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PRONOUNCING
SPELLING-BOOK
OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
MAINLY ON THE PRINCIPLES OF
COMPARISON AND CONTRAST
BOSTON
WILLIAM WARE AND COMPANY
[Successors to Brewer and Tileston]
1879
Copyright.
By L. J. CAMPBELL and S. T. WORCESTER.
f -?6'6'6
ELECTROTYPED AND PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS,
CAMBRIDGE.
W&7
PEEFAOE.
The following features, among others, will, it is believed,
commend this spelling-book to the favor of teachers : —
1. The selection of the words. Only such as are met with
in ordinary reading have been taken.
2. The classification and arrangement.
3. The dictation exercises.
4. The variety in the kind of lessons.
5. The treatment of the few really useful rules for English
spelling.
The pronunciation is shown by the headings of the lessons,
by marked letters, and by re-spelling whenever thought necessary.
L. J. C.
KEY TO THE MAKKfit) LETTEES.
a, ape;
a, an;
6, eve;
e, ell;
Vowels.
l, ice;
i, in;
a, arm ; a, fast ;
a (== aw), fall ;
a (= e in there), fare ;
e (= ii in fur and i in fir),
her;
i (=eor ee), machine ;
b (=a or aw), or;
o, old;
6, on;
u, use.
u,iip.
6 (=oo in ooze or u in
rude), move;
o (=u) son;
do, ooze.
do, good.
u (= do in good), full ;
u (= 6 or oo), rude.
ft get;
th
Consonants.
? (= gz), example ; s (italic) == z, muse ;
this ; ch {unmarked), usually as in chin.
WORCESTER'S NEW
VOWEL SOUNDS.
Lor
Lg Vowels.
Short Vowels.
1.
e j
as in
eve.
8.
1 as in
ill.
2.
a
a
ape.
9.
e
ii
end.
3.
a
a
arm.
10.
a
ii
and.
4.
A
a
It
all.
11.
6
ii
on.
5.
6
a
old.
C.
66
a
ooze.
12.
do
ii
good.
7.
ii*
a
urn.
13.
u
ii
up.
Compound Vowels.
14. 1 as in ice like a e.
15. oi " oil " aTi.
16. ou u out " a 66.
17. u " use a yooor i^66,t
is. a u ask, past, class, dance.
This sound is not so thin as a in fat, nor so broad as a in far.
19. a as in fare, air, there.
Either short e prolonged before r (in England), or short a
gliding into the sound of slight U before r (in the United States).
* This sound is a little longer and closer than its corresponding short
Bound, u, as in up.
t See Remarks in Lesson 66, page 40.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
CONSONANT SOUNDS,
Vocal and Liquid.
r as in roar.
1 " lull.
Vocal and Nasal.
m as in maim,
n " noon,
ng " hang.
Aspirates and Vocals.
S as in sun.
z " zeal.
sh * shall.
z(=zh) azure.
f « fife.
v " valve.
th * thin.
th *! this.
p as in pipe.
«
b
t
d
k
g
babe.
tent,
did.
kick,
gag.
ch " church,
j " judge.
Vowel Consonants
y as in yard,
w " war.
Pure Aspirate.
h as in hut.
wh = hw.
WORCESTER'S NEW
SOMAN AND SOEIPT ALPHABETS.
I
J
K
L
1
J
k
1
M m
3r
^
A a
B I
C c
D d
E e 6
F f
N n
o
P p
R
/I 8
6 g c# ^ T
H b ^T/ U
J?
r
s
V y
W w
X x
Z z
^
-z^
&
Jf
4
^
t cf /
u
t^yi-
-t^
^
<Z*A
a>
T
<z
Spelling Lessons,
FIEST
SECTION.
a
1.
in mat.
back
vacfr
shall
<maw
sack
4ac / fc
scalp
4cat/i
lack
/acfc
scan
4COTI
black
vfacn>
scant
4COTlt
slack
4fac£
cramp
CtCWlJl
smack
4 / mac / fc
thank
tdanfo
track
foacfr
prank
/itcm-fa
quack
auacfc
chap
cna/i
act
act
scrap
4ctaA
fact
/act
crash
cta4n
tact
tact
sash
4a4n
tract
ttact
flax
/caa>
8
WORCESTER'S NEW
2.
6 in met.
neck
dwell
kept
stress
peck
quell
crept
jest
check
belch
depth
chest
speck
bench
cress
quest
sect
clench
less
shell
keg
drench
bless
vex
smell
trench
dress
next
spell
quench
press
text
dfeecfr
vencn
3.
ae/i^n.
cne<ri
1 in pin.
rich
quick
pill
chip
thick
strict
spill
stint
kick
width
thrill
zinc
lick
skiff
till
chink
brick
cliff
quill
squint
trick
stiff
swill
fix
sick
chill
milk
script
stick
skill
quilt
minx
dfien
Utidln
tduw
99W71X
PBONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
4.
o m not.
U in tub.
dock
lock
block
clock
flock
mock
crock
frock
sock
stock
scoff
strong
throng
chop
cloth
broth
C€&\
scrub
much
such
duck
struck
scud
cuff
snuff
gruff
stuff
dull
chunk
junk
skulk
scum
trunk
5.
a in far and a in all.
Sound the r clearly. Say jar, not jah; charm, not chahm.
Do not pronounce aw as if ending in r. Say jaw, not jawr.
jar
[aw]
crawl
scald
scar
caw
drawl
squall
scarf
jaw
scrawl
sward
chart
claw
sprawl
swarm
charm
squaw
yawn
quart
arch
shawl
[a]
dwarf
march
yawl
tall
warm
are
brawl
stall
warp
'matcn
vtaat/
ctaaw
4ca€a
10
WORCE STEM'S NEW
6.
Ch ir
l church.
•
chub
chin
which
such
chum
inch
lunch
much
chill
finch
bunch
larch
chink
pinch
punch
starch
filch
clinch
munch
torch
milch
flinch
church
scorch
tinted
enaten
vanen
deepen
i.
tch sounded like ch.
catch
snatch
pitch
botch
hatch
scratch
ditch
notch
latch
fetch
hitch
blotch
batch
stretch
stitch
watch
patch
sketch
twitch
clutch
match
witch
switch
crutch
eaten
maten
debated
datiten
^end del cm eaad and nalen tnem.
7rt// nou /eten /me do-me cwwifa ?
Qs£ dtiten en fame daved ncne.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK. 11
8.
a in ape.
face glade Q^ c /^<t /aee.
lace made cw//
/re can ton a tace.
pace spade
-i t^K? mac<fc o4> vbacc
space grade
race chafe ^^ ve 4een.
grace make 0^f a/ac/e ot a/ien
trace snake dJiace m a tvooa.
fade quake ^^ , y
. .. . 02/ fie atade o-Z &i<7fie
shade scale </ /
blade lame </ " t*W*
9.
shame mate q^^ ^^ ^^f
blame prate -^ , ' .^ ^
. . (d/fie daa uai€€ cnade
shape skate . ^
crape gaze /
scrape blaze xpotv-d ataze o$ eat
case glaze ^ e aleen atadd.
chase graze / ^ > y , . /
& (^yo dfoanae late.
haste change ^w^ ^
paste strange fi
taste ba/Ae $™ taa?icJ wzoom.
12
chore
roll
strode
scroll
coke
droll
choke
stroll
joke
colt
poke
slope
spoke
cope
stroke
core
scold
score
stole
more
tore
prose
wore
both
force
clothe
forge
doze
porch
don't
shorn
[oe]
gross
foe
worn
hoe
those
toe
rose
woe
G/oave uou emu cnote4
*=t£e£ u4 lane a dfoovi.
/la/iet.
WOBCESTEflS NEW
10.
o in note.
/
slope ^ cyfogj natf^wt<?i£ caa/.
(2/ ca?i7ia£ ca/ie witn
£na£ 4focma man.
Qyde dfo/ie a/lne ni//.
11.
J^€ac<fc4mitn4 /otae
teapot t'tcwi.
'e 4al iTi
erf cne naude.
(2/4 it a+uMe?i m /ita4e
(2/ wi// te£ mom a>4e
e new- doe.
ice
slice
spice
price
thrice
twice
chime
dive
spire
scribe
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK. 13
12.
i in pine,
squire q£ ^ <J ca / e .
wise C xj// / ? . /?
size wuat id ti/e fiuce o/
prize a ua^c/ &f /ace 9
bli/Ae ^gr .
. -, Qyw-ice ten id a dcote.
rind
[ie] &^/e tt^t/e c/t/a wad
c »- ie //u/e ana aau.
cube
tube
huge
plume
June
tune
dupe
flute
cure
pure
pie
tie
G/oe /ad mem t/e./Utze.
13.
u in mute.
use &o cu/e /ad dcx dtaed.
(3yo- aa/ie at c/eal.
e UAoie a aan /lucme
cm /id /a£.
Qy/e tarn /e// ana
ie tvma //eat.
mute
[ew]
few
new
clew
blew
flew
stew
^/o-n't ad/ me fo acve
/mi ^/e c/ew.
14
WORCESTER'S NEW
14.
a in ask.
This sound is not so broad and open as the full sound of a in arm.
dance
sha'n't
glass
shaft
chance
grant
pass
craft
lance
ask
grass
graft
glance
cask
cast
staff
blanch
clasp
fast
chaff
branch
grasp
last
quaff
chant
lass
past
lath
15.
OU in out, or ow in cow.
Do not sound the diphthong ou or ow as if aob, but as ado. Do
not say taoon, paoond.
bound
south
snout
brown
ground
pouch
count
gown
hound
couch
scour
town
pound
crouch
shroud
drown
round
slouch
lounge
scow
ounce
oust
gouge
scowl
mouth
sprout
spouse
browse
Qsnee/i vtoiv-de cm dfetiad ana vtiad.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
15
16
•
g and dg
sounded like j.
charge
strange
hedge
dodge
cringe
badge
fledge
lodge
hinge
edge
wedge
budge
forge
ledge
dredge
judge
purge
pledge
ridge
drudge
scourge
sledge
bridge
grudge
Wo
dcoictae t
9t i
wnt/i 4evete/u.
17
•
wh sounded
as if hw.
In the following words wh
is an
aspirated w.
Be careful to say
hwen for when, not wen; hwitch for which,
not witch.
whale
wheel
which
while
what
wheeze
whisk
whilst
wharf
where
whist
white
when
whiz
whir
. whine
whence
whip
whirl
whelm
whelp
whiff
why
wharves
whisker
whiplash
whetstone
whis ker
whirl wind
white wash
Tfnatved ttmete 4ntAd tiTwoad
16
WORCESTER'S NEW
18.
oo
in moon.
root
do
rule
brew
roost
to
rude
chew
soon
who
prude
crew
tooth
whose
crude
drew
smooth
whom
brute
grew
noose
lose
truce
threw
choose
move
spruce
screw
groove
prove
truth
shrewd
ic?44£,ae
mecmd> taw j
tOU&ttj OZ i
wnti/ie.
19.
,
e in her or
u in fur.
her
scurf
stir
word
fern
curse
third
work
stern
nurse
shirt
world
perch
purse
mirth
worm
were
squirm
first
worse
nerve
chirp
thirst
worst
verse
dirt
whirl
worth
(^e<m4
atom tn,
w-ete /tew
moidt 4oi/.
(5sneM>
o/ /iiau ana
mcttn.
G/Ce naa a 4&ut; dfetTi toon.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
20.
Several kinds of vowel sounds.
17
hence
thence
pence
fence
since
these
mere
axe
false
gone
have
tense
dense
sense
voice
noise
house
spare
share
scare
else
add
egg
ebb
off
odds
was(w<&)
glimpse
oa> ato4e jftam tne 4ea<
Q?o aum/i4e at a //ee^ma view-.
21.
Be careful to pronounce the following words correctly.
jar
forge since
crouch
charm
porch fast
spouse
catch
June egg
when
rind
tube how
what
squire
chant town
sha'n't
quoth
chance gown
rule
blithe
are if) ground
chew
lithe
were snout
truths
J£cde
meand ncmp/e at cadciu /eni.
18
WORCESTER'S NEW
22.
why
shall
quill
zinc
such
much
catch
stretch
which
couch
sketch
are
quart
shawl
these
scrawl
glimpse
starch
scale
blaze
space
else
REVIEW LESSONS.
23.
Syctic id a wie£at.
Tfnccn one do noa
fane we&6v
whirl
lodge
gouge
clew
clothe ( 3^ z ^ witccn doed tne
u^a^tcn CO-dtp
(2/ tine dacn a watcn.
Jrnode owe id tnat&
e id a dntewd; can=
choke
stole
scroll
use
doze
botch
ntna mom.
y
watch &/e cdti/i o/ /c^dd.
aouae to cat
axe
whose
shrewd
worm
nurse
atoov-ed in wood.
(2d> atide omd /one
coacn to €ce on.
worse Q/o /odae en an otd
mirth /> , m
nat ot a cave.
first -7- /?
, Qso /la^aej cieat; o%
cteande.
scour e
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK. 19
SECOND SECTION.
24
•
Parts of the body.
head
ear
hair
eye
breast
tooth
waist
thumb
skull
mouth
heart
knee
cheek
tongue
nail
fin'ger
toes
throat
wrist
elbow
foot
beard
joint
eye brow
Dictation Exercise 1. — 1. The skull is part of the head.
2. The beard grows on the chin and the cheeks. 3. The girl
has a slim waist. 4. We can bend the joints of the knee,
the wrist, and the elbow. 5. Your tongue is in your mouth.
6. Your thumb has a thick nail.
25.
Words concerning clothes.
frock
shirt
flounce
jack'et
coat
hood
pock'et
rib bon
cloak
hooks
apron (a'pum)
but ton
boot
gown
trou sers
gai ters
shoe
sleeves
bSn net
a prons
scarf
gloves
stock ing
slip pers
Dictation Exercise 2. — 1. Gloves are for the hands. 2. Shoes
are for the feet. 3. The little boy's trousers and jacket. 4. The
girls' scarfs and ribbons. 5. Tie on your apron. 6. She put a
bonnet on her head. 7. A flounce on a dress.
20
WORCESTER'S NEW
26.
Words concerning Food.
tea
cheese
pie
knife
wheat
beef
bread
knives
meal
loaf
broth
fork
cream
loaves
plate
stew
meat
toast
steak
butter
veal
roast
soup
din ner
peas
chop
sauce
sup per
beans
spoon
fruit
cut let
Dictation Exercise 3. — I. Will you have some cream toast ?
2. No, I will have some roast beef. 3. Please to give me a piece
of pie and a bit of cheese. 4. I will have a beefsteak and some
fruit. 5. I will take a veal cutlet.
27.
What we can do.
eat chat
hear talk
speak walk
dream jump
gaze shout
look laugh
call sigh
bawl snore
see
peep
sleep
weep
sneeze
feel
kneel
breathe
yawn
groan
touch
work
frown
shriek
scratch
climb
Dictation Exercise 4.-1. Can you hear me talk? 2. We
should breathe pure air. 3. You must not laugh so loud.
4. She sighs because she is sad. 5. Groans were heard, and
then loud shrieks. 6. We will climb the hill.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
21
28.
In the House.
floor
rooms
basket
ta'ble
doors
pan'try
buck et
ladle
chairs
clos et
gob let
era die
stairs
par lor
car pet
nee die
stove
kitch en
blank et
thim ble
churn
cham ber
tea cup
nap kin
bowls
bed room
sau cer
turn bier
Dictation Exercise 5. — I. Please to take the chairs into
the parlor. 2. The churn is in the kitchen. 3. Shut the door
of the chamber. 4. Please to give me a goblet of milk. 5. The
teacup sits in the saucer. 6. Your frock hangs in the closet.
grid'dle
pil lows
mir ror
skim mer
poker
win dow
bed quilt
looking-glass sauce'pan rock'ing-chair
Dictation Exercise 6. — 1. We sift the meal with a fine sieve.
2. There is some dirt on the stove hearth. 3. A comb for the
hair. 4. A towel to wipe the face. 5. The clock is on the
mantel. 6. We can play in the attic, or garret.
29.
In
the House.
soap
lounge
at'tic
coal
sieve (•**]
) gar ret
wood
so'fa
plat ter
pail
hearth
dip per
sheets
towel
ket ties
tongs
man tel
bot ties
comb
entry
snuffers
22
WORCESTER'S NEW
30.
In the Country.
fields
riv'er
swale
eat'tle
stream
for est
swamp
har row
brook
flow ers
breeze
reap er
woods
or chard
clouds
mow er
trees
mead ow
roads
hay stack
calf
gar den
plains
pitch fork
calves
corn field
lambs
cot tage
Dictation Exercise 7. — l< The calves are in the cornfield.
2. Flowers bloom in the meadow. 3. Apples grow in the
orchard. 4. A fresh breeze. 5. A cottage stands on the
river's bank. 6. We can load hay with a pitchfork.
31.
In the Country.
gate
shrubs
birds
ox'en
rake
hedge
fowls
wagon
spade
ledge
geese
hil locks
grain
ridge
sheep
chick ens
plough
bridge
knolls
plough share
weeds
ditch
bush'es
plough man
pigsty
chasm
leaves
past ure
farm'house
door'yard
barn'yard
Dictation Exercise 8. — 1. The horses draw the plough. 2. The
cattle are in the pasture. 3. The sheep are on the grassy
knolls. 4. Shall we feed the chickens ? 5. Birds sing in the
hedge. 6. Beyond the ridge was a deep chasm (kazm).
world
waiter
much
there
sea
flows
beasts
worms
earth
soil
mould
ores
iron
lead
some
ver'y
eye
clear
boats
sail
high
they
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK. 23
32.
THE EARTH AND THE SEA.
The world we live in is round like a
ball. It is part land and part water. There
is not so much land as there is sea. The
sea flows round the land.
Men and beasts and worms live on the
earth. Trees and plants grow in the soil.
The soil of the earth has stones, and sand,
and clay, and mould, with ores of gold and
iron'(i'um), lead and tin.
Some parts of the earth are cold and
some are not. In the cold parts of the
earth are snow and ice. In the hot parts
of the earth trees and plants grow very
large.
The sea is very large. It is salt to the
taste, and looks blue to the eye when the
sky is clear. Fish of all kinds live in it.
Ships and boats sail on it from place to
place.
The sea has a tide which ebbs and flows.
Twice a day the waters are high and twice
a day they are low. The sea is from two
to three miles deep in some parts.
24
WOltCESTEH'S NEW
33.
Fruits good to eat.
peach
citron
straw'ber ry
ap'ple
chest nut
black ber ry
melon
cur rant
blue ber ry
lem on
rai sin
cran ber ry
or ange
cher ry
musk mel on
pear
berry
wa ter mel on
Dictation Exercise 9. — 1. Melons are good to eat when they
are ripe. 2. Juicy pears. 3. Sour currants. 4. Raisins are
dried grapes. 5. The strawberry is red. 6. Cranberries grow
in the swamp. 7. Walnuts have a hard shell. 8. Oranges come
from the South.
34.
REVIEW LESSON
•
eye
toes
rye
knolls
very
shoe
tongue
walk
sieve
sauce
thumb
rai'sin
thigh
shriek
knife
Iron
heart
chest nut pitch fork wag on
Be careful to pronounce
the following words correctly*
calf
trou'sers
talk
wa'ter
beard
b6n net
apron
har row
stew
kitch en
tongs
sofa
laugh
cham ber
hearth
chick en
chasm
sau cer
calves
plough share
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
25
35.
Fishes,
Birds.
cod
perch
lark
finch
shad
pike
duck
thrush
smelt
shrimp
quail
wren
skate
eel
goose
crane
bass
trout
snipe
stork
roach
dace
swan (swdn)
gull
sole
chub
grouse
36.
loon
Trades or
Employments.
a'gent
turn'er
blacksmith
tan'ner
farm er
mm er
gold smith
tin ner
gro cer
bar ber
post man
hatter
port er
fire man
fish er man
mason
print er
mer chant
mill er
37.
sail or
Well-known Trees.
ash
elm
yew
pop'lar
pine
birch
spruce
wil low
oak
larch
lo'cust
wal nut
beech
paim
maple
hem lock
Dictation Exercise 10. — I. The palm-tree has broad leaves
like the palm of one's hand. 2. The oak, the pine, and the
hemlock are of great use to man. 3. The codfish swims in the
sea. 4. The trout lives in cool streams. 5. The grouse and the
quail are very good to eat. 6. The wren is a small bird.
7. Sailors sail on the sea. 8. The merchant sells goods.
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WORCESTER'S NEW
38.
Tools to work with.
axe
gouge
trow'el
hatch' et
adze
au'ger
gim let
ham mer
wrench
chis el
pin cers
crow bar
hoe
an vil
razor
pick axe
wedge
hand saw
mal let
jack-knife
scythe
brad awl
fun nel
broad axe
Dictation Exercise 11. — 1. An axe is used to cut and split
wood. 2. The carpenter uses an adze to chip off the surface of
timber. 3. Blows of a mallet on the head of a chisel. 4. A
■wrench is used for forcibly turning bolts and nuts. 5. We can
mow grass with a scythe. 6. The carpenter bores small holes
with a gimlet. 7. Pincers are used for griping anything to be
held fast.
39.
Relatives.
par'ents
daughter
cous in (huz'ix)
chil dren
broth er
hus'band
fath er
sis ter
wife
moth er
Un cle (ung'kl)
grand fath er
papa'
aunt (ant)
grand moth er
mamma
neph ew (nev'-)
grand son
son
niece (nees)
grand daugh ter
Dictation Exercise 12. — 1. My father and my mother are
my parents. 2. My cousin is the daughter or the son of
my aunt or of my uncle. 3. Uncle George calls me his
nephew {nev'yoo) and my sister Mary his niece. 4. Grand-
mother calls my sister Mary her granddaughter.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
27
40.
At School.
lesions
ci'pher
sketch
stud y
add
rul'er
learn
sub tract'
teach er
re cite'
mulli ply
schol ar
reading
di vide'
ink stand
writ ing
slate
black board
spell ing
pen'cil
school mate
writ'ing-books blot'ting-pa'per
41.
We should be —
manly
civil truth'ful
re spect'ful
gen tie
po lite' pa tient
gen'er ous
lion est
stead'y gen teel'
well-be haved'
clSan ly
prompt sin cere
kind-heart'ed
We should not be-
cringing
sau'ey rude
cow'ard ly
era el
stin gy tat'tling
un washed 7
dis hon'est
la zy heed less
un combed
dir'ty
vul gar sul len
ill-be haved'
Dictation Exercise 13. — 1. I will hear you recite your
lesson. 2. We use our pencils to cipher with. 3. I am your
sincere friend. 4. We must be patient with a dull scholar.
5. No one likes a rude or saucy boy. 6. It is cruel to kill
a song-bird. 7. His hair was uncombed and his face was
unwashed. 8. Be ready and prompt.
