, to mark with stripes.
Filled with choler, he seized the youth by the collar. The priest filled
the censer. He is a censor of the press. The ship took divers persons as
divers for pearls. The plaintiff assumed a plaintive air. To lessen the
number of exercises, will make an easier lesson.
Lesson 124.
scrive'ner friv'o lous fru gal'i ty
slug'gard im'age ry gram mat'ic al
stub'born in'di go hi lar'i ty
sub'urbs in'sti gate hu man'i ty
symp'tom liq'ui date in hab'it ant
med'ley pil'grim age i ras'ci ble
peas'ant fish'er y le gal'i ty
pheas'ant hick'o ry lo cal'i ty
pen'sive in'ter est lo quac'i ty
pres'ence mit'ti mus men dac'i ty
read'y min'strel sy ra pac'i ty
Lesson 125.
NOTE.--These words are not exactly alike in sound, and should be carefully
distinguished.
as sist'ance, help; relief rab'bit, an animal.
as sist'ants, helpers. rab'bet, a term in carpentry.
de vis'er, an inventor.
di vi'sor, a term in Arithmetic. lin'e a ment, a feature.
lin'i ment, an ointment.
def'er ence, respect. prin'ci pal, chief
dif'fer ence, variation. prin'ci ple, rule of action.
in gen'u ous, open; free. li'ar, one who tells lies.
in gen'ious, having skill. lyre, a kind of harp.
Lesson 126.
DICTATION EXERCISES ON THE ABOVE.
His assistants gave him great assistance. He was the deviser of the
machine. Which is the larger, the divisor or the quotient? This difference
being settled, he will pay due deference to your opinion. The ingenious
mechanic was also an ingenuous man. Not a lineament could be recognized by
his friends. Apply to the wound a healing liniment. The principal in the
agreement was devoid of moral principle. Though a great liar, he could
play upon the lyre. The rabbit was tame. The carpenter will rabbet the
boards.
Lesson 127.
In words like the following, U should receive its proper consonant sound;
as nature, pronounced nat'yur.
nat'ure sig'na ture ag'ri cult ure
creat'ure sep'ul ture leg'is la ture
feat'ure fur'ni ture ar'chi tect ure
fut'ure for'feit ure tem'per a ture
capt'ure lig'a ture lit'er a ture
rapt'ure ap'er ture flo'ri cult ure
text'ure quad'ra ture ju'di ca ture
pict'ure ad vent'ure hor'ti cult ure
script'ure con ject'ure man u fact'ure
Lesson 128.
pail, a wooden vessel. Paul, a man's name.
pale, not bright. pall, a covering.
pear, a fruit. pique, to give offense.
pare, to cut thin. peak, the top.
pair, a couple. peer, a nobleman.
raze, to pull down. pier, a wharf
raise, to lift up. quartz, a kind of rock.
rays, beams of light. quarts, measures.
pain, uneasiness. plain, smooth.
pane, a square of glass. plane, a surface; tool.
peel, rind; skin. quire, twenty-four sheets of paper.
peal, a sound of bells.
port, a harbor. choir (kwir), a band of singers.
Porte, a Turkish court.
Lesson 129.
X with the sound of gz; as exact, pronounced egz act'.
ex act' ex act'ly ex ag'g'er ate
ex ist' ex am'ine ex an'i mate
ex ult' ex em'plar ex as'per ate
ex hale' ex er'tion ex ec'u trix
ex haust' ex hib'it ex hil'a rate
ex ert' ex ist'ence ex on'er ate
ex hort' ex ist'ent ex em'pli fy
ex ude' ex ot'ic ex or'bi tant
ex ergue' ex haust'ive ux o'ri ous
Lesson 130.
Ti has often the sound of sh: followed by on, it is pronounced shun.
na'tion ces sa'tion de vi a'tion
pa'tient col la'tion dep re da'tion
fac'tious cre a'tion des per a'tion
frac'tious dic ta'tion lib er a'tion
sta'tion do na'tion me di a'tion
lo'tion du ra'tion mod er a'tion
mo'tion e qua'tion nu mer a'tion
no'tion tes ta'tion op er a'tion
po'tion for ma'tion tol er a'tion
por'tion frus tra'tion trep i da'tion
quo'tient gra da'tion val u a'tion
Lesson 131.
Other examples in which final tion is pronounced shun.
men'tion ab strac'tion ed u ca'tion
sec'tion at trac'tion em ula'tion
frac'tion de trac'tion ex cla ma'tion
dic'tion dis trac'tion ex pec ta'tion
fic'tion ex trac'tion ex por ta'tion
fric'tion in frac'tion fer men ta'tion
junc'tion pro trac'tion gen er a'tion
ac'tion re frac'tion grav i ta'tion
cap'tion re trac'tion hab i ta'tion
op'tion con trac'tion il lus tra'tion
fac'tion sub trac'tion im por ta'tion
Lesson 132.
Examples in which sci, ti, and ci have the sound of sh.
auc'tion au da'cious ab er ra'tion
cau'tion ca pa'cious ad mi ra'tion
cau'tious ve ra'cious ad o ra'tion
gla'cial fal la'cious ad u la'tion
gra'cious fu ga'cious ag gra va'tion
spa'cious lo qua'cious ap pli ca'tion
Gre'cian ra pa'cious ap pro ba'tion
spe'cious sa ga'cious prep a ra'tion
par'tial te na'cious pres er va'tion
con'science vi va'cious proc la ma'tion
spe'cie vo ra'cious prof a na'tion
Lesson 133.
Ci, ce, and si with the sound of sh.
spe'cies ju di'cial ac ces'sion
o'cean lo gi'cian com pres'sion
so'cial ma gi'cian de clen'sion
spe'cial mu si'cian ex pres'sion
cru'cial tac ti'cian im pres'sion
pre'cious op ti'cian op pres'sion
pas'sion pa tri'cian pre ten'sion
man'sion phy si'cian suc ces'sion
pen'sion pro vin'cial trans gres'sion
ten'sion fi nan'cial ad mis'sion
tor'sion om nis'cient con cus'sion
Lesson 134
DICTATION EXERCISES.
They propose to alter the place of the altar. He cast his ballot for
mayor. The ballet dancer and the ballad singer arrived. The wine seller
lived in a cellar. He said that the cymbal was a symbol of music. They
sent an arrant rogue on the errand. His manner of conducting the manor did
not suit the lord. The prophet of Mammon foretold great profit. The relics
of the kingdom were saved by the relict of the king. The stature of the
statue of Liberty is fixed by statute.
Lesson 135.
rack, an engine of torture. write, to make letters.
wrack, a sea-plant. wright, a workman.
rap, to strike. roe, eggs of a fish.
wrap, to roll together. row, to impel with oars.
reck, to heed; to care. rose, a flower.
wreck, destruction. rows, does row.
rice, a kind of grain. roes, plural of roe.
rise, increase; ascent. sees, beholds.
rite, a ceremony. seas, large bodies of water.
right, not wrong. seize, to lay hold of
Lesson 136.
OF AFFIXES.
Many words are formed by adding something to the end of another word. The
added part is called an affix; as ly, added to man, forms manly. In this,
and the following seventeen lessons, the more common affixes are
indicated.
Plurals formed by adding s to the Singular.
roofs so'los ty'ros al bi'nos
hoofs ha'los jun'tos me men'tos
scarfs las'sos can'tos oc ta'vos
truths ze'ros quar'tos si roc'cos
Plurals formed by adding es to the Singular.
ech'oes to ma'toes po ta'toes
car'goes mu lat'toes bra va'does
mot'toes vol ca'noes por'ti coes
grot'toes mos qui'toes vi ra'goes
Lesson 137.
Words in which f and fe are changed into ves in the Plural: as, leaf,
leaves; wife, wives.
beeves lives thieves calves our selves'
sheaves wives wolves halves them selves'
leaves knives loaves shelves your selves'
Words in which Y final is changed into ies in the Plural.
skies la'dies to'ries gro'cer ies
spies du'ties can'dies for'ger ies
cries beau'ties tro'phies gal'ler ies
Lesson 138.
Words ending in Y which form the Plural by adding a.
toys chim'neys al'leys at tor'neys
drays val'leys pul'leys Sat'ur days
buoys mon'eys tur'keys hol'i days
whys jour'neys mon'keys cor du roys'
Words in which the Plurals are formed irregularly. As the Plural only is
given, the teacher might require the pupil to ascertain the Singular, and
to spell it.
mice cri'ses ter'mi ni
chil'dren neb'u lae a lum'ni
ver'te brae stra'ta syn op'ses geese
{ kine, cows }
{ staves, staffs}
{ broth'ers,breth'ren }
{ pease, peas}
{ dies, dice}
Lesson 139.
Ing signifies continuing to; as talking, continuing to talk. The following
words, in taking their suffix, double the final letter. The last letter is
doubled when the word ends with a single consonant preceded by a single
vowel.
plan'ning win'ning stop'ping a bet'ting
fret'ting blot'ting gun'ning re bel'ling
bid'ding rob'bing shut'ting o mit'ting
Other words ending with consonants, which do not double the final letter.
act'ing fail'ing mean'ing ex pand'ing
land'ing rain'ing coax'ing con sent'ing
build'ing sail'ing suit'ing vis'it ing
Lesson 140.
