CIHM Microfiche Series (l\/lonograplis) ICI\1H Collection de microfiches (monographies) M\ Canadian Inttituta for Historteal MIcroraproductiont / Inititut Canadian da microraproductiont hiatoriquaa 995 Technical and Bibliographic Notes / Notes technique et bibliographiques The Institute has attempted to obtain the best original copy available for filming. Features of this copy which may be bibliographically unique, which may alter any of the images in the reproduction, or which may significantly change the usual method of filming are checked below. 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I I Opposing pages with varying colouration or — ' discolouratlons are filmed twice to ensure the best possible Image / Les pages s'opposant ayant des colorations variables ou des decol- orations sont fllmees deux fois afin d'obtenir la meilleur image possible. 23 Addttkinal comments / Commentajres supplementajres; Pagination Is as folia I p. [1], 79-108. This imn it f ilmad at the raduction ratio chackad balow/ Cc docwnani «t filme su taux de rMuctioti indiqiji ct-deswus Z2X 12X Th« copy filmtd har* hu baan raproductd thanki to tha ganarotity of: National Library of Canada L'axamplaira filmt fut raproduit griea i la pintrotiU da: Blbllotheque natlonale du Canada Tha imagaa appaaring hara ara tha bait quality poitibia considaring tha condition and lagibility of tha original copy and in kaaping with tha filming contract apacificationi. La* imagat luivanta* ont ttt raproduiiai avac la plus grand (oin, compta tanu da la condition at da ia nattata da Taxamplaira film*, at an conformita avac ia* condition* du contrat da filmaga. Original eopia* in printad papar eovara ara fllmad baginning with tha front covar and anding on tha last oaga with a printad or illuatratad impraa- «ion, or tha back covar whan appropriata. All othar original copia* ara filmad baginning on tha firat pa^a with a printad or illuatratad impraa- sion. and anding on tha lait paga with a printad or illuatratad impraasion. Tha last racordad frama on aach microficha shall contain tha symbol —^ (maaning "CON- TINUED"), or tha (ymbol ▼ (maaning "ENO"l. whichavar appiia*. Map*, plataa. charu. ate. may ba filmad at diffarant raduction ratios. Thosa too larga to ba antiraly inciudad in ona axposura ara filmad baginning in tha uppar iaft hand cornar, iaft to right and top to bottom, as many framas as raquirad. Tha following diagram* illustrsta tha mathod: Laa axamplairaa originaux dont la couvartura an papiar aat imprimto sont fiimts an commanqant par la pramiar plat at an tarminant soil par la darniAra paga qui comporta una amprainia d'imprassion ou d'illustration, soit par la sacond plat, salon la cas, Tous las autras axamplairas originaux sont filmas an commancant par la pramiara paga qui comporta una amprainta d'impraasion ou d'illustration at an tarminant par la darniara paga qui comporta una talia amprainta. Un das symbolaa suivants spparaitra sur la darniara imaga da chaqua microficha, salon la cas: la symbols ■^ signifia "A SUIVRE", ia symboia ▼ signifia "FIN". Las cartas, planchas. tablaaux, ate, pauvant ttra filma* a das taux da raduction diffarants. Lorsqua la documant ast trop grand pour ttra raproduit an un saul clicht, il ast filmt A partir da I'angia supAriaur gaucha. da gaucha 1 droits, at da haut an bas, an pranant ia nombra d'imagas nacassaira. Las diagrammas suivants illuatrant la mathoda. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 MICXOCOPY RESOIUTION TEST CHART (ANSI ond ISO TEST CHART No. 2) M2B 1^ lU Ib P-2 Li Ih LS u L£ 14 1^ 1.