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WOBCE STEMS NEW
One
two
three
four
five
six
sev'en
eight
nine
ten
e lev'en
twelve
thir teen'
four teen
fif teen
six teen
sev en teen
eight een
nine teen
twenty
42.
Numbers.
twen ty
twen ty
twen ty
twen ty
twen ty
twen ty
twen ty
twen ty
twen ty
thir'ty
43.
■one
-two
■three
■four
five
■six
■sev en
-eight
-nine
for'ty
fifty
six ty
sev en ty
eigh ty
nine ty
hun dred
thou sand
mill ion
bill ion
Names of the Days and the Months.
Sun'day
Mon day
Tues day
Wednes day 1
Thurs day
Fri day
Sat ur day
Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ;
February has twenty-eight alone; and all the rest have thirty-one;
But leap-year, coming once in four, gives to February one day more.
* wenz'da. f feb' roo-a-rl.
J&n'u a
r y
July'
Feb ru a ry f
Au'gust
March
Sep tem'ber
A'pril
Oc to ber
May
No vem ber
June
De cem ber
PBONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK. 29
THIRD SECTION.
44.
a in
mat.
cab'in
plan'et
crack'er
bap'tist
album
band box
chap ter
tariff
habit
can did
satch el
ca nal'
rab id
ban tarn
fam ish
ja pan
rap id
cavil
ban ish
a dapt
ban ter
mad am
van ish
mis hap
Dictation Exercise 14. — I. A mad or rabid dog. 2. He
seemed to be frank and candid. 3. He began to cavil at my
remarks, and to find fault. 4. She held a satchel in her hand.
5. The list of duties on goods is called a tariff.
45.
e in met.
credit
fresh'et
abet'
ex eel'
den tist
ten dril
adept
re pel
pes ter
her aid
mo lest
im pel
shel ter
fren zy
a mend
pro pel
res in
sense less
be held
dis pel
pres ent
ho tel'
ca ress
com pel
Dictation Exercise 15. — 1. I do not credit such reports.
2. To pester or annoy. 3. The tendrils of a plant are its
tender clinging shoots. 4. Who is the herald of this news ?
5. An adept is one fully skilled in anything. 6. The rising
sun will dispel the clouds.
30
WORCESTER'S NEW
46.
i in
pin.
visit
rr/et
lim'pid
in stir
quiv er
fidget
win try
dis til
tim id
civ il
linch pin
until
viv id
wit ness
nick el
e quip
spir it
liv er
for give'
it self
mim ic
thrift less
for bid
e clipse
sub mit'
mis tress
en ricli
a miss
Dictation Exercise 16. — l. A vivid flash of lightning.
2. He gave me a very civil answer. 3. A clear, limpid stream.
4. A cold, wintry day. 5. Stay until morning. 6. To equip
troops for war. 7. An eclipse of the sun.
47.
O in
not.
rob'in
clos'et
goblet
ab scond'
prog ress
mod est
gos ling
a cross
florid
nos tril
prov ince
be yond
vom it
on set
gob lin
along
proj ect
prop er
lob ster
re sponse
pros pect
pon der
mon ster
re solve
con vict
non sense
yon der
prom'ise
Dictation Exercise 17. — 1. Florid means flushed with red ;
as, a florid face. 2. To ponder or think deeply on any project
or scheme. 3. A province many square miles in extent. 4. He
absconded, and has never returned. 5. I called aloud, and there
was no response. 6. Keep your promise.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
48.
31
U in
tub.
suburb
influx
mus'ty
sulky
pun'ish
buck et
ab rupt'
adjust
in suit
cus torn
mus ket
ro bust
cul prit
hun dred
pub lie
num ber
trum pet
but ment
con suit
a dult
im pulse
bulk y
blun der
con duct
budg et
judg ment
dis cuss
di vulge
Dictation Exercise 18. — l. The suburbs of the city are
pleasant. 2. The culprit looked guilty. 3. It was not done from
sober thought, but from a hasty impulse. 4. The stone but-
ments at the ends of the bridge. 5. If you ask his advice you
will find him a man of sound judgment.
49.
Let the final t be clearly sounded.
aspect
at tract'
ex pect'
crit'ic
con flict
effect
re fleet
an tic
in sect
dis tinct
se lect
lilac
object
re strict
sus pect
pic nic
subject
de feet
re spect
log ic
ex tract
deject
in spect
fran tic
prod uct
e rect
district
frol ic
Dictation Exercise 19. — 1. The aspect was gloomy. 2. Let
me reflect awhile on that subject. 3. The sound is very dis-
tinct. 4. He may be innocent of the deed, but I suspect him.
5. She was almost frantic with grief.
32 WORCESTER'S NEW
50.
The nouns change y into ies for the plural : as, singular, baby ;
plural, babies (ha'biz). [y final like I without stress.]
ba'by
city
pu'ny
va'ry
pony
body
tidy
jury
posy
fan cy
tiny
live ly
dai sy
can dy
filthy
truly
dai ry
pity
greed y
drop sy
glory
copy
port ly
pigmy
sto ry
lily
stin gy
scur vy
Dictation Exercise 20. — 1. We picked some posies.
2. Daisies grow in the meadow. 3. The large white pond-lily.
4. At the end he w rote, " I am very truly yours."
Form sentences containing the plurals of the following : —
city, fancy, copy, story, jury, lily, body.
51.
Be careful to sound the final r.
shiv'er
char ter
part ner
loi ter
gnth er
pil fer
ulcer
Dictation Exercise 21. — I. To filter cider by letting it drain
through sand. 2. A bright, clever scholar. 3. The miser hoards
up his money. 4. A partner is a sharer in a business. 5. Hot
ashes and cinders. 6. To pilfer is to steal. 7. A child's primer.
paper
slen'der
nev'er
filter
slum ber
spi der
fur ther
prim er
mi ser
few er
draw er
quiv er
hew er
wins per
so ber
clev er
chap ter
cm der
scam per
or der
quiv er
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK. 33
52.
The nouns change y into ies for the plural: as, singular, eddy;
plural, eddies i
hob'by
nin'ny
shab'by
happy
folly
penny
dally
pet ty
J el ly
mum my
silly
putty
ral ly
poppy
cliil ly
carry
gul ly
puppy
bon ny
merry
tal ly
ferry
glos sy
sor ry
dit ty
quar ry
mos sy
liiir ry
Dictation Exercise 22. — 1. A stream ran through this deep
gully. 2. She sang a mournful ditty. 3. He wore a shabby
coat. 4. Such a petty matter is not worth talking about.
Form sentences containing the plurals of the following: —
hobby, penny, puppy, ferry, poppy, gully, folly.
53.
Be careful to
sound the final
r.
lad'der
call'er
differ
mut'ter
lat ter
spell er
suf fer
cut ter
mat ter
bet ter
rud der
din ner
bat ter
fet ter
stop per
man ner
chat ter
let ter
rub ber
sum mer
dap per
clap per
sup per
glim mer
ban ner
slip per
flut ter
stam mer
Dictation Exercise 23. — 1. The fireman ran up the ladder.
2. His teeth they chatter, chatter still. 3. A trim, dapper
little man. 4. It is better not to speak in so rude a manner.
5. Your letter came duly to hand.
34
WORCESTER'S NEW
54.
a m
ape.
55
[a]
a bate'
[ai]
a wait'
a'gent
awake
braid
avail
basis
amaze
chain
be wail
caper
for sake
flail
re tail
taper
e rase
frail
rai'ment
sera per
be have
rail
plain tive
man ger
es cape
strain
por trait
hazy
pa rade
ab stain'
plain tiff
crazy
pro fane
at tain
[ay]
nabob
en rage
de tain
gray
has ty
be came
dis dain
por tray'
ha tred
de face
do main
be tray
na tive
dis grace
ex plain
de cay
va cant
em brace
main tain
de fray
brace let
de range
ob tain
dis may
base ment
ex change
re main
rail'way
case ment
landscape
sns tain
pay ment
Dictation Exercise 24. — 1. The basis of public credit is
good faith. 2. A vacant lot of land. 3. A casement is a sash
opening on hinges. 4. The storm will soon abate. 5. From the
top of the hill we saw a charming landscape. 6. Erase means
to blot out. 7. He is poor, but you must not treat him with
disdain. 8. Hardly enough food to sustain life. 9. In plain-
tive tones he bewailed his sad lot. 10. The plaintiff sued the
defendant. 11. He will maintain his rank in the class. 12. To
describe vividly a scene is to portray it. 13. We ride fast in the
railway cars. 14. The payment of a debt.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
35
e m
eve.
56.
5^
•
[e]
ad here'
sweet
dis creet'
e'qual
se rene
peeled
es teem
e diet
ex treme
fleece
ex ceed
be ing
su preme
sneeze
in deed
se cret
im pede
fleet
mis deed
que ry
con vene
reek
re deem
de cent
com pete
steep
sue ceed
re al
com plete
steer
tu reen
fre quent
se crete
veer
ve neer
le gal
[ee]
a gree'
gen teel
re bus
screech
a greed
keenly
ze nith
sleeve
a sleep
greed y
fe male
speech
be seech
peev ish
pre cept
seethe
be tween
meek ness
mere ly
squeeze
ca reer
meet ing
se vere'
queer
de cree
need ful
re vere
screen
de gree
greed i ly
Dictation Exercise 25. — 1. Do you know how to make the
mark of a query? 2. Your old coat looks hardly decent.
3. You should be guided by wise precepts. 4. Several boys
will compete for the prize. 5. A serene sky. 6. Where did
the thief secrete the stolen goods ? 7. The wind veered round
to the north. 8. I have agreed to buy his house. 9. The
actress said, " I beseech your mercy ." 10. Will he succeed
in his career? 11. He was ill-natured and peevish. 12. The
young lady has very genteel manners. 13. We have gone to
the extreme limit. 14. I esteem my kind friends.
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WORCESTER'S NEW
58.
e in
eve.
59
•
[ea]
bead
beak
beard
ap peal'
ap pear
ar rears
be ne&th
plea
rear
sheaf
please
be reave 7
dis ease
ap pease
dis please
bleak
be que&th
shears
be smear
bleach
be speak
sheath
re lease
bleat
con ceal
smear
in crease
cheap
cheat
de feat
en treat
speak
streak
de crease
leaflet
drear
mal treat
teach
weary
each
mis lead
yeast
leak y
reach
feast
en dear
de mean
zeal
weal
greas y
east ern
least
re peal
weave
teach er
freak
glean
re peat
re treat
cease
creak
preach er
breath ing
heap
re veal
lease
clear ing
Dictation Exercise 26. — 1. The bird had a sharp beak.
2. We can bleach the cloth. 3. We must glean as many facts
as we can. 4. My arm is not long enough to reach so far.
5. You can appeal to his sympathy. 6. His father will not
bequeath all to him. 7. Did they demean themselves soberly ?
8. Such conduct will displease your parents. 9. As the days
began to increase the nights began to decrease. 10. He is a
discreet man, and will not mislead you. 11. The severe toil
made me very "weary. 12. A cold rain fell, and it was a bleak,
drear <lny. 13. We mu«t speak the truth.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
37
60.
O in 2
note.
61
•
[o]
cro'cus
a dore'
alone
[oa]
board
char'coal
in road
cro ny
atone
broach
oak urn
glo ry
only
sto len
arose
dis pose
en close
coax
croak
goal
turn coat
rail road
coach man
flo rist
brim stone
pro pose
a shore
loa^e
hoax
loath some
loaf er
gro cer
no tice
con sole
con trol
moan
oath
[ow]
own
stor age
fore man
post pone
back bone
loath
shoal
sown
thrown
lone ly
lone some
im plore
with hold
soak
a board'
growth
be low'
host ess
post age
post script
e lope
di vorce
mo rose
ap proach
be moan
en croach
be stow
low'ly
snow y
Dictation Exercise 27. — 1. The grocer sells tea. 2. I added
a postscript to my letter. 3. You will have to atone for your
sins. 4. I will enclose your note in my letter. 5. Can you
propose any better plan? 6. We will postpone the visit till
to-morrow. 7. The driver lost control over the horses. 8. I will
broach the subject to him. 9. We did not approach very near
the brink. 10. A sullen, morose man. 11. I am loath to leave
you. 12. Did he encroach upon your rights ? 13. The growth
of a tree in one year. 14. Bestow praise upon the faithful
scholar. 15. Charcoal is made from wood.
38
WORCESTER'S NEW
62.
63.
O in
note,
oo in moon.
[ow]
shad'ow
[oo]
[o]
follow
to wards
groove
ado'
fur row
show'y
soo^Ae
un do
hoi low
ow ing
hoof
re move
arrow
mow ing
aloof
ap prove
mar row
[ou]
re proof
im prove
spar row
court
un loose
re prove
nar row
gourd
up root
dis prove
mel low
mould
sham poo
[ou]
sal low
mourn
ba boon .
yours
shal low
source
poo'dle
youth
bor row
poultry
broom stick
tour ist
sor row
poul tice
moon beam
con tour'
tal low
shoul der
bride groom
group
wil low
smoul der
dooms day
wound
win now
re source'
wooer
un couth
yel low
dis course
school room
ba rouche
Dictation Exercise 28. — 1. The ploughman follows the
plough and turns the furrow. 2. A narrow ribbon. 3. A
shallow stream. 4. The bad conduct of his child caused him
great sorrow. 5. I then went towards the house. 6. The
jelly is turned into a mould. 7. The source of the river is a
small spring. 8. A mustard poultice was put on his shoulder.
9. What resource, except money, has he ? 10. All listened at-
tentively to the discourse. 11. We must improve our hand-
writing. 12. He was clumsy, and his gestures were uncouth.
13. How many can ride in the barouche (baroosh 1 ) 1 ?
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
39
i m
pine.
64
65,
m
de spise'
de vice'
hy'dra
di'et
be side
de ride
tyro
tri al
de cide
in side
slyly
item
sub scribe
pro vide
by word
cli max
de scribe
sub side
hy drant
bri ny
in scribe
in cline
ty rant
vi per
pre scribe
de cline
oc cu py
a live'
pro scribe
sur mise
ally'
po lite
tran scribe
sur prise
defy
ex cite
sub lime
o blige
deny
con cise
en tice
dis o blige
espy
in vite
ad vice
bee'hive
rely
unite
di vide
con trite
reply
en tire
tire'some
exile
apply
ac quire
grind stone
li cense
com ply
in quire
quag mire
[y]
sup ply
ex pire
em pire
type
de cry
ad mire
mi grate
style
good-by
Dictation Exercise 29. — 1.
A trial of skill. !
2. His speech
excited the feelings of his hearers. 3. The writer's style was
very brief and concise. 4. Who shall decide when doctors dis-
agree? 5. The doctor prescribed for the sick man. 6. One
who is banished is said to be proscribed. 7. A crafty device
or scheme. 8. The water began to subside yesterday. 9. I can
dnly surmise what you mean. 10. He surely will not disoblige
your father. 11. The cat crept slyly towards the bird. 12. A
beginner is a tyro. 13. Who occupies the house now?
40
WOBCESTER'S NEW
66.
u in tube.
67.
The sound of long u is somewhat variable. In its purest form it
is equivalent to yob ; after some consonants the initial element of the
u is a very brief sound of short i. After 1 and j the initial element is
the least, and by some is wholly dropped. Do not say doo'ty,
too'mult.
[u]
pu'trid
in duce'
dis pute'
duly
pus tule
ma nure
mi nute
music
cos tume
ma ture
[ew]
fluid
trib ute
inure
mil'dew
flu ent
a muse'
se cure
pew ter
stu pid
re fuse
ob scure
sinew
stat ute
a buse
ob tuse
stew ard
glob ule
con fuse
pro fuse
jew el
hu mid
in fuse
ex cuse
jews harp
tu mult
as tute
con sume
re new'
stu dent
ex elude
de hide
[eu]
fuel
se elude
com pute
neu'ter
hu man
con duce
pre sume
neu tral
lu nar
re duce
de mure
[eau]
pu pil
de duce
en dure
beau'ty
unit
pro duce
di lute
beau ti f ul
Dictation Exercise 30. — 1. Your letter was duly received.
2. A globule, or little globe, of water. 3. An easy, fluent
speaker. 4. She wore a beautiful costume. 5. A very astute
remark. 6. I presume nothing would induce you to run so
great a risk. 7. One who is neutral favors neither side. 8. A
thing of beauty is a joy forever. 9. A beautiful flower.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
41
68.
69.
Oi in
oil.
OW in
cow.
[oi]
re coil
downliill
a rouse'
toilet
em broil
down right
ca rouse
toil er
rejoice
a vow'
es pouse
loi ter
[oy]
en dow
about
boil er
loy'al
re nown
de vout
oint ment
roy al
[ou]
de vour
a void'
oys ter
foun'der
aloud
a droit
de coy'
foun dry
a bound
a noint
de stroy
floun der
a ground
rejoin
em ploy
coun ter
pro found
coun ty
con found
OW in COW.*
boun ty
as tound
[ow]
pow'der
mous ing
a mount
pow'er
bow els
dis count
ac count
show er
brow beat
com pound
dis mount
bow er
dower
scoun drel
re nounce
cow er
dow dy
loung er
pro nounce
tow er
drow sy
out cast
sur round
glow er
cow ard
house hold
be foul
Dictation Exercise 31. — 1. The juggler was very adroit at
nis tricks. 2. When the gun was fired, it recoiled. 3. I rejoice
at your good luck. 4. The fowler tried to decoy the wild ducks
into a net. 5. This showery weather makes me drowsy. 6. Can
you tell me what to discount a note at a bank means ? 7. We
despise so base a scoundrel. 8. Pronounce your words plainly.
* See Kemark in Lesson 15, page 14.
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WORCESTER'S NEW
70.
oo in book.
[oo]
wood
[u]
pullet
hook
wood'y
pull
pul pit
shook
book case
full
bush el
brook
cook
push
bul rush
crook
cooky
bush
[ou]
took
a foot'
put
could
stood
wool
bullTrog
would
hoop
woollen
bull dog
should
Dictation Exercise 32. — 1. The woody parts of plants.
2. My bookcase is made of a very hard -wood. 3. We have
pulled out many a trout from this brook. 4. Woollen cloth.
5. A bushel contains thirty-two quarts.
71.
a
in
fare.
[a]
scarce
[ai]
[ea]
pre pare'
square
fairy
swear
be ware
care'ful
lair
wear
com pare
dar ing
stair case
tearing
de clare
par ent
de spair'
[e]
aware
hard ware
im pair
where
en snare
char y
re pair
there
Dictation Exercise 33. — 1. He who lives right is prepared
to die. 2. Beware of the first false step. 3. Shall yon repair
the old house 1 4. A daring deed. 5. The lair of a tiger.
6. Who will be there ? 7. I must be chary of my promises.
8. You must never despair in so good a cause.
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43
72.
a in
ape.
e m
eve.
[ey]
[ea]
[ie]
priest
they
break
brief
shield
whey
great
chief
shriek
obey'
[ei]
fiend
thief
con vey
skein
fierce
wield
sur vey
rein'deer
grief
field
grey'hound
hei nous
niece
yield
Dictation Exercise 34. — 1. You should obey your mother.
2. They convey travellers in the cars. 3. To survey or view
the country. 4. She did not mean to break the plate. 5. A
great or large house. 6. A heinous offence. 7. The reindeer
lives in Lapland.
73.
u in tub.
U in
tube.
[o]
[ou]
[ue]
stat'ue
come
touch
cue
pur sue'
done
young
a'gue
[ui]
none
rough
ar gue
juice
shove
tough
res cue
sluice
front
[oo]
val ue
suit
sponge
blood
sub due'
law'suit
month
flood
en sue
pur suit'
Dictation Exercise 35. — 1. Divers get sponges in the sea.
2. Rough skin. 3. Tough meat. 4. Who will rescue the
drowning men ? 5. A marble statue of General Greene. 6. Death
ensued within five minutes after the accident. 7. The juice
of a lemon. 8. The value of an oil painting.
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WORCESTER'S NEW
REVIEW AND '
TEST LESSONS.
74.
75.
re cite'
man'ger
towards
bul'rush
pa'tient
pro fane'
post script
bull dog-
sin cere'
main tain
a shore'
glar ing
ca reer
be tween
re proof
tear ing
sau'cy
con vene
un couth
care ful
Wednes day
su preme
ad vice
stair case
Feb ru a ry
re deem
con cise
pear-tree
spir it
com pete
tri'al
in cite'
prom ise
re peat
ty rant
in side
no tice
dis creet
tyro
com pare
seep tic
each
tire some
im pair
lily
pierce
ob tuse'
re pair
silly
com plete
con duce
pre pare
very
mal treat
sluice
de spair
merry
sleeve
re duce
rein'deer
tru ly
be qaea&h
pro fuse
hei nous
few er
se vere
beau'ti ful
gray
part ner
niece
dow dy
grey hound
bet ter
be smear
coun ty
sub due'
land scape
post pone
cow ard
miMew
por trait
be moan
scoun drel
dis pute'
a bate'
atone
re nown'
pur suit
fare well
broach
as tound
du'ly
af fair
source
wool'len
jew el
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45
WOEDS SOUNDED ALIKE BUT SPELLED DHTERENTLY.
76.
ale, a kind of beer.
ail, to pain, to be ill.
all, everything.
awl, a tool.
an, one, any.
Ann, a woman's name.
augur, to predict by signs.
auger, a tool for boring.
bad, wicked, not good.
bade, told.
bale, a bundle.
bail, surety.
bawled, cried out. [head.
bald, without hair on the
ball, a round body.
bawl, to cry out.
bare, uncovered.
bear, an animal ; to endure.
jq base, mean, vile.
S, a part in music.
77.
bate, to lessen.
11 bait, food to allure fish.
bays, arms of the sea.
baize, coarse woollen stuff.
beach, the sea-shore.
beech, a forest tree.
beat, to thrash.
beet, a garden vegetable,
be, to live.
bee, an insect.
blew, did blow.
blue, sky-colored.
boar, the male swine.
bore, to make a hole.
brake, a thicket of shrubs.
break, to smash.
13
14
15
16
17
18
-.q breach, a breaking.
breech, part of a gun.
20 bred, brought up.
bread, food.
Exercise 36. — Elliptical.
{Put the right word in the right place.)
What can (1) him? Bring me (3) (2). Her name was (3).
The cloth was so (5) that I (5) him exchange it. (6) was accepted
for the prisoner. The child (7) as loud as it could (8). I cannot
(9) so strong a light. Near the (13) stands a (13) tree. We will
(14) the carpet. (15) busy and happy like the (15). The wind
(16). The carpenter used an (4) to (17) a hole. It is easy to (18)
glass. A (19) in a wall. A well (20) man. (2) his goods. A
(6) of hay. (9) feet. The (5) boy (14) his dog.
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WORCESTER S NEW
78.
j brews, does brew.
bruise, a hurt; to crush.
brows, hairy ridges over the
2 eyes.
browse, to feed on shrubs.
but, only, except.