Words ending in e silent, generally drop the e in adding ing.
mak'ing seiz'ing rul'ing ex pir'ing
nam'ing forc'ing lin'ing re fus'ing
plagu'ing hedg'ing squeez'ing in trigu'ing
ach'ing writ'ing schem'ing alleg'ing
The final e is retained when it is necessary to prevent a change of
pronunciation, or to maintain the identity of a word.
hoe'ing shoe'ing change'a ble
toe'ing singe'ing trace'able
tinge'ing dye'ing peace'a ble
foe'man blue'ness charge'a ble
Lesson 141.
Ed, as a suffix, generally signifies did. In words like the following the
e in ed is silent, and the wards, though of two and three syllables, are
pronounced in one and two.
blazed wedged boiled be reaved
drained solved coiled be sieged'
hailed called soiled blas phemed'
lamed hauled bowed ac quired'
paved mauled crowned con trol1ed'
stowed warmed plowed a bused'
saved warned roused ac cused'
feared warped scoured com muned'
flowed proved soured con fused'
glued shoved dodged de coyed'
begged loved filled en joyed'
Lesson 142.
In words like the following, ed is pronounced as t; and, although of two
and three syllables, the words are pronounced in one and two.
graced fixed es caped' at tacked'
scraped mixed em braced' con fessed'
cracked boxed en grossed' op pressed'
In other words formed by the affix ed, the last letter is doubled in words
of one syllable, or in words accented on the last syllable, when they end
with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel; as, wed, wed'ded. If
the word ends in any other consonant than d or t, the e in ed becomes
silent, and the two syllables become one; as, hem, hemmed, pronounced
hemd.
jut'ted shunned com pelled o mit'ted
fret'ted tapped e quipped' im bed'ded
fit'ted rubbed de murred' com mit'ted
Lesson 143.
Words not included in the ahove rule, do not double the final
consonant.
act'ed failed quar'reled ex pand'ed
land'ed rained bar'reled mer'it ed
rest'ed coaxed trav'eled vis'it ed
Y is sometimes changed into i; as cry, cried.
cried dried mar'ried glo'ried
tried fried tar'ried sto'ried
shied spied car'ried wor'ried
Lesson 144.
Ar, er, and or signify one who does, or that which does; as, baker, one
who bakes. If the word ends in e, r only is added. After a consonant y is
generally changed into i. Another letter is sometimes united to the affix;
as law, law'yer. The final consonants are doubled, as in Lesson 142.
beg'gar bank'er bak'er cre a'tor
dig'ger plant'er pa'cer cru sad'er
dip'per build'er pav'er dic ta'tor
clip'per giv'er stran'ger en grav'er
trot'ter 1aw'yer writ'er sur viv'or
los'er saw'yer boast'er be liev'er
woo'er read'er mourn'er ad vis'er
vouch'er rid'er own'er as sign'er
wres'tler dy'er rul'er in vei'gler
Lesson 145.
Words formed by the Affixes er or or.
be gin'ner la'bor er nav'i ga tor
in dors'er rea'son er ded'i ca tor
de sert'er li'bel er cal'cu la tor
dis turb'er wag'on er spec'u la tor
u surp'er con'quer or pros'e cu tor
con duct'or for'eign er cul'ti va tor
tor ment'or cus'tom er mul'ti pli er
en chant'er mur'der er nu'mer a tor
sup port'er gov'ern or gen'er a tor
ag gress'or pen'sion er ra'di a tor
Lesson 146.
In adjectives, er is generally added to form the comparative, and est to
form the superlative; as, rich, richer, richest.
strict'er fierc'est wealth'i er wor'thi est
broad'er slow'est greed'i er read'i est
bright'er gaunt'est drear'i er haugh'ti est
Ly is an abbreviation of like; as manly for man-like, or like a man. Ly is
still further shortened into y; as, rock, rocky.
bright'ly eas'y heav'i ly thor'oug ly
gay'ly earth'y heart'i ly might'i ly
no'bly speed'y read'i ly has'ti ly
wind'y spon'gy tar'di ly stead'i ly
Lesson 147.
Ness is from the Saxon nesse, and means state or quality; as, neatness,
state of being neat.
bleak'ness smooth'ness come'li ness
fierce'ness numb'ness drow'si ness
hoarse'ness wrong'ness naught'i ness
calm'ness sweet'ness wea'ri ness
The termination full adds its own meaning to the word; as, joyful, full of
joy. The final l is omitted in the derivatives.
change'ful mourn'ful skill'ful fan'ci ful
fright'ful woe'ful will'ful pit'i ful
spite'ful wrath'ful aw'ful du'ti ful
Lesson 148.
The termination less gives a negative meaning to the derivative; as
graceless, without grace.
brain'less sight'less friend'less worth'less
cease'less soul'less head'less house'less
guile'less friut'less guilt'less noise'less
The affix age signifies the pay for, a state of being, or composed of; as
cartage, the pay for carting.
mar'riage fer'ri age vag'a bond age
herb'age her'mit age dis ad van'tage
wharf'age pat'ron age es'pi on age
Lesson 149.
The suffix al signifies relating to; an signifies pertaining to; ant and
ent, in many instances, signify the agent or doer.
tid'al com'ic al me dic'i nal
ur'ban pub'li can di oc'e san
claim'ant as sist'ant i tin'er ant
a'gent pres'i dent cor re spond'ent
Able and ible signify that may be, capable of being, fit or worthy to be,
or capacity.
eat'a ble blam'a ble am'i ca ble
sal'a ble laugh'a ble nav'i ga ble
leg'i ble for'ci ble com bus'ti ble
cred'i ble au'di ble in del'i ble
Lesson 150.
Ist, ster, ee, and ess, generally signify the person who, or thing which.
The last is an affix denoting the feminine gender.
aur'ist phys'i cist pi a'nist
tap'ster chor'is ter for'est er
grant ee' mort ga gee' as sign ee'
em'press shep'herd ess mar'chion ess
Dom signifies the office of or state of being; hood, the state of being;
ish, somewhat, like; and ism, the condition or doctrines of.
king'dom chris'ten dom hea'then dom
child'hood maid'en hood live'li hood
knav'ish yel'low ish a'gu ish
Bud'dhism Meth'od ism Mor'mon ism
Lesson 151.
Eer or ier generally signifies one who has charge of; en means made of,
or, with adjectives, to make; ic signifies pertaining to, belonging to, or
like; and ise or ize, to make, to become, or to assimilate.
cash ier' fin an cier' gon do lier'
cloth'ier en gi neer' can non eer'
beech'en be hold'en em bold'en
bright'en en light'en en liv'en
civ'ic ce phal'ic me tal'lic
u'til ize cat'e chise crit'i cise
sat'ir ize civ'il ize os'tra cize
Lesson 152.
Ion and ment denote the state of being, or the act of; fy, to make or
become; ance or ence, the act or state of; ive, having a tendency to, or
the power or nature of; ory, the power or nature of, or belonging to; and
ous, partaking of, or full of.
dis per'sion di ver'sion as per'sion
ex cep'tion e lec'tion con di'tion
a tone'ment a gree'ment dec're ment
de'i fy stu'pe fy sat'is fy
an noy'ance ac cord'ance con cord'ance
oc cur'rence ab hor'rence in dul'gence
a mu'sive con clu'sive of fen'sive
cur'so ry ar'mo ry man'da to ry
dan'ger ous li'bel ous har mo'ni ous
Lesson 153.
Kin, ling, let, and ule indicate smallness or diminution.
lamb'kin man'i kin la'dy kin
duck'ling un'der ling fos'ter ling
leaf'let riv'u let flag'eo let
glob'ule mol'e cule an i mal'cule
Some means like or same, full of, or very; ward denotes in the direction
of; ure means state of; and y, full of, or composed of.
tire'some cum'ber some vent'ure some
east'ward heav'en ward aft'er ward
verd'ure cur'va ture im post'ure
smok'y sin'ew y sil'ver y
Lesson 154.
ruff, an article of dress. roar, to make a loud noise.
rough (ruf), uneven. row'er, one who rows.
retch, to vomit. sail, a sheet of canvas.
wretch, a miserable person. sale, the act of selling.
rode, did ride. seen, beheld.
road, a way; route. scene, a view.
rowed, did row. seine, a net for fishing.
room, an apartment. slay, to kill.
rheum, a serous fluid. sleigh, a vehicle on runners.
sow, to scatter seed. sley, a weaver's reed.
sew (so), to use a needle. seem, to appear.
so, thus; in like manner. seam, a line of junction.
Lesson 155.
rude, uncivil; rough. slow, not fast.
rood, fourth of an acre. sloe, a kind of fruit.
serf, a slave; servant. sun, the source of light.
surf, a swell of the sea. son, a male child.
serge, a kind of cloth. steel, refined iron.
surge, to rise; to swell. steal, to rob; to pilfer.
sheer, pure; clear. stile, steps over a fence.
shear, to cut or clip. style, manner of writing.
side, a part; a margin. stare, to look fixedly.
sighed, did sigh. stair, a step.
slew (slu), did slay. sweet, pleasing to the taste.
slue, to slip aside. suite (swet), retinue.
Lesson 156.
OF PREFIXES.
When a syllable or word is placed before another word, it is called a
prefix. The prefix re generally gives the idea of repetition or return;
as, recall, to call back.
re build' re ap pear' re an'i mate
re touch' re as cend' re gen'er ate
re seat' re im burse' re sus'ci tate
re view' ro doub'le re ver'ber ate
The prefix un generally gives a negative meaning; as, unapt, not apt.
un paid' un friend'ly un court'ly
un clean' un health'y un ea'sy
un known' un stead'y un fruit'ful
un nerve' un err'ing un learn'ed
Lesson 157.
