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 THE PROGRESSIVE COURSE 
 
 IN 
 
 SPELLING 
 
 COMPLETE 
 
 BY 
 
 J. N. HUNT 
 
 
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 ISSUED ALSO IN TWO PARTS 
 
 AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY 
 
 NEW YORK CINCINNATI CHICAGO 
 
 BOSTON ATLANTA 
 
• •• • 
 
 
 I TELL you earnestly, you must get iuto the habit of 
 looking intensely at words, assuring yourself of their 
 meaning, syllable by syllable, nay, letter by letter. . . . 
 
 A well-educatea gentleman may not know many lan- 
 guages, may not be able to speak any but his own, may 
 have read very few books ; but whatever language he 
 knows, he knows precisely ; whatever word he pro 
 nounces, he pronounces rightly. 
 
 Let the accent of words be watched, and closely • 
 let their meaning be watched more closely still. 
 
 — John Ruskin . 
 
 COPYBIGHT, 1904, 1910, BT 
 
 AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY. 
 Enteeed at Stationers' Hall, London. 
 
 pkogeessive st'ellino. 
 
PREFACE 
 
 In recent years the study of English has received more' 
 attention in high schools and colleges than ever before. In 
 some public schools, however, there has been a tendency to 
 neglect or slight such fundamental phases of English work 
 as spelliyig and pronunciation by making them simply inci- 
 dental to other studies. As a result, business men who em- 
 ploy pupils from the grammar-school grades find many poorly 
 equipped in spelling, and high-school instructors complain 
 that many students, for the same cause, are not well prepared 
 for their work. 
 
 The "Progressive Course in Spelling" has been prepared 
 with the hope that its use would awaken an interest in and 
 encourage the study of words. Attention is invited to the 
 grading and grouping of its contents. 
 
 1. As to Grading. Each of the Two Parts is planned to 
 cover the work of three years, or three grades. The vocabu- 
 lary of each Part has been selected from the textbooks used 
 in the several grades and also from other sources, so that it 
 includes the words necessarily used by the pupil both in and 
 out of school, and the order of their presentation is in harmony 
 with his advancement. 
 
 2. As to Grouping. The arrangement of the vocabulary is 
 such as to provide for the study of related words. The ex- 
 ercises include: (a) words plionetically arranged; (6) words 
 topically arranged ; (c) drills on grammatical forms, prefixes, 
 suffixes, synonyms, homophones, etc 
 
 Besides furnishing a great variety of exercises on these 
 topics, the " Progressive Course " indicates both accent and 
 syllabication, and employs a system of diacritical markings 
 by which the pupil is rendered self-helpful in acquiring a correct 
 pronunciation. 
 
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 62b05S 
 
SYLLABLES AND ACCENT 
 
 A syllable is a word, or the part of a word, that is 
 uttered by one impulse of the voice. 
 
 A monosyllable is a word of one syllable ; a dissyllable 
 is a word of two, a trisyllable of three, and a polysyl- 
 lable of four or more syllables. 
 
 Accent is the greater force or stress of voice which dis- 
 tinguishes one syllable from another syllable of the same 
 word. 
 
 In the word-columns of this book each accented sylla- 
 ble is indicated by placing the mark of accent (') to the 
 right and a little above it. Many words of three or 
 more syllables have two syllables accented, thus : in'tro- 
 duce\ in'vi taction. The greater stress, or primary accent, 
 is indicated by the heavier accent mark; the weaker 
 stress, or secondary accent, is shown by the lighter mark. 
 
 WORDS CLASSIFIED 
 
 A primitive, or root-word, is one not derived from any 
 other word of the language ; as, go, man, hoy. Two or 
 more root-words combined may form compound words , 
 as, workman. Some compound words are written with 
 the hyphen ; as, to-day, forget-me-not. 
 
 A derivative word is one formed from a primitive by 
 changing it internally, or by adding a prefix or suflSx ; as. 
 men, unmanly. 
 
 Synonyms are words of the same or similar meaning , 
 as, royal^ kingly. Antonyms are words of opposite mean 
 ing; as, life, death. 
 
 Homophones are words of the same sound, but different 
 in spelling and meaning ; as, see, sea ; bin, been. 
 
 Homographs are words of the same sound and spelling, 
 but differing in meaning ; as the noun bear and the verb 
 bear ; or pound, meaning to strike, an inclosure, a weight^ 
 
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SOUNDS AND SYMBOLS 
 
 All spoken words are composed of simple or elementary 
 sounds. 
 
 A vocal is an elementary sound made of pure voice or 
 tone ; as the sound of a in ate. 
 
 A diphthong is the union of two vocals in one syllable ; 
 as ou in out or oi in oil. 
 
 A subvocal or voiced consonant is an elementary sound 
 made of voice and breath united ; as the sounds of m and 
 n in man. 
 
 An aspirate or voiceless consonant is an elementary sound 
 made of pure breath ; as the sounds of t and jt? in top. 
 
 The letters that represent vocals are called vowels. 
 The regular vowels are a, e, z, o, and u. 
 
 The other letters of the alphabet are consonants. 
 
 Since there are some fort^-five elementary sounds in the 
 English language, and only twe7ity-six letters in the alpha- 
 bet, some letters must represent more than one sound. 
 
 A digraph is a group of two vowels or two consonants rep- 
 resenting one elementary sound, as ea in head^ or th in hath. 
 
 To provide a symbol for each elementary sound, dia- 
 critical marks are used with each vowel and also with the 
 consonants c, g^ ti, s, th^ and x. 
 
 TABLE OF DIACRITICAL MARKS 
 
 NAMES 
 
 SYMliOLS 
 
 MABK8 
 
 NAMES 8TMB 
 
 Macron . . . . 
 
 a 
 
 - 
 
 Tilde (til'de) . . e 
 
 Breve . . . . 
 
 a 
 
 
 
 Lower bar . . . n 
 
 Circumflex . . . 
 
 a 
 
 X 
 
 Suspended bar . § 
 
 Breve-circumflex . 
 
 o 
 
 - 
 
 Transverse bar . e 
 
 Dots above . . . 
 
 a 
 
 h 
 
 Cedilla .... 9 
 
 Dots below . . . 
 
 a 
 
 i- 
 
 Modified macron . a 
 
 Dot above . . . 
 
 a 
 
 r^ 
 
 Inverted breve . a 
 
 Dot below . . . 
 
 a 
 
 - 
 
 Tie bar . . dii, tu 
 
 For all the uses of these marks, see the two following 
 pages. 
 
GUIDE TO PRONUNCIATION 
 
 TABLE OF ACCENTED VOCALS 
 
 Long a 
 Short a 
 Medial a 
 Italian a 
 Flat a. 
 Long e 
 Short e 
 Long i 
 Short i 
 
 SYMBOLS 
 
 as in ate, a 
 atj a 
 ask, a 
 arm, a 
 air, a 
 eat, e 
 end, e 
 ice, i 
 it, i 
 
 (i 
 
 (( 
 
 4( 
 
 (i 
 
 (( 
 
 (( 
 
 (( 
 
 Long . 
 Short . 
 Medial o 
 Broad o . 
 Long 00 . 
 Short 00 . 
 Long u . 
 Short u . 
 Circumflex w 
 
 as, in 
 
 ii 
 
 i( 
 
 (( 
 
 (( 
 
 4( 
 
 BTMBOLB 
 
 old, O 
 on, 
 soft, o 
 orb, 6 
 boot, 00 
 foot, 65 
 u^e, u 
 
 u 
 
 up, 
 
 urn, u 
 
 Diphthongs : oi in oil = oy in boy 
 
 ou in out = ow in cow. 
 
 EQUIVALENTS OF ACCENTED VOCALS 
 
 o 
 o 
 o 
 
 • 
 
 u 
 
 • • 
 
 u 
 
 • 
 
 y 
 y 
 y 
 
 VOCALS IN UNACCENTED SYLLABLES 
 
 Modified Long Vowels : a in li'bra ry, e in e vent', 
 6 in p6 et'ic, u in u nite'. 
 
 Obscure Short and Medial Vowels : as in filial, 
 si'lent, con trol', sub mit', 6 = u in drao^'on, and a in so' fa. 
 
 Tilde e as in o'ver = a, i, o, or y as in li'ar, ta'pir^ 
 ac'tor, sat'yr. 
 
 Cv • • • 
 
 
 
 as in what — 5 
 
 • 
 
 a (broad) . 
 
 " all = 6 
 
 • • 
 
 e (before r) 
 
 " where a 
 
 e . . . 
 
 " they - fi 
 
 e (tilde) . 
 
 " fern — u 
 
 •• 
 
 1 . . . 
 
 " valise — e 
 
 1 (tilde) . 
 
 " girl — u 
 
 n . . . 
 
 " work u 
 
 as m son 
 
 — u 
 
 " do 
 
 = oo 
 
 " wolf 
 
 • 
 
 — do 
 
 "• rule 
 
 00 
 
 " full 
 
 • 
 
 = oo 
 
 " my 
 
 = i 
 
 " system 
 
 — 1 
 
 " myrtle 
 
 A 
 
 = u 
 
GUIDE TO PRONUNCIATION 
 
 VOICED CONSONANTS OR SUBVOCALS 
 
 ■TUBOLS 
 
 b 
 d 
 
 g 
 
 J 
 1 
 
 m 
 
 n 
 
 ng 
 
 f 
 li 
 k 
 
 P 
 
 8 
 
 5 
 
 g 
 
 1 
 
 n 
 
 ph 
 
 as in 
 
 bat, bad, bubble 
 
 SYMBOLS 
 
 r as 
 
 in rat, term, tarry 
 
 (( 
 
 did, had, riddle 
 
 th ' 
 
 ' the, with, that 
 
 (I 
 
 go, log, Gorgon 
 
 V ' 
 
 ' vine, very, give 
 
 u 
 
 jug, just, enjoy 
 
 w ' 
 
 ' we, wet, will 
 
 (( 
 
 lip, lily, lively 
 
 y ' 
 
 ' yes, yet, young 
 
 (( 
 
 man, member 
 
 z * 
 
 ' zone, zigzag 
 
 (( 
 
 not, ran, none 
 
 z ' 
 
 ' azure, = sound 
 
 (( 
 
 sing, sang, ring 
 
 
 zh 
 
 of 
 
 VOICELESS CONSONANTS OR ASPIRATES 
 
 as in fan, fife, fifty 
 " hat, hold, beheld 
 *' kind, like, kick 
 pin, help, peep 
 sit, picks, decks 
 
 i( 
 
 4( 
 
 t as in tin, pit, strut 
 
 th " thin, thick, fifth 
 
 sh " she, shall, blush 
 
 ch " child, march 
 
 wh=hw" when, wheat 
 
 CONSONANTAL EQUIVALENTS 
 
 as m nige 
 
 = s 
 €at =k 
 
 maghine = sh 
 
 age 
 union 
 think 
 Ralph 
 
 = 1 
 
 =y 
 
 = ng 
 = f 
 
 qu 
 qw 
 
 s 
 
 X 
 X 
 
 as in quite = kw 
 " bouquet =k 
 
 has =z 
 
 X 
 
 leisure = zh 
 
 X 
 
 ox =ks 
 
 exist = gz 
 
 The tie bar, as in nature, verdure, indicates an allowable 
 tendency to give tu the sound chu, and du the sound ju ; 
 but the preferred pronunciation is tu and du. 
 
 In the word columns of this book, italics indicate silent 
 letters ; as a in loaf, h in lam5. 
 
THE ALPHABET 
 
 Script 
 
 Roman 
 
 CL a K 2i 
 ?3 S^ ^ h 
 
 c 
 
 B d 
 
 J I 
 
 L 
 
 c 
 D d 
 
 ^ E e 
 
 F f 
 
 9 ^ ^ 
 
 /^ A H h 
 
 J 
 
 k 
 
 K A ^ 
 £ i -L \ 
 
 7TL m M n 
 
 Script 
 
 Roman 
 
 /Z TL ]sr n 
 
 O o 
 
 p 
 
 2 
 R 
 
 s 
 
 J 
 
 IL 
 
 Z 
 
 P 
 
 A. 
 t 
 
 z 
 
 p p 
 
 Q q 
 
 R r 
 
 S s 
 
 T t 
 
 66 U u 
 
 6<^ W w 
 X X X X 
 
 Y y 
 
 Z z 
 
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THE PROaRESSIVE COTIIISE 
 
 m SPELLING 
 
 3>a<c 
 
 
 - PAET 
 
 ONE 
 
 
 
 SECTION 1 
 
 
 1. 
 
 Sounds of "Long a 
 
 " ANB "Short 
 
 a" 
 
 same 
 
 AXZOTl^ 
 
 ran 
 
 AXVTL 
 
 name 
 
 rvcumjb 
 
 sand 
 
 2ixi/n/jL 
 
 save 
 
 AOJM^ 
 
 band 
 
 {rarnxL 
 
 wave 
 
 UJXUM. 
 
 lamp 
 
 -Icunrrup 
 
 lame 
 
 ■Icumji^ 
 
 tramp 
 
 tAyCOTTLp 
 
 Direction: Tell the number of letters and sounds in each 
 word. Give two sounds of a. 
 
 2. 
 
 me 
 
 fear 
 
 lean 
 
 beat 
 
 meat 
 
 Sounds of " Long e " and " Short e " 
 
 rrttf nest TUUhZ 
 
 pjCX^ send 
 
 XJUl/rtk mend 
 
 ZMMM kept 
 
 '^TYUmX' step 
 
 
 Direction : Copy the words. Give t^e sound of each lettero 
 
 9 
 
10 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 3. Sounds of " Long i " and " Short i " 
 
 kind vine wild slip skim 
 
 find nine mild slim milk 
 
 life wire pile trip swim 
 
 wife fire tile limp lift 
 
 Pirection : Copy the words of the lesson, beginning thus : — 
 
 AonnxL lArruo Luild jJ^p AAlnrb 
 
 4:, " Long o," " Short o," and " Medial o " 
 
 sold hole boat log blot 
 
 bold 
 
 pole 
 
 load 
 
 flog 
 
 slot 
 
 told 
 
 bore 
 
 road 
 
 from 
 
 romp 
 
 hope 
 
 sole 
 
 foam 
 
 drop 
 
 soft 
 
 MxtScL AxtIjo SxraZ -tern -dZ&t 
 
 Note : " Medial o," or o, is a sound midway between " short 
 o," as in hloi^ and " broad o," as in for. 
 
 5. " Long u," " Short u," and u = oo 
 
 tiibe suit jug drum tiisk 
 
 mule blue mug dust husk 
 
 pure glue lump must rung 
 
 tune flute jump rust flung 
 
 To Teachers. — In the lessons above, call the attention of 
 pupils to these facts : (1) that words ending in silent e, or that 
 have two vowels in one syllable, contain a long vowel sound ; 
 (2) that most words ending in consonants have short vowel 
 sounds. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING U 
 
 6. 
 
 Review of 
 
 "Long" and 
 
 " Short " Vowels 
 
 fate 
 
 fine 
 
 note 
 
 bead pam 
 
 tape 
 
 dine 
 
 slope 
 
 steam ram 
 
 rate 
 
 wine 
 
 plume 
 
 bloat plam 
 
 Direction: 1. Note that the silent letters are in italics, and 
 that all words contain a long vowel sound. 2. Copy from each 
 word above all but the silent letters, and note that the words 
 thus formed contain only short vowel sounds. 
 
 ?• Doubled Letters 
 
 add m 
 
 odd sell 
 
 egg tell 
 
 Direction : Tell how many letters and sounds in each word. 
 Do the doubled letters represent more than one sound ? 
 
 8. Sound of c = s ; Sound of -€ ok ck = k 
 
 fill 
 
 toss 
 
 soeu. 
 
 roll 
 
 buzz 
 
 weed 
 
 moss 
 
 fuzz 
 
 keep 
 
 ni^e 
 
 singe 
 
 ■eape 
 
 -eube 
 
 duck 
 
 lage 
 
 twige 
 
 -eane 
 
 ■eame 
 
 flock 
 
 fen9e 
 
 slige 
 
 ■eoal 
 
 -eost 
 
 ■erock 
 
 cji/nZ LujjCjl ccrtcL ctuJr auxxxiA 
 
 9, Sound of s = z 
 
 bee§ ro§e -close ii^e ri§e 
 
 see§ nose lioe§ teage prize 
 
 goe§ earg flie§ please praise 
 
 3juo thjo- S-ULb cm. tfu^ AjoiJL. 
 
12 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 10. Sounds of ch, sh, "wh 
 
 chat 
 
 such 
 
 ■cash 
 
 when 
 
 while 
 
 chop 
 
 «a^ch 
 
 wish 
 
 whip 
 
 whale 
 
 much 
 
 jnabtok 
 
 shut 
 
 whiz 
 
 wheel 
 
 bunch 
 
 teach 
 
 shade 
 
 white 
 
 whine 
 
 lunch 
 
 reach 
 
 shone 
 
 wheat 
 
 which,,' 
 
 11. 
 
 SOUXD 
 
 OF ng — n 
 
 IN ink 
 
 
 ring 
 
 long 
 
 bring 
 
 bank 
 
 sink 
 
 sang 
 
 wing 
 
 stung 
 
 rank 
 
 sank 
 
 sung 
 
 swing 
 
 young 
 
 pink 
 
 sunk 
 
 song 
 
 swung 
 
 strong 
 
 wink 
 
 chunk 
 
 12. 
 
 Peculiar Word-: 
 
 FORMS 
 
 
 band 
 
 glad 
 
 least 
 
 pink 
 
 teage 
 
 cape 
 
 heat 
 
 mate 
 
 pitch 
 
 vale 
 
 dear 
 
 jail 
 
 maid 
 
 reach 
 
 will 
 
 fold 
 
 kill 
 
 neat 
 
 soak 
 
 year 
 
 Direction : Cover the first letter of each word, and note the 
 word thus formed. Sound the first letter of each word. 
 
 13. Dictation Exercise 
 
 CUnxL trvaX cUrrub umJZ 
 J/> CL imAjj. ooxrdL AjjJju, 
 Cid nrooyrui ocurt hM. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 13 
 
 14. 
 
 Sounds of "Italian a" and "Medial a 
 
 )) 
 
 •e'art 
 
 part 
 
 ant 
 
 task 
 
 dan^e 
 
 «ard 
 
 tart 
 
 fast 
 
 pass 
 
 lanQe 
 
 yard 
 
 hard 
 
 last 
 
 grass 
 
 chaff 
 
 yarn 
 
 start 
 
 mast 
 
 flask 
 
 change 
 
 barn 
 
 charm 
 
 past 
 
 brass 
 
 branch 
 
 Direction: Pronounce these words with care. 
 
 15. 
 
 Sound of 
 
 "Broad a" = 
 
 6 in for 
 
 
 all 
 
 • • 
 
 saio 
 
 • • 
 
 salt 
 
 hall 
 
 •ela^(7 
 
 • • 
 
 taU 
 
 dai(;n 
 
 halt 
 
 tall 
 
 -era2(;l 
 
 €all 
 
 \di/wn 
 
 want 
 
 warn 
 
 J2mn 
 
 fall 
 
 hiwn 
 
 wart 
 
 warm 
 
 dwarf 
 
 16. 
 
 Sound of "Tilde e" or of ' 
 
 ' Tilde i " = 
 
 A 
 
 : U 
 
 her 
 
 eofrn 
 
 sir 
 
 dirt 
 
 firm 
 
 term 
 
 learn 
 
 bird 
 
 whirl 
 
 mirth 
 
 were 
 
 heard 
 
 chirp 
 
 squirt 
 
 pearl 
 
 verse 
 
 earth 
 
 first 
 
 flirt 
 
 search 
 
 17. 
 
 Sounds of " 
 
 Long oo" and 
 
 "Short oo 
 
 iy 
 
 poor 
 
 soon 
 
 look 
 
 hood 
 
 broom 
 
 food 
 
 root 
 
 took 
 
 soot 
 
 bloom 
 
 fool 
 
 loose 
 
 -eook 
 
 nook 
 
 spoon 
 
 €00l 
 
 roost 
 
 wood 
 
 stood 
 
 ■erook 
 
 pool 
 
 shoot 
 
 wool 
 
 shook 
 
 brook 
 
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 18. 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 Sounds of a = e, and o = u 
 
 rare 
 
 haz'r 
 
 gre 
 
 turn 
 
 word 
 
 dare 
 
 stazr 
 
 heir 
 
 -eurl 
 
 worm 
 
 bare 
 
 spare 
 
 there 
 
 hurt 
 
 worth 
 
 €are 
 
 swear 
 
 where 
 
 bOrst 
 
 world 
 
 19. 
 
 Sound of Diphthong ou : 
 
 = Diphthong 
 
 o^^ 
 
 loud 
 
 shout 
 
 found 
 
 fowl 
 
 growl 
 
 proud 
 
 stout 
 
 bound 
 
 howl 
 
 «rowd 
 
 hound 
 
 trout 
 
 sound 
 
 gown 
 
 «lown 
 
 eloud 
 
 spout 
 
 round 
 
 town 
 
 ■erown 
 
 -eount 
 
 mound 
 
 sprout 
 
 brown 
 
 drown 
 
 20. 
 
 Sound of Diphthong oi = 
 
 = Diphthong 
 
 oy 
 
 oil 
 
 ■coin 
 
 spoil 
 
 noige 
 
 boy 
 
 boil 
 
 join 
 
 hoist 
 
 void 
 
 toy 
 
 soil 
 
 joint 
 
 joist 
 
 voiQe 
 
 an noy' 
 
 toil 
 
 point 
 
 moist 
 
 choice 
 
 en joy' 
 
 21. 
 
 Dictation Exercise 
 
 
 (2/^ tAxxt u<ruL cCo. 
 
 Bo uj-uJh uo-u/c nnoLoAt; 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 15 
 
 23, Sound of y = " Loxg i " ; y = " Short i " 
 
 try rye deny la'zy dolly 
 dry shy rely -eo'zy jol'ly 
 fry why defy' Qit'y sadly- 
 sly spry reply' wit'ty badly 
 
 23. Sounds of "Voiceless th " and " Voiced th " 
 
 fcath thick froth this then 
 
 path thin ninth that them 
 
 lath three birth these than 
 
 both third health rho^e thine 
 
 moth thank wealth thus ihoiigh 
 
 24. Sound of ar and of or = er, Unaccented 
 
 nev'er li'ar la'bor bri'er 
 
 play'er gellar faVor pow'er 
 
 work'er beg'gar tazlor nn'der 
 
 show'er -eoHar sazl'or up'per 
 
 Note : In such words as " cellar/' " beg'gar/' " up'per/' and 
 " wit'tj," the doubled letters represent but one sound. 
 
 25. Dictation Exercise 
 
 Q-i. u/Axrrrh u<rvL JUuixzA, 
 ■\7o urh/rrrh u<ru JuxoyoJt, 
 O/nxL Ajyuj-, aynx£ uj-fuun, ayvhcL urruAj^ 
 
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 26. 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 Objects in Schoolroom 
 
 map 
 
 chazr teach'er 
 
 slate 
 
 globe 
 
 book pti'pil 
 
 tabk 
 
 chart 
 
 priiri er pa'per 
 
 point'er 
 
 desk 
 
 read'er pen'^il 
 
 e ras'er 
 
 seat 
 
 spell'er tablet 
 
 black-board* 
 
 Direction : 
 
 Add s to each word and pronounce. 
 
 27. 
 
 At School 
 
 
 sing 
 
 €op'y e rase' 
 
 speiring 
 
 diY2bW 
 
 stud'y ex plain' 
 
 pro noun^e' 
 
 read 
 
 reading re Qite' 
 
 -eom pare' 
 
 icrite 
 
 wxlt*mg re Qess' 
 
 ob §erve' 
 
 28. 
 
 Parts of Schoolhouse 
 
 
 frame 
 
 roof room 
 
 shiit'ter 
 
 wallg 
 
 eave§ pane 
 
 Qe2Ting 
 
 door 
 
 at'ti-e glass 
 
 plas'ter 
 
 floor 
 
 raft'er win'doi^ 
 
 chim'nejf 
 
 29. 
 
 Dictation Exercise 
 
 ThuMA. -i^MJM. it tM (J2 cborubf 
 Bo it umJI cfh oaxrt aZ all. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 17 
 
 30. 
 
 Two L 
 
 !iITIAL CONSC 
 
 )NANTS 
 
 
 blade 
 
 ■elerk 
 
 drag 
 
 grade 
 
 snuff 
 
 blaze 
 
 ■elean 
 
 dream 
 
 grand 
 
 sneeze 
 
 blast 
 
 ^loth 
 
 float 
 
 plaQe 
 
 sneak 
 
 brave 
 
 ■ereep 
 
 frost 
 
 plank 
 
 spoke 
 
 breath 
 
 -erept 
 
 freeze 
 
 sleeve 
 
 spill 
 
 Direction : Pronounce these words, giving attention to initial 
 consonants. 
 
 31, WoKDS OF Opposite Meaning 
 
 more 
 
 less fine coarse 
 
 most least frown smile 
 
 dark light best worst 
 
 dull sharp bet'ter worse 
 
 Direction: Dictate a word, and require Dupil to give tlie 
 opposite. 
 
 32. Three Initial Consonants 
 
 strip thrSb spread s-erub strai/ 
 
 strap ihmw spram s-erap string 
 
 strut thrige sprang stream stripe 
 
 straw; thread sprout stroll strain 
 
 Direction: Pronounce each word; then cover the first two 
 letters and pronounce the words thus formed. 
 
 33. Opposite Meanings 
 
 weak 
 
 strong 
 
 sweet 
 
 sour 
 
 €lear 
 
 cloud'y 
 
 much 
 
 lit'tle 
 
 o'ver 
 
 un'der 
 
 in 'side' 
 
 out'side' 
 
 near'er 
 
 far'ther 
 
 for'ward 
 
 back'ward 
 
 PEOGRESSIVE SPELLING — 2 
 
18 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 34. 
 
 Silent Consonants 
 
 
 ha?f 
 
 ha^ch 
 
 ^nat 
 
 \imb 
 
 ^not 
 
 ■eaZf 
 
 witeh 
 
 gndiio 
 
 ■eom6 
 
 know 
 
 •ea^m 
 
 cha?k 
 
 • • 
 
 WToiQ 
 
 duTn& 
 
 Z:nife 
 
 ba^iii 
 
 staZk 
 
 t(;rist 
 
 ■erum& 
 
 Z;neel 
 
 35. 
 
 Parts of the Human Body 
 
 
 head 
 
 eye 
 
 paZm 
 
 A;nee 
 
 oYhoio 
 
 skull 
 
 cheek 
 
 thumt 
 
 > thi^A 
 
 an'kle 
 
 bram 
 
 chest 
 
 toes 
 
 bone§ 
 
 fin'ger 
 
 skin 
 
 breast 
 
 nazls 
 
 liingg 
 
 mus'cle 
 
 flesh 
 
 heart 
 
 joints 
 
 throat 
 
 showl'der 
 
 36. 
 
 Sound 
 
 of 6 = 
 
 "Short u^' 
 
 
 done 
 
 front 
 
 
 a bove' 
 
 doz'en 
 
 d6e§ 
 
 flood 
 
 
 oth'er 
 
 •eov'er 
 
 none 
 
 blood 
 
 
 mon'ey 
 
 won'der 
 
 some 
 
 tongwe 
 
 
 hon'ey 
 
 nothing 
 
 37. 
 
 Dictation Exercise 
 
 U/Aji/nj uo-hUj-Zj Lux/iA. to do I 
 
 £)o a uriXfo Cb uriM; 
 JAjlu ucrA/D AjlcuqA. tAjb tcrp, 
 
 JikAt ttuaAZ cA/rnA tAjb ^^fuJZ. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 19 
 
 38. Sound of " Broad o " = " Broad a " 
 
 ought 
 thought 
 bought 
 hrought 
 
 Direction : In pronouncing these words, sound 6 like a in all. 
 
 39. Bodily Acts 
 
 6r 
 
 ■eord 
 
 horn 
 
 or'der 
 
 nor 
 
 •eork 
 
 horse 
 
 bor'der 
 
 for 
 
 fork 
 
 short 
 
 ■eor'ner 
 
 form 
 
 north 
 
 storm 
 
 morn'ing 
 
 feel 
 
 see 
 
 shout 
 
 stand 
 
 squeeze 
 
 touch 
 
 bow 
 
 shove 
 
 tread 
 
 -carry 
 
 taste 
 
 waZk 
 
 • • 
 
 stream 
 
 stoop 
 
 whisper 
 
 smell 
 
 ta,Zk 
 
 s-erateh 
 
 march 
 
 whistle 
 
 40. 
 
 Sound op 
 
 O AND u = 
 
 • 
 
 "Short oo" 
 
 
 wolf 
 
 • 
 
 puU 
 
 would 
 
 ful'ly 
 
 puss'y 
 
 push 
 
 full 
 
 • 
 
 ^ould 
 
 • 
 
 full'er 
 
 • 
 
 put'ting 
 
 bush 
 
 • 
 
 puss 
 
 showed 
 
 • 
 
 wom'an 
 
 • 
 
 pud'ding 
 
 41. Sound of p and u = " Long oo " 
 
 who move true brute ru'in 
 
 i^hom mov'ing rude truth bru'in 
 
 • • • • Qj •• •• ,, 
 
 whose loslns^ -crude truths ruFer 
 
 lo§e throi(^/i prune fruzts • truly 
 
 Note to Teacher. — The vowel u regularly has the sound of 
 *' long oo " instead of " long u '' when it follows r, bl, cl, fl, 
 gl, pi, or si, and in some words when it follows j. 
 
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 42. Articles of Clothing 
 
 €oat 
 
 shoe 
 
 • • 
 
 glove 
 
 ^m 
 
 ga^'te^ 
 
 vest 
 
 boot 
 
 waist 
 
 neck'tie 
 
 slip'per 
 
 «ape 
 
 s-earf 
 
 skirt 
 
 bon'net 
 
 stocking 
 
 shawl 
 
 ■eloak 
 
 shirt 
 
 rib'bon 
 
 gar'ter 
 
 Direction : Add s to each word, thus making it mean more 
 than one. 
 
 4:3# Sounds of e = a, and of a = 6 . 
 
 vezl 
 
 the?/ what 
 
 swap 
 
 squash 
 
 weigh 
 
 whez/ wash 
 
 swamp 
 
 wan'der 
 
 • 
 
 sleigh 
 
 6 hey wa^ch 
 
 wasp 
 
 swaHoi^ 
 
 • 
 
 neigh 
 
 skem swan 
 
 squad 
 
 quar'rel 
 
 Direction : In these words sound a like " short 
 
 o." 
 
 U. 
 
 In a Dwelling 
 
 
 kijJch'en 
 
 ba'sm 
 
 parlor 
 
 ■elog'et 
 
 pan'try 
 
 stew'pan 
 
 mir'ror 
 
 pirioz^; 
 
 tea'-eup 
 
 ket'tle 
 
 ■ear'pet 
 
 blan'ket 
 
 saw'^er 
 
 grid'dle 
 
 bed'room 
 
 mat'tresft 
 
 45. Dictation Exercise 
 
 J^crcrA pyv o^rcrd/ruAdt icrcrk. py% o-icbd/ruAd, 
 
 y<rL0 xxriM pyrui tAjL/rrh oM tAjb urfbU^ 
 Jo tAjo ^^ioAd, i^<rcL nruubt ol Arru£z^ 
 
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 46. 
 
 Sound of 
 
 • * 
 
 
 page 
 
 edge badge 
 
 ^udge 
 
 gen'tle 
 
 ■cage 
 
 wedge dodge 
 
 hinge 
 
 pi'geon 
 
 sage 
 
 hedge charge 
 
 lounge 
 
 en'gine 
 
 range 
 
 bridge change 
 
 ! gi'^nt 
 
 strange 
 
 47. 
 
 In the ] 
 
 Bomb 
 
 
 son 
 
 . farther 
 
 ■eous'in 
 
 din'ner 
 
 aicnt 
 
 moth'er 
 
 da^ugh'ter 
 
 sup'per 
 
 nieqe 
 
 chirdren 
 
 vi§'i tor 
 
 break'fast 
 
 uii'-ele 
 
 par'ents 
 
 play'mate 
 
 lunch'eon 
 
 48. 
 
 Short Vowels in 
 
 Both Syllables 
 
 •ean'dy 
 
 emp'ty 
 
 rapid 
 
 until' 
 
 hand'y 
 
 pock'et 
 
 rag'ged 
 
 Tin less' 
 
 €ab'in 
 
 lock'et 
 
 sifting 
 
 ex qeV 
 
 habit 
 
 plen'ty 
 
 sim'ning 
 
 distill' 
 
 rab'bit 
 
 pi^'ni-e 
 
 run'ning 
 
 a-e 9ept' 
 
 Direction : Note that every accented syllable ends with a, 
 consonant. How could you mark the vowels to show that 
 they are short? 
 
 49. 
 
 Forest Treks 
 
 
 oak 
 
 beech ma'ple 
 
 warnut 
 
 • 
 
 fir 
 
 birch ge'dar 
 
 henilock 
 
 elm 
 
 larch poplar 
 
 ches^'nut 
 
 ash 
 
 spru9e willoz^; 
 
 but'ter nut 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 50. 
 
 be giin' 
 be fore' 
 re ward' 
 re peat' 
 p6 lite' 
 
 Modified Long Vowels 
 ioYloio 
 
 felloi^ 
 bor'ro2^ 
 
 pal age 
 
 sur'faQe 
 
 sen'at^ 
 
 /-L 
 
 udivvow 
 
 vi§ age 
 -eot'tage 
 
 na'ture 
 
 pi-e'ture 
 
 fig'tire 
 
 fu'ture 
 
 pas'ture 
 
 Note : " Modified long vowels '' are found only in unaccented 
 syllables ; their sounds are unstressed and shorter in quantity 
 than those of the " regular long vowels." For tu, see page 7. 
 
 51. 
 
 Fruit 
 
 Trees 
 
 
 pear 
 
 fig 
 
 oYiYe 
 
 quince 
 
 peach 
 
 date 
 
 lem'on 
 
 ap'ple 
 
 plum 
 
 lime 
 
 iirmond 
 
 cher'ry 
 
 prune 
 
 ■erab 
 
 or'ange 
 
 a'pri -eot 
 
 52. 
 
 Sound of 
 
 Final er 
 
 
 giver 
 
 flow'er 
 
 pat'ter 
 
 either 
 
 riv'er 
 
 show er 
 
 mat'ter 
 
 ne2'ther 
 
 lov'er 
 
 keep'er 
 
 glit'ter 
 
 leath'er 
 
 dro'ver 
 
 lead'er 
 
 twit'ter 
 
 feath'er 
 
 driv'er 
 
 near'er 
 
 differ 
 
 weath'er 
 
 53. 
 
 Dictation Exercise 
 
 J/uL jJxxAti ouhji, tbruj. cLcuAAJtd ALaA., 
 
 ZFvLnmJtZurvc^ a/rvcL MioAAli/ria cl6 tAjuu oA/rtAA 
 
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 54. Long Vowels in Accented Syllables 
 
 fa'vor be'ing pilot admire' 
 
 flaVor seeding qui'et advice' 
 
 gra'vy stee'pk po'et ex-euse' 
 
 lay'mg v/eary po'em suppose' 
 
 pla?/'ing peo'ple mu'si^ endure' 
 
 Direction : Note how every accented syllable ends. 
 
 55. In the Garden 
 
 plants pea§ leaves rad'ish 
 
 weed§ bean§ ber'ry -eab'bage 
 
 roots beets bush'eg p6 ta'to 
 
 staZks vines ber'ri6s to ma'to 
 
 56* Peculiar Second Syllables 
 
 fa ble (b'l) bee'tk eagle doii'ble 
 
 no'ble feelDle la'dle -eou'ple 
 
 sta'ble pur'ple tri'fle trouble 
 
 Note : Every syllable contains a vowel, but in many unac- 
 cented ones, such as these, the voice glide takes the place of a 
 regular vowel sound. 
 
 57. 
 
 Words for Careful Pronunciation 
 
 bat'tle 
 
 mid die 
 
 buckle 
 
 nlb^le 
 
 rat'tle 
 
 rid'dle 
 
 puz'zle 
 
 pud'dle 
 
 pad'dle 
 
 pick'le 
 
 set'tle 
 
 mud'dle 
 
 ped'dle 
 
 tick'le 
 
 ■erip'ple 
 
 muffle 
 
 peb'ble 
 
 -eack'le 
 
 whit'tle 
 
 stub'ble 
 
 Note: Each doubled consonant above represents but OB© 
 sound ; the second syllable of each word is pronounced 7. 
 
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 58. 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 Objects on a Farm 
 
 gate 
 
 grain 
 
 bar'ky 
 
 gar'den 
 
 fenge 
 
 wheat 
 
 ■elo'ver 
 
 orchard 
 
 razlg 
 
 oats 
 
 mead'oi^; 
 
 ■eOrn'-erib 
 
 posts 
 
 •eOrn'field 
 
 blue grass 
 
 straw'stack 
 
 59. 
 
 WOBDS CONTAINING JSlLENT a 
 
 
 beak 
 
 leap 
 
 roar 
 
 early 
 
 dear 
 
 lead 
 
 roam 
 
 read'y 
 
 deal 
 
 cheap 
 
 roast 
 
 heav'y 
 
 heap 
 
 feast 
 
 «oal 
 
 health'y 
 
 beard 
 
 sheaf 
 
 ■eoarse 
 
 wealth'y 
 
 60. 
 
 Work of 
 
 THE Farm 
 
 
 sow 
 
 hawl 
 
 • • 
 
 bwild 
 
 har'roi«; 
 
 mow 
 
 load 
 
 di^ch 
 
 plow 'in y 
 
 feed 
 
 hi^ch 
 
 re pair 
 
 hoe'ing 
 
 reap 
 
 thresh 
 
 ill! prove 
 
 ■eut'ting 
 
 61. Dictation Keview i 
 
 (pboAb oAcru/^ UTL thjb nrruuiycLcrur, Jt id cut 
 
 Q/rucL rrxjcudjb l/nto hxjj^. ^^^^^ ^ ^^ pyxrdL o^ 
 
 ^x^Jhtu to 'IhixL a/rocL jl/iA/^ to AUAjl, 
 
 TYlaAUi CL nrumrL Ajul&A^, UMxi/tA^ ouruL uAaju 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
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 62. 
 
 Words 
 
 CONTAINING SiLENT i 
 
 
 pail 
 
 gain 
 
 
 field 
 
 friend 
 
 mail 
 
 plain 
 
 
 pieQe 
 
 fierge 
 
 sail 
 
 chain 
 
 
 chief 
 
 pierge 
 
 paint 
 
 prai§e 
 
 
 thief 
 
 grief 
 
 saint 
 
 fair'y 
 
 « 
 
 thieves 
 
 be lieve' 
 
 63« 
 
 Opposite 
 
 Meanings 
 
 
 small 
 
 • • 
 
 large 
 
 
 shut 
 
 ■ '" " " 1 
 
 o'pen 
 
 tight 
 
 loose 
 
 
 lead 
 
 fol'loM; 
 
 kind 
 
 -eru'el 
 
 
 help 
 
 hin'der 
 
 huge 
 
 tiny 
 
 
 raf§e 
 
 \oy/eT 
 
 noon 
 
 mid m{ 
 
 ^ht 
 
 glV6 
 
 re Qezve' 
 
 Direction : 
 
 Cover one 
 
 columi 
 
 1 and think the word opposite 
 
 64. 
 
 Silent Vowels 
 
 
 great 
 
 guide 
 
 
 thread 
 
 qer'tain 
 
 tired 
 
 guard 
 
 
 ma'son 
 
 -eap'tain 
 
 tried 
 
 guess 
 
 
 maid en 
 
 -eur'tain 
 
 tread 
 
 guest 
 
 
 heav'en 
 
 moun'tam 
 
 Direction : Name a silent vowel in each word. 
 
 65. 
 
 Dictation Review 
 
 Here is a piece of an old sail. How coarse it is ! 
 Please mail this letter. My friend will receive it 
 early. The boys are hoeing in the cornfield. 
 
 Close the door. Raise the window. Fetch a pail 
 of water. Are you certain that you can spell 
 receive and helieve? 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 66. 
 
 "Long a" and 
 
 "Short a/' Accented 
 
 baby 
 
 dai'ly 
 
 taffy 
 
 vartie 
 
 va'por 
 
 wait'er 
 
 tap'ping 
 
 val'ley 
 
 wa'ger 
 
 pamt'er 
 
 hap'pen 
 
 gan'der 
 
 tak'ing 
 
 ram'bow 
 
 mat'ter 
 
 man'ner 
 
 wak ing 
 
 famt'ly 
 
 chat'ter 
 
 grav'el 
 
 67. 
 
 Adjectives of Opposite Meaning 
 
 wi§e 
 
 foorish 
 
 prompt 
 
 tar'dy 
 
 worse 
 
 bet'ter 
 
 ten'der 
 
 har'dy 
 
 light 
 
 heav'y 
 
 ugly 
 
 hamd some 
 
 s^ar^e 
 
 plen'ty 
 
 bright 
 
 gloom'y 
 
 fierge 
 
 gen'tk 
 
 strai^'At 
 
 •erook'ed 
 
 68. 
 
 Sound of " Bro^ 
 
 D a " = " Broad 
 
 o" 
 
 broad 
 
 • • 
 
 idfughi 
 
 al'der 
 
 pawse 
 
 ■eawse 
 
 ■esiught 
 
 al'so 
 
 pawg'ing 
 
 sawQe 
 
 nsiugh'tj 
 
 armost 
 
 «aw§'ing 
 
 sai/gy 
 
 da,ugh'ier 
 
 alVayg 
 
 be-eaz^ge' 
 
 69. 
 
 Wise 
 
 Sayings 
 
 
 Penny wise and pound foolish. 
 
 Half a loaf is better than no bread. 
 
 Many hands make light work. 
 
 It is never too late to mend. 
 
 It is easier to pnll down than to build up. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
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 70. 
 
 a ' 
 
 Italian a" 
 
 
 arch 
 
 ar'my 
 
 par 'don 
 
 dar'Hng 
 
 harp 
 
 parity 
 
 gar'den 
 
 dart'ing 
 
 marsh 
 
 mar'ket 
 
 hard'en 
 
 startling 
 
 starch 
 
 s-ear'let 
 
 har'ness 
 
 partner 
 
 71, 
 
 Verbs of Opposite Meaning 
 
 huy 
 
 €ry 
 
 r]§e 
 
 stop 
 
 save 
 
 sell 
 
 laugh 
 
 fall 
 
 start 
 
 spend 
 
 ask 
 be gm' 
 de lay' 
 gath'er 
 
 freeze 
 
 an'si(;er 
 
 fin'ish 
 
 has'^en 
 
 s-eat'ter 
 
 72. 
 
 a bont' 
 a board' 
 a head' 
 a fraid' 
 
 "Medial a," Obscured 
 
 a live' 
 a long 
 a lone' 
 a side' 
 
 -eanal 
 
 -ea ress 
 
 — / 
 
 among 
 a round' 
 a sleep' 
 a way' 
 
 Note : The symbol a indicates a quick, light, " obscure " 
 pronunciation of a in unaccented syllables. Similar pronun- 
 ciations of a, e, o, ii, are indicated by a, e, o, u, respectively. 
 
 ■ea na ry 
 In'di a 
 
 73. 
 
 Copy from Memory 
 
 'Mid pleasures and palaces 
 
 Though we may roam, 
 Be it ever so humble, 
 
 There's no place like home. 
 
 — John Howard Payne. 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 74. 
 