3 butt, a laughing-stock.
butt, a large cask.
4 by, near.
buy, to purchase.
Cain, name of Abel's brother.
cane, a staff.
cast, to throw, to fling*,
caste, a cJass of society, as
among the Hindoos.
cause, reason.
caws, cries like a crow.
^ cede, to give up.
seed, that which is sown.
9 cell, a small, close room.
sell, to give for money.
11
79.
cent, a piece of money.
10 scent, odor,
sent, did send.
cere, to cover with wax.
sear, to burn,
seer, a prophet.
sere, dry, withered.
chased, pursued,
chaste, pure.
choose, to select,
chews, does chew.
cite, to call up.
14 sight, view.
site, situation.
15
16
17
18
clause, part of a sentence.
claws, talons of a bird, etc.
clime, climate, region.
climb, to ascend.
coal, a fuel.
cole, a sort of cabbage.
coarse, rough, not fine.
course, a place for running.
Exercise 37. — Elliptical.
{Put the right word in the right place.)
He will (1) his fingers. I could not (3) notice his shaggy (2).
Do you wish to (4) a (5). He (6) the ring into the sea. What is
the (7) of lightning ? The king would not (8) away so much ter-
ritory. He was shut up in a (9). Not a (10) of money have they
(10) him. The (11) and yellow leaf. The dog (12) the fox. I do
not (r3) to look at so fearful a (14). (16) a tree. The meal
is (18). The judge will (14) you to appear before him. The
(8) was put into the ground. The sweet (10) of the wild rose.
The tiger has sharp (15). Put some (17) on the fire.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
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FOUKTH SEOTIOK
80. 81.
u
in tub.
e ir
l met.
[o]
[ou]
[ea]
[ea]
a bove'
double
breadth
tread
among
coup le
breast
cleanse
oth'er
troub le
dead
heav'y
smoth er
nour ish
deaf
health y
col or
flour ish
dealt
wealth y
com fort
south ern
breath
bed stead
cov et
coun try
death
weath er
come ly
cum brous
dread
feath er
com bat
griev ous
health
leath er
noth ing
mon strous
realm
home stead
won der
ner vous
spread
break fast
wor ry
pi ous
stealth
stead fast
pur pose
po rous
sweat
jeal ous
slov en
pom pous
thread
zeal ous
doz en
won drous
threat
pleas ant
Dictation Exercise 38. — 1. Do not be afraid, you are
among friends. 2. You must not covet another's watch.
3. A comely young woman. 4. You will gain nothing by
waiting. 5. The dog will worry the cat. 6. The sloven wears
an untidy dress. 7. A young married couple. 8. A dozen
of eggs. 9. A grievous complaint. 10. The breadth of the
cloth. 11. He is a steadfast friend and a pleasant companion.
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WORCESTER'S NEW
82.
u
in fur.
turbid
tur'tle
further
con cur'
tur moil
cur die
bur dock
ab surd
sur plus
purs er
sur name
dis turb
ur chin
fur nish
church yard
dis burse
sur ly
surg ing
de mur
un hurt
bur ly
churl ish
in cur
re turn
mur der
mur mur
re cur
83.
un furl
e in her like u in fur.
mer'cy
servant
con fer'
ex pert'
ver tex
mer maid de fer
in sert
ver diet
ser pent
in fer
in vert
per feet
verb al
in ter
per vert
fer vent
alert'
pre fer
su perb
fer vid
avert
re fer
her self
her mit
con cern
in ert
per form
Dictation Exercise 39. — 1. The mud being stirred up made
the water turbid. 2. My fervent wishes. 3. In the struggle
and turmoil of life. 4. The surging billows. 5. A perfect
likeness of the urchin. 6. It is absurd to infer from so slight
a matter that he would concur with you in opinion. 7. The
murder was committed by a big, burly workman. 8. I demur
to your statement, but I will not be surly and churlish. 9. An
alert young fellow. 10. Shall I incur his displeasure 1 11. How
shall we avert the danger 1 12. You may be purser and dis-
burse the money. 13. I will return and perform the task-
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49
e in her or u in fur.
84.
85.
[i]
irk'some
[e]
con verge'
dirge
af firm 7
a verse /
co erce
dirt'y
con firm
as perse
cis'tern
thirst y
in firm
con verse
cav ern
gir die
[eaj
de .serve
tav ern
cir cle
earn
re serve
Ian tern
cir cu lar
earnest
dis perse
[o]
cir cus
heard
ob serve
word'y
fir kin
hearse
per verse
wor thy
vir gin
dearth
pre serve
wor ship
virt ue
earth ly
re serve
work shop
mirth ful
pearl ash
sub serve
glow worm
chirp ing
search ing
re verse
[ou]
twirl ing
learn ing
traverse
scourge
flirt ing
yearn ing
ad verse'
journal
skir mish
re hearse /
e merge
jour ney
birth day
re search
di verge
adjourn'
Dictation Exercise 40. — 1. They sang a dirge at the fu-
neral. 2. A circular letter is one which is circulated among
persons having a common interest. 3. An irksome task. 4. I
am not joking, I am in earnest. 5. By deep research he dis-
covered these truths. 6. The actors rehearsed their parts.
7. He circulated these evil reports to asperse his neighbor's
character. 8. Did you observe the eclipse of the sun? 9. He
had a stubborn heart and a perverse temper. 10. You cannot
coerce the man to do your bidding. 11. Intemperance is a
great scourge of the human race.
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WORCESTER'S NEW
86.
87.
a in
ask.
OO in
moon.
after
alas 7
M
pru'dent
raf ter
con trast
ru'in
pru dence
craft y
re past
ru ler
tru ly
bas ket
sur pass
rude ly
[ue]
cas ket
a mass
crude ly
rue
cas tie
ad vance
ruth less
true
mas tiff
en liance
ru ral
ac crue'
nas ty
en chant
ru mor
im brue
ras cal
en trance
gru el
construe
pas tor
mis chance
bru tal
[ui]
plas ter
a slant
fru gal
fruit
past lire
glanc'ing
tru ant
fruitful
pas time
pranc ing
ab struse'
cruise
mas ter
chant ing
pe ruse
bruise
last ly
slan der
in trude
re cruit'
das tard
chand ler
pro trude
[ew]
pass word
ex am'ple
ob trude
chew'ing
pass port
de mand'
scru'ple
es chew'
Dictation Exercise 41. — I. The nobleman lived in a castle.
2. Our housekeeper was frugal and saving. 3. That large dog
is~a mastiff. 4. The rascal means to cheat you. 5. A basket
of ripe fruit. 6. As we rode through the country we saw
many pleasing rural scenes. 7. The rich green foliage contrasts
finely with the clear blue sky. 8. That rumor is a foul slander
of a good man. 9. As he pushed himself in the midst of us lie
said, "I hope I don't intrude." 10. He was choked till his
tongue protruded. -
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51
a in all
88.
or aw.
89.
[a]
al'so
sqnall'y
mis call'
vaunt
vault
[aw]
awn'ing
al most
be fall
fault
aw fill
al mighty
al'ma nac
in stall
in thrall
gauze
de fault'
law ful
law yer
al read'y
war'fare
fraud
brawn y
al'ways
ward robe
de fraud
brawl er
al der
dwarf ish
ex haust
5
draw er
fal ter
swarth y
au gust
draw ing
pal ter
fore warn'
as sault
taw dry
palsy
a ward
be cause
mawk ish
pal sied
re ward
gau'dy
daw die
pal try
balk y
bal sam
quar'ter
[au]
daub v
au burn
pau per
plau dit
baw ble
with draw'
[oa]
false hood
be daub'
cau cus
broad
cal dron
sauce
fau cet
a broad'
ex alt'
sau'cy
caus tic
broad'cast
Dictation Exercise 42. — 1. Almost all the squaws wore
tawdry feathers. 2. A last year's almanac. 3. No one is wise
always. 4. His palsied limbs. 5. He was inthralled by her
fascinations. 6. A swarthy or tawny hue. 7. A saucy, dis-
agreeable child. 8. They dawdled away their time over their
teacups. 9. A faulty line in verse. 10. The drunken rowdy
made an assault on a peaceable citizen. 11. The noisy plaudits
of the crowd. 12. A child's bawble or plaything. 13. The
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WORCESTER'S NEW
90.
O before r like aw.
bor'der
orbit
ex tort'
for lorn'
cor ner
mor bid
dis tort
in form
horn y
sor did
ex hort
9
per form
hor net
tor pid
re cord
con form
morn ing
vor tex
a dorn
as sort
for tress
mor sel
ab hor
en dorse
dor mant
dis cord
ab sorb
re morse
Dictation Exercise 43. — I. Bears lie dormant in winter.
2. Mean or sordid in disposition. 3. Abhor what is evil.
4. One in a state of torpor is unable to move. 5. The sponge
absorbs much water. 6. The victors extorted tribute from
the vanquished.
91.
a like o in not.
wad
wallet
wad'dle
wan'ton
wash
wal low
waffle
wan der
wand
swal low
quar rel
squan der
swamp
seal lop
quar ry
qual i ty
squad
squab ble
war rant
qual i fy
squash
squad ron
watch ful
quan ti ty
swath
squal'id
watch man
wad ding
quae
l'ru ped
quar rel some
Dictation Exercise 44. — 1. He mowed a swath of grass.
2. The scallop is a kind of shell-fish. 3. Our old duck waddled
down to the pond. 4. A quarry of granite. 5. A wild and
wanton herd. 6. A four-footed animal is a quadruped.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
53
92.
a
in far.
[a]
carbon
dis charge'
Tau]
harvest
car cass
dis arm
flaunt
mar ket
cart age
re gard
gaunt
tar get
har ness
pla card
jaunt
scar let
a part'
[ea]
haunt
arch er
a larm
heark en
launch
mar gin
ci gar
heart j
craunch
hard ship
stanch
Inearth
laun'dry
Dictation Exercise 45. — 1. A scarlet-colored ribbon. 2. A
box of cigars. 3. Will they launch the ship to-day 1 4. A
stanch, well-made vessel. 5. The cricket on the hearth.
93.
Be careful t
o sound the fins
il a correctly. It
is T
lot so strong as
a in far. — Do not pronounce
these words as if
they
ended in y(i).
e'ra
Wa
quo'ta
a're a
sofa
gala
Do ra
cu po la
polka
mi ca
Flora
op era
lava
bro ma
Em ma
a ro'ma
so da
stig ma
com ma
sa li va
Chi na
dogma
vil la
urn brel la
ze bra
ex tra
i o'ta
di plo ma
Dictation
Exercise 48.
— 1. Broma is
a kind of cocoa.
2. The cupola on the building is shaped
like
a half globe.
3. The area
of a piece of
land. 4. The
aroma of many
54 WORCESTER'S NEW
94.
C before e, i, and y has the sound of s.
ra'cy
ci'der
vis'cid
cem'ent
spi cy
cin der
cis tern
fac lie
tac it
de cent
con cert
ac id
Ian cet
lu cid
doc lie
plac id
dul cet
ran cid
par eel
proc ess
cen sus
e vince'
li cense
ex plic'it
Dictation Exercise 47. — 1. A tacit agreement, that is, a si-
lent or implied agreement. ,2. The dulcet tones of the flute.
3. A lucid statement of the affair. 4. Some viscid substance
like glue. 5. Dogs are more docile than many other animals.
6. A plain and explicit statement. 7. A placid look on his
face. 8. By due process of law.
95.
S in many words has the sound of z.
ro'sy
des sert'
prism
dam'sel
noi sy
dis own
tru'ism
pres ence
dis mal
dis gorge
flim'sy
fore goes'
dis may'
lms'sy
bap tism
ad vise
na'sal
pos sess'
re solve
de mise
eas el
dis solve
ab solve
bees'wax
quin sy
ac case
fran cliise
re sound 7
Dictation Exercise 48. — 1- A nasal tone. 2. The demise
or death of a sovereign. 3. The artist's easel or frame for hold-
ing the canvas. 4. Some trifling truism or trite saying. 5. The
rite of baptism. 6. The privilege or right of voting is a fran-
chise. 7. This was done in my presence.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
96.
g and dg like j.
g before e, i, and y usually sounds like j.
55
gi'ant
ge'nus
re venge'
fidg'et
gib bet
dig it
o blige
edge wise
gib lets
rig id
frigid
car tridge
gin ger
ves tige
gyp s y
par tridge
wa ger
loz enge
gyp sum
por ridge
gim'crack
frag lie
gym nast
knowl edge
Dictation Exercise 49. — l. A gibbet is a kind of gallows.
2. The hare and the tortoise laid a wager which would get
there first. 3. Bat few vestiges of the Indians remain. 4. I
am very much obliged for your kindness. 5. Oatmeal por-
ridge is healthful. 6. A band of roving gypsies. 7. Knowl-
edge is power.
97.
REVIEW AND TEST LESSON.
comely
doub le
stead fast
fur nisli
fer vid
de mur
pre fer
dis turb
su perb
re search
serpent
sur name
mer maid
mur mur
baw ble
gau dy
co erce'
dis perse
earth ly
mirth ful
heard
ac crue'
skir'mish
re emit
scourge
al'ways
e merge'
pal try
ras'cal
as sault'
cas tie
gaunt
frag ile
ceir/ent
bruise
ci gar'
pe ruse'
pos sess
tacit
proe'ess
56
WORCESTER'S NEW
WOKDS SOUNDED ALIKE BUT SPELLED DIFPEEEtfTLY.
10
98.
coat, a man's outer garment.
cote, a sheep-fold.
creak, to make a harsh noise.
creek, a small inlet or brook.
crews, sailors of ships.
cruise, to sail about.
dam, a bank to confine wa-
damn, to condemn. [ter.
Bane, a native of Denmark.
deign, to grant.
dear, costly, beloved.
deer, an animal.
dew, vapor falling at night.
due, owing.
die, to become lifeless.
dye, to color.
dire, dreadful.
dyer, one who dyes.
dun, to ask for debt.
done, performed.
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
99.
fair, a market, beautiful.
fare, charge for carrying.
feat, a difficult deed.
feet, plural of foot,
find, to discover.
fined, punished by fine.
fir, a tree.
fur, skin with soft hair.
flea, an insect.
flee, to run away.
flew, did fly.
flue, a chimney-pipe.
flour, fine meal.
flower, a blossom.
fore, in front.
four, twice two.
forth, forward.
fourth, the last of four.
2 q foul, dirty, filthy.
fowl, a bird.
Exercise 50. — Elliptical.
{Put the right word in the right place.)
I lost my (1) in the (2) while on a short (3). The water
flows over the (4). The hunter shot a fat (6). I would not (5)
to speak to so low a person. All men must (8). A (9) evil
befell them. The work is (10). A heavy (7) fell last night
The sheep were put into the (1). You should (10) him for what
is (7). By trade he is a (9). A (11) lady. A quadruped has
four (12). Did you (13) any berries in the field? The mull* was
made of soft (14). The bite of a (15). The eagle (16) over the
(14) tree. The hen is a (20). A sweet-smelling (17).
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57
100.
gait, manner of walking.
gate, a sort of door.
glare, a dazzling light.
glair, the white of an egg.
grate, to scrape by rubbing.
3 grate, a frame for a fire.
great, large.
grater, to grate with.
greater, larger.
- groan, a deep sigh.
grown, become larger.
6 hail, frozen rain, to salute.
hale, well, hearty.
7 hair, of the head.
hare, an animal.
g hall, a large room.
haul, to pull, and to draw.
9 hart, an animal.
heart, the seat of life.
101.
heal, to cure.
*° heel, a part of the foot.
here, in this place.
11 hear, to listen.
herd, beasts that feed to-
12 heard, did hear. [gether.
hew, to cut.
13 hue, color, tint.
hide, to conceal.
hied, hastened.
15
hie, to go.
high, lofty.
hire, to engage for pay.
higher, more high.
7 hoard, to store secretly.
horde, a roving tribe.
lfi hoes, plural of hoe.
hose, stockings, a tube.
hole, an opening.
19 whole, all.
Exercise 51. — Elliptical.
(Put the right word in the right place.)
Open the (1) and walk in. The fire glows in the (3). The
(2) of the sun. We heard a deep (5). A (4) for nutmeg. He
was (6) and hearty. The (7) is a timid animal. The horses can-
not (8) so heavy a load. You can feel your (9) beat. She has
(5) to be a large girl. A (3) army. He tried to (10) the wound.
Do you (11) what I say? I (12) you tell the story. What is
the (13) of the rainbow ? We will (14) in the barn. A (15)
mountain. A (17) of barbarians. A (19) week has gone. Did
he (17) up his money ? A pair of cotton (18). To (16) a horse
for a day. I will stand (11). A (12) of cattle.
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WORCESTER'S NEW
102. 103.
home, one's dwelling-place.
holm, the evergreen oak.
I, myself.
2 eye, the organ of sight.
ay, yes.
in, inside.
3 inn, a tavern.
lac, a gum.
lack, want.
- lacks, needs.
lax, loose, not strict.
lade, to load.
laid, placed.
7 lane, a passage.
lain, reclined.
laps, licks as a dog.
lapse, a gliding or slipping.
q lea, meadow land.
lee, the sheltered side.
10 leaf, of a tree, etc.
lief, willingly.
13
n leak, to run out.
leek, a plant.
led, did lead.
2 lead, a metal.
lie, a falsehood.
lye, a solution of potash.
14 load, a burden.
lode, an ore-producing vein.
- 5 loan, something lent.
lone, single, solitary.
j 6 lore, learning.
lower, more low.
17
made, formed.
maid, a young girl.
18 male, opposite of female.
mail, a letter-bag.
19
20
mane, long hair on the neck
main, chief. [of a horse.
maze, perplexity.
maize, Indian corn.
Exercise 52. — Elliptical.
(Put the right word in the right place.)
There is no place like (1). She had a large brown (2). (2) took
a seat (3) the carriage. Varnish is made of (4). The discipline
was (5). They have (6) upon him a heavy (14). We walked
down the (7). The (8) of time. The (9) side of a vessel. We
can go into the (3). I had as (10) go as stay. The cattle have
(7) down.' The milk may (11) out of the pail. He (12) the
horse to water. He was truthful and would not tell a (13). A
metallic vein is a (14). A (15) of money. The (16) of books.
The (17) (17) a low bow. Were there any letters by (18). One
of the (19) streets. A cake (17) of (20).
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FIFTH SECTION.
104.
The termination -ing means the act, continuing to do (the act) ;
as, driving, the act of one who drives.
Do not sound ing as in. Say driv'ing, not driv'in; going, not
go'in.
hoe'ing
reap ing
thresh ing
dig ging
hay ing
chop ping
har'vest ing
sweep ing
roast ing
pitching
churn ing
weed ing
drag ging
ditch ing
plough ing scour ing
105.
see ing
feel ing
touch ing
tast ing
scrub bing smell ing
hear ing
ed, of verbs, means did ; as, ploughed, did plough.
tired
pleased
hoot'ed
wait'ed
climbed
squeezed
bleat ed
car pet ed
played
ploughed
weed ed
har vest ed
stayed
drowned
roast ed
vis it ed
ed sounded like t.
picked
searched
reaped
marched
forced
scratched
laughed
touched
watched
vexed
looked
matched
fetched
danced
reached
punished
nursed
talked
screeched
en riched'
60
WORCESTER'S NEW
106.
The suffix -ful in adjectives means full of, having ; as, skilful, full
of skill. Sometimes -ful means causing ; as, dreadful, causing dread.
(Put out two words at a time^ as * useful books. 1 )
use'ful books,
wil ful chil dren.
sloth ful work men.
truth ful re ports',
care ful mothers,
grace ful speak ers.
peace ful homes,
joy ful cries.
wasteful habits,
art ful rogues,
youth ful sports,
fruit ful or chards.
pow er ful na vies.
plen ti ful har vests,
shame ful deeds,
faithful friends.
107.
The suffix -less means without, or destitute of; as, careless,
without care, childless, without a child.
speechless
shameless
painless
aimless
count less
joy less
shift less
fruit less
blame less
grace less
match less
thank less
worth less
harm less
cheer less
doubt less
Write or spell :
needless
a larms'.
sleepless
nights.
heed less
footsteps.
hope less
efforts.
fear less
speech es.
heart less
con duct.
faith less
lov ers.
reck less
dar ing.
care less
work men.
fruit less
de signs'.
bound less
ex tent'.
cloud less
skies.
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108.
The suffix -ish means somewhat, or somewhat like, or having
the quality of; as, whitish, somewhat white, sheepish, somewhat
like a sheep.
sheep'ish
girlish
sot'tish
mul'ish
wolf ish
sour ish
fop pish
blu ish
boy ish
green ish
red dish
whit ish
clown ish
bear ish
snap pish
rogu ish
Write or spell:
childish prattle,
boor ish man ners.
fiend ish ha tred.
styl ish at tire'.
109.
The suffix -y generally means full
of mist, thirsty, having thirst.
dwarfish stat'ure.
sweet ish flav or.
wasp ish tern per.
churl ish nat ure.
of, or having ; as, misty, full
cream 'y
blood'y
down y
rain y
wood y
storm y
flee cy
curl y
Write or spell:
i'cy
streams.
trust y
serVant.
thirst y
cat tie.
heart y
greet ing.
wealth y
mer chant.
craft'y
sweat y
moody
sleet y
greed'y
hun gry
cloud y
easy
health'y bod'ies.
shad y path way.
mould y cheese,
might y na tions.
guilt y ac tions.
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WOBCESTEB'S NEW
110.
The suffix -ly, forming adverbs, generally means manner; as,
neatly, in a neat manner.
tamely coarsely
sharp ly dear ly
stiffly lazily
calm ly mean ly
Write or spell:
treat'ed kindly,
act ed base ly.
glid ed smooth ly.
glanced coy ly.
shout ed loud ly.
turned quick ly.
meekly
stoutly
rude ly
ten der ly
shrewd ly
proud ly
sore ly
pain ful ly
fondly
loved.
fair ly
gained.
loosely
tied.
rich ly
dressed.
rash ly
spok'en.
mor tal ly
wound ed.
111.
The suffix -ness means state, condition, or quality; as, sick-
ness, the state of being sick. — Say ness, not niss.
base'ness fairness smooth'ness meek'ness
same ness fine ness rude ness cheap ness
small ness harsh ness shrewd ness hoarse nes?
tall ness weak ness sore ness i die ness
ill ness large ness sound ness cool ness
calm ness loud ness stern ness quick ness
coarse ness neat ness lean ness dul ness
dear ness near ness mean ness fill ness
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63
112.
The suffix ■
er in adjectives means more, and -es1
means most;
as, abler, more able, ablest, most
able.
foul'er .
. fo ufe st
clean'er .