In, also, has a negative meaning; it often becomes im, il, ir, or ig, for
the sake of sound.
in act'ive in sin cere' ir res'o lute
im prop'er im po lite' ir re lig'ious
il le'gal il lu'sive irre spect'ive
ig no'ble ig'no rant ir'ri ta ble
im ma te ri al'i ty im prac ti ca bil'i ty
in di vis i bil'i ty in de struc ti bil'i ty
in com pat i bil'i ty ir re sist i bil'i ty
in com press i bil'i ty im pen e tra bil'i ty
Lesson 158.
Dis is a Latin particle, and has the force of a negative or privative; as,
disagree, not to agree, disarm, to deprive of arms.
dis please' dis ap pear' dis con tin'ue
dis joint' dis be lieve' dis in her'it
dis lodge' dis o blige' dis or'gan ize
dis charge' dis cour'age dis sim'i lar
dis grace' dis cov'er dis crim'i nate
The prefix after conveys its own meaning.
aft'er piece aft'er noon aft'er most
aft'er guard aft'er math aft'er-thought
Lesson 159.
Post is a Latin word, meaning after.
post'script post-di lu'vi an post me rid'i an
post'-date post po si'tion post'hu mous ly
Other words are formed by prefixing the English word post, a letter-
carrier.
post'al post'man post'mark
post'-chaise post'-town post'-office
post-haste' post'boy post'mas ter
Bene is a Latin prefix, signifying well.
ben'e dict ben e fac'tion be nef'i cence
ben'e fice ben e fi'cial be nev'o lence
Lesson 160.
Fore adds its own meaning to the word; as foretaste, to taste before; pre
is from the Latin prae, before; ante (Latin), before. Anti (Greek), means
against or opposite.
fore'sight fore tell'er fore bod'ing ly
fore'most fore knowl'edge fore de ter'mine
fore know' fore'cas tle pre med'i tate
pre fix' pre cau'tion pre oc'cu py
pre judge' pre ced'ing pre-em'i nent
pre serve' pre des'tine an te pas'chal
pre sage' an'te past an te mun'dane
pre text' an'te date an te nup'tial
fore warn' an'ti pode an ti cli'max
fore'front an'ti dote an ti feb'rile
Lesson 161.
The word miss signifies to err, to go wrong; in the compound
the last s is omitted.
mis guide' mis be lief' mis reck'on
mis spell' mis con ceive' mis con'strue
mis choose' mis di rect' mis gov'ern
mis chance' mis re cite' mis guid'ance
Words formed by the prefixes up and under.
up raise' un der lay' un'der hand
up heave' un der write' un'der growth
up'right un der sign' un'der brush
up'ward un der neath' un'der shot
Lesson 162.
Words formed by the prefixes out and over.
out brave' o ver reach' o'ver board
out grow' o ver awe' o'ver alls
out pour' o ver flow' o'ver night
out talk' o ver freight' o'ver sight
Counter, from the Latin contra, against.
coun'ter pane coun'ter sign coun ter move'
coun'ter feit coun'ter point coun ter weight'
Extra (Latin), beyond.
ex tra ju di'cial ex tra phys'ic al
ex tra pro vin'cial ex tra trop'ic al
Lesson 163.
Semi (Latin), and hemi (Greek), ha1f; super (Latin), over or above; trans
(Latin), beyond or through; and inter (Latin), among or between.
sem'i breve sem'i co lon sem'i qua ver
sem'i tone sem'i cir cle sem i ton'ic
hem'i sphere hem'i cy cle hem i morph'ic
hem'i trope hem i he'dral hem i spher'ic
su per add' su per fi'cial su per in duce'
su per scribe' su per'flu ous su per struct'ure
tran scend'ent trans at lan'tic tran'si to ry
trans fig'ure trans fus'i ble trans mis'si ble
in'ter course in ter mit'tent in ter reg'num
in'ter lude in ter ces'sor in ter sec'tion
LESSON 164.
Ad signifies to, and for euphony takes the forms of ac, af, ag, al, an,
ap, ar, and as; as ad and verto, advert, to turn to.
ad duce' al lure' as sail' ag'gre gate
ac count' an nex' ad vance' ag'gra vate
ac cord' ar rive' ad'verb ap pend'age
af fix' as cend' ad'verse ar'ro gance
Bi (from Latin bis, twice) means two, double, or in two.
bi'fid bi den'tate bi no'mi al
bi'form bi cor'nous bi en'ni al
bi'nate bi fur'cate bi noc'ular
bi'ped bi lin'gual bi valv'u lar
bi sect' bi par'tite bi sul'phu ret
Lesson 165.
Con (Latin cum, with) signifies with or together; it takes the forms of
com, col, co, cog, and cor, for ease in pronunciation.
con vert' con de scend' con ven'tion al
com press' com pan'ion com pen sa'tion
col lect' col'lo quy col lat'er al
co here' co-ex ist' co-ex ten'sive
cog'nate cog'ni zant cog nos'ci ble
cor rect' cor re spond' cor o na'tion
con cur' con vul'sion con sec'u tive
con dign' con vey'er con se quen'tial
con form' con tu'sion con nat'u ral
Lesson 166.
De signifies down or from; epi significs on, near, during; and ex has the
meaning out of. Ex also becomes e, ec, or ef.
de scend' ex tract' ep i dem'ic
de tract' e vade' ep'i lep sy
de note' ef fuse' ep i glot'tis
de vote' ec'logue ep i derm'is
Dia, ob, per, and circum mean respectively apart, against, through, and
around. With English words, dis gives a negative meaning.
dis tend' dis sev'er dis em bar'rass
ob trude' ob lique'ly ob lit'er ate
per plex' per fect'ive per sist'en cy
cir'cuit cir cum volve' cir cum ja'cent
Lesson 167.
Mal signifies evil, ill; mono is from Greek monos, single; pan (Greek),
signifies all, every thing; and poly (Greek polus), many.
mal'con tent ma li'cious ma lev'o lent
mon'o tone mon'o gram mo nop'o Iy
pan'o ply pan'the ist pan o ra'ma
pol'y gon pol'y pus pol'y the ism
Pro is a Latin preposition signifying for, before, and forth; uni (Latin
unus, one) signifies one or producing one; syn (sometimes syl and sym)
signifies together; and sub (sometimes suf, sup, and sug) denotes under,
below.
pro'noun u'ni ty syn'the sis sub scribe'
pro pel' u'ni form syl'la ble suf'fix
pro duce' u'ni corn sym'pa thy sup press'
pro vide' u'ni val ve syn tac'tic sug gest'
Lesson 168.
Compound Words promiscuously arranged.
ale'-house lime'-kiln hedge'hog
hail'stone boat'man pen'knife
lay'man four'score grist'-mill
safe'guard load'stone mid'night
waist'coat oat'meal pitch'fork
bee'-hive pole'-star ship'wreck
key'-stone snow'-drop wrist'band
knee'-pan sports'man block'head
bride'groom jew's'-harp cross'-bow
light'-house luke'warm off'spring
Lesson 169.
Compound Words.
Lisle'-glove night'fall harts'horn
north-east' book'-case corn'-stalk
joint'-stock foot'stool loop'-hole
well'-bred cork'screw bur'dock
snuff'-box watch'-word whirl'pool
towns'man broom'stick fools'cap
house'wife dooms'day work'shop
char'coal brown'-bread for sooth'
out weigh' down'right down'cast
horn'pipe tooth'ache noon'day
heir'loom air'brake law'suit
Lesson 170.
Compound Words.
can'dle stick post'al-card but'ter fly
hand'ker chief cop'y-book wa'ter-fall
bed'-cham ber oft'en times gas'-me ter
ev'er green type'-writ er cler'gy man
gen'tle man jour'ney man bric'-a-brac
pep'per mint hum'ming-bird na'vy-yard
camp'-meet ing musk'-mel on fool'-hard y
mas'ter piece blood'-ves sel al might'y
pass'o ver hon'ey-comb by'stand er
fowl'ing-piece stem'-wind er bass'-vi ol
pow'der-horn school'-mas ter tale'-bear er
Lesson 171.
SYNTHETIC AND DICTATION EXERCISES.
A'bel, a man's name. de scend'ent, falling.
a'ble, powerful. cough'er, one who coughs.
al'ley, a narrow passage. coffer, a chest.
al ly', one who assists. can'died, covered with sugar.
al lu'sion, a reference. can'did, honest; truthful.
il lu'sion, mockery. cent'u ry, 100 years.
de scend'ant, offspring. sen'try, a guard.
The able man's name was Abel. A narrow alley. France was an ally of
England in the Crimean war. He made an allusion to the illusion that
possessed him. His descendant was descendent from the same line. The
cougher sat on the coffer. The candid youth ate the candied cakes. The
sentry wore a costume of the last century.
Lesson 172.
Words spelled alike, whose Pronunciation and Meaning differ.
aye, always. conjure, to enchant.
aye, an affirmative vote. bow, a weapon.
chose, did choose. bow, part of a ship.
chose, a thing; a chattel. chap, a boy.
bass, a term in music. chap, the jaw.
bass, a fish. gout, a disease.
conjure', to implore. gout, taste; relish.
Lesson 173.