-^ [_ 1^ _^ APPLIED IN/HGE In ^Sr 1653 East Moln Street S'.JS Rachestef, New fork '4609 uSA '*aS (716) 482 - OJOO - Phone == (716) 288 - 5989 - Fok Ss. ^PLEMENT. '-I ■•ti •^1 f\GL.'^Qp:^ ^= E*DUCA'*^I0NAb6ERIES. iagi5i5iatsi5isiaL5i5i5laL5i5ig1aL5i5i5fq The Practical Speller Part IV. 20th Century Edition of Praotleal Speller contains these Supple- mentary Lessons. KOTE TO TEACHER TiiK following i-a-os, f.,n„i„g Part I^^, are aA tlvcut axVu, {amXyx, Ltd. 7» do gage's PBACTICAL SPELLEfi. Jl\^ it-Uy^JhuA- CLOV-cL (X-&'& 'Y' •O-U/L •)/bU/n,-cU ^yvL, d/CTLO-o-i. vo-vvb on-t- Loo- umAtu/to^ Ojio-u, a- ^jai<,-cul|iH/00/t3- thxii OyWM^ clAx al- to- UMxtt to- OOOX cJ^huTL, A CLOOO., l/eA/0^ b\MXnj., ojyo-uA. •pixtoa'cL, "Wmxoo. I cl/U/o-oo^. 2. The address is sometimes written at the end of the letter. Thus the preceding letter might have been concluded in thia way : — THE PABT8 OP A LETTER. 81 to- u>aJju to- rrru, o-pji,^, ^L a/rrh, U(A^ iAAA^^, yo-uA. ^WlynA^ MujL/r\, raAAo-oa4,. 3. In order to call special attention to the different parts of a neatly-written letter, the following letter is printed with the names of the separate parts indicated in small italic type. Observe carefully : (a) The various items that make up each part. (b) The commas and the periods in the heading, in the address, in the salutation, and in the sub- scription. Some prefer to punctuate the address with a colon, thus :— Joseph n. Morrison, Front St., Toronto, Ont;— 82 gage's practical speller. 4. If the bo-^^o-'ja'L->^o--^^e, £^e, Uu^ {^ |,^ -v^v^^ it ctU. to- 41^, lU-u. ^m.?. (Subscriptum.) 84 GAGE'S PRACTICAL 8PELLEH. 5. Here is a diagram .sl.owing the proper position , f Heading, t fArifirffta.l (StUutatinn. I (Paragraph imirnt.l (Paragraph indent.) THE PARTS OF A LETTER. 85 "^ompUmrn tnry rin., I 6. Rule se^-eral sheet, of paper showing the proper arrange! exercise re,,eatedly until j„u ^a.i finish a three minutes this page in two or 7. Write the following letters from dictation :_ 36 gage's pbactioal. speller. ^^^ |vo-^ ^o^ ,P^t^ ^^_ to- -,x<^noax a. ti/mx ^!U^ X ^r^yo^ IM:W^^X to- cu4 cl ^<',.o^yvcLi THE PABTS OP a BETTER. 87 JO r . CU^^,it 13. qoi. H- r^t ^^ a..^^, to. tiu. 96 OAOE'S PBACnCAL 8PELLEK. •^u/vw to- a. >J3x>^t io^ lAe, utd, V oo-ou!. -yyvuaI it ^-o-U oi ^-cu)- X'Wti il ikiyvJk ^\p>~o^ ^yyuaaI -Lcuu-e, THE PAKTS OF A LETTER. PAxttn 89 umZI W cLt>- oo^t C-a}. Co-., 1 1 U.-a^CL'vx.t-<,-c G>. 92 OAOE'S PRACTUAI. SPELLRR. £• 13. atuM>.o^, Vn.A).. """", ""'^ "^dreH, them carefully and ,,lHi„iv T 12. The following cautions will «ave a great deal ,.f t~«ble and annoyance if they are carefullySr':^'!' <") Write very plainly. Do not scribble. Bev.ru very particdar to urite all proper na.nc, J.'l all figures leitli extreme care. ('') Do not crowd the words, especially near the end Of a line. « there i.s not quite room for a word mfull-sized letter, either begin on the next hne or else divide the wori and put a hyphen at the end of the lina A wor^ ? THE PARTS OF A I.ETTF.K. 03 i ('•) ('': must not be divlaed except at the end of a •yllable; f..r .•x.iinpl,., tl». w„i,| i:„l„.r muHt not Ik, ,livi,|,..i tlius, feth-, I It uft.r ti.e firxt ,vIIhI,I,, fa- ; «, farm- IS « »,■„,.« ,iivi. M..I1 of fai ,..,.r. Always reply to a letter promptly and make a note of the fact. Hie m(«t simple, Wi.v in priv.ii,. coiT«p<.ii,|- erice in to write a.iuss the fa,-,. „f tli.,,-riv,.|„pe tlius, " Aiisttomi K.M'. 