. cleanest
green er
green est
dear er
dear est
black er
black est
cheap er
cheap est
round er
round est
fierc er
fierc est
high er
high est
ug li er
ug li est
qui et er
qui et est
no bier
no blest
great er
great est
larg er
larg est
quick er
quick est
loos er
loos est
weak er
weak est
coars er
coars est
bright er
bright est
11
glad der
3.
glad dest
The suffix
-er in nouns means
one who or that which; as,
buyer, one who buys, boiler, tha
t which is used in
boiling.
help'er
toil'er
pay'er
paint'er
trad er
boast er
mak er
hear er
deal er
work er
writ er
catch er
sell er
mourn er
skat er
mill er
dream er
watch er
weav er
dip per
plant er
teach er
drov er
run ner
farm er
preach er
brew er
tan ner
print er
speak er
wear er
rob ber
read er
talk er
bear er
swim mer
build er
walk er
gam bier
strag gler
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WORCESTER'S NEW
114.
The prefix un in adjectives means not; as, unclean, not clean.
mi fair' un clean' nn true' un ea'sy
un hurt un paid
unjust unsold
un kind un told
un born un sound
un safe un bound
un seen un worn
un tried un hap py
un luck'y un skil ful
un feel ing un health y
un a ble un stead y
un law ful un will ing
un love ly un heard
115.
The prefix un in verbs means to take off, to undo what has
been done ; as, unrobe, to take of the robe.
The prefix out means beyond, more than; as, outbid, to bid
beyond or more than another.
un bolt'
un yoke'
un hand'
out do'
un bar
un twist
un tie
out go
un bend
un robe
un make
out live
un bind
un dress
un hitch
out last
un curl
un roll
un cov'er
out sail
un fold
un say
un load'
out wear
un pin
un wind
un lace
out worn
un lock
un pack
un veil
out done
Dictation Exercise 53. — 1. An unfair statement. 2. The
debt is unpaid. 3. An untrue story. 4. An unhealthy cli-
mate. 5. I will untie the knot. 6. I can unlace my shoe.
Form sentences containing the following words : —
unlovely unskilful unwilling unhitch outwear
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116.
The suffix -en in verbs means to make ; in adjectives -en means
made of; as, darken, to make dark, silken, made of silk.
(The italicized letters are silent.)
deepen
quick'en
broad'en
oak'en
fas ten
whit en
sweet en
wood en
glad den
deaf en
wak en
earth en
hard en
fat ten
les sen
lead en
sof ten
light en
loos en
birch en
black en
bright en
length en
wool len
117.
The prefix mis means wrong or wrongly ; as, misdeed, a wrong
deed, misinform, to inform wrongly.
mis date /
mis deed
mis count
mis lay
mis laid
mis lead
misjudge
mis print
mis guide
mis use
mis take
mis spend
mis state
mis spell
mis shape
mis rule
mis quote
mis place
mis name
mis call
mis ap ply
mis carry
mis be have 7
mis di rect
mis em ploy
mis d(Ving
mis con duct
Dictation Exercise 54. — 1. Please to fasten the window.
2. You can soften putty with oil. 3. The noise may deafen you.
4. An old oaken bucket. 5. We must lessen our expenses.
Form sentences containing the following word^y^
brighten sweeten birchen earth Jpy JJ misguide
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WOBCE STEM'S NEW
WORDS SOUNDED ALIKE BUT SPELLED DIEFEEENTLT.
118.
meed, reward.
mead, a meadow.
meet, to come face to face.
2 meat, flesh for food.
mete, to measure.
mite, a small insect.
might, power, strength.
4 mist, a fine rain.
missed, did miss.
p. moan, a groan ; to lament.
mown, cut down.
fi mote, a speck.
moat, a deep ditch.
7 mode, manner.
mowed, cut down.
g mule, an animal.
mewl, to cry, to bawl.
9
muse, to think.
mews, cries as a cat.
119.
nit, egg of an insect.
10 knit, to weave with needles.
no, a word of denial, not.
M know, to understand.
nose, of the face.
*~ knows, does know.
not, a word of denial.
13 knot, a tie.
ore, a metal.
14 oar, a pole to row with.
o'er, over.
oh ! alas !
15 owe, to be indebted.
pale, white, wan.
16 pail, vessel with a bail.
pane, a square of glass.
17 pain, suffering, distress.
pare, to cut off.
-g pair, two.
pear, a fruit.
Exercise 55. — Elliptical.
(Put the right word in tjie right place.)
The (1) of valor. Shall we ever (2) again? (3) does not make
right. A fine (4) fell. This grass should be (5) or (7). A (6)
in his eye. A (7) of dress. The (8) is a tough beast. The cat
(9). A (3) in cheese. Did you hear him (5)? She (10) a pair
of stockings. I do (13) (11) where he lives. Who (12) what
kind of (14) this is? I will tie a (13) in the end of the string.
You can row with an (14). The man looked (16). He was in (17).
A (18) of shoes. (14) hill and dale. A ripe juicy (18). Pay
what you (15). A (16) of water.
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67
10
120.
pall, a covering.
Paul, a man's name.
paste, for sticking.
paced, did pace.
paws, feet of a beast that has
pause, a stop. [claws.
peal, a loud noise.
peel, to pare or skin.
purl, to flow gently.
pearl, a gem.
plane, level, even.
plain, clear, evident.
plate, a flat dish.
plait, to fold.
please, to like, to gratify.
pleas, excuses, pleadings.
pole, a long stick.
poll, the head.
pore, a small opening.
pour, to send forth in a
stream.
11
12
13
14
121.
pray, to entreat, to implore.
prey, to feed by violence.
pride, self-esteem.
pried, did pry.
prize, a reward.
pries, looks into.
quarts, plural of quart.
quartz, rock crystal.
raze, to pull down.
15 raise, to lift up.
rays, of the sun.
lfi rap, a knock.
wrap, to tie up.
17 reed, a stalk.
read, to peruse.
-g reck, to care for.
wreck, a ruined ship.
19 red, of the color of blood.
read, did read.
20 rest, repose.
wrest, to take by force.
Exercise 56. — Elliptical.
(Put the right word in the right place.)
He (2) the deck. The (3) of a lion. A (4) of thunder. A \?)
of great price. A (6) statement. Will you (8) to put some meat
on my (7)? A long fishing-(9). (8) to (10) some water into a
goblet. To (4) an apple. You must (3) at a comma. Lions (11)
upon weaker animals. Haughty (12) goes before a fall. Who
gained the (13) ? The rock was (14). Did he (15) his hand to
strike you? (16) at the door. Can you (17) in a book? Little
he'll (18) if they let him sleep on. I (19) the letter yesterday.
He tried to (20) it from me. (16) it with paper. The sugar-cane
is a (17). The vessel soon became a (18). Take your (20).
68 WORCESTER'S NEW
122. 123.
rice, a kind of grain.
rise, elevation.
ring, to sound a bell.
2 wring, to twist.
rode, did ride.
3 road, a public highway.
rowed, did row.
. roar, a loud noise.
4 ,
rower, one who rows.
5 Rome, a city of Italy.
roam, to rove.
rood, fourth of an acre.
6 rude, impudent, coarse.
rued, repented.
7 rose, a flower,
rows, does row.
rote, mere repetition.
wrote, did write.
row, to impel by oars.
roe, the spawn of fishes.
10 rye, a kind of grain,
wry, crooked, twisted.
sale, act of selling.
11 sail, of a ship.
skull, of the head.
*~ scull, to impel bv an oar
over a boat s stern.
see, to perceive by the eye.
sea, the ocean.
13
seem, to appear.
14 seam, of a garment.
15
seen, did see.
scene, a view 7 , a place.
. shear, to cut with shears,
sheer, pure, unmixed.
j« shone, did shine.
shown, exhibited.
size, bulk; a gluey varnish,
sighs, to breathe as in grief.
19
sine, a trigonometrical line.
sign, a symbol.
slew, did slay.
slue, to turn.
Exercise 57. — Elliptical.
{Put the right word in the right place.)
A pudding made of (1). The bells (2) merrily. The horseman
(3) at full speed. The thunder's loud (4). Drive in the (3).
Wild beasts (5) in the woods. He was (6) in his behavior. Pluck
the (7) from the bush. He (8) rapidly. A (10) face. Ships (11)
on the (13). He could neither (9) nor (12) the boat. This (14)
does not (14) strong. The (15) of the story is laid in Eng-
land. (16) nonsense. The sun (17) and the birds sang. He (18)
deeply. This clear sky is a (19) of fair weather. Cain (20) his
brother Abel. An ox of large (18).
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SIXTH SEOTIOK
124.
an'gel
la'bel
rev'el
ton'sil
grav el
lev el
trav el
civil
chap el
par eel
tin sel
per il
du el
mod el
mor sel
cav il
gos pel
nov el
mar vel
ten dril
hov el
pan el
chis el
pen cil
ker nel
reb el
cudg el
sten cil
125.
a in unaccented -al has an obscure short sound approach-
ing that of short u.
cen'tral formal na'sal ri'val
cor al lo cal na val scan dal
e qual med al o ral sig nal
fa tal men tal plu ral spi nal
fi nal met al post al spi ral
flo ral mor tal re al to tal
vo cal mor al vi tal dis mal
Dictation Exercise 58. — 1. There was no label on the par-
cel. 2. A morsel of food. 3. The tonsils of the throat. 4. A
stencil to print your name. 5. A postal card. 6. Headwork
or mental labor. 7. The ship and cargo were a total loss.
8. A kernel of corn. 9. A spiral stairway. 10. This stone
is a real diamond. 11. They fought a duel.
70
WOBCESTEB'S NEW
e is silent
in the final syllables ble, pie,
die, fle, etc.
126
i.
a'ble
scramble
dwin'dle
tan'gle
fable
crum ble
can die
sin gle
gable
stum ble
han die
crack le
sable
turn ble
whee die
chuck le
foi ble
sam pie
rifle
fickle
mar ble
sim pie
stifle
tick le
bram ble
kin die
trifle
twin kle
gam ble
spin die
man gle
sprin kle
127
t
bab'ble
net'tle
brit'tle
scuffle
peb ble
set tie
hob ble
shuf fle
pad die
scrib ble
jog gle
snuf fle
drag gle
fiddle
bub ble
strug gle
grap pie
mid die
stub ble
scut tie
stop pie
rid die
cud die
daz zle
cat tie
gig gle
hud die
muz zle
prat tie
rip pie
ruf fle
puz zle
Dictation Exercise 59. — 1. The faults and foibles of man-
kind. 2. Paddle your own canoe. 3. A model farm. 4. The
middle or central part of this tract of land. 5. Do not listen
to a scandal. 6. A lighted candle.
Write out the following words, inserting the letters omitted : —
met'-l nov'-l spi'n-1 mod'-l pcn'c-1 e'qu-1
mar v-1 post -1 per -1 tin s-1 dis m-1 la b-1
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK. 71
128.
a in -ace and -ate has, in some words, a shortened
form of its long sound, like short e.
preface
frig'ate
choc'o late
men ace
cli mate
des per ate
pop u lace
pi rate
for tu nate
fur nace
pri vate
mod er ate
stir face
cu rate
in ti mate
pal ace
sen ate
ob du rate
ter race
pal ate
ob sti nate
129.
a in -age has a shortened form of its long sound, ap-
proaching that of short i or short e.
ad'age
hos'tage
plum'age
sau'sage
pack age
steer age
fo li age
spin age
dam age
voy age
coin age
vis age
rav age
post age
cour age
Ian guage
sav age
stor age
drain age
wharf age
sel vage
horn age
herb age
her i tage
ii'sage
cot tage
lin e age
mu cil age
Dictation Exercise 60. — 1. The preface of a hook. 2. The
terrace was a level surface of earth. 3. The fire in a furnace.
4. He hecame reckless and desperate. 5. Can you speak the
English language well ? 6. She stuck on a piece of paper with
mucilage. 7. Herbage (erb'ej or herb'ej) or grass pasture. 8. The
populace of a large city. 9. Do not be faint-hearted ; keep
good courage. 10. The foliage on the trees.
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WOBCESTEB'S NEW
130.
O in an unaccented syllable often has a sound ap*
proaching that of short u.
hav'oc
at'om
tal'on
bisli op
pilot
fath om
colon
sec ond
ri ot
bux om
ar son
metli od
bigot
ran dom
fel on
rec ord
piv ot
sel dom
de mon
ham mock
pis tol
ran som
drag on
hil lock
gam bol
cus torn
ma tron
had dock
Dictation Exercise 61. — 1. A scene of ruin and havoc.
2. Little lambs will gambol on the green. 3. I seldom see you
nowadays. 4. The crime of burning a house is called arson.
5. A strong and buxom damsel.
131.
ar in an unaccented syllable sounds like ur.
stand'ard
tank ard
south ward
lee ward
vine yard
dol lar
pil lar
1. In the battle he showed that he
2. His gestures were awkward.
3. "Wizards and witches are imaginary beings. 4. "A little
more sleep," said the sluggard. 5. A pale, haggard face. 6. Do
you study English grammar ?
vul'gar
awk'ward
nee tar
back ward
vie ar
drunk ard
cow ard
east ward
do tard
for ward
das tard
haz ard
to ward
wiz ard
beg'gar
brag gart
gram mar
nig gard
slug gard
hag gard
lag gard
Dictation Exercise 62
was no coward or dastard
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or final, like
iir without stress.
la'bor
rig'or
ten'or
victor
arbor
major
vapor
fa vor
har bor
val or
juror
fla vor
ar dor
clam or
vis or
splen dor
o dor
tu mor
cap tor
tor por
vig or
tre mor
hec tor
trai tor
Dictation Exercise 63. — 1. Sweet odors come from some
flowers. 2. He was in the vigor of manhood. 3. The visor
of his cap. 4. The rigor of our Northern climate. 5. The
splendor of the setting sun. 6. A traitor betrays his trust.
133.
re final, like iir without stress.
a'cre ni'tre mea'gre the'a tre
cen tre o gre (-gur) sa bre salt pe'tre
fi bre o chre (-fair) spec tre cal'i bre
lu ere mi tre som bre mas sa ere
lus tre me tre seep tre (*?p'-) seep tres
Dictation Exercise 64. — 1. Cloth of a firm fibre. 2. Lu-
cre is gain in money or goods. 3. The ogre is a hideous mon-
ster. 4. The sceptre of the king. 5. A mind of little strength
or calibre. 6. A massacre of whites by the Indians.
Write out the following words, inserting the letters omitted : —
nec't-r hec't-r pill-r val'-r vic't-r gram'm-r
ju r-r drunk -rd vig -r beg g-r tre m-r dol 1-r
74 WORCESTER'S NEW
134
e silent before n in many words.
bra'zen
ha'ven
ris'en
woVen
bur den
hea then
sev en
hap pen
chos en
heav en
shak en
rid den
era ven
lead en
to ken
mad den
doz en
length en
wak en
sad den
e ven
loos en
maid en
trod den
fro zen
o pen
wood en
writ ten
135.
e silent before 1 in a few words.
driv'el
ha'zel
shrivel
swiv'el
grov el
rav el
shov el
wea sel
O silent before n
in some words.
ba'con
crimson
poison
weap'on
bea con
dam son
pris on
but ton
beck on
ma son
rea son
glut ton
blazon
par don
reck on
mut ton
capon
par son
sea son
cot ton
dea con
per son
trea son
les son
Dictation Exercise 65. — 1. A base and craven spirit,
2. This way must once be trodden. 3. A hazel bush. 4. A
beacon lighted on a hill. 5. Our lesson should be studied.
6. A written word. 7. When did the event happen ? 8. Spring
V one of the seasons of the year. 9. The weasel is a small
slim animal. 10. A damson plum.
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SPELLING-B
OOK. 75
136.
i in pin.—
-e final silent.
gran'ite
rep'tile
promise
notice
res pite
fer tile
mor tise
jus tice
ac tive
ser vile
en gine
nov ice
cap tive
ster ile
des tine
prac tice
fes tive
hos tile
doc trine
cor nice
agile
doc ile
crev ice
ser vice
de ter'mine
fern
1 nine
mas'cu line
me<Ti cine
dis \
ci pline
clan des'tine
137.
U in the termination -ure has a shortened sound of long
u (or yoo), but commonly -ture is pronounced chdbr.
fig'ure
nat'ure
creat'ure
sculpt'ure
cult ure
pict ure
fract ure
struct ure
feat ure
rapt ure
tinct ure
rupt ure
pleas ure
mixt ure
verd ure
vent ure
gest ure
tort ure
moist ure
ad venture
stat ure
post ure
script ure
fur'ni ture
ag'ri cult
ure hor'ti cult ure
man u fact'ure
Dictation Exercise 66. — 1 . A respite from toil. 2. Sterile
soil is unfruitful. 3. The engine drew the cars. 4. A crevice
in a wall. 5. I promise to pay. 6. Strict discipline was
enforced. 7. A clandestine meeting.
Form sentences containing the following words : —
picture furniture gesture stature agriculture
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WOBCESTEB'S NEW
Silent Consonants.
138.
k silent.*
knack
knell
knife
knoll
knap'sack
knead
knit
knot
knave
knee
knives
knot'ty
knav ish
kneel
knob
know
knew
knelt
knock
139.
knuck le
gh silent.*
high
right
lightening
plight
nigh
sight
might y
slight
sigh
tight
twi light
[ei - a]
thigh
wight
mid night
eight
fight
blight
day light
freight
light
bright
de light'
weigh
might
flight
upright
weight
night
fright
spright ly
sleigh
* k initial and gh were once throat sounds like the German ch.
The effort to sound them as gutturals was difficult, and is now
quite given up. In some words gh has turned into f (cough); in
hough (= hock) the throat sound still remains.
In freight and fight, in weight and wight,
In right and might, in night and light,
gh has left his corpse in sight,
His soul has long since taken flight.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
77
ought
bought
brought
fought
sought
thought
140.
gh silent.
wrought haugh'ty
daugh ter
caught
taught
fraught
naught
naugh ty
slaugh ter
height (hit)
straight
neighbor
dough'ty
drought
fur lough
bor ough
thor ough
al though'
Dictation Exercise 67. — l. We ought to have thought of
this before. 2. A naughty boy. 3. A straight stick. 4. Al-
though brought to poverty, this good man sought help from
none. 5. This conduct is fraught with dangers. 6. The crops
were spoiled by a drought (drowt\ or want of rain. 7. A bold,
doughty (dow'ty) knight. 8. To wade through slaughter to a
throne.
141.
t silent in rt, ft, St.
mortgage e pis'tle this'tle chris'ten
tres tie chris ten ing
wins tie Christ mas
wres tie fast en
chast en glis ten
has ten lis ten
chest nut mois ten
Dictation Exercise 68. — 1. He was often fond of building
castles in the air. 2. Christmas comes but once a year. 3. See
how the snow glistens. 4. By what name shall we christen
our boy? 5. There is a heavy mortgage on the farm.
oft en (tiffin) gris'tle
soft en
hus tie
a pos'tle
jos tie
bris'tle
nes tie
bus tie
pes tie
cas tie
rus tie
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WORCESTER'S NEW
142.
b silent.
climb
tomb
numb
plumb'er
comb
jamb
thumb
comb ing
crumb
lamb
debt
debt or
dumb
limb
doubt
1 silent.
doubt er
calf
balk
folks
qualm
calves
chalk
alms
could
half
stalk
balm
would
salve
walk
calm
143.
w silent.
should
wrap
wreak
write
wretch'ed
wren
wreath
writ'er
wrin kle
wrench
wrath
wretch
wran gle
wrest
writhe
whoop
wrig gle
wreck
• wrong
who
sword
wrist
wrung
whose
an s wer (-ser)
wring
wrote
whom
whole some
Dictation Exercise 69. — 1. Comb your hair. 2. If you
doubt the justice of an act do not do it. 3. Beware of debt.
4. The plumber has come to mend the water-pipes. 5. The
debtor owes money. 6. Write me a letter. 7. Wholesome
food. 8. Wrap your cloak about you. 9. I "wrote him an
answer. 10. A wretch is a base, despicable person.
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said (sed)
says (s&)
a gain' (a-g&n')
a gainst (a-gensf)
plaid (pl&d)
chaise (shaz)
gauge (gaj)
144.
brooch (brotch)
Sure (sfcoor)
beau (bo)
height (hit)
bur'y (&£/*)
bur i al (ber'i-al)
a dieu' (a-du')
rinse (Hfoce)
view (vu)
been (&*n)
guide (j*l)
guile (gil)
guise (giz)
dis guise'
Dictation Exercise 70. — 1. You must not do so again.
2. I am sure he said what I have told you. 3. Mary says she
has lost her brooch. 4. Our bird is dead and we will bury
it. 5. I have been willing to guide you to the spot. 6. A
view of the ocean.
145.
build (Mid)
built {vat)
Once (wunce)
heifer (hef-)
does (dun)
scythe (sith)
niche (mtch)
wholly (hol't)
dough (do)
guard (gard)
though (tho)
through (throb)
gourd (gord)
buoy (bwoi)
an'y (*t'f)
many (mSn't)
prayer (prdr)
guess (ges)
Wolf (wool/)
wom'an (wobm'-)
bos om (bote-)
Dictation Exercise 71. — 1. Does any one guess the rid-
dle ? 2. The dough was baked into bread. 3. Many men are
at work building the house. 4. We were wholly in the dark.
5. Coming through the woods, he saw a wolf. 6. He put his
hand into his bosom. 7. He fled disguised as a servant.
8. The life-preserver will buoy you up. 9. A niche in the
wall to place a statue. 10. The shell of a gourd.
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WORCESTER'S NEW
l in pin.
146.
[y]
cyn'ic
lyr ic
mys tic
crys tal
syl van
syn tax
symbol
sys tem
sylph
pygmy
nymph
mys ter y
sym pa thy
[ai]
bargain
cer tain
chap lain
chief tain
cur tain
foun tain
mountain
cap tain
plan tain
vil lain
[ia]
car nage
mar riage
147.
[ei] [ui] [e]
forfeit {-fit) bis'cuit {-m) pret'ty {pria)
sur feit cir cuit Eng lish {intfgMh)
coun ter feit guin ea {$&*) Eng land (mc/giand)
mul lein [ u ] [ee]
[ie] bus'y {btei) breech'es (bntch^z)
niis'chief busi ness (&#-) been {bu)
[oi] minute (-w) [o]
tortoise (-«&) let'tuce {-Ms) wom'en {wtm'm)
Dictation Exercise 72. — 1. A morose man is called a cynic.
2. A lyric poem. 3. Sylvan or forest scenes. 4. A symbol
or sign. 5. He is always busy about something. 6. His busi-
ness occupies all his time. 7. The English language. 8. A
pretty child. 9. Where have you been ? 10. A surfeit of
sweets. 11. A counterfeit half-dollar. 12. Clear as crystal.
13. His fate was shrouded in mystery.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
148.
ei and ie sounded like e in eve.
When e and i together meet
The e comes first in -ceive, -ceipt, -ceit.