Words spelled alike, whose Pronunciation and Meaning differ.
mall, a public walk. scald, a poet.
mall, a mallet. sew'er (so'er), one who sews.
slough (sluf), a snake's skin. sew'er (su'er), a drain.
slough, a miry place. court'e sy, civility.
wear, a dam in a river. courte'sy, a slight bow.
wear, waste. slav'er, a slave ship.
min'ute (min'it), sixty seconds. slav'er, spittle.
mi nute', very small. i'ron y (i'urn y), of iron.
hind'er, in the rear. i'ron y, ridicule.
hin'der, to obstruct. worst'ed, a kind of yarn.
scald, a burn. worst'ed, defeated.
Lesson 174.
Words in which the letter A is often mispronounced. Some of the words in
this and succeeding lessons have two pronunciations, but in all cases the
preferable one is given.
hearth mam ma' an'cient fra'ter nize
grass a slant' la'va com man dant'
slant pa pa' saun'ter ti a'ra
gape a las' pal'frey al ter'nate
gaunt al'mond rap'ine af fla'tus
far scath'less dra'ma hi a'tus
swathe pag'eant la'ma ba na'na
lance stal'wart da'ta sul ta'na
calm aft'er ma'gi man da'mus
laugh par'ent pa'thos oc ta'vo
Lesson 175.
Words in which A is frequently mispronounced.
chal'dron ar ca'num u ra'ni urn
na'tant er ra'tum a qua'ri um
hal'berd ver ba'tim ap pa ra'tus
tas'sel val'en tine ig no ra'mus
sau'cy ca'ri ous ir ra'tion al
mael'strom tra'che a lit er a'ti
squa'lor bar bar'ic lit er a'tim
dai'ry bar ri cade' ul ti ma'tum
ca'ret ra'di us mar a nath'a
gra'tis chol'e ra gym na'si um
ra'dix ca na'ry ex pa'ti ate
Lesson 176.
Sounds of A frequently mispronounced.
gla'mour sac'ra ment glance al'ways
raft'er a'pri cot zouave a mass'
scal'lop gar'ru lous drain Ar'ab
craft'y bra va'do stanch ba'thos
grass'y de fal'cate scarce cal'dron
em balm' ca ca'o cant chas'ten
a ghast' rail'ler y can't fac'ile
was'sail an dan'te strap fair'y
balm'y hal'i but yacht ga'la
al'der na'ive te scath qua'si
Al'dine fi na'le calk lo cale'
Lesson 177.
Sounds of A often mispronounced.
swath pau'per gra va'men a men'
halve ha'rem to ma'to gua'no
jean pa sha' sa'li ent na'ive
catch fac'et pa'ri ah har'ass
balm fal'chion far ra'go sat'ire
groat laugh'ter tap'es try jal'ap
trance tar'iff de ca'dence e clat'
yea ba salt' a're a prai'rie
are hur ra' va ga'ry ra'tion
shaft ba ton' cu'po la Sal'ic
scared quag'mire cu ra'tor ta'pis
Lesson 178.
Words in which the Sounds of E are often mispronounced.
ei'ther eq'ui ty leg'end a ry
pre'cept ten'a ble ab ste'mi ous
weap'on e'go tism a me'na ble
prel'ate ter'ra pin a pe'ri ent
yel'low al le'gro ste're o type
ven due' in her'ent sac ri le'gious
for get' le'ni ent be nef'i cent
stead'y yes'ter day a men'i ty
en'gine e'qua ble e le'gi ac
ket'tle pe'o ny hy men e'al
treb'le e'qui poise em py re'an
Lesson 179.
Words in which the Sounds of E are often mispronounced.
leant pet'rel cere'ment les see'
dreamt se'ries lei'sure me lee'
eyre seam'stress ef fete' deaf'en
rear steel'yard en feoff' rou'e
deaf sex'ton keel'son e lite'
teat fe'brile' seck'eI khe dive'
pert fec'und bes'tial res'pite
tete sen'na fet'id there'fore
feoff ten'et fe'tich pref'ace
egg tep'id se'nile tet'ter
yet le'ver he'lot met'ric
Lesson 180.
Words in which the Sounds of E are often mispronounced.
per'uke nep'o tism ter'ri ble
neth'er as cet'ic res'in ous
pet'al red'o lent rec'i pe
res'in co te rie' tet'a nus
ra ceme' em ploy e' ref'lu ent
pre'lude at ta che' hy e'mal
me'grim pre'mi er cer'e brum
ven'ue o bei'sance ve'he ment
bre vet' gen'er a def'i cit
car tel' Ma dei'ra splen'e tic
e'pact her'o ine i de'a
Lesson 181.
Words in which the Sounds of I are often mispronounced.
fi'nite mer'can tile pa ri'e tal
pro'file pi az'za rec i ta tive'
de bris' he gi'ra an ni'hi late
A'pril de cli'vous cal li'o pe
fi nanec' O ri'on he li'ac al
ox'ide i tal'ic zo di'ac al
ar'chives ho ri'zon i soch'ro nous
vis'or si'ne cure men in gi'tis
sir'up so ri'tes ma ni'ac al
bas tile' bron chi'tis scar la ti'na
rib'ald trip'ar tite i so therm'al
Lesson 182.
Words in which the Sounds of I are often mispronounced.
rid ti rade' py ri'tes
vive ton tine' fa ri'na
rinse bro'mine mar'i time
shire li'chen pi a'no
width ob lique' vir'u lent
si'ren vis'count cyn'o sure
ti'ny vi'rile is'o late
li'en spike'nard vol'a tile
an'ile trib'une en fran'chise
ei'der qui'nine, de ci'sive,
tri'o di late' pu'er ile
Lesson 183.
Words in which the Sounds of I are often mispronounced.
fu'tile as pir'ant ad ver tis'er
ar tiste' in quir'y tri syl'la ble
fi nesse' sub sid'ence' ka lei'do scope
stir'rup chas'tise ment ad ver'tise ment
sub'tile di gres'sion in ter ne'cine
chlo'rine di men'sion lar yn gi'tis
Al'pine di plo'ma mi rac'u lous
chi cane' sim'o ny in ci'so ry
cui sine' crin'o line vi vip'a rous
li'lac par'a digm is o la'tion
vic'ar e chi'nus si mul ta'ne ous
Lesson 184.
Words in which 0 is sometimes mispronounced.
holm tro'phy mon'as ter y
yolk on'ly proc'u ra tor
scoff mon'grel mi cros'co py
nonce be troth' drom'e da ry
cost proc'ess zo ol'o gy
won't doc'ile al lop'a thy
wont prov'ost au tom'a ton
shone grov'e1 hy drop'a thy
sloth fore'head La oc'o on
forge joc'und pho tog'ra phy
doth don'key in ter loc'u tor
Lesson 185.
Words in which O is sometimes mispronounced.
front'ier ap ro pos' ab do'men
plov'er vo'ca ble dis com'fit
a mour' pos til'ion court'e ous
hov'er pre co'cious pa rot'id
sur tout' o'o lite con do'lence
sloth'fu1 dol'or ous cog no'men
Sou chong' ca lor'ic op po'nent
caout'choue front'is piece co ro'na
re volt' prob'i ty col'port eur
fort'night pome gran'ate po'ta ble
com'pass sov'er eign a ro'ma
Lesson 186.
Words in which U is sometimes mispronounced.
tulle col'umn in au'gu rate
joust sut'ure ce ru'le an
guide pup'pet vi tu'per ate
yours su'mac ac cu'mu late
ghoul ful'some co ad ju'tor
gi'aour con'duit pu'pil la ry
de but cu'cum ber in'sti tute
duc'at tru'cu lent eu re'ka
U'lan con nois seur' cae su'ra
sup'ple ju'gu lar con'sti tute
du'ty nu'mer ous tour'na ment
Lesson 187.
Words properly accented on the first Syllable.
con'strue com'bat ant pu'is sance
trav'erse dis'pu tant in'ter im
ramp'ant gon'do la au'top sy
ath'lete pleth'o ra tym'pa num
syr'inge mis'chiev ous wise'a cre
ex'tant blas'phe mous or'ches tral
brig'and con'ver sant im'po tent
con'cord san'he drim con'gru ent
dis'cord con'tra ry im'be cile
do'nate pro'te an pha'e ton
ob'long dis'ci pline ret'i na
Lesson 188.
roll, to turn over and over. soar, to mount upward.
role, a part performed. stake, a pointed stick.
sign, a token; a mark. steak, a slice of flesh.
sine, a line in geometry. step, a pace; a foot-print.
skull, part of the head. steppe, a dreary plain.
scull, to impel a boat. stoop, to bend forward.
sleeve, an arm cover. stoup, a basin; a pitcher.
sleave, untwisted silk. sum, the amount; whole.
slight, to neglect; feeble. some, a part; a portion.
sleight, dexterity. tale, that which is told.
soul, the immortal spirit. tail, terminal appendage.
sole, bottom of the foot. tare, allowance in weight.
sore, a hurt; painful. tear, to rend; to lacerate.
Lesson 189.
tacks, small nails. toe, part of the foot.
tax, import; duty. tow, coarse part of flax.
throne, seat of a king. tract, a region.
thrown, cast. tracked, followed.
team, horses hitched together their, belonging to them.
teem, to bring forth. there, in that place.
tear, water from the eye. throw, to cast; to hurl.
tier, a row or rank. throe, agony.
threw (thru), did throw. tide, rising of the sea.
through, from end to end. tied, bound; fastened.
time, duration. toad, a harmless reptile.
thyme, a pungent herb. towed, drawn by a rope.