2O1I1, '00. " Preserve all letters for a reasonable time. It is Uatrr to r.fs.Tve ,r,r.v l„i,i„e,., |,.lt,.r in pro,».r files. A business letter should be ai. short as possible, and Icarly I'xpieHswl that there cun 1m, 110 mistakin-tho exact mean- ing intend,,!. Donot mix up other matters Ina buslne.ss letter; stiik rigidly to the point, an,l if n.-tessary oiielo.vM another letter on the other subjects to Iw di.scu.si«-]. DICTATION EXERCISE. A l,mg way down t:,at limpid ,vater, ,hill and bright «.s an iceberg, went n.y little s,.|f that ,lay on man's choice errand-^destruction. All the little fish seenieti to knuw that I was one wlio ha,l taken out CkIs certi- ficate, and meant to have the value of it ; e>eiy one of them was asvare that we desolate more than rei,l,.nish the earth. F,.r a cow might come and l„„k into Ih,- water, an.l put her vellow lips down ; a kii.gli.her like a blue arrow, might .shoot through the daik all,.,s ovei the channel, or sit on a dipping withy-bough with his 94 GAGE'S PRACTICAL SPELLEK. beak sunk into liis brea-st feathers ; even an otter might float down the stream, likening himself to a log of w.kkJ w.th his flat head flush to the water top, and his oily eyes peering quietly ; and yet no panic would seize other )!fe, as It does when a sample of man comes. THE USE OF CAPITAL LETTERS. Begin with a capital letter : 1. The first word of every sentence. (a) Copy a page from a school Reader. Note care- fully each capital letter as it occurs. (h) Write a passage from dictation and put in the capitals. ('■) Copy down a short extract which you know by heart and insert all the capitals. 2. The first vord of every line of poetry. Memorize the following extracts and then copy them out from memory. Revise your writing by reference to the book. («) Dare to be true ! Nothing can need a lie ; A fault which needs it most grows two thereby. ('') Who struggles with his baser part, Who conquers and is free. He may n(jt wear a hero's crown Or fill a hero's grave • But trutli will place his name among The bravest of the brave. THE USE OF CAPITAL, LETTEKS. f)5 3. Every proper noun and every proper adjective. (a) Point out five prop<.r names in the suIkxiI Header. (i) Make adjectives from these six nouns:- Eng- land, Canada, France, George, Victoria, Klizabetli. ((■) Write the names of tlie days of tlie week and of tlie months of the year. Begin eacli with a capital ; but observe that tlie names of tlie four seasons do not take capitals, nor do the words north, south, east, west, etc., except when they refer to certain districts or to the people living there. The wind is from the north. The South opposed the North. 4. Common nouns personified. Study the.se examples : (a) Come, Evening, once again, season of peace ; Return, sweet Evening, and continue long. ('') O Death, where is thy sting? O Grave, where is thy victory 1 (c) O sacred Truth ! thy triumph ceased awhile And Hope, thy sister, ceased witli thee to smile. 5. All names applied to God and to Jesus Christ and the pronouns he and thou when they stand for HIS name. (a) Such expressions as the Eternal One, the Supreme Being, the Almighty are example.s. Select examples from the school Reader to illustiate this rule. 96 GAGE'8 PEACrncAL SPELLER. ('') Glory to Thee, my Ood,t„isnigl,fc W all the blessing, of tl,eli.ht ■ W„K. OkoepmcKingofKin.., Beneath Thine own aln,ightywing.s. 6. AH titles of honor and respect. Study tliese examples :_ («) His Majesty King E.l.ard the Seventh (*) The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty « His Excellency the Governor-General VV nte ten more examples of titles. nuioZ evTntre'te!'"'''""''' P*"'«^- "^nominations. Jt^y^the following e,.,„p,,3 ,„„ ^,, ^^^ ^^_^ ^^ Anglicans, Roman Catholics, Odd Fellows Magna Charta, Fenian Raid, Gulf Stream.' onftS-s-^irsirs^-at.. ■(«) Be careful how you apply the old proverb Honesty is the best policy " ('') The fox could not reach the grapes, so he said ^rt does not matter.! know the grapes ar^ unless It isTdefRuYrorTle^^'"'^" '^"-' THE USE OF CAl'n;\L LETTERS. 