 *^LoNG e" IN Accented Syllables 
 
 eVen 
 
 heat'ed 
 
 
 dear'er 
 
 sea'side 
 
 eVtl 
 
 cheat'ed 
 
 
 deep'er 
 
 sea'shore 
 
 eat'en 
 
 seem'ing 
 
 
 keep'er 
 
 teag'ing 
 
 sea'gon 
 
 team'ing 
 
 
 East'er 
 
 queer'ly 
 
 rea'son 
 
 need'ing 
 
 
 east'ern 
 
 merely 
 
 75. 
 
 
 Ani 
 
 MALS 
 
 i. 
 
 
 Full-grown 
 
 Young 
 
 Full-grown 
 
 Young 
 
 dog 
 
 pup'py 
 
 
 goose 
 
 gosling 
 
 ■eat 
 
 kit'^en 
 
 
 duck 
 
 duckling 
 
 ■eow 
 
 heifer 
 
 
 deer 
 
 fawn 
 
 goat 
 
 kid 
 
 
 bear 
 
 ■eub 
 
 sheep 
 
 lam& 
 
 
 frog 
 
 tad'pole 
 
 76. 
 
 '* Short e" in Accented Syllables 
 
 ver'y 
 
 let'ter 
 
 
 wer-eome 
 
 ex pe-et' 
 
 fer'ry 
 
 bet'ter 
 
 
 selfish 
 
 ex gept' 
 
 fend'er 
 
 les'son 
 
 
 shepVierd 
 
 in vent' 
 
 res'tive 
 
 lev'el 
 
 ■ 
 
 dweiring 
 
 ■eon sent' 
 
 Direction ; 
 
 : Note that every 
 
 accented syllable 
 
 ends in a con- 
 
 sonanty and 
 
 the vowel sound 
 
 is short, — such 
 
 syllables are 
 
 typical. 
 
 
 
 
 
 77. 
 
 Memory Gem 
 
 Beautiful lips are those whose words 
 Leap from the heart like song of birds. 
 Beautiful hands are those that do 
 Work that is earnest, brave, and true. 
 
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 78. 
 
 di'et 
 
 di'al 
 
 rival 
 
 finely 
 
 likely 
 
 "Long i" and "Short i," Accented 
 
 de ^ide' 
 
 Vlglt 
 
 sir'up 
 
 de §ire' 
 
 lis'^gn 
 
 sipping 
 
 in vite' 
 
 giv'en 
 
 sin'gle 
 
 po lite' 
 
 driv'en 
 
 jingle 
 
 be side' 
 
 lorii'ten 
 
 lim'ber 
 
 79. 
 
 lark 
 dove 
 
 hawk 
 
 CYOIO 
 
 Names of Birds 
 
 jay 
 
 -erane 
 quail 
 stork 
 thrush 
 
 robin 
 mar'tin 
 
 tilr'key 
 Ss'trich 
 
 par'rot 
 
 spar'roi(7 
 
 swal'loio 
 
 blue'bird 
 
 snoi^'bird 
 
 black'bird 
 
 80. " Long o," " Short o," and " Medial o," Accented 
 
 lo'-eal 
 
 sto'ry 
 
 solid 
 
 for'est 
 
 vo'-eal 
 bro'ken 
 
 gro'^er 
 mo'ment 
 
 sor'ry 
 frol'i-e 
 
 Aon'est 
 Aon'or 
 
 spo'ken 
 smokeless 
 
 no'tiQe 
 hope'less 
 
 profit 
 pop'per 
 
 bot'tom 
 ISft'y 
 
 Direction : 
 vowels end. 
 
 Note how accented syllables 
 
 containing Ion 
 
 81. " ] 
 
 [jOng u" and 
 
 " Short u/' Accented 
 
 du'ty 
 
 ex ■euse'' 
 
 num'ber 
 
 ruin'ble 
 
 tulip 
 u'nit 
 
 pro duQe' 
 dis pute' 
 
 lum'ber 
 thun'der 
 
 grum'bk 
 ■eun'ning 
 
 stu'pid 
 
 beau'ty 
 
 slum'ber 
 
 hum'ming 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 82. Sounds of ii, of ew = u, and of evr 
 
 dew (u) new (u) stew (ti) fur'nish 
 
 few new§ slew (oo) fur'tlier 
 
 pew view blew (oo) fnr'nage 
 
 mew jew'el flew (oo) sur'faQe 
 
 = 00 
 
 curry 
 jour'nal 
 jour'ney 
 church'es 
 
 83. Trisyllables : First Syllable Accented 
 
 every 
 
 lib'er ty 
 
 reg'i ment 
 
 f anril ly 
 
 hori day 
 
 or'na ment 
 
 eǤ'ily 
 
 yes'ter day 
 
 pres'i dent 
 
 vig'it ed 
 
 prig'on er 
 
 differ ent 
 
 an'i mal 
 
 ger'tain ly 
 
 beau'ti ful 
 
 84. Trisyllables : Second Syllable Accented 
 
 di re-et'ly e lev'en an oth'er 
 
 di vert'ed de ^ert'ed to geth'er 
 
 do mes'tic de light'ed at ten'tive 
 
 dis -eov'er re mem'ber ex ^eed'ing 
 
 dis tm-etly when ev'er ex pe-etlng 
 
 85. 
 
 Names 
 
 OF Boys 
 
 AND Girls 
 
 
 John 
 
 George 
 
 Maud 
 
 Lu'cy 
 
 Thorn 'as 
 
 Hugh 
 
 Charles 
 
 Ma'ry 
 
 Em ma 
 
 William 
 
 Frank 
 
 DaVid 
 
 Do'ra 
 
 Clar'a 
 
 Al'ice 
 
 James 
 
 Hen'ry 
 
 Eria 
 
 Lau'ra 
 
 Ag'nes 
 
 Direction : Copy these words from dictation. 
 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 31 
 
 86. Compound Words 
 
 to-day' blue '-eyed' morn'ing-glo'rji 
 
 to-night' dog's '-eared' for get'-me-not 
 
 to-mor'roio look'ing-glass gold'en rod 
 
 good'-by' rock'ing-chair whip'poor will' 
 
 Direction: Note that some compound words are written 
 with, aud others without, hyphens. 
 
 87. Compound Words without the Hyphen 
 
 dew'drop key'hole farm'yard birth'day 
 
 day 'time boat'man -eorn'stalk play 'thing 
 
 rain'bow web'feet earth' worm flag'staff 
 
 sun'beam earmark whale'bone school'room 
 
 Direction : Write each as one word and without a hyphen. 
 
 88. Contractions 
 
 I'm we'd it's don't isn't 
 
 I'd we've he's -ean't (or can't) wasn't 
 
 I'll 'tis she's shan't {or shan't) you've 
 
 I've 'twas there's won't they'll 
 
 Note : These contractions are allowable in conversation, but 
 would better be used sparingly, even in social correspondence. 
 
 89. A Riddle 
 
 I'm a humble little thing, 
 Always coming with the spring ; 
 In the meadows green I'm founds 
 Peeping just above the ground ; 
 And my stalk is covered flat 
 With a white and yellow hat. 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 90. 
 
 Pronouncing Test 
 
 m 
 
 were 
 
 blue'bird 
 
 Sr'ange 
 
 €OSt 
 
 there 
 
 mu'sic 
 
 cher'ry 
 
 wa§ 
 
 where 
 
 wa'ter 
 
 cheer'ing 
 
 ■eatch 
 
 who^e 
 
 sau'ger 
 
 caZm'ly 
 
 past 
 
 wheat 
 
 fas'i^en 
 
 tulip 
 
 branch 
 
 i<;hole 
 
 fol'low 
 
 •eap'tain 
 
 dange 
 
 gro?^n 
 
 pil'low 
 
 lev'el 
 
 suit 
 
 drown 
 
 rad'isb 
 
 don'key 
 
 blue 
 
 •• 
 
 Ought 
 
 gath'er 
 
 sea'son 
 
 plume 
 
 though 
 
 weath'er 
 
 lemon 
 
 prune 
 
 thought 
 
 wheth'er 
 
 pro duQe' 
 
 fruit 
 
 through 
 
 stron'ger 
 
 ex cuge' 
 
 91. 
 
 Spelling Test 
 
 
 much 
 
 seize 
 
 lov'er 
 
 peo'ple 
 
 match 
 
 sneeze 
 
 les'son 
 
 pfgeon 
 
 which 
 
 raise 
 
 gellar 
 
 heif'er 
 
 ditch 
 
 knives 
 
 mus'cle 
 
 rain 'bow 
 
 church 
 
 tried 
 
 beg'gar 
 
 rein'deer 
 
 lo§e 
 
 tired 
 
 ped'dler 
 
 gi'ant 
 
 loose 
 
 lounge 
 
 pen'gil 
 
 jingle 
 
 learn 
 
 a'pron 
 
 ^eiring 
 
 per'son 
 
 cloud 
 
 a ri§e' 
 
 prun'er 
 
 nei'ther 
 
 crowd 
 
 judge 
 
 pu'pil 
 
 leath'er 
 
 proud 
 
 sleigh 
 
 writ'er 
 
 blos'som 
 
 crown 
 
 bot'tom 
 
 pic'ture 
 
 be heve' 
 
 freeze 
 
 variey 
 
 daugh'ter 
 
 be cause' 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
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 PART 
 
 ONE 
 
 • 
 
 
 SECTION 2 
 
 
 92. 
 
 Words relating to Timt: 
 
 
 noon 
 
 mm'ute (it) 
 
 • • 
 
 Tue§'d% 
 
 Aour 
 
 pre§'ent 
 
 win'ter 
 
 W ec^neg'day 
 
 week 
 
 fu'ture 
 
 ^en'tu ry 
 
 Thnrg'day 
 
 month 
 
 sea'^on 
 
 Sun'da?/ 
 
 Fri'day 
 
 year 
 
 summer 
 
 Mon'day 
 
 Sat'ur day 
 
 93. 
 
 Months and Abbreviations 
 
 Jan'u k ry, Jan. 
 Feb'ru a ry, Feb. 
 March, Mar. 
 
 A'pril, Apr. 
 
 May, 
 June, 
 
 Ju If, 
 
 An'gust, Aug. 
 
 Sep tem'heT, Sep. 
 0-e to'ber, Oct. 
 No vem'ber, Nov. 
 De ^em'ber, Dec. 
 
 94. Rime of the Months 
 
 Thirty days have September, 
 
 April, June, and November ; 
 
 All the rest have thirty-one 
 
 Save February, which alone 
 
 Has twenty-eight, but one day more 
 
 We add to it one year in four. 
 
 Direction: Memorize this rime, and then write the names 
 of the months in order, and the number of days in each. 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 95. 
 
 Eeview of Vowel Equivalents 
 
 6 = a 
 
 e = a 
 
 ^ A 
 
 1=U 
 
 a = e 
 
 born 
 
 vem 
 
 sir 
 
 onVard 
 
 sort 
 
 weight 
 
 stir 
 
 for'ward 
 
 torch 
 
 eighty 
 
 birth 
 
 ■eow'ard 
 
 thorn 
 
 ■eon Yey' 
 
 girth 
 
 vin'e gar 
 
 or'der 
 
 neigh'hoY 
 
 shirk'ing 
 
 vine'yard 
 
 96. 
 
 Review of Vowel Equivalents 
 
 o = e 
 
 y = i 
 
 
 
 6 = fi 
 
 o'dor 
 
 dye 
 
 
 myth 
 
 ■eorSr 
 
 ar'bor 
 
 type 
 
 
 gyp'sy 
 
 ■eom'ing 
 
 ar'mor 
 
 style 
 
 
 sys'tem 
 
 ■e6m'pg.ss 
 
 har'bor 
 
 re ply 
 
 
 -erys'tal 
 
 -eom'fort 
 
 hu'mor 
 
 lying 
 
 
 syria bk 
 
 someVhat 
 
 97. 
 
 Sounds of " 
 
 Long oo 
 
 " AND "Short 
 
 oo" 
 
 pool 
 
 grew 
 
 toiin& 
 
 • • 
 
 wolf 
 
 pul'pit 
 
 tool 
 
 stoop 
 
 sowp 
 
 • 
 
 bullet 
 
 • 
 
 hoof 
 
 proof 
 
 growp 
 
 bo§'6m 
 
 puriet 
 
 Joop 
 
 prove 
 
 brms6 
 
 wood'en 
 
 butch'er 
 
 • 
 
 98. Sounds of gh and ph like f 
 
 rough laz^gh Kalph sphere 
 
 tough -eoi^gh Phirip phrase 
 
 trowgh e nough' Jos'eph Qi'pher 
 
 hy'phSn 
 8r'phan 
 aFpha bet 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 35 
 
 99. 
 
 Sounds of q and -c = k 
 
 queen 
 
 quilt 
 
 aehe 
 
 •elown 
 
 queer 
 
 squall 
 
 a-ere 
 
 ■eomi-e 
 
 quart 
 
 quake 
 
 a'-e6m 
 
 Qir'-eus 
 
 quillg 
 
 qual'i ty 
 
 a-e'^ent 
 
 gir'-ek 
 
 quin95 
 
 quan'ti ty 
 
 ac -eount' 
 
 ■eo'lon 
 
 Note: g is always followed by w, which when sounded 
 equals w. 
 
 100. 
 
 Language Study 
 
 noun 
 
 o'ral 
 
 -eom'ma 
 
 verb 
 
 ^^rit'^en 
 
 pe'ri od 
 
 pro'noun 
 
 sen'tenge 
 
 -eap'i tal 
 
 adVerb 
 
 plural 
 
 sm'gu lar 
 
 arZ'je-e tive 
 state'ment 
 com mand' 
 ques'tion 
 
 101. 
 
 Equivalents of z and zh 
 
 s=z 
 
 s = z 
 
 X 
 
 ? = Sz 
 
 s — zh 
 
 eggs 
 
 drow'sy 
 
 ex ist 
 
 meas tire 
 
 odd§ 
 
 -elum'gy 
 
 ex am'ple 
 
 plea^'ure 
 
 know^ 
 
 wi§'d6m 
 
 ex am'ine 
 
 trea§'ure 
 
 ri§'e§ 
 
 a buse' 
 
 ex a-et'ly 
 
 le^glire 
 
 102. 
 
 parch 
 munch 
 chill 
 churn 
 
 Sounds of ch, sh, "wh, and ng 
 
 sash whack 
 
 blush wharf 
 
 shove whin'ny 
 
 shiv'er wheth'er 
 
 sting 
 ivvong 
 sprin'kle 
 ^(jrin'kle 
 
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 103. 
 
 Peculiar Word- 
 
 FORMS 
 
 
 blot 
 
 graft 
 
 brace 
 
 pledge 
 
 tan'gle 
 
 ■erash 
 
 hedge 
 
 space 
 
 plead 
 
 grum ble 
 
 drain 
 
 link 
 
 stack 
 
 fa-e'tor 
 
 -erip'ple 
 
 frill 
 
 pearl 
 
 blight 
 
 har'bor 
 
 prat'tle 
 
 Direction: Cover the first letters in each column and pro- 
 nounce the words thus formed. 
 
 104. 
 
 Objects 
 
 IN THE City 
 
 
 si^n 
 
 dray 
 
 awn'ing 
 
 al'ley 
 
 store 
 
 wagon 
 
 of 1196 
 
 gut'ter 
 
 shop 
 
 ■ear'riage 
 
 biald'ing 
 
 pave'ment 
 
 street 
 
 trolley 
 
 ware'house 
 
 side' walk 
 
 Direction : 
 
 Form the plurals of these words by adding -s. 
 
 105. 
 
 Nouns in 
 
 the Singular 
 
 
 arch 
 
 bench 
 
 dii^ch 
 
 he'ro 
 
 porch 
 
 bunch 
 
 stitch 
 
 «argo 
 
 -eoach 
 
 la^ch 
 
 trench 
 
 mot'to 
 
 dress 
 
 ma^ch 
 
 e^A'o 
 
 ne'ffro 
 
 Direction : Form the plurals by adding -es. 
 
 106. Dictation Exercise 
 
 One to-day is worth two to-morrows. 
 There is no time like the present. 
 
 Lost, yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and 
 sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond 
 minutes. No reward is offered, for they are gone 
 
 forever. — Horace Mann. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 37 
 
 107. 
 
 Articles of Hardware 
 
 file 
 
 hook 
 
 plane 
 
 ai^'ger 
 
 ham'mer 
 
 nail 
 
 knoh 
 
 chain 
 
 gimlet 
 
 sta'pk 
 
 bolt 
 
 hinge 
 
 pok'er 
 
 chis'el 
 
 s-eut'tle 
 
 spike 
 
 screw 
 
 shov'el 
 
 trow'el 
 
 skillet 
 
 Direction : Form the plurals by adding s. 
 
 108. Nouns ending in y 
 
 po'ny du'ty fan'^y 
 
 la'dy sto'ry dai'sy 
 
 lily pop'py da^'ry 
 
 eook'y pen'ny fazr'y 
 
 Direction : Form the plurals of these words by changing y 
 to % and adding es. 
 
 ene my 
 f ami ly 
 fa-e'to ry 
 -eom'pg. ny 
 
 109. 
 
 Articles in a Dry-goods Store 
 
 lage 
 
 
 braid 
 
 thiml)k 
 
 
 velVet 
 
 silk 
 
 
 plazd 
 
 nee'dkg 
 
 
 flannel 
 
 ho§e 
 
 
 lin'en 
 
 but'^ong 
 
 
 gTngViam 
 
 plush 
 
 
 satin 
 
 muslin 
 
 J. 
 
 
 ■eall -co 
 
 110. 
 
 Sln 
 
 GULAR AND PlURAL WoRD-FORMS 
 
 
 Singular 
 
 ' Plural 
 
 Singular 
 
 Plural 
 
 Singular Plural 
 
 elf 
 
 elve§ 
 
 foot 
 
 feet 
 
 ^nife 
 
 kmye^ 
 
 self 
 
 selves 
 
 tooth 
 
 teeth 
 
 loaf 
 
 loaves 
 
 life 
 
 lives 
 
 mouse 
 
 mice 
 
 -ea/f 
 
 -eaZves 
 
 wife 
 
 wives 
 
 louse 
 
 lice 
 
 shelf 
 
 shelves 
 
 leaf 
 
 leaves 
 
 goose 
 
 geese 
 
 sheaf 
 
 sheaves 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 111. 
 
 Adjectives and Nouns 
 
 bnef 
 
 an'sioerg 
 
 
 trusty 
 
 help'erg 
 
 dariy 
 
 du'tieg 
 
 
 -eru'el 
 
 •• 
 
 mon'sterg 
 
 rocky 
 
 re'gzong 
 
 
 som'ber 
 
 shad'oi^g 
 
 l§fty 
 
 stee'pkg 
 
 
 costly 
 
 bwild'ingg 
 
 ^gloom'y 
 
 pris'on^ 
 
 
 -eap'i tal 
 
 let'terg 
 
 112. 
 
 KOUNS OF 
 
 Opposn 
 
 rE Meaning 
 
 
 top 
 
 bot'tom 
 
 foe 
 
 friend 
 
 base 
 
 sum'mit 
 
 
 samt 
 
 sin'ner 
 
 joy 
 
 s5r'roi(; 
 
 
 eV^l 
 
 good'ness 
 
 hope 
 
 de spazr' 
 
 
 strength 
 
 weak'ness 
 
 €a2^§e 
 
 ef feet' 
 
 
 su-e Qess' 
 
 failure 
 
 113. 
 
 Adjectives ( 
 
 )F Oppo 
 
 isite Meaning 
 
 \ 
 
 rough 
 
 smooth 
 
 mild 
 
 se vere' 
 
 moist 
 
 ar'id 
 
 
 -elev'er 
 
 stti'pid 
 
 rare 
 
 -eoin mon 
 
 
 pi'ous 
 
 wick'ed 
 
 deep 
 
 sharioi(7 
 
 
 eld'er 
 
 youn^ger 
 
 tough 
 
 brit'tle 
 
 
 short'er 
 
 lon'ger 
 
 lU. 
 
 Forms 
 
 1 
 
 of ADt 
 
 TECTIVES 
 
 light 
 
 
 sour 
 
 sou/er sour'est 
 
 sweet 
 
 stout 
 
 stout'er stout'est 
 
 plain 
 
 green 
 
 clear 
 
 -elear'er -elear'est 
 
 faint 
 
 y(dY\ow 
 
 qui'et 
 
 qui'et er qui' 
 
 et est 
 
 great 
 
 mel'loi^ 
 
 Direction: Add -er and -est to words in last two columnSf 
 noting that -er means more, and -est means most. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 39 
 
 115. 
 
 Word Building 
 
 ice 
 
 i'9y 
 
 shine 
 
 shin'ing 
 
 wave 
 
 haze 
 
 ha'zy 
 
 shade 
 
 shad'ing 
 
 s-eale 
 
 bone 
 
 bon'y 
 
 shake 
 
 shaking 
 
 stone 
 
 W^^ 
 
 juiQ'y 
 
 spige 
 
 spiQ'ing 
 
 smoke 
 
 sai^ge 
 
 sauQy 
 
 paste 
 
 pasting 
 
 grease \ 
 
 Direction : Add ■ 
 
 ■y and -ing to last column ; 
 
 observe Rule I.^ 
 
 116. 
 
 
 Word Building 
 
 
 love 
 
 loved 
 
 lov'ing 
 
 lov'a ble 
 
 blame 
 
 €ure 
 
 -cured 
 
 ■eur'ing 
 
 -eur'a ble 
 
 de §ire' 
 
 move 
 
 • • 
 
 moved 
 
 riiov'ing 
 
 mov'a ble 
 
 ex -eu§e' 
 
 solve 
 
 solved 
 
 solv'ing 
 
 solv'a ble 
 
 en dure' 
 
 varue 
 
 val'ued 
 
 vaFu ing 
 
 val'u a ble 
 
 de fine' 
 
 Direction : Add 
 
 -edf -ing, and 
 
 -able to last column; observe 
 
 Rule I. 
 
 
 
 
 
 117. 
 
 
 Word Building 
 
 
 bake 
 
 baked 
 
 bak'ing 
 
 bak'er 
 
 roll 
 
 rove 
 
 roved 
 
 rov'ing 
 
 rov'er 
 
 boH 
 
 weave 
 
 weaved 
 
 weav'ing 
 
 weav er 
 
 han'dle 
 
 dange 
 
 danced 
 
 danQ'ing 
 
 dang'er 
 
 fid'dle 
 
 tra^e 
 
 traced 
 
 trag'ing 
 
 tra^'er 
 
 lis'^en 
 
 hate 
 
 hatred 
 
 hat'ing 
 
 hat'er 
 
 re port' 
 
 \odge 
 
 lo^Zged 
 
 lofZg'ing 
 
 lo(ig'er 
 
 per form' 
 
 e rase' 
 
 e rased' 
 
 e ras'ing 
 
 e raster 
 
 whis'de 
 
 Direction : Add 
 
 -ed, -ing, and -er to last 
 
 column; observe 
 
 Rule L 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 Rule I. — Words 
 
 ending in silent e, drop final e 
 
 when a s*ffix begin- 
 
 ning with a vowel is added. 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 118. 
 
 Spelling by Rule 
 
 big 
 
 mad 
 
 hot 
 
 slim 
 
 thin 
 
 big'ger 
 
 mad'der 
 
 hot'ter 
 
 slim'mer 
 
 thin'ner 
 
 big'gest 
 
 mad'dest 
 
 hot'test 
 
 slim'mest 
 
 thin'nest 
 
 wet 
 red 
 sad 
 dim 
 snug 
 
 glad 
 
 flat 
 
 grim 
 
 trim 
 
 prim 
 
 Direction: Add -er and -est to last two columns: appfe 
 Rule 11.^ 
 
 119, Derivatives spelled by Rule II 
 
 sun'ny fog'gy fur'ry 
 
 fun ny bog'gy pup'py 
 
 mud'dy fin'ny wit'ty 
 
 gum my 
 
 grit'ty 
 
 skin'ny 
 
 120. 
 
 rob robbed 
 
 dip dipped 
 
 pop popped 
 
 pat pat'ted 
 
 Rule II Applied 
 
 robl)ing rob'ber 
 
 dip'ping dip'per 
 
 pop'ping pop'per 
 
 pat'ting pat'ter 
 
 star'ry 
 sloppy 
 ^not'ty 
 
 drum 
 skip 
 drop 
 spin 
 
 Direction : Add -ed, -ing, and -er to the last column. 
 
 121. 
 
 bleak 
 glean 
 glange 
 gloss 
 
 Peculiar Word-forms 
 
 «rush 
 s-eoop 
 spray 
 •eoiled 
 
 fought 
 flight 
 fright 
 tripped 
 
 bram'ble 
 -elus'ter 
 glis'^en 
 plat'ter 
 
 dawn^ing 
 stum'ble 
 traVel 
 trrfle 
 
 Direction : Pronounce tivo words seen in each word-form. 
 
 1 Rule II. — Monosyllables and words accented on last syllables, 
 ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double the final 
 consonant before a suffix beginning with a vowel. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 41 
 
 122. 
 
 Words containing Silent a 
 
 soar 
 
 peak 
 
 flea 
 
 boast 
 
 ea'ger 
 
 ■coax 
 
 beam 
 
 mean 
 
 toast 
 
 bea'-eon 
 
 foam 
 
 seam 
 
 meant 
 
 float 
 
 feast'ed 
 
 oars 
 
 gleam 
 
 plead 
 
 shoals 
 
 treat'ed 
 
 loan 
 
 spear 
 
 smear 
 
 steam'er 
 
 ■ereak'ing 
 
 123. 
 
 Words containing Silent i 
 
 
 aid 
 
 aiin 
 
 wait 
 
 re main 
 
 ■eon tain' 
 
 ails 
 
 frail 
 
 waist 
 
 re tain' 
 
 -eom plain' 
 
 hail 
 
 trail 
 
 taint 
 
 re'gzon 
 
 ex -elaim' 
 
 pail 
 
 jail 
 
 vain'ly 
 
 fash'ion 
 
 ex plain' 
 
 124. 
 
 Various Silent Letters 
 
 
 tie 
 
 break 
 
 stitch 
 
 hid'&n 
 
 read'y 
 
 pie 
 
 swear 
 
 sketch 
 
 hap'^en 
 
 weap'on 
 
 vie 
 
 shear§ 
 
 streak 
 
 has'^gn 
 
 si^n'post 
 
 €iie 
 
 squeal 
 
 guest 
 
 bis'-ewit 
 
 sea port 
 
 hoio 
 
 s-eream 
 
 guide 
 
 si^A'ing 
 
 head'a-eAe 
 
 Direction: Pronounce these 
 
 words and name the silent 
 
 letters. 
 
 . 
 
 
 
 
 125. Suggestive Review 
 
 Hail did great damage in that region. Explain 
 your problem. Raishis are dried grapes. 
 
 Lions roar and eagles soar. The oars are in the 
 boat. It would not float in the shoals. Pigs squeal 
 and hawks scream. This icaist is in fashion. ''Waste 
 not, want not." " A stitch in time sometimes saves 
 nine." Please pass the biscuit. One guest remained. 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 126. 
 
 Short Vowels, Accented 
 
 
 an'-e/ior 
 
 tern pk 
 
 hm'der 
 
 tinlilg 
 
 han'ker 
 
 nes7k 
 
 tim'ber 
 
 sprin'kle 
 
 han'dle 
 
 lOTes'i^k 
 
 shiv'er 
 
 trick'le 
 
 ■ean'dle 
 
 treml)le 
 
 pi^ch'er 
 
 bus'de 
 
 s-eraml)le 
 
 shel'ter 
 
 driv'en 
 
 -eon'qwer 
 
 127. 
 
 Long Vowels, Accented 
 
 
 •era'zy 
 
 se'-eret 
 
 rdle 
 
 somber 
 
 lay'er 
 
 dan'ger 
 
 tri'fle 
 
 glo'ry 
 
 na'tive 
 
 dur'ing 
 
 use'less 
 
 glo?/;'worm' 
 
 fa inous 
 
 itiere'ly 
 
 hi^/i'ness 
 
 dron'ing 
 
 128. 
 
 Forms 
 
 of Adjectives 
 
 
 lig'iy 
 
 ugli er 
 
 ug'li est 
 
 ea§'y 
 
 shad'y 
 
 shad'i er 
 
 shad'i est 
 
 lonely 
 
 heGr/y 
 
 heav'i er 
 
 heav'i est 
 
 gl§ss'y 
 
 hap'py 
 
 hap'pi er 
 
 hap'pi est 
 
 might'y 
 
 mer'ry 
 
 iner ri er 
 
 me/ri est 
 
 naugh'ty 
 
 Direction : Add -er and -est to last column j observe Rule IIL* 
 129. Forms of Verbs " 
 
 try tries tried trying 
 
 de ny' de nies' de nied' de nylng 
 
 •ear'ry -ear'ries -ear lied -ear'ry ing 
 
 pit'y pities pitied pit'y ing 
 
 Direction: Add -es, -ed, and -ing to last column; observe 
 Rule III.^ 
 
 fan'gy 
 stud'y 
 hur'ry 
 re ply' 
 
 1 Rule III. — Words ending in y preceded by a consonant, change p 
 to i when a suffix not beginning with i is added. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 43 
 
 130. 
 
 Short Vowels in Both Syllables 
 
 mun i-e 
 
 tick'et 
 
 mod'el 
 
 
 un til' 
 
 vi^'tim 
 
 thickset 
 
 gob'let 
 
 
 un less' 
 
 fit'ted 
 
 publi-e 
 
 gob'lin 
 
 
 -eon tent' 
 
 sim'ply 
 
 publish 
 
 cher'ub 
 
 
 ■eon sent' 
 
 shining 
 
 wed ding 
 
 splen'did 
 
 
 neg le-et' 
 
 131. 
 
 Word Building 
 
 WITH Prefixes 
 
 
 kind 
 
 unkind' 
 
 prop'er 
 
 im 
 
 prop'er 
 
 known 
 
 un known' 
 
 per'fe-et 
 
 iiii 
 
 per'fe^t 
 
 a^le 
 
 un a'ble 
 
 a-e'tive 
 
 in a-e'tive 
 
 friendly 
 
 un friend'ly 
 
 a-e'cu rate 
 
 in a-e'cu rate 
 
 Direction : Note that prefix wi-, in-, or im- means not, 
 132. Opposite Meaning given by Suffixes 
 
 use'less 
 
 use'ful 
 
 joy 
 
 tear 
 
 cheer 
 
 harm'less 
 
 harni'ful 
 
 law 
 
 -eare 
 
 gra^e 
 
 painless 
 
 pain'ful 
 
 sin 
 
 hope 
 
 gwile 
 
 faith'less 
 
 faith'ful 
 
 heed 
 
 help 
 
 thank 
 
 pit'i less 
 
 pit'i fnl 
 
 fear 
 
 fruit 
 
 thought 
 
 Direction : Apply -less and -fid to last three columns, noting 
 the meaning of the words thus formed. 
 
 133. 
 
 un seen' 
 un e'ven 
 un ho'ly 
 un luck'y 
 un hap'py 
 
 Negative Prefixes 
 
 un re'al 
 un pleag'ant 
 un selfish 
 in sen'si h\e 
 in tem'per ate 
 
 im mod'est 
 im pos'si bl6 
 im mov'a h\e 
 in -eur'a ble 
 in vis'i h\e 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 134. 
 
 Terms i 
 
 globe 
 
 zones 
 
 ax'is 
 
 tor'rid 
 
 at'las 
 
 frig'id 
 
 re lief 
 
 trop'i-es 
 
 •eli'TTiate 
 
 e qua'tor 
 
 de gree' 
 ex'ports 
 im'ports 
 bound'a ry 
 tem'per ate 
 
 lat'i tude 
 lon'gi tude 
 al'ti tude 
 dl am'e ter 
 me rid'i an 
 
 135. 
 
 beach 
 
 shore 
 
 ■eoast 
 
 bluff 
 
 -erest 
 
 Terms relating to Land 
 
 iec?g6 
 
 gorge 
 
 range 
 
 slope 
 
 ric^ffe 
 
 plain 
 
 del'ta 
 
 me'sa 
 
 ■eMsm 
 
 -ean'yon 
 
 island 
 is^A'mus 
 
 — :f ^ 
 
 praz rie 
 val'ley 
 deg'ert 
 
 ■era'ter 
 vol «a'no 
 moun'tain 
 hi^/i'land 
 •eon'ti ner>t 
 
 136. 
 
 "Italian a," Accented 
 
 tart 
 
 lard 
 
 mar'ble 
 
 de p8,rt' 
 
 laugh'ing 
 
 smart 
 
 park 
 
 gar'gle 
 
 hur raA' 
 
 • 
 
 laugh'ter 
 
 snarl 
 
 starve 
 
 gar'ment 
 
 hn,r'vest 
 
 en large' 
 
 parch 
 
 a larm' 
 
 arm'pit 
 
 g^^ard'ed 
 
 ^'Av'tridge 
 
 137, 
 
 "Medial a," Accented and Obscured 
 
 task 
 
 so'fa 
 
 de mand' 
 
 -eom 'in a 
 
 or'a -ele 
 
 •eask 
 
 so'da 
 
 ■eom mand' 
 
 i de'a 
 
 ad vange' 
 
 staff 
 
 laVa 
 
 fast'er 
 
 hy e'na 
 
 en trangg' 
 
 mast 
 
 €u'ba 
 
 plas'ter 
 
 a re'na 
 
 sep'a rate 
 
 e'ra 
 
 alas' 
 
 path'way 
 
 a're a 
 
 ad van'tage 
 
 Direction : Pronounce these words with care. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 45 
 
 138. 
 
 fruzts 
 
 graing 
 
 grass'eg 
 
 flow'erg 
 
 ber'rieg 
 
 Products of the Land 
 
 flax 
 hemp 
 •eot^on 
 mtriet 
 Iti Qern' 
 
 lem'ong 
 mer6n§ 
 ba na'nas 
 al f aFf a 
 tim'o thy 
 
 pea nuts 
 to ba-e'co 
 pump^kin^ 
 pine'ap'ple 
 ■eo'^onut' 
 
 139. 
 
 sea 
 
 bay 
 
 gulf 
 
 lake 
 
 strait 
 
 Water and its Forms 
 
 rUl surf 
 
 brook 
 
 -ereek 
 
 river 
 har'bor 
 
 A • 
 
 surge 
 birio2<; 
 
 o'cean 
 
 iQe^berg 
 
 la goon' 
 chan'nel 
 foun'tam 
 •eat'^ ra«t 
 
 140. 
 
 eel 
 €arp 
 bass 
 perch 
 
 Products of the Water 
 
 sponge 
 -eor'al 
 mus'sel 
 star'fish 
 
 slants 
 shrimps 
 oys'ters 
 loVster 
 
 saZmon 
 her'rmg 
 pTck'er el 
 mack'er gl 
 
 141, Dictation 
 
 The sea ! the sea ! the open sea ! 
 
 The blue, the fresh, the ever free ! 
 
 Without a mark, without a bound. 
 
 It runneth the earth's wide regions round ; 
 
 It plays with the clouds, it mocks the skies, 
 
 Or like a cradled creature lies. — Procter. 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 142. 
 
 Products 
 
 OF Manufacture 
 
 
 flour 
 
 ■eoke 
 
 glue 
 
 sug'ar (sh) 
 
 meal 
 
 char'coal 
 
 talloit; 
 
 sir'up 
 
 ba'-eon 
 
 pow'der 
 
 leath'er 
 
 mo las'seg 
 
 TTiut'^on 
 
 pa'per 
 
 lum'ber 
 
 f ur'ni ture 
 
 sa^^'sage 
 
 91 gars' 
 
 shm'gles 
 
 ma glim'er y 
 
 143. 
 
 Mines 
 
 AND Minerals 
 
 
 or^ 
 
 steel 
 
 quartz 
 
 jew'elg 
 
 lead 
 
 iron (-um) 
 
 sand'stone 
 
 -erys'tal 
 
 zine 
 
 ■eop'per 
 
 lirae'stone 
 
 di'a mond 
 
 gold 
 
 sul'phur 
 
 mar'ble 
 
 em'er aid 
 
 silVer 
 
 met'al 
 
 gran'ite 
 
 pumice 
 
 144. 
 
 Means of 
 
 Transportation 
 
 
 sledge 
 
 razTway 
 
 steairi er 
 
 trSl'ley 
 
 barge 
 
 frez^At 
 
 s^/ioon'er 
 
 en gme 
 
 yac/it 
 
 ex press' 
 
 ■ea noe' 
 
 pack train 
 
 •eoach 
 
 -elip'per 
 
 •ea nal 
 
 ■ear'a van 
 
 145. Dictation Eeview 
 
 Coke is made from mineral coal. Charcoal is 
 charred wood. Gunpowder is a mixture of niter, 
 charcoal, and sulphur. It was first known in China. 
 
 James Watt invented the steam engine ; he was 
 born in Scotland in 1736. 
 
 The United States produces more iron and steel 
 than any other country. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 47 
 
 146. 
 
 farm'er 
 
 min'er 
 
 shep'Aerd 
 
 weav'er 
 
 team'ster 
 
 147. 
 
 na'tion 
 
 ■eoiin'try 
 
 ■eoun'ty 
 
 may'or 
 
 148. 
 
 white 
 black 
 red 
 brown 
 
 149. 
 
 Eelating to Occupations 
 sazTor fire'man 
 
 pamt'er 
 printer 
 ■eoop'er 
 bu^ch'er 
 
 brake'man 
 en gi neer' 
 ■eon du-e'tor 
 ma ^hm^st 
 
 merchant 
 driig'gist 
 flo'rist 
 me -e/ian'i-e 
 ■ear'pen ter 
 
 Eelating to Government 
 
 king 
 
 queen 
 king'dom 
 em'pire 
 re public 
 
 state 
 vot'er 
 off! 9er 
 sol'dier 
 
 Qit 1 zen 
 
 ^ap'i tal 
 gov'er nor 
 pre§'i dent 
 em'press 
 em'per or 
 
 Eaces and Conditions of Men 
 yelloi^; 
 
 v-/ / w 
 
 sav^age 
 givl lized 
 bar^ba rous 
 
 pro gres sive 
 in ven'tive 
 com mer'cial 
 er ary 
 
 QdiU ca'sian 
 Ne'gro 
 In'di an 
 Ma la/ 
 
 Dictation 
 
 George Washington was the first President of the 
 United States. At this time the President is . 
 
 The President is commander in chief of the army 
 and the navy. 
 
 The governor is the chief officer of a state. His 
 home is in the capital of the state. 
 
 The mayor is the chief officer of a city. 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 150. 
 
 Sound of ti and ci = sh 
 
 a^'tion 
 
 pa'tient 
 
 
 liis'cious 
 
 sta'tion 
 
 pa'tienge 
 
 
 de li'cio^^s 
 
 no'tion 
 
 siif ff cient 
 
 
 sus pi'cion 
 
 -eaw'tion 
 
 at ten'tion 
 
 
 TTiugfcian > 
 
 se-e'tio2^ 
 
 •eon di'tion 
 
 
 phy §i'ciar 
 
 151. 
 
 Sound of i — y 
 
 IN yes 
 
 
 on'ion 
 
 fa mil iar 
 
 
 I tallan 
 
 un'ion 
 
 pe -euriar 
 
 
 o pm ion 
 
 mil7ioi> 
 
 genius 
 
 
 ■eom panlon 
 
 birZion 
 
 ge'ni al 
 
 
 ■eon venlent 
 
 152. 
 
 Short Vowels, Accented 
 
 
 tas'sd 
 
 bilb'ble 
 
 jsriy 
 
 ves'sel 
 
 pat'ter 
 
 rip'ple 
 
 pillar 
 
 sudidexi 
 
 chat'ter 
 
 cripple 
 
 pillozo 
 
 blub'ber 
 
 ear'rot 
 
 hob'ble 
 
 dip'per 
 
 village 
 
 ter ror 
 
 ■eud'dle 
 
 slip'per 
 
 -eollege 
 
 hor'rid 
 
 strug'gle 
 
 suffer 
 
 griz'zly 
 
 Note: The doubled consonant in each word represents one 
 sound. 
 
 153. Dictation 
 
 Suit the action to the word. — Shakespeare. 
 This glorious Union shall not perish. — Everett. 
 A nation is a thing that lives and acts like a man, 
 and men are the particles of which it is composed. 
 
 — Holland. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 49 
 
 154. 
 
 Obscure 
 
 Sounds of a 
 
 
 lo'-eal 
 
 Eo'man 
 
 dam'ask 
 
 sev'er al 
 
 sal'ad 
 
 Ger'man 
 
 garland 
 
 gen'er al 
 
 met'al 
 
 Igeland 
 
 dis'tange 
 
 -eom'i €al 
 
 bal'lad 
 
 er'rand 
 
 siib'stanQe 
 
 f u'ner al 
 
 ras'-eal 
 
 dis'tant 
 
 Qen'tral 
 
 im por'tant 
 
 medal 
 
 m'fant 
 
 C/iris^'mas 
 
 gen'tlemaD 
 
 Note: lu such unaccented syllables, a represents a light, 
 obscure "short a," and ^ a light, obscure "medial a." 
 
 155. Obscure Souxd of e 
 
 silent ab'sent ex'cel lent 
 
 silenQO ab'sen^e ex'^el lenQe 
 
 de'^ent pres'ent regl ment 
 
 Note: The sound of e in these unaccented syllables is an 
 obscure, indistinct " short e " j its symbol is g. 
 
 pres'i dent 
 gov'ern ment 
 mon'timent 
 
 156. 
 
 fti'ture 
 for'tune 
 ver'dure 
 vir'tue 
 
 Modified Long Vowels 
 
 dam'age voy'age 
 
 pas'sage fur'naQO 
 
 post'age sur'faQe 
 
 pack'age preface 
 
 de §ire' 
 
 be neath' 
 
 pro duQe' 
 
 pro vide' 
 
 Note : The modified macron is used with a, e, O, and u in 
 unaccented syllables ; the sounds indicated are variations of the 
 " regular long sounds " of these vowels. Por tu, du, see page 7. 
 
 157. Dictation 
 
 Time is the sand of life ; 
 
 And when we waste a grain.- 
 And wish to get it back, — 
 
 We can but wish in vain 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 158. 
 
 Words used in Arithmetic 
 
 si^ns 
 
 u'nit mbughi 
 
 di vide' 
 
 plus 
 
 num'ber ze'ro 
 
 sub tra-et' 
 
 mi'nus 
 
 fa^'tor ^i'pher 
 
 miirti ply 
 
 e'quals 
 
 fra-e'tion fig'ures 
 
 problem^ 
 
 ■ean'gel 
 
 de^'i mal sym'bols 
 
 ex am'plej 
 
 159. 
 
 Whole Numbers 
 
 
 twelve 
 
 eight'een' 
 
 fifty-four' 
 
 e lev'en 
 
 nine'teen' 
 
 six'ty-five' 
 
 thir'teen' 
 
 twen'ty-one' 
 
 sev'en ty-six' 
 
 four'teen' 
 
 thir'ty-two' 
 
 eight'y-nine' 
 
 fifteen' 
 
 for'ty-three' 
 
 four thou'sand 
 
 160. 
 
 Fractional Numbers 
 
 
 fourths 
 
 eight'eenths' 
 
 tenths 
 
 fifths 
 
 twen'ti eths 
 
 hun'dredths 
 
 sixths 
 
 twen'ty-firsts' 
 
 thou'sandths 
 
 twelfths 
 
 thir'ti eths 
 
 mil7ionths 
 
 e lev'enths 
 
 for'ty-sec'ondg 
 
 bil7ionths 
 
 161. Troublesome Little Words 
 
 Be sure to do the right. 
 
 We ate breakfast at eight o'clock. 
 
 Write me a letter from home. 
 
 It is too warm for a fire in the grate. 
 
 The busy bee improves each shilling hour* 
 
 Great oaks from little acorns grow. 
 
PROGRBSSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 51 
 
 162. 
 
 Words used in Arithmetic 
 
 ton 
 
 prod'u-et 
 
 no ta'tion 
 
 nu'mer action 
 
 pound 
 
 quo'tient 
 
 ad di'tion 
 
 sub tra-e'tion 
 
 gill 
 
 di vi'sor 
 
 re inam'der 
 
 inul'ti pli'er 
 
 pint 
 
 di VI sion 
 
 X 
 
 differ enge 
 
 murti pli -eand' 
 
 quart 
 
 div'i dend 
 
 sub'tra hend 
 
 murtipli-ea'tion 
 
 163. 
 
 Words relating to Mensuration 
 
 length 
 
 gal'lon 
 
 ■cube 
 
 trfan gle 
 
 breadth 
 
 bar'rel 
 
 square 
 
 re-e'tan gle 
 
 height 
 
 nick'el 
 
 oblong 
 
 par'allel 
 
 weight 
 
 doriar 
 
 pyr'a mid 
 
 ver'ti -eal 
 
 ■eon'tents 
 
 quar'ter 
 
 9yrin der 
 
 hor 1 zon'tal 
 
 164. 
 
 Sounds of -ed 
 
 
 (ed = t) 
 
 (ed = d) 
 
 (ed) 
 
 
 asked 
 
 hurled 
 
 need'ed 
 
 i(?recked 
 
 chased 
 
 drained 
 
 roast'ed 
 
 promised 
 
 pierQed 
 
 ■ersiwhd 
 
 boast'ed 
 
 em ployed' 
 
 touched 
 
 oipened 
 
 ex ist'ed 
 
 fri|7/it'ened 
 
 searched 
 
 a greed' 
 
 ex Qit'ed 
 
 ob stru-et'ed 
 
 165. 
 
 Troublesome Words in Dictation 
 
 Iron ore is used in making s^eeZ. Did some one 
 steal an oar f Here is a pair of new shoes. Is this 
 a pear tree ? This fine ware is for sale. 
 
 " Beautiful faces are they that wear 
 The light of a pleasant spirit there!' 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 PART ONE 
 
 
 SECTION 3 
 
 
 166. 
 
 Word Buii 
 
 DING WITH -er 
 
 Boot-words 
 
 
 Boot-words 
 
 Derivatives 
 
 Boot'V)ord9 
 
 bwild 
 
 build'er 
 
 work 
 
 la'bor 
 
 speak 
 
 speak'er 
 
 toil 
 
 travel 
 
 WTite 
 
 wiit'er 
 
 ride 
 
 suffer 
 
 wa?k 
 
 • • 
 
 walk'er 
 
 strike 
 
 folloi^ 
 
 drum 
 
 drum'mer 
 
 stop 
 
 ex plore' 
 
 swim 
 
 swim'mer 
 
 blot 
 
 de 9eiVe' 
 
 Direction: Observe Rules for Spelling, and add -er, meaning 
 one who, to words in last two columns. 
 
 167. 
 
 Word Building with Suffixes 
 
 Adjective 
 
 Verb 
 
 Adverb 
 
 Noun 
 
 thick 
 
 thick'en 
 
 thickly 
 
 thick'ness 
 
 quick 
 
 quick'en 
 
 quickly 
 
 quick'ness 
 
 shSrt 
 
 short'd^ii 
 
 shortly 
 
 short'ness 
 
 cheap 
 
 cheap'en 
 
 cheaply 
 
 cheap'ness 
 
 light 
 
 light'en 
 
 light'ly 
 
 light'ness 
 
 hright 
 
 bright'en 
 
 brightly 
 
 brightness 
 
 Note: 
 
 The suffix -dn means to make; -ly in 
 
 adverbs meana 
 
 manner; 
 
 -ness means state or 
 
 condition. 
 
 
 168. Memory Gem 
 
 True worth is in being, not seeming ; 
 
 In doing each day that goes by 
 Some little good, not in dreaming 
 
 Of great things to do by and by. — Alice Cart. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 53 
 
 169. 
 
 Kelated Words 
 
 Verb 
 
 Participle 
 
 Noun 
 
 a mu§e' 
 
 a mus'ing 
 
 a muse ment 
 
 im prove' 
 
 im prov'ing 
 
 im prove ment 
 
 ■eon f u§e' 
 
 con f Listing 
 
 con fu'sion 
 
 €om pare' 
 
 com par'ing 
 
 com par'i son 
 
 bilge' 
 
 o blig'ing 
 
 bb'li ga'tion 
 
 invite 
 
 in vit'ing 
 
 m'vita'tion 
 
 170. 
 
 Kelated Words 
 
 Verb 
 
 Adjective 
 
 Noun 
 
 e le-et' 
 
 e le-e'tive 
 
 e le-e'tion 
 
 de stroy' 
 
 de stru-e'tiv<5 
 
 de stru-e'tion 
 
 pro duQe' 
 
 pro du-e'tive 
 
 pro du-e'tion 
 
 ex tend' 
 
 ex ten'sive 
 
 ex ten'sion 
 
 im press' 
 
 im pres sive 
 
 im pres'sion 
 
 pgs §Sss' 
 
 pos ses'sive 
 
 pos ^es'sion 
 
 171. 
 
 Related Words 
 
 Verb 
 
 Noun 
 
 Adjective 
 
 Noun 
 
 unite' 
 
 un'ion 
 
 wi§e 
 
 wi§ dom 
 
 •ere ate' 
 
 -erea'ture 
 
 moist 
 
 mois'ture 
 
 •eap'ture 
 
 -eap'tive 
 
 piire 
 
 pii'ri ty 
 
 ar rive' 
 
 ar riv'al 
 
 re'al 
 
 re all ty 
 
 pro po^e' 
 
 pro pos'al 
 
 lo'-eal 
 
 16 ^al'i ty 
 
 know 
 
 knowVedge 
 
 sweet 
 
 sweet'ness 
 
 €ar'ry 
 
 ■ear'riage 
 
 bus'y 
 
 busi'ness 
 
 mar'ry 
 
 mar'riage 
 
 pleas'ant 
 
 pleas'ure 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 172. 
 
 Words often Mispronounced 
 
 
 a,nt 
 
 awnt 
 
 mas'ter 
 
 •ear'et 
 
 to ma'to 
 
 mask 
 
 latmcli 
 
 bas'ket 
 
 pa'tron 
 
 a'pri -eot 
 
 slant 
 
 haZveg 
 
 fast'er 
 
 ma'tron 
 
 hall but 
 
 -elasp 
 
 laVa 
 
 plas'ter 
 
 aFder 
 
 • • 
 
 en hange' 
 
 ■elass 
 
 paZm'y 
 
 pi ano 
 
 ba na'na 
 
 en tranQe' 
 
 Caution : Be careful to give the sound of a indicated. 
 173. Sound of " Short e," Accented and Obscured 
 
 said 
 
 du'el 
 
 an'gel 
 
 mit'ten 
 
 steady 
 
 says 
 
 hov'el 
 
 asp'en 
 
 chick'en 
 
 hun'dred 
 
 any 
 
 nov'el 
 
 -ean'gel 
 
 ki^ch'en 
 
 kin'dred 
 
 ma.ny 
 
 mod'el 
 
 trav'el 
 
 bar'rel 
 
 a gain' 
 
 fu'el 
 
 reb'el 
 
 chis'el 
 
 par'Qel 
 
 a gainst' 
 
 174. 
 
 
 Sound of " 
 
 Short i" 
 
 < 
 
 risk 
 
 sat'm 
 
 ger'tam 
 
 fer'tik 
 
 I tall^ 
 
 singg 
 
 Lat'm 
 
 -eur'tain 
 
 rep'tile 
 
 f aVor ite 
 
 rinse 
 
 sir'up 
 
 villain 
 
 hos'tik 
 
 gen'ti me 
 
 with 
 
 spir it 
 
 serv'igg 
 
 di re^t' 
 
 fern 1 nine 
 
 been 
 
 pret'ty 
 
 ser'vile 
 
 di vorQe' 
 
 gas'6 line 
 
 Caution: Do not substitute another sound for that of " short 1." 
 
 175. Sounds of " Short o " and " Medial o " 
 
 was 
 
 • X 
 
 §ff 
 
 01 ten 
 
 bon'net 
 
 a -eross' 
 
 from 
 
 -eloth 
 
 soften 
 
 sor'rel 
 
 foreViead 
 
 offer 
 
 s«8£e 
 
 -eoi im 
 
 yon'der 
 
 know\%dge 
 
 eor'al 
 
 frost 
 
 ■coffee (!) 
 
 wal'rus 
 
 • 
 
 holly hock 
 
 Note : The sound o lies between 6 and 6. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 65 
 
 176. 
 
 sue 
 due 
 su'et 
 sew'er 
 re new' 
 
 Sound of " Long u," and of u = oo 
 
 flew (oo) 
 slew (oo) 
 bliie 
 j^te 
 Jew (u) 
 
 Su'san 
 suit'ed 
 sub due' 
 blu'ing 
 bluish 
 
 tulip 
 
 Tues'day 
 
 stu'pid 
 
 stu'dent 
 
 stu'por 
 
 in duQe' 
 de lude' 
 newly 
 neu'ter 
 
 av'e nue 
 
 Caution : Do not substitute sound of "long oo " for " long u. ' 
 
 177, 
 
 chew 
 grew 
 strew 
 threw 
 
 root 
 hoop 
 hoof 
 shoe 
 
 Sound of ''Long oo" 
 
 soothe 
 tru'ant 
 
 prune 
 woimd 
 
 • • 
 
 truths 
 chooge 
 
 s-eru'ple 
 pru'dent 
 
 bru'tal 
 pruning 
 re -ermV 
 boi^ qwe^' 
 
 Note : The sound of u, an equivalent of " long oo," occurs 
 often after r, and sometimes after 1, j, and oh. 
 
 178. 
 
 yet 
 
 get 
 
 such 
 
 shut 
 
 none 
 
 year 
 
 stone 
 shone 
 sleek 
 -ereek 
 
 Words often Mispronounced 
 
 flo'rist 
 nothing 
 laz^'rel 
 al'ways 
 
 want 
 
 fawlt 
 
 ]udge 
 
 only 
 
 flo'ra 
 
 gdJiiz y 
 
 ket'tle 
 stead'y 
 in stead' 
 ei'ther 
 neither 
 
 Caution : Substitute no other sound for the vocal indicated. 
 
 179. 
 
 shroud 
 
 shrill 
 
 shrink 
 
 hu'mor 
 
 huni'ble 
 
 Consonants requiring Attention 
 
 length 
 
 strength 
 
 ar-eli-e 
 
 in'se-ets 
 
 pros'pe-ets 
 
 ai{;k'ward 
 ■eorum?z 
 
 listen 
 moisten 
 rasj9'ber ry 
 hanc^'some 
 hancZ'ker chief 
 
56 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 180. Words of Two Syllables 
 
 Ar'ab flow'er hun'gry re qSss' 
 
 a'-eorn show'er se'ne^ ad dress' 
 
 a'ged quar'rel prai'rie 91 gar' 
 
 may 'or pump'kin tick'lish de fe-et' 
 
 loy'al prm'^ess won'drous dire-et' 
 
 to'^(;ard to'i(;ard§ sup pose' p6 IiQe' 
 
 Caution : Note the accent, and pronounce with care. 
 
 181. Words of Three Syllables 
 
 u'gti al re'al ly i de'^ 
 
 i'vo ry . e'ven ing* fa-e'tory 
 
 mem'6 ry reg'u lar m'dus try 
 
 vi-e'to ry seVer al in'ter est 
 
 his'to ry e lev'enth trav'el er 
 
 fin'er y an oth'er beaii'te ous 
 
 slav'er y vi'6 lent op po'nent 
 
 mis'er y vi'6 len^e 11 liis'trate 
 
 Note: eve'ning, close of day, is a word of two syllables. 
 
 182. Common Abbreviations 
 
 Mis'ter, Mr. 
 
 Gen'tle men, Messrs. 
 
 Mis'tress, Mrs. 
 
 Mis'sis, Mrs. 
 
 Mad'am, Mdm. 
 
 Do-e'tor, Dr. 
 
 Rev'er end, Rev. 
 
 next month, prox. 
 
 numlDer, 
 
 No. 
 
 post office, 
 
 P.O. 
 
 post's-eript, 
 
 P.S. 
 
 be fore' noon, 
 
 A.M 
 
 aft'er noon, 
 
 P.M 
 
 last month. 
 
 nit. 
 
 this month. 
 
 inst. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 57 
 
 183. 
 
 Root-words and Derivatives 
 
 sazl 
 
 VIS it 
 
 X 
 
 ■eol le-et' 
 pro te-et' 
 pos sess' 
 €on du-et' 
 
 sail'or 
 vi^l tor 
 ■eol le-e'tor 
 pro te-e'tor 
 pos §es'sor 
 ■eon du-e'tor 
 
 beg 
 
 beg'gar 
 
 lie 
 
 liar 
 
 pole 
 
 po'l^r 
 
 s-e^ool 
 
 s-eAorar 
 
 an'gle 
 
 an'gti lar 
 
 Qir'-ek 
 
 Qir'-eu lar 
 
 184. 
 
 Uses of the Macron 
 
 The ma'cron is the mark -used to indicate the regular long 
 sounds of the vowels. 
 
 baste 
 
 heath 
 
 bribe 
 
 porch 
 
 mu§e 
 
 ■erate 
 
 .^nead 
 
 shge 
 
 forge 
 
 fiime§ 
 
 stale 
 
 gleam 
 
 swine 
 
 gAost 
 
 tools 
 
 X 
 
 stam 
 
 bleach 
 
 thrive 
 
 hoard 
 
 stoop 
 
 isiiled 
 
 streak 
 
 whilst 
 
 hoarse 
 
 hy'drant 
 
 quamt 
 
 breathe^ 
 
 wvithe 
 
 throne 
 
 rim'ing 
 
 185. Uses of the Breve and Breve-circumflex 
 The breve indicates the regular short sounds of the vowels ; 
 the breve-cir'cumflex indicates " medial o." 
 
 -erag 
 
 tra-et 
 
 valve 
 
 de&t 
 yeU 
 deaf 
 
 kihi 
 ^liff 
 twins 
 
 shock 
 bo^ch 
 no^ch 
 
 hymn 
 
 sym^bol 
 
 tufts 
 
 9^nash . 
 
 dense 
 
 twist 
 
 solve 
 
 thrusts 
 
 s-eant 
 s-eraps 
 
 tempt 
 breath 
 
 2(;ring 
 glimpse 
 
 throng 
 thong 
 
 soot'y 
 •erook'ed 
 
 Direction 
 
 •> w _ w - 
 
 : Give the sounds indicated by these 
 
 « — w O -^^ J= « ~ ^ 
 
 symbols, — 
 
 a, a, e, e, i, i, o, o, o, oo, oo, u, u, y, y 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 186. Uses of the Circumflex 
 
 The Qir'cumflex indicates sounds of a, e, o, and u before r. 
 
 lazr 
 flare 
 stare 
 blare 
 af fair" 
 
 187, Uses of "Dots Above" 
 
 "Dots above "a indicates " Italian a/' and i = "long e.^' 
 
 dart hearth barred valise' 
 
 gape heart'y starred ravme' 
 
 €arve heark'en par'son fati'gwe' 
 
 part'ly gawnt'let mar'quis intfigwe' 
 
 Aeir 
 
 s-eorch 
 
 turf 
 
 their 
 
 for'mal 
 
 lirge 
 
 where 
 
 for iiier 
 
 riiur'der 
 
 there'fore 
 
 -eord'S-ge 
 
 mur'mur 
 
 7ie2y ess 
 
 ■eCr'nige 
 
 im:'\bugh 
 
 188. Uses of "Dots Below'' 
 
 ••jjors oeio 
 
 w " maicates a = 
 
 • ■ 
 
 0, p = oo, ana i] 
 
 I — oo. 
 
 dawb 
 
 gat^ze 
 
 rowte 
 
 • • 
 
 rudely 
 
 dwarf 
 
 * • 
 
 ai^'ful 
 
 growp 
 
 ru'ral 
 
 vawlt 
 
 aw'burn 
 
 wo?md'ed 
 
 • • 
 
 pru'dent 
 
 swath 
 
 fal'ter 
 
 towr'ist 
 
 • • 
 
 prun'ing 
 
 ward' en 
 
 re ward' 
 
 move'ment 
 
 su'ma-e 
 
 189. Uses of "Dot Above" 
 
 "Dot above" a indicates " medial a," 6 = u, and g = j. 
 
 vast shove forge rag'ing 
 
 flask gov'ern doc?ge gm'ger 
 
 waft'ed -eol'an der fringe sug gest' 
 
 dd vanQ'ing sov'er ei^n plunge -eucZg el 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 59 
 
 19ft, Uses of "Dot Below" 
 
 " Dot below " indicates a = O; p = do, and u = do. 
 
 wan 
 
 • 
 
 warioi(; 
 
 • 
 
 -euck'oo 
 
 • 
 
 bos 6m 
 
 wad 
 
 • 
 
 wad'dle 
 
 • 
 
 ■eush'wn 
 
 • 
 
 W9lflsh 
 
 wand 
 
 • 
 
 wariop 
 
 purky 
 
 wor'sted 
 
 • 
 
 squan'der 
 
 wallet 
 
 • 
 
 burrush 
 
 • 
 
 wom'anly 
 
 squab'ble 
 
 war'rant 
 
 bulFock 
 
 • 
 
 wol ver ene' 
 
 191. 
 
 Uses of 
 
 THE Tilde 
 
 
 The til'de indicates e, i, o, or y = ii in accented syllables, 
 and a, i, 6, or y = e in unaccented syllables. 
 
 germ dirk ra'zor gram'mar 
 
 jerk vir'gin man'or haz'ard 
 
 stern skir'mish hor'ror liz'ard 
 
 myr'tle -eon firm' splen'dor stand'ard 
 
 192. Uses of the "Modified Macron" and "Tie Bar" 
 
 The " modified macron " indicates the modified long vowel 
 sounds. For the " tie bar," see page 7. 
 
 dam'age rebuke' ker'osene a-e'tual 
 
 band'ao:^ re volve' i de'al vir'ttie 
 
 rum'mag6 el'e vate mar'roiy u'sii al 
 
 or'dinary plen'teous ivocxoio pop'ular 
 
 se-e're ta ry gay'e ty tor na'do a-e'cu rate 
 
 193. Uses of the " Lower Bar " 
 
 " Lower bar " indicates e = a, s = z, n = ng, x = gz 
 
 an'gry poise ex tilt' vem 
 
 tmk'er ros'in ex alt' ref^n 
 
 tin'kle ex pose' ex erf -eon vey' 
 
 trin'ket dis ease' ex Aib'it sur ve?/'or 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 194. Uses of the "Transverse Bar'' and Cedilla 
 
 The Qe dil'la is used with c to indicate its soft sound. The 
 " transverse bar " indicates " hard c " and " voiced th." 
 
 a^'id 
 
 ■elam'ber 
 
 s-earge 
 
 lathe 
 
 giv il 
 
 trickle 
 
 sii-e Qeed' 
 
 bathe 
 
 Qen'ter 
 
 •ero'-eus 
 
 Qir'-ewit 
 
 both'er 
 
 jus'tiQg 
 
 aw-e'tion 
 
 i'91-ele 
 
 lath'er 
 
 9y'press 
 
 -eai^'tion 
 
 • • 
 
 9y'-elone 
 
 thith'er 
 
 195. 
 
 Uses of the " 
 
 Inverted Breve" 
 
 The " inverted breve " indicates obscure short sounds. 
 
 o'val 
 
 hu'man 
 
 bar'rgn 
 
 si'lenge 
 
 ri'val 
 
 ■ear'-eass 
 
 tor'rgnt 
 
 s^i'en^e 
 
 signal 
 
 venge'ange 
 
 ser'pent 
 
 pa2/'ment 
 
 baranQe 
 
 f es'ti val 
 
 taFent 
 
 evl dent 
 
 in'stant 
 
 ad'mi ral 
 
 jutZg'mgnt 
 
 ■eon'fi dent 
 
 196. 
 
 Peculiar Word-forms 
 
 
 blink 
 
 space 
 
 brushed 
 
 plumb'er 
 
 €lash 
 
 stroll 
 
 trust'y 
 
 flat'ter 
 
 trail 
 
 strap 
 
 hold'er 
 
 fac'tor 
 
 flinch 
 
 thrice 
 
 glit'ter 
 
 slightly 
 
 droVer 
 
 smoth'er 
 
 pad'ding 
 
 sprightly 
 
 Direction : Write other words that appear in each word-form. 
 
 197. Words Containing Silent Letters 
 
 pre?/ imdge s-eAeme mea'ger 
 
 rogue ^Wglit ^^;ran'gl6 -eoiir'age 
 
 -eoi^rt hough^ fam'ine forbear 
 
 sot^l§ so^/rge inlazd' thor'ow^A 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 61 
 
 198. 
 
 tarioic? 
 
 shab'by 
 
 gar'ret 
 
 daz'zle 
 
 pat'tern 
 
 Consecutive Consonants, Duplicates 
 
 gid'dy 
 
 glim'mer 
 
 trig'ger 
 
 mes'sage 
 
 biir'roi^ 
 
 as sist' 
 as si^n' 
 ar range' 
 ap point' 
 sup port' 
 
 set tee' 
 of fend' 
 ■eol le^t' 
 ■eon ne-et' 
 -eor re^t' 
 
 200. 
 
 €left 
 
 sylph 
 
 blithe 
 
 hang 
 
 praise 
 
 201. 
 
 ■ere ate' 
 a-e Qept' 
 in -elude' 
 as gend' 
 €on sent' 
 
 Names of Vegetables 
 maize mus'tard 
 
 Note : These duplicated consonants are pronounced each, like 
 a single consonant, and preceding vowels are short. 
 
 199. 
 
 kale 
 
 leeks 
 
 on'ion 
 
 gar'li-e 
 
 pars'ley 
 
 gowrd 
 tur'nip 
 ■ear'rot 
 pars'nip 
 
 pep'pers 
 rAu'barb 
 pie'plant 
 egg'plant 
 
 ■eurr^nts 
 Qel'er y 
 let'tuce (-is) 
 spin'ach (4j) 
 as par'a gus 
 
 Words of Similar Meaning 
 
 ■erev ige 
 faz'r'y 
 mer'ry 
 sus pend' 
 ■eom mend' 
 
 — / 
 
 gory 
 
 drow'^y 
 
 mer'it 
 
 /-L 
 
 im age 
 pit'y 
 
 blood'y 
 sleep'y 
 de serve' 
 like'ness 
 sym'pa thy 
 
 Words of Opposite Meaning 
 
 de stroy' 
 re je-et 
 ex ^lude' 
 de scend' 
 re fuse' 
 
 dan'ger 
 dou&t'less 
 in'jure 
 he ro'i-e 
 m te ri or 
 
 safe'ty 
 dou^t'ful 
 ben'e fit 
 ■eow'ard ly 
 ex te'ri or 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 202. 
 
 Names of Flowers 
 
 
 da2'sy 
 
 phlox 
 
 blue'bell 
 
 a nem 6 ne 
 
 pansy 
 
 as'ter 
 
 snow'drop 
 
 dan'de li'on 
 
 poppy 
 
 -ero'-eus 
 
 but'ter -eup 
 
 ge ra'ni um 
 
 Sr'^Md 
 
 ■eow'slip 
 
 sun'flow er 
 
 hol'ly hock 
 
 pe'6 ny 
 
 vi'o let 
 
 daf fo dil 
 
 hon'ey suck'lfi 
 
 203. 
 
 Nouns of 
 
 Similar Meaning 
 
 r 
 
 hilt 
 
 han'dle 
 
 meads 
 
 mead'o^o§ 
 
 ants 
 
 eiti mets 
 
 ■elaw§ 
 
 tar6n§ 
 
 vale 
 
 val'ley 
 
 spite 
 
 rnalige 
 
 view 
 
 pros'pe-et 
 
 thresh'old 
 
 en't range 
 
 plan 
 
 de ^gn 
 
 pur'pose 
 
 in ten'tion 
 
 Direction : 
 
 In this and siinilar lessons, study words in pairs. 
 
 204. 
 
 Names of Birds 
 
 
 gull 
 
 lin'net 
 
 grack'le 
 
 -ea na'ry 
 
 grouse 
 
 ra'ven 
 
 par'tri^ge 
 
 o'ri ole 
 
 her'on 
 
 •eon'dor 
 
 pheas'ant 
 
 bob'6 link 
 
 faZ'-eon 
 
 vul'ture 
 
 pel'i -ean 
 
 king'fish er 
 
 plov'er 
 
 bob 'white' 
 
 buz'zard 
 
 taz'lor bird 
 
 205. 
 
 Verbs of 
 
 Similar Meaning 
 
 r 
 
 aid 
 
 su-e'cor 
 
 roam 
 
 ram'ble 
 
 buy 
 
 pur'chase 
 
 think 
 
 pon'der 
 
 shun 
 
 a void" 
 
 tease 
 
 an noy' 
 
 deck 
 
 adorn 
 
 hin'der 
 
 pre vent' 
 
 tell 
 
 re late' 
 
 pierce 
 
 pen'e trate 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 63 
 
 206. 
 
 molt 
 
 ha^ch 
 
 brood 
 
 cheep 
 
 plume 
 
 207. 
 
 loit^'er 
 
 upVard 
 
 for'ward 
 
 noisy 
 dou6t'ful 
 
 Words Eelating to Bird Life 
 
 ■ear ol 
 chapter 
 
 pre?/ 
 
 swoop 
 
 s-eream 
 
 squawk 
 
 hov'er 
 
 hoot 
 
 chirp 
 
 trill 
 
 war'bk 
 
 chir'rup 
 
 twit'ter 
 whistle 
 mi'grate 
 
 Adjectives of Similar Meaning 
 
 mute 
 
 silent 
 
 e re-et' 
 
 up'right 
 
 i(?hole 
 
 en tire' 
 
 timid 
 
 bash'ful 
 
 dum6 
 
 speechless 
 
 ten'der 
 
 del'i -eate 
 
 loath 
 
 un wiiring 
 
 gen teer 
 
 po lite' 
 
 la'zy 
 
 in'do lent 
 
 hdiugh'iy 
 
 o'verbear'ing 
 
 208. 
 
 Names 
 
 OF Insects 
 
 
 flea 
 
 imdge 
 
 •erick'et 
 
 mos qwi'to 
 
 ^nat 
 
 spi'der 
 
 fire'fly 
 
 but'ter fly 
 
 wasp 
 
 lo'-eust 
 
 silkVorm 
 
 bum'bk bee 
 
 hor'net 
 
 weeVil 
 
 ka'ty did' 
 
 grass'hop per 
 
 bee'tle 
 
 -eut'worm 
 
 chinch bug 
 
 -eat'er pil'lar 
 
 209. 
 
 Words of Opposite Meaning 
 
 high'er 
 
 down'ward 
 
 back'ward 
 
 deb'it 
 
 de&t'or 
 
 fol'ly 
 
 noiseless wis'dom 
 Qer'tam su pe'ri or 
 
 Direction : Study these words in pairs. 
 
 ■ered'it 
 ■ered'i tor 
 pru'denge 
 ig'no rauQe 
 in fe'ri or 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 210. 
 
 Words of Similar Meaning 
 
 sight 
 
 VI sion 
 
 
 shame 
 
 dis graQe' 
 
 maze 
 
 tan'gle 
 
 
 won'der 
 
 mar'vel 
 
 ro bust' 
 
 stur'dy 
 
 
 thank'ful 
 
 grate'ful 
 
 dupe 
 
 de geive' 
 
 
 sleep'ing 
 
 dor mant 
 
 quest 
 
 pur suzt' 
 
 
 fer'tile 
 
 pro du-e'tive 
 
 211. 
 
 Words of 
 
 Oppo 
 
 site Meaning 
 
 
 rare 
 
 fre'quent 
 
 ad vange' 
 
 re treat' 
 
 exit 
 
 en'trauQe 
 
 
 worthless 
 
 pre'cious 
 
 plen'ty 
 
 famine 
 
 
 dis perse' 
 
 as sem'ble 
 
 sullen 
 
 cheer'ful 
 
 
 will'ing 
 
 re lu-e'tant 
 
 mr§er 
 
 spend'thrift 
 
 
 re joig'ing 
 
 sor'roit? ing 
 
 212. 
 
 Adjectives . 
 
 AND Word Building 
 
 plagld 
 
 se -eure' 
 
 
 prompt 
 
 wist'ful 
 
 viv'id 
 
 se rene' 
 
 
 thorough 
 
 ■eat^'tious 
 
 • • 
 
 dis'inal 
 
 ob s-eure' 
 
 
 moi^rn ful 
 
 se'ri ous 
 
 TTior'tal 
 
 ab riipt' 
 
 
 lib'er al 
 
 ab'so lute 
 
 fatal 
 
 ■eor riipt' 
 
 
 du'ti ful 
 
 es pe'cial 
 
 Direction : Form adverbs by suffixing -ly, meaning manner^ 
 
 to each word. 
 
 
 
 
 213. 
 
 Senses 
 
 AND 
 
 Qualities 
 
 
 sight 
 
 stamed dusk y 
 
 -eol'ored 
 
 bril'Ziant 
 
 touch 
 
 tep'id frig'id 
 
 tbr^'rid 
 
 un e'ven 
 
 taste 
 
 ag'id a-e'rid 
 
 bit'ter 
 
 pun'gent 
 
 smell 
 
 strong ran'^id 
 
 spTg'y 
 
 fra'grant 
 
 hearing 
 
 keen a 
 
 €ute' 
 
 dis tin-et' 
 
 mu'§i -eal 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 65 
 
 214-. Unaccented o in 
 
 Last Syllable; 
 
 6 = " Short u " 
 
 • at'om 
 
 ven'om 
 
 mo'tion 
 
 e rup'tion 
 
 •eus'tom 
 
 drag'on 
 
 af f ec'tion 
 
 ■eon ven'tion 
 
 phan'tom 
 
 meth'od 
 
 re la'tion 
 
 pro duc'tion 
 
 pilot 
 
 ser'mon 
 
 re flec'tion 
 
 foun da'tion 
 
 pis'tol 
 
 -eray'on 
 
 ob jec'tion 
 
 con struc'tioD 
 
 215. 
 
 Words relating to Indian Life 
 
 lodge 
 
 sav'age 
 
 •ea noe' 
 
 war i^hoop 
 
 squaw 
 
 ar'ro^y 
 
 pad'dle 
 
 tom'a hawk 
 
 wig warn 
 
 quiv'er 
 
 blan^ket 
 
 Tno-e'ca sm 
 
 wam'pum 
 
 smew 
 
 coun'^il 
 
 •earti met 
 
 red'skin 
 
 deer'skin 
 
 pa poose' 
 
 horri^iny 
 
 216. 
 
 The 
 
 Suffix -er 
 
 
 gain'er 
 
 be hold'er 
 
 le-e'tur er 
 
 mourn'er 
 
 •eom pos'er 
 
 en grav'er 
 
 preach'er 
 
 pro 
 
 mot'er 
 
 sup port'er 
 
 re -eSrd'er 
 
 pro 
 
 duQ'er 
 
 type'set'ter 
 
 pur'chas er 
 
 pur 
 
 su'er 
 
 book'sell'er 
 
 Direction : 
 
 Define these 
 
 words ; thus, — 
 
 gainer, one who 
 
 gains ; lecturer, one who lectures, etc. 
 
 217. 
 
 in stru-e'tor 
 ■eol le-e'tor 
 ■eon f es'sor 
 op pres'sor 
 pro fes'sor 
 
 The Suffix -or 
 
 pros'pe-e tor 
 ■eoun'se lor 
 ■ere a'tor 
 
 sur viv'or 
 
 — /_ 
 
 t/c 
 
 super vi'§or 
 
 Direction : Define these words ; the suffix 
 
 PKOGKBSSIVB SPELLING — 6 
 
 de po§'i tor 
 con trib'ti tor 
 so I19I tor 
 navl ga toi 
 spe-e'ti la tor 
 -or means one who. 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 218. 
 
 Words of Similar Meaning 
 
 emp'ty 
 
 va'-eant 
 
 he ro'i-e 
 
 _ — __ — -« 
 variant 
 
 brave 
 
 .^ariant 
 
 watch'ful 
 
 • 
 
 vigl lant 
 
 stick'y 
 
 ad he'sive 
 
 grage'ful 
 
 el'e gant 
 
 stag'nant 
 
 mo'tion less 
 
 -eon'stant 
 
 •eon tm'u al 
 
 ar'rant 
 
 down'right 
 
 health'ful 
 
 sa lulDri ous 
 
 219. 
 
 Names of Musical Instruments 
 
 flute 
 
 •• 
 
 bu'gle 
 
 ban'jo 
 
 me lo'de on 
 
 harp 
 
 ■eor'net 
 
 gui tar' 
 
 ac -efir'di on 
 
 lyre 
 
 truTTip'et 
 
 vi 6 lin' 
 
 •eon qer t*f na 
 
 Sr'gan 
 
 9yml)al§ 
 
 man'do lin 
 
 ket'tle drum 
 
 bag'pipe 
 
 •elar'i net 
 
 bass vi'ol 
 
 tam'bow rine' 
 
 220. 
 
 The Suffix -ant 
 
 
 plea^'ant 
 
 appli 
 
 ■eant 
 
 em'i grant 
 
 ra'di ant 
 
 as sist'ant 
 
 o-e'cti pant 
 
 dis -eSrd'ant 
 
 •eon test'ant 
 
 in habit ant 
 
 a bun'dant 
 
 as ssii 
 
 lant 
 
 tri um'phant 
 
 stimuli lant 
 
 de scend'ant 
 
 sig nif'i -eant 
 
 Direction: Note that the suffix -ant means one who or thai 
 which. 
 
 221. Dictation Review 
 
 Bricks are burned in a Jcihi. 
 He is heir to a large estate. 
 We should breathe pure air. 
 We will go by the direct route. 
 
 There gently lay the roots, and there 
 
 Sift the dark mold with kindly care. —Bryant. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 67 
 
 222. 
 
 regl dent 
 ad her'ent 
 de pend'ent 
 op po'nent 
 re spond'ent 
 
 The Suffix -ent 
 
 ap par ent 
 ab hor'rent 
 in dul'gent 
 re pellent 
 per sist'ent 
 
 ex'cel lent 
 prev'a lent 
 prov'i dent 
 re gip'i ent 
 •eor re spond'ent 
 
 Direction: Define these words, noting that -ent means one 
 who or that which. 
 
 223. 
 
 adz 
 
 mall 
 we^Zga 
 s-eoop 
 i^rench 
 
 224. 
 
 Tools and Implements 
 
 gawge 
 
 gouge 
 
 scythe 
 
 ■era'dle 
 
 sickle 
 
 — / 
 
 TROWQV 
 
 ted'der 
 reap'er 
 thrasli'er 
 pi^ch'fork 
 
 pick'ax 
 mat'tock 
 hay'fork 
 hay knife 
 eul'ti va tor 
 
 Words of Similar Meaning 
 
 shoz^'y 
 
 doubt'ful 
 
 fright'ful 
 
 dole'ful 
 
 fra'grant 
 
 pom pons 
 dti'bi ous 
 hid'e ous 
 pit'e ous 
 o'dor ous 
 
 wit'ty 
 p6 lite' 
 se vere' 
 laugh'a ble 
 won'der f ul 
 
 hti'mor ous 
 ■eour'te ous 
 rig'or ous 
 lu'di -erous 
 marVel ous 
 
 225. Dictation Keview 
 
 " How beautiful is the rain ! " 
 Victoria's reign was a very long one. 
 The reins of this bridle are broken. 
 The vane tells the direction of the wind- 
 The richest ore often lies in the deepest vein. 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 226. 
 
 won'drous 
 enVi ous 
 per'il ous 
 vir'tu ous 
 
 The Suffix -ous 
 dan'ger ous 
 de §ir'ous 
 vig'or ous 
 -elam'or ous 
 glo'ri ous 
 
 ■eou ra geous 
 me lo'di ous 
 mys te'ri ous 
 vi-e to'ri ous 
 in diis'tri ous ' 
 
 Direction ; Define these words ; -ous means full of, having. 
 
 227. 
 
 yeast 
 
 fruit 
 
 starch 
 
 ■eloveg 
 
 nut'meg 
 
 228. 
 
 ringlet 
 arm'let 
 leaflet 
 root'let 
 wavelet 
 Direction 
 
 Articles in a Grocery 
 9it'r6n -eo'-eoa 
 
 .'*'„'. 
 
 gm ger 
 pep'per 
 picking 
 ■eatch'up 
 
 ra2 §2n§ 
 va nilla 
 mo las'se§ 
 vin'e gar 
 
 The Suffix -let 
 
 lakelet mallet 
 
 brooklet ^ir'-elet 
 
 streamlet booklet 
 
 branchlet plantlet 
 
 riv'u let 
 
 veinlet 
 
 9m na mon 
 sal e ra'tus 
 tap 1 o'-ea 
 cho-e'6 late 
 veg'e t^ bk§ 
 
 •eutlet 
 
 islet 
 
 lan'get 
 
 owl'et 
 
 ea'glet 
 
 Define these words, noting that -let means little. 
 
 229. Dictation Review 
 
 There is a knot hole in this board ; it is not fit for 
 use. Tell the truth, and the whole truth. 
 The eagle is a bird of prey. 
 
 He prayeth best who loveth best 
 
 All things both great and small. 
 
 — Coleridge. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 69 
 
 230. 
 
 Verbs of Similar Meaning 
 
 af firm 
 
 as serf 
 
 or dam' 
 
 ap point' 
 
 e rase' 
 
 ex piinge' 
 
 ■eon gear 
 
 dis gid§e' 
 
 pur sue' 
 
 folloi^ 
 
 fal'ter 
 
 he^l tate 
 
 -eon sole' 
 
 ■eom fort 
 
 vanish 
 
 dis ap pear'. 
 
 ob tarn' 
 
 ac quire' 
 
 dis sent' 
 
 dis a gree' 
 
 231. 
 
 Articles in 
 
 A Drug Store 
 
 
 saZve 
 
 bot'tle§ 
 
 poi'gon 
 
 "med'i gmc 
 
 paints 
 
 var'nish 
 
 es'senge 
 
 glyg'er m 
 
 vi'al§ 
 
 liq'wor§ 
 
 ar'ni -ea 
 
 •eal'gi mine 
 
 alum 
 
 tm-e'ture 
 
 mor'phme 
 
 lin'i ment 
 
 bo'rax 
 
 oint'nnent 
 
 vas'e line 
 
 per f um'er y 
 
 232. 
 
 Short Vowels in First Syllables 
 
 man'tel 
 
 leg'end 
 
 gin'der 
 
 lot'ter y 
 
 pillar 
 
 soremw 
 
 glis'^en 
 
 pot'ter y 
 
 bun'dle 
 
 tun'nel 
 
 -eriin'son 
 
 flat'ter y 
 
 freckle 
 
 sa^ch'el 
 
 -eres'cent 
 
 pas'sen ger 
 
 span'gle 
 
 shriv'el 
 
 stru-e'ture 
 
 mes'sen ger 
 
 233. 
 
 Long Vowels in 
 
 First Syllables 
 
 ha'tred 
 
 ■eAo'rus 
 
 pre'gept 
 
 va'ri ous 
 
 sa'-ered 
 
 fe'male 
 
 pri'vate 
 
 •eu'ri ous 
 
 dain'ty 
 
 spa'cious 
 
 fi'er y 
 
 se'ri ous 
 
 mainly 
 
 gra'cious 
 
 sa'vor y 
 
 nu'rner ous 
 
 faintly 
 
 spe'cious 
 
 pri'ma ry 
 
 pre'vi ous 
 
 Direction : Compare the accented syllables in 232 and 233, 
 and note the general fact as to their endings. 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 234. 
 
 In Northern Europe 
 
 Waleg 
 
 Welsh 
 
 Swe'den 
 
 Swedish 
 
 England 
 
 English 
 
 NorVay 
 
 Nor we'gzan 
 
 S-eot'land 
 
 S-eotch 
 
 Ger ma ny 
 
 Ger'man 
 
 Ireland 
 
 I'rish 
 
 Rus'sia (rush 'a) Rtis'sian 
 
 Den'mark 
 
 Danish 
 
 Neth'er land§ 
 
 Dutch 
 
 Direction : 
 
 Always begin 
 
 these words with ( 
 
 capitals. 
 
 235. 
 
 In Southern Europe 
 
 
 Frange 
 
 French 
 
 Por'tu gal 
 
 Por'tu gue^e 
 
 Spain 
 
 Spaniard 
 
 BeFgi um 
 
 Bergi an 
 
 it'a ly 
 
 I tallan 
 
 Aws'tri a 
 
 • * ^ 
 
 Az^slri an 
 
 Greege 
 
 Greek 
 
 Hun'ga ry 
 
 Hun ga'ri an 
 
 Tilr'key 
 
 Turk 
 
 Switz'er land 
 
 Swiss 
 
 236. 
 
 Exports 
 
 FROM Europe 
 
 
 «6rk 
 
 dry goods 
 
 statues 
 
 -eutler y 
 
 toys 
 
 wdoren§ 
 
 painting^ 
 
 statu a ry 
 
 watch e§ 
 
 •ear'pets 
 
 en graving^ 
 
 stalion er y 
 
 ■elocks 
 
 ■evirlaing 
 
 sil'ver ware 
 
 f ur'ni ture 
 
 linen 
 
 glassVare 
 
 jew el ry 
 
 m'stru ments 
 
 237. Dictation Eeview 
 
 The children were playing on the heach. 
 Grains of buckwheat are shaped like heech nuts. 
 Make a how before you begin. 
 
 Woodman, spare that tree ; 
 Touch not a single hough, 
 
 — Morris. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 71 
 
 238. 
 
 Related Words 
 
 
 Verb 
 
 Verbal 
 
 
 Noun 
 
 set'tle 
 
 set'tling 
 
 
 set'tle ment 
 
 man'age 
 
 man'ag ing 
 
 
 man'age ment 
 
 re diiQe' 
 lo'-eate 
 
 re duQ'ing 
 lo'-eat ing 
 
 
 re du-e'tion 
 16 -ea'tion 
 
 in -elose' 
 
 in clos'ing 
 
 
 in -elo'sure 
 
 ir'ri gate 
 
 ir'ri gat ing 
 
 
 ir ri ga'tion 
 
 •eul'ti vate 
 
 •eul'ti vat ing 
 
 ■eul ti va'tion 
 
 Direction : 
 
 Study these words by 
 
 lines, fronri left to right. 
 
 239. 
 
 Related Words 
 
 
 Verb 
 
 im ag me 
 re volve' 
 
 Noun 
 
 im'age 
 
 rev 6 lu'tion 
 
 
 Adjective 
 
 im ag'i na ry 
 rev lu'tion a ry 
 
 ro'tate 
 
 ro ta'tion 
 
 
 ro'ta ry 
 
 re late' 
 
 re la'tion 
 
 
 rel'a tive 
 
 in f e-et' 
 
 in f ec'tion 
 
 
 in f ec'tious 
 
 op pose' 
 im'i tate 
 
 op po si'tion 
 im i ta'tion 
 
 
 op'po site 
 im'i ta tive 
 
 240. 
 
 Related W 
 
 ORDS 
 
 
 Verb 
 
 lose 
 choose 
 
 X 
 
 steal 
 
 Noun 
 
 loss 
 
 choiQe 
 stealth 
 
 Noun Adjective 
 
 depth deep 
 length long 
 breadth broad 
 
 of f end' 
 
 of f ense' 
 
 strength strong 
 
 de fend' 
 
 de f ense' 
 
 he'ro 
 
 he ro'ic 
 
 re Keve' 
 
 re hef 
 
 na'ture natYi ral 
 
 be lieve' 
 
 be lief 
 
 Qen'ter cen'tral 
 
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 PROGRESSLVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 241. 
 