Lesson 190.
Words properly accented on the first Syllable.
prog'ress eq'ui page ex'qui site ly
in'grate phos'phor us com'pa ra ble
pae'an lu'di crous per'emp to ry
cou'pon vic'i nage or'tho e py
du'ress in'te gral ex'em pla ry
good'man in'te ger lam'en ta ble
o'zone an'ces tor in'ter est ing
a'corn an'ti podes con'tu me ly
pro'logue at'ro phy sub'lu na ry
thir'teen com'plai sant va'ri o loid
sar'dine det'o nate e'ti o late
Lesson 191.
Words properly accented on the second Syllable.
trust ee' he ral'dic ap pel'la tive
mon soon' ple thor'ic a nem'o ne
pro lix' re cu'sant ar tif i cer
back slide' ple be'ian ar bit'ra ment
where as' pre ced'ence con sum'mate ly
gain say' le the'an ca mel'o pard
re cess' il lus'trate con not'a tive
pla card' im mob'ile in ter'po late
a dept' phi lip'pic te leg'ra phy
suc cess' o de'on pe riph'ra sis
ro mance' e la'ine re con'nais sance
Lesson 192.
Words properly accented on the second Syllable.
cos tume' so no'rous re med'i less
with draw' ly ce'um pre ced'en cy
suc cinct' mu se'um hy per'bo le
ex cess' e ner'vate py ram'i dal
de funct' ac cli'mate te leph'o ny
ca nine' in un'date il lus'tra tive'
mo rale' con den'sate ex ec'u tor
re lay' Lin nae'an ex tem'po re
si moom' ob jur'gate gla di'o lus
re course' ad um'brate in fer'a ble
ac cess' cho re'us chal ced'o ny
Lesson 193.
Words properly accented on the second Syllable.
ex traor'di na ry in ter'po la tor
in com'pa ra ble con sol'a to ry
ir ref'ra ga ble de lib'er a tive
ir rep'a ra ble' pro thon'o ta ry
ir rev'o ca ble dis crim'i na tive
in dis'so lu ble com mem'o ra tive
in dis'pu ta ble ac cel'er a tive
in ex'o ra ble sa lu'ta to ry
ab sol'u to ry pa ri'e ta ry
de mon'stra tive ly nun cu'pa to ry
oc tog'e na ry in ex'pli ca ble
Lesson 194.
Words properly accented on the third Syllable.
rev er ie' am a teur' dem o ni'ac al
ob li gor' bom ba zine' ho me op'a thy
jag u ar' tam bour ine' ap o the'o sis
im pro vise' ric o chet' [noun] her e dit'a ment
or mo lu' mule teer' spon ta ne'i ty
et i quette' mau so le'um ep i zo'o ty
av a lanche con ser va'tor hy per bo're an
as sign or' cot y le'don ep i cu're an
po lo naise' no men clat'ure Pyth a go're an
cat a falque' hy men e'an hip po pot'a mus
dis ha bille' den u da'tion rec i proc'i ty
Lesson 195.
Words frequently mispronounced, or improperly accented.
mulet sa'chem jave'lin hos'tler
soot asth'ma chest'nut de'tail [noun]
noose le'gend wres'tle fa cade'
twice de sign' [noun] or'chis strych'nine
niche isth'mus list'en per'fume [noun]
salve this'tle bay'ou mus tache'
height rai'sn gib'bous bas'ket
milch a dult' gla'cier Gae'lic
browse [noun] psalm'ist griev'ous Le vant' [noun]
vase oft'en na'sal soft'en
Lesson 196.
Words frequently mispronounced, or improperly accented.
though goose'ber ry da guerre'o type
gist sooth'say er cab ri o let'
fifth ju've nile min i a ture'
drought lic'o rice leg er de main'
nook a pos'tle char i ot eer'
poor ar'gen tine an i mad vert'
roil Ar min'ian av oir du pois'
sauce de co'rous Cy clo pe'an
rhythm cyc'la men Eu ro pe'an
schism so'journ er spo li a'tion
root cov'et ous in'ter est ed
Lesson 197.
Words frequently mispronounced, or improperly accented.
pom'mel ab'jeet ness nu mis'ma tist
bel'lows ab'a cus ig nit'i ble
fig'ure ad'verse'ly Jan'u a ry
di rect' Bur'gun dy Feb'ru a ry
as'sets Bed'ou in in'ven to ry
je june' en vi'rons cor'ol la ry
ver'min ex'ple tive vi'o la ble
ran'sack um'pi rage rep'a ra ble
short'-lived o'a sis des'pi ca ble
so'journ ar'se nic bap'tis ter y
cais'son ar'ti san pres'by ter y
Lesson 198.
Words frequently mispronounced, or improperly accented.
in'nate chol'er ic se'cre to ry
ter'mites gon'fa lon dec're to ry
way'lay cen'tu ple ex'ple to ry
slaugh'ter re'tro cede con sis'to ry
frag'ile nu'cle us pre cep'to ry
car'riage cen'tau ry rep'er to ry
thor'ough co quet'ry chi rur'ger y
sched'ule sto mach'ic sperm a ce'ti
grand'eur in'ter stice pan e gyr'ist
hir sute' ce ram'ic pan'e gy rize
ben'zine re volt'ing mel lif'lu ous
Lesson 199.
Words frequently mispronounced, or impropedy accented.
ag'gran dize dem'on strate tur'mer ic
al'der man tre men'dous mne mon'ic
Al'co ran stu pen'dous vir'e lay
al'ge bra gov'ern ment ex'pur gate
mis'tle toe Ar'a bic am'ber-gris
pres'by ter com'bat ive min'a ret
rasp'ber ry com'mu nist or'de al
ven'i son com'plai sance plat'i num
pos'i tive con'verse ly fem'i nine
dis hon'est dis as'ter gen'u ine
chiv'al ric dram'a tist por tent'ous
Lesson 200.
Words to be carefully discriminated.
cor'po ral, an officer. ve'ni al, pardonable.
cor po're al, bodily. ve'nal, mercenary; base.
du'al ist, a believer in two gods. ap'po site, suitable; fit.
op'po site, over against.
du'el ist, one who fights a duel ac cla ma'tion, a slout.
ac cli ma'tion, inurement to climate.
de scen'sion, descent.
dis sen'sion, strife. an'a lyze, to separate.
ce're ous, like wax. an'nal ize. to record.
se'ri ous, grave; solemn. or'a cle, a prophet.
Sir'i us, the dog-star. au'ri cle, the external ear.
Lesson 201.
The words opposite one another in the lines have nearly the same meaning,
and are called Synonyms.
au'thor ize com mis'sion em pow'er
ap par'ent ob'vi ous ev'i dent
ac cord'ant con'so nant a gree'ing
de port'ment de mean'or be hav'ior
di dac'tic pre cep'tive in struc'ive
fla gi'tious a tro'cious out ra'geous
ad her'ent par'ti san fol'low er
in'di gence pen'u ry pov'er ty
syc'o phant par'a site flat'ter er
har'bin ger pre cur'sor fore run'ner
Lesson 202.
to, towards; unto. vane, a weathercock.
too, also. vain, proud; empty.
two, one and one. vein, a blood-vessel.
trey, three at cards. waste, to consume; loss.
tray, a shallow vessel. waist, part of the body.
vale, a valley; a dell. ware, merchandise.
veil, a cover; a curtain. wear, to use; to waste.
wait, to tarry; to stay. way, a road; manner.
weight, heaviness; load. weigh, to balance.
weighted, balanced. week, seven days.
wade, to walk in water. weak, not strong.
weth'er, a sheep. wood, timber; a forest.
weath'er, state of the air. would, preterit of will.
Lesson 203.
Words sometimes incorrectly pronounced alike, but which should be
carefully discriminated.
line loin creek crick sex sects
loam loom pint point yon yawn
lose loose sat sot least lest
morn mourn phase face scrawl scroll
rout route laud lord tents tense
stalk stock east yeast with withe
can ken dawn don close clothes
blanch blench dose doze coarse corse
want wont wen when white wight
wax whacks alms arms moor more
Lesson 204.
Words nearly alike in Sound, to be carefully distinguished.
as say' es say' ep'ic ep'och
de cease' dis ease' bea'con beck'on
de scent' dis sent' coffin cough'ing
de vice' de vise' grist'ly gris'ly
huz za' hus sar' di'vers di'verse
in tense' in tents' cho'ral cor'al
a loud' al lowed' gant'let gaunt'let
im merse' a merce' mu'sic mu'cic
af fect' ef fect' rad'ish red'dish
e lude' al lude' sculp'tor sculpt'ure
Cas'tile cast'-steel hum'ble um'bel
Lesson 205.
as cent', steepness. bur'y (ber'ry), to cover with earth.
as sent', agreement.
an'chor, for a ship. ber'ry, a small fruit.
ank'er, a liquid measure. can'non, a great gun.
al'ter, to change. can'on, a rule or law.
al'tar, a place for sacrifice. ceil'ing, top of a room.
au'ger, an instrument. seal'ing, as with wax.
au'gur, to foretell. cel'lar, a lower room.
bur'row, hole for shelter. sel'ler, one who sells.
bor'ough, a corporate town. ces'sion, a giving up.
ses'sion, a sitting.
bold'er, more bold. cous'in, a relation.
bowl'der, a large pebble. coz'en, to cheat.