97 (a) Find illustrations .,f this rule in the preceding examples given under other rules. CO There came a burst of thunder sound ; the l)oy, oh ! where was he ? (r) "Come bacL- ! come hack !" he cried in grief, "Across this stormy water, And I'll i rgive your Highland chief, My daugliter ! oh, my daughter .'" 10. The titles of books, the headings of ehantBrc fetU'i^oVthf ''^ 'V'''' "°"''"^' wo^cTatrS letters fop the connecting words, that Is. the articles prepositions, and conjunctions. '"e articles. Study these examples :^ - («) Soug at the Feast of Brougham Castle, On the Extinction of the Venetian Republic, The Fate of Burns, The Girl at the Half-way House. These are the names of poems, essays, b,iment of the u-rit.-r i„ rc.ard to .ery important ward,, hut «r™ of capitah « M he avouM. 98 GAGE'S PiUCIIUAL SPELLE1{. DICTATION EXERCISES. «2. Study the capitals in each extract. (o) Once upon a time a clover barlK... ,„ n a ,>et starling tl,at had learned ol: rUeTT' I.'"'! tlie hab t of rcwji.;., . ■ " '«"■'«'■ had "^o „,an could L d ne Z jn ',""" '"^■'■ -"1.1 say when he had shaved a e^t' " ''"•'''■'■ the best barW in Germany " XVI ,""""' '"■ "^ ""' plans for the future he w , , T" ''" •''"'''' "^ ''"'■ -illing." And hloffn .7, "*'' " ^^ "'^ f''"''* ar; the words, " By Wp „T , d """ '""'' """ •'"'^'^'^ -''l' . oy Keeping Imd company." (*) The starline once fln,„ joined some othef T. itX''.':""' '" ^''«'' ^"' farmer's grain field R„f .. ■ «""'S '« ''"•^ a ^l.ieh tl.: farmer td!: ^^^ tCt 'f ' "^' came to take them out of the n^i *"™'''' hear one of the birds sav Vo ^'^ "'"""'""^ ''' that better." MvCar?' ^Z T" """''' '""'^ ''«"^ a", the best Jber^?^„ ^'f'^ ^-^f. ^rr "^ "Then how came you here?" 1?, .T^l"'^ "" *"■■■''• Wplng bad eompfn ."tlr h tr::^ " "^^ ««h," said the farmer "fl,„f t . , ^" ^"^ "H the fates are w"h ',. " ! "^f '*"' >'"" '""" """«' answered the little starling Wit? thirst: iLTri' :';r, ^"'™'"' - -^'^^-^ »pring to drink. Bu a dis ute^" ■""" '" ' "'* of them should drink Lt ^T , '"^ "'''''' ^^^'^^ nnk hrst, and a desperate fight ensuing, THE USE OP CAITTAL I.KrrEIiS. 99 the affair see,„ed likely t„ end i„ ,„„„,e,. After they I'-i fougl.t a eonsiderable tin.o, .stopping W a , , «a""'g to devour the one whiel. „l,ould first fall Thi, ~a^e induced u.e. to di.n,i. tl,eir en,';: ^lyng, It „ Ix^tter for u.s to become friends thu, ,", 'e a .rey to vultures and erows ." Tl.e faMe s L , : 'J '° r\r "" '" -'•'''' <"-' -"Mention t ('/) For full two Lours the procession of boats borne on the current, steered silentl, down the St wtcf Ine stars were \isil.lp l.„f i • i ^^"iciice. sufficientlyda k T ; 11^ "" "' moonless an.i } ua.>K. ine general was in one of the fore about hif "p'W?""""^ Churo}.y>..a " to the officers which l„.s own fate was soon ,o illustrate : " "^^^ ^"'^^ "f S'O'T l''ad but to the graNe." "Gentlemen,' he said, as his recital ended, " I would ™ther have written those li„„s than take QuZ ' rt^iLr " "' '""■ "'"^ ""« '-" '•'--- 100 OAGE^S PRACTICAL SPELLER. Simple Rules for Spelling. Some words end in SILENT c please, and bride. ' ""'' '" ^'e, true, ''••'■'""/''''•■'•— Sale, sal ablfi • f... . • P'ea» ure; bride, bridaj' ' "■" '«™; P'^-^e, W Add to each word in the following list one more suitable suffivp, u„ ". ^ °"*' °'' vowel, such as -in^ S'""'"« "'"' " rv„c -^r *• —able, — ar — nr -ous.