 In 
 
 Asia 
 
 
 Chrna 
 
 Chi ne§e' 
 
 A ra'bi a 
 
 Ar'ab 
 
 Si am' 
 
 Si'amese' 
 
 Si be'ri a 
 
 coolies 
 
 Jd pan' 
 
 Jap'anese' 
 
 tun''dra 
 
 steppe 
 
 In'di a 
 
 Hin'du ' 
 
 jun'gle 
 
 des'ert 
 
 Per'sia (-sh 
 
 la) Per'sian 
 
 ba zaar' 
 
 oa'sis 
 
 242. 
 
 Animal Life in Asia 
 
 yak 
 
 ze'bu 
 
 iron 
 
 hy e'n^ 
 
 sheep 
 
 -eam'el 
 
 li'on ess 
 
 buff a lo 
 
 goats 
 
 don'key 
 
 ti'ger 
 
 el'e phant 
 
 snakes 
 
 jack'al 
 
 ti'gress 
 
 •ero^'6 dile 
 
 ■eo'bra 
 
 leop'ard 
 
 wolves 
 
 rhi no^'er os 
 
 243. 
 
 Asiatic 
 
 Productions 
 
 
 tea 
 
 am'ber 
 
 rdols 
 
 bam boo'' 
 
 teak 
 
 dye'wood 
 
 tfir'ban 
 
 m di go 
 
 rugs 
 
 -eam'phor 
 
 ^ash'mere 
 
 chi'na ware 
 
 shawls 
 
 pop'pies 
 
 mo'hair 
 
 pdr'^e lam 
 
 bronze 
 
 o'pi um 
 
 am u let 
 
 um brella^ 
 
 244. 
 
 A Lesson in Etymology 
 
 Peaches were first known in Persia. 
 Bazaar is the Persian word for market. 
 Gauze was first made in Gaza, a city in Palestine. 
 Currants get their name from Corinth, Greece. 
 Cashmere is a rich stuff first made in the vale of 
 Cashmere, India. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING V6 
 
 245. Dissyllables accented ox First 
 
 Syllable 
 
 howYdiQr 
 
 res'-etie 
 
 iqe'berg 
 
 ru Frior 
 
 •• 
 
 hoivYmg 
 
 aw'thor 
 
 seaVard 
 
 flaVor 
 
 drown'ing 
 
 star'tle 
 
 f rag'TTi gnt 
 
 lin'ger 
 
 tur'tle 
 
 far'thing 
 
 ■eur'rent 
 
 J lien tion 
 
 ur'chin 
 
 bar'gam(-g6n) 
 
 min'gle 
 
 por'tion 
 
 246. Dissyllables accented on Second Syllable 
 
 §. bide' hal loo' -eon ^ern' sup ply' 
 
 ab sorb' pro qeed' re mind' sur prige' 
 
 be yond' for bad^' re fine' pro vide' 
 
 do main' re stram' re fresh' im plore' 
 
 dis may' re view' be stow' ful fill' 
 
 247. Trisyllables accented on First Syllable 
 
 sat is ly mi§ er y -eolo ny 
 
 grat'i fy fish'er y boFi day 
 
 €/iar'a-e ter cbar'i ty ex'er Qige 
 
 min'is ter dig'ni ty -erifi 91 ze 
 
 ban'is ter prob'a bly priv'i lege • 
 
 248. Trisyllables accented on Second Syllable 
 
 as ton'ish po sf tion be lov'ed 
 
 ac -eord'ing pro je-e'tion de ter'mine 
 
 ac -eom'plish pro tec'tion re li'gzon 
 
 af fec'tion -eon tra-e'tion en deav'or 
 
 af flic'tion in s-erip'tion -eom mand'ment 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 249. 
 
 
 In Africa 
 
 1 
 
 Nile 
 
 Moor 
 
 Su dan' 
 
 sphinx 
 
 Niger 
 
 Mo ro-e'co 
 
 slaves 
 
 pyr a mid§ 
 
 Kon'go 
 
 Egypt 
 
 ne'groes 
 
 ob'e lisk 
 
 Vaal 
 
 E gyp tian 
 
 ■ear'a van 
 
 Cai'ro 
 
 Boer 
 
 • • 
 
 e qua'tor 
 
 ba na ra 
 
 Cape Town 
 
 250. 
 
 Productions and Animals of Africa 1 
 
 dates 
 
 ^^u 
 
 orive oi' 
 
 ga zelk' 
 
 gold 
 
 ze'bra 
 
 paZni oil 
 
 os'trich ' 
 
 tusks 
 
 gi rane 
 
 eb'on y 
 
 ba boon' 
 
 sa'go 
 
 go riria 
 
 i'vo ry 
 
 an'te lope 
 
 miriet 
 
 mon'key 
 
 di'a monds 
 
 hip p6 pot'a mus 
 
 251. 
 
 In South America 
 
 
 hide§ 
 
 An'des 
 
 for'ests 
 
 Ann 'a zon 
 
 ■eat'tle 
 
 -eon'dor 
 
 qui'nine 
 
 rep'tiles 
 
 hors'eg 
 
 vol -ea'no 
 
 rub'ber 
 
 jag'uar (-war) 
 
 coffee (i) 
 
 iiioun tamg 
 
 llama 
 
 aVli ga'tor 
 
 •eo'-eoa 
 
 earth'quake 
 
 al pac'a 
 
 ma hog'a ny 
 
 252. 
 
 Dictation Eeview 
 
 Africa is called the " Dark Continent/' 
 The Sahara is the " Great Desert." 
 " Boer " is the Dutch word for farmer. 
 Hippopotamus means river horse. 
 The pyramids of Egypt were built before the days 
 of history. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 75 
 
 253. 
 
 Related 
 
 Words 
 
 
 Verb 
 
 Adjective 
 
 
 Noun 
 
 de Qide* 
 
 de Qi'sive 
 
 
 de Qi'sion 
 
 re qeiye" 
 
 re ^ep'tive 
 
 
 re gep'tion 
 
 de Qezve' 
 
 de Qep'tive 
 
 de Qep'tion 
 
 di gest' 
 
 di ges'tivg 
 
 
 di ges'tion (-chi^n) 
 
 de -elare' 
 
 de -elar'a i) 
 
 ive 
 
 de-e la ra'tion 
 
 254. Polysyllables with Primary and 
 
 
 Secondary 
 
 Accent 
 
 
 an'a-eon'da 
 
 sep'ar action 
 
 man'ufa-e'ture 
 
 exViibi'tion 
 
 rep'ti taction 
 
 ■eon'stitti'tion 
 
 op'er action 
 
 ad'ver tis'; 
 
 ing 
 
 in'de pend'enge 
 
 o-e'cti pa'tion 
 
 rep're gent'ed 
 
 in'di vid^ti al 
 
 pop'u la'tion 
 
 dis'ap point ^ed 
 
 op'por tu'ni ty 
 
 255. 
 
 Accent and 
 
 Meaning 
 
 
 Noun 
 
 Verb 
 
 N0U7l 
 
 Verb 
 
 a-e'^ent 
 
 a-e Qent' 
 
 ex'ports 
 
 ex ports' 
 
 pres'ent 
 
 pre sent' 
 
 sub'je-et 
 
 sub je-et' 
 
 des'ert 
 
 de serf 
 
 X 
 
 per'fume per fume' 
 
 ob'je-et 
 
 ob je-et' 
 
 -eon'tra-et -eon tra-et' 
 
 re-e'ord 
 
 re -eord' 
 
 ex'tra-et 
 
 ex tra-et' 
 
 Direction : Note how a change of accent changes the mean- 
 ing Use these words in original sentences. 
 
 256. Dictation Eeview 
 
 Study ac'cent and learn to accent' words properly. 
 
 Here is a pres'ent for you. Present' arms. 
 
 A good soldier will not desert'. 
 
 The camel is " the ship of the des'ert. *' 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 257. 
 
 Nouns of Similar Meaning 
 
 sire 
 
 farther 
 
 air 
 
 at'mos phere 
 
 frawd 
 
 • • 
 
 de (^eif 
 
 skill 
 
 dex ter'i ty 
 
 kind 
 
 spe'cieg 
 
 want 
 
 de fi'cien qy 
 
 mar'gin 
 
 bor'der 
 
 •eap'tive 
 
 pri§'on er 
 
 max'ini 
 
 prov'erb 
 
 hin'drange 
 
 ob'sta -ele 
 
 Direction : Study the words on this page in pairs. 
 
 258. 
 
 Adjectives of Similar Meaning 
 
 neat 
 
 ti'dy 
 
 main 
 
 - — — — t 
 prin'91 pal 
 
 red 
 
 rud'dy 
 
 pri'or 
 
 for'mer 
 
 frank 
 
 •ean'did 
 
 grate'ful 
 
 thank'ful 
 
 wil'y 
 
 •eun'ning 
 
 fa'mous 
 
 re nowned' 
 
 lively 
 
 cheer'y 
 
 lonely 
 
 soil ta ry 
 
 259. 
 
 Verbs of 
 
 Similar Meaning 
 
 
 taZk 
 
 -eon verse' 
 
 bar'ter 
 
 ex change' 
 
 prove 
 
 ver'i fy 
 
 sus pe-et' 
 
 mis trust' 
 
 wa'ver 
 
 flick'er 
 
 de bate' 
 
 dis pute' 
 
 re pel' 
 
 re puis/ 
 
 -eon vinge' 
 
 per suade' 
 
 parley 
 
 dis -euss' 
 
 per form' 
 
 ex'e -eute 
 
 260. 
 
 Related Words 
 
 
 dead 
 
 death 
 
 right 
 
 right'eous 
 
 flee 
 
 flight 
 
 shrub 
 
 shrub'ber y 
 
 heal 
 
 health 
 
 slay 
 
 slaw^'A'ter 
 
 slow 
 
 sloth 
 
 •erime 
 
 •eriml nal 
 
 wide 
 
 width 
 
 mat'ter 
 
 m4 te ri al 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
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 261. 
 
 Words used in Physiology 
 
 nerve 
 
 lar'ynx tendon 
 
 mus'cles 
 
 spine 
 
 wind'pipe back'bone' 
 
 sa li'va 
 
 pulse 
 
 gullet ver'te bra 
 
 ar'ter y 
 
 trunk 
 
 stom'a-eA (-uk) skel'e ton 
 
 di ges'tion 
 
 brawn 
 
 bow'el§ lig'a ment 
 
 in tes'tmeg 
 
 262, 
 
 Food and its Forms 
 
 
 veal 
 
 dried mutton 
 
 ■eus'tard 
 
 chops 
 
 ■eooked powFtry 
 
 jellies 
 
 broth 
 
 stewed saw'sage 
 
 p5r'ri6^ge 
 
 soi^p 
 
 ■eanned ven'i §on 
 
 Qe're g,l§ 
 
 gruel 
 
 broiled beefsteak 
 
 pre serve§' 
 
 263. 
 
 Words used in Hygiene 
 
 hun'ge/ 
 
 ap'pe tite 
 
 ^ir'-eti late 
 
 po'roug 
 
 poi'son ous 
 
 ven'ti late 
 
 nerv'ous 
 
 nar -eot'i-e 
 
 in tox'i -eate 
 
 spi'nal 
 
 al -eo hol'l-e 
 
 in di gestl ble 
 
 whole s6m6 
 
 stim'u lant 
 
 tem'per a ture 
 
 264. 
 
 Dictation Keview 
 
 Flour and yeast are used in making bread. 
 
 The baker has strong muscles ; he kneads the 
 dough before baking it. 
 
 Breathes there a man with soul so dead, 
 
 Who never to himself hath said, 
 
 This is my own. my native land. —Scott. 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE iiV SPELLING 
 
 265. Sounds of " Italian a " and " Medial a " 
 
 tawnt 
 
 hearty 
 
 har'ness 
 
 mass'eg 
 
 jaimt 
 
 tar'get 
 
 garment 
 
 mas'sive 
 
 hawnt 
 
 tar'nisli 
 
 lar^n'dry 
 
 mas'tiff 
 
 Isbimch 
 
 tar'ry 
 
 har'mo ny 
 
 pas'tor 
 
 psa/m 
 
 harshly 
 
 harVest er 
 
 ■ear'a mel 
 
 266. 
 
 The Suffix -al 
 
 
 for'nial 
 
 flo'ral 
 
 per'son al 
 
 brid'al 
 
 post'al 
 
 spe-e'tra;l 
 
 nat'ti ral 
 
 joVi al 
 
 bru'tal 
 
 par'tial 
 
 pa ren'tal 
 
 mag'i -eal 
 
 tidal 
 
 spe'cial 
 
 na'tion al 
 
 •eritl -eal 
 
 na's9;l 
 
 trib'al 
 
 nu'mer al 
 
 mu'§i -eal 
 
 Direction : 
 
 Define these words, noting that 
 
 -al means p 
 
 taining to. 
 
 
 
 
 267. 
 
 Various 
 
 Sounds of a 
 
 
 s^alp 
 
 plagi^e 
 
 ■ean'vas 
 
 pa rade' 
 
 valve 
 
 vagwe 
 
 •ean'did 
 
 de-ea/ 
 
 ■eramp 
 
 spraid 
 
 ham'mock 
 
 de tach' 
 
 s-eamp 
 
 re ^all' 
 
 lan'guage 
 
 •eas -eade' 
 
 prai/er 
 
 fawlt'y 
 
 gran'deur 
 
 break'er 
 
 268. Dictation Eeview 
 
 An islet is a little island. 
 
 Some horses have long, flowing manes. 
 
 How far is it from the island to the mainland f 
 
 The beggar wore a threadbare coat. 
 
 The grizzly hear is found in the Rocky Mountains. 
 
 Many trees are Itare in the winter. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 79 
 
 269. 
 
 league 
 
 ■eleave 
 
 s-ereen 
 
 s-ereech 
 
 squeeze 
 
 270. 
 
 wild'ness 
 
 bald'ness 
 
 keen'ness 
 
 blunt'ness 
 
 fierqe'ness 
 
 Direction 
 
 of being. 
 
 271. 
 
 knight 
 sleight 
 thrive 
 switch 
 which 
 
 Sounds of e 
 
 ker'nel 
 her'mit 
 err'ing 
 earnest 
 re serve" 
 
 searing 
 
 hea'then 
 
 hermet 
 
 / • 
 
 weap on 
 in stead' 
 
 The Suffix -ness 
 
 la'zi ness 
 -era'zi ness 
 wea'ri ness 
 stub'born ness 
 gra'cious ness 
 
 mero dy 
 speQ'i men 
 tel'e phone 
 ex ert'ed 
 de ter'mme 
 
 wvetcKed ness 
 in de6t'ed ness 
 of f eE-'sive ness 
 im pres'sive ness 
 sipright'li ness 
 
 Define these words, noting that -ness means state 
 
 squirm 
 
 gird'ed 
 
 stir'rup 
 
 swirl'ing 
 
 irk'some 
 
 Sounds of i 
 
 fix'ture 
 tmk'er 
 this'de 
 min'strel 
 
 scis'sorg 
 
 zig zag 
 di vine' 
 en ti^e' 
 ■eon viuQ'ing 
 fa fi'gz^ing 
 
 272. Dictation Eeview 
 
 The heel of this shoe is much worn. 
 
 This stick is too tousrh to hreaJc. 
 
 The hrakemaiis wound has begun to heal 
 
 The knight rode a black horse. 
 
 The darkest night will have an end. 
 
 4 passenger railroad was opened in America m 1830. 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 273. 
 
 Pronouncing Test 
 
 Boer 
 
 • • 
 
 ru'mor 
 
 sug gest' 
 
 oa'sis 
 
 phlox 
 
 lu'rid 
 
 ex ^aust' 
 
 ^el'er y 
 
 taunt 
 
 wound'ed 
 
 ex elude' 
 
 um brella 
 
 haunt 
 
 tour'ist 
 
 let'tuce 
 
 sov'er eign 
 
 width 
 
 ex'it 
 
 spin'ach 
 
 pro dug'er 
 
 breadth 
 
 ex'tra 
 
 laun'dry 
 
 ac'cu rate 
 
 blithe 
 
 su'mac 
 
 fam'ine 
 
 ac cus'tom 
 
 breath 
 
 bru'tal 
 
 na'ture 
 
 op po'nent 
 
 breathe 
 
 fal'con 
 
 cym'bal 
 
 em broid'er 
 
 switch 
 
 don'key 
 
 jag'uar 
 
 priv'i lege 
 
 thrusts 
 
 gi raffe' 
 
 rep'tile 
 
 mis'chie vous 
 
 glimpse 
 
 mas tiff 
 
 buoy 'ant 
 
 tur'pen tine 
 
 274. 
 
 Spelling Test 
 
 
 gnat 
 
 cook'ies 
 
 as'ter 
 
 kiln'-dry 
 
 maize 
 
 marice 
 
 pas'tor 
 
 pur su'er 
 
 salve 
 
 con sent' 
 
 pis'tol 
 
 coun'se lor 
 
 fraud 
 
 con ceal' 
 
 car'rot 
 
 vig'i lant 
 
 vague 
 
 poi'son 
 
 rai'sins 
 
 in'do lent 
 
 sluice 
 
 de ceit' 
 
 wool'ens 
 
 re luc'tant 
 
 gauge 
 
 parley 
 
 pur'pose 
 
 de pend'ent 
 
 wrench 
 
 liq'uor 
 
 gui tar' 
 
 de li'cious 
 
 league 
 
 rhu'barb 
 
 dis guise' 
 
 glyc'er in 
 
 scythe 
 
 knotted 
 
 cur'tains 
 
 por'ce lam 
 
 choose 
 
 pop'pies 
 
 por'ridge 
 
 oc'cu pant 
 
 wreathe 
 
 ba zaar' 
 
 pre'cious 
 
 mos qui'to 
 
 plague 
 
 in stead' 
 
 gran'deur 
 
 pheas'ant 
 
PART TWO 
 
 
 SECTION 1 
 
 
 i. 
 
 I^OUNS 
 
 IN 
 
 THE Singular 
 
 
 yoke 
 
 wid'o2«7 
 
 
 de'mon 
 
 halo 
 
 hoof 
 
 par'gel 
 
 
 ■eav'ern 
 
 ban'jo 
 
 reel 
 
 her'ald 
 
 
 pack'et 
 
 dra'ma 
 
 €OUgh 
 
 a dept' 
 
 
 en've lope 
 
 ad'age 
 
 trowgh 
 
 e vent' 
 
 
 spe-e'ta -ele 
 
 stu'di 
 
 Direction Form the plurals of these words ; see Rule I ^ 
 
 2. 
 
 Nouns in the Singular 
 
 eress 
 
 hai^nch 
 
 ■eAo'rus 
 
 pre'fix 
 
 cross 
 
 switch 
 
 is^A'mus 
 
 suffix 
 
 tress 
 
 elu^ch 
 
 head-dress 
 
 duch'ess 
 
 boss 
 
 -eru^ch 
 
 whiplash 
 
 mat'tress 
 
 speech 
 
 chintz 
 
 tooth-brush 
 
 dis pa^cb 
 
 Direction Form the plurals according to Rule I.* 
 
 3. 
 
 bathg 
 pathj 
 lath§ 
 
 Pronouncing Exercise 
 
 truths -elothg 
 
 yowths moths 
 
 bheathj mouthy 
 
 oath§ 
 
 wreath^ 
 
 hous'e§ 
 
 Direction : Pronounce the singular of these words. 
 
 1 Rule I. for Spelling Plurals. — Most nouns form their pluraU 
 by adding s to the singular, but nouns ending with s, x, z, ch^ or 5^ add 
 es to form their plurals. 
 
 PROGRESSIVE spelling— 6 81 
 
serf 
 
 anVil 
 
 lynx 
 
 sense 
 
 ant'ler 
 
 flash 
 
 truqe 
 
 lan'tern 
 
 ■eouch 
 
 creed 
 
 spin'dle 
 
 index 
 
 scroll 
 
 JcrmcYle 
 
 9ir'-eus 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COVRSE IN SPELLINQ 
 
 Nouns in the Singular 
 
 me'te gr 
 el'e ment 
 av'er age 
 f a'vor ite 
 
 lU gl tlV6 
 Direction : Form plurals according to Rule 1. for Plurals. 
 
 5. Y Final following a Consonant 
 
 i'vy en'try en'er gy oddity ^ 
 
 na'vy pas'try rem'edy in'dustry 
 
 ed'dy brancly leg'agy proph'egy 
 
 bod'y boun'ty -eavlty mul'berry 
 
 graVy -eoun'ty nov'elty -eran'berry 
 
 Direction : Form plurals according to Rule 11.^ 
 
 6. Y Final following a Vowel 
 
 al loy' alley medley kid'ney 
 
 de-eoy valley tur'key don'key 
 
 es^say volley lack'ey mon'key 
 
 assay' p^Hey jock'ey chim'ney 
 
 Direction > Form plurals of these words by adding s. 
 
 7. Possessive Forms 
 
 Singular Plural 
 
 a lady's veil ladies* shoes 
 
 a pupil's essay pupils' lunches 
 
 a teacher's address a teachers' associatioB 
 
 an attorney's brief the attorneys' briefs 
 
 1 Rule II. for Plurals. — Nouns ending in y, preceded by a coiSr. 
 wnant, form their plurals by changing y io i and adding es. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 83 
 
 8. 
 
 Various 
 
 Sounds of o 
 
 
 tOrch 
 
 eoY'i^ 
 
 tor'ture 
 
 mon'ar-e^ 
 
 s-eorn 
 
 -eom'i^ 
 
 for'tfme 
 
 proph'et 
 
 horn'y 
 
 foggy 
 
 swol7en 
 
 pori 97 
 
 fork'ed 
 
 tot'ter 
 
 ro'gwish 
 
 pol'i ti-e 
 
 re gort' 
 
 tor'rent 
 
 post'mau 
 
 gos'sa mer 
 
 9. 
 
 10. 
 
 Various Sounds of u 
 
 d6U9e 
 
 lu^rid 
 
 surly 
 
 • A / W 
 
 ]our ney 
 
 Blmqe 
 
 smt'or 
 
 gur'gle 
 
 jour'na] 
 
 grudge 
 
 v^y 
 
 sur'plus 
 
 stur'geoD 
 
 irudge 
 
 ju'ni per 
 
 sur pass' 
 
 sur'geon 
 
 smudge 
 
 Ju'pi ter 
 
 dis turb' 
 
 siir'ger y 
 
 Sounds of the Diphthongs 
 
 prowl 
 
 -eroiich 
 
 groin 
 
 re join' 
 
 s-eowl 
 
 slough 
 
 poise 
 
 re coil' 
 
 low'er 
 
 a bound' 
 
 toi'let 
 
 bifoy'ant 
 
 tow'el 
 
 as tound' 
 
 en join' 
 
 moistened 
 
 al low' 
 
 trouser§ 
 
 sir'loin 
 
 em broid'ejf 
 
 11. Final -ar, -er, and -or Vocal Equivalents 
 
 al'ter 
 
 lat'er 
 
 lat'ter 
 
 fil'ter 
 
 fet'ter 
 
 le'ver 
 
 ^i'der 
 
 hos'der 
 
 rud'der 
 
 plat'ter 
 
 mor'tar 
 bur'glar 
 mo'lar 
 lin'e ar 
 sim'i lar 
 
 val'or 
 mo'tor 
 vi-e'tor 
 (5r'a tor 
 ed'i tor 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE W SPELLING 
 
 12. 
 
 Words 
 
 Containing ie 
 
 
 new 
 
 meqe 
 
 priest 
 
 mis'chief 
 
 mien 
 
 grief 
 
 yield 
 
 mis chie vous 
 
 siege 
 
 grieve 
 
 shield 
 
 be frzend' 
 
 liege 
 
 griev'ous 
 
 shriek 
 
 be siege' 
 
 sieve 
 
 ag grieve' 
 
 chieftain 
 
 ■eash ier' 
 
 13. 
 
 Words Containing Silent Letters 
 
 tawn 
 
 paired 
 
 kin^dled 
 
 Aerb'age 
 
 oasle 
 
 lad'en 
 
 beach'e§ 
 
 (/nash'ing 
 
 doc^ged 
 
 load'ed 
 
 ■eai^'tion 
 
 gloat'ing 
 
 tiedged 
 
 sedge^ 
 
 twili^At 
 
 home stead 
 
 nudge 
 
 va'rie§ 
 
 eye'si^At 
 
 •eon dem/ied 
 
 14. 
 
 Words for Distinct Pronunciation 
 
 tar'ry 
 
 de test' 
 
 di a ry 
 
 ar tis'ti-e 
 
 ear'ry 
 
 in sist' 
 
 des'ti ny 
 
 gi gan'ti-e 
 
 groping 
 
 de sist' 
 
 bal'-eo ny 
 
 me tal'H^ 
 
 prob'ing 
 
 con sists* 
 
 pa'tri ot 
 
 gym nas'ti-e 
 
 4s'pe-et 
 
 ab rupt' 
 
 prop'er ty 
 
 ac -eiis tom 
 
 15. Dictation Keview 
 
 Women wear veils in many countries. 
 
 4 vale is the low land between hills. 
 
 Great Britain is the largest of the British Isles, 
 
 How wide are the aisles of this schoolroom ? 
 
 The ^ea makes longer leaps in proportion to its 
 3ize than any other animaL 
 
 ^^ They shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow 
 and sighing shall flee away '* 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 85 
 
 16. Grammatical Terms relating to Nouns 
 
 prop'er 
 
 
 >en'der 
 
 pars'ing 
 
 ■eom in on 
 
 
 neu'ter 
 
 de -elen'sion 
 
 ver'bal 
 
 
 fem'i nine 
 
 nom'i na tive 
 
 ab'stra-et 
 
 
 mas'^ti line 
 
 a pos'tro phe 
 
 £ol le-e'tive 
 
 
 ob je-e'tive 
 
 ap'po §i'tion 
 
 17. Relating 
 
 TO Pronouns and Adjectives 
 
 ■eom'pound 
 
 
 ■ear'di nal 
 
 po§'i tive 
 
 per'son al 
 
 
 6r'di naf 
 
 -eom par 'a tive 
 
 rel'a tive 
 
 
 lim'it ing 
 
 su per'la tive 
 
 ar'ti -ele 
 
 
 de s-erip'tive 
 
 an'te Qed'ent 
 
 nu'mer al 
 
 
 ■eom par i son 
 
 in'ter rog'a tive 
 
 18. 
 
 North American Quadrupeds 
 
 mink 
 
 go'pb 
 
 er bfson 
 
 rac -eoon 
 
 moose 
 
 ba6?g 
 
 er -eoz^'g:ar 
 
 ^oj o'te 
 
 ot'ter 
 
 chip'munk panther 
 
 6 pos sum 
 
 wea'§d 
 
 musk'rat big'horn 
 
 por'-eu pine 
 
 beaVer 
 
 wood'chuck -ear'i hou 
 
 • • 
 
 prafrie dog 
 
 19. 
 
 Comparison by more and ] 
 
 most 
 
 hu mane' 
 
 
 ro man'ti-e 
 
 am bi'tious 
 
 bless'ed 
 
 
 e nor'mous 
 
 neg'es sa ry 
 
 pee'vish 
 
 
 des'6 late 
 
 par ti-e'u lar 
 
 def i nite 
 
 
 ob'sti nate 
 
 in tel'li gent 
 
 des'per ate 
 
 
 per'ma nent 
 
 mag nif'i gent 
 
 Note : Most adjectives of two or more syllables, such as 
 these, are compared only by using more and most. 
 
86 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 20, Nouns of Similar Meaning 
 
 eloak 
 
 mantle 
 
 / — '-s> 
 
 ten'et do-e'trme 
 
 dose 
 
 po'tion 
 
 hear'er aw di tor 
 
 • * 
 
 mght 
 
 an'y thing 
 
 in stance example 
 
 de lay' 
 
 res'pTte 
 
 ■eairing vo -ea'tion 
 
 ^herter 
 
 refuge 
 
 pos'ture p6 jf tion 
 
 21. 
 
 Forms of Animal Life 
 
 min'nozo 
 
 ■eurlew 
 
 polar bear 
 
 dorphin 
 
 bob'6 link el'der duck 
 
 pOr'pozse 
 
 fla min'go Es'ki mo dog 
 
 ibr'ioise 
 
 j9tar'mi gan gwin'ea (-1) iow\ 
 
 ter'ra pin 
 
 hum'min 
 
 g bird fox squir'rel 
 
 22. 
 
 Adjectives of Similar Meaning 
 
 dull 
 
 vapid 
 
 ar'dent burning 
 
 ripe 
 
 ma ture' 
 
 ghastly ghostlike 
 
 thin 
 
 su6'tle (stit"l) 
 
 fi'nal €on ^lu'sive 
 
 liv'ing 
 
 vftal 
 
 fearless in trepld 
 
 spot'ted 
 
 mot'tled 
 
 bllthe'some cheerful 
 
 23. Compound Words with and without Hyphen 
 
 eyelid 
 
 sea'sick 
 
 arm chair well-knowD 
 
 oat'meal 
 
 fly'trap 
 
 snow'shoe ill-bred 
 
 pie^e'meal 
 
 headland 
 
 hail'stone -cast-off 
 
 turn'pike 
 
 side'board 
 
 breast'pin bird's-eye 
 
 brake'TTian 
 
 ^up'board 
 
 thread'bare rock-bound 
 
 Direction : Note that the words in the last column are 
 |)roperly written with the hyphen when used as adjectives 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 87 
 
 24. Grammatical Terms relating to Verbs 
 
 mode 
 
 tense 
 
 voice 
 
 a-e'tive 
 
 pas'sive 
 
 25. 
 
 €oil 
 
 warp 
 
 stint 
 
 ^nock 
 
 squeak 
 
 reg'u lar 
 ir reg'u lar 
 tran'si tiv6 
 in tran'si tive 
 ■eon ju ga'tion 
 
 Eegular Verbs 
 
 ush'er 
 gam'bol 
 slum'ber 
 pros'per 
 ■eon 9ear 
 
 re lax' 
 at tack' 
 ■ea ress' 
 pun'ish 
 nour'ish 
 
 po ten'tial 
 sub ]un-e'tiv€ 
 in di-e'a tive 
 in fin'i tive 
 par ti Qi pl6 
 
 a void' 
 de pi-et' 
 im part' 
 re spond' 
 ■eom mend' 
 
 Direction : Pronounce the words formed by adding -ed. 
 
 26. 
 
 val'iant 
 warVior 
 bul7i6n 
 trirZion 
 mirZion aite 
 
 Sound of i = y in yes 
 
 pin'iong 
 s-eurZion 
 ■eoi^rtler 
 be havlor 
 bat tallon 
 
 do min'ion 
 pa virion 
 ■eon gen'ial 
 awx iria ry 
 pe -euli ar'i t^ 
 
 Direction : Give distinctly the sound of i = y in yes 
 27. Dictation Review 
 
 This bird's eye is keen. 
 
 Here is a bird's-eye view of the exposition. 
 
 The breaking waves dashed high 
 
 On a stern and rock-bound coast. — Hemans. 
 
 And the star-spangled banner in triumph ahall 
 
 WavCc — Key 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 28e 
 
 Irregular Verbs ^ 
 
 Present 
 
 Past 
 
 Past Part. 
 
 Present 
 
 Past and 
 Past Part 
 
 eat 
 
 ate 
 
 eat'en 
 
 feel 
 
 felt 
 
 irive 
 
 drove 
 
 driv'en 
 
 sweep 
 
 swept 
 
 weave 
 
 wove 
 
 wo'ven 
 
 ^neel 
 
 ^nelt 
 
 treeze 
 
 froze 
 
 fro'zen 
 
 dwell 
 
 dwelt 
 
 3hoo§e 
 
 chose 
 
 cho'gen 
 
 -creep 
 
 -crept 
 
 bite 
 
 bit"" 
 
 bit'^en 
 
 dream 
 
 dreamt 
 
 write 
 
 wrote 
 
 writ'^gn 
 
 deal 
 
 dealt 
 
 for get' 
 
 for got' 
 
 for gotten 
 
 mean 
 
 meant 
 
 29. 
 
 Irregular Verbs 
 
 
 
 Present 
 
 Present Part. 
 
 Past and 
 Past Part. 
 
 Present 
 
 Past and 
 Past Part 
 
 toring 
 
 WYmg'ing 
 
 iVYung 
 
 buy 
 
 bought 
 
 read 
 
 readying 
 
 read 
 
 seek 
 
 sought 
 
 hang 
 
 hanging 
 
 hung 
 
 fight 
 
 fought 
 
 swing 
 
 swinging 
 
 swung 
 
 think 
 
 thought 
 
 fling 
 
 flinging 
 
 flung 
 
 bring 
 
 broughl 
 
 bear 
 
 hearing 
 
 heard 
 
 work 
 
 wrought 
 
 bind 
 
 binding 
 
 bound 
 
 catch 
 
 caught 
 
 bleed 
 
 bleeding 
 
 bled 
 
 teach 
 
 taught 
 
 30« Dictation Eeview 
 
 Life IS no dream or thing of naught. 
 But know you this, that life is thought, 
 And to live is not life, if naught is wrought, 
 
 ^ Note. —-Irregular verbs form the past tense and past participle m 
 lome other way than by sufiOixing -ed to the present tense. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 8S» 
 
 31. Word Analysis 
 
 an Qer'tam un baranged un par'al leled 
 
 un TV 6 r thy un prin'91 pled un in'ter est ing 
 
 un daimt'ed un qual'i fled un sep'a rat ed 
 
 un tir'ing un ex pe-et'ed un sub stan'tial 
 
 un wel'-eome un for'tu nate un gram mat'i ^al 
 
 Direction Separate into roo^ and pre^oj ; lai means noi. 
 
 32. The Prefix un- with Verbs 
 
 un do' un mask un la^e' un bri'dk 
 
 unfurl unseal' unnerve' unsad'dle 
 
 unfold' uns-erew' unloose' unbur'den 
 
 un iorap' un load' un -eov'er un fas'^en 
 
 unveil' un-elose' unrav'el unbut'^on 
 
 Direction . Kote that un- in most of these words reverses the 
 meaning of the root-word.- 
 
 33. Word Analysis 
 
 in sane' in se ^ure' ir res'o lute 
 
 in -eon'stant im mor'tal ir rev'er ent 
 
 /■\ 1^ r\ 
 
 in sol'vent im mod'er ate in vol'un ta ry 
 
 mi par'tial il lib'er al in'-eon ven'ient 
 
 im'pi ous il log'i -eal in'sig nif'i -eant 
 
 Direction ^ Note that in- il-^ im-j and ir- mean not 
 
 31. Prefixes en-, in-, im-, and em- 
 
 en rich' in -ease' en forQe' im planf 
 
 en dear in -erust' en list' im per'il 
 
 en roir in graft' en tan'gle im pris'on 
 
 en rage^ in flame' en dan'ger em bit'ter 
 
 Note ; In these words the prefixes mean 7nakef or put in. 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 35. 
 
 dis loy'al 
 dis un'ioa 
 dis /ion'est 
 dis heart'en 
 dis ^oiir'age 
 
 Word Analysis 
 
 dis 6 bey' 
 dis -ered'it 
 dis al low' 
 dis ^on ne-et' 
 dis'-eon tin^ue 
 
 dis -eom'f ort 
 dis ap prov'al 
 dis -eour'te ous 
 dis sat'is fled 
 dis pro por'tion 
 
 Direction : Note that dis- means not, lacking. 
 
 36. 
 
 mis spell' 
 mis man'age 
 mis f or'tune 
 mis state'ment 
 mis pro nounge' 
 
 Prefixes mis- and re- 
 re turn' re'as sm^e' (-shoor') 
 
 re lease' 
 re mod'el 
 re dou'ble 
 re pro du^e' 
 
 re -eap'ture 
 
 -— / 
 
 re -eom men^e' 
 re'-eon sid'er 
 re-e'om mend^ 
 
 Direction : Note mis- means ivrong or ill; re- back or again 
 
 37. 
 
 cire 
 gaze 
 glaze 
 chafe 
 
 stS,re 
 ■evui^e 
 pe riise' 
 re tire' 
 
 Word Building 
 
 en gage' jos'^le 
 
 en ti^e' jum'ble 
 
 im pose' mum'ble 
 
 pro -eure' raffle 
 
 pre §ide' 
 ■eom plete 
 in -erease' 
 dis charge' 
 
 Direction : Suffix -ed and -ing to each word ; observe Eule I ' 
 
 38. 
 hoeing 
 shoeing 
 dye'ing 
 toeing 
 mile'age 
 
 Exceptions to Rule I 
 smge'ing change'a bk man'age a ble 
 tingelng out ra'geous 
 tra^e'a ble -eou ra'geous 
 peage'a h\e no'ti^e a ble 
 charge'a ble serv'iQe a ble 
 
 mar'r lage a ble 
 di vor^e'a ble 
 pro nounQe'a ble 
 ad Van ta'geous 
 
 1 KuLE I. — Words ending in silent e, drop e when a suflBx beginning 
 mth a vowel is added« 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 91 
 
 39. 
 
 ac? just' 
 in vent' 
 re port' 
 wan'der 
 saim'ter 
 Direction 
 
 40. 
 
 Word Building with Suffixes 
 
 de bate' 
 pro duge' 
 ob serve' 
 -eon trive' 
 sub s-eribe' 
 
 bab'ble 
 muffle 
 set'tle 
 trav'el 
 in quire' 
 
 -ere ate' 
 sur vive' 
 trans late' 
 ag'i tate 
 ed'ti -eate 
 
 Suffix -ed, -ing, and -er or -or to each word. 
 Verbs of Similar Meaning 
 
 freeze 
 soothe 
 is'sue (ish't) 
 re fuse' 
 for sake' 
 
 ■eon geal' 
 ■eom'fort 
 pro Qeed' 
 de -eline' 
 a ban'don 
 
 s-eat'ter 
 in -close' 
 dis play' 
 han'dk 
 sur round' 
 
 dis perse' 
 en vel'op 
 ex Aib'it 
 
 JL 
 
 ma nip'ti late 
 en -eom'pass 
 
 41. 
 
 a dopt' 
 af fli^t' 
 •eon fess' 
 de press' 
 
 Word Building with Suffix -ion 
 
 va'-eate 
 mi'grate 
 de vote' 
 di late' 
 
 pro fess' 
 sug gest' 
 trans a-et' 
 
 — _/ 
 
 -eom mune 
 
 ven er ate 
 am'pti tate 
 ar ti-e'u late 
 de lib'er ate 
 
 Direction: Suffix -ion, meaning state or condition; observe 
 Rule I and note the pronunciation of derivatives. 
 
 42. Dictation Review 
 
 The lamp is on the mantelpiece. 
 
 " Now Nature hangs her mantle green 
 
 On every blooming tree." — Burns. 
 
 Wash the clothes and icring them dry. 
 
 " ^ing out the thousand wars of old. 
 
 Ring in the thousand years of ^eace." — Tennyson. 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 43. 
 
 Derivatives spelled by Eule II ^ 
 
 snap per 
 trim'mer 
 
 snap snapped snap'ping 
 
 trim trimmed trim'ming 
 
 wxdb^ t(;rapped 'lorap'ping i(;rap'per 
 
 ■eon trol' -eon trolled' -eon trolling -eon troller 
 
 44:. Commekcial Terms and Abbreviations 
 
 Debtor 
 
 
 Dr. 
 
 Re 9eived' 
 
 Reed. 
 
 €red'i tor 
 
 
 Cr. 
 
 Pay'ment 
 
 Payt. 
 
 Ac -eount 
 
 f 
 
 Acct. 
 
 Mer'chan dise 
 
 Mdse. 
 
 Barange 
 
 
 Bal. 
 
 €6m'pa ny 
 
 Co. 
 
 A mount' 
 
 
 Amt. 
 
 Cash on delivery CO. D. 
 
 45. 
 
 Word BuILDI:^ 
 
 rG BY Rule II 
 
 
 fret 
 
 tug 
 
 ex ^el' 
 
 ad mit' 
 
 com mit' 
 
 flit 
 
 drap; 
 
 -eom pel 
 
 al lot' 
 
 con f er' 
 
 grin 
 
 skim 
 
 e quip' 
 
 be dim' 
 
 oc -eur' 
 
 slam 
 
 plod 
 
 per mit 
 
 ex pel' 
 
 re gret' 
 
 sob 
 
 trot 
 
 sub mit' 
 
 mit 
 
 pre f er' 
 
 Direction: Suffix 
 
 -ed and -xncj 
 
 ^ to each, observin 
 
 g Rule II. 
 
 46. 
 
 
 Word Building 
 
 
 tilt 
 
 re volt' ( 
 
 en chant' 
 
 de vel'op 
 
 blink 
 
 de feat' 
 
 be witch' 
 
 re -eov'er 
 
 splash 
 
 con tend' 
 
 dis miss' 
 
 ac -eus'tom 
 
 ■erouch 
 
 shud'der 
 
 re sound' 
 
 em bar'rass 
 
 Direction: Suffix 
 
 -ed and -ing 
 
 ; do not double final consonant. 
 
 1 Rule II. — Monosyllables and other words accented on last syllable, 
 ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double the final 
 consonant before a sufiBx beginning with a vowel. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 93 
 
 47. 
 
 Grammatical Forms of Adjectives 
 
 Positive 
 
 Comparative Superlative 
 
 Positive 
 
 bus y (biz* 
 
 -) bus'i er bus'i est 
 
 fleeQ'y 
 
 airy 
 
 air'i er air'i est 
 
 diz'zy 
 
 siriy 
 
 sirii er sirii est 
 
 nas'ty 
 
 fussy 
 
 fuss'i er fuss'i est 
 
 gawdy 
 
 wea'ry 
 
 wea'ri er wea ri est 
 
 chilly 
 
 Direction : Suffix -er and -est to last column ; apply Rule III.* 
 
 48. 
 
 Grammatical Forms of Verbs 
 
 Present Singular 
 
 Past 
 
 en'vied 
 
 Present Participle 
 
 enVy 
 
 en'vies 
 
 en'vy ing 
 
 rely' 
 
 re lies' 
 
 re lied' 
 
 re ly'ing 
 
 lev'y 
 
 lev'ies 
 
 lev'ied 
 
 lev'y ing" 
 
 tes'ti fy 
 
 tes'ti fies 
 
 tes'ti fied 
 
 tes'ti fy ing 
 
 jus'ti fy 
 
 jus'ti fies 
 
 jus'ti fied 
 
 jus'ti fy ing 
 
 49. 
 
 Exercise on 
 
 Grammatical Form- 
 
 espy' 
 
 sal'ly 
 
 no'ti f y 
 
 ter'ri fy 
 
 eom ply' 
 
 tal'ly 
 
 qual'i fy 
 
 proph'e sy 
 
 de cry' 
 
 s-eur'ry 
 
 -elas'si fy 
 
 mul'ti ply 
 
 im ply' 
 
 que'ry 
 
 mod'i fy 
 
 em bod'y 
 
 Direction : Write the other gi-ammatical forms of these verbs. 
 
 50. Dictation Review 
 
 Longfellow ivrote " The Old Clock on the Stairs'' 
 
 Some sing by note and others by rote. 
 
 Said the Wind to the Moon, " I will blow you out ^ 
 
 You stare in the air like a ghost in the chair ! " 
 
 1 Rule III. — Words ending in y preceded by a consonant, change y Ul 
 i when a suffix not beginning with i is added. 
 
M 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 51. 
 
 ag'ony 
 liv'er y 
 va'-ean gy 
 rob'ber y 
 gro'ger y 
 tap'es try 
 a gen qy 
 
 Nouns in the Singular 
 
 SO 91 e ty 
 fa 9iri ty 
 a bin ty 
 ma jor'i ty 
 treach'er y 
 bi og'ra phy 
 
 san-e tu a ry 
 neQ'es sa ry 
 in'ti m J qj 
 ■eom mu'ni ty 
 mis'sion a ry 
 ■eu'ri os'i ty 
 
 anx i'e ty (an zi'-) re spon'si bil'i ty 
 Direction : Form plurals ; add -es according to Rule III. 
 