Lesson 206.
cen'su al, of the census. phil'ter, a love-charm.
sen'su al, carnal. great'er, larger.
coun'cil, an assembly. gra'ter, that which grates.
coun'sel, advice. ho'ly, sacred; pure.
can'vas, a kind of coarse cloth. whol'ly, entirely.
can'vass, to discuss. mar'tin, a bird.
crew'el, worsted yarn. mar'ten, a kind of weasel.
cru'el, inhuman; savage. man'ner, form; method.
cyg'net, a young swan. man'or, district.
sig'net, a seal. man'tel, shelf over a fireplace.
chol'er, anger; wrath. man'tle, a cloak.
col'lar, for the neck. mar'tial, warlike.
fil'ter, to strain. mar'shal, an officer.
Lesson 207.
Words nearly alike in Sound, to be carefully distinguished.
con'so nance con'so nants cen'sus sen'ses
e lys'i an e lis'ion Lat'in lat'ten
e mer'sion im mer'sion con'cert con'sort
for'mer ly form'ally cor'nice Corn'ish
pass'a ble pas'si ble hal'low halo
pe ti'tion par ti'tion rel'ic rel'ict
com'i ty com mit'tee or'der ord'ure
dep ra va'tion dep ri va'tion fa'ther far'ther
ve rac'i ty vo rac'i ty plaint'iff plaint'ive
sta'tion a ry sta'tion er y pa'tience pa'tients
Lesson 208.
Words nearly alike in Sound, to be carefully distinguished.
bile boil ad her'ence ad her'ents
wig whig con fi dant' con'fi dent
God gaud at tend'ance at tend'ants
dance daunts ac'ci dence ac'ci dents
dome doom e lic'it il lic'it
wheel weal em'i nence im'mi nence
lease lees e rup'tion ir rup'tion
sense since sal'a ry cel'er y
dross draws bar'ren ness bar'on ess
whit wit proph'e cy proph'e sy
Lesson 209.
med'al, a stamped coin. pen'cil, used for writing.
med'dle, to interfere. pen'sile, hanging.
mi'nor, one under age. pet'ty, small; little.
mi'ner, a worker in mines. pet'it', a term in law.
mit'y, full of mites. pom'ace, ground apples.
might'y, powerful. pum'ice, a spongy stone.
na'val, of ships. rig'or, severity; stiffness.
na'vel, the central part. rig'ger, one who rigs.
cen'sor, one who censures. suck'er, a kind of fish.
cens'er, a pan for incense. suc'cor, help; assistance.
pan'nel, a kind of saddle. sur'plus, excess.
pan'el, a jury roll. sur'pluce, a clerical dress.
Lesson 210.
pal'let, a small bed. com'pli ment, regard.
pal'ate, part of the mouth. com'ple ment, fullness.
pal'ette, an oval board. coun'sel or, an adviser.
em'i grate, to move out. coun'cil or, member of a council.
im'mi grate, to move in.
cas'tor, the beaver. straight'en, to make straight.
cast'er, one who casts. strait'en, to narrow.
cur'rent, running. cal'en dar, an almanac.
cur'rant, a small fruit. cal'en der, a hot press.
cap'i tol, a public edifice. sut'ler, an army trader.
cap'i tal, principal. sub'tler, more subtle.
Lesson 211.
Words which require Care in Spelling.
jilt dol'lar rip'ple nat'u ral
gyre schol'ar trip'le gut'tur al
jow1 grap'ple pop'py lit'er al
troll chap'el cop'y diz'zi ly
goal ren'net sun'ny bus'i ly
knoll sen'ate mon'ey ver'ti cal
dole freck'le glim'mer ar'ti cle
turf shek'el prim'er du'te ous
verb wit'ty tread'le beau'te ous
pirn cit'y ped'dle fin'i cal
perk hop'per cod'dle pin'na cle
surd prop'er mod'el cyn'ic al
Lesson 212.
Words which require Care in Spelling.
scream com'et peb'ble in ter cede'
screen vom'it reb'el su per sede'
sheave plum'met sib'yl col'o nize
sheet sum'mit spin'et ad ver tise'
shield ver'y lin'net par'a lyze
twirl mer'ry cam'el se'cre cy
churl bod'y tram'mel ec'sta sy
clerk shod'dy mam'mal vac'il late
quirk mud'dy sev'en fas'ci nate
fraud stud'y heav'en co er'cion
broad guin'ea par'rot de ter'sion
awe'd nin'ny clar'et ex er'tion
Lesson 213.
Words which require Care in Spelling.
grief do'ing a byss' hid'e ous
sheaf stew'ing a miss' pre'vi ous
guile, yeo'man as sess' im'pi ous
chyle chlo'ral ab'scess a'que ous
rend know'ing sick'le par'ti cle
wrench go'ing nick'el crit'ic al
dearth con dole' tal'ents dil'i gent
worth con trol' bal'ance el'e gant
mirth en roll' si'lence fal'li ble
earth dis pel' com peer' prel'a cy
spurt fore tell' ad here' jeal'ous y
Lesson 214.
Words which require Care in Spelling.
which stom'ach re prieve' in i'tial
ditich sau'sage con ceive' of fi'cial
feud word'y de grade' es sen'tial
sued tur'gid a fraid' sol sti'tial
prude ver'ger pre pare' a bun'dant
wooed vir'tue for bear' de pend'ent
balk leop'ard bar'ter in veigh'er
shawl lep'er tar'tar be tray'er
guise fam'ine mar'tyr di'a logue
sighs gam'mon suc ceed' dy nam'ics
flies salm'on ac cede' me chan ics
Lesson 215.
Words which require Care in Spelling.
wield scan'dal se rene' an'no tate
weird han'dle un clean' an'o dyne
swale clam'or be tween' col on nade'
swain gram'mar ma rine' ser e nade'
storm ham'mer com plete' dom i neer'
swarm palm'er de feat' bel ve dere'
scythe sa'tyr de ceit' pen'ni less
writhe trai'tor co erce' mon'ey less
sieve wait'er dis burse' joc'u lar
give cra'ter dis perse' jock'ey ing
Lesson 216.
Words which require Care in Spelling.
skein val'id kir'tle pol'i cy
slain sal'ad tur'tle leg'a cy
crane mal'let fer'tile cur'ti lage
sword val'et myr'tle syn'a gogue
boast breez'y wid'geon cod'i cil
ghost greasy pig'eon dom'i cile
queer gar'den mal'ice ver'sa tile
brief par'don pal'ace hyp'o crite
spoke e'vil tor'toise hip'po drome
croak ea'gle mor'tise scen'er y
self pole'ax sel'vage ple'na ry
sylph poult'ry por'ridge dean'er y
Lesson 217.
Words which require Care in Spelling.
zinc col'lege con fer' u ten'sil
brink knowl'edge a stir' pre hen'sile
fought leath'er oc cur' fa tigu'ing
caught teth'er ef face' be lea'guer
wrought cau'cus e rase' si li'ceous
fuse mawk'ish chas tise' vex a'tious
news au'thor bap tize' fa ce'tious
views awn'ing a chieve' sus pi'cion
choose ar'id per ceive' po si'tion
wooes heir'ship be reave' in cis'ion
ooze air'y re nown' de ris'ion
whose car'ry re nounce' e di'tion
Lesson 218.
Words which require Care in Spelling.
earl ran'cor in vade' di ur'nal
knurl can'ker up braid' hi ber'nal
shirk flux'ion ur bane' at tor'ney
jerk suc'tion or dain' de ter'gent
pith hos'pice a dieu' con ta'gion
myth au'spice im brue' her ba'ceous
growth bot'tom pre cede' frol'ic some
loath au'tumn pro ceed' frol'ick ing
loathe trunn'ion re deem' de pres'sion
clothe bun'ion ex treme' dis cre'tion
Lesson 219.
Words which require Care in Spelling.
risk coup'le wry'ness ve'hi cle
wrist cup'board ri'ot typ'ic al
shred cho'rus ly'rist ob'sta cle
dread po'rous li'vre pro'to col
scheme hill'y ten'on mys'tic al
chief lil'y pen'non mis'ti ness
siege san'dal ros'trum rec're ant
seat can'dle phan'tom reck'on er
seethe nu'tant fan'ion wretch'ed ly
keyed neu'ter ver'sion of'fi cer
tweed nui'sance ter'tian oph'i cleide
Lesson 220.
Words containing silent Letters.
thought hand'some re doubt' hec'a tomb
wreathe vict'uals re scind' sci'o list
wreath scis'sors gneis'sose co a lesce'
rhomb schot'tish be nign' ap'a thegm
gnat g'no'mon cam paign' di'a phragm
rogue' for'eign ar raign' psy'chic al
gnaw dough'ty op pugn' sac'cha rine
gnash haugh'ty re sign' rheu mat'ic
gnarl chron'ic de light' rhap'so dy
gnome daugh'ter ex pugn' rhet'o ric
phlegm ghast'ly af fright' ca tarrh'al
Lesson 221.