81
[ei]
[ie]
con ceit'
per ceive'
niece
grieve
con ceive
leis'ure
be lief
griev'ous
de ceit
seize
be lieve
ag grieve'
de ceive
seiz nre
siege
re lief
re ceive
weird
be siege
re lieve
re ceipt
ei ther
a chieve
re prieve
re ceipt ed
nei ther
re trieve
cash ier
Dictation Exercise 73. — 1. He conceived the idea while
in Rome. 2. He achieved a great victory. 3. Leisure time.
4. A grievous wrong. 5. I will give you a receipt for the
money. 6. To reprieve a criminal is to delay his punishment.
8. To perceive is to see.
149.
REVIEW AND TEST LESSON.
cudg'el reap'er sprightly burled
cor al beg gar sure ly bur i al
fickle major against 7
shriv el o gre height
wres tie neigh bor does (duz)
pis tol knoll an'y (en'i)
e pis'fle knob
crys tal nymph
mas sa ere
prom ise
mu ci lage
. priv i lege
man y (men't) sur face
worn en (wtm'-) ag grieve'
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WOKDS SOUNDED ALIKE BUT SPELLED DHTEEENTLY.
150.
sloe, a thorny shrub.
slow, not fast.
SO, in that manner.
2 sew, to join with thread,
sow, to scatter seed.
sore, painful.
soar, to ascend.
sole, a fish ; single.
soul, spirit.
sold, did sell.
soled, fitted with a sole.
sum, the amount
some, a few.
sun, the source of light.
' son, a male child.
stare, to gaze.
stair, a step. -
stake, a stick ; a wager,
steak, a slice of beef.
steal, to rob.
steel, hardened iron.
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
151.
surf, the swell of the sea.
serf, a slave.
surge, a great wave,
serge, a woollen stuff.
tacks, small nails.
tax, a rate, a duty.
tale, a story.
tail, the end.
tare, a kind of weed.
tear, to pull in pieces.
teem, to be full.
team, of horses or oxen.
tear, water from the eye.
tier, a row.
tease, to vex.
teas, kinds of tea.
the, the definite article.
thee, thyself.
there, in that place.
their, belonging to them.
Exercise 7 £. — Elliptical.
{Put the right word in the right place.)
The berries of the (1). I will (2) on a button. Eagles (3)
far up in the sky. The immortal (4). Have you (5) your horse ?
Please to give me (6) drink. The earth goes around the (7).
Why do you (8) at me ? Broil a (9). It is a sin to (10). The (11)
beat upon the shore. A paper of (13). A twice-told (14). Do
not (15) the cloth. A (16) of bay horses. The upper (17) of
seats. Do not (18) the child. The razor is made of (10). (20)
only (7) is dead. She did not shed a (17).
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
83
152.
throe, pain, agony.
throw, to cast, to fling.
throne, a royal seat.
thrown, flung.
through, from side to side.
threw, did throw.
tide, ebb and flow of the sea.
tied, fastened.
toe, part of the foot.
5 tow, to pull, to draw.
tow, short fibres of flax.
told, did tell.
6 toled, allured.
tolled, did toll.
tole, to allure, to entice.
toll, of a bell ; a tax.
to, towards.
8 too, noting excess.
two, twice one.
tract, a region.
tracked, did track.
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
153,
tun, a large cask.
ton, 20 hundred weight.
urn, a vessel.
earn, to gain by labor.
use, to employ.
ewes, female sheep.
vain, fruitless ; conceited.
vane, a weathercock.
vein, a blood-vessel.
vale, a valley.
veil, covering for the face.
vial, a small bottle.
viol, a musical instrument.
wail, to moan. [a whip.
wale, mark of the stroke of
waist, part of the body,
waste, to destroy.
wait, to stay, to remain.
weight, heaviness.
Exercise 75. — Elliptical.
{Put the right word in the right place.)
In the last (1) of despair. The (4) ebbs and flows. The vase
was (2) to the ground. Who (3) that stone? I have hurt the
great (5) of my right foot. The lion was (9) (8) his den. The
bell (6) at (8) o'clock. (7) the bell. A (10) of coal. The knot
was (4). He can (11) a dollar a day. The (12) and young
lambs. I (6) you to (12) your time well. A (13) effort. She
wetrs a lace (14). A heavy (18). A (15) of medicine. To weep
and (16). (17) not, want not. We went o'er hill and (14). He
can (12) his left hand. Cloth made of (5).
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WORCESTER'S NEW
154.
wane, to grow less,
wain, a wagon.
2 wall, a partition.
waul, to cry as a cat.
ware, something to be sold.
wear, to waste by use.
wave, of the sea.
waive, to put off.
way, road ; fashion.
weigh, to find out the weight.
weak, not strong.
week, seven days.
wean, to use one to do with-
7 out a thing.
ween, to think.
g won, gained.
one, a single thing.
wood, solid part of trees.
would, past of will.
yoke, frame for the neck of
oxen.
yolk, yellow of an egg.
your, belonging to you.
ewer, a large jug.
10
Jl
Exercise 76. — Elliptical.
(Put the right word in the right place.)
We will (4) our claim. The waves will (3) away the land.
How much does the load (5)? A (6) cup of tea. Which side
(8) the battle? The mother will (7) her child. I (9) not walk
in such a (5) as that. The (10) in the middle of the egg. (11)
basin and my (11) match well. (8) (6) from to-day. The moon
is said to wax and (1).
155.
Spell the singular first and then the plural.
roof . .
. roofs
calf . .
. calves
proof
proofs
sheaf
sheaves
scarf
scarfs
thief
thieves
dwarf
dwarfs
knife
knives
be lief
be Kefs'
loaf
loaves
half
halves
shelf
shelves
handler chief {hang'-) . . hand'ker chiefs {hang'-)
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK. 85
SEVENTH SECTION.
The Consonant not doubled.
156.
15
■7.
lil'y
cor'al
pan'ic
tal'ents
city
col ic
rel ish
ven om
pity
frol ic
sen ate
brig and
sol id
squal id
spig ot
val id
lim it
frig ate
ster lie
fel on
mer it
copy
ten ant
baron
v6r y
wid ow
trop ic
agate
linen
pol ish
com ic
dam age
ol ive
pal ace
flag on
dam ask
sal ad
pal ate
for est
un til'
study
bal ance
im age
rob'in
at om
sim i le
prim er
cher ish
alum
body
haz ard
cavil
spir it
bod ice
liz ard
rat an'
ton ic
mal ice
ov en
buried
mod el
shad ow
wag on
clos et
ten or
big ot
satin
tep id
Dictation Exercise 77. — l- I pity you very much. 2. A
salad of chicken and lettuce. 3. He made a model of the
boat. 4. The pain from colic is severe. 5. The palate or roof
of the mouth. 6. Her image was clearly reflected in the water.
7. Gold and silver are precious metals. 8. I will not risk my
money in so hazardous an enterprise. 9. He showed great
skill or talents. 10. Wait until to-morrow.
WOBCESTEB'S NEW
tarons
cam el
fag ot
hov el
a fraid'
e lude
a noint
piv'ot
reb el
peril
clar et
a lone'
atone
dev'il
car ol
arid
sir up *
158.
schol'ar
horn age
bod i \y
blem ish
pen ance
a lert'
e lapse
rap'id
ev er y
drag on
del uge
h&r ass
a float'
stolid
sol ace
pol i cy
a foot'
159.
refuge
a cute'
met'al
la pel'
cher'ub
for age
flSrid
water
Brit on
Brit ish
bul rush
a loud'
Lat'in
pan el
prof it
pit ied
cop ied
pum ice
dul ness
ful ness
fulfil'
skil'ful
wil ful
bel fry
a rouse'
wel'fare
chil blain
a part'
bot'a ny
col o ny
mel o dy
cal i co
lit er al
an gel ic
Dictation Exercise 78. — 1. No one lived in the old hovel.
2. The thief could not elude the officer. 3. This is the pivot
or turning-point of the shaft. 4. He escaped the perils of the
sea. 5. How can he atone for so great a crime ? 6. The carol
of the merry birds was full of melody. 7. A sandy, arid region.
8. The simple natives paid him homage as a superior being.
9. We can do some good every day. 10. A dull, stolid look.
11. Honesty is the best policy. 12. She called the babe a little
cherub. 13. He sold his goods at a great profit.
* Or syrup, which is the more usual spelling.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
87
The Consonant doubled.
160
•
1
61.
[bb]
ac claim 7
[ff]
suffrage
rab'bit
ac cuse
af firm 7
differ
crab bed
sue ceed
af ford
traf fie
rob ber
sue cess
dif fuse
af fright 7
peb ble
suc 7 cor
suf fuse
afflux
cob bier
stuc CO
af fray
coffee
scab bard-
[dd]
office
ef fort
stub born
ad dress 7
ef face 7
offer
Sab bath
ad diet
ef feet
prof fer
cab bage
ad duce
coffer
saf fron
[cc]
wed 7 ding
buf fet
[erg]
oc cur
sud den
coffin
mag 7 got
ac count
ad der
scaf fold
bag gage
ac cept
med dler
af feet 7
sug gest 7
ac cost
ed dy
af flict
ag grieve
accent
odd i ty
af front
rug 7 ged
oc cult 7
rud dy
of fend
buggy
ac cord
rid dance
of fence
nug get
Dictation Exercise 79. — 1. A sour look and a crabbed
answer. 2. No account has ever been given of what occurred
on that day. 3. A surly, stubborn child. 4. We will try to
succeed. 5. There were figures in stucco on the walls. 6. To
adduce or bring forward an example from history. 7. A sud-
den alarm. 8. The old trapper's speech amused us by its oddity.
9. To get rid of a disagreeable visitor is a good riddance.
10. An impression which will not soon be effaced.
88 WORCESTER'S NEW
162.
163.
[U]
ballast
pallid
com'merce
al low 7
gal lant
pol len
com mon
al lot
col lect'
chal lenge
mam mon
al loy
college
gul let
mam ma'
col lide
bal loon'
mol li fy
com mand
col late
al lay
nul li fy
com mend
en roll
village
pel let
im mure
col lapse
pil lage
wal let (wdi*-)
sum'mit
el lipse
cal lous
[mm]
sum mon
al lude
gal lows
im rnense'
rum mage
al lure
pul let
im merse
gam mon
pol lute
bal lad
com mode
com mit'
ballot
mel low
com mence
im mense
bullet
yel low
dum'my
mum'my
gal Ion
al lege'
em met
tram mel
gal lop
shallop
com mune'
com ment
sul len
bul lock
com mute
com ma
mol lusc
til lage
ham'mock
mam moth
Dictation Exercise 80. — l. To collate two writings is to
compare them critically. 2. Railway engines collide when they
dash against each other. 3. I neither told them the story nor
alluded to it. 4. Snails, oysters, etc., are molluscs. 5. His
unfeeling conduct showed us that his heart was callous. 6. It
is alleged that he stole the money and ran away. 7. A face
pallid from fear. 8. The pollen or dust in the anthers of
flowers. 9. The hare challenged the tortoise to run a race.
10. To nullify or make of no force or effect. 11. Immured in
a dungeon. 12. He was trammelled by unnecessary rules.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
89
164.
[nn]
an noy'
an nounce
con nive
kernel
tun nel
chan nel
lin net
son net
an nex'
flan'nel
con nect'
win'now
can non
an nu al
ton nage
bon net
tan nin
165.
cun nmg
pen nant
an nals
ren net
pin nate
[pp]
ap ply
sup ply
ap peal
sup press
sup plant
ap pend
ap point
op pose
sup port
ap plaud
ap plause
pup'pet
ap prove
ap prov'al
copper
flip pant
sup pie
ap pair
ap par'el
op press
pip'pin
ap prise'
sup pose
[rr]
ter'race
er rand
ar range'
ter'ror
sur round'
cor rode
narrate
tor rent
tor rid
tur ret
par rot
cor rect'
cor rupt
der'rick
ar rive'
ar ri v al
barrel
ar rest'
harrow
ar ray'
hur rah
quarrel
war rant
bur row
Dictation Exercise 81. — 1. The arrival of the great man
was announced in the morning papers. 2. Yon should not
connive at wrong-doing. 3. A sonnet is a kind of short poem.
4. The farmer winnows the grain from the chaff. 5. Our
annual vacation. 6. Tannin is a peculiar principle in oak-
bark. 7. Who wrote the annals of this town? 8. The pen-
nant flew from the mast-head. 9. A pinnate leaf has smaller
leaves attached to each side of a central rib. 10. Does his con-
duct meet your approval? 11. A careless, flippant remark.
12. Iron will corrode or rust.
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WORCESTER'S NEW
166.
167
»
current
as sert'
dis sect'
at tack'
ar rear'
mes'sage
dis sent
at tune
barrack
pas sage
pass'port
kit'ten
sor rel
des sert'
en gross'
ot ter
sorry
mis'sile
[tt]
mat tress
[em]
mis sive
mut'ton
pet ty
gos'sip
as sets
bot torn
mot to
fos sil
mas sive
at tend'
put ty
cos set
pas sive
at tract
twit ter
gus set
fis sure
Scot'tish
utter
tas sel
as sail'
pat tern
tat tier
clas sic
as suage
pret ty (put'-]
1 bot tling
ves sel
dis suade
lat tice
grot to
tis sue
as sist
at tain'
* set tier
bios som
es'sence
at taint
but tress
pres sure
pos sess'
at test
[zz]
as sault'
as sure
at tire
giz zard
as sume
as sort
at tach
buz zard
Dictation Exercise 82. — L He is in arrears for his house-
rent. 2. Sorrel grows in the pasture. 3. Does she like to
gossip about her neighbors ? 4. Everybody likes his writings ;
they have become classic . 5. The delicate tissue (tish'yob) of
the cloth. 6. I closed the door by a gentle pressure (presh'dbr).
7. A missile like a dart, or a stone from a sling. 8. His assets
were barely enough to pay his debts. 9. A fissure (fish'oor) or
cleft in the rock. 10. Time will assuage her grief. 11. This
plan engrossed my thoughts for several days. 12. A kind of
cave or grotto. 13. We slept on a mattress.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
91
WOKDS SOUNDED ALIKE BUT SPELLED DIFFERENTLY.
10
168.
adds, does add.
adze, a cooper's axe.
air, what we breathe.
ere, before.
e'er, ever.
heir, an inheritor.
alter, to change.
altar, a place for sacrifices.
ark, a vessel.
arc, a part of a circle.
assent, act of agreeing.
ascent, act of rising.
ate, did eat.
eight, twice four.
aught, anything.
ought, to be obliged.
bard, a poet.
barred, fastened with a bar.
barren, producing nothing.
baron, a nobleman.
beau, a gallant.
bow, for shooting arrows.
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
169.
bin, a box for grain.
been, from to be.
beer, malt liquor.
bier, a frame for carrying
the dead.
bell, a sounding vessel of
metal.
belle, a gay young lady.
berry, a small fruit.
bury, to inter.
berth, a sleeping-place.
birth, a coming into life.
bite, to pierce with the teeth.
bight, a bay ; coil of rope.
bold, brave.
bowled, did bowl or roll.
bolder, more bold.
bowlder, a round stone.
bole, a clayey earth.
19 boll, the pod of a plant.
bowl, a dish ; to roll.
Exercise 83. — Elliptical.
(Put the right word in the right place.)
Sharpen the (1). Breathe pure (2). I am the (2) to this
estate. Tell me (2) you go. You can (3) the shape of it.
Noah's (4). They would not (5) to make an (5) in winter. He
(6) (6) apples. The door was (8). A tract of (9) land. A (10)
attends a lady. Have you (11) well? Did you (14) the (14) in
the ground? The sailor sleeps soundly in his (15). We moored
in a (16). Have I said (7) to displease you?
92
WORCESTER'S NEW
170.
bored, did bore.
board, a piece of sawed tim-
ber, broad and thin.
2 borne, carried.
bourn, a bound, a limit.
bough, a branch of a tree.
bow, an act of respect.
bridal, a wedding.
bridle, for a horse.
brute, an irrational animal.
bruit, to noise abroad.
burrow, a hole for rabbits.
borough, a corporate town
call, to summon.
caul, a net for the hair.
candid, frank.
candied, sugared.
cannon, a large gun.
canon, a rule or law.
canvas, cloth for sails.
canvass, to sift, to examine.
JO
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
19
20
171.
capital, the chief town.
capitol, a public edifice.
carat, a weight of 4 grains.
carrot, a garden root.
cellar, an underground
seller, one who sells, [room.
cord, a thick string.
chord, a right line joining
the two ends of an arc.
collar, for the neck,
choler, rage.
complement, a full number.
compliment, praise.
core, the heart, or inner part.
corps, a body of troops.
council, an assembly for ad-
counsel, advice. [vice.
councillor, a member of a
council.
counsellor, an adviser.
cozen, to cheat, [an aunt.
cousin, child of an uncle or
Exercise 84. — Elliptical.
(Put the right word in the right place.)
He (1) a hole through the (1). He was (2) on a bier to his
last resting-place. The (3) of a tree. Her (4) morn. Senseless
as a (5). How many voters live in the (6) ? Did you hear me
(7) you ? They were (8) and dispassionate men. The booming
of the (9) was heard. (10) the question thoroughly. The (11)
at Washington is an imposing building. The diamond weighed
a (12) and a half. A (13) under the house. Describe a (14) of
ninety degrees. He is rash and sudden in (15). A merited (16).
A well-drilled (17) of men. Give good (18) if you give any.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK. 93
EIGHTH SECTION.
EASY RULES FOR SPELLING.
I. Words ending with silent e drop the e when a
termination beginning with a vowel is added.
172.
(Spell first the word in the left-hand column and then the derivative
in the right-hand column, as, come . . coming.)
C-ing.]
come .
. coming
em brace
r em bracking
fence
fenc ing
a muse
a mus ing
face
fac ing
grieve
griev'ing
owe
ow ing
res'cue
res cu ing
choose
choos ing
cen tre
cen tring
judge
judg ing
tease
teas ing
plague
plagu ing
o blige'
o blig'ing
guide
guid ing
man'age
man'ag ing
17
3.
[-able or -ible.]
t*
aL]
sale . .
sal'a ble
re move'
. re mov'al
blame
blam a ble
pe ruse
pe ru sal
move
mov a ble
re cite
re clt al
ex cuse'
ex cu'sa ble
[-ish
de sire
de sir a ble
blue
bluish
force
for'ci ble
thieve
thiev ish
sense
sen si ble
rogue
rogu ish
94
WORCESTER'S NEW
Add -able to the following: —
(Be sure to drop the silent e before adding.)
note rate cen'sure
value a dore' ad vise'
Add -ance to the following: —
con nive' en dure'
guide
ad mire'
con sole
grieve
174.
Exceptions to Kule I.
(a) Words ending in ce and ge keep the e before
able and ous.
trace
trace'a ble
peace
peace a ble
charge
charge a ble
(Spell down the columns.)
change
change'a ble
ser vice
ser vice a ble
no tice
no tice a ble
outrage
out ra'geous
courage
cour a'geous
ad van tage
ad van ta'geous
175.
(&) Verbs ending in oe, and some in ye and ge, keep
the e before ing. ee final keeps both e's.
dye (to color)
singe
shoe
see
dye'ing
singeing
shoeing
see'ing
tinge
toe
hoe
a gree'
tinge ing
toe ing
hoe ing
a gree ing
Also:
mileage
a'cre age
gluey
mortgage or
PBONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
95
176.
II. Words ending in silent e usually keep the e when
a termination beginning with a consonant is added.
pale . .
paleness
en gage' ,
en gage'ment
shame
shame ful
al lure
al lure ment
peace
peace ful
a chieve
a chieve ment
move
move ment
whole
whole'some
change
change ling
sense
sense less
cause
cause less
re venge'
re venge'ful
Exceptions
to Rule II.
awe .
. aw'ful
nurse . .
nursling
woe
wo ful
judge
judg ment
due
duly
argue
ar 'gu ment
true
truly
a bridge 7
abridgment
whole
whol ly
wise
wis'dom
ac knowledge . . .
ac knowl'edg merit
Dictation Exercise 85.
1. They stood a minute quietly facing each other.
2. You have shown a very obliging disposition.
3. These linen and cotton goods are always salable.
4. Some notable events occurred while we lived in that house.
5. The deed was done through your guilty connivance.
6. Our interview was not only peaceable but cordial.
7. The bargain proved to be very advantageous to both.
8. The blacksmith was shoeing the farmer's horse.
9. When the boys reached home they were in a woful plight.
10. An abridgment of the history was made.
11. The most famous achievements of heroes.
96
WOBCESTEB'S NEW
177.
III. Words ending in y, with a consonant before it,
usually change the y into i in derivatives.
re ply' . . re plies'
sup ply sup plied
sat'is fy sat'is fies
fan'cy
tidy
glory
merry
live ly
greed y
de ny'
enVy
pity
jolly
fan'ci ful
ti di ness
glo ri ous
mer ri er
live li est
greed i ly
de ni'al
en'vi a ble
pit i a ble
jol li ty
grat i fy grat i fied
mer ry mer ri ment
[In the plural of nouns, y is
changed into ies.]
po'ny po'nies
gal ler y gal ler ies
al ly' al lies'
178.
Spell the plural of the following : —
(Pronounce ies of the plural like Iz.)
a gen cy
energy
f ac ul ty
pi ra cy
rem'e dy
lar ce ny
agony
f ac to ry
rob'ber y
gro cer y
history
ob lo quy
lux'ury
nicety
fa cil'i ty
f or'ger y
Dictation Exercise 86. — L He ate np the food greedily.
2. It was a glorious victory. 3. She told a pitiable story.
4. There were two galleries, one on each side of the room.
5. Agencies for the sale of these goods were established. 6. He
still retains the brightness of his faculties. 7. Various rem-
edies were tried. 8. Fights and robberies were common in
that part of the city. 9. Reproaches and obloquies did not
deter him. 10. Luxuries of the table.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK. 97
179.
Add -er and -est to the following: —
{Be sure to change y into i before adding.)
health'y ti'dy la'zy ea'sy
worthy rosy lofty giddy
greedy stately noisy busy
happy lovely clumsy wealthy
Add -al to the following: —
try deny' mem'ory cer'emony
bur'y rem'edy mercury testimony
Dictation Exercise 87. — I. Bathing in the sea made him
healthier. 2. You are the noisiest children I ever saw. 3. A
trial of a lawsuit. 4. He was of a sprightly, mercurial tem-
perament.
180.
Add -OUS to the following: —
fu'ry vic'tory va'ry in'jury
en vy lux u ry stud y mel o dy
Add -ly to the following: —
mer'ry read'y
bus'y
worthy
speed y an gry
shab by
lucky
stead y hap py
wary
saucy
Add -ness to the following: —
ugly holy
wear'y
stead'y
sil ly read y
lone ly
empty
Dictation Exercise 88. — l. A furious wind. 2. Melodious
strains of music. 3. The bells rang merrily. 4. We were busily-
employed. 5. The camel is not remarkable for beauty but for
ugliness. 6. It is weariness of the muscles.