 52. New England and Atlantic Slope Regions 
 
 Maine 
 
 Maine 
 
 Penn'syl va'ni a 
 
 Pa. 
 
 New Hamp' 
 
 shire N.H. 
 
 Del'a ware 
 
 Del. 
 
 Ver "mont' 
 
 Vt. 
 
 Mar'y land (mgrl-) 
 
 Md. 
 
 Mas'sa chu 'setts Mass. 
 
 V ir gm 1 a 
 
 Va. 
 
 Gon ngpt'i -eut Conn. 
 
 North Car'o li'na 
 
 N.G. 
 
 Rhode Is'laad R.I. 
 
 South Car'o li'na 
 
 S.C. 
 
 New York' 
 
 N.Y. 
 
 Geor'gi a 
 
 Ga. 
 
 New Jer'sey 
 
 N.J. 
 
 Flor'i dk 
 
 Fla. 
 
 
 District of €0 1 
 
 mn'bi a D.C. 
 
 
 53. 
 
 Rules for Spi 
 
 :lling Applied 
 
 
 polish 
 
 al lude' 
 
 as sume' fas'ci 
 
 nate 
 
 cher'ish 
 
 be num6' 
 
 de vise' spe-e'tj 
 
 ilate 
 
 bur'nish 
 
 re t5rt' 
 
 in «line' -eon'gre gate 
 
 blus'ter 
 
 re sume' 
 
 in spire' re-e'og 
 
 nize 
 
 de f er' 
 
 re vive' 
 
 de s-eribe' re-e'on 
 
 Qile 
 
 be dim' 
 
 re §ide' 
 
 pre vail' sur ren'der 
 
 propel' 
 
 ex ult' 
 
 sub side' ex tin' 
 
 guish 
 
 Direction : 
 
 Suffix -ed and -inc 
 
 / to each word ; apply Rules. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 95 
 
 54. 
 
 Word Analysis and Word Building 
 
 1 
 
 r 
 
 sad'^Zen 
 
 deafen 
 
 soften 
 
 sharp'en 
 
 mad'^en 
 
 dead'en 
 
 sweet'en 
 
 bright'en 
 
 glad'c?en 
 
 deep'en 
 
 short'en 
 
 tight'en 
 
 flatten 
 
 quick'en 
 
 fresh'en 
 
 tough'en 
 
 stiff'en 
 
 black'en 
 
 cheap'en 
 
 rough'en 
 
 Direction: 1. Analyze these words; -en means to make, 
 2. Build other words by suffixing -ly and -ness to the roots. 
 
 55. Mississippi Valley States — Northern 
 
 Section 
 
 West Vir gin'i a 
 
 W.Va. 
 
 Min'ne so'ta 
 
 Minn. 
 
 hi'o 
 
 Ohio 
 
 Mis soi^'ri 
 
 • • 
 
 
 Mo. 
 
 Ken tuck'y 
 
 Ky. 
 
 io wa 
 
 
 Iowa 
 
 In'di an'a 
 
 Ind. 
 
 Kan'sas 
 
 
 Kans. 
 
 IHi nois' 
 
 111. 
 
 Ne bras'ka 
 
 
 Nebr. 
 
 MiQh'i gan 
 
 Mich. 
 
 North Da ] 
 
 io'ta 
 
 N. Dak. 
 
 Wis -eon'sin 
 
 Wis. 
 
 South Da ko'ta 
 
 S. DaL 
 
 56. 
 
 Word I 
 
 Analysis 
 
 
 
 as sist'ange 
 
 en dur'a 
 
 mce 
 
 ac quaint'anee 
 
 an noy'anQB 
 
 in sur'ai 
 
 ace 
 
 re sem'blance 
 
 ap pli'ange 
 
 -eon triv 
 
 'ance 
 
 re mem'brance 
 
 va'ri an^e 
 
 for bear 
 
 ance 
 
 re mon'strance 
 
 Direction: Analyze words; -ance means a/it of, tlmX which, 
 
 57. Dictation Review 
 
 Hear the merry jingle of the sleigh bells ! 
 King Edward was crowned in the throne room. 
 One wrestler was thrown violently to the ground. 
 ^' Though he slay me, yet will I trust him." — Bible. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 58. 
 
 din genqe 
 eon'fi dence 
 rev'er ence 
 refer ence 
 prefer ence 
 
 Nouns ending in -ence 
 
 eVb quence 
 evl dence 
 ■eon'fer ence 
 in'do lence 
 
 con ven'ience 
 
 de pend'ence 
 in duFgence 
 sub sist'ence 
 o be'di ence 
 in telli gence 
 
 Direction : Write other words related to these nouns. 
 59. Mississippi Valley — Southern Section 
 
 Ten nes see' 
 Al a ba'ma 
 Mis'sis sip'j9i 
 
 60. 
 
 Jov'a bk 
 no'ta ble 
 pass'a ble 
 suzt'a ble 
 laugh'a ble 
 
 Tenn. 
 Ala. 
 Miss. 
 kla ho'ma 
 
 Ar'kan sas 
 JjOu i si an'a 
 Texas 
 
 Okla. 
 
 Ark 
 
 La. 
 
 Tex 
 
 Suffix -able 
 
 va'ri a ble 
 ■eom'f ort a ble 
 •eom'pa ra ble 
 re spe-et'a ble 
 
 de ni'a ble 
 ad'mi ra ble 
 sep'a ra ble 
 de plor'a ble 
 de fin'a ble 
 
 pit'! a ble 
 
 Direction : Define these derivatives, noting that suffix -able 
 means capable of being, causing, fit to be. 
 
 61. 
 
 Plateau and Pacific Coast Regions 
 
 Mon ta'na 
 rdaho 
 Wy o'mmg 
 Ne va'da 
 U'taA 
 
 Mont. 
 Idaho 
 Wyo. 
 
 Nev. 
 Utah 
 New Mex'i co 
 
 Col'o ra'do 
 Gal'i fdr'ni ^ 
 
 re gon 
 Wash'ing ton 
 Ar i zo'na 
 
 N. Mex. 
 
 Colo. 
 
 Calif. 
 
 Oregon 
 
 Wash- 
 
 Ariz. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 97 
 
 61. 
 
 mar'gin al 
 eom'i -eal 
 med'i -eal 
 gradji al 
 
 Suffix -al 
 
 se-e'tion al 
 fac'tion al 
 sur'gi -eal 
 of ff cial 
 -eom mer'cial 
 
 6 rig'i nal 
 a-e 91 den'tal 
 ■eon ti nen'tal 
 hor 1 zon'tal 
 pra-e'ti -eal -eom mer'cial u ni ver'sal 
 
 Direction : Analyze these words, noting that -al means per 
 (aining to. 
 
 62. 
 
 g^ad'an^e 
 ro manQe' 
 ti nsLnqe 
 €Oun'te nan 96 
 Qir'-eura stance 
 
 Troublesome Terminations 
 
 •eon'fi dence 
 in flu ence 
 neg'li gence 
 ex pe'ri ence 
 Qir -eiim'f er ence 
 
 ev'i denge 
 in'no gence 
 ob serv'ance 
 re sist'ance 
 
 •V- / 
 
 perse ver'ance 
 
 63. Pronouncing and Dictation Exercise 
 
 Alas'ka H'awan Luzon' 
 
 Por'to R'i'-eo Ha wai'ian (yan) Philip pm^ 
 
 San Juan' (hwan) Ho'no hi^lu Fil'i pi'nos 
 
 Alaska was bought from Russia m 1867 
 Hawaii Territory includes a group of islands that 
 were annexed to the United States in 1898. Hono- 
 lulu is the capital of the Hawaiian Islands. 
 
 Spain ceded Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands 
 to the United States m 1898. The Philippine Island? 
 were so named in honor of King Philip of Spain. 
 
 PROGRESSIVE RPKT.T.TVO 7 
 
98 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 64. 
 
 a gree'ment 
 acZ just'ment 
 at tain'ment 
 im prove'ment 
 ex 9ite'ment 
 
 Suffix -ment 
 a maze'ment ac? journ'ment 
 
 en gage'ment 
 ar range'ment 
 mer'ri ment 
 wor'ri ment 
 
 an nounge'ment 
 me(2s'ure ment 
 en ter tain'ment 
 a-e kri6iv\%dg ment 
 
 Direction : Note that -ment means act of or state of being. 
 65. Largest Cities of the United States 
 
 1. New York 2.Chi^a'go S.Phiradel'phia 
 
 4. De troit' 5. Cleveland 6. St. Loi^'is 
 
 T.Bos'ton 8. Bam more 9. Pittsburgh 
 
 10. Los An'gel es 11. Buf/a lo 12. San Fran Qis'-eo 
 
 13. Mil wat/'kee 14. Washing ton 15. New'ark 
 
 Note ; Numbers indicate city^s rank, based on census of 1920. 
 
 66. 
 
 pit'e ous 
 dti'te ous 
 plen'te ous 
 boun'te ous 
 f u'ri ous 
 
 Word Analysis 
 
 mon'strous 
 hu'mor ous 
 ven'om ous 
 mo men'tous 
 
 villain ous 
 out ra'geous 
 av a ri'cious 
 har mo'ni ous 
 ri di-e'ti lous 
 
 dis as'trous 
 
 X 
 
 Direction : Separate these derivatives into root-word and suffix. 
 67. Military Titles and Abbreviations 
 
 Ma'jor 
 
 Maj. 
 
 Gen'er al 
 
 Gen. 
 
 Cap'tam 
 
 Capt. 
 
 Ad'mi ral 
 
 Adm. 
 
 Colo'nel (kur'-) 
 
 Col. 
 
 Com'mo dore 
 
 Com. 
 
 Cor'po ral 
 
 Corp. 
 
 Brig a dzer' 
 
 Brig. 
 
 \jieu. ten'ant 
 
 Lieut. 
 
 Quar'ter mas'ter 
 
 Q.M. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 99 
 
 68. Suffix -ize 
 
 re'al ize i'tem ize fos'sil ize 
 
 i'dol ize ster'i lize neu'tral ize 
 
 syml)ol ize pat'ron ize i tall gize 
 
 va'por ize s-ean'dal ize e -eon'o mize 
 
 vi-e'tim ize tran'quil ize gen'er al ize 
 
 Direction: Separate into root-words and suffix, noting that 
 •ize means to make. 
 
 69. Important Cities of the United States 
 
 Cin (^in natl Se at'tle Min'ne ap'6 lis 
 
 New Orleang Loi/isville In'di an ap'6 lis 
 
 DenVer Prov'i denge Roch'es ter 
 
 To le'do Kan'sas City Portland 
 
 O'ma ha' St. Paul' At lan'ta 
 
 70. Suffixes Meaning "One Who'^ 
 
 art'ist law'yer as ses'sor 
 
 drug'gist clothier -eon tra-e'tor 
 
 an'ar-eA ist lal)or er -eon'qwer or 
 
 ma Qhm'ist strag'gler -eom pet'i tor 
 
 nat^ ral ist dis -eov'er er pred'e ges'sor 
 
 Direction : Separate each, word into root and suffix, and give 
 meaning. 
 
 71. Dictation Beview 
 
 Have yon heard the waters singing, little May ? 
 The carpenter uses a gauge and a plane. 
 A great herd of cattle was grazing on the plain. 
 The ship will sail away and be lost to sight. 
 This fine site is for sale. Who is ready to recite ? 
 
too 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 72. 
 
 po et'ic 
 he ro'ic 
 his tor'ic 
 ar tis'tic 
 des pot'ic 
 
 Derivative Words 
 
 bound'a ry trib'ti ta ry 
 
 lifer a ry 
 hoYiOY a ry 
 sta'tion a ry 
 
 se-e'ond a ry 
 el'e men'ta ry 
 im ag'i na ry 
 re a-e'tion a ry 
 
 -eus torn a ry 
 
 Direction: Analyze into root and suffix, noting that -ic and 
 ary mean pertaining to. 
 
 73. 
 
 scen'er y 
 quar'rieg 
 fish'er ie§ 
 her'ring 
 sar dmes*" 
 
 From Kew England Geography 
 
 daf ry ing 
 wa'ter f all§ 
 f a-e'to rie§ 
 tan'ner \e^ 
 man'ti fa-e'ttirg 
 
 ■eorieg e§ 
 li'bra ries 
 
 X. 
 
 u ni versi tie§ 
 ma ^hin'er y 
 sta'tion er y 
 
 74. 
 
 spor'tive 
 op pres'sive 
 pro gres'sive 
 de f e-e'tive 
 per sua'sive 
 
 Word Analysis 
 
 sug ges'tive 
 ■ere a'tive 
 -eon stru-e'tive 
 de f en'sive 
 of f en'sive 
 
 ■eol le-e'tive 
 re pul'sive 
 in stin^'tive 
 gender a tive 
 ■eom mu'ni -ea tive 
 
 Direction : Note that -ive means relating to or tending to. 
 
 75. 
 
 sea'ports 
 ship'yards 
 eom'merce 
 tor eigxi 
 do mes'tic 
 
 In Atlantic Coast States 
 
 steel works 
 iron found'ry 
 
 minting 
 an'thra Qite 
 bi tu'mi nous 
 pe tro'le um 
 re f in'er ie§ 
 
 ag'ri -eul ture 
 man ti f a-e'tur ing 
 fruit rais'ing 
 
1 ■» ■» J 
 J ■» ' ■» -f 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE J[N\SPRhLhN^G ] ,\\l()l 
 
 > ', 1 111 
 
 76. 
 
 bond'age 
 
 ^erb'age 
 
 pas'sage 
 
 t^reck'age 
 
 drain'age 
 
 Suffix -age 
 ■eoin'age dray 'age 
 
 stor age 
 post'age 
 -eart'age 
 wharfage 
 
 tiirage 
 plum'age 
 stop'page 
 shrink'age 
 
 break'age 
 mar'riage 
 pat'ron age 
 pirgrim age 
 vas'sal age 
 
 Direction : Analyze, noting that suffix -age means state, aa 
 of or allowance for. 
 
 77. 
 
 — •/ w 
 
 praz rie§ 
 ^e're als 
 stock'yards 
 flour mills 
 tile kiln§ 
 
 In the Mississippi Valley 
 
 f er tin ty 
 sur pass'ing 
 stock'-rais'ing 
 grain'-grow'ing 
 meat'-pack'ing 
 
 el'e va'tor§ 
 im'ple ments 
 ag'ri -euVtur al 
 dis till'er ie§ 
 man'ti f a-e'to riej 
 
 78. Suffixes meaning state or condition of 
 wis'dom false'hood -elerk'ship 
 
 free'dom 
 serfdom 
 mar'tyr dom 
 hea'tiien dom 
 
 child'hood 
 man'hood 
 wom'an hood 
 sis'ter hood 
 
 friend'ship 
 own'er ship 
 lead'er ship 
 ap pren'tiqe ship 
 
 79. Dictation Review 
 
 After the storm the shore was strewn with wreckage. 
 This is a famous grain-growing section. 
 Oats, wheat, rye, etc. are called cereals. 
 Some literary works are published as serials. 
 " But little he'll reck if they let him sleep on, 
 In the grave where a Briton has laid him." — Wolfe. 
 
102 PROGEESSfVE' COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 80. 
 
 Tn 
 
 Southern States 
 
 
 del'ta 
 
 
 ■eane'brakes 
 
 rice fields 
 
 lev'ee 
 
 
 lum'ber ing 
 
 sugar -eane 
 
 hajou 
 
 
 pin'er ie§ 
 
 •eot'^on gins 
 
 jet'ti6§ 
 
 
 tvir'pen tine 
 
 roiring mills 
 
 €re vasse' 
 
 
 plan tactions 
 
 pine'ap ple§ 
 
 81. 
 
 Sound of s or si = zh 
 
 J. X 
 
 
 vrfgion 
 
 
 oc ^a'gion 
 
 in ■elo'gtire 
 
 de Qi'^ion 
 
 
 •eo he'gion 
 
 ■eom po'§vire 
 
 de ri'gion 
 
 
 in va'^ion 
 
 ex plo'sion 
 
 pro vi'§ion 
 
 
 de lu'sion 
 
 se -elu'^ion 
 
 €ol If §ion 
 
 
 •eon -elu'gion 
 
 •eon fu'gion 
 
 Note: When accented vowel is short, the zh sound unites 
 with it and forms a syllable in pronunciation. 
 
 82. In Plateau Region of United States 
 
 parks mag'i-e gulch'eg majes'ti-e 
 
 peaks rang'eg -ean'yong scen'er y 
 
 €liffs snow-^lad sce'ni-e star'tling 
 
 quartz sum'mits won'ders e ro'gion 
 
 me'sa -eav'erng sub lime' preQ'i piQe 
 
 83. Words containing the Sound of sh 
 
 pen'sion gen'tian spe'cial 
 
 man'sion in f tial ma gf cian 
 
 de pres'sion mi If tia sus pfcious 
 
 dis -eus'sion tran'sient ar'ti f I'cial 
 
 eom mis'sion di-e'tion a ry ben e ff cial 
 
 Direction : Note that in many words ci, si, or ti, preceding ^ 
 
 vowel in the same syllable, represents the sound of sh 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING iO'6 
 
 84. 
 
 In Pacific Coast States 
 
 
 for'ests 
 
 ■ell mat'i-e 
 
 fisli'er Te§ 
 
 redVood 
 
 •eon'trasts 
 
 ■ean'ner i6§ 
 
 se quoi'a 
 
 ^ r id'i ty 
 
 Y6 sem'i te 
 
 Qe'dars 
 
 hu mid'i ty 
 
 €6 lum'bi a 
 
 fir trees 
 
 di ver'si ty 
 
 Pu'get Soun. 
 
 85. 
 
 Word Building 
 
 
 eol le-et' 
 
 medl tate 
 
 in un date 
 
 €on sole' 
 
 gen'er ate 
 
 il lus'trate 
 
 de -elare' 
 
 pop'u late 
 
 dis trib'ute 
 
 eon verse' 
 
 •eom'pen sate 
 
 in ves'ti gate 
 
 €om plete' 
 
 ■eon'st 1 ttite 
 
 in tro duge' 
 
 Direction : Write the noun ending in -ion which is derived 
 from each verb. 
 
 86. : 
 
 [n Detached Possessions op 
 
 United States 
 
 furs 
 
 *ar-e'tie 
 
 A leu'tian 
 
 gla'cierg 
 
 seal 
 
 tor'rid 
 
 Ha wai'ian 
 
 vol -ea'noeg 
 
 sa'ble 
 
 bam boo' 
 
 Es'ki mo 
 
 buf fa loeg 
 
 mar ten 
 
 ty phoon' 
 
 Ta galog 
 
 Ala nira 
 
 tun dra 
 
 TTion soon' 
 
 Ma la?/'an 
 
 Mt. McKinle^ 
 
 87. Dictation Review 
 
 The firs of Washington and Oregon are tall and 
 straight The sequoias of California are " The Big 
 Trees" of the world. 
 
 The finest furs come from the arctic regions. 
 
 Here is some stationery for your correspondents. 
 
 We wish to buy a stationary engine for a cotton gin 
 
104 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 88. 
 
 Adjectives of Similar Meaning 
 
 a droit' 
 
 skiirful 
 
 fit'ful 
 
 ir reg'ti lar 
 
 bra'zen 
 
 brass'y 
 
 doQ'ile . 
 
 teach'a ble 
 
 mod'est 
 
 de mure' 
 
 east'ern 
 
 o'ri en'tal 
 
 wist'ful 
 
 wish'ful 
 
 west'ern 
 
 o-e'Qi den'tal 
 
 :-oorisli 
 
 senseless 
 
 lib'er al 
 
 gen'er ous 
 
 89. 
 
 Adjectives 
 
 OF Opposite Meaning 
 
 major 
 
 mi'nor 
 
 ^~ 
 
 -eon' vex 
 
 ■eon'-eave 
 
 sen'ior 
 
 jun'ior 
 
 mod'ern 
 
 an'cient 
 
 in'ner 
 
 out'er 
 
 men'tQjl 
 
 pliyg'i «al 
 
 art'ful 
 
 art'less 
 
 in ter'nal 
 
 ex ter'nal 
 
 re'^ent 
 
 re mote' 
 
 pow'er f ul 
 
 pow'er less 
 
 90. 
 
 From Military History 
 
 
 ^orps 
 
 mor'tar 
 
 bri gade' 
 
 in'fan try 
 
 flank 
 
 ■ean'non 
 
 -eam paf^n' 
 
 •eav'al ry 
 
 bom&§ 
 
 A:nap'sack 
 
 in trench' 
 
 bat'ter y 
 
 ri'fle 
 
 sa lute' 
 
 skir mish 
 
 vet'er an 
 
 mus'ket 
 
 pla toon' 
 
 bay'o net 
 
 vol'un teer' 
 
 91. 
 
 Adjectives 
 
 OF Similar Meaning 
 
 sane 
 
 ra 
 
 'tion al 
 
 rea'son a ble 
 
 angry 
 
 1V\ 
 
 ^ath'ful 
 
 in dio-'nant 
 
 a ware' 
 
 •eon'scious 
 
 sen'si ble 
 
 lively 
 
 glee'ful 
 
 VI va'cious 
 
 pro fuse' 
 
 lav'ish 
 
 prod'i gal 
 
 ■eon'stant 
 
 •eon tin'u al 
 
 per pet^ al 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 105 
 
 92. 
 
 From 1 
 
 ^AVAL History 
 
 
 fleet 
 
 ■eon'voy 
 
 ma fines' 
 
 broad'side 
 
 sea'men 
 
 gun'boat 
 
 squad'ron 
 
 tor pe'doej 
 
 ar'inor 
 
 -erm'g'er 
 
 bom bard' 
 
 -eommand'ei 
 
 gun'ner 
 
 signal 
 
 block ade' 
 
 -can non ade' 
 
 rud'der 
 
 en'si^n 
 
 gre nade' 
 
 pri'va teer' 
 
 93. 
 
 Troublesome Words 
 
 
 full 
 
 • 
 
 furiy 
 
 wool'en 
 
 al ^ougK 
 
 f ul mr 
 
 duly 
 
 woolly 
 
 prin'91 pie 
 
 till 
 
 ex ger 
 
 swol7en 
 
 -eangeled 
 
 un tir 
 
 dis till' 
 
 toholly 
 
 ex gelled' 
 
 till'age 
 
 •ean'^el 
 
 du'el ing 
 
 ■ean'Qel la^tion 
 
 94. 
 
 Verbs of 
 
 Similar Meaning 
 
 ■ ,, - A 
 
 quoth. 
 
 said 
 
 pre diet' 
 
 fore teir 
 
 beg 
 
 be seech' 
 
 por tend' 
 
 fore shoV 
 
 abate' 
 
 less'en 
 
 per plex' 
 
 puz'zle 
 
 a buge' 
 
 mis treat' 
 
 her'ald 
 
 pro claim' 
 
 eon Qeal' 
 
 se -erete' 
 
 ex -claim 
 
 e ja^'u late 
 
 95. 
 
 Dictation Review 
 
 
 Do you know your iveight f " Everything comes ii 
 d, man will only wait*' 
 
 Here is a picture of the capitol at Washington. 
 " Capital solicits the aid of labor." — Webster. 
 "Wisdom is the lorincipal thing 5 therefore get 
 
 wisdom." — Bible. 
 
 " The man who toils for a principle ennobles himself 
 by the act." — Theodore Parker. 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 96. 
 
 Root-words and Derivatives 
 
 Adjective 
 
 Verb 
 
 Noun 
 
 e'qual 
 
 e'qual ize 
 
 6 quail ty 
 
 legal 
 
 le'gal ize 
 
 le gall ty 
 
 lo'-eal 
 
 lo'cal ize 
 
 lo cal'i ty 
 
 fer'tile 
 
 f er'til ize 
 
 f er till ty 
 
 Ub'er g.1 
 
 lib'er ^ ize 
 
 lib'er all ty 
 
 Direction 
 
 : Analyze derivatives ; -ity means 
 
 5 state of being. 
 
 97. 
 
 Vehicles 
 
 
 gig 
 
 sulk'y charl ot 
 
 wheel 'barloz^ 
 
 sle^^A 
 
 bug'gy oir/ni bus 
 
 lo'-eomo'bile 
 
 sludge 
 
 buck'board bi'^y -el^ 
 
 at^'to mo 'bile 
 
 •eoz^'p^' (-pa' 
 
 ) pha'e ton (f a'e-) tri'9y -eXe 
 
 ve \ocfi pede 
 
 ^ha^'se 
 
 ba roiK^e' wag'on ette' 
 
 jm rik 1 sna 
 
 98. 
 
 Root- WORDS and Derivatives 
 
 Noun 
 
 ad vige' 
 €ritlc 
 a pol'o gy 
 sym'pa thy 
 A. merl -ea 
 
 99. 
 
 or'gan 
 vi'tal 
 au'thor 
 pau'per 
 
 Direction : 
 
 Verb 
 
 ad vige' 
 ■eritl Qize 
 a pol'o gize 
 sym'pa thize 
 A merl -ean ize 
 
 Adjective 
 
 ad vi'§o ry 
 ■eritl -eal 
 ^ pol'o getlc 
 sym'pa thet'io 
 
 • 
 
 A merl -ean 
 
 Word Building 
 
 Qiv'il 
 vo'-eal 
 bru'tal 
 mag'net 
 
 tyr an ny 
 ■e/iar'ac ter 
 fa miliar 
 e con'o my 
 
 Construct derivatives from each word 
 
 en er gy 
 dep'u ty 
 har'mo ny 
 core ny 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 107 
 
 100. 
 
 Derivatives ending in -ible 
 
 fuse 
 
 fii'si ble 
 
 vfsion 
 
 vi§'i ble 
 
 force 
 
 f or'gi ble 
 
 a-e'gess 
 
 a-e Qes'si ble 
 
 creed 
 
 -ered'i ble 
 
 de fense' 
 
 de f en'si ble 
 
 sense 
 
 sen'si ble 
 
 im press' 
 
 im press'! ble 
 
 di vide' 
 
 di vis'i ble 
 
 per Qeive' 
 
 per Qep'ti ble 
 
 Direction: Define the 
 
 derivatives, noting that -ible means 
 
 capable of being. 
 
 
 
 101. 
 
 Terms used in Arithmetic 
 
 €u'bi-e 
 
 ab'stract 
 
 in'te gral 
 
 pro por'tion 
 
 in vert' 
 
 con'crete 
 
 f ra-e'tion al 
 
 com polite 
 
 ad'dend§ 
 
 stand'ard 
 
 gir'-eu lar 
 
 de nom'i nat^ 
 
 ra'ti (-shi 
 
 o) in'te ger 
 
 di ag'o nal 
 
 nu'mer a'tor 
 
 ra'di us 
 
 al'i quot 
 
 di am'e ter 
 
 de nom'i na'toi 
 
 102. 
 
 Sound of c = s 
 
 
 cell 
 
 ■eres'cent 
 
 fan'ci ful 
 
 pop'u lace 
 
 cede 
 
 pra-e'tice 
 
 se'-ere cy 
 
 imlDe cile 
 
 mince 
 
 pre cede' 
 
 in'ci dent 
 
 ap pren'tice 
 
 cease 
 
 lu'ci fer 
 
 pre ced'ing 
 
 ex cel'si or 
 
 trance 
 
 va'-e9;n cy 
 
 pro ce'dure 
 
 ve rac'i ty 
 
 Direction : Note that c, 
 
 when followed by 
 
 e, i, or y, has the 
 
 sound of s ; 
 
 the cedilla indicates this sound. 
 
 
 103. Dictation Review 
 
 The prisoner was confined in a cell. Who soweth 
 good seed shall surely reap, and have to sell. 
 Vegetables are kept in some cellars. 
 Spain has ceded much territory to other nations. 
 
108 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 104, 
 
 Words 
 
 CONTAINING Ch 
 
 
 chain 
 
 char'ter 
 
 li'-e/ien 
 
 gham^ois 
 
 chant 
 
 chariQe 
 
 an'ar-e/i y 
 
 9ha rade' 
 
 chime 
 
 match'less 
 
 •cArys'a lis 
 
 mus taghe' 
 
 chore 
 
 parch'ment 
 
 ar'-e/u te-et 
 
 av'a lanche 
 
 eon-e/i 
 
 bach'e lor 
 
 -eAem'i ^al 
 
 9hiv'al ry 
 
 Direction : Note the three sounds represented by ch. 
 
 105. 
 
 Kames of Games 
 
 golf 
 
 base'bair 
 
 ten'nis 
 
 mar'bleg 
 
 chess 
 
 foot'ball 
 
 ■erick'et 
 
 check'er§ 
 
 quoits 
 
 leap'frog 
 
 hock'ey 
 
 bil7iard§ 
 
 polo 
 
 hop's^otch 
 
 shin'ny 
 
 dom'i noe§ 
 
 106. 
 
 Words 
 
 CONTAINING CV 
 
 
 ^eil 
 
 re geive' 
 
 sei'zure 
 
 sleight 
 
 seize 
 
 re Qeipt' 
 
 lei'sure 
 
 height'en 
 
 seme 
 
 de Qeive' 
 
 per QezVe' 
 
 hezf'er 
 
 weird 
 
 de geit' 
 
 for'ei^n 
 
 weighty 
 
 skem 
 
 con qeit' 
 
 fSr'feit 
 
 -eoun'ter f eit 
 
 Direction : Note the sounds represented by ei. 
 
 107. 
 
 Dictation Review 
 
 Is it against the law to catch fish in a seine f 
 No sane man would go to sea in a tub. 
 His parents came from beyond the seas. 
 But pleasures are like poppies spread, — 
 You seize the flower, its bloom is shed. — Burns. 
 
108. 
 
 Long 
 
 Qape 
 
 gowrd 
 
 a'pex 
 
 brooch 
 
 Qa'ked 
 
 re volt' 
 
 ra'tion 
 
 a dien 
 
 lorg'er 
 
 re yiew 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 109 
 
 SPECIAL EXERCISES IN PRONUNCIATION 
 
 Long Sounds Accented 
 
 neti'ter pa'tri ot 
 
 neu'tral ma'tron ly 
 
 pur sue' -eu'-eum ber 
 
 pur suit' as pir'ant 
 
 ■eon -elude' ap'para'tu^ 
 Caution : Do not substitute a sound for the one indicated, 
 
 109. Duplicated Consonants — One Sound 
 
 an nex' pom'mel at'ti tude -eom mo'tion 
 
 as sent' biir'roi^ in'no Qent -eom mit'tee 
 
 dab'ble stag'ger di lem'ma diff i -eult 
 
 med'dle giz'zard ap prov'al dis'so lute 
 
 spot'ted sum'ma ry -eot'tag er ne ges'si ty 
 
 Note: Observe that the vowel sound before each of the 
 duplicated consonants is short; this is generally the case in 
 English words 
 
 110. "Italian a" 
 
 lawnch gawnt par'gel sawn'ter 
 
 hawnch daimtless part'ner lawn'dry 
 
 bearth haz/nt'ing gap'ing laim'dress 
 
 psaZm'ist flai^nt'ing be baZF par ti'tion 
 
 Caution ; Do not substitute " short a " for the " Italian a." 
 
 111. Vowel Equivalents 
 
 brew'er un rul'y va I'ise' fa t'i^ue' 
 
 shrewdly -eon'towr ra vine' ob Yique' 
 
 frmt'ful -eov'et ous you fine' ma chine' 
 
 brmying gor'g^ous sar dine' mag a zina' 
 
ilO PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 SPECIAL EXERCISES IN PRONUNCIATION 
 
 112. 
 
 Last Syllables Requiring Attention 
 
 label 
 
 -eom'rade 
 
 frag'ik 
 
 li^'o riQe 
 
 lev'el 
 
 bed'stead 
 
 doQ'ile 
 
 ■eo w'ard ige 
 
 pan'el 
 
 prin'^ess 
 
 juVe nile 
 
 her'o me 
 
 mOr'sel 
 
 seam'stress 
 
 gen'ti me 
 
 Tuas'-eu line 
 
 marVel 
 
 heYlow^ 
 
 let'tuce (-Is) 
 
 med'i Qine 
 
 eoun'sel 
 
 galloi^^ 
 
 fer'rule 
 
 • 
 
 mer'-ean til<» 
 
 113. 
 
 "Medial a" 
 
 
 pant 
 
 laii9e 
 
 nas'ty 
 
 alas' 
 
 task 
 
 pranQe 
 
 mas'sive 
 
 a g^ast' 
 
 rasp 
 
 graft 
 
 mastiff 
 
 en chant' 
 
 gasp 
 
 brass 
 
 •eas^ket 
 
 en hange' 
 
 raft 
 
 quaff 
 
 al'ge bra 
 
 un mask' 
 
 Caution: Do not substitute " short a" for the sound indicatecL 
 114. "Short o," "Medial o," and "Broad a" 
 
 mock 
 
 •eM'os 
 
 dawb 
 
 bal'sam 
 
 gos'pel 
 
 proQ'ess 
 
 swath 
 
 bal'dri-e 
 
 • • 
 
 trough 
 
 phon'i-es 
 
 fawlt'y 
 
 * • 
 
 ac -cost' 
 
 di'a logwe 
 
 faw'^et 
 
 ■eaw'-eus 
 
 be gone" 
 
 ■eat'a logz^e 
 
 az^'burn 
 
 • • 
 
 paw'per 
 
 115. 
 
 Modified 
 
 Long Vowels 
 
 
 pal'sLte 
 
 vol'ume 
 
 s-erip'ture 
 
 ad ven'ture 
 
 frig'ate 
 
 ven'ture 
 
 s-eulp'ture 
 
 ;:iir'ni ture 
 
 €li'mate 
 
 tex'ture 
 
 vi'6 late 
 
 mis for'ti^ne 
 
 saw'sage 
 
 ges'ture 
 
 har'mo ny 
 
 de par' ture 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 111 
 
 SPECIAL EXERCISES IN PRONUNCIATION 
 
 116* 
 
 Sound of Accented e, i, y = 
 
 = ii 
 
 Aerb 
 
 hearse 
 
 ear'nest 
 
 pre f er' 
 
 Term 
 
 per'fe-et 
 
 mer'maid 
 
 un heard' 
 
 nerve 
 
 ser'pent 
 
 serv'ige 
 
 per spire' 
 
 verse 
 
 nier'91 f ul 
 
 vir'tue 
 
 -eam'phor 
 
 merge 
 
 mer'-eu ry 
 
 myr'tle 
 
 Qir -euin flex 
 
 117. 
 
 Words containing the Sound 
 
 of sh 
 
 surely 
 
 spe'cies 
 
 A'sia 
 
 e qua'tion 
 
 sure'ty 
 
 gen'sure 
 
 A'sian 
 
 de fi'cient 
 
 fic'tion 
 
 pres'stire 
 
 Rus'sia 
 
 so'cia bk 
 
 an'cient 
 
 Per'sia (-sha) 
 
 Rus'sian 
 
 o'ce an'i-e 
 
 anx'ious 
 
 Per'sian 
 
 Prus'sian 
 
 as so'ci ate 
 
 118. 
 
 Sound of n = ng 
 ■eon'qwer ban'quet 
 ■eon'quest 
 •eon'-eord 
 
 Phonic Equivalents 
 
 Sound of s = z 
 
 J. 
 
 na'sal dis solve' 
 
 j.'^ 
 
 (>on gress 
 ■eon''-eave 
 
 119. 
 
 €om'piex 
 
 dis'-eount 
 
 va'-eate 
 
 ■eon'strue 
 
 mush'room 
 
 dis tm-et' 
 dis tin'guish 
 lan'guage 
 lan'guTd 
 
 dis ease' 
 de si^n' 
 de sist' 
 
 X 
 
 des serf 
 
 X 
 
 scis'sors 
 
 X X 
 
 dis as'ter 
 
 dis cern' (-zum') 
 
 goose'ber ry 
 
 First Syllables Accented 
 
 syr'inge -eon'tra ry 
 pe'6 ny ex'qui site 
 
 des'o late lu'di -erous 
 bu'reau (-ro) mis'chie vous 
 tableau (-I0) moun'tain ou& 
 
 pri ma ry 
 irbra ry 
 in'te orral 
 bal'-eo ny 
 the' a ter 
 
 Caution : Do not accent these words on the second syllablec 
 
112 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 SPECIAL EXERCISES IN ACCENT AND SYLLABICATION 
 
 120. 
 
 gwi tar' 
 dis ^ard' 
 pre tense' 
 ex ploit' 
 ro manQe' 
 mus taghe' 
 pla teau' (-to') 
 
 Second Syllables Accented 
 
 re sume' 
 re search' 
 re soi^rQ^es 
 gi raff e' 
 
 mu se'um 
 
 J. 
 
 ho ri'zon 
 
 di plo'ma 
 um brel'la 
 ac -eli'mate 
 ty ran'ni -eal 
 9y lin'dri-e 
 dis syl'la ble 
 il lus'tra tive 
 
 op po'nent 
 Caution : Do not accent the first syllables of these words. 
 
 121. Words containing Three Syllables 
 
 fi'er y 
 
 Qel'er y 
 
 al pa-e a 
 
 rev'el ry 
 
 sala ry 
 
 tre men'dous 
 
 ni'^e ty 
 
 gran'a ry 
 
 hick'6 ry 
 
 po'et ry 
 
 pha'e ton 
 
 -eour'te ous 
 
 o'di ous 
 
 ar'se ni-e 
 
 •erit'i Qism 
 
 nov'el ty 
 
 an'gii lar 
 
 sep'a rate 
 
 om'e let 
 
 sin'gu lar 
 
 spe'cial ty 
 
 ven'i son 
 
 pros'per ous 
 
 o'ver see' 
 
 Caution: Do 
 
 not pronounce these as 
 
 words of two or four 
 
 syllables. 
 
 
 
 122. 
 
 Words op Four Syllables 
 
 A. / 1 • -L 
 
 or di na ry 
 
 dan^de li'on 
 
 anx I'e ty (-zi'-) 
 
 Qem'e ter y 
 
 maor no'Ii a 
 
 de liv'er y 
 
 varti a h\e 
 
 as par'a gus 
 
 dis -eov'er y 
 
 l^en'er al ly 
 
 par'ti Qi pk 
 
 im me'di ate 
 
 ge og'ra phy 
 
 ri di-e'ti lous 
 
 tem'per a ture 
 
 Caution: Pronounce these as words oi four syllables. 
 
PART TWO 
 
 
 SECTION 2 
 
 
 123. 
 
 Typical Syllables 
 
 AND Short Vowels 
 
 bevel 
 
 ken'nel 
 
 en a-et' 
 
 en i\m el 
 
 pan'i€ 
 
 fun'nel 
 
 ex tor 
 
 in hab'it 
 
 eom'et 
 
 em blem 
 
 in dent' 
 
 in her 'it 
 
 ton'sil 
 
 ^en'sus 
 
 dis se-et' 
 
 em bellish 
 
 muffin 
 
 -elas'si-e 
 
 dis gust' 
 
 fan tas'ti^ 
 
 nap'kin 
 
 ■eoiii ment 
 
 dis sent' 
 
 in -eor re^t' 
 
 Direction: Note tlie uses of the breve, and observe that all 
 the syllables close with consonants. 
 
 124-. WOKDS CONTAINING LoNG AND ShORT YowELS 
 
 liloel 
 
 /-I 
 
 bo'nus 
 
 um'pire 
 
 o'ri ole 
 
 si'ren 
 
 pa'thos* 
 
 quag'mire 
 
 me'di um 
 
 lu'Qid 
 
 pro'test 
 
 in vade' 
 
 pre mi um 
 
 se'-eret 
 
 blu'ing 
 
 im pure' 
 
 pu'gil ist 
 
 ze'nith 
 
 hy'brid 
 
 nar rate' 
 
 mul'ti tude 
 
 Direction : Note the use of the macron. 
 
 125, "Long Vowels" and "Modified Long Vowels' 
 
 pi'rate jo -eose' re duge' de gree' 
 
 vi'brate se ^ede' re -eline' ve neer' 
 
 preriide se date' re -elaim' pre gise' 
 
 prol^ate se -erete' re frain' pre sume' 
 
 pri'mate su preme' po made' pro voke' 
 
 Direction : Observe that the modified macron is used only in 
 anaccented syllables. 
 
 PROGRESSIVE SPELLING — 8 113 
 
114 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 126. 
 
 Words containing Silent Vowels 
 
 de base' 
 
 pro fane' 
 
 re gain' 
 
 de -elaim 
 
 de spise' 
 
 de fraud' 
 
 re peal' 
 
 main tain' 
 
 pro'file 
 
 •eon vene' 
 
 ob tain' 
 
 -eon Qeive' 
 
 bairil 
 
 pre -elude' 
 
 do main' 
 
 fron'tier 
 
 jearous 
 
 pre s-eribe' 
 
 de laine' 
 
 dis -eourse' 
 
 Direction : A combination of two vowels in one syllable is 
 called a digraph. Name the digraphs above j tell the silent 
 vowel in each. 
 
 127. Words containing Silent Consonants 
 
 foZks 
 
 \mst\e 
 
 i(;ran'gl6 
 
 top'^not 
 
 ficZget 
 
 gris'^le 
 
 ^orin'kle 
 
 ^nit'ting 
 
 Aourly 
 
 bris'^le 
 
 imi'mg 
 
 i(;rist'band 
 
 ■eAem'ist 
 
 tres'^le 
 
 ^(;rap'per 
 
 si^ord'fish 
 
 ra^ch'et 
 
 re gi^n' 
 
 i^hole'sale 
 
 Z^nick'^nack 
 
 128. 
 
 Typical 
 
 Syllables 
 
 
 ■ea'per 
 
 fen'nel 
 
 pol lute' 
 
 ran'sack 
 
 sa'ber 
 
 fer'ret 
 
 stock ado' 
 
 dan'druff 
 
 ■ea'ter 
 
 plum'met 
 
 di-e'tate 
 
 pam'phlet 
 
 ■ea'ble 
 
 pret'zel (-sel) 
 
 the'6 ry 
 
 e las'ti-e 
 
 ga'bk 
 
 sand'wich 
 
 the'6 rem 
 
 e le-e'tri-e 
 
 129. 
 
 Peculiar Word-forms 
 
 
 ■elank 
 
 kink'y 
 
 mold'er 
 
 ter'ror 
 
 gland 
 
 drab'ble 
 
 smoth'er 
 
 trust'ing 
 
 glair 
 
 flus'ter 
 
 pli'a ble 
 
 valleys 
 
 hal'ter 
 
 lending 
 
 re lapse' 
 
 whith'er 
 
 jan'gle 
 
 blacking 
 
 stum'ble 
 
 yearning 
 
 Direction : Omit first letter of each word ; note results 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 116 
 
 130. 
 
 iass 
 
 "Italian a" and "Medial a" 
 
 ma'ni a 
 
 gala 
 
 a dult' lar'va 
 
 a bode' gar'bage 
 
 a main' lar'board 
 
 ■ea det' be -eaZm' 
 
 a ro'ma -ea tarrA' 
 
 Direction : Note the marks used to indicate " Italian a " and 
 " Medial a," both accented and obscured. 
 
 blanch 
 
 easting 
 
 fast'ing 
 
 di'a le-et 
 ma la'ri a 
 ant ar-e'ti-e 
 sar'sa pa riFla 
 
 131. 
 
 taw'ny 
 
 airspice 
 fal'si ty 
 
 132. 
 