Silent Letters.
taught hon'est ca tarrh' pneu mat'ics
source gher'kin con demn' psal'ter y
brought chalk'y de mesne' pneu mo'ni a
realm isl'and de pot' rhi noc'e ros
vault naph'tha burgh'er ren'dez vous
knob gris'tle calk'er jeop'ard y
qualm thros'tle, rhom'boid hem'or rhage
wroth chris'ten tme'sis rhiz'o pod
fraugt jeop'ard ptis'an ptar'mi gan
knock wrig'gle, psy'chic pseu'do nym
knife bris'tle rhym'er psalm'ist ry
Lesson 222.
Words liable to be misspelled.
tres'tle glu'ey ness collect'i ble'
pa paw' crys'tal line e ras'a ble
gey'ser chrys'a lis ac cor'di on
gaug'ing lach'ry mose sac er do'tal
co log'ne ker'o sene' ef fer ves'cence
qua drille' glyc'er ine tran quil'li ty
sky'ey ar'go naut com mit'ti ble
sor'ghum fore'bod'ing cor us ca'tion
sur vey' ex cheq'uer mac a ro'ni
starve'ling sib'yl line pic'ca lil li
pro'gramme sib'i lant fil'i bus ter
Lesson 223.
Words liable to be misspelled.
fleam ey'ing gen e al'o gy
glyph wee'vil bac ca lau're ate
liege lac'quer ab o rig'i nes
cuish du et' ar chae ol'o gy
taunt quar tet' as a fet'i da
drap phe'nix er y sip'e las
fleche rogu'ish ho mo ge'ne ous
frere whey'ey hy per crit'i cism
jardes ledg'er ich thy ol'o gy
crypt sach'el ig'nis-fat u us
sou lar'ynx lack a dai'si cal
Lesson 224.
Words frequently mispronounced.
for'tress dan'druff prod'uce con cise'
car'bine fran'chise com'bat dis own'
chlo'ride hom'age thith'er dis dain'
cof'fee rhu'barb o'nyx di vulge'
com'rade cov'ert dis arm' ex tol'
sau'cer ma'tron jo cose' for bade'
dec'ade mon'ad bour geois' suf fuse'
quin'sy pa'tron Cay enne' pos sess'
gal'lows lith'arge con tour' fare well'
mis'le par'tridge di verge' be neath'
fau'cet wa'ter di vert' re source'
Lesson 225
.
Words frequently mispronounced.
di'a mond par'a dise cin cho'nit
chan de lier' a'li as in vei'gle
gran'a ry par'a chute stra te'gic
cou'ri er pot-pour ri' ex cur'sion
eg'lan tine hy'gi ene a cous'tics
sor'cer y con'fis cate an cho'vy
ex'tir pate psal'mo dy pa la'ver
cor'di al guard'i an Cau ca'sian
cor'ri dor com'mu nism ap par'el
gas'e ous sub al'tern so pra'no
doc'i ble cou ra'geous im mor telle'
Lesson 226.
Words liable to be misspelled.
som'er sault how'itz er bar'y tone
stim'u lus syc'a more bil'lings gate
sil'hou ette a bridg'ment bry'o ny
pa vil'ion ad'di ble cen'ti ped
quin till'ion aes thet'ic cim'e ter
ci vil'ian al'che my col'an der
cen'ti gram ar'que buse cop'i er
ma nil'la ai'lan'tus nas tur'tium
eu'pho ny as bes'tus chic'o ry
pros'e lyte as cend'ant hei'nous ness
pu'tre fy syz'y gy deb o nair'
pro bos'cis bar'be cue por'phy ry
Lesson 227.
Words liable to be misspelled.
bal'dric mal fea'sance cal lig'ra phy
ban'yan sur'cin gle dys'en ter y
bau'ble pleu'ri sy rem i nis'cence
la pel' por'ce lain hy poc'ri sy
ker'chief os'cil late hy pot'e nuse
gnos'tic del'e ble syn ec'do che
but'-end lau'da num si de're al
cam'phene crys'tal lize ad sci ti'tious
catch'up pol'y glot am au ro'sis
cess'-pool guer ril'la lill i pu'tian
ci gar' quin tes'sence lil i a'ceos
Lesson 228.
Words liable to be misspelled.
clew coif'fure con fec'tion er y
clinch fledge'ling klep to ma'ni a
sleuth af'ghan cor nu co'pi a
blonde che nille' cot y led'o nous
glebe che mise' di u tur'ni ty
gyves chas'seur terp sich o re'an
guy chev'ron me temp sy cho'sis
crutch cor'ymb me te or'o lite
touch e leve' per ip neu'mo ny
kraal hogs'head phar ma co poe'ia
chintz meer'scham phar ma ceu'tic al
ceirge buhr'-stone sac cha rif'er ous
Lesson 229.
Words liable to be misspelled or mispronounced.
el e phan ti'a sis ir re cog'ni za ble
par a di si'ac al gu ber na to'ri al
par a pher na'li a el ee mos'y na ry
ver i si mil'i tude pol y cot y le'don
tin tin nab u la'tion het er o ge'ne ous
su per e rog'a tive hi e ro glyph'ic al
pu sil la nim'i ty hyp o chon dri'ac al
phan tas ma go'ri a his to ri og'ra pher
ob'li ga to ri ly in dis'so lu ble'ness
id i o syn'cra sy in dis'pu ta ble'ness
ir re me'di a ble' er y si pel'a tous
ip e cac u an'ha ir ref'ra ga ble ness
Lesson 230.
Words of irregular Pronunciation.
of (ov) tough (tuf) trough (trawf)
sice (siz) hough (hok) bus'y (biz'y)
tige (tej) fiord (fyord) ma'ny (men'y)
says (sez) bouy (bwoy) pret'ty (prit'ty)
said (sed) cough (kawf) wom'en (wim'en)
loir (lwar) mont (mong) cann on' (kan yun')
a'ny (en'y) rouge (roozh) sa lon' (sa long')
newt (nut) mauve (mov) chap'eau (shap'o)
beaux (boz) ruche (roosh) cha teau' (sha to')
once (wuns) Czech (tchek) cro quet (kro ka')
i'ron (i'urn) caf'e (kaf 'a) men age' (-azh')
Lesson 231.
Words of irregular Pronunciation.
pa tois' (pat wa') bou quet' (boo ka')
bi jou (be zhoo') breech'es (brich'ez)
phthis'ic (tiz'ik) por'poise (por'pus)
bu'reau (bu'ro) a gain' (a gen')
En'glish (ing'glish) dis cern' (diz zern')
flam'beau (flam'bo) e nough' (e nuf')
haut'boy (ho'boy) en nui' (ong nwe')
hic'cough (hik'kup) ron deau' (ron do')
right'eous (ri'chus) vign ette' (vin yet')
cham'ois (sham'my) squir'rel (or skwur'rel)
bou'doir (boo'dwor) suf fice' (suf fiz')
ser'geant (sar'jent) cor'tege (kor'tazh)
Lesson 232.
Words of irregular Pronunciation.
sough (suf) men ag'e rie (men azh'e ry)
myrrh (mer) ci ce ro'ne (che che- or sis'e-)
suave (swav) chev'aux-de-frise (shev'o de frez)
shew (sho) pap'ier-ma che (pap'ya ma sha)
strew (stru) de col le te' (da kol le ta')
bouffe (boof) tic-dou lou reux' (tik doo lo roo')
nom (nong) ver mi cel'li (-chel'li or -sel'li)
clough (kluf) su per fi'cies (su per fish'ez)
nee (na) ra tion a'le (rash un a'le)
ghat (gawt) ha bit u e (a bit n a')
creux (kru) hal le lu jah (hal le lu'ya)
Lesson 233.
Words of irregular Pronunciation.
bus'i ness (biz'nes) roq'ue laure (rok'e lor)
colo nel (kur'nel) sac'ri fice (sak'ri fiz)
hau teur' (ho tur') chef-d'oeuvre' (sha doovr')
bdell'ium (del'yum) es cri toire' (es kri twor')
cui rass' (kwe ras') belles-let'tres (bel let'ter)
gauch rie' (gosh re') res tau rant' (res to rang')
trous seau' (troo so') mign on ette' (min yon et')
gun'wale (gun'nel) fuch'si a (fook'si a)
dah'lia (dal'ya) re veil'le (re val'ya)
soi ree' (swa ra') pap e terie' (pap a tre')
sap'phire' (saf'ir) sur veil'lance' (-val'yans)
cog'nac (kon'yak) Ple'ia des (ple'ya dez)
Lesson 234.
Words of irregular Pronunciation.
nes'cience (nesh'ens) re cher che' (ruh sher sha')
ba rege' (ba razh') so bri quet' (so bre ka')
diph'thong (dif-) aid'-de-camp (ad'de kong)
sol'dier (sol'jer) mag gio're (mad jo'ra)
fort'une' (fort'yun) made moi selle' (-mwa zel')
neph'ew (nef'yu) fleur-de-lis' (flur de le')
let'tuce (let'tis) deb au chee' (deb o she')
en tree' (ong tra') res er voir' (rez er vwor')
re gime' (ra zhem') eis tedd'fod (is teth'fod)
scru toire' (skru twor') pro te ge' (pro ta zha')
phy sique' (fe zek') de noue'ment (-noo'mong)
Lesson 235.
Words of irregular Pronunciation.
cri tique' (kri tek') en core' (ong kor')
pen chant' (pong shong') se ance' (sa ongs')
chig'non (shen'yong) mor ceau' (mor so')
cha let' (sha la') dan seuse' (dong zurz')
e lan' (a lang') sang-froid' (song frwa')
mem'oir (mem'wor) qui vive (ke vev)
mon sieur' (mo ser') faux pas' (fo pa')
blanc-mange' (blo-monj') bon ton (bong tong)
a mende' (a mongd') bon'mot (bong'mo)
cen time' (son tem') mil lier' (mi lya')
biv'ouac (biv'wak) sa vant' (sa vong')
Lesson 236.