-ible,-ate.-antetcl ''' wid th. ^' *'« dom, "(e) Words ending in -jb ^p„„ ,. SIMPLE RULES FOR SPELLING. IQl -ly. fUI. -some. - xnem -~^«'" ir'n:;:'""' '""'"'"^' "■'-"' '"--. ^--o, ('•) Distinguish flvin" inrJ ,i ■ last consonant is do^b ed Tefo™ J ""'""^'-wise the with a vowel. ®^°™ * suffix that begins I'l'e application of the rule i« ,.. i <^^«.i.si,lering a few examni! V ^^ ^' ""'^«'«t"«i !'V 102 GAOE'h practical Sl'ELLEH. /■.j^amplr^.^^-Roim (l,..,g), r<,l,i.>s ; but rob, robbing. Sheep (long), «l,(.,.,,i,sl, ; but sliip, sliipping. Weed (long), wredcd ; but wed, wedding. Soon (long), »oone.st ; but sun, sunning. Hide (long), riding; but rid, ridding. (a) Add to the following word,, some en.iing beginning with a vowel: ^Bear, bar; l>eat, bet; break, brag, hope, liop ; huge, hug; plane, plan; rote, rot; stone, stun; spite, «pit; out, in; tune, tan; stare, star; wage, wag ; steep, step. ^''^ ^'^'iiM^^^ *" "'"'' ''"''' ""'' ^P*""' 1"''- *"«' Add — ed to rag, drug, web, flog, whiz, fag, wed. Add — y to fin, sun, fun, knot, gum. Add — er to run, tin, swim, spin, thin, span. N.B.-This is merely the application of Rule IT! to longer words and can be most ea.sily understood by studying a collection of examples. /•->«,«;,;&,. -Repeal, repealer, repealable; but repel, repeller, repellant. Transmute, transmuting, transm^t- able, transmuter; but transmit, tran.smitting, tran,- mittible, transmitter. Compile, compiler, compiling; but compel, compeller, compelling. Admire, admirer admiring, admiration ; but admit, admitter, admitting admittance. ' SIMPLE RULES FOK SPELLINfl. 1()3 W By adding ,. Hyll.U.le tlut begin., witi, „ vowel fonn „tl„.>- «„nl.s from tl„.se :- Dot..,-, li„,|t' «'XI»'l, l,..|n,..|, .iefer, lo.non, .ktu.-, U-n.-fit' "•K."t bigot, omit, cuvet, In-gin, inhabit,' ii>f«Pt, beggar. . ^'?,"' -Many words ending in simrle r double the ;. even ...ough the suL ,13 „ : t^.e final consonant. The Words bias, WOrshio kidnap, metal, humbug also double The w consonant witb.ut „.. ....nt. Ho:! , 'nX a^thon Ues prefer tbe .i.„p,er spelling and do not dou. le he la.t consonant; thus we may write travelling or trav^hng worsh.pper or worshiper, biassed or biased Ihe shorter form is preferable. Rule V. -Words ending In Y with a COXsoxant before It change the nnal V into 1 before a sufflx /•..™„,;*.,._Busy, business; deny. de„ i ed • glor y, glor i ous ; beaut y. beaut i ful. («) But if two i-8. ,-...., ii, would result, then we keep the y. A'.«,«;,i.,,. Dry. drying, but driness; baby, W.yish; -p y, eop y ,st, cop y- inS, but c(,p i ed and cop i or. (A) When s is added the final y U,„,n,es ie .A.v,„,/'/..,_T„ry, tor ie s, but tor y i'sn, . baby. Ubies, but babyism; spy' Hpie.s, but spy i,,^, „„i ,,,.^.,j. jy' allies, but allie,! and alliance. 104 OAOE'S PRACrriCAL SPELT EB. (r) Also proper iiiimeti usually keep the y. F.xamiilfs. -Tlio two Sail y s, tlie eight Hem- y s, tho Maul y m, the Diil y k atiil the Ponsonl) y 8. Thpre are a few exceptions, as "Tlie two Sii;il ie k." (rf) Several wnrds cliange y to e Ix'forn -OU8, as Iwauteous, iMiuiiteous, duteous, miscellaneous, piteous, plenteous. Add some appiopriiito suffixes, as many aa you can, to cueli of the following wortls : — Arbitrary, controversy, defy, luxury, magnify, mercy, tidy, fly, try, vary, rosy, pity, pony, merry, Harry, harry, Sally, sally, Mary, marry, Kuhy, ruby, fry, giddy, lady, Lily, lily, jelly, gallery, Vwdy, Daisy, daisy, pop|)y, army, worthv, supply, lx>rry, carry, happy, gieeily, necessity, semin- ary, propensity, magistracy, eccentricity, incendiary, effigy, apology, fury. Rule VI.