98
WOBCESTEB'S NEW
181.
Exceptions to Rule III.
But when ing, ish, or ist is added, y is kept.
pit'y . . pitying
car ry car ry ing
oc cu py oc cu py ing
sup ply" sup ply 'ing
mul'ti ply mul'ti ply ing
wor ry wor ry ing
de fy' . . de fy'ing
fan'cy fan'cy ing
stead y stead y ing
wea ry wea ry ing
cop y cop y ist
ba by ba by ish
y changed to e.
beau'ty . beau'te ous
du ty du te ous
plenty . plen'te ous
boun ty boun te ous
In the derivatives of dry, shy, and sly, y is kept.
dry . . . dryness . . . dry'er . . . dry'est
shy shy ness shy er shy est
sly sly ness sly er sly est
dryly shyly slyly
Also in the possessive singular of nouns y is kept.
Our country's flag.
Our party's success.
The lady's bonnet.
My pony's bridle.
Also in the plural of most proper nouns ending in y.
Ma'ry Ma'rys Hen'ry Hen'rys
Dictation Exercise 89. — 1. One pitying glance. 2. You
are "worrying yourself for nothing, and .-wearying me. 3. The
bounteous Giver of good gifts. 4. He could not help fancy-
ing that he was pursued. 5. She looked shyly at him.
PBONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK. 99
182.
IV. Final y with a vowel before it is not changed.
(Take the words across the page.)
buy . . buys . . buy'er . . buying
de lay' de lays' de layed' de laying
con vey con veys con veyed con vey ing
de stroy de stroys de stroy er de stroy ing
em ploy em ploys em ployed em ploy er
an noy an noys an noyed an noy ance
es say
es says es sayed
es say ist
obey
o beys o beyed
o bey'ing
hon'ey .
. lion'eyed mon'ey . .
Exceptions to Rule IT.
mon'eyed
laid
said paid
slain
mis laid'
saith un paid'
daily
Be sure to :
follow the rule in nouns ending
in ey, — plural
eys, noi
b 1GS
(Spell down the columns.)
mon'ey
valley don'key
at tor'ney
mon eys
val leys don keys
at tor neys
tur key
chim ney mon key
jour'ney
tur keys
chim neys mon keys
jour neys
Dictation Exercise 90. — 1. He obeyed his employer. 2.
The mosquitoes were the chief annoyance. 3. Macaulay was
a brilliant essayist. 4. He gains strength daily. 5. It had bet-
ter be left unsaid. 6. The letter has been mislaid. 7. She
spoke in honeyed accents. 8. A moneyed man. 9. Two at-
torneys were employed in the suit.
100 WORCESTER'S NEW
183.
Spell first the singular and then the plural ; as, al ly', al lies' ;
alley, alleys.
(Apply Rules III. and IV.)
ally'
ed'dy
pen'ny
com'e dy
alley
kidney
lack ey
con voy'
army
fancy
poppy
a poro gy
abbey
med ley
ruby
whis'key
beauty
jel ly
jock ey
re ply'
berry
gul ley
country
effigy
pulley
pony
par ley
gal ler y
essay
vol ley
a bill ty
whimsey
Dictation Exercise 91. — 1. In that war England and France
were allies. 2. There are many alleys in the city. 3. The
pale, unripened beauties of the north. 4. Ropes ran over the
pulleys. 5. Effigies of King George the Third were burned in
the streets.
184.
Add ing and ed to the following : —
(Apply Rules III. and IV.)
fry
mar'ry
cop'y
de fray
try
con vey'
de coy'
satls fy
espy'
descry
betray
sur vey'
stray
en joy
hur'ry
gratl fy
de lay'
deny
array'
en joy'
tar'ry
va'ry
apply
fan'cy
Dictation Exercise 92. — 1. Meat was frying in the frying-
pan. 2. I tried to see you. 3. The cattle strayed far into
the woods. 4. After delaying the coach awhile he was ready to
go. 5. How were the passengers conveyed to the city ? 6. I am
satisfied with my place. 7. How have you enjoyed the ride ?
PBONOUNCING *
SPELLING-BOOK. 101
185.
V. In words of one
syllable
a final
consonant after
a single
vowel is doubled before a vowel-suffix.
drop
dropping
slop
sloppy
plot
plot ting
slip
slip per y
brag
brag ging
beg
beggar f
stun
stun ning
star
star ry
step
stepped
rid
rid dance
big
big'ger
job
job ber
fat
fat ten
quit
quit tanee *
186.
Add -ing and -ed to the following : —
(Apply Rules I. and V.)
whip bar mope robe sham
wipe bare mop rob shame
scare wag pin skate strip
stir wage pine ship stripe
VI. If two vowels precede the consonant, or if
the word ends ivith two consonants, the final conso-
nant is
not doubled.
beam
beam'ing^
join
join'er
drain
drain ing
rail
rail ing
roof
roof ing
foot
foot ing
call
call ing
toil
toiled
cheat
cheat ed
room
room'y
qui = kw, hence there is only one vowel sound.
102
WORCESTER'S NEW
-187.
(Apply Rules V. and VI.)
Add -er to the following : —
win reap tan
wrap rob slip
shut plot sleep
lead spin steam
Add -ery to the following : —
slip gun wag
mock pig pot
Dictation Exercise 93. — 1. Sometimes I would rather be
the loser than the winner. 2. He was a leader of men. 3. He
put on his woollen wrapper. 4. You should not walk in
slippery places. 5. Much shrubbery grew in the field.
drum
cart
roam
creep
pot
run
cold
neat
shrub
nun
lot
fop
188.
Add -en to the following : —
fat writ bit
red lead mad
Add -ish to the following : —
clan sot sheep
fop hog snap
Add -age to the following : —
stop cot coin
drain bag ton
Add -y to the following : —
sun star slop
sleep soap wit
tight
sad
rid
sweet
thin
fool
red
rub
lug
wharf
cart
pack
tar
fun
meal
spleen
PBONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
103
189.
VII. In words of more than one syllable, a final
consonant after a single vowel is doubled before a
vowel-suffix, when the last syllable is accented.
When the last syllable is not accented they do not
double the final consonant.
al lot' .
al lotted
be gin' .
be gin'ner
ad mit
ad mit tance
com pel
com pel ling
re cur
re cur rence
e quip
e quipped
be dim
be dimmed
ac quit
ac quit tal
be stir
be stirred
fulfil
ful fil ling
con cur
con cur ring
o mit
o mit ted
oc cur
oc cur ring
for get
for get ting
pre fer
pre ferred
1 sub mit
sub mit ted
190.
(Apply Rules I., VI., and VII.)
Add -ing and -ed to the following : —
car'pet
ap peaV
en 7 ter
a buse'
refer
visit
ad mit 7
admire
refit
flatter
ben'e fit
re pel'
re peal
mur 7 mur
of fer
Add -ance or -enee to the following : —
al low' re cur' re mit'
ad mit ap pear de liv'er
sub sist dif 'fer ab hor 7
accept forbear' attend
trans mit 7
trans mute
dif'fer
demur 7
remain
occur 7
as sist
ut 7 ter
con cur 7
104
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Exceptions to Rule YII.
191.
Final 1 after a single vowel is commonly doubled
whether the last syllable is accented or not j as, travel,
travelling, traveller ; wool, woollen.
Add -ing and -ed to the
following : —
ap par'el
di shev'el
ken'nel
parcel
shov'el
can'cel
du'el
label
pencil
shriv el
carol
en am'el
level
peril*
snivel
cavil
im pan el
libel
pom mel
tram mel
chan nel
e'qual
mar shal
qnar rel
travel
chisel
gam bol
marvel
ravel
tunnel
conn sel
grovel
model
revel
un ravel
cudgel
jew el
panel
rival
victual
192.
But parallel does not double the last 1 ; hence, —
par'al leled par'al lei ing un par'al leled
Add -er to the following : —
jew'el rev'el mod'el sniv'el en am'el
cavil libel shovel travel victual
Other Exceptions.
The final consonant is commonly doubled in the derivatives of —
kid'nap worship bi'as sul'phuret carburet
As, —
kid'nap per
kid nap ping
kid napped
{Spell down the columns.)
wor'ship per
wor ship ping
wor shipped
bi'as sing
bi assed
sul phu ret ted
* But perilous has only one 1.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
105
193.
VIII. Double 1 (11) sometimes loses one 1 when com-
pounded.
al'so
berfry
thral'dom
ful fir
al ways
bul rush
dul ness
until
al read'y
wel fare
ful ness
dis til
al though
wel come
wil ful
in stil
al to geth'er
chil blain
skil ful
with al
in stal'ment
in thral'ment en
rol'ment
194.
IX. If the first letter of the word or root is the same
as the last letter of the prefix, both letters are kept.
Caution. Do not write miss for mis- nor diss for dis-.
solve . . dissolve'
sev'er dis sev er
hold with hold
sat'is fy dis sat is fy
mor tal im mor tal
le gal il le gal
Dictation Exercise 94. — 1. How was he apparelled? 2.
The vial was labelled. 3. Unparalleled audacity. 4. The
jeweller sells rings and watches. 5. Kidnappers seized the
child and rode away. 6. A wilful child. 7. A skilful artist.
8. Fulfil the golden rule. 9. Do you withhold your consent?
10. I left him almost speechless. 11. I thought him a good
counsellor or adviser. 12. The money was paid in five in-
stalments. 13. A dishonest man may dissemble or misstate a
fact. 14. I felt disappointed and dissatisfied.
spent .
. mis spent'
state
mis state
spell
mis spell
judge
mis judge
take
mis take
no'ble
en no'ble
106
WORCESTER'S NEW
195.
X. When a syllable beginning with a consonant is
added to a word ending with the same consonant both
consonants are kept; as, real, really, lean, leanness.
Add -ness to the following : —
plain e'ven mean wan'ton
drunk'en barren stubborn keen
sud den o pen green sullen
Ld -ly to the following : —
lawful skil'ful
le'gal
special
faith fill peace fill
useful
moral
Many words formerly written with the letter k at the
end have lost that letter ; as, public, almanac, but —
XL The k comes back in the present participle and
past tense of verbs in ic.
frol'lc mim'ic pic'nic traffic
frol ick ing mim ick ing pic nick ing traf fick ing
frol icked mim icked pic nicked traf ficked
196.
Write the following contractions:
can't
for
cannot
is n't for
is not
could n't
((
could not
sha' n't "
shall not
should n'l
a
should not
won't "
will not
does n't
cc
does not
I'm "
I am.
don't
((
do not
I'll "
I will.
hasn't
<(
has not
you'll "
you will.
have n't
it
have not.
you're "
you are.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
tirtt
How the possessive is written.
197.
The possessive singular is usually formed by adding
the apostrophe ' and S (thus, 's).
Write :
A sister's prayers.
My uncle's wagon.
A mother's voice.
The people's choice.
A horse's mane.
The enemy's defeat.
A lady's bandbox.
The baby's mother.
Henry's pocket-book.
Lucy's glove-box.
James's overcoat.
Charles's hatchet.
198.
When the plural ends in s, add the apostrophe 5 only.
When the plural does not end in s, add the apos-
trophe 5 and s (thus, 5 s).
Write:
These ladies' gloves.
These babies' eyes.
Children's playthings.
Lovers' glances.
Kings' sceptres.
Men's footsteps.
Write :
Each other's hand.
For others' benefit.
Another's belief.
Anybody's business.
The babe lies asleep in its cradle.
If it had been anybody else's mistake.
The book is hers.
The' slate is yours.
The hotel is ours.
The farm is theirs.
108
WOECESTEB'S NEW
199.
Nouns ending in o.
Some form
their plural by adding s; others by add-
ing es.
cam'e o . .
cam'e 6s
tor na'do tor na'does
fo li o
fo li os
buf 'fa lo buf 'fa loes
can to
can tos
car go car goes
quar to
quar tos
he ro he roes
ze ro
ze ros
ech o ech oes
pi a'no (pe-)
pi anos^e-)
mot to mot toes
me men to
me men tos
grot to grot toes
po ta to
po ta toes
ne gro ne groes
to ma to
to ma toes
vi ra go vi ra goes
vol ca no
vol ca noes
mu lat to mu lat toes
2C
)0.
REVIEW AND
TEST LESSON.
centring
po'nies
foot'ing
plagu ing
mon ey
s mur mured
sal a ble
noi si e]
oc curred'
change a ble mar ry ing un par'al leled
o bilging
mos qui
L 'toes vict'ual ler
peace'a ble
c6r e m
o'ni al in thrall'
horse-sho ei
vie to'ri ous in thral ment
shoe ing
du'te oi]
ls pic'nick ing
judg ment
quit tin.
2f phys ick ing
enjoyable
res i dence jew el ler
PBONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
109
WORDS SOUNDED ALIKE BUT SPELLED DIFFERENTLY.
201.
currant, a fruit.
current, a running stream.
discreet, prudent, cautious.
discrete, distinct, separate.
doe, the female deer.
dough, paste for bread.
draft, a bill of exchange.
draught, of air or water.
duct, a canal, or tube of an
5 animal or a plant.
ducked, dipped under water.
dying, becoming lifeless.
dyeing, coloring.
fane, a temple.
7 fain, gladly.
feign, to pretend.
faint, to swoon
8
10
11
12
13
14
15
10
17
202.
fate, destiny.
fete, a festival.
fort, a fortified place, [best.
forte, what a person can do
frank, open, candid.
franc, a French coin.
frays, quarrels.
phrase, an expression.
freeze, to congeal by cold,
frieze, a coarse cloth.
furs, skins with soft hair.
furze, a prickly shrub.
gage, a pledge.
gauge, to measure.
gild, to overlay with gold.
guild, a corporation.
gilt, gilded.
guilt, wickedness, crime.
feint, a pretence.
Exercise 95. — Elliptical.
(Put the right word in the right place.)
A swift (1) in the river. A (2) person is not rash. Bread is
made of (3). He (5) his head. A (4) of pure water. A (1)
bush grew in our garden. After (6) the cloth they hung it on
a line. Do not (7) to be ill. The attack on the right was a
mere (8). I enjoyed the (9) very much. Some are (6) while
others are coming into life. Story-telling is his (10). "How
do you do?" is a common (12). A man of (11) disposition.
Water will (13) in a cold night. Fields covered with (14). Now,
sir, take off your (13) coat before you (15) the cask. "Will you
(16^ the picture-frame ? Anything (17) appears like gold. A (15)
of fidelity. Suffering inseparably follows (1 7).
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WORCESTER'S NEW
8
203.
gored, pierced.
gourd, a plant and its fruit.
greaves, armor for the legs.
grieves, mourns.
grisly, dreadful.
grizzly, grayish.
grocer, dealer in tea, etc.
grosser, more gross.
guest, a visitor.
guessed, did guess.
guise, external appearance,
guys, ropes to guide in
hoisting.
him, that man or boy.
hymn, a sacred song.
holy, sacred.
wholly, entirely.
204.
hoop, a circular band.
whoop, to shout.
indite, to compose.
indict, to charge.
invade, to enter hos tilery.
inveighed, railed against.
12 isle, a small island.
aisle, passage in a church.
jam, a conserve of fruit.
jamb, side-piece of a door.
kernel, the inside of a
14 nut.
colonel, a military officer.
key, for a lock.
15
16
quay, a wharf.
kill, to take life.
kiln, oven to bake bricks.
Exercise 96. — Elliptical.
(Put the right word in the right place.)
In the Bible we read of Jonah's (1). How she (2) over her
misfortune ! A (3) beard. Water is a (4) medium than air. I
(5) the riddle. Soldiers formerly wore (2) of brass to protect
their legs. What means this warlike (6) ? A (3) spectre. She
sang a (7) of praise. The Indian gave the war (9). He was not
(8) to blame. He rose to (10) him for the crime. He (11) bit-
terly against the politicians. I walked up the (12) of the cathe-
dral. He spoiled his watch -(15) by placing it between the (13)
and the door. Come and see the brick-(16). He cracked the
nut and ate the (14). The ship is lying at the (15). The (14)
rode at the head of the regiment. He would not (10) a poem
on the subject of war. Do not (16) the pretty song-birds.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
Ill
KENTH SECTION.
The Consonant not doubled.
205.
a bin ty car'i ca ture mo not'o ny
a cad e my con tam'i nate a cons tics
an'o dyne e lab o rate an'a lyze
a pri cot ep i dem'ic e qual'i ty
bal ns ter a bol'ish ap'a thy
lat i tude im pan el a sun'der
sol e cism mo nop o ly bil'ious (-yw)
tal is man cit'i zen ac a dem'ic
bod'i ly
bot a nist
can o py
ca rou'sal
cel'e brate
eel er y
lit er al
char i ty
206.
col'o nize
co rus'cate
de vel op
dill gent
elegy
el e gant
el e gance
el e vate
el'e ment
e lope'ment
el'o quence
e lu'sive
em'i grate
em i nent
im ag'me
en am el
Dictation Exercise 97. — I. A medicine that allays pain
is called an anodyne. 2. To analyze the water of a mineral
spring. 3. To impanel a jury. 4. Bilious fever. 5. Acous-
tics (a-kowz'tiks) is the science of sound. 6. A carousal (ka-row'zai)
is a noisy revel. 7. Celery is an edible root.
112 WORCESTER'S NEW
207.
en am'our hol'i day op'u lent
e nig ma i dol ize pal i sade'
en'vel ope in va lid per il ous
ep i sode op er ate pol i cy
fel o ny ocu list pol i tics
fin i cal oc u lar qual i ty
gal ax y tol er ate qual i fy
ob e lisk mor al ize ris i ble
208.
re'al ize ci vil'i ty profit a ble
rec on cile con cil i ate sim i lar
mSr i ner de clam a to ry re tall ate
sig nal ize el o cu'tion ap'er ture
a gil'i ty fa cil'i tate big ot ed
al'i mo ny i tal ics (i-tal'-) tel e scope
a pol'o gy in oc u late ap o plex y
tel'e graph mu'ti late can is ter
her o me lit er a ry el i gi ble
Dictation Exercise 98. — 1. She was beautiful, and the king
was enamoured of her. 2. The letter was placed in the en-
velope. 3. If you are over-nice you may be called finical. 4.
Ocular proof comes from actual sight. 5. He was jumping about
with the agility of a monkey. 6. When they separated he
allowed his wife a thousand dollars a year as alimony. 7. He
conciliated his foes and made them his friends. 8. A revenge-
ful man may retaliate injuries.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
113
[bb]
ab breVi ate
gib'ber ish
rob ber y
[cc]
ac'ci dent
ac cu rate
moc ca son
oc cu pant
01]
fal'la cy
gal ler y
sat el lite
fal li ble
pal li ate
vil la ny
vil la nous
in tel lect
The Consonant doubled,
209.
ac com plish
ac com plice
mo roc co
ac com pa ny
TO
af fi da'vit
ef front'e ry
ef fi gy
ef fi ca cy
210.
el lip'ti cal
milli ner
rail ler y
col lo quy
al lure'ment
in tel li gent
in tel li gence
me tal lie
par'al lei
dif 'fi dent
dif fi cult
suf fo cate
teg]
ag'gra vate
ag gre gate
ag gran dize
ag gres'sor
ex ag ger ate
em hellish
bel lig er ent
ar til ler y
rec ol lect'
tran quil'li ty
[mm]
ac com'mo date
sum'ma ry
im mac'u late
Dictation Exercise 99. — 1. The careful man made an ac-
curate statement. 2. An accomplice in a crime. 3. The
effrontery (ef-fnmt'er-i) of an impudent man. 4. A friend exag-
gerates (egz-afer-tits) a man's virtues. 5. I showed him the fal-
lacy of his notions. 6. A villanous plot. 7. A metallic ore.
8. The grounds were embellished with flower-beds.
114
WORCESTER'S NEW
im me'di ate ly
di lem'ma
in flam ma to ry
in flam ma'tion
com mod'i ty
im mo late
sym me try
[nn]
cin na mon
[pp]
ap'pe tite
ap pre hend'
ap pren'tice
ap pro pri ate
sup pu rate
op por tune'
ap pre'ci ate
ap'pli cant
op po site
211.
an'nu al
in nu en'do
in'no cent
nun ner y
per en'ni al
an ni ver sa ry
pin'na cle
[pp]
ap par'el
ap pa ri'tion
tyr'an ny (tir'-) fop'per y
ty ran ni cal (ti-) ap pa ra'tus
can'ni bal ap parent
in no vate ap pen dix
212.
[rr]
Sr'ro gant
scur rill ty
cor re spond'
cor rob'o rate
cor'ru gate
er ro'ne ous
g&r'ri son
g^r ru lous
hur ri cane
ir rel'e vant
ir rev o ca ble
ir'ri tate
sur ren'der
bar ri cade'
er rat'ic
p&r'ri cide
em b&r'rass
ter ri to ry
ter rif ic
Dictation Exercise 100. — 1. The inflammatory rheuma-
tism. 2. I did not understand his hints and innuendoes. 3. A
tyrannical master. 4. The spires and pinnacles of a cathedral.
5. He appreciates (ap-pre'sM-ates) my kind regard for him. 6. To
correspond with a friend. 7. The garrulous man talks too
much. 8. The embarrassment of a bashful boy.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
115
213.
[ss]
las'si tude
at ten'u ate
as ses'sor
co los'sus
at'ti tude
as sas sin
pas'sen ger
at tri bute
as sem bly
mes sen ger
gut tur al
as sid u ous
pos si ble
pet ti coat
as sim i late
dis so lu'tion
pot ter y
vi cis si tude
[tt]
[zz]
dis'si pate
wit'ti cism
pi az'za
gos sa mer
ban dit'ti
em bez zle
Dictation Exercise 101. — 1. The assessors value property
to be taxed. 2. The boy was diligent and studied assiduously
3. The various vicissitudes or changes in human affairs.
REVI
ac a dera'ic
ac'cu rate
at ti tude
lat i tude
cit i zen
wit ti cism
in tel'li gent
tel'e graph
dil i gent
im mi nent
em i nent
214.
EW AND TEST
re'al ize
tran quil lize
rail ler y
in oc'u late
in'no cent
pol i cy
fal la cy
ar tiller y
a gil i ty
as ses sor
ap pre ci ate
LESSON.
tran quil'li ty
sat'el lite
ap a thy
ap par ent
as sist ant
a sun der
em bar'rass ment
de clam a to ry
in flam ma to ry
relish
em beHish
116
WORCESTER'S NEW
215.