 "Broad o" and its Equivalent a 
 
 al'der 
 bawl'ing 
 brawling 
 ai(;e'some 
 aw ro'ra 
 
 tbwart 
 swarth'y 
 hdiiigh'iy 
 as sault' 
 al'ma na-e 
 
 ab h5r' 
 es -e6rt' 
 mor^'gage 
 or dain' 
 tor ment' 
 
 Sounds of a and a 
 
 wariop squad'ron 
 
 "wat'tk yacAt'ing 
 
 waffle quad'rant 
 
 sqnal'id qiiad'ru ped 
 
 s-eal'lop quad'ru pie 
 
 Direction : Note that the sound of a is equivalent to " short o. 
 
 133. "Long oo," "Short oo," and Equivalents 
 
 par mg 
 par'ent 
 fair'ly 
 barely 
 re pair' 
 
 swab 
 
 • 
 
 squat 
 swash 
 
 • 
 
 squab 
 wan'ton 
 
 €0 -eoon -eroz^p 
 
 bar poon' re prove' 
 
 sham poo' en tom6' 
 
 bal loon' un -eowth' 
 f es toon' 
 
 ■eozt'ri er 
 
 -eru'et 
 pru'dent 
 brut'ish 
 ■eru'^i ble 
 ru'di ment 
 
 wood'en 
 foot'stool 
 mulley 
 bul'le tin 
 ■erup'per 
 
116 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 134. 
 
 Sounds 
 
 OF U 
 
 
 ju'rist 
 
 mil dew 
 
 X A # 
 
 u surp 
 
 burlap 
 
 law 'suit 
 
 -eur'few 
 
 ■eiirture 
 
 work'man 
 
 fu'tile 
 
 s-eurVy 
 
 vul'ture 
 
 worm' wood 
 
 im ptite' 
 
 ■eur'dle 
 
 nur'ture 
 
 wor'thi ly 
 
 se -elude' 
 
 •• 
 
 bur'dSck 
 
 s-eulp'ture 
 
 wor'ship er 
 
 135. Phonic Equivalents indicated by Tilde 
 
 al'tar 
 
 loafer 
 
 ■ean'dor 
 
 gird'er 
 
 molar 
 
 em'ber 
 
 fer'vor 
 
 gir'dle 
 
 wiz'ard 
 
 teth'er 
 
 tu'tor 
 
 fir'kin 
 
 laggard 
 
 bol'ster 
 
 trai'tor 
 
 na'dir 
 
 sluggard 
 
 ter ri er 
 
 s-eulp'tor 
 
 ta'pir 
 
 Direction : 
 
 Give the sounds 
 
 of er, accented and unaccented 
 
 136. 
 
 Consonant Markings 
 
 
 drec^ge 
 
 9y'^k 
 
 dis pla^e' 
 
 wheth'er 
 
 eringe 
 
 sickle 
 
 dis please' 
 
 breth'ren 
 
 loc^g'er 
 
 ■erackle 
 
 pag'i if 
 
 ex ^ort' 
 
 Typsum 
 
 ■e^ronl^ 
 
 man'gle§ 
 
 ex er'tion 
 
 A. 
 
 giblets 
 
 -eMs'^en 
 
 bun'gles 
 
 ex emp'tioD 
 
 Direction : Give the sound of each marked consonant. 
 
 137. Marks used only in Unaccented Syllables 
 
 *de'al mu'tu al -eo los'sal 
 
 foli age -eus'to dy -eo lo'ni al 
 
 de fi'ant -eom'ple ment se-e're ta ry 
 
 del'e gate mon'u ment statji to ry 
 
 ie fend'ant sup'ple mgnt or'a to ry 
 
 Directi-oix .• Tell uses of modijied macron and inverted breve 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 117 
 
 138. 
 
 Nouns 
 
 IN 
 
 THE Singular 
 
 
 hue 
 
 vix'en 
 
 
 re sponse' 
 
 ■eov'er let 
 
 gill 
 
 pes7l6 
 
 
 plat'form 
 
 J. 
 
 tra di'tion 
 
 pier 
 
 ter'race 
 
 
 rev'er le 
 
 gra da'tion 
 
 helm 
 
 flor'in 
 
 
 hos'pi tal 
 
 pho'to graph 
 
 lyre 
 
 min'ion (-yun) 
 
 u ten'sil 
 
 ex per'! ment 
 
 Direction : Form the plurals of these words, and give a rule 
 
 139. 
 
 Nouns op Similar Meaning 
 
 lea 
 
 mead'oio 
 
 man'date 
 
 -eom mand' 
 
 uuen 
 
 man'ner 
 
 build'ing 
 
 ed'i fige 
 
 eraft 
 
 -eun'ning 
 
 u'ni son 
 
 har mo ny 
 
 guard 
 
 sen'ti nel 
 
 use'ful ness 
 
 u tin ty 
 
 hege 
 
 sov'er eign 
 
 e'vfl do'er 
 
 mal e fac'toi 
 
 140. 
 
 Exercise in : 
 
 FORMING Plurals 
 
 a, byss' 
 
 treriis 
 
 lob'by 
 
 galler y 
 
 ab'scess 
 
 for'tress 
 
 sen'try 
 
 va ri'e ty 
 
 re Qess' 
 
 god'dess 
 
 tro'phy 
 
 ex trem'i ty 
 
 mo rass' 
 
 Qy'press 
 
 in'ju ry 
 
 in firm i ty 
 
 parish 
 
 gen ius (-yus; 
 
 ) -ean'o py 
 
 prom'on to •* 
 
 Direction : Form plurals, and give the rules which are applied 
 
 141. Dictation Review 
 
 The bridge is supported by piers of masonry. 
 And I peer into the shadows, 
 Till they seem to pass away. — Bryant. 
 Strike — for your altars and your fires. — Halleck 
 To alter for the better is no shame. — Dryden. 
 
118 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 142. 
 
 Word 
 
 Building 
 
 
 dive 
 
 in vest' 
 
 a maze' 
 
 be gzdle' 
 
 shave 
 
 •eon sign' 
 
 ad mire' 
 
 ■eol lide' 
 
 choke 
 
 -eon vi-et' 
 
 de note' 
 
 -eom po§e 
 
 hwdge 
 
 per sist' 
 
 es -eape' 
 
 in duQe' 
 
 browse 
 
 ex tra-et' 
 
 in Qite' 
 
 e -elipse' 
 
 Direction: Form past tense and present participle of these 
 verbs by suffixing -ed and -ing ; apply Rule I, page 90 
 
 143. 
 
 Yekbs of Similar Meaning 
 
 wail 
 
 la ment' 
 
 throb 
 
 pal'pi tate 
 
 ru'in 
 
 •• 
 
 rav'age 
 
 fal'ter 
 
 • • 
 
 heg'i tate 
 
 change 
 
 trans form' 
 
 trans gress' 
 
 vi'6 late 
 
 al lege' 
 
 as serf 
 
 hum'ble 
 
 hu mil'i ate 
 
 de spond' 
 
 de spa/r' 
 
 in -erease' 
 
 aug ment' 
 
 144. 
 
 Word Building with -ing 
 
 
 douse 
 
 con form' 
 
 im pede' 
 
 a chieve' 
 
 fid'dle 
 
 con front' 
 
 re pose' 
 
 de crease' 
 
 fum'ble 
 
 con found' 
 
 dis prove' 
 
 chal'lenge 
 
 flour'ish 
 
 com pute' 
 
 re serve' 
 
 em bez'zle 
 
 sniv'el 
 
 con dense' 
 
 re verse' 
 
 in ter fere* 
 
 145. Homophones Defined 
 
 j panCj a squa?'e of glass. famtj iveak , lacking strength. 
 
 j pain, distress ; suffering. [ feint, false shoio ; pretense. 
 
 hale, healthy. \ wav'ing, moving like a wave, 
 
 hail, /rosen vapor. [ Waiv'ing, giving up a claim. 
 
 Direction : Write sentences containing these words. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 119 
 
 146. 
 
 
 Terms used ix Grammar 
 
 
 sub'je-et 
 
 
 ■eon jun-e'tion 
 
 im 
 
 per'a tive 
 
 pred'i -eate 
 
 prep si'tion 
 
 de -elar'a tive 
 
 a naly sis 
 
 in ter ie-e'tion 
 
 in 
 
 ter rog'a tiv6 
 
 •eomple 
 
 nient 
 
 ap p6 sftion 
 
 ex 
 
 ■ela ma'tion 
 
 STib'stan tive 
 
 par ti gip'i al 
 
 ex 
 
 ■elam'a to ry 
 
 147. 
 
 
 Word Buildixg 
 
 * 
 
 jag 
 
 blnr 
 
 de bar' em 
 
 ibed' 
 
 de mur' 
 
 lag 
 
 fret 
 
 de ter' -eon -eur' 
 
 re bel' 
 
 drag 
 
 snub 
 
 be fit' un 
 
 stop 
 
 re mit' 
 
 brag 
 
 grip 
 
 be stir' ac 
 
 quit' 
 
 out wit' 
 
 Direction: Form derivatives by suffixing -ed and -ing ; ol> 
 serve Rule II, page 92. 
 
 148. 
 
 Adjectives of Similar Meaning 
 
 slow 
 
 slug'gish 
 
 odd 
 
 e-e gen'tri-e 
 
 trite 
 
 corn'mon 
 
 oil'y 
 
 un-e'tu ous 
 
 roil'y 
 
 tiir'bid 
 
 youth'ful 
 
 juVe nile 
 
 eas'y 
 
 f agile 
 
 not'ed 
 
 11 lus'tri ous 
 
 hon'est 
 
 sin cere' 
 
 skiirful 
 
 dex'ter ous 
 
 149. From "Poor Richard's Almanac" 
 
 '^ Want of care does more damage than want of 
 knowledge." " He that riseth late must trot all day, 
 and shall scarce overtake his business at night." 
 
 "Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will 
 learn in no other." 
 
 " Then plow deep while sluggards sleep, 
 And you shall have corn to sell and to keep.*' 
 
120 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 150. Derivative Adjectives 
 
 bon'y downy wax'y rust'y 
 
 mir'y mealy show'y mus'ty 
 
 prog'y jerk'y man'ly chat'ty 
 
 s-eaFy baZky kindly snuff'y 
 
 snak'y chunky -elean'ly stately 
 
 Direction : Write the comparative and superlative forms. 
 
 151. Derivatives spelled by Eule I 
 
 smok y soling tubing o bliglng 
 
 bluish shaping sizing re gedlng 
 
 'slavish sharing siz'a \Ae re traglng 
 
 stylish serving sal'a ble re viv'al 
 
 ro'g^^ish scaring siz'zling re hears'a) 
 
 Direction : Show how Rule I is applied in these derivatives 
 
 152. Derivatives spelled by Eule II 
 
 sad'cZen ship'per s^arrgd ton'nage 
 
 red'(ien plotler slurred snap'pish 
 
 hididen fop'pish stunned shred'ded 
 
 stabbed sop'ping rig'ging pa trolled 
 
 Direction : Show how Eule II is applied in these derivatives 
 
 153. Eule III to be Applied 
 
 row'dy ef fi gy leak'y spon'gy 
 
 bel'fry trag'e dy froth'y flab'by 
 
 pyg'my for'ger y thrift'y sul'try 
 
 trea'ty -eourle sy drear'y Z:nightly 
 
 Direction : Write plurals of the nouns, and comparative and 
 mperlative forms of the adjectives. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 121 
 
 154. 
 
 Hud'son 
 Can'a da 
 Que be-e' 
 Klon'dike 
 St. John's 
 
 155. 
 
 bo'a 
 
 pam'pag 
 sil vag 
 lla'nog 
 lla'ma§ 
 
 156. 
 
 mazze 
 moose 
 squaw 
 skunk 
 
 /^ 
 
 In British and Danish America 
 
 do min'ion -eod'fish. Greenland 
 
 whal'er Iceland 
 
 i'91 ness gey'serg 
 
 fri gid'i ty li'-eAeng 
 
 Newloiind land gla'cier§ 
 
 prov mge 
 dis'tri-et 
 er'mme 
 wal'rus es 
 
 From Geography op South America 
 
 Rfo 
 
 Chile 
 L'fma 
 Qi^'fto 
 Bra zil 
 
 ^1/ 
 
 veg e ta'tion 
 lux u'ri ant 
 me diQl nal 
 vol -ea'noeg 
 pi a teau§' 
 
 An de'an 
 
 Am a zo'ni an 
 
 Pe ruVi an 
 .. /^ 
 
 Pan'a ma' 
 
 <^ 
 
 €ay enne' 
 
 Words of American Origin 
 
 puma 
 plan'tam 
 gua'no (gwa'-) 
 gu'aVa (gwa'-) 
 
 po ta'to 
 to ba-e'co 
 
 ^an'ni bal 
 hur'ri -eane 
 mo-e'ca sin 
 cho-e'o late o pos'sum 
 
 -ea -ea'o 
 
 €a noe*" pueblo (pw6b'-) ^in -e/io'na rac -eoon' 
 
 157. 
 
 Homophones 
 
 quire, 24 sheets of paper. 
 , choir, a hand of singers. 
 min er, one who mines. 
 mi nor, one under legal age. 
 dy ing, expiring. 
 dyeing, coloring. 
 
 \ sig'net, a seal. 
 
 \ Cyg'net, a young swan, 
 
 J Weth'er, a sheep. 
 
 i Weath'er, state of the air, 
 
 Ses'sion, a sitting. 
 
 - 
 
 Ces'sion, a giving up. 
 
 Direction : Use these homophones in sentences. 
 
122 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 159. 
 
 In the Be 
 
 JTISH Isles 
 
 
 ab'bey 
 
 Brit'am 
 
 me trop'o lis 
 
 tex'tile§ 
 
 Lon'don 
 
 Thames (t6mz) 
 
 in'dus trie§ 
 
 Ox'ford 
 
 West'min ster 
 
 tnon'ar-eA y 
 
 GRuihYidge man u 
 
 f ac'to rig§ 
 
 eom'nnong 
 
 Glks'goio 
 
 u ni ver'si tie§ 
 
 par'lia menl 
 
 i Bel fast' 
 
 Kd'm burgh (-bur o) 
 
 160. 
 
 Words from the Anglo-Saxon 
 
 1 
 
 baZk 
 
 hav^YOio 
 
 felly 
 
 bur'y 
 
 €Ove 
 
 buck'et 
 
 fath'om 
 
 for 18rn 
 
 ■ereak 
 
 bee'tle 
 
 blad'der 
 
 mowrnlng 
 
 iiend 
 
 be head' 
 
 be hind' 
 
 be reave' 
 
 breast 
 
 be tween' 
 
 be smear' 
 
 be queath' 
 
 161. 
 
 Words of Anglo-Saxon Origin 
 
 
 foul 
 
 fos'ter 
 
 hol'loi^ 
 
 for'ti eth 
 
 freak 
 
 fickle 
 
 hun'gry 
 
 fif ti eth 
 
 hov'el 
 
 hag'gle 
 
 glar'ing 
 
 hand'i -eraft 
 
 ladle 
 
 hag'gard 
 
 hand'-euff 
 
 neigh'bor ly 
 
 liv'er 
 
 homely 
 
 hun'dredth 
 
 wil'der ness 
 
 162. 
 
 Words 
 
 
 All words are pegs to hang ideas on. — Beecher. 
 " Words are the only things that last forever." 
 " Kind words are benedictions. They are not only 
 instruments of power, but of benevolence and cour- 
 tesy ; blessings both to the speaker and hearer.'* 
 
 ^ By Anglo-Saxon is meant the language spoken in England after the 
 invasion of Britain by the German tribes in the fifth and sixth centuries, 
 and before the Norman conquest in the eleventh century. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 123 
 
 163. Words of Celtic Origin 
 
 The Celts were an ancient race of people who once occupied 
 a great part of western Europe, and whose descendants are 
 Qow found in Ireland, Wales, and the Highlands of Scotland. 
 
 babe 
 
 loop 
 
 ■eab'in 
 
 rib'bon 
 
 bump 
 
 tack 
 
 €ra'dle 
 
 spig'ot 
 
 drab 
 
 prong 
 
 dock'et 
 
 goggles 
 
 hvogue 
 
 Z:noll 
 
 Z:nuck'k 
 
 bar'racka 
 
 crock 
 
 slou^/i 
 
 Woidgebn 
 
 drucZg'er y 
 
 164. 
 
 From the Geography op Erance 
 
 vm^'yardg 
 
 Pa 
 
 ri'§ians 
 
 ■cAeml cal§ 
 
 vnn'tage 
 
 ar 
 
 tis'tic 
 
 por'ge lam 
 
 silk'worms 
 
 com mer'cial 
 
 miri ta ry 
 
 QQull)er ry 
 
 in 
 
 telli gent 
 
 for'ti fi -ea'tion* 
 
 Qham pa^ne 
 
 ' f ash'ion a ble 
 
 ar'-e/ii te-e ture 
 
 165. 
 
 Words 
 
 OF Erench Origin 
 
 fran-e 
 
 boblDin 
 
 boi^ qz^e^' 
 
 bur lesqwe' 
 
 def^n 
 
 bal'dri-e 
 
 -ero o^itoff 
 
 gro tesqwe' 
 
 blouse 
 
 dun'g^on 
 
 buf M 
 
 cham'pi on 
 
 el'iqi^e 
 
 ^ha grin' 
 
 bru nette' 
 
 -eav a Ker' 
 
 mor'tise 
 
 -ea prige' 
 
 €0 (lUQiie 
 
 ghan de Ker 
 
 166. Words of the Same or Similar Sound 
 
 leaf, part of a plant. f -CUr'rent, a stream. 
 
 .lief, gladly; willingly. L-eur'rant, a fruit. 
 key, for a lock. -Can Vas, cloth for sails. 
 
 quay, a wharf. I -Can'vass, to examine; to solicit 
 
 sweet, as sugar. I -Caren dar, an almanac. 
 
 suite, of rooms, {-eduY^T]. der, a hot press. 
 
I2i 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 French Wobds in Common Use 
 
 167. 
 
 fete (fat), a festival. 
 ca f e (ka'fa'), a restaurant. 
 pas se (pa'sa^), past, faded. 
 soiree (swa'ra^), evening party 
 trOWp6, company of actors. 
 de bris (da'bre'), rubbish. 
 
 de but (da'bu'), first attempt, 
 
 ^ha'peau^ (rV^'), « hat. 
 
 cha teau (sha'to'), country seat, 
 
 mat'i nee' (-na^, an entertain^ 
 ment held in daytime. 
 
 p6r'tiere'(-tyar'), curtain hang- 
 ing across a doorway. 
 
 168. 
 
 Anglicized French 
 
 Words 
 
 belle 
 
 lock'et 
 
 a dieu 
 
 sur ren'der 
 
 niche 
 
 •eor'set 
 
 en dorse' 
 
 ■eolleagwe 
 
 plaqwe 
 
 ■eour'age 
 
 en gross' 
 
 ren'dea; vows (ran'-) 
 
 irieze 
 
 de'po^ 
 
 -ero ^he^' 
 
 et'i qi^ette 
 
 bruige 
 
 loz'enge 
 
 par qicef 
 
 fri-e'as see' 
 
 169. Words of Similar Meaning from 
 
 Different Languages 
 
 Anglo-Saxon 
 
 French 
 
 Anglo-Saxon 
 
 French 
 
 fod'der 
 
 for'age 
 
 old 
 
 an tiqwe' 
 
 worn en (wim'-) 
 
 dames 
 
 house 
 
 man'sion 
 
 stead 
 
 lieu 
 
 nim'ble 
 
 Sigile 
 
 rough. 
 
 brusque 
 
 sick'ness 
 
 mdYsb dy 
 
 lady 
 
 mis'tress 
 
 be gin'ner 
 
 nov'iQe 
 
 170. 
 
 Language 
 
 
 A language grows and is not made. — Lowell. 
 
 There is no tracing the connection of ancient na 
 tions but by language ; and, therefore, I am always 
 sorry when any language is lost, because language.^ 
 are the pedigree of nations.- Johnson. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 \U 
 
 171. 
 
 In the Scandinavian Co 
 
 UNTRIES 
 
 Danes 
 
 Danish 
 
 king'doms 
 
 pen in'sti lar 
 
 Lapps 
 
 Swed'ish 
 
 gla'ciers 
 
 Stock'holm 
 
 Finns 
 
 J. 
 
 i'ron 
 
 gla'cial 
 
 €o'pen ha'gen 
 
 dune§ 
 
 ore 
 
 fiord (fyord) 
 
 Nor we'gmn§ 
 
 inarsh'eg 
 
 fleets 
 
 sea'men 
 
 S-ean di na'vi an§ 
 
 172. 
 
 Words oi 
 
 r Scandinavian 
 
 Origin 
 
 gale 
 
 baffle 
 
 kid'nap 
 
 lunch'eon 
 
 lurch 
 
 dap'ple 
 
 s-euffle 
 
 rein'deer 
 
 biilg^ 
 
 dim 'pie 
 
 floun'der 
 
 grey 'hound 
 
 churn 
 
 jab'ber 
 
 flip'pant 
 
 rig'ma role 
 
 booth 
 
 das'tard 
 
 welcoine 
 
 bulVark 
 
 173. In the Geography of the Netherlands 
 
 Rhine low'lands -eom'merQe 
 
 dikes thrift'y shipl)uild ing 
 
 €a nals' clean'li ness mer'chant m^i 
 
 wind'mills in dus'tri al mer'chan di§e 
 
 o'ver flow al luVi al pos §es'sion§ 
 
 174. 
 
 Homophones 
 
 herd, of cattle. 
 
 . heard, did hear. 
 
 ■core, inner part. 
 
 -corps, ^ody of troops. 
 
 seam, line of junction. 
 . seem, to appear. 
 
 teat, an exploit. 
 . feet, plural of foot. 
 
 Direction : Use these homophones in orio^inal sentences. 
 
 [breach, a gap; a break. 
 [ breech, the hinder part. 
 I -eruise, to sail back and forth. 
 L crews, ships' companies. 
 
126 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 175. 
 
 sloop 
 griiff 
 ahoy' 
 aloof 
 tat too' 
 
 176. 
 
 Kai'^er 
 Berlin 
 Ham'burg 
 Mu'ni^A 
 Leip'zig (-sik) 
 
 177. 
 
 Words from Dutch Language 
 
 ballast 
 
 der'rick 
 
 dap'per 
 
 loi'ter 
 
 horster 
 
 ea'sel 
 
 inea'§le§ 
 
 wam's-eot 
 
 land's-eape 
 
 hogsliead 
 
 ■elmk'er 
 -ea boose' 
 i'§in glass 
 be lea'gi^er 
 e lope'ment 
 
 In the History of Germany 
 
 im mense 
 miri ta ry 
 e quip'ment 
 mu §i'ciaii§ 
 ^el'e brat'ed 
 Usage Compared 
 
 — / 
 
 mu §e um§ 
 lifer a ture 
 edu -ea'tion 
 sci'en tif Ic 
 com puFso ry 
 
 English American 
 
 stok'er fire'man 
 
 luggage baggage 
 
 turn 'out' siding 
 
 shunting switch'ing 
 
 tram street car 
 
 English 
 
 gward 
 driv'er 
 bod'i^e 
 top'-eoat 
 ga losh' 
 
 Ame7ncan 
 
 con du-e'tor 
 en gi neer' 
 waist 
 o'ver coat 
 o'ver shoe 
 
 178. 
 
 Books 
 
 My books are friends that never fail me. — Carlyli . 
 
 A book is a garden. A book is an orchard. A 
 book is a storehouse. A book is a party. It is com- 
 pany by the way ; it is a counselor ; it is a multitude 
 of counselors. — Beecher. 
 
 No book is worth anything which is not worth 
 much; nor is it serviceable until it has been read, 
 and re-read. — RusKiN. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 12T 
 
 179. 
 
 lem'6n§ 
 ^it'rons 
 surphur 
 quar'ri6S 
 
 statue§ 
 
 180. 
 
 floss 
 
 breve 
 
 vis'ta 
 
 quo'ta 
 
 mot'to 
 
 In the Geography of Italy 
 
 paint'ings 
 mo sa'i-es 
 gon'do la 
 gon'do Izer' 
 ma-e a ro'ni 
 
 Rome 
 
 Na'ples 
 
 Ven'iQe 
 
 Flor'enge 
 
 Lat'in 
 
 la goon' 
 ■eam'e o 
 
 "Words from the Italian 
 
 ban'dit 
 
 bun'ion 
 
 fres'-eo -eu'po la 
 
 grot'to pi az'za 
 
 stu-e'co por'ti -eo 
 
 Ro'man 
 Ne'a poPi tan 
 Ye ne'tian 
 Flor'en fine 
 Vat'i -eg-n 
 
 i'so late 
 mirii ner 
 re gat'ta 
 min'i a ture 
 •ear'i -ea ture 
 
 181. 
 
 al'to 
 so'lo 
 trfo 
 duet' 
 
 bar y tone 
 ■eon tral'to 
 li bret'to 
 or a toTi o 
 
 Terms relating to Music 
 
 quar tet' op'er a 
 
 quin tet' so na'ta 
 
 ses tet' -ean ta'ta 
 
 pi an'o so pra'no 
 
 Direction: Consult a dictionary for the meaning of unfa 
 miliar words, and note the fact that all these words are derived 
 from the Italian. 
 
 182. Homophones 
 
 rigntj not wrong. 
 
 so, in such a manner. 
 SOW, to scatter, as seed, 
 sew, to join by a thread. 
 sear, to burn. 
 sere, dry, withered. 
 seer, a prophet. 
 cere, to cover with wax. 
 
 rite, a ceremony. 
 Wright, a loorkman. 
 write, to express by letters, 
 boll, a pod. 
 bole, trunk of a tree. 
 bowl, a kind of basin. 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 183. 
 
 Unaltered Latin Words 
 
 
 a-e'tor 
 
 ten'or 
 
 tu'mor 
 
 janl tor 
 
 €ap'tor 
 
 vig'or 
 
 spon'sor 
 
 nrionl tor 
 
 re-e'tor 
 
 rig'or 
 
 liq'i^or 
 
 nar ra'tor 
 
 fa-e'tor 
 
 ju'ror 
 
 lan'gwor 
 
 su-e ges'sor 
 
 do-e'tor 
 
 or'a tor 
 
 -elan'gor 
 
 ■eon'qwer ct 
 
 Direction : 
 
 Pronounce these words, giving final or the sound 
 
 of er. 
 
 
 
 
 184. 
 
 Unaltered Latin Words 
 
 
 bo'nus 
 
 o'men 
 
 tor'por 
 
 tes talor 
 
 vi'rus 
 
 -eon'sul 
 
 tre'mor 
 
 trans la' tor 
 
 vigil 
 
 ros'trnm 
 
 ■eara mus 
 
 agl ta tor 
 
 fun'gus 
 
 fa ri'na 
 
 in'ter im 
 
 e(ru -ea tor 
 
 sta'tus 
 
 squaror 
 
 pro spe-e'tns 
 
 gladl a tor 
 
 185. Synonyms from 
 
 Different Languages 
 
 Anglo-Saxon 
 
 Latin 
 
 Anglo-Saxon 
 
 Latin 
 
 inn 
 
 ho tel' 
 
 glowing 
 
 fer'vent 
 
 stiif 
 
 rigid 
 
 winding 
 
 tor'tu ous 
 
 steal 
 
 pur loin' 
 
 yearly 
 
 an'/iu al 
 
 knave 
 
 villain 
 
 haired 
 
 en'mi ty 
 
 death 
 
 de Qease' 
 
 shrewd 
 
 sa ga'cious 
 
 186. Memory Gems on Eeading 
 
 The habit of reading is the only enjoyment I know 
 in which there is no alloy. It lasts when all other 
 pleasures fade. — Trollope. 
 
 No matter what his rank or position may be, the 
 lover of books is the richest and the happiest of the 
 children of men. — Langford. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 129 
 
 187. 
 
 for'mu la 
 im'pe tus 
 pro vi'so 
 ap pen'dix 
 
 /' 
 
 UlSrALTERED LaTIN WoRDS 
 
 im'i ta tor -eom pos'i tor 
 
 lib'er a tor in qiiig'i tor 
 
 vi'o la tor pro gen'i tor 
 
 in'sti ga tor in ter ^es'sor 
 
 ar'bi tra tor in ves'ti ga tor 
 
 pan a 9e a 
 
 188. Synonyms from Different Languages 
 
 Anglo-Saxon 
 
 drink 
 
 kingly 
 
 starved 
 
 warlike 
 
 green'ness 
 
 189. Singular and 
 
 Latin 
 
 im bibe' 
 
 roy'al 
 
 fam'ished 
 
 mar'tial 
 
 ver'diire 
 
 Anglo-Saxon 
 
 Latin 
 
 am'i -ea ble 
 de lin'e ate 
 SI miri tude 
 -ea prfcious 
 pe des'tri an 
 
 Plural Forms from Latin 
 
 friendly 
 
 outline 
 
 like'ness 
 
 freakish 
 
 walk'er 
 
 axis 
 ba'sis 
 o a'sis 
 fo'-eus 
 -ea-e'tus 
 
 _/— 
 
 axe§ 
 ba'ses 
 
 X 
 
 / — 
 
 o ase§ 
 
 foVi 
 
 ■ea-e'ti 
 
 ter 'mi nus 
 stra'tnm 
 ver'te bra 
 an ten'na 
 
 ter'mi ni 
 stra'ta 
 
 ver'te brae (e) 
 an ten'nae (e) 
 
 190. 
 
 bale, a package. 
 bail J surety. 
 gage, a pledge. 
 gauge, to measure. 
 fain, gladly. 
 lane, a temple. 
 , feign, to pretend. 
 
 mem o ran'dum mem o ran'da 
 
 Homophones 
 
 I stake, a stick; a icager. 
 I steak, a slice of meat. 
 j raze, to demolish. 
 
 I raise, to lift up. 
 
 prays, beseeches. 
 praise, to commend. 
 preys, seizes. 
 
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130 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 191. 
 
 rai'gms 
 aZ'monds 
 me r'f no 
 SI er ra 
 pen in'su la 
 
 192. 
 
 las'so 
 •eor rar 
 sher'ry 
 bro -cade' 
 ■eap size' 
 
 Fbom Spanish Geography 
 
 •eour'te sy 
 no bin ty 
 Al ham'bra 
 Gi bral'tar 
 
 ir ri o-ate 
 ir ri ga'tion 
 ir'ri ga ble 
 peas'ant ry 
 ig'no ranee 
 
 Med'i ter ra'ne an 
 Words of Spanish Origin 
 
 ba na'na 
 va niria 
 
 flo tin! 
 
 em ba/go 
 mu lat'to 
 
 91 gar 
 gran dee' 
 firi gree 
 gi^er riria 
 lar'i at 
 
 ar ma'da 
 bra va'do 
 des per a'do 
 am bus ^ade' 
 durgi mer 
 
 193. Synonyms from Different Languages 
 
 Anglo-Saxon 
 
 thick'et 
 
 bow 
 
 end 
 
 hides 
 
 law'fnl 
 
 lastly 
 
 Latin 
 
 -eopse 
 
 o bei'sance 
 
 ter'mi nus 
 
 pel'tries 
 
 le'gal 
 
 fi'nal ly 
 
 Anglo-Saxon 
 
 boyish 
 fa'tlier ly 
 moth'er ly 
 broth'er ly 
 broth'er hood 
 f ore'f a ther 
 
 Latin 
 
 pu'er ik 
 
 Pa ter'nal 
 ma ter'nal 
 fra ter'nal 
 fra ter'ni ty 
 an'ges tor 
 
 194. 
 
 Gems from Longfellow 
 
 " Nature paints not 
 In oils, but frescoes the great dome of heaven 
 With sunsets, and the lovely forms of clouds." 
 
 " Silently, one by one in the infinite meadows oi 
 
 heaven, [the angels." 
 
 Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots oi 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 131 
 
 195. 
 
 In the History 
 
 OF Eastern Europe 
 
 Slav§ 
 
 SI a Yon'ic 
 
 mosqi^e 
 
 pi-e'tur esqwe' 
 
 Greece 
 
 Gre'cian 
 
 myths 
 
 my there gy 
 
 czar 
 
 cza fi'na 
 
 tem'pleg 
 
 Qiv'i li za'tion 
 
 surtan 
 
 sul ta'na 
 
 rerics 
 
 ar'-eM peFa go 
 
 des'pot 
 
 des'pot i^m 
 
 an'cient 
 
 Mo ham'med an 
 
 196. 
 
 Words of 
 
 Greek Origin 
 
 aZm§ 
 
 •eri'sis 
 
 ■eom'e dy 
 
 an'e-e dote 
 
 bom& 
 
 •eAo'ral 
 
 ■e^a ot'ic 
 
 an'ti dote 
 
 -eAOrd 
 
 •eaws'tic 
 
 • • 
 
 de-e'ade 
 
 ■e^rys'a lis 
 
 ■eAyk 
 
 •ear toon' 
 
 de-e'a gon 
 
 €Aronl cle 
 
 •eAyme 
 
 ne-e'tar 
 
 pen'ta gon -ea the'dral 
 
 197. 
 
 Synonyms from 
 
 Different Languages 
 
 / -^^ 
 
 Greek 
 
 Latin 
 
 Anglo-Saxon 
 
 Greek 
 
 base 
 
 ped'es tal 
 
 chew 
 
 mas'ti cate 
 
 fran'tic 
 
 rav'ing 
 
 mad'ness 
 
 fren'zy 
 
 e pis'^le 
 
 let'ter 
 
 spring'y 
 
 e las'tic 
 
 ex ot'ic 
 
 for'ei^n 
 
 dis like' 
 
 an tip'a thy 
 
 ex dus 
 
 de par'ture 
 
 time'piece 
 
 -ehro nom e ter 
 
 198. 
 
 ■east, to throw. 
 
 .-easte, a fixed rank. 
 
 beer, a malt liquor. 
 
 bier, a device used at funerals. 
 
 teem, to abound. 
 
 team, animals harnessed to 
 gether. 
 
 Homophones 
 
 peak, top of a mountain. 
 
 m 
 
 .pique, grudge; spite. 
 draft, an order for money. 
 
 draught (or draft), act of 
 
 drawing. 
 mar'shal, a commander. 
 
 mar'tial, warlike. 
 
132 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 199. 
 
 nymph 
 
 sphinx 
 
 phra§e 
 
 phase 
 
 phlegm 
 
 Ph-, A Sign of Greek Origin 
 
 phy§'i-e8 epl taph heml sphere 
 
 blas'phe my ge og'ra phy 
 pho netlc phi los'o phy 
 pro phet'ic phi los'o pher 
 phos'phor us phe nom'e nbn 
 
 graph'ic 
 phoe'nix 
 phar'ynx 
 zeph'yr 
 
 Direction : Consult a dictionary for the meaning of words. 
 
 200. 
 
 pitch 
 
 vow'el 
 
 vo'-eal 
 
 na'gal 
 
 stan'za 
 
 201. 
 
 tan'ner 
 
 tin'ner 
 
 cut'ter 
 
 fit'ter 
 
 por'ter 
 
 ex'pert 
 
 Terms used in Teaching E-eading 
 €6m'pass mon'o tone an tith'e sis 
 
 sub vo'-eal 
 as'pi rate 
 •eon'so nant 
 o'ro tund 
 
 gut'tur al 
 em phat'ic 
 em'pha sis 
 em'pha size 
 
 an ti thet'ic 
 mod u la'tion 
 in flec'tion 
 
 ut'ter an^e 
 
 Erom a Daily Paper, — " Wanted " 
 
 trim'mer coach'man in spec'tor 
 
 watch'man 
 sales'man 
 drawghts'man 
 
 roofer 
 
 pick'ler 
 
 bot'tler 
 
 phim&'er 
 
 team'ster 
 
 man'ag er 
 
 de si^n'er 
 
 202. Quotation from Whittier 
 
 " Our fathers' God ! from out whose hand 
 The centuries fall like grains of sand, 
 We meet to-day, united, free, 
 And loyal to our land and Thee, 
 To thank Thee for the era done, 
 And trust Thee for the opening one." 
 
 con trac'tor 
 type'writ er 
 lin'o tj^'ist 
 house'keep er 
 sales'wom an 
 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 133 
 
 203. From a Daily Paper, — "Wanted" 
 gla'zier (-zher) es'ti ma tor ste nog'ra pher 
 
 mil r Wright 
 ac -eount'ant 
 op ti'cian 
 am'a t^ur' 
 em ploy ee' 
 
 ad^ver tig'er 
 dec'o ra'tor 
 dem'on stra'tor 
 com posl tor 
 te leg'ra pher 
 
 cor 're spond'ent 
 su'per in tend'ent 
 elec tri'cian 
 stat'is ti'cian 
 vet'er i na'ri an 
 
 204. Words ending with the Sound of er, or of ar 
 
 iriar 
 
 vic'ar 
 
 so'lar 
 
 tar'tar 
 
 vuFgar 
 
 205. 
 
 host'ess 
 
 /ieir'ess 
 
 hunt'ress 
 
 waitress 
 
 count'ess 
 
 fi^er 
 
 me'ter 
 
 o'^Aer 
 
 spe-e'ter 
 
 scep'ter 
 
 ■elam'or 
 -eas'tor 
 vis'or 
 spon'sor 
 the'a ter 
 
 a -ere 
 o'gre 
 Iti'-ere 
 mas'sa -ere 
 sep'ul -e/ier 
 
 Feminine Nouns ending in -ess 
 
 a-e'tress mur'der ess proph'et ess 
 
 sor'^er ess 
 
 gi ant ess 
 ate'thor ess 
 pa'tron ess 
 tai'lor ess 
 
 dea'-eon ess 
 gov'ern ess 
 bar'on ess 
 
 pre ^ep'tress 
 pro te^'tress 
 in stru-e'tress 
 shep'Aerd ess 
 
 Diiection : Write the masculine noun related to these. 
 
 206. 
 
 frest, repose. 
 i Wrestj to take by violence. 
 I climb, to ascend. 
 Uune, a region. 
 
 Vice, loickedness. 
 
 Vise, a mechanical tool. 
 
 Homophones 
 
 r g?/ise, appearance. 
 [guys, ropes. 
 
 Qen'ser, a jar for incense. 
 , qen'sor, a critic. 
 
 m dlte', to compose. 
 
 in diet', to charge with crime. 
 
134 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 207. 
 
 From the 
 
 Geography of . 
 
 A.SIA 
 
 dri'est 
 
 ster'ik 
 
 min'a ret 
 
 mi ka'do 
 
 wet'test 
 
 fer'tile 
 
 vol -ean'i-e 
 
 man'da rm 
 
 hottest 
 
 ban'yan 
 
 no mad'i-e 
 
 tem'per ate 
 
 high'est 
 
 la-e'gwer 
 
 do mes'ti-e 
 
 A'si at'i^ (-shl-) 
 
 larg'est 
 
 ja panned' 
 
 pop'ti lous 
 
 Ce les'tial (-ehal) 
 
 208. 
 
 Words from Asiatic Languages 
 
 Hebrew 
 
 Persian 
 
 Arabic 
 
 Arabic 
 
 sa'tan 
 
 di van' 
 
 sliezk 
 
 naph'tha 
 
 mai^dnin 
 
 az ure (azh'-) mjT^rh 
 
 •ear'mme 
 
 cher'ub 
 
 haz'ard 
 
 al'^ove 
 
 elix'ir 
 
 ser'aph 
 
 jas'mine 
 
 sher'bet 
 
 ar'se nal 
 
 sabl)at]i 
 
 par'a dise 
 
 na'dir 
 
 as sas'sin 
 
 ju^bi lee 
 
 law'da num ze'nith. 
 
 mas'qwer ade' 
 
 Direction 
 
 : Consult a dictionary for the 
 
 ) meaning of unfa- 
 
 miliar words 
 
 ;. 
 
 
 
 209. 
 
 Words 
 
 FROM Arithmetic 
 
 •ea pa^'i ty 
 
 rad' 
 
 i ^al 
 
 poly g5n 
 
 per Qent'ag 
 
 e spe 
 
 Qif'ic 
 
 di men'sions 
 
 in dorse'ment ev'o 
 
 1 lii'tion 
 
 men su ra'tion 
 
 • 
 
 pro in is so : 
 
 ry inVo lu^tion 
 
 quad'ri lat'er al 
 
 part'ner ship ap prox'i mate 
 
 mis'^el la'ne ous 
 
 210. Last Syllables 
 
 WITH Obscure Short Vowels 
 
 pli'ant 
 
 pat'ent 
 
 ri ent 
 
 ra'di ant 
 
 ten'ant 
 
 tan'gent 
 
 o-e'gi dent 
 
 re^'re ant 
 
 va'grant 
 
 pag'eant 
 
 em'i nent 
 
 reFe vant 
 
 pen'nant 
 
 rai'ment 
 
 le'ni ent 
 
 sup'pli ant 
 
 poi^Ti'ant 
 
 pen'ance 
 
 lin'i ment 
 
 ap pel'lant 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 135 
 
 211. Latin Words and Anglo-saxon Equivalents 
 
 Latin Anglo-Saxon 
 
 mag'ni fy, to make great 
 
 morii fy, to make Soft 
 
 for'ti fy, to make strong 
 dig'ni fy, to make worthy 
 re-e'ti fy, to make right 
 
 Latin Anglo-Saxon 
 
 OS'SI fy, to make boiiy 
 
 Sturti fy, to make f oolish 
 
 san-e'ti fy, to make holy 
 dis quari fy, to make unfit 
 tes'ti fy, to bear witness 
 
 212. Word Analysis — Suffix -fy = to make 
 
 rar'e f y 
 
 liq'ue fy qev\i iy 
 
 ain pli fy 
 
 f al'si f y 
 
 pu'tre fy sim'pli fy 
 
 -elas'si fy 
 
 jus'ti fy 
 
 spegl fy pa^'i fy 
 
 beau'ti fy 
 
 pu'ri f y 
 
 glo'ri fy stu'pe fy 
 
 in ten'si fy 
 
 vil'i fy 
 
 -elarify typify 
 
 di ver'si fy 
 
 Direction : 
 
 Show how -fy modifies the meaii 
 
 ing of root-words. 
 
 213. 
 
 Troublesome Endings 
 
 
 ab'sti nent 
 
 de fi'ant 
 
 com pla'^ent 
 
 CO her'ent 
 
 com pli'ant 
 
 con cur'rent 
 
 com'pe tent 
 
 im por'tant 
 
 con sist'ent 
 
 dif fi dent 
 
 at tend'ant 
 
 di ver'gent 
 
 diri gent 
 
 con cord'ant 
 
 prev'a lent 
 
 Direction: Form nouns by changing t final to ce. 
 214. Homophones 
 
 ' gild, to adorn. 
 guild, an association. 
 gilt, gilding. 
 guilt, criminality. 
 ewe (u), a female sheep 
 
 [ yew, 
 
 a tree. 
 
 f plum, a fruit. 
 [ plumb, perpendicular, 
 [soar, tofy aloft. 
 L sore, tender; painful. 
 coarse, rough , gross. 
 . course, way ; manner. 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 215, Words of Latin Origii^ ending in -able 
 
 tra-e'ta ble, 
 paFpa ble, 
 port'a ble, 
 ir'ri ga ble, 
 vurner a ble, 
 
 Able to he 
 
 led 
 
 felt 
 
 carried 
 
 watered 
 
 wounded 
 
 lawd'a ble, 
 -eurpa ble, 
 a'mi a ble, 
 ex'e era ble, 
 des'pi -ea ble, 
 
 Worthy to hn 
 
 praised 
 
 blamed 
 
 loved 
 
 accursed 
 
 despised 
 
 216. Words of Latin Origin ending in -ible 
 
 visl ble, 
 aw'di ble, 
 flex'i ble, 
 leg'i ble, 
 tan'gi ble. 
 
