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Page 35
... affix beginning with a vowel ; and the aversion to c as a final letter yields to the tendency to throw off redundant letters , as in public , and words of the same class given in p . 44 . Thus what are generally regarded as exceptions ...
... affix beginning with a vowel ; and the aversion to c as a final letter yields to the tendency to throw off redundant letters , as in public , and words of the same class given in p . 44 . Thus what are generally regarded as exceptions ...
Page 38
... affixes at the head of each column , and any others that are applicable . -ing and -ed -er -able * crave issue race cure pleasure shave argue ledge prove measure chase value charge blame despise blame rescue vote rate advise bake ...
... affixes at the head of each column , and any others that are applicable . -ing and -ed -er -able * crave issue race cure pleasure shave argue ledge prove measure chase value charge blame despise blame rescue vote rate advise bake ...
Page 39
... affix begins with e , i , or y . race fleece racing fleecing raced fleeced racer fleecy To the words below add the affixes at the head of each column , and any other that are applicable . -ing and -ed -er face lace sauce -y ice place ...
... affix begins with e , i , or y . race fleece racing fleecing raced fleeced racer fleecy To the words below add the affixes at the head of each column , and any other that are applicable . -ing and -ed -er face lace sauce -y ice place ...
Page 41
... Affix -full to need use mercy fear disgrace hand grate pity cheer revenge mind spite plenty bliss worship peace waste bounty doubt wonder grace wish beauty right power wake faith duty thought success shame sloth thank fruit sorrow tune ...
... Affix -full to need use mercy fear disgrace hand grate pity cheer revenge mind spite plenty bliss worship peace waste bounty doubt wonder grace wish beauty right power wake faith duty thought success shame sloth thank fruit sorrow tune ...
Page 45
... affixes , except those beginning with i . Why ? Because there is an aversion to y , if not preceded by a vowel , in the middle of a word . EXAMPLES . merry merrier merriest merriment happy happier happiest happiness lonely lonelier ...
... affixes , except those beginning with i . Why ? Because there is an aversion to y , if not preceded by a vowel , in the middle of a word . EXAMPLES . merry merrier merriest merriment happy happier happiest happiness lonely lonelier ...
Common terms and phrases
accented Add able affix beginning analogy ance ANOMALOUS WORDS Apostasy aversion boat bond-age cab-bage CHANGE OF LETTERS.-RULE child chough chyle chyme con-val-es-cent DIPHTHONGS DOUBLING OF LETTERS.-RULE dough drachm ence English spelling English words end ESSENTIALS OF SPELLING EXAMPLES EXERCISES final following verbs following words form the following grease guage ible IRREGULAR COMBINATIONS knead language large number last consonant LETTERS.-RULE I.-FINAL LONG VOWEL SOUNDS lyre MAIZE manner form MAX MÜLLER mode monosyllables Noah's ark OMISSION OF LETTERS.-RULE past tense phlegm pity plough practical preceded principle pronunciation race fleece redundant letters rem-in-is-cent retained ribon Rules for Spelling sentences SHORT VOWEL SOUNDS SILENT LETTERS steady ready surplice syllable beginning teacher teaching spelling tendency to throw terminations thyme tion tree try glory UNSETTLED ORTHOGRAPHY Verbs ending vil-lage vowel is added WEEN WORDBUILDING words below add WORDS OF UNSETTLED Write the names zhun
Popular passages
Page 93 - In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Page 83 - While hewing yews Hugh lost his ewe And put it in the Hue and Cry, To name its face's dusky hues Was all the effort he could use. You brought the ewe back by and by And only begged the hewer's ewer Your hands to wash in water pure Lest nice-nosed ladies not a few Should cry, on coming near you, 'Ugh'.
Page 45 - Final y preceded by a consonant is changed into i before all affixes, except those beginning with i.
Page 88 - Little strokes fell great oaks. hun'ger blan ket trin ket tinker con gress 64 65 RULES FOR SPELLING. L Final e is dropped when a syllable beginning with a vowel is added. 128. -ing. Waste not, want not. bake . . . bak'ing love . . . lov'ing place plac ing trace trac ing make mak ing like lik ing come com ing smile smil ing have hav ing 129.
Page 83 - Hugh lost hia ewe, And put it in the " Hue and Cry ;" To mark it's face's dusky hues Was all the effort he could use.
Page 55 - Words of one syllabic, and words accented on the last syllable, double the last consonant. When a syllable beginning with a vowel is added...