Be sure to put the right vowel in the second or the
third syllable.
a noma ly
an'i mate
al a bas ter
av er age
cat a ract
el i gi ble
em a nate
cod i cil
cit a del
eel i ba cy
croc o dile
def i nlte
del i cate
des per ate
dil a to ry
ed i f ice
ep i cure
ep i taph
e quiv'a lent
leg'a cy
car a van'
maTa dy
med i tate
mit i gate
or i f ice
or a cle
gran a ry
pal a ta ble
pan e gyr' ic
p&r'a ble
p&r a site
pal i sade'
priv'i lege
prod i gy
proph e cy
ped i gree
ren e gade
ret i cule
rati fy
r&r i ty
ret i nue
sac ri lege
stu pe fy
sep a rate
sal a ry
sim i lar
spec i men
man a cle
trag e dy
ten e ment
veg e tate
veg e ta ble
rem e dy
vin e gar
rid i cule
ver ti go
ex trav'a gant
Dictation Exercise 102. — 1. An anomaly is an irregular-
ity. 2. The house is in an eligible situation. 3. A hopeless or
desperate effort. 4. A sweet odor emanates from flowers.
5. The warm praise of a glowing panegyric (pan-e-jir'ik). 6.
American citizens have many rights and privileges. 7. The
oracle made a false prophecy that the stars would fall.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
117
WOBDS SOUNDED ALIKE BUT
216.
lessen, to make less.
lesson, to be learned.
lev'ee, an embankment.
levy, to collect.
liar, one who tells lies.
lyre, a musical instrument.
limb, an arm or a leg.
limn, to draw or paint.
links, rings of a chain.
lynx, an animal.
mantle, a cloak. [place.
mantel, shelf above a fire-
manner, custom, way.
manor, large landed estate.
8
marshal, a high officer.
martial, warlike.
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
SPELLED DIFPEEENTLY.
217.
mean, low, base; to intend.
mien, manner, look.
meter, a measure.
metre, the measure of verse.
miner, a worker in a mine.
minor, one under age.
mucus, a slimy fluid.
mucous, secreting mucus.
mustard, a plant and seed.
mustered, assembled.
nave, middle part of a church .
nave, centre part of a wheel.
knave, a dishonest man.
nay, no.
neigh, cry of a horse.
need, want.
knead, to work, as dough.
Exercise 103. — Elliptical.
(Put the right word in the right place.)
What you tell me does not (1) my regard for him. They were
ordered to (2) the troops. A (3) is not believed when he speaks
the truth. The (4) of a tree. The (5) of a chain. A lady-like (7).
The (8) ordered the band to play (8) music. To (4) means to
draw or paint. He was of a dignified (9). The (5) is a sharp-
sighted animal. A gas-(10) for measuring gas. He is a (11) till he
becomes twenty-one. She wore a (6) of fur. The (10) of a verse.
(12) membranes are membranes that secrete (12). The soldiers
were (13) as quickly as possible. I did not (9) to offend him.
He is more (14) than fool. We heard the horse (15). You (16)
not (16) the dough so long.
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WORCESTER'S NEW
218.
new, fresh, novel.
J gnu, an African animal.
knew, did know.
2 nice, delicate, fine.
gneiss, a slaty rock.
3 night, time after sunset.
knight, a title of honor.
. ode, a poem.
owed, did owe.
5 our, belonging to us.
hour, sixty minutes.
palate, roof of the mouth.
6 palette, a painter's board.
pallet, a small bed.
7 peace, quiet.
piece, a part.
peak, top of a mountain.
pique, ill-will, spite.
peer, a nobleman.
pier, stone-work projecting
into the sea.
9
219.
pencil, for writing.
pensile, hanging.
pendant, anything hanging
by way of ornament.
pendent, hanging.
place, position.
plaice, a fish.
plum, a fruit.
plumb, a leaden weight.
practice, the habit of doing.
practise, to do habitually.
praise, commendation.
15 prays, begs, entreats.
preys, seizes as plunder.
primer, a child's book.
primmer, more precise.
principle, ground of action,
17 rule.
principal, chief, leading.
10
11
12
13
14
Exercise 104. — Elliptical.
(Put the right word in the right place.)
The fruit was very pleasant to the (6). I (1) he (4) much
money. (5) house is (1). Brave (3) and fair lady. There are
quartz and felspar in (2). On the (3) of the 3d of July the
poet wrote an (4). I stayed nearly an (5). The painter's (6)
lay on his humble bed or (6). There will be no (7) till he gets a
(7) of pie. Why do you have a (8) against her ? The (9) had a
(9) built at the fishing-place. Please to lend me your lead-(lO) ?
The (12) is a large flat fish. The mason has lost his (13)-line.
(14) makes perfect. They who (14) an art become expert in it.
This (15) is well merited. The wolf (15) upon sheep. Mr. Phelps,
the (17) of the academy, will steadfastly adhere to this (17).
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
119
TENTH SECTION.
Sound of u as in use and cube.
Be careful not to pronounce the u as if it were oo. Do not say
magnitood, institoot. See Remarks in Lesson 66.
220.
u till ty
act'u al
doc u ment
ed u cate
em u late
grad u al
grad u ate
man u script
mut u al
nat u ral
pet u lant
punct u al
sat u rate
stren n ous
virt u ous
am big'u ous
ar tic'u late
con spic u ous
con tempt u ous
con tin u ous
stat'u a ry
221.
im pet u ous
cen'tu ry
sumpt u ous
per pet'u al
in gen u ous
Eu ro pe'an
u'ni verse
u ni ver'sal
u'ni form
su i cide
mag'nl tude
al ti tude
grat i tude
rec ti tude
for ti tude
sol i tude
mul ti tude
si mil'i tude
ex'e cute
pros e cute
res o lute
dis so lute
in sti tute
in tro duce'
con trib'ute
suit'or
nui sance
Dictation Exercise 105. — 1. It is actually done. 2. A
gradual ascent in the road. 3. Manuscripts written long ago.
4. A petulant, crying child. 5. Words of ambiguous meaning.
6. Articulate your words distinctly. 7. An ingenuous, candid
mind. 8. An impetuous torrent. 9. European wars. 10. A
suicide is self-murder. 11. A nuisance is a public annoyance*
120
WORCESTER'S NEW
222.
[ti]
action (shun)
cau tion
cau tious
auc tion
fac tious
fie tion
frac tion
frac tious
junc tion
func tion
lo tion
mar tial
men tion
mo tion
no tion
nup tial
op tion
es sen'tial
Sound of sh
sanction
pa tient
par tial
por tion
quo tient
ra tion
sec tion
sta tion
o ra'tion
a dop tion
af fee tion
af flic tion
as ser tion
at ten tion
ci ta tion
ere a tion
e mo tion
se lee tion
fa ce tious
as in shall.
223.
de cep'tion [si]
de j ec tion man'sion
de ser tion mis sion
sit u a'tion
di rec'tion
e lee tion
e qua tion
e rec tion
es sen tial
ex er tion
re jec tion
so lu tion
vo ca tion
vex a tious so cial
[ti and ci=shi] spa cious
sen'ti ent spe cie
sa ti ate spe cious
ne go'ti ate [eel
e ma ci ate o'cean
pas sion
pen sion
ten sion
tran sient
a ver'sion
o mis sion
[ci]
an'cient
gra cious
lus cious
Dictation Exercise 106. — 1. He was prudent and cautious.
2. The fractious child was snappish. 3. Troops in martial
array. 4. An absurd notion. 5. An aversion to society. 6. A
lotion for a wound. 7. A nuptial ceremony. 8. Social pleas-
ures. 9. Industry is essential to success. 10. He was patient
under all his afflictions. 11. A citation from the Scriptures.
12. A facetious remark made us laugh. 13. Luscious peaches.
PBONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
121
When si, sounded as sh, follows s, the s blends with it or is silent.
224. •
[si]
[si]
[ti]
ac cession
ex cur'sion
at traction (shun)
ad mis sion
ex pres sion
col lee tion
ag gres sion
in cur sion
con nee tion
com mis sion
in ver sion
cor rec tion
com pas sion
op pres sion
ere den tials
con ces sion
per cus sion
de scrip tion
con cus sion
per mis sion
ex cep tion
con fes sion
per ver sion
vac ci na'tion {yah
■-)
pos ses sion
in struc'tion
225.
pre ten sion
foun da tion
con ver'sion
pro ces sion
nar ra tion
con vul sion
pro fes sion
per cep tion
de clen sion
se ces sion
po ten tial
de pres sion
sub mis sion
quo ta tion
di men sion
sub ver sion
re cep tion
dis cus sion
sue ces sion
sub stan tial
dis sen sion
sus pen sion
sub trac tion
di ver sion
trans gres sion
sep a ra'tion
as cen sion
pro gres sion
Dictation Exercise 107. — l. A vivid description of the
battle. 2. There was no exception made. 3. The aggression
of an enemy. 4. A perception of his meaning. 5. A confes-
sion of his guilt. 6. He has given substantial aid. 7. The
ascension of a balloon. 8. An excursion to the White Moun-
tains. 9. He made a profession of friendship. 10. There was
a discussion about the separation of the soul from the body.
122
WOBCESTEB'S NEW
Notice that in the second and third columns the sound of sh is
thrown back, uniting with the short vowel preceding ci or ti.
226. ad di'tion
a tro'cioilS (shus) (ad-dtsh'mi)
au da cious ana bi tion
am bi tious
con di tion
dis ere tion
fie ti tious
ca pa cious
com mer cial
fal la cious
fe ro cious
fi nan cial
lo qua cious
pre co cious
pro vin cial
pug na cious
ra pa cious
sa ga cious
te na cious
vo ra cious
conscience
con scious
as so'ci ate
ap pre ci ate
au spi cious
(aw-spish'us\
ca pri cious
de fi cient
de li cious
ef fi cient
es pe cial
in i tial (in-ish'ai) ju di cial
nu tri tion
227.
par ti'tion
po s\ tion
pro pi tious
se di tion
tu i tion
vi'ti ate (vish'-i-)
mi li'tia (-UsK'ya)
na'tion al (ndsh'-) sus pi cious
ra tion al (rash'-) ar ti fi'cial
pre cious
ma gi'cian
ma li cious
mu si cian
of fi cial
per ni cious
phy si cian
pro fi cient
suf fi cient
sus pi cion
Dictation Exercise 108. — h An ambitious man desires
power. 2. He is shrewd and sagacious. 3. An initial letter.
4. The official report. 5. Such writing shows a vitiated taste.
6. An army sufficient to defend the country. 7. Financial
affairs have to do with money. 8. Propitious gales wafted
them on. 9. It is very nutritious food. 10. A precious gem.
PBONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
123
228.
Sound of zh.
In the last column the sound of zh is thrown back, uniting with
the preceding short vowel.
[si] [si] [s] [si]
fusion (-zhun) ex elusion com pos'ure col li'sion
sua sion(swa -)ex plo sion dis clos ure (coi-lizh'un)
ad he'sion il lu sion en clos ure de ci sion
ex pos ure
leis'ure
al lu sion in tru sion
col lu sion oc ca sion
con clu sion per sua sion meas ure
con fu sion pro fu sion pleas ure
se clu sion treas ure
ef fu sion
de lu sion
dif fu sion
e va sion
de ri sion
di vi sion
pro vi sion
pre ci sion
re vi sion
cas u al (fcfafc'-) [til
n tran si'tion
contusion usual {tran _ sizh > un)
229.
ch sounded like sh in words from the French.
chaise (shaz) char'la tan ma chine' (sheen')
cha grin' (-green') chev a lier ma chin er y
cha rade chi can'er y mus tache'
che mise (-meez') chiv'al ry av r a lanche
S sounded like sb.
sure
(shoor)
su mach
(shob'mah)
cen sure
(sen'shobr)
nau se a
(naw'shi-a)
surely
(shobr'lf)
as sure'
(a-shoor 1 )
pres sure
(presh'dor)
nau se ate
(naw'sM-dt)
sugar
(shobg'ar)
in sure
(in-shobr 1 )
fis sure
(fish'obr)
nau seous
(naw'shus)
124
WORCESTER'S NEW
aFien (dl'yen)
bill iards
bill ion
brill iant
Christ ian
court ier
filial
Ind ian
mill ion
un ion (yoon?-)
cord ial
230.
i sounded like y.
pin'ion [pin'yun)
ques tion
ruff ian
span iel
val iant
a meFio rate
aux il ia ry
bat tal ion
be hav ior
ce lefs tial
ci vil ian
com pan ion
di gest ion
ex haust ion
fa mil iar
me dal lion
o pin ion
pa vil ion
in gen ious
punc til ious
re bel lion
ver mil ion
Dictation Exercise 109. — l. He made a concession of
the point in dispute. 2. There was no suspicion of his guilt.
3. The teacher gives instruction. 4. That day he was espe-
cially pugnacious, that is, quarrelsome. 5. Fictitious or false
fame. 6. A specious or plausible tale of suffering. 7. The
wide diffusion of knowledge. 8. Delicious fruit. 9. He would
not yield to persuasion. 10. In the seclusion of this quiet
spot we can meditate at leisure upon what measures are needed.
11. Precision or exactness in speech. 12. The transition from
one state or condition to another. 13. A collusion between
witnesses to tell a falsehood. 14. He was vexed, and he plainly
showed the chagrin he felt. 15. An ingenious piece of ma-
chinery. 16. He called the doctor a quack and a charlatan.
17. Chicanery or tricks to deceive. 18. I assured him that
the medicine was not nauseous. 19. An alien or foreigner.
20. A brilliant star. 21. The life of a true Christian. 22. Ruf-
fians are brutal men. 23. To ameliorate is to make better.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
231.
125
n before g hard or k (or its equivalent, as q, or c hard)
is, in most words, sounded as ng.
an'ger
lin'ger
an'chor
ban'quet
(ang-ger)
tin ker
con course
Ian guid
an gle (-gl) fun gus
gan grene
lin guist
angry
trin ket
mon grel
Ian guage
fin ger
blan ket
[u=w]
Ian guish
can ker
con cord
conquest
san guine
un cle
con gress
Ian guor
tran quil
hun ger
dis tinct'
an guish
van quish
232.
ph and gh
sounded like f.
phiz (fits)
dol'phin
seraph
cough (kdf)
phase
graph ic
si phon
trough
phrase
hyphen
zeph yr
rough (ruf)
sphere
ty phus
sul phur
tough
orphan
al pha bet
tri umph
e nough'
ci pher
pam phlet
tro phy
draught
sphinx
phan torn
ep i taph
laugh
Dictation Exercise 110. — 1- Love quarrels oft in pleasing
concord end. 2. An animal of a mixed breed is a mongrel.
3. Anguish of mind. 4. The hot weather made me feel lan-
guid. 5. My mind was untroubled and tranquil. 6. He is
sanguine about the success of his plans. 7. The phrase con-
tained a few words. 8. The child was an orphan. 9. A ser-
aph is an angel of the highest rank. 10. Brimstone is sulphur
11. He cried "Enough !" 12. A piece of tough meat.
126 WORCESTER'S NEW
233.
[n like ng.] [ph and gh like f. ]
ex tin'guish el'e phant phys'ic
dis tin guish tel e graph phys i cal
re Hn quish pho to graph pro phet'ic
sin'gu lar laugh ter . em'pha sis
an gu lar au to graph at mos phere
de lin'quent par a graph bias pheme'
Dictation Exercise 111. — 1. They soon extinguished the
fire. 2. Relinquish the claim to the estate. 3. The telegraph
wires. 4. A photograph of a young girl. 5. He wrote his
autograph. 6. Physical exercise made him well and vigor-
ous. 6. The atmosphere of the earth.
234.
[q like k and u like w.] [qu like k.]
qual'i ty {kwdl'-) aq'ue duct con'quer {-kur)
quan ti ty eq ui page liq uor (-«r)
quar ter ly in iq'ui ty ex cheq'uer (-ur)
quad ru ped liq'uid mas quer ade'
quer u lous liq ui date mos qui'to (-ke'to)
an tiq'ui ty req ui site piqu'ant (pik'ant)
eq r ui ty u biq^ui tous qua drille 7 (ka-drW)
Dictation Exercise 112. — 1. The querulous tone of a sick
man. 2. Ages ago, in remote antiquity. 3. The equipage
of a prince, that is, his carriages, horses, liveried servants, etc.
4. An iniquity is a wicked act. 5. The requisite number can
be found. 6. Ubiquitous means being everywhere at the same
time. 7. "Wniskey is a strong liquor.
PBONOVNCING SPELLING-BOOK. 12?
235.
g and dg like j.
The e and i after g is silent, but softens the sound of g to that of j.
pig'eon (pij'un) le'gion (-jun) re lig'ion(-fcyim)
sur geon re gion re lig ious
stur geon con ta'gion gor'geous (-jus)
dun geon con ta gious cur mudg'eon
bludg eon li tig ious cour a geous
dudg eon pro dig ious al le giance
Dictation Exercise 113. — 1. The bludgeon of an assassin.
2. Do not take in dudgeon what was not meant to give offence.
3. The dungeon of a prison. 4. Gorgeous apparel. 5. A
contagious disease.
236.
C before e, i, or y sounded like s.
pac'i fy (pas'-) fa cil'i ty lo quac'i ty
pau ci ty im plic it ly me die i nal
spec i fy fe lie i ty mul ti plic'i ty
spe cif 'ic vac'il late {vas-) par ti ci pie
def 'i cit prec i pice lar ce ny
so lic'it pre ce'dence pre coc'i ty
ex plic it un prec e dent ed du plic i ty
ret'i cent mu nic i pal im be cil'i ty
il lie'it por'ce lain e lee trie i ty
Dictation Exercise 114. — 1. The specific qualities of a
plant. 2. How large is the deficit or deficiency ? 3. Clear and
explicit directions. 4. One was talkative, the other reticent.
5. An energetic man will not vacillate in his purposes.
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Difficult Words.
237. 238.
sol'dier (soi'jer) cyn'ic
ax le-tree (&ksi-)
p&r a lytic
suffice / (-/««')
pe cun ia ry
(pe-hun'ya-ri)
239.
res'tau rant
(res'to-rant)
fore sight
an thra cite
in dell ble
ac cept a ble
ses thet ics (&-) sus cep ti ble
prai'rie (prd're) sin cer i ty
dom i cile [-*#) ba na na
fos sil hal'cy on (-si-un)
cas u al ty (to*'-) ex cres'cence
cord ial (-yai) de pre ci ate
ge ni al (de-pre'shi-dt)
war rior prej'u dice
sub poe'na(-#e'na) ( w ° r 'y ur ) o bei'sance
bacVe lor Special (spesh>-al) (<>-ba'sans)
num skull pyr a mid vicious (vish'us)
martyr (-tur) doc i ble (dos'-) fa ce'tious
pe cul'iar (-yar) co logne' (-Ion') fal la cious
fas'ci nate p&r ox ysm leisure
phleg mat'ic vis ion (vizh'-un) ma chin'er y
gorgeous (-jus) dil a to ry ar ti fi'cial
sched ule
(sked'yool)
re sus'ci tate
an tic i pate
min'ia ture
(min'U-yoor)
I tal'i cise
programme
cem e t6r y
sa tir i cal
whiffle tree
dis cern
(diz'zem)
Form sentences containing three or more of the words
in each column.
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129
WOEDS SOUNDED ALIKE BUT SPELLED DIPFEEENTLT.
240.
quire, 24 sheets of paper.
choir, a band of singers.
rain, water from the clouds.
reign, to rule.
rein, for a horse.
rapt, enraptured.
wrapped, enveloped.
rapped, did rap.
reek, to smoke, to steam.
wreak, to execute with an-
ger.
retch, to try to vomit,
wretch, a miserable person.
rime, hoar-frost.
rhyme, verse.
rite, a ceremony.
right, correct.
Wright, a workman.
write, to express by letters.
241.
root, of a plant.
route, road, way.
ruff, a plaited collar.
rough, uneven.
seal, to fasten with a seal.
ceil, to cover the top of a
room.
sealing, fastening with a seal.
ceiling, the covering of the
top of a room.
seas, plural of sea.
12 sees, does see.
seize, to lay hold on.
session, sitting of a court.
13
cession, act of yielding.
14 single, one.
cingle, a girth for a horse.
15
slay, to kill.
sleigh, a sledge.
Exercise 115. — Elliptical.
{Put the right word in the right place.)
The music of a (1). In the (2) of Queen Elizabeth. The
(2) broke. He will (4) his vengeance on the foe. The (3) poet,
(3) in his warm dressing-gown, did not hear us when we (3) at the
door. He is a miserable (5) who will never do what is (7). The
poet made a (6). On our (8) we dug up the (8) of a tree. A
journey over a (9) road. The (11) is ten feet from the floor. I
will (10) the letter. What the pirate (12) on the (12), he thinks he
may (12) on. A (13) of Congress. We glided along in our (15).
A (13) of territory. A (14) thing.
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10
242.
slight, neglect; small.
sleight, a dexterous trick.
soared, flew high.
sword, a weapon.
staid, sober, grave.
stayed, remained.
stationary, fixed.
stationery, paper, pens, etc.
stile, steps over a fence,
style, form, fashion.
strait, a narrow channel.
straight, not crooked.
straiten, to distress.
straighten, to make straight.
sucker, a young shoot.
SUCCOr, help ; to help.
sure, certain. \}\orse-shoer.
shoer, one who shoes, as a
sweet, tasting like sugar,
suite, attendants; a set of
rooms.
243.
time, measure of duration.
thyme, an herb.
j2 toad, an animal. [ter.
towed, dragged through wa-
treaties, agreements.
treatise, a discourse.
14
15
troop, a body of soldiers.
troupe, performers in a play.
wade, to walk in water.
weighed, did weigh.
wait, to stay.
weight, heaviness.
weald, a forest.
Wield, to handle.
weather, state of the atmos-
18 phere.
wether, a male sheep.
you, the person spoken to.
19 yew, a kind of tree.
ewe, the female sheep.
Exercise 116. — Elliptical.
(Put the right word in the right place)
Jugglers perform tricks by (1) of hand. The eagle (2) out
of sight. If it stays in one place, of course it is (4). An ex-
cellent (5) of writing. The (6) of Gibraltar is a (6) channel.
The colonel drew his (2). The (3) old lady (3) with us a week.
They mean to (7) the road soon. Are (19) (9) this is a (10)
apple? (11) is a fragrant herb. The lady has a (10) of rooms
in the palace. He wrote a (13) on the tea-plant. I (15) both
the (19) and the (18). The plant threw out a (8). She can
nobly (17) the sceptre of that mighty kingdom. Rainy (18).
A (14) of stage-players. Please to (16) for me.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
131
ELEVENTH SECTION.
.
244.
Birds.
ea'gle
pet'rel
par'tridge
bob'o link
con dor
os trich
ca na'ry
king fish er
vult ure
buz zard
blue j ay
night in gale
bus tard
raven
spar row
pea cock
lin net
mag pie
bull finch
wood cock
par rot
o ri ole
gold finch
cor mo rant
pe wit
os prey
chaf finch
245.
ph6as ant #
Insects.