 Capable of being 
 
 seen 
 
 heard 
 
 bent 
 
 read 
 
 touched 
 
 ed'i ble, 
 plaw'si ble, 
 -ered'i ble, 
 eri gi ble, 
 per mis'si ble, 
 
 That may bt 
 
 eaten 
 
 approved 
 
 believed 
 
 chosen 
 
 permitted 
 
 217, Derivatives ending in -able or -ible 
 mail'a ble 
 
 nav'i ga ble 
 ex -eu^'a ble 
 re ceiv'a ble 
 re dug'i ble 
 
 a-e Qept'a ble 
 ap'pli -ea ble 
 ■eol le-et'i ble 
 re vers'i ble 
 ex Jmust'i ble 
 
 pro dug i ble 
 per qep'ti ble 
 de stru-etl ble 
 re me'di a ble 
 ap pre'ci a ble 
 
 218. Marks used in Writing and Printing 
 
 dash, — 
 brace, \ 
 ■ear'et, A 
 ■eom'ma, , 
 €o'lon, : 
 pe'ri od, . 
 
 hy'phen, - 
 se-e'tion, § 
 dag'ger, t 
 el lip'sis, 
 brack'ets, [ ] 
 par'al lel§, || 
 
 tP "TV* ^ 
 
 in'dex, j|^°* | as'ter isk. 
 
 * 
 
 9ir'-eum flex, a 
 par'a graph, ^ 
 di oer'e sis (-er'-), • 
 sem'i -eo'lon, ; 
 a pos'tro phe, ' 
 ex'-ela ma'tion, ! 
 in ter'ro ga'tion. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 137 
 
 219. The Use of the Diuresis axd Hyphen 
 
 a heavy-faced type 
 a local-option bill 
 an up-to-date edition 
 a well-educated people 
 preeml nent (pre 6m'-) a fire-insurance policy 
 Note: The diaeresis is used on the last of two adjacent 
 vowels to indicate that both are sounded. The hyj^hen is used 
 between words compounded to form an adjective.. 
 
 zool'o gj (z6 61'-) 
 coer'cion (eoer'-) 
 reen force' (re 'en-) 
 reor'gan ize (re or'-) 
 
 220. 
 
 Troublesome Terminations 
 
 in'Qense 
 
 ■elaim'ant 
 
 aw'di ence 
 
 li'^enss 
 
 immi 
 
 [ grant 
 
 am bu lance 
 
 es'senge 
 
 Tuis'-ere ant 
 
 ad mit'tance 
 
 se'quen^e 
 
 ac quainfange 
 
 be nev'o lence 
 
 1^ 
 
 of iense 
 
 al legmnqe 
 
 ex trav'a gance 
 
 221. 
 
 Words used ix Physiology 
 
 sin'ew 
 
 ret'i na 
 
 mem brane 
 
 nu'tri ment 
 
 tis'sue 
 
 -eor'ne a 
 
 ab do'men 
 
 nu trf tious 
 
 tho'rax 
 
 cu'ti cle 
 
 di'a phra^m 
 
 con ta'gious 
 
 fra-e'ture 
 
 aw'ri cle 
 
 car'ti lage 
 
 sanl ta ry 
 
 ster'num 
 
 ven'tri cle 
 
 bron'-eM al 
 
 ep i dem ic 
 
 222. 
 
 Words containing c 
 
 
 zin-e 
 
 -ean'Qer 
 
 va-e'^me 
 
 Tnu'91 lage 
 
 du^t 
 
 •€on'9ert 
 
 pres'ence 
 
 dis'ci plme 
 
 mul-et 
 
 -co lo^ne' 
 
 nui'sance 
 
 gym nas'tic 
 
 dguQe 
 
 in Qite' 
 
 Yict'iiah 
 
 Qer'e mo ny 
 
 elsiU^e 
 
 lat'tiQg 
 
 lu'na 9y 
 
 suf f i^e' 
 
 de vi^e' 
 
 i^ouYtiqe 
 
 e-e'sta sy 
 
 sa-e'ri fice (-fiz) 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 223. 
 
 €ori-e 
 
 drop'sy 
 gan'grene 
 
 Diseases — Words of Greek Origin 
 
 quin'gy -e^orer a pa ral'y sis 
 
 ty'phus lep'ro sy hys te'ri a 
 
 ty phoid pleu'ri sy pnet mo'ni a 
 
 joAtAis'ic bron -e^ftis sci at'i -ea 
 
 na2/se a (-she-) rAeu'ma tigm dys pep'si a 
 
 224. Adjectives from the Latin with Suffix -ous 
 
 tim'or ous, 
 lu'mi nous, 
 stren'u ous, 
 ma li'cious, 
 aw da'cious, 
 
 225. 
 
 filDrous 
 poi'son ous 
 treach'er ous 
 rap'tur ous 
 fie tftious 
 
 Full of 
 
 fear 
 
 light 
 
 action 
 
 badness 
 
 boldness 
 
 Full of^ or causing 
 
 a tro'cious, evil 
 
 pug na'cious, fighting 
 
 sump'tu ous, expense 
 
 hi la'ri ous, mirth 
 
 mi rac'u lous, wonder 
 
 Word Analysis 
 
 la bo'ri ous 
 me lo'di ous 
 lux u'ri ous 
 nu trf tious 
 er ro'ne ous 
 
 con temp tu ous 
 con'sci en'tious 
 ef fi -ea'cious 
 adVg^n ta'geous 
 mer'i to'ri ous 
 
 Direction ; Show how these derivatives were formed. 
 
 226. 
 
 at tract' 
 de tect' 
 cor reef 
 re fleet' 
 re strict' 
 
 Word Building 
 
 de ride' 
 de lude' 
 ex plode' 
 eon viilse' 
 se Crete' 
 
 per mit' 
 per vert' 
 pre vent' 
 cor rupt' 
 dif fuse' 
 
 com pete' 
 de rive' 
 pro hib'it 
 spec'u late 
 ap'pre hend' 
 
 Direction ; Write derivatives endinsr in -ion and -ive. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 139 
 
 227. 
 
 Words of Latin 
 
 Origin with Suffix -ar 
 
 
 0/, pertaining to 
 
 
 0/, pertaining to 
 
 solar, 
 
 the sun 
 
 luml^ar, 
 
 the loins 
 
 lu'nar, 
 
 the inoon 
 
 ju'gu lar, 
 
 the neck 
 
 stellar. 
 
 the stars 
 
 jo-e'u lar, 
 
 a jest 
 
 o-e'u lar, 
 
 the eye 
 
 se-e'u lar. 
 
 the world 
 
 in'su lar, 
 
 an island 
 
 ver na-e'u lar, 
 
 a native 
 
 228. 
 
 Words of Latin Origin with Suffix -al 
 
 
 Pertaining to 
 
 
 Pertaining to 
 
 o'ral, 
 
 the mouth 
 
 naVal, 
 
 ships 
 
 den'tal. 
 
 the teeth 
 
 noml nal, 
 
 names 
 
 dor'sal, 
 
 the back 
 
 di ur'nal, 
 
 the day 
 
 lin'gual, 
 
 the tongue 
 
 no-e tur'nal. 
 
 the night 
 
 inan'ual, 
 
 the hand 
 
 qe les'tial. 
 
 the heavens 
 
 229. 
 
 Derivatives wn 
 
 DH Suffixes -al 
 
 OR -ar 
 
 tid'al 
 
 lin'e ar 
 
 bibli -eal 
 
 mus'-eu lar 
 
 brid'al 
 
 tab'u lar 
 
 ver'te bral 
 
 valVu lar 
 
 fa'tal 
 
 tul)u lar 
 
 an Qes'tral 
 
 gran'u lar 
 
 vo'-eal 
 
 9el7u lar 
 
 pa la'tial 
 
 Qir'-eu lar 
 
 fes'tal 
 
 glob'u lar 
 
 a e'ri al (a e'-) 
 
 an'gu lar 
 
 230. 
 
 Same Spelling — Different Pronunciations 
 
 row 
 
 bass rise 
 
 ':ear 
 
 low'er 
 
 vow 
 
 bass rise 
 
 tear 
 
 low;'er 
 
 bow 
 
 live close 
 
 wind 
 
 hin'der 
 
 how 
 
 live close 
 
 wind 
 
 hind'er 
 
 mow 
 
 lead house 
 
 1 wound 
 
 €6n'jure 
 
 moio 
 
 lead house 
 
 wozmd 
 
 • • 
 
 •con iure' 
 
 Direction : Illustrate the use of these words in sentences. 
 
PART TWO 
 
 SECTION 3 
 
 231. Negative Prefixes: in, un, non 
 
 in ces'sant nn gra'cious non'sense. 
 
 il leg'i ble un con'scious non pay'ment 
 
 il liin'it a ble un so'cia ble non en'ti ty 
 
 in del"! ble un prej'u diced non re§'i dent 
 
 in -eor rupt'i ble un nec^es sa ry non at tend'ance 
 
 in sep'a ra ble un col lect'i ble non com mis'sioned 
 
 Direction : Note that these prefixes mean not. 
 
 232. Word Building with Negative Prefixes 
 
 prov'i dent ef ff cient par'ti §an 
 
 penl tent ex pe'di ent -eom'bat ant 
 
 per'ti nent vorun ta ry me tal'lic 
 
 re spon'si ble com bus'ti ble es sen'tial 
 
 re deem'a ble fal li bill ty ful fiirment 
 
 Direction : Prefix in, im, or ir to first two columns, and non 
 to last column ; define the words thus formed. 
 
 233. Prefix dis- in Derivative Words 
 
 dis -credit dis siml lar dis'ad van'tage 
 
 dis faVor dis'o bliglng dis in'ter est ed 
 
 dis'be lief dis'a gree'a ble dis rep'u ta ble 
 
 dis're spe-et' dis /ion'or a ble dis'o be'di ent 
 
 dis satis fac'tion dis pas^sion ate dis'pro por'tion ate 
 
 Direction : Note that dis- means wajit of, not. 
 
 140 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 141 
 
 234. 
 
 HOMC 
 
 ) GRAPHS 
 
 
 butt 
 
 mast ■ grate 
 
 me'ter 
 
 light'er 
 
 hoiiA 
 
 mass quail 
 
 muz'zle 
 
 crick'et 
 
 host 
 
 maQe ounqe 
 
 -eobl)le 
 
 swalloi^ 
 
 • 
 
 last 
 
 meal Imgue 
 
 tern pie 
 
 gam inon 
 
 left 
 
 lawn quar ly s-eut'tle 
 
 -eor'po ral 
 
 Direction : Note that each word has two or more meanings. 
 
 235. 
 
 HoMC 
 
 )PH0NES 
 
 
 lie 
 
 new male 
 
 horde 
 
 tears 
 
 lye 
 
 ^new mail 
 
 hoard 
 
 tiers 
 
 hew 
 
 flew mote 
 
 step 
 
 bold'er 
 
 hue 
 
 flue moat 
 
 steppe 
 
 bowl'der 
 
 how 
 
 seal birth 
 
 slight 
 
 as sent' 
 
 beau 
 
 ceil berth 
 
 sleight 
 
 as cent' 
 
 236. 
 
 Two Ways 
 
 OF Spelling 
 
 
 English 
 
 American 
 
 Regular 
 
 Simplified 
 
 plough 
 
 plow 
 
 though 
 
 tho 
 
 faVour 
 
 faVor 
 
 al though' 
 
 altho' 
 
 har'bour 
 
 har'bor 
 
 through 
 
 thru 
 
 hon'onr 
 
 hon'or 
 
 thorough 
 
 thor'o 
 
 suc'cour 
 
 suc'cor 
 
 thor'ough fare' 
 
 thor'o fare' 
 
 de fence' 
 
 de fense' 
 
 through out' 
 
 thru out' 
 
 syr'up 
 
 sir'up 
 
 pro'gramrag 
 
 pro'gram 
 
 spec'tre 
 
 spec'ter 
 
 pro'logue 
 
 pro'log 
 
 cazAer ise cau'ter ize 
 
 dec'a logue 
 
 dec'a log 
 
 stig'ma tise stig'ma tize 
 
 dem'a gogue 
 
 dem a gog 
 
 s-em'ti nise scru'ti nize 
 
 ped'a gogue 
 
 ped'a gog 
 
 (^iv'i lised 
 
 giv'i lized 
 
 cat'a logue 
 
 cat'a log 
 
142 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 237. 
 
 fore warn' 
 fore boding 
 fore'or dain' 
 fore'thought 
 fore knowYedge 
 
 Prefixes fore-, pre-, and ante- 
 
 pre fix' 
 pre yoidge 
 pre med'i tate 
 pre pay'ment 
 pre req'ui site 
 
 an'te date 
 an'te room 
 an'te ged'ent 
 an'te me rid'i an 
 an'te di lu'vi an 
 
 Direction : Define words, noting that prefixes mean before. 
 
 238. 
 
 Plant Life and Plowers 
 
 sii'mac 
 
 day^ria (-ya) 
 
 o'le an'der 
 
 muriem 
 
 f ucA'si a (-shi a) 
 
 heli trope 
 
 mis'^k toe 
 
 -ear na'tion 
 
 rAo'do den'dron 
 
 pep'per mint 
 
 hy'a ginth. 
 
 ■eArys an'the mum 
 
 witeh'-ha'zel 
 
 pgme gran'ate 
 
 mi'gnon ette' (mia'yun-) 
 
 239. Prefix ad — to ; a-, ab-, or de — from 
 
 ad'verb 
 
 a vert' 
 
 de rair 
 
 d.d joingd' 
 
 a ver'sion 
 
 de duct' 
 
 ad here' 
 
 ab s5rb' 
 
 de fleet' 
 
 ad he'sion 
 
 J. 
 
 ab sorb'ent 
 
 de par'ture 
 
 ad he'sive 
 
 ab sorp'tion 
 
 de pop'u late 
 
 Direction .- Note how the prefixes modify the meaning. 
 240. Homophones 
 
 •eord, a string. 
 Cnordj in music. 
 tale, a story. 
 tail, of an animal. 
 troop, of soldiers. 
 .troupe, of players. 
 
 1 
 
 r mean, base ; servile. 
 
 i mien, look , manner. 
 
 \ sneer, mere ; perpendicular, 
 
 shear, to cut with shears. 
 
 throw, to fling. 
 . throe, extreme pain. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 143 
 
 241. Prefixes co-, con-, axd counter- 
 
 co e'qual coun'ter act' 
 
 co'ex ist' counter claim' 
 
 CO or'di nate (-or-) coun'ter marcli^ 
 
 CO op'er ate (-6p'-) coun'ter poi^e' 
 
 CO op'er a tive coun'ter baVance 
 
 con jom 
 con voke' 
 con'flu ent 
 con'so nant 
 con ver'gent 
 
 Direction : Kote co- or con- = ivith, and counter- = against. 
 
 242. 
 
 •earl)on 
 sin -eon 
 bro'mme 
 ■cMo'rme 
 i'o dine 
 
 Some Chemical Elements 
 
 ox'y gen 
 
 hy'dro gen 
 
 ni'tro gen 
 
 an'ti mo ny 
 
 mag ne'si um (-zlil-') 
 
 so'di um 
 -eargi um 
 plat'i num 
 a lu'mi num 
 po tas'si um 
 
 Direction : Consult a dictionary for the meaning of words. 
 
 243. 
 
 be num&' 
 be four 
 be grime' 
 be lit'tle 
 be lat'ed 
 
 Prefixes be-, en-^ ^x-, and inter- 
 
 en slave' 
 en shrine' 
 en a^ble 
 en liglit'en 
 en f ee'bk 
 
 ex hale' 
 ex pand' 
 ex port' 
 ex press' 
 
 in'ter line' 
 in'ter vene' 
 in'ter pose' 
 in'ter sperse' 
 in'ter mit'tent 
 
 ex punge 
 Note he-, en- =s to make ; ex- => out ; inter- = he 
 
 Direction 
 
 ticeen. 
 
 244. Quotation from James Kussell Lowell 
 
 " New occasions teach new duties ) Time makes 
 ancient good uncouth ; 
 They must upward still, and onward, who would 
 keep abreast of Truth." 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 245. 
 
 Prefixes per-, pro-, and 
 
 re- 
 
 per vade' 
 
 pro tract' 
 
 re bound' 
 
 per'f rate 
 
 pro trude' 
 
 re trace' 
 
 per'me ate 
 
 pro tru'sion 
 
 re is'sue 
 
 per en'ni al 
 
 pro nounce' 
 
 re'con struct' 
 
 per am'bu late pro nun'91 action 
 
 re'es tablish 
 
 Direction : 
 
 Kote per- = through; pro-— forth ; re-=back, again. 
 
 246. 
 
 Relating to Buildings 
 
 
 villa 
 
 a -ead'e my 
 
 dor'mi to ry 
 
 a sylum 
 
 sem'i na ry 
 
 lab'o ra to ry 
 
 ly ce'um 
 
 in fir'ma ry 
 
 ob serv'a to ry 
 
 li'bra ry 
 
 mon'as ter y 
 
 con serv'a to ry 
 
 in'sti tute 
 
 gym na'§i u7ti 
 
 re f orm'a to ry 
 
 247. Latin Prefixes uni-, bi-, and tri- 
 
 u'ni ty 
 
 bi se-et' tri'pod 
 
 bi en'ni al 
 
 u'ni fy 
 
 bi se^'tion tri sect' 
 
 tri en'ni al 
 
 u'ni form 
 
 hiqy -eh tri'^y -ele 
 
 bi no'mi al 
 
 u'ni valve 
 
 bi weekly tri weekly 
 
 tri no'mi al 
 
 u'ni -eorn 
 
 bi' valve tri'an gle 
 
 tri syl'la ble 
 
 Direction : Note uni- = one ; hi- = two ; tri- = three. 
 
 248. Homophones 
 
 brOttCn, to tap ; make public. [ polcSj long sticks. 
 
 . brooch, a breastpin. 
 loan, a thing leiit. 
 lone, solitary ; single. 
 fort, a fortress. 
 lOrte, that in which one excels. 
 
 y polls, heads ; places for voting. 
 j mite, anything very small. 
 t might, force ; power. 
 ( S-CUll, a boat; a short oar. 
 [ skull, bony case inclosing brain. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 145 
 
 249. 
 
 mon'6 tone 
 
 Prefixes mono-, semi-, circum- 
 
 mon o gram 
 mon'o \ogue 
 mon'o syria ble 
 mon'o svl labile 
 
 semi tone 
 sem'i week'ly 
 sem'i month 'ly 
 sem'i cir'cle 
 
 Qir'-eum scribe' 
 cir'cum spect 
 cir'cum vent' 
 cir'cum poplar 
 cir'cum nav'i gate 
 
 sem'i an'nu al 
 Direction: Kote mono- = one; semi- = half , circum-= around. 
 
 On a Bill of Fare 
 sliirr^d -ero q^^ette' 
 
 broiled spa gAet'ti 
 
 poached ver'm'i gerii 
 
 250. 
 
 saFad 
 
 frit'ter 
 
 chow'der 
 
 -ertirier 
 
 sauerlirant 
 (sour'krout) 
 
 251. 
 
 post-date' 
 post pone' 
 postscript 
 pos te'ri or 
 pos ter'i ty 
 
 chipped 
 s-ealloped 
 
 ma-e'a ro'ni 
 
 pi-e'ca lirii 
 
 ten'der loin' 
 su-e'co tash 
 ar'ti choke 
 mar'ma lade 
 horse '-rad'ish 
 
 su'per sede' 
 su'per vise' 
 su per'flu ous 
 su'per hu'man 
 
 Prefixes post- and super- 
 
 post-mor'tem su'per fine 
 
 post gradu ate 
 post nup'tial (-shal) 
 post'me rid'i an 
 post pone'ment 
 Direction : Note post- = after ; super- = over, beyond. 
 
 252. Gems from Tenxyson 
 
 " Howe'er it be, it seems to me 
 'Tis only noble to be good ; 
 Kind hearts are more than coronets, 
 And simple faith than Norman blood. 
 
 '' Sweet lips whereon perpetually did reign 
 The summer calm of golden charity." 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 253. 
 
 ar'ti san 
 tra ge'di an 
 ■eo me'di an 
 his to'ri an 
 
 — / 
 
 gram ma ri an 
 
 Suffix -an 
 
 ^i Yil lan 
 li bra'ri an 
 bar ba'ri an 
 pol i tfcian 
 e lee trf cian 
 
 Ckris'tian (-chan) 
 Pu'ri tan 
 Lu'ther an 
 Pre§ by te'ri an 
 Eu'ro pe^an 
 
 Direction • Note that suffix -un means one who, pertaining to. 
 
 254. 
 
 o'pal 
 
 bnyx 
 
 to'paz 
 
 ber'yl 
 
 ag'ate 
 
 255. 
 
 pub li^'i ty 
 sin Qer'i ty 
 ad ver'si ty 
 in ten'si ty 
 sim pli^'i ty 
 
 Gems and Precious Stones 
 
 rulDy tur qi^oige' 
 
 ga/net di'a mond 
 
 jas'per em'er aid 
 
 sap'^Mr^ (saf-) am'e thyst 
 moon'stone toi^r'ma line 
 
 Word Analysis 
 
 fa tall ty 
 plu ral'i ty 
 for mari ty 
 neti tral'i ty 
 
 ■ear'bun -ek 
 sar'do nyx 
 -ear nel'ian 
 -e/irys'o lite 
 ■eAal ^ed'o ny 
 
 an tiq'ui ty 
 tran quil'li ty 
 u'ni forin'i ty 
 pos'si bill ty 
 mon stros'i ty 
 
 ab surd'i ty 
 Direction : Kote that 4ty means state of being. 
 
 256. Nouns from the Latin with Sufvxx -ity 
 
 State of being 
 
 a la-e'ri ty, brisk, 
 
 i den'ti ty, the same, 
 
 hu miri ty, humble, 
 
 mo bin ty, movable, 
 
 ft del'i ty, faithful. 
 
 in vol 1 ty, 
 fe rog'i ty, 
 do 9iri ty, 
 sa gag'i ty, 
 
 State of being 
 
 trifling, 
 fierce. 
 teachablGo 
 shrewd. 
 
 mu'ta bill ty, changeable. 
 
 «a lu'bri ty, healthful, regl pro^'i ty, interchangeable . 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
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 257. 
 
 brirZi^tn cy 
 con'stan cy 
 re lu^'tan cy 
 men'di can cy 
 
 Suffixes -ancy axd -ency 
 
 de f I'cien gy per'ma nen Qy 
 
 ef fi'cien cy 
 suf frden cy 
 pro f I'cien '^y 
 de spond'en cy 
 
 con sist'en cy 
 trans par'en cy 
 ex pe'di en cy 
 bel lig'er en cy 
 
 258. From the Declaration of Independence 
 
 al'ien (-yen) 
 ten'ure 
 har'ass 
 per'ii dy 
 pur sti'ing 
 
 pe ti'tion 
 mi gra'tion 
 con vul'sion 
 fa ffgidng 
 se -eu'ri ty 
 
 al le'gzsince 
 dis'so lu'tion 
 ju'ris di-e'tion 
 in'snr rec'tion 
 u'giir paction 
 
 259. Prefix sub- in Words of Latin Origin 
 
 Prefix suh- = down, beneath 
 sub due', to hriny — . 
 sub vert', to turn — . 
 sub side', to settle — 
 sub tend', to stretch — 
 sub tract', to draw — . 
 
 sub merge', to sink — . 
 
 Prefix suh- = under 
 Sub'ma r'ine', — sea water. 
 
 sub'ter ra'ne an, — the ground. 
 
 Sub'lu na ry, — the moon. 
 sub poe'na, — a penalty. 
 sub scribe', write beneath. 
 sub JU gate, bring under a yoke. 
 
 Direction : Pill each, blank witli a meaning of -sub 
 260. Prom the Declaration of Independence 
 
 ab solve' 
 con jure' 
 fron'tzer 
 tran'sient 
 uc qui esce' 
 
 re-e'ti tude 
 mer'^e na ry 
 ar'bi tra ry 
 ju di'ci a ry (-dlsli'i-) 
 an ni'hi late 
 
 suffer a ble 
 in ev'i ta ble 
 ex'e-eu'tioner 
 mag'na nim'i ty 
 •eon'san gum'i ty 
 
148 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 261. Prefix trans- ix Words of Latin Origin 
 
 trans- = beyond, across, over 
 transit, a passing — . trail SCend', to climb —. 
 
 trans fer', to convey — . tran s-eribe', to write ~. 
 
 trans mit', to send — trans verse', turned — . 
 
 trans poge' to put —. trans mute', to change — . 
 
 trans port', to carry — . trans gress', to step — . 
 
 Direction : Fill each blank with a meaning of trans-. 
 
 262. Derivatives with Prefix trans- 
 
 tran si'tion (-slzh'un) tran scend'ent trans gres'sor 
 trans fer'a ble tran'script trans'ma fine' 
 
 trans mit'tance trans verse'ly trans'at lan'tic 
 trans'po si'tion trans mut'a ble trans al'pine 
 trans'por taction trans gres'sion trans con'ti nen'tal 
 Direction : Analyze these words ; see 261 for meanings. 
 
 263. Prefix mal- = ill, evil; multi- = many 
 
 mal treat' mal'igg mul'ti form 
 
 mal treat'ment ma li^n' mul'ti fold 
 
 mal prac'tice ma lig'nant ly mul'ti pie 
 
 mal'for ma'tion ma li'cious ly mul'ti pli^l ty 
 
 mal o'dor ous ma lev'o lent mul'ti million azr^' 
 
 264. Quotations from William Cullen Bryant 
 
 '' The groves were God's first temples." 
 
 ^' Truth crushed to earth shall rise again^ 
 The eternal years of God are hers ; 
 But error, wounded, writhes in pain. 
 And dies among his worshipers." 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 149 
 
 Noun-suffixes Meaning : one "who 
 
 265. 
 
 -ar beg'gar, — legs. 
 
 -ard drunk'ard, — is drunken. 
 
 -art brag'gart, — boasts. 
 
 -ary adVer sa ry, — opposes. 
 
 -ant men'di cant, — legs. 
 
 -ent de po'nent, — testifies. 
 -er liar'bin ger, — runs before. 
 
 -eer pi'6 neer', — clears the way. 
 -ist O-e'u list, — treats eyes. 
 
 -or ben'e f ac^tor, — does good. 
 
 Direction : Apply the meaning of the suffix and thus com- 
 plete each definition by filling the blank. 
 
 266. Noun-suffixes Meaning : state of being 
 
 -acy ^el'i ba gy, —single. 
 -ance vig'i lance, —watchful. 
 -ancy poi^n'an cy , — stinging. 
 -ence dif 'fi dence, — bashful. 
 -ency clem'en cy, — mild. 
 
 -ism bar'ba rism, — uncivilized. 
 -ity prob'i ty, — honest. 
 -ment det'ri ment, — harmful. 
 
 -tude las'si tude, — weary. 
 
 -tude plen'i tude, —full 
 
 267. Adjective-suffixes Meaning: pertaining to 
 
 -aC Car'di aC, — the heart. 
 
 -al pec'tO ral, — the chest. 
 
 -an sylVan, — a wood. 
 
 -ar aw ric'u lar, — the ear. 
 
 -ary purmo na ry , —the lungs. 
 
 -ic phonic, — sound. 
 
 -ile pn'er ik, — a boy. 
 
 -ine -ea nine', — a dog. 
 
 -ish Finn'ish, — Finland. 
 
 -ite re-e'on dite, — a secret. 
 
 -ive pen'siv^, — thought. 
 
 -Ory au'dl to ry, — hearing. 
 
 268. Adjective-suffixes Meaning: full of, having 
 
 -ant dor'mant, — sleep. 
 
 -ate ob'dti rate, — - hardness. 
 
 -f ul re Sent'f ul, — anger. 
 
 -ent vir'u lent, — poison. 
 
 -ose ver bose', — words. 
 
 -OUS f al la'cioUS, — deceit. 
 
 -ons sap'6 na'ceous, — soap. 
 -some win'some, — delight. 
 -y brin'y, — salt. 
 -ey clay'ey, — day. 
 
150 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 269. 
 
 Vekb-suffixes Meaning: to make 
 
 ■ate ren'o vate, — new. 
 
 -ate Stip'u late, — a bargain. 
 
 -ate re f rig'er ate, — cool 
 -en weak'en, — weak. 
 
 4j CO'di fy, — a code. 
 -fy grat'i fy, — pleasing. 
 
 -ize pulVer ize, — dust. 
 -ize ag'gran dize, — larger. 
 -ise en fran'chi^e, —free. 
 
 -ise COm'prO mise, — agreed. 
 -ish fin'ish, — an end of. 
 
 -ish re plen'ish, —full again. 
 
 Direction : Apply the meaning of the suffix to complete each 
 definition above. 
 
 270. 
 
 NoUN-SUFFIXES MEANING I aCt Of 
 
 -age piriage, — plundering. 
 
 -age rum'mage, — searching 
 
 -ion di la'tion, — expanding. 
 
 -ion miu'^ion,— pouring 
 
 -ion as Qen'sion, — rising. 
 
 171. 
 
 -ment e lope'ment, — run- 
 
 ning away. \ing out. 
 
 -ment e je-et'ment, — throw- 
 
 -Ure rup'ture, — bursting. 
 -Ure pim-e'^ure, —piercing. 
 -al bur'i al, — burying. 
 
 271. From the Geography of the Solar System 
 Cr'bit U'ra niis gas'e ous plan'et a ry 
 
 plan'ets 
 Ve'nus 
 Mar§ 
 Mer'-eti ry 
 
 Nep'tune 
 Ju'pi ter 
 Sat'urn 
 as'ter oids 
 
 sorstige 
 -eur'va ture 
 e'qui nox 
 e'qui no-e'tial 
 
 sphe rig'i ty 
 ra'di action 
 in'-eli na'tion 
 in'-ean des'cent 
 
 272. Quotations from Nathaniel Hawthorne 
 
 " Generosity is the flower of justice." 
 " Echo is the voice of a reflection in a mirror." 
 "Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes 
 incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it 
 leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never attained." 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 151 
 
 273. 
 
 Sttffixes -cle AND -cule = a little 
 
 €U tl -6165 — covering. 
 
 €an'ti -ele, — song. 
 vesl -ek, — cell. 
 ioYli -ele, — pod. 
 •eor pus cle, — body. 
 
 more -etile, — mass. 
 an'i maV-eule, — animal 
 bar'na -ele, — sMi-jish. 
 
 ten' ta -ek, —feeler. 
 ret'i -eule; — net-work. 
 
 274. 
 
 lad'die 
 las'sig 
 lam&'kin 
 man'i kin 
 gosling 
 
 Words with Diminutive Suffixes 
 
 darling 
 
 duckling 
 
 lordling 
 
 noz'zle 
 
 speckle 
 
 glob'ule 
 9el7ule 
 spher'ule 
 1 91 -ele 
 par'ti -ele 
 
 ro §ette' 
 Qig'a rette' 
 statji ette' 
 bru nette' 
 op'eret'ta 
 
 Direction : Note that suffixes -ie, -kin, -le, -ling, -ette mean little. 
 
 275. 
 
 lo'tus 
 
 rud'dy 
 
 rus'set 
 
 to-e'sin 
 
 ty'rant 
 
 276. 
 
 tun 
 ton 
 
 nun 
 none 
 
 ruff 
 rough 
 
 Direction 
 
 Words used in "Evangeline" 
 
 in'stin-et 
 heirloom 
 deVi ous 
 trem'u lous 
 pon'der ous 
 
 pew'ter 
 
 jo-e'und 
 
 hys'sop 
 
 stal'wart 
 
 plain'tive 
 
 smewy 
 reflu ent 
 se ra^rio (-yo) 
 tra df tion 
 sub mis'sion 
 
 row 
 roe 
 
 lode 
 load 
 
 sore 
 soar 
 
 Homophones 
 
 pore 
 pour 
 
 groan 
 grown 
 
 told 
 tolled 
 
 maze 
 maize 
 
 nave 
 knave 
 
 bred 
 bread 
 
 reek 
 wreak 
 
 retch 
 wretch 
 
 freeze 
 frieze 
 
 Use each word in a sentence ; consult a dictionary 
 
152 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 277. 
 
 aer = air 
 
 a'er ate (-er-) 
 a e' ri al (-e') 
 a'er i fy (-er-) 
 a'er i form (-er-) 
 ^ii'er 6 nawt (-er-) 
 
 Derivatives of Latin Origin 
 
 aqua = water 
 
 a'que ons 
 a quat'ic 
 a qua'ri "um 
 aq'ue duct 
 
 terra = earth 
 
 inter' 
 ter'race 
 ter'ri to vy 
 ter res'tri al 
 sub'ter rsi'ne an 
 
 a'qui form 
 
 Direction: Note the headings of each column and observe 
 that the meaning of the root-words appear in the derivatives. 
 
 278. 
 
 verus = true 
 
 ver 1 ij 
 ve ra'cions 
 ve ra^'i ty 
 verl ta ble 
 ver'i fi -ea'tion 
 
 Derivatives of Latin Origin 
 lucidus =■ clear 
 
 lu'^id 
 111 Qid'i ty 
 pel lu'gid 
 trans lu'^ent 
 e lu'91 date 
 
 lumen = light 
 
 lu'mi nous 
 lu'mi na ry 
 il lume' 
 il lu'mi nate 
 il lu'mi na'tion 
 
 279. 
 
 warn 
 
 thatch 
 
 thole 
 
 sward 
 
 swoon 
 
 Words from General Literature 
 
 myr'i ad ' im'pre -ea'tion 
 su per'nal os'ten taction 
 
 am bro'^i al ben'e fa-e'tion 
 al ter'nate 
 som bre'ro 
 
 bu'gle 
 
 dou'blet 
 
 dis'taff 
 
 dow'er 
 
 ca'denge 
 
 ben'e di-e'tion 
 sti'per sti'tion 
 
 280. Latin Derivatives of pello, pulsus = drive 
 
 com per 
 ex pel' 
 pro pel' 
 re pel' 
 im pel' 
 
 com pul'sion com pul'sive 
 
 ex pul'sion ex pul'sive 
 
 pro pul'sion pro pul'sive 
 
 re pul'sion re pul'sive 
 
 im'pulse un pul'sive 
 
 dis pel' 
 re puls^' 
 re perient 
 pro pel'ler 
 com pul'so ry 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 15^ 
 
 281. 
 
 vita = life 
 
 vi'tals 
 vi'tal ize 
 vi tal'i ty 
 vi'ta s-eope 
 re vi'tal ize 
 
 Words derived from Latin Nouns 
 
 civis = citizen 
 
 urbs = city 
 
 ur'ban 
 ur bane' 
 ur ban'i ty 
 sub ur'ban 
 
 Qivi-e 
 Qiv'il 
 91 virian 
 91 viri ty 
 Qiv'i li za'tion 
 
 in'ter lir'ban 
 Direction : Consult a dictionary for meaning of derivatives. 
 
 282. Derivatives from Latin Adjectives 
 primus = first 
 
 pri'mal 
 pri'mate 
 prim'i tive 
 prfma ri ly 
 pri me'val 
 
 283. 
 
 kelp 
 
 keel 
 
 sheen 
 
 dirge 
 
 Qhute 
 
 minutus = small 
 
 mi nute' 
 
 mi nu'ti a (-shl a) 
 
 min'ti end 
 
 di min'u tive 
 
 dim'i nu^tion 
 
 magnus = great 
 
 mag'ni iy 
 mag'ni tude 
 mag nan'i moua 
 mag nif'i qenqe 
 Mag'na €Aar't^ 
 
 Words from General Literature 
 
 dru'id 
 
 mis'sal 
 
 trea'dk 
 
 dove'-eot 
 
 -eum'brous 
 
 jo\ i al 
 mys'ti cal 
 man'i fold 
 dis'so nant 
 signi ly 
 
 ve ran'da 
 be troth'al 
 e the're al 
 ob liv'i ons 
 mo not'6 nous 
 
 284. 
 
 credo = I believe 
 
 ■ereed 
 -ere'dence 
 -ered'u lous 
 €re duli ty 
 €re den'tial 
 
 Derivatives from Latin Verbs 
 
 specto = I see porta = I carry 
 
 in spect' port'a ble 
 
 in spec'tion im port'er 
 
 spec'ta -eles ex port'er 
 spec ta'tor 
 spec ta-e'u lar 
 
 re port'er 
 ex por taction 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 285. 
 
 Words derived 
 
 FROM Latin Nouns 
 
 pes (ped) = 
 
 foot vox (voc) = voice manus = hand 
 
 ped'al 
 
 vo'cal ist man'u al 
 
 bi'ped 
 
 vo'cal 
 
 ize man'a -eh 
 
 pe des'tri ; 
 
 a>n Yo car 
 
 i ty man'ti s-eript 
 
 im pede' 
 
 vo'ca ble man'ti fa-e'ttire 
 
 im ped'i ment vo cab 
 
 'u la ry ma nip'u la'tion 
 
 286. 
 
 Derivatives from Latin Verbs 
 
 tenere = to hold 
 
 tendere = to stretch 
 
 ten'et 
 
 ten'a ble 
 
 tend tend'en qy 
 
 ten'ant 
 
 ten'e ment 
 
 tense ten'sion 
 
 ten'ure 
 
 re ten'tive 
 
 ex tend' ex ten'sion 
 
 re tain' 
 
 re ten'tion 
 
 dis tend' dis ten sion 
 
 ■eon tain' 
 
 •eon'ti nent 
 
 •eon tend' con ten'tion 
 
 287. 
 
 Words used in Mechanics 
 
 winch 
 
 bear'ing 
 
 pis'ton re Qeiv'er 
 
 flange 
 
 gear'ing 
 
 gud'geon -eon dens'er 
 
 tackle 
 
 shaft'ing 
 
 pul'ley trans mit'ter 
 
 tack'ling 
 
 swiv'd 
 
 trol'ley in'di -ea'tor 
 
 -eou'pling 
 
 ra^ch'et 
 
 throt'tk os'cil la'tor 
 
 windlass 
 
 sprock'et 
 
 lev'er age reg'ti la'tor 
 
 288. Quotations from Oliver Wendell Holmes 
 
 '' Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that 
 
 fits them all." 
 
 " When we plant a tree, we are doing what we can 
 
 to make our planet a more wholesome and happier 
 
 dwelling place for those who come after us if not for 
 
 ourselves." 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 155 
 
 I 
 
 289. 
 
 hrevis = short 
 
 breve 
 brief 
 brev'i ty 
 ab breVi ate 
 ab breVi a'tion 
 
 Derivatives from Latin Adjectives 
 
 satis = enough 
 
 omnis = all 
 
 om'ni bus 
 om nis'cient 
 om nip'o tent 
 om'ni pre^'ent 
 om niv'o rous 
 
 sat'is f y 
 sat'is fac'tion 
 sa'ti ate (-shl-) 
 sa ti'e ty 
 in sa'ti a ble 
 
 290. 
 
 oath 
 
 poll§ 
 
 booth 
 
 vot'er 
 
 ballot 
 
 291. 
 
 Words relating to Elections 
 
 vot mg 
 ■ean'vass 
 re tum§' 
 e le-e'tor 
 fran'chi§(5 
 
 nom'i nee' 
 in spe-e'tor 
 reg'is ter 
 dis fran'chige 
 el'i gi bk 
 
 af fi da'vit 
 nat'u ral ize 
 ma jor'i ty 
 plu ral'i ty 
 e le-e'tion eer' 
 
 Derivatives from Latin Nouns 
 
 nomen = name 
 
 nom'i nal 
 nom'i nate 
 mis no'mer 
 de nom'i nate 
 no 'men -ela'ture 
 
 292. 
 
 lUera = letter 
 
 lit'er al 
 lit'er a ry 
 lifer a t:ure 
 il lifer ate 
 il lifer a qy 
 
 numerus = number 
 
 nu'mer al 
 nu'mer ous 
 nu mer'i -eal 
 in nu'mer a ble 
 
 —/ 
 
 >r;f 
 
 su per nu'mer a ry 
 
 Accent and Meaning 
 
 Nouns 
 
 pre'fix 
 
 es'^ort 
 
 ■eon'trast 
 
 prog'ress 
 
 ■eom'press 
 
 Verbs 
 
 pre fix' 
 
 es -e6rf 
 -eon trasf 
 pro gress' 
 ■eom press' 
 
 Nouns 
 
 ex'pert 
 gal lanf 
 •eom'pa-et 
 in'va lid 
 preQ'e dent 
 
 Adjectives 
 
 ex pert' 
 gallant 
 ■eom pa-ef 
 in valid 
 pre Qed'ent 
 
156 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 293. Words 
 
 DERIVED FROM LaTIN NoUNS 
 
 corpus = body 
 
 
 onare = sea 
 
 
 navis = ship 
 
 ■eor'pus cle 
 
 
 ma fine' 
 
 
 na'vy 
 
 •€or'pu lent 
 
 
 mar'i ner 
 
 
 na'val 
 
 -eor po're al 
 
 
 mar'i time 
 
 
 nav'i ga ble 
 
 in -eor'po rate 
 
 
 sub'marine' 
 
 
 nav'i ga'tion 
 
 ■eor'po ra'tion 
 
 
 trans'ma fine' 
 
 
 cir'cum nav'i gate 
 
 294. Words 
 
 FOUND IN Colonial 
 
 History 
 
 to'tem 
 
 bur 
 
 •'gess strat'e 
 
 gy 
 
 roy'al ist 
 
 sa'chem 
 
 ram'part strat'a 
 
 gem em'i grate 
 
 ran'som 
 
 pii' 
 
 lo ry pari sade' 
 
 an tip'6 de§ 
 
 mis'sion 
 
 ■eol 
 
 'o nist wi^ch'-eraft rep'ri mand 
 
 -eom'pa-et 
 
 voy'ag er mag'is 
 
 trate na2^'ti cal 
 
 295. 
 
 
 Latin Derivatives 
 
 
 
 
 vertere = to turn 
 
 
 
 re vert' 
 
 
 in vert' 
 
 
 ad'verse 
 
 di vert' 
 
 
 in verse' 
 
 
 ad ver'si ty 
 
 di ver'sion 
 
 
 in ver'sion 
 
 
 ad'ver s^ ry 
 
 re verse' 
 
 
 sub ver'sion 
 
 
 -eon'tro vert 
 
 re vers'! ble 
 
 
 sub ver'sive 
 
 
 €on'tr6 ver'sy 
 
 Direction : Note how prefixes and suffixes are combined with 
 the roots vert or vei^s, to form derivatives ; define each word. 
 