— Words ending in Y with a vowel before It keep the Y when other letters are added. Examides. — Anno y s, anno y ing, anno y ed, annoyance, annoyer; bo y isli, boyhood, Ijo y s ; buoyant; buoys, buoyancy; buys, buyer, bu y ing; mons y s, mone y ed, mone y lass, mono y er. Ej-vcptiortn. — The following words are irregular : — [jaid, paid, said, unlaid, unpaid, unsaid, staid, daily, gaily, drily, saith. SIMI'LE KILKS FOK Sl'ELLINO. 105 (a) Add some u|i()i(i|iiiiit<' sullixrs, hh iimiiy na you CUM, to cuL'h of tlii' folli>wiii;> wonls : Al)lx'y, pruy, roy, alley, liiriiki'v, rsMiy, ciniiloy, luiv, joy, convey, iiioiikey, journey, ]iiilli'y. j,'iilley, envoy, (leliiy, nlliiy, grey, i,'av, |iiey, ('') Add er, ed, ing, ish, or est, us nmny jiH you can, to eiieli of tlie following words : J)e(iiv, defray, oIkt, sinvey, siriiy, poitray, liiisy, easy, sleepy, lazy, liappy, l)ury, weary, flurry, worry, tarry, envy, luury, speedy, ('•) Add us many appropriate suffixes as you can — not less tliuii three— to each of the following words:— Fancy, employ, tjoy, convey, silly, supply, journey, penny, worthy, s|)<"cdy, buy, dry, envoy, gallery, galley. Rule VII.— In words that begrin with DIS and iMIs, notice whether the word or root to which the prefix is added begrins with S or not. If not, then there will be only one 8, not SS. E.mmjites. — From arm, (iisarni ; but from si)pnd, mis- spend ; from take, mistake; but from state, misstate. So also with roots ; distinguish, but dissuade ; misnomer, but dissolve. Missal, missile, mission, missive, misspell, misspend, misshape, misstJite. Disabuse, disappear, disagree, disallow, disol)ey, dis- cuss, discover, dishonor. Dissatisfy, dissect, dissimilar, dissyllable, dissipate, dissociate, dissolute, dis.sunant. 106 OAOE's PKACTICAI, HI'F.I.I.ER. VIII.— The oomblnatloni Kl and \K are trouble- some. The following list contains most of the words In which they occur. No useful rule can be ylven :— el. olieiHance, counterfeit, neither, conceive, heifiT, ruign, conceit, lieighho. foreign. (icceivo, heigh r, sovereigfi deceit. heinouH, rein. perceive, heir, reindeer. receive, heircHN, freight, receipt, xheik. seize. ceiling, their, seine. deign. skein. seignior. eight, sleigh. veil, either, sleight. vein, eider, leisure. inveigle. feint, mullein. inveigh, feign, kaleidoscope, weir. forfeit, neigh, weird. surfeit, neighbor, le. weigh. Uer, lief. reprieve, specie, liege. retrieve. species. believe, priest, glacier, belief. series. superficies, relieve. grief, financier. relief, grievous, SFMI'LK Itl'LEH KOK HI'KLLINd, 107 voii^«cienue. cht'valirr. frii'iid, Hreniulier, iiivriiier. shrirvnlty, shriek. bri({iidier. chniidelier, Holdier, die. tfolKliiliKr, lie. UKxrieve, He, mien, sieve. flef, field. piwniei-, niece. <'uiriissier, tie, fiend, fierce. spaniel, pie, tier, sortie, cliief, shield, mischief. pielwld, piece, pier, frontier, tierce, vie. Bchieve, cashier, thief. pierce, croupier, brief, wield, yield, lien. IX. -The foUowlngr lists contain some exceptional words :— I«, as, us, yes, this, thus, if, of, j.i.s, l„is, ga,,, was, clef, do not double the final consonant. Butt, buzz, fuzz, add, odd, ebb, egg, err, purr, burr, inn, double the final consonant. Usually words uj one mjlUM,- .mlin,, in /, I „r « ,l„Me the final cormonant; but if they en