Names of Men.
Charles Ad'am Har'old A'sa
Frank Al'bert Hen'ry Bas'il
George An'drew Ho'mer Ca'leb
Hugh Ar'thur I'saac Ce'phas
James Clar'ence Ja'cob Cy'rus
Job Da'vid Jo'seph Eu'gene
John Ed'ward Lew'is Fe'lix
Luke Ed'win No'ah Ja'bez
Mark Ez'ra Pat'rick Leon'ard
Saul Fran'cis Pe'ter Mo'ses
Ralph Gil'bert Will'iam Rob'ert
Lesson 237.
Names of Men.
Her'bert Ab'sa lom Al ex an'der
Hi'ram An'tho ny An dro ni'cus
Hor'ace Ben'ja min Bar thol'o mew
Ja'son E li'jah Eb en e'zer
Jes'se Fer'di nand Em man'u el
Law'rence Fred'er ick E ze'ki el
Le'vi I sa'iah (-ya) Jer e mi'ah
Lu'ther Le an'der Le on'i das
Os'car Ol'i ver Na po'le on
Phil'ip Sam'u el The oph'i lus
Rich'ard Tim'o thy Zech a ri'ah
Lesson 238.
Names of Women.
Anne A'da Es'ther Lo'is
Blanche Ag'nes Eu'nice Lu'cy
Eve Al'ice E'va Ma'bel
Grace An'na Fan'ny Mar'tha
Jane Ber'tha Flo'ra Ma'ry
Jean Clar'a Fran'ces My'ra
Kate Co'ra Ger'trude Nan'cy
Maud E'dith Hel'en Ra'chel
May Ed'na Han'nah Rho'da
Pearl El'la I'da Sa'rah
Ruth Em'ma Lau'ra Su'san
Lesson 239.
Names of Women.
A'my Ad'e line A me'li a
Bet'sey A man'da Ar a bel'la
Bridg'et Bar'ba ra Dor o the'a
Char'lotte Be'a trice E liz'a beth
Chlo'e Deb'o rah E van'ge line
Dor'cas E li'za Fe lic'i a
Di'nah Em'i ly Fred er i'ca
El'len Mar'ga ret Ge'or gi an'a
Flor'ence Pris cil'la Is a bel'la
Ja net' Re bec'ca La vin'i a
Ro'sa Su san'na Vic to'ri a
Lesson 240.
Abbreviations used in Writing and Printing.
A. or Am., Answer. Bro., Brother.
A. B., Bachelor of Arts. C. H., Court-House.
A. C., or B. C., Before Christ. Co., Company; County.
C. O. D., Collect on delivery.
A. D., In the year of our Lord.
A. M., Master of Arts; Before Cr., Credit.
noon; In the year of the world. D. D., Doctor of Divinity.
Do., or ditto, The same.
Bart., Baronet. Dr., Doctor; Debtor.
Bbl., Barrel; barrels. e. g. (exempli gratia), For example.
B. L., Bachelor of Laws.
Lesson 241.
Abbreviations used in Writing and Printing.
Ed., Editor; Edition. H. B. M., Her Britannic Majesty.
Eng., England; English.
Esq., Esquire. Hhd., Hogshead.
Etc. (et cetera), And so forth. H.R., House of Representatives.
Fri., Friday.
Fahr., Fahrenheit. Ibid., In the same place.
F.R.S., Fellow of the Royal Society. Id.(idem), The same.
i. e. (id est), That is.
Gen., General; Genesis. Jas., James.
Gov., Governor. Jun. or Jr., Junior.
G.P.O., General Post-Office. Lat., Latitude.
Lb., Pound; pounds.
Lesson 242.
Abbreviations used in Writing and Printing.
LL. D., Doctor of Laws. Mrs., Mistress.
Long., Longitude. N., North.
L. S., Place of the Seal. N. A., North America.
M., Monsieur. MS., Manuscript.
M. C., Member of Congress. No., Number.
Mon., Monday. N. B. (nota bene), Take notice.
M. D., Doctor of Medicine. pp., Pages.
Messrs., Gentlemen. Per., By the.
M. P., Member of Parliament. P. M., Postmaster; Afternoon.
P.O., Post-Office.
Mr., Mister; Master. Prof, Professor.
Lesson 243.
Abbreviations used in Writing and Printing.
P. S., Postscript. St., Saint; Street.
Pub. Doc., Public Document. Sun., Sunday.
Supt., Superintendent.
Pxt., He painted it. Thurs., Thursday.
Sc., He engraved it. Tues., Tuesday.
Q. M., Quartermaster. V., vid., or vide, See.
Rec'd., Received. Viz.(videlicet), Namely.
Rev., Reverend. Vol., Volume.
S., Shilling; South. Vs. (versus), Against.
S. A., South America. Wed., Wednesday.
Sat., Saturday. W.I., West Indies.
Sen., Senior; Senator. Wt., Weight.
Lesson 244.
Abbreviations of the States, with their Pronunciation.
Ala., Al a ba'ma. Ia., I'o wa.
Ark., Ar'kan sas. Kan., Kan'sas.
Cal., Cal i for'ni a. Ky., Ken tuck'y.
Col. or Colo., Col o ra'do. Lou. or La., Lou i si a'na.
Conn. or Ct., Con nect'i cut Mass., Mas sa chu'setts.
Md., Ma'ry land.
Del., Del'a ware. Me., Maine.
Flor. or Fla., Flor'i da. Mich., Mich'i gan.
Geo. or Ga., Geor'gi a. Minn., Min ne so'ta.
Ill., Il li nois'. Miss., Mis sis sip'pi.
Ind., In di an'a. Mo., Mis sou'ri.
Lesson 245.
Abbreviations of the States, with their Pronunciation.
Neb., Ne bras'ka. R. I., Rhode Is1'and.
N. C., North Car o li'na. S. C., South Car o li'na.
N. H., New Hamp'shire Tenn., Ten nes see'.
Tex., Tex'as.
N. J., New Jer'sey. Uh., U'tah (yoo'ta).
Nev., Ne va'da. U.S.A., U nit'ed States of A mer'i ca.
N. Y., New York.
Or., Or'e gon. Va., Vir gin'i a.
O., O hi'o. Vt., Ver mont'.
Pa. or Penn., Penn syl va'ni a. Wis., Wis con'sin.
W Va., West Vir gin'i a.
Lesson 246.
American and Foreign Geographical Names.
Al'ba ny Ba'den Al le ghe'ny
Ayr (ar) Bal'ti more A'si a (a'shi a)
Aulne (on) Bor deaux' (-do') Cin cin na'ti
Bos'ton Chi ca'go Eu phra'tes
Chey enne' Cai'ro Ha wai'i
Main Cey'lon' Pal'es tine
Mo bile' I'ser (e'zer) Phil a del'phi a
Pau (po) Mad rid' Pyr'e nees
Saone Mil wau'kee Szeg ed in'
Seine Mon ta'na Vi en'na
Thames (temz) New Or'leans Wash'ing ton
Lesson 247.
Other Geographical Names of frequent Mispronunciation.
Guanaxuato (gwa na hwa'to) Aube (ob)
Poughkeepsie (po kip'si) Caen (kon)
Worcester (woos'ter) Dieppe (dyep)
Youghiogheny (yoh'ho ga'ni) Foix (fwa)
Newfoundland (nu'fund land) Joux (zhoo)
Chuquisaca (choo ke sa'ka) Lisle (lel)
Guatemala (ga te ma'la) Moux (moo)
Winnipiseogee (-pis sok'ki) Oude (owd)
Venezuela (ven e zwe'la) Sioux (soo)
Altamaha (al ta ma ha') Thau (to)
Chautauqua (sha ta'kwa) Y (i)
Lesson 248.
OF CHARACTERS USED IN PUNCTUATION.
A Comma [, ] denotes the slightest degree of separation between the
elements of a sentence.
A Semicolon [; ] denotes a degree of separation somewhat greater than that
indicated by a comma.
A Colon [:] marks a still greater degree of separation than a semicolon.
A Period [.] usually indicates the close of a sentence.
The Interrogation Point [?] is used at the end of a question.
The Exclamation Point [!] denotes astonishment or other emotion.
A Hyphen [ - ] is used to join words or syllables.
A Dash [-] marks a sudden break or stop in a sentence.
A Parenthesis [( )] includes words which might be left out without
injuring the sense.
Brackets [ ] inclose words, etc., intended to explain or rectify what
precedes or follows.
An Apostrophe ['] indicates the omission of one or more letters; or
denotes the possessive case.
Quotation Marks [" "] show that the passage included, is taken from some
other author.
OF CAPITAL LETTERS.
A Capital should begin: (1) the first word of every sentence, and of every
line of poetry; (2) proper names of persons, places, months, and days; (3)
all appellations of the Deity; (4) titles of honor; (5) names of things
personified; (6) names denoting the race or nation of individuals; (7)
adjectives derived from proper names; (8) the first word of a direct
quotation or speech; (9) the principal words in the titles of books; (10)
words denoting important events, the chief subject of a composition, etc.
(11) The pronoun I and the interjection O are always capitals.
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