 296. From Colonial History 
 
 Prot'es tant per'se -eu'tor 
 
 pro vin'cial in tol'er ant 
 
 ren'des; vows (ran'-) ty ran'ni cal 
 sep'a ra tist con'sci en 'tious 
 
 hos'pi ta ble ex'pe di'tion 
 
 in ter'pret er 
 in'flu en'tial 
 ab'o rig'i nes 
 ar'is to-e'ra Qy 
 rev'6 lu'tion ist 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 157 
 
 297. 
 
 vocare = to call 
 
 vo -ea'tion 
 vo-e'a tive 
 in voke' 
 inVo -ea'tion 
 conVo -caption 
 
 Derivatives from Latin Words 
 
 sensus = feeling 
 
 flectere = to bend 
 
 fle-e'tion 
 de fle-e'tion 
 in fle-e'tion 
 re fle-et' 
 re fle-e'tor 
 
 sen 'si t ive 
 sen sa'tion 
 sen'su al (-shu al) 
 sen'ti ent (-shi ent) 
 in sen'si biFi ty 
 
 298. 
 
 quo'rum 
 
 ■eon'sul 
 
 im'post 
 
 jour'nal 
 
 treason 
 
 299. 
 
 cor = heart 
 
 €ore 
 ^or'date 
 ■e5r'dial (-jal) 
 ■eon'-eord 
 ac -eord'ange 
 
 From Constitution of United States 
 
 fel'd ny e morti ment 
 
 wel'fare 
 en ti'tk 
 re pris'al 
 at tain'der 
 in ven'tor 
 
 -/ 
 
 Pi ra qy 
 pen'al ty 
 req'ui site 
 rev'e ntie 
 
 p6 lit'i -eal 
 ex pend'i ture 
 ap por'tioned 
 tran quirii ty 
 
 Latin Derivatives 
 
 caput = head 
 
 cap'tion 
 cap'tam 
 cap'i tal 
 cap'tam qy 
 de -eap'i tate 
 
 dens = tooth 
 
 den 'tal 
 den'tist 
 den'tist ry 
 den tf tion 
 den'ti frige 
 
 lex (legis) = law 
 
 le'gal 
 le'gal ize 
 il le'gal 
 leg'is late 
 leg'is la'tor 
 
 300. From Constitution of United States 
 
 mSiYqice se'^re qy im peach'ment ad'mi ral ty 
 ex ci§e' in dict'ment bank'rupt qy af fir ma^tion 
 con vene' as cer tain' -eon'se quenge res'ig na'tion 
 Sbd journ' ex e-e'u tive -eon -eur'renge e nu'mer action 
 re przeve' o rig'i nate am bas'sa dor rep're §ent'a tive 
 
168 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 301. 
 
 fortis = strong 
 
 fort 
 
 f Sr'ti fy 
 f or'ti tude 
 ■eom'fort ing 
 f or'ti f 1 -ea'tion 
 
 Latin Derivatives 
 
 cequus = equal 
 
 e qua'tion 
 e'qui dis'tant 
 e'qm latter al 
 e'qui an'gu lar 
 e'qui lib^ri um 
 
 centum = hundred 
 
 Qen'tu ry 
 gen ten'ni al 
 gen'te na ry 
 gen'te na'ri an 
 Qen'ti grade 
 
 302. 
 
 pa rol' 
 dra goon' 
 re -ermV 
 ta-e'ti-es 
 imlough 
 
 303. 
 
 Erom United States History 
 
 mu'ti ny 
 ■eal'i ber 
 am'nes ty 
 biv'oua-e 
 re trieve' 
 
 ■eon -eus sion 
 se Qes'sion 
 in -eiir'sion 
 ar'mi sti^e 
 -eon'tra band 
 
 tractus = drawing 
 
 tra-e'tion 
 tra-e'ta ble 
 re tra-e'tion 
 con tra-e'tion 
 ex tra-e'tion 
 
 Latin Derivatives 
 
 pUcare = to fold 
 
 du'pli cate 
 dti pli^'i ty 
 tripli -eate 
 im'pli -eate 
 ac -eom'pliQe 
 
 e va^'ti ate 
 -eon (pYi ate 
 re tal'i ate 
 ar tirier y 
 ser'geant(sar'-) 
 
 loqui = to speak 
 
 lo qua'cious 
 el'o quent 
 el'o -eu'tion 
 el'o -eu'tion ist 
 SO 111 o quy 
 
 304. 
 
 fbr'a?/ 
 
 rap'me 
 
 ■eais'son 
 
 •earl)ine 
 
 s-eablDard 
 
 From United States History 
 ma rawd'er haz'ard ous bom bard'ment 
 
 guer riria 
 ag gres'sor 
 dev'as tate 
 •eon'fis -eate 
 
 tyr an nous 
 mti nftion 
 
 .V_-'. 
 
 gar ri son 
 en -eroach' 
 
 an tag'o nist 
 im pet'u ous 
 e man'Qi pate 
 am'mu ni'tion 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 159 
 
 305. 
 
 Derivatives from the Greek 
 metron = a measure 
 
 me'ter, — of length. 
 
 di am'e ter, — through. 
 per im'e ter, — around. 
 ther mom'e ter, — of heat. 
 ba rom'e ter, — of the weight 
 
 of the air. 
 
 an'e mom'e ier,— velocity of wind. 
 
 hy drom'e ter, — velocity of water. 
 
 pe dom'e ter, — number of steps. 
 
 qy -elom'e ter, — revolutions of a 
 wheel. 
 
 ■e/iro nom'e ter, — time. 
 
 306. 
 
 Words used 
 
 IN Nature Stu 
 
 DY 
 
 pet'al 
 
 sci'on 
 
 ex'o gens 
 
 ru mi nant 
 
 •• 
 
 se'pal 
 
 another 
 
 en'do gens 
 
 mi gra to ry 
 
 porien 
 
 sta'men 
 
 3,nnu al 
 
 hi'ber nat ing 
 
 pis'til 
 
 leg uiiie 
 
 per en'ni al 
 
 -eal -ea're ous 
 
 ■ealyx 
 
 ■eo roHa 
 
 de ^id'ti ous 
 
 her ba'ceous 
 
 307. "Words constructed erom Greek Roots 
 
 -graphy = loriting or description 
 
 ll thog'ra phy, — on stone. 
 Ste nog'ra pby, — in sJwrthand. 
 
 pho nog'ra phy, — by sound. 
 pho tog'ra phy, — by light. 
 te leg'ra phy, — from afar. 
 'Or thog'ra phy, — correctly. 
 
 bi og'ra phy, —of a ufe. 
 
 ge Og'ra phy, — of the earth. 
 to pog'ra phy, —of a place. 
 phys'l Og'ra phy, — of nature. 
 
 ?iuio bi og'ra phy, — of the 
 
 writer's life. 
 
 308. Quotations from Greek Writers 
 
 I affirm that the good is the beautiful. — Plato. 
 
 Truth is the beginning of every good thing. — Plato. 
 
 Prefer loss to dishonest gain; the former vexes 
 you for a time, the latter will bring you lasting 
 remorse. — Child. 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 309. 
 
 hudor = water 
 
 hy'drant 
 hy drai^'lic 
 hy drog'ra phy 
 hy'dro pho'bi a 
 hy drop'a thy 
 
 Greek Derivatives 
 
 dunamis = power 
 
 dy'na mo 
 dy'na mite 
 dy nam'ics 
 dy'na graph 
 dy'na mom'e ter 
 
 onoma = name 
 
 syn'o nym 
 an'to nym 
 ji9seu'do nym 
 hom'o nym 
 a non'y mous 
 
 Direction : Look up the meaning of these words. 
 310. Words used in Elementary Science 
 
 phys'ics 
 si'phon 
 fiir-erum 
 me -eAan'ics 
 me-e/i'an i§m 
 
 311. 
 
 phone = sound 
 
 phon'i-e 
 eu'pho ny 
 sym'pho ny 
 pho'no graph 
 hom'o phone 
 
 spe 9if'ic 
 grav'i ty 
 ve log'i ty 
 p6 ros'i ty 
 in er'ti a (-shi a) 
 
 Greek Derivatives 
 
 philos = friend 
 
 phi los'o phy 
 phi lol'o gy 
 phirope'na 
 phi lan'thro py 
 phirhar mon^ic 
 
 a -eoi/s'tics 
 ■eap'il la ry 
 ^en trif 'u gal 
 Qen trip'e tal 
 ex per'i men'tal 
 
 autos = self 
 
 aw' to graph 
 SiU tom'a t5n 
 ai^'to mat^ic 
 aw'top sy 
 au ton'o my 
 
 Words of Interesting Etymology 
 
 312. 
 
 om'ni bus, for all — Latin joke. 
 
 bank'rupt, a broken bench, — the 
 money-changer's bench was 
 broken on his failure. 
 
 buck' wheat, beech-ivheaU — the 
 
 grains are Hke beech nuts. 
 re^ 1 pe, Latin for, take thou. 
 
 doff, literally do off. 
 don, literally do on. 
 
 dove'tail, to fasten, by shaping 
 
 like a dove's tail spread, 
 •eal'i -eo, named for Calicut. 
 COp'per, named for Cyprus. 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 161 
 
 313. Standard Units of the Metric System 
 
 me ter, the standard of lengthy 
 equal to 39.37 in. 
 
 HXe^ the unit of surface = 10 meters 
 square, or 100 square meters. 
 
 stSre, a unit for solids = a cubic 
 meter. 
 
 li ter, the unit of capacity, being a 
 cubic decimeter = 2.113 U. S. 
 pints. ' 
 
 gram, the unit of weight = to the 
 weight of one cubic centime- 
 ter of pure water, or 15.432 
 grains. 
 
 314. Latin Prefixes and Decimal Parts 
 
 de^'i = one tenth 
 
 deQ^i me'ter 
 deQ^i I'i'ter 
 de^'i gram 
 
 gen'ti = one hundredth 
 
 ^en'ti me'ter 
 ^en'ti li'ter 
 Qen'ti gram 
 
 mil'li = one thousandth 
 
 mil'li me'ter 
 mini li'ter 
 mirii gram 
 
 315, Greek Prefixes and Multiples in Metric 
 
 System 
 
 myrn, a = 10,000 
 
 ded a = 10 hee'to = 100 kil'o = 1000 
 
 de-e'ame'ter he-e^to me'ter kirome'ter myr'iame'tei 
 
 de-e'ali'ter he-e'tol'fter kiroli'ter mjn^iali'ter 
 
 de-e'agram he-e'togram kH'ogram myr'iagram 
 
 de-e'astere he-e'to stere kirostere myr'iare 
 
 316. Words used in Elementary Science 
 
 baran^ed 
 va-e'ti um 
 pen'dti lum 
 max'i mum 
 
 so no rous 
 mo men'tum 
 re sult'ant 
 in'91 denge 
 
 mm 1 mum 
 im mer'sion 
 per -eus'sion 
 
 am'pli tude 
 fri-e'tion al 
 mo le-e'ti lar 
 
 liq'ue fa-e'tioD 
 os'cil la'tion 
 •eom press'i ble 
 e le-e'tri f i^d 
 ■em' VI lin'e ar 
 re-e'ti lin'e ar 
 ■erys'tal li za'tion 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 317. 
 
 Greek Derivatives 
 -logy = science of, discourse on 
 
 bi oYo gy, — life. 
 ■eAro noro gy, — dates. 
 ■e5n ^JioYo gy, — shells. 
 i-eh'thj oFo gy, —fishes. 
 6r'ni thoro gy, — birds. 
 
 ZO 01 O gy^ — Itvifig creatures. 
 
 pa thoro gy, ^diseases. 
 
 J9Sy -ehoYo gy, — human soul. 
 
 Os'te oFo gy, — the hones. 
 
 min'er aVo gy, — minerals. 
 
 gen'e aFo gy, —family descent. 
 
 me'te pr oFo gy, — atmospheric 
 phenomenon. 
 
 318. Words relating to Civil Government 
 
 pre'^in-et 
 town'ship 
 suffrage 
 Qitl zen ship 
 nat'ti ral ized 
 
 319. 
 
 sher'iff 
 bailiff 
 jus'tiQ es 
 al'der man 
 ■eoun'gil man 
 
 iu dfcial 
 mu niQ'i pal 
 magls te'ri al 
 ex e-e'u ivve 
 
 A. 
 
 leg'is la tive 
 
 tax action 
 priv'i leg e§ 
 im mu'ni tie§ 
 -eor'po ra'tion 
 ad min'is tra'tion 
 
 Names of Civil Officers 
 
 as ses'sor 
 re -eord'er 
 treag'ur er 
 in spe-e'tor 
 •eon'sta bk 
 
 mag'is trate 
 pros'e -eti tor 
 su'per vi'^or 
 -eom mis'sion er 
 •eomp troller (eon-) 
 
 320. Forms of Government, and Officers 
 
 Cabinet — Secretary of 
 
 re public 
 mon'ar-e/i y 
 the o-e'ra qy 
 de mo-e'ra Qy 
 
 envoy 
 ■eon'sul 
 minis ter 
 presl dent 
 
 State, Navy, Labor, 
 War, Treasury, Interior, 
 Commerce, Agriculture. 
 At tor'ngy-General 
 
 arls to-e'ra ^y -eon'gress man Post'mas ter-General 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 163 
 
 321. Words used in" the Courts 
 
 €ode sen'ten^e de mur'rer -eus to'di an 
 
 wvit -eom mute' chan'9er y req'ui gi'tion 
 
 statute ac quit'tal chan'gel lor a-e'cti ga'tion 
 
 plain'tiff man da'mns sur'ro gate mis'de mean 'or 
 
 eq'ui ty in jun-e'tion or'di nange a-e kn6w\%dg menti 
 
 Nouns used only in One Number 
 
 322. 
 
 Plural 
 
 ash'ej 
 
 as'sets 
 
 ti'dingg 
 
 v^es'perg 
 
 mat'ins 
 
 Plural 
 
 an'nal^ 
 bit'ters 
 ar'-e/iiv^^ 
 tweez'erg 
 
 Plural 
 
 trou'serg 
 oVer allj 
 nup'tial^ 
 ■eom'pass e§ 
 
 scig'sors 
 
 Singular 
 
 news 
 eth'i-es 
 phyg'i-es 
 mo las'se§ 
 poll ti-es 
 
 ob'se quieg 
 323. Suffixes distinguishing the Doer and Receiver 
 
 em ploy'er 
 as si^n'er 
 ■eon si^n'or 
 
 A ./ J. • A f 
 
 mor^ ga gor^ 
 gi^ar'an tor' 
 
 payer 
 do'ngr 
 les's5r 
 grant'or 
 le ga'tor 
 
 pay ee 
 donee' 
 les see' 
 gran tee' 
 leg a tee' 
 
 em'ploy ee' 
 
 ^_^ 
 
 as si^'n ee' 
 
 / « 
 
 ■eon si^'n ee' 
 mor^'ga gee 
 
 nom'i nee' 
 
 Note : -er or -or indicate the doer, and -ee the receiver. 
 
 324. 
 
 zmcked 
 
 pic'nicked 
 
 frolicked 
 
 trafficked 
 
 mim'icked 
 
 Derivatives with ck 
 
 mim'ick er collck y 
 mim'ick ing 
 traf fick er 
 traf fick ing 
 shel lacked' 
 
 frol'ick ing 
 pliyg'icked 
 phys'ick ing 
 
 rollick ing 
 pic'nick er 
 pic'nick ing 
 biv'ouacked 
 biv'ouack ing 
 
 j9At7us'ick y 
 
 Note : h is inserted in derivatives to indicate the pronnn 
 ciation, since c before e, i, or y has the sound of s. 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 325. 
 
 Words 
 
 used in Business 
 
 fran« 
 
 tAaler 
 
 green'backs 
 
 re sowrQ'eg 
 
 rren 
 
 gwm'ea (-1) 
 
 •eur'ren ^y 
 
 re mit'tange 
 
 lad'ing 
 
 jobl)er 
 
 spe'cie (-shi) 
 
 ■eon si^n'ment 
 
 su'ing 
 
 in'voice 
 
 par 1 ty 
 
 ma tu'ri ty 
 
 surplus 
 
 dun'ning 
 
 def'i Qit 
 
 -eol lat'er al 
 
 326. 
 
 Words 
 
 used in Business 
 
 as sess' 
 
 reck'on 
 
 boy'-eott 
 
 syn'di -eate 
 
 re bate' 
 
 yen due' 
 
 ga zette' 
 
 gwa.r'an ty 
 
 de rrn§e' 
 
 sun'drieg 
 
 lar'Qe ny 
 
 con Qes'sion 
 
 con Qede' 
 
 s-eAecTule 
 
 tel'e gram 
 
 lu'-era ttve 
 
 en gross' 
 
 dis btlrse' 
 
 pro spe-e'tus 
 
 in'ven to ry 
 
 327. 
 
 Articles of Commerce 
 
 jeans 
 
 ■era vat' 
 
 par'a sol 
 
 gaz'et teer' 
 
 rogln 
 
 as'phalt 
 
 ho'§ier y 
 
 Qhif fo n2er' 
 
 glu'-eose 
 
 96 ment' 
 
 ■eassi mere 
 
 e le-e'tro type 
 
 -eAro'ino 
 
 S^r'g/lUTTl 
 
 ■eoch'i neal 
 
 re frig'er a'tor 
 
 €ar toon' 
 
 inat'ting 
 
 sas'sa fras 
 
 con fe-e'tion er y 
 
 328. 
 
 Terms Relating to Bug 
 
 5INESS 
 
 ac -erued' 
 
 solVen 9y 
 
 com mod'i tie§ 
 
 u'gu ry (-zhti-) ^0 part'ner 
 
 av'oir du pois' 
 
 flu-e'tu ate 
 
 •eon- 
 
 v^ey'an^e 
 
 dis ^rep'an gy 
 
 stim'u late 
 
 a-e gept'ange 
 
 di re^'to ry 
 
 spu'ri ous 
 
 fin'an Qzer' 
 
 con'fi den'tial 
 
 liq'ui date 
 
 de fal'-eate 
 
 ne go'ti a ble (-shi-) 
 
 quit'claim 
 
 de f at^lt'er 
 
 ex traor'di na ry 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 165 
 
 329. 
 
 tell'er 
 vouch'er 
 pro'9eeds 
 tar'iff 
 ■eus'tom er 
 pun^' tu al 
 
 330. 
 
 Words used in Business 
 
 ex pense 
 ap praige' 
 state'ment 
 at tach'ment 
 al low'anQe 
 in f ringe'ment 
 
 331. 
 
 mi§'er a ble 
 pra-e'ti -ea ble 
 rep'ii ta ble 
 malle a ble 
 dis'pu ta ble 
 
 /»^ /• J. 
 
 per ]u ry 
 war 'ran ty 
 ■eal'-eu late 
 pros'e -eute 
 re'im burse' 
 ex'e -eu'tion 
 
 — / 
 
 re mu ner ate 
 con sori date 
 dis -erim'i nate 
 mo nop'o lize 
 ac -eom'mo date 
 ad m in 'is tra'tor 
 
 Words used in Business 
 
 fi nan'cial (-shal) pro pri'e tor 
 
 pe -eu'ni a ry 
 
 sub stan'tial 
 ■ere den'tial 
 sta tis'ti-es 
 ex change'a h\e 
 in dem'ni fy 
 
 Suffixes -able and .ible 
 
 pro fi'cien ^y 
 ■eor're spond'en9e 
 li'a bil'i tie§ 
 com mu'ni cate 
 
 a vail'a ble 
 war'rant a ble 
 dis pen'sa ble 
 in im'i ta ble 
 
 ad mis'si ble 
 con tempt'i ble 
 OS ten'si ble 
 ■eon vert'i ble 
 in vin'91 ble 
 
 in -eor'ri gi ble 
 
 332. Meaning Distinguished by Accent 
 
 ' con'vert ( in'stinct J fre'quent 
 
 , con vert' 1 in stinct' 1 fre quent' 
 
 ' con'crete j com'pound f con sum'mate 
 
 con Crete' [ com pound' [ con'sum mate 
 
 Direction : Pronounce each word, give its part of speech, and 
 use it in a sentence. 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 SPECIAL EXERCISES IN PRONUNCIATION 
 333. Duplicated Consonants in Succeeding Syllables 
 
 verium 
 son'net 
 saffron 
 ren'net 
 €or rode' 
 but'tress 
 ■elap'board 
 {or klab'Srd) 
 
 but'ter y 
 ■ear'r 1 on 
 bar'ris ter 
 bin'na -ele 
 sup'pu rate 
 gwil^o fine' 
 des'ic -eate 
 
 am mo'ni a 
 •eom mem'o rate 
 •eom mend'a h\e 
 ■eom men'su rate 
 •eom'men ta ry 
 in'flam ma'tion 
 ■eon'stel la'tion 
 im'ma te'ri al 
 
 Words with Consonant Markings 
 bron'-eAo pres tige' (-tezli') re §olve' 
 
 flum'mer y 
 
 Direction: Note that each duplicated consonant represents 
 but one sound. 
 
 334. 
 
 •ear et 
 
 ■ear'at 
 
 ■eon Qise' 
 
 jo-e'und 
 
 ea'pon 
 
 du-e'at 
 
 335. 
 
 ^nave 
 
 ^nack 
 
 Z;noU 
 
 Yogue 
 
 thyme 
 
 stretch 
 
 pshsiio 
 
 s-eourge 
 
 •eanlier 
 an'guisb. 
 jun-e'ture 
 Im'guist 
 su-e 9in-et' 
 
 ves tige 
 e merge' 
 di verge 
 heatb'er 
 forthwith' 
 
 dis po§e' 
 ex Aort' 
 ex Aaus't ive 
 ex emp'tion 
 dig cern 
 
 Words containing Silent Letters 
 
 be ni^n' 
 ■eon di^n' 
 •eon demn' 
 in NQigK 
 ar raz^n' 
 as suage' 
 ha rangz^e' 
 hour geois' 
 
 ker'chief 
 -eon'di^it 
 duc?g'e6n 
 stur'geon 
 rime'ster 
 gro tesqi^e' 
 in vez'gle 
 un wield'y 
 
 rAet'6 ri-e 
 syn'a gogwe 
 hem'or rAage 
 lam'bre (\um 
 ex cheq'wer 
 es -eui^ch'eon 
 -eo'a lesce' 
 -eonVa lesce' 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 167 
 
 336. Long Vowels ending Accented Syllables 
 
 pa'thos 
 gra'tis 
 glam'oi^r 
 pla'-ea ble 
 sa'li ent 
 ar -ea'niim 
 de -eo'rous 
 men da'cious 
 
 337. Short 
 
 ber'yl 
 ep'o-eA 
 her'e sy 
 der'e li-et 
 er'u dite 
 
 • 
 
 def 1 nit6 
 tel'e s-eope 
 sym'me try 
 
 a tro'cious 
 pre -eo'cious 
 -ea pa'cious 
 te na'cious 
 ra pa'cious 
 v6 ra'cious 
 ig'no r a 'mils 
 urti ma 'turn 
 
 si'ne -etire 
 le'ni en ^y 
 de mo'ni a-e 
 re me'di al 
 tra ffe'di an 
 -eon nul)i al 
 a me'na ble 
 ab ste'mi ous 
 
 Vowels in Accen 
 
 ■ea rot'id 
 bar bar'i-e 
 
 mes mer'i-e 
 
 J. 
 
 dis -erection 
 prop'a gate 
 pre] u diQg 
 friv'6 lous 
 quer'u lous 
 
 ted Syllables 
 
 sa-e'ra ment 
 as perl ty 
 ex perl ment 
 at'mos pher'i-e 
 py rami dal 
 €al lig'ra phy 
 ty pog'ra phy 
 ■ea meFo pard 
 
 338. Words to be Carefully Discriminated 
 
 a-e Qept' 
 
 satire 
 
 trtle 
 
 statue 
 
 ba'M 
 
 pillar 
 
 spe'cie (-shi) 
 
 ge'nus 
 
 ex 9ept' 
 
 sat'yr 
 
 titlk 
 
 stature 
 
 bab'ble 
 
 pilloi^; 
 
 spe'cies (■ 
 
 genius 
 
 gel er y 
 for'mer ly 
 -eonli dent 
 pe tf tion 
 al lu'sion 
 pop'u lous 
 
 sal'a ry 
 f or'mal ly 
 •eon'fi dant' 
 par tilion 
 il lu'^ion 
 pop'ti lage 
 
 shez) -eom'pli ment -eom'ple ment 
 eml grant im'mi grant 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 339. 
 
 bo'vine 
 feline 
 le'6 nine 
 athlete 
 chirblam 
 su'i Qide 
 €us'pi dor 
 sep'a rate 
 
 340. 
 
 Al'pme 
 
 change 
 
 ben'zme 
 
 des'tine 
 
 du-e'tile 
 
 bro'midfi 
 
 ■eAlo'ride 
 
 mor'phine 
 
 Long Vowels in Last Syllables 
 
 an'6 dyne 
 an'a lyze 
 ag'gre gate 
 ag'gra vate 
 em'a nate 
 f iirmi nate 
 suf'fo -eate 
 un'du late 
 
 lem'on ade' 
 doml neer' 
 •ere'6 sote 
 las'si tude 
 VI Qis'si tude 
 pan'to mime 
 val'en tine 
 quar'an fine 
 
 Sounds of i in Last Syllables 
 
 am Ime 
 aq'iu line 
 gas'6 \me 
 av'a riQg 
 dom'i 91k 
 neg'a tive 
 inlan tik 
 •eo'-ea me 
 
 Phil'lp ping§ 
 but'ter ine 
 in ter'stiQg 
 ■elan des'tmg 
 au'to mo 'bile 
 lo'-eomo'bile 
 in def 1 nite 
 fig'ur a tive 
 
 341. Words containing the Sounds of u and u 
 
 lure 
 lute 
 
 ew'er (u'-) 
 ex iide' 
 in lire' 
 im bne' 
 en siie' 
 e Inde' 
 
 du'plex 
 du'ress 
 di Inte' 
 ad duge' 
 de duge' 
 ob tQse' 
 hir'sute 
 lukeVarm' 
 
 dH'b 1 ous 
 du'te ous 
 lu'na ti-e 
 lu'91 fer 
 e lu sive 
 ju'bi lant 
 ex -elu'sive 
 in -elu'sive 
 
 lu'di -erous 
 lu'bri -eate 
 eiilo gize 
 ■eii'-eum ber 
 in'sti tiite 
 ■eon du'Qive 
 •eol lu'§ion 
 in tu'i tive 
 
 Direction : Do not give u the sound of 00 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 169 
 
 342. Words with the Sound of " Italian a " 
 
 gape 
 
 be -eaZm' 
 
 car'tric?ge 
 
 pa la ver 
 
 quaZiri 
 
 em baZm' 
 
 tar'la tan 
 
 pan'6 ra'ma 
 
 zou ave' 
 
 lawn'drv 
 
 gharla tan 
 
 prom e nade' 
 
 pi a -eard' 
 
 jaz^n'diQe 
 
 ar'ma ture 
 
 mar'9h^on ess 
 
 par qiiet' 
 
 lar'board 
 
 phar ma gy 
 
 'dn'der giir'ten 
 
 343. Words with the 
 
 ; Sound of " 
 
 Broad a" = O 
 
 spaK7n 
 
 lan'daz^ 
 
 a vazmt' 
 
 ep'ai^ let 
 
 thrall 
 
 • • 
 
 gen'tai^r 
 
 a thwart' 
 
 arAo -erat 
 
 • • 
 
 ex alt' 
 
 baw'bk 
 
 • • 
 
 ap plawd' 
 
 paw'91 ty 
 
 ba salt' 
 
 or g\e^ 
 
 ap plat^se' 
 
 nai^i lus 
 
 pa paio' 
 
 TTior'bid 
 
 a?/s tere' 
 
 • • 
 
 por'phy ry 
 
 Direction : Do not shorten " broad a " or " broad o " to the 
 sound of " short o." 
 
 344. Sounds of o in Accented Syllables 
 
 florid ry^omb ob'so lete dol'or ous 
 
 florin solder prod'i gy -eAorer i^ 
 
 sor'rel -ea lor'i-e or'i £19^ -eAor'is ter 
 
 gos'sip en s-eonge' s-erof'u la pro bos'cis 
 
 hom'age -eross'-eyed syn op'sis fron'tis piege • 
 
 Direction : Do not make ** short o " an equivalent of " broad 
 a" or "broad o." 
 
 345. Pronouncing Eeview 
 
 ■ The fall of Manila marks an epoch in the history 
 of the Philippines. Some automobiles are operated 
 with gasoline. Benzine, creosote, and aniline dyes 
 are sold by druggists. Almonds and apricots from 
 the oasis were served for dessert. 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 346. 
 
 Long Vowels 
 
 IN ACCEXTE-D 
 
 Syllables 
 
 da'ta 
 
 vi'nous 
 
 A do'nis 
 
 i'so therm 
 
 basl-e 
 
 se'nik 
 
 ar ma'da 
 
 e'qua ble 
 
 pe'nal 
 
 •e/iloral 
 
 ti a'ra 
 
 e'qui poi^e 
 
 se'quel 
 
 s-ea lene' 
 
 6 me'ga 
 
 te na'cious 
 
 fe'tish 
 
 ob sgene' 
 
 pa na'da 
 
 pan the'5n 
 
 o'gk 
 
 ■em sade' 
 
 •• 
 
 pie belan 
 
 stra te'gi-e 
 
 o'sier 
 
 •eur ta^T 
 
 ni'liil ist 
 
 re qTut'g;l 
 
 o'kra 
 
 6 paqwe' 
 
 i'so late 
 
 sub sid'enqe 
 
 347. Short Vowels 
 
 IN Accented i 
 
 Syllables 
 
 offal 
 
 tepid 
 
 nug'get 
 
 vol a tile 
 
 vas'sal 
 
 fetid 
 
 pret'zel (-j 
 
 sel) orl §6n 
 
 ne-e'tar 
 
 polyp 
 
 pun'gent 
 
 sa-e'ri lege 
 
 pellet 
 
 nom'ad 
 
 weap on 
 
 sophist ry 
 
 wiz'en 
 
 stolid 
 
 san'gmne 
 
 par'a di^m 
 
 vis'cid 
 
 tm'sel 
 
 sill -ea 
 
 Pharl see 
 
 shek'el 
 
 ten'on 
 
 sibl lant 
 
 met'a phor 
 
 tetler 
 
 tetii'er 
 
 smls ter 
 
 re^'om pense 
 
 348. Obscure Short 
 
 a or e IN Last Syllables 
 
 bi'as 
 
 •eli'ent 
 
 tem'po ral 
 
 fru'gal 
 
 airment 
 
 ■eon'ju gal 
 
 s-ean'dal 
 
 neg' 
 
 li gent 
 
 pet^ lant 
 
 pe rus'al 
 
 defer enge 
 
 re pug'nant 
 
 rem'nant 
 
 pesli lenge 
 
 in -elem'ent 
 
 toller ant 
 
 retl 
 
 Qent 
 
 re gipl ent 
 
 ar'ro gant 
 
 towr 
 
 • • 
 
 'na ment 
 
 be nefi Qent 
 
 sem'blan^e 
 
 s.d]\ 
 
 X'^ent 
 
 e quiv'a lent 
 
 main'te nange ir i des'cent 
 
 er'y sip'e las 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 171 
 
 349. 
 
 Words of 
 
 Three Syllables 
 
 ax'l OTTl 
 
 pre lui er 
 
 Is./ /X X • 
 
 Im e age 
 
 •eom plex'ion 
 
 ra'pi er 
 
 ^a§ u al 
 
 ^ /X . v-/ 
 
 im age ry 
 
 ob nox'ious 
 
 em er y 
 
 nu'^le Tis 
 
 pie be'ian 
 
 e gre'gzous 
 
 ses'a me 
 
 fab'ti bus 
 
 des'ue tude 
 
 e iiiol Zient 
 
 vit'ri 61 
 
 am '6 rous 
 
 stti pen'doTis 
 
 griev'ous ly 
 
 Direction: Pronounce these words in three syllables. 
 
 350. Words of Tour Syllables 
 
 re gall a a'pi a ry ster'e 6 type 
 
 hy'gi en'i-e §» pe'ri ent ster'e 6 s-eope 
 
 hy'me ne'al delirious variegate 
 
 ex tem'po re as phyxl a -eon spi-e'ti ous 
 
 di oQ'e san am big'ti ous pro mis'-eti ous 
 
 diph the'ri g, am phib'i ous v6 lup'tu ous 
 
 Direction : Do not shorten these into words of three syllables. 
 
 351. Words in which ci and ti equal sh or shI 
 
 fascial fa Qe'tious e ma'ci ate 
 
 gla'cial ter'ti a ry e nun'ci ate 
 
 fa-e'tious in I'ti ate ex pa'ti ate 
 
 vi'cious of fi'ci ate pro pfti ate 
 
 vfti ate ap pre'ci ate ex -eru'ci ate 
 
 352. Words to be carefully Discriminated 
 
 mis'sal mis'sile in'ter Qede' su'per sede' 
 
 pallet pal'ette proph'e gy proph'e sy 
 
 ex Qeed' re ^ede' pre §ent'ment pre sen'ti ment 
 
 su-e qeed' se 9ede' Iml ment Im'e a ment 
 
 pro Qeed' pre Qede' re spe-et'ful ly re spe-e'tive ly 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 SPECIAL EXERCISES IN ACCENTUATION 
 
 353. Words often Incorrectly Accented 
 
 ab'je-et 
 
 or -e/ies'tral 
 
 al'a bas ter 
 
 ex'tant 
 
 Qhiv'al ri-e 
 
 atZ'je-e tive ly 
 
 in'nate 
 
 Qhiv'al rous 
 
 •ereiri a to ry 
 
 purlzeu 
 
 ■eom'mu nist 
 
 -eom'pa ra ble 
 
 ■eon'trite 
 
 ■eom'Tnti ni§m 
 
 •eon'tii me ly 
 
 -eam'phene 
 
 •eon'flu enge 
 
 ■eon'tu ma 9y 
 
 ar'bii tus 
 
 ■eog'ni zan^e 
 
 per'emp to ry 
 
 ■eleiri a tis 
 
 6r'th6 e py 
 
 ma?/'or al ty 
 
 354. Words often Incorrectly Accented 
 
 a dept' 
 
 or nate' -eo ro'na 
 
 in quir'y 
 
 •ea bar 
 
 tra peze' -eu ra'tor 
 
 py n te§ 
 
 •eur tail' 
 
 gar rote' a -eii'men 
 
 sy rm'ga 
 
 ■eon'towr 
 
 • • 
 
 re -eluse' ' bitu'men 
 
 -eo los'sus 
 
 di van 
 
 re -eowrse' al bu'men 
 
 bal mor al 
 
 di vest' 
 
 ab struse' an cho'vy 
 
 en'er vate 
 
 1^ pel' 
 
 as tute' 96 ram'i-e 
 
 -eon dolenge 
 
 re lay' 
 
 de f iin-et -e/a me ra 
 
 ap pel'late 
 
 355. Primary Accent on Third Syllables 
 
 bar'ri -eade' 
 
 dis -eon ^erL' 
 
 ^rter na'tion 
 
 ser'e nade' 
 
 ef fer vesce' 
 
 men in gi'tis 
 
 pal'i sade' 
 
 pat'ent ee' 
 
 in'de -eo'rous 
 
 •eorgn nade' 
 
 man'ga nese' 
 
 de-e'li na'tion 
 
 bu-e'ca neer' 
 
 pal'an qi^in' 
 
 def'a ma'tion 
 
 rep'ar tee' 
 
 dis'-eom mode' 
 
 dele te'ri ous 
 
 im'por tune' 
 
 -eo'a^iiu'tor 
 
 de'mo ni'a -eal 
 
 op'por tune' 
 
 9y'-el6 pe'an 
 
 ho'meop'athj 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 173 
 
 356. WoRDj 
 
 3 OFTEN INCORRECTLY 
 
 ' Accented 
 
 all as 
 
 lo'-eat ed 
 
 -eal li'o pe 
 
 aPa TTiodg' 
 
 va ga'ry 
 
 z6 di'a -eal 
 
 berii -eose 
 
 a za le a 
 
 ma ni'a -eal 
 
 ■eSr'duroy' 
 
 ■€0g no men 
 
 ar tii 1 Qer 
 
 ■eav'al -eade' 
 
 pie thor'i-e 
 
 m -eom'pa ra hit 
 
 ex'tir pate 
 
 chim pan'zee 
 
 m su'per a ble 
 
 ag'gran dize 
 
 qum tes'sen^e 
 
 m dis'so Iti ble 
 
 €on tern plate 
 
 de mon'stra h\e 
 
 in dis'pu ta ble 
 
 357. Words 
 
 OFTEN INCORRECTLY 
 
 Pronounced 
 
 ar-eove 
 
 al'ter nat^ 
 
 ■ea tal'pa 
 
 fill some 
 
 al'ter -eate 
 
 de 91'sive 
 
 dou^A'ty 
 
 apt'! tude 
 
 il liis'trat ed 
 
 ger'und 
 
 eq'ui page 
 
 il lus'tra tor 
 
 he^'nous 
 
 brig'an fine 
 
 e'qua mm 'i ty 
 
 iTn'gual 
 
 frat'er nize 
 
 ir re fut'a ble 
 
 loath'some 
 
 m'ter est mg 
 
 ir rep'a ra ble 
 
 litlie'some 
 
 e'-eo noTTi 'i-es 
 
 in -eon'gru ous 
 
 Direction: Note carefully the vowel sounds and accent. 
 358. Words often Mispronounced 
 
 ad'i pose 
 9el7u loid 
 le'ni enqe 
 des'ig nate 
 par'af fin 
 rep'a ra ble 
 prefer a ble 
 ■eon'ser va'tor 
 
 ex em pla ry 
 lam'en ta ble 
 f or'mi da ble 
 e'men da^tion 
 dep'ri va'tion 
 de'tes taction 
 in'ter 16-e'u tor 
 in'di -ea to ry 
 
 te leg'ra pher 
 in ex'o ra ble 
 in ex'tri -ea ble 
 in ter'mi na ble 
 in hos'pi ta ble 
 ho'mo ge ^ne ous 
 ep 1 zo ot'i-e 
 oleo mar'g^rine- 
 
174 
 
 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 359. 
 
 blouge 
 slou^A 
 scAigm 
 tzerge 
 foil o 
 me'ni al 
 pae'an (pe'-) 
 sough (stif) 
 
 360. 
 
 a bef/'ange 
 ai lan'thus 
 per sim'mon 
 to bog'gan 
 ■eo'in Qide' 
 •eon'de scend' 
 drom'e da ry 
 ir'i des'cent 
 
 Spelling and Pronouncing Test 
 
 py'thon 
 
 pfqwant 
 
 vis'-eoimt 
 
 mur'ram 
 
 de wl^e' 
 di vulge' 
 suf f uge' 
 bra'zier 
 myr'i ad 
 mir'a -ele 
 dy'nas ty 
 -eor'ri d6r 
 
 mon'grel 
 puncli'eon 
 re scmd' 
 ob'lo quy 
 
 Spelling and Pronouncing Test 
 
 par'ti §an 
 par'ox y§m 
 pre'sci ent 
 syn'the sis 
 tal'is man 
 re§'6 nariQe 
 razTler y 
 net. raFgi g 
 
 par'a lyz<3 
 os'cil late 
 vaQ'il late 
 sur'^m gle 
 sa-e'cAa rme 
 
 a p5s'ta sy 
 hy po-e'ri sy 
 an ti^'i pate 
 an'ti sep'tic 
 pre 9ip'i tons 
 a merio rate 
 
 361. 
 
 frank'in 9ense 
 
 omnis'c^en9e(-iiish'-) pi-e'ca lil'li 
 
 in dig'e nous si'mul ta'ne ous 
 
 Proper Names often Mispronounced 
 
 Gal'ais 
 
 Seville 
 
 Hem'ang 
 
 €)ole'ri<^ge 
 
 Moslem 
 
 4. 
 
 Bud'(f/ii^m 
 Bed'oz/ m 
 Ple'ia des 
 
 (ple'y§. dez) 
 
 ri'on 
 Nem'e sis 
 Pal'es tine 
 €Aal de'an 
 Mi-e/i'ael mas 
 Port Sa id' 
 Pan'a ma' 
 Par'a gua?/ 
 Clnie 
 
 Roo'ge velt 
 Di'az (de'as) 
 Thiers (tyar) 
 Lou bet' (loo be') 
 Goe'the (gu'tg) 
 Ven'e zue'la (-zwe'U) 
 Pall-Mair (p6l m6l') 
 Bue'nos Ai'res 
 (bwa'nos I'ras) 
 
PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 175 
 
 SPECIAL EXERCISES IN PRONUNCIATION 
 
 362. Words of Foreign Origin 
 
 a do'be boi/le vard sa'chet' (-sha') 
 
 SI es'ta gha'peau' (-po') baFlet' (bal^a') 
 
 fi as'-eo troi^s'seau' (-so') so'bri'quet' (-ka') 
 
 fies'ta (fygs'ta) vaude'vilk(vod'-) neg'li gee' (-zha') 
 
 fi na'le men'u mi rage' (-razh') 
 
 pa dro'ne co'gnac (-nyak) me nag'er le 
 
 mat'a dor bow'illon' (-yon') cor tege (kor't&zh') 
 im bro'glio (-brol'yo) boi('doir'(-d\var) re gime (ra'zhem') 
 
 363o Words of Foreign Origin 
 
 sor'tie -eo'te rie stance (sa'ans) 
 
 •eanard' ex'po'se' (-za') cuisine (kwezen') 
 
 ^hap'er on mem'oir (-w6r) en core (an kor') 
 
 silViow ette' res'er voir (-vw6r) ennui (an nwe') 
 
 sol'i tazre' ap'ro pos' entree (an 'tra') 
 
 sgw've n'ir' ^ clat' (a'kla^ vignette (vinygf) 
 
 at'ta'che' (-sha') sa'vant' (-van') dis'Aabille' 
 
 r^ su me sang'-froid' (-frwa') chauf feur (sho'fur^) 
 
 (ra'zu'ma^) 
 
 364. A Pronouncing Test 
 
 Roosevelt, Loubet, and Diaz were Presidents during 
 the first decade of the twentieth century. 
 
 A doughty communist delivered an address before 
 the lyceum, during which he indulged in much piquant 
 raillery at the expense of his opponent. 
 
 Neither butterine nor oleomargarine is served in 
 this restaurant. Our menu is preferable. 
 
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 PROGRESSIVE COURSE IN SPELLING 
 
 365, French Expressions and their Meanings 
 
 au re voir (o' revwar')^ till 
 
 we meet again. 
 bSn' ton', good style, 
 
 b5n' mo^', a jest, 
 
 belles-let' ^es, poUte or elegant 
 
 literature. 
 
 -earte blanghe, full permis- 
 sion. 
 comme il faut(k6'mel'fo'), 
 
 as it should be. 
 coup d'etat (koo da'ta'), a 
 
 stroke of policy. 
 en masse (an' mas '), in a body. 
 en route (an' roof), on the way. 
 
 billet-doux' (bire dooO? « 
 
 note, or love letter. 
 
 faux pas (io' pa'), a falsest^ 
 
 Honi soit qui mal y pense 
 (6'ne swa ke mal e pirns'), 
 Evil to him that evil thinks. 
 on dit (oil de'), they say. 
 
 nom de plume (non de 
 
 plum'), a literary title. 
 
 qui vive (ke vev'), alert. 
 
 garage (ga'razh'), an automo- 
 bile station. 
 
 repertoire (ra'pgrtwar'), a 
 
 list of pieces or parts. 
 t§te-a-tete (tat' a taf), a pri- 
 
 vate conversation. 
 
 V 
 
 vis-a-vls v^^' za ve'), face to 
 face. 
 
 366. Latin Expressions and their Meanings 
 
 ad in f i ni'tum, to infinity. 
 
 ad libt turn, at one^s pleasure. 
 bo 'na f i ^de, in good faith. 
 
 eom'pos men'tis, of sound 
 
 mind. 
 de fa-e'to, in reality, 
 de ju're, by right, 
 
 e plu'ri bus u'num, one /rom 
 many. \tue ofoffi,ce, 
 
 ex' of fi'ci O (-fisli'i o), byvir- 
 ex par'te, on one side. Estate. 
 in sta'tu quo, in the former 
 in to'to, wholly^ 
 
 — / 
 
 m me mo ri am, in memory of 
 
 mo'dus o pe ran'di, mode of 
 
 operating. 
 ne plus xA'tYdb^nothing beyond. 
 
 per an'num, by the year. 
 
 per di'em, by the day. 
 
 pro et -eon, for and against. 
 
 quid pro quo, an equivalent 
 
 Si'ne di'e, without day 
 
 "Va'vg, Vo'Qe, orally, 
 
 Vi'a, by way of. 
 
 Ver'sUS, against 
 
 ffniS, an end. 
 
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