Fishes.
hor'net
bum'ble-bee tur'bot
had'dock
crick et
cat er pil lar her ring
hal i but f
spi der
cock roach
floun der mack er el
mag got
but ter fly
mus sel
pick er el
bee tie
wee vi\ (-vi)
min now
Trees.
por poise J
laurel
chestnut
muTber ry
pal met'to
ce dar
cher ry-tree
) syc a more
ma hog a ny
cy press
hick o ry
but ter nut
mag no li a
wil low
bass wood
plane-tree
tam'a rack
* Pron. f Marti. t Pron. hdl f l-bM. +
: Pron. porfpUs.
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WORCESTER'S NEW
246.
Wild Animals.
bea'ver
wea'sel (wee'-zi)
por'cu pine
buf fa lo
rac coon'
kan ga roo'
jack al
squirrel (skwtr'el)
o pos'sum
otter
hedge hog
an'te lope
hy e'na
gi raffe' (ji-r&f')
gazelle' (-^t)
rab'bit
go riria
musk'rat
pan ther
leop'ard (Up'ard)
247.
For the Horse.
cha me'le on *
straps
snaffle blank'et
hold'backs
reins
buck les blink ers
breech ing f
girth
hal ter blind ers
sur cin gle
hames
col lar head stall
mar tin gale
trances
har ness sad die
check-rein
bri die
crup per stir rup
248.
At the Grocer's.
throat-latch
sa'go
crackers all'spice
sal e ra'tus
su gar
va nil'] a sir up
choc'o late
gin ger
vin'e gar k mus tard
mo las'ses
cof fee
in di go fa rl'na
ker'o sene
co coa (-U
>) bo hea' (-h&) tap i o'ca
mac a ro'ni
cat sup
oblong gel'a tine
ver mi eel li f
* Pron. ka-rne'le-un. + Pron. brUchh'nfj. :J
: Pron. ver-mc-chzVe.
PBONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
133
249.
Words relating to Time.
year
min'ute (-it)
sun'rise
month
sec ond
sun set
morn'ing
cen tu ry
day break
eve ning
fort night
yes ter day
fore noon
mid night
to-day'
af ter noon
birth day
to-night
hour
cen ten'ni al
to-morrow
Christmas Thanks'giv ing
New Year's Day Fourth of July
Dictation Exercise 117. — 1. Shall you be at home in the
forenoon or in the afternoon ? 2. A century is one hun-
dred years. 3. The Centennial Exhibition occurred one hun-
dred years after the Declaration of Independence.
250.
Words connected with Timber.
studs
culls
shingles
brack'ets
joists
laths
pan els
cor nice
planks
boards
stud ding
fenc ing
beams
tim'ber
sleep ers
scant ling
sills
bat tens
mould ings
clap board
deal
raf ters
eaves
Qdab'ord)
Dictation Exercise 118. — 1. Joists are the smaller timbers
of a floor or ceiling on which the boards or laths may be
nailed. 2. The small beams in the roof are cut from scantling.
3. We use clapboards for covering the outside of a house.
134
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WOBCE STEM'S NEW
251.
Articles of Food,
chow'der
bis cuit (-Ht)
sur loin
pan cake
sau sage
pre serves'
dumpling
pas'try
cus tard
muf fins
cook y
sal ad
grii el
blanc mange
ba'con (ba'hx)
pud ding
Form sentences containing the following words : —
pudding surloin preserves sandwich
hom'i ny
spare rib
sue co task
sand wich
beef steak
ice-cream
mince-pie
dough nut (do-) gin ger bread
ome let (fan'-) sour crout
mince-pie
doughnut
omelet
custard
252.
In the House.
ba'sin (sn)
bed'ding
Cru'et (kroo'-
-) gridiron
boil er
bed stead
set tee'
steel yards
pict ure
dust pan
scis'sors (si
<-) cush ion f
cov er let
door mat
bol ster
ot to man
fau cet
sauce pan
t&s sels
bu reaus
bu reau(-ro
) pitch er
sau cer
ward robe
tu reen'
pi a'no
mat tress
cup board J
Form sentences containing the following words : —
bureau scissors saucers cushion
basin pitcher tassels cupboard
* Pron. bla-manzh 1 .
t Pron. kobshhm.
Pron. kubhird.
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135
253.
Vegetables in the Garden.
beans
peas
parsnip
tur nip
rad ish
car rot
parsley-
cab bage
pep pers
spin ach (-ej)
can ta loupe
lettuce (-tis)
cu'cum ber
dan de li on
ar ti choke
as par'a gus
cauli flower
On ion (un'yun)
254.
Herbs, Shrubs, and Grasses.
bri'er
tan sy
sor rel
al der
tim o thy
spearmint
thor ough wort
pep per mint
pen ny roy'al
raspberry (r4»'-)
herd's-grass goose ber ry
peo ny
pansy
vi o let
prim rose
daf fo dil
ver be'na
255.
Flowers.
marl gold
o le an'der
chi na-as ter
holly hock
sun flow er
dah li a
sas'sa fras
mullein (-&
hore hound
co ri an'der
cam'o mile
c5r a way
hon'ey suck le
ge ra'ni um
ja pon i ca
heli o trope
fuch si a (fu'shi-a)
hy a cinth
mign o nette' (min-yo-nef) chrys an'the mum (Ms-)
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WOBCE STEM'S NEW
258.
Kinds of Cloth.
baize
camlet
ker'sey
gauze
mo hair
me ri'no #
serge
cot ton
doe'skin
lin'en
flan nel
de laine' (-lan')
mus lin
tick ing
al pac a
pop lin
bro cade'
cas'si mere
jean (jan)
dam'ask
broad cloth
chintz
cam brie
huck a back
sat'in
nan keen'
sat i net'
vel vet
ging'ham (-am) si le'si a f
257.
Words concerning
Clothes.
cor'set
era vat'
waist'eoat J
tip pet
lapel
pan ta loons'
mit ten
sur tout (-toot')
pet'ti coat
man tie
bon'net
sus pen'ders
blouse
spen cer
wrist'band (rist'-)
basque (bask)
edg ing
waist band
tunic
eye let
pol o naise'
veil
p&r a sol
crin'o line (-Un)
gus'set
pin a fore
hand ker chief §
wrap per
man til'la
che mise' (-meez)
* Pron. me-ree'no.
Pron. warfhot or wVs f kut.
+ Pron. se-lehhi-a.
§
Pron . hang 1 ker -ch if.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
137
258.
At the Jeweller's.
brooch
jew'el
earning
sar'do nyx
pearl
ag ate
brace let
di a mond
ruby
crys tal
lock et
tur quoise' *
jas per
ja cinth
neck lace
sap'phire f
to paz
o nyx
breast pin
car ne'li an
gar net
beryl (-u)
wrist let
mal'a chite J
quartz
cam e o
am e thyst
porphyry |
o'pal
em er aid
hy a cinth
car bun cle
259.
Trades and Occupations.
tailor butch'er cloth'ier (-yur) watch'man
sail or chem ist drug gist sta tion er
sea man sad dler mer chant car pen ter
skip per ped dler || jew el ler mil li ner
pi lot cash ier seam stress shoe mak er
stew ard cob'bler ma chin'ist T phar ma cist
a poth'e ca ry
po lice man ##
dress'ma ker
auc tion eer
pho tog'ra phist
wash'er wo man
* Pron. tiir-koiz'. $ Pron. maVa-JcU.
+ Pron. safflr. § Pron. porf-fi-ri.
11 Or pedlar, which is the earliest form, having been in use long
before the verb peddle. In the Ancren Eiwle, A. d. 1220, appears the
form peoddare, a pedlar.
II Pron. ma-sheen f ist. ** Pron. po-leece f man.
138
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260.
At the Apothecary's.
tonic
e met'ic
chlo'ro form '
al oes (ai'-oz)
bal'sam
al co hoi
cam phor
mor phine (-fin)
op o del'doc
poul tice
acids (as'idz)
laud'a num
quin Ine
a cet'ic
lin i ment
bro mide
sul phu ric
am mo'ni a
jal ap
arse nic
mag ne si a(-sM-a)
o pi urn
cal o mel
glyc'erme (-m)
ar ni ca
rec ipe (*&'-)
strych nine (strik'-)
ip e cac
oint ment
cas tor-oil
tinct ure
ca thar'tic
sar sa pa ril'la
261.
Diseases.
a'gue {a'gu) asth'ma (cut?-) ap'o plex y
mea sles (-afe) ca tarrh' (-tar') dys pep'si a
jaun dice (jan'- ) de lir i urn er y sip'e las
cliol er a (W-) mania pneumo'nia
scrof u la ab scess (-*&) rheti ma tism
head ache nau se a (shi-a) pa ral'y sis
croup (kroop) phthis ic (*#-) in flu en'za
gout (gowt) ep i lep sy neu ral'gi a
typhoid pleu ri sy diph'the ri a (dif-)
pal sy bron ehftis con sump'tion
chil blains hys ter ics (his-) whoop'ing-cougli
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
139
TWELFTH SECTION.
Silent e final.
262.
L-ivej
[-ile] de ci'sive (sw)
juVe nile (-nil) fu gi tive
mer can tile
pu er ile
projectile
ver'sa tile
[-ine]
genu ine {-in)
ex am'ine
jes'sa mine
[-Ite]
faVorite (-«)
ex qui site
hyp o crite
per qui site
req ui site
in fi nite
of fen'sive
per sua sive
pos'i tive
pro gres'sive
263.
[-ate]
cal'cu late
con cen'trate
dec'o rate
de mon'strate
des'ig nate
in sin'u ate
in vig o rate
mag'is trate
[-ile]
ex'ile (-ii)
cam o mile
rec on cile
[-ine]
bo'vine {-vm)
sac cha rine
brig an tine
ser pen tine
tur pen tine
val en tine
col urn bine
[-lte]
contrite {-tnt)
ex pe dite
p&r a site
rec on dite
ap pe tite
Dictation Exercise 119. — 1. Mercantile pursuits. 2. Puer-
ile means childish or trifling. 3. Genuine means true, not
counterfeit. 4. An exquisite painting. 5. Any compensation
obtained from an office besides the salary is called a perquisite.
6. A decisive battle. 7. You must concentrate all your
thoughts on this subject. 8. Serpentine means spiral or like a
serpent in motion. 9. Recondite means hidden or profound.
140 WORCESTER'S NEW
264. [-ible] re sist'i ble
[-able] ed'i ble re spon si ble
&r a ble fal li ble re ver si bte
ca pa ble fea si ble sus cep ti ble
eat a ble hor ri ble [. c ie]
par a ble leg i ble ar ti cle
pay a ble plau si ble i ci cle
pli a ble man a cle
prob a ble 265. m j r a c } e
suit a ble [-ible] ob sta cle
syl la ble ter'ri ble or a cle
am i ca ble vis i ble par ti cle
ap pli ca ble ad mis'si ble re cep'ta cle
com fort a ble di gest i ble spec'ta cle
des pi ca ble in del i ble ve hi cle
eq ui ta ble in sen si ble [-pie]
mis er a ble per cep ti ble dis ci'ple
pit i a ble re du ci ble ex am pie
Dictation Exercise 120. — 1. A mind capable of deep
thought. 2. There is no perceptible change in his condition.
3. Children's minds are usually susceptible of but one thought
at once. 4. An eatable or edible plant. 5. A plausible story.
6. His writing was illegible. 7. The night is clear, and many
stars are visible. 8. An icicle hanging from the eaves.
Write out the following words, inserting the letter (either a or i)
omitted : —
creoV - ble
feas' - ble
mir' - cle
in del' - ble
pit i - ble
prob - ble
ar t- cle
spec' t- cle
suit - ble
leg - ble
ad mis 7 s- ble
re spon' s- ble
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Silent Consonants.
266.
[b] [1] [h] [n]
re doubt' (-dowtf) sarmon(sam-) hon'or au'tumn
re doubt a ble al mond (a'-) hon est col umn
subtle ( sut'l ) hal ser {haw-) di«s hon'est sol emn
numb ness fal con {faw'-) shep'herd con temn'
sue cumb' be half heir ess con demn
267.
[d] [t] [oh]
handsome de'pot {-po) schism (*&m)
hand ker chief bou quet' {boo-ha') schis matlc
[k] hostler (hitf-) yacht (ydt)
knap'sack [tte = t] [rh]
knowl edge bru nette' {-net') ca tarrh' {-tar')
knur ly ga zette {-zet') myrrh (mur)
[s] et'i quette {-Mt) [ph]
Island [}'-) co quette 7 {-kef) phthisic {vtz'ik)
268.
h silent in gh, ph, rh, and th.
a ghast' rheum isth'mus burgh'er
ghastly rhythm naph tha rheu matlc
asth ma rhyme rhap so dy rheu'ma tism
ghost rhom'bus rhet o ric rhi noe'e ros
ghostly thyme rhubarb hemorrhage
142
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269.
C silent in ct and sc.
in diet' (-dW) scen'er y scl'on (si'un) scis'sors
victuals (-iz) de scend' seep tre sci en tif'ic
ab scess de scent sci at'i ca tran scend'
mus cle (si) re scind sci'ence co a lesce'
ac qui esce' con de scend' in dlct'ment
ef fer vesce con de seen sion tran scend ent
270.
g silent
in gn and gm.
deign (dan) gnash
ar raign'
poign'ant
feign sign
be nlgn
for eign (-in)
reign as sign'
con dign
for eign er
gnat (ndt) as sign ee'
con sign
sov er eign
gnarl en'sign
re sign
cam paign'
gnaw phlegm (ft
•em) malign
cham pagne
Dictation Exercise 121. — 1. The culprits were indicted
for arson. 2. Food or victuals (vlt'lz). 3. The doctor healed the
abscess. 4. Most of our flesh is made up of muscle. 5. The
descent of the mountain was easier than the ascent. 6. Charm-
ing scenery. 7. The scion of a noble family. 8. He acqui-
esced in my demands. 9. He forbade pride, and advised conde-
scension to the humble. 10. She feigned sickness. 11. The
gnarled trunk of the old oak. 12. To gnash the teeth. 13. A
task was assigned to him. 14. The assignee is the one to
whom the property is transferred. 15. The English would not
submit to a foreign sovereign. 16. After a short campaign
the whole country was subdued. 17. Poignant grief.
PBONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
143
271.
p
silent in pn, ps, sp, mp,
and pt.
psalm
re Ceipt' (re-seef)
re demp'tion
pshaw
con tempt
re sump tion
tempt
temp ta'tion
per'emp to ry
at tempt'
symp'tom
rasp ber ry
emp'ty
as sump'tion
sump tu ous
prompt
con sump tion
psy cholo gy
ex empt'
pre sump tion
pneu mo ni a
272.
ue silent after q and
g-
vague
an tique'
prologue
plague
ob lique
cat a logue
rogue
u nique
bur lesque'
brogue
o paque
pict u resque'
league
gro tesque
ha rangue'
fa tigue'
colleague
dem'a gogue
in trigue
di a logue
syn a gogue
Dictation Exercise 122. — 1. The poet Longfellow wrote
"The Psalm of Life." 2. Prompt and willing assistance. 3.
When you pay money take a receipt. 4. He has some symp-
toms of consumption. 5. You cannot make a very sumptuous
repast on raspberries alone. 6. Psychology is the science of
the mind and its faculties. 7. A peremptory demand for money.
8. Pneumonia or inflammation of the lungs. 9. Vague ideas.
10. The rogues were in league with the beggars. 11. Antique
furniture. 12. The demagogue made a violent harangue.
144
WOBCE STEM'S NEW
ch sounded like k.
273.
chasm (tem) chron'ic schoon'er conch (kongk)
chro'mo chlo ride chol e ra choir (kwir)
cha os cha ot'ic chol er ic chi me'ra
chem ist chyle mon arch chem'is try
chem i cal chyme stom ach chron i cle
cho rus ache (ak) or ches tra chris£ en
cho ral
scheme Christ mas ar chives
Christ'ian
char ac ter
chi mer'i cal
chi rog ra phy
chi rop o dist
chro nol o gy
chro nom e ter
274.
anchor (ang'-)
an ar chy
arch an'gel
arch'i tect
cat e chism
sep ul chre
se pul'chral
me chan'ic
mech'an ism
me chan'i cal
tech'ni cal
mel an chol y
mo narch'i cal
pa'tri arch
Dictation Exercise 123. — 1. A chasm in a rock. 2. The
chloride of lime. 3. Choral songs are those which are sung in
chorus or by a choir. 4. By what name will he christen the
child ? 5. A chronic disease. 6. A chimera of the imagination.
7. A choleric disposition. 8. The faithful chronicler of events.
9. A chimerical project. 10. His chirography or handwriting.
11. The chiropodist removes corns from the feet. 12. The
chronometer is an exact timepiece. 13. He is subject to the
headache. 14. A wild scheme. 15. He spoke in deep, sepul-
chral tones. 16. Mechanical skill. 17. Chyme is digested food
before being changed into the milky fluid called chyle.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK. 145
THIRTEENTH SECTION.
Words in which
a prefix or an initial syllable may
be mistaken
for another of a similar sound.
275.
ante, anti.
an te ce'dent
an'te cliam ber
an'ti quat ed
an'te date
an ti dote
de, di.
an ti qua ry
de ci plier
di lap'i date
di v5rce'
de spise'
di lute
di vulge
de lin e ate
di men sion
di rect ly
de spite
di min ish
di ver si ty
di gest i ble
di vin i ty
273.
per, pur.
di ver sion
perjure
per sist'
pur loin 7
per co late
per spec ti ve
pur sue
per me ate
per'ti nent
pur vey
per pe trate
per vert 7
pur'ga tive
per qui site
per suade
fer, fir, fur.
pur ga to ry
fer merit 7
fer'ven cy
fir'kin
fer til i ty
fer vid ly
fur ni ture
fer'fil ize
fir ma ment
fur tive
146 WORCESTER'S NEW
Words in which the last syllable or the next to the last
may be mistaken for another of a similar sound.
277.
able, ible.
a gree'a Lie sep'a ra ble in falli ble
a vail a ble aud i ble ac ces si ble
con form a ble com bus'ti ble in vin ci ble
laud'a ble con tempt i ble di vis i ble
ac cept'a ble con vert i ble dis cern i ble
prefer a ble cor rapt i ble cred'i ble
ir rep'a ra ble ex ten si ble re ver'si ble
re ceiv a ble im pres si ble il leg i ble
re spec ta ble im pos si ble re spon si ble
278.
e and i before a syllable ending in ate.
cel'e brate cul'ti vate in'di cate ra'di ate
des e crate ded i cate in sti gate vin di cate
ex e crate em i grate ir ri tate o pi ate
lac er ate es ti mate ir ri gate e rad i cate
pen e trate ex pi ate lit i gate del'i cate
veg e tate ex tri cate med i tate im me'di ate
an i mate fas ci nate mil ti late pred'i cate
cog i tate hes i tate pal li ate prox i mate
Note to the Teacher. The pupils may "be required to form sen-
tences containing a number of words selected by the teacher from the
lessons not followed by Dictation Exercises.
PBONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
147
279.
com'ba tant
con fi dant'
dis pu tant
ex or'bi tant
ig'no rant
ac count'ant
as sail ant
claim'ant
con so nant
de fend'ant
de scend ant
im por tant
in ces sant
in tol er ant
ma lig nant
Prot'es tant
re dun'dant
vig'i lant
ob serVant
ant, ent.
280.
af 'flu ent
ac ci dent
con sist'ent
cor re spond'ent
dil i gent
bel lig'er ent
be nef i cent
be nev o lent
con va les'cent
differ ent
ad j a' cent
in de pen'dent
mag nif 'i cent
per'ti nent
per ma nent
prec e dent
su per in ten'dent
res'i dent
sub serVi ent
281.
[mixed.]
cov'e nant
a bun'dant
ap par ent
con cur rent
as cend ant
at tend ant
dis cord ant
eon'fi dent
in clem'ent
op po nent
re luc tant
qui es cent
tri urn pliant
in dul gent
ex'cel lent
fra grant
&r ro gant
re cip'i ent
Write out the following words inserting the vowel
omitted : —
ex or'bi t-nt
consist-nt
af 'flu -nt
pertin-nt
ig'no r-nt
de fend'-nt
differ -nt
ap par'-nt
in depend'- nt
de scend'-nt
malign-nt
at tend -nt
ad ja'c-nt
dis cord-nt
op po n-nt
a bun d-nt
148
WORCESTER'S NEW
282.
ac cept'ance
at tend ance
coun'te nance
de fi'ance
for bear ance
hin'drance
or di nance
pet u lance
vig il ance
va ri ance
re sist'ance
sus'te nance
tern per ance
ut ter ance
com pli'ance
an noy ance
ac quaint ance
a bun dance
main'ten ance
ance, ence, ense.
283.
ob ser vance
re mem brance
re pent ance
re dun dance
au'di ence
ab sti nence
be nef 'i cence
ex'cel lence
de fence'
offence
essence
cor re spond'ence
o be'di ence
rem i nis'cence
con'fi dence
res i dence
pres ence
em i nence
cir cumber ence
284.
con cur rence
eon'fer ence
de pend'ence
differ ence
dif fi dence
ex ist'ence
ex pe ri ence
oc cur rence
sub sist ence
pre tence'
in tense
in cense
sus pense
im mense
ex pense
con dense
dis pense
pre pense
rec'om pense
Write out the following words, inserting the letters
omitted : —
attendance abun'd-nce correspondence offen-e'
re mem br- nee ex'cel 1- nee sus'te n- nee ex pen -e
con'fi d-nce mainten-nce recompen-e es'sen-e
o be'di -nee eminen-e suspen-e'
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
149
285.
a-ment, e-ment, i-ment.
nu'tri ment lia bill ment
im pie ment
sup pie ment
ten e ment
al i ment
con di ment
ex per'i ment
286.
a-ry, e-ry.
or'di na ry
pri ma ry
sal u ta ry
sec re ta ry
sem i na ry
sub sid'i a ry
stat'u a ry
vis ion a ry
Dictation Exercise 124. — 1. Lineaments or distinguishing
marks in the form of the face. 2. Liniment to rub on a bruise.
3. We tried an experiment. 4. A ligament or membrane con-
necting the movable bones. 5. Our customary or usual vaca-
tion. 6. A stock of millinery, such as bonnets, ribbons, etc.
7. A grasping, mercenary disposition. 8. How many scholars
are at the seminary ? 9. A mystery or profound secret. 10.
The secretary of the society. 11. The bravery of a hero. 12.
A visionary scheme to get money.
ar'ma ment
fil a ment
lig a ment
lin e a ment
or na merit
tern per a ment
tes ta ment
boun'da ry
com men ta ry
cus torn a ry
el e ment'a ry
her ed'i tary
in cen di a ry
mer'ee na ry
mis sion a ry
im ped i ment
lin'i ment
reg i ment
rti di ment
sed i ment
sen ti ment
vol'un ta ry
brav er y
dra per y
droll ery
mil li ner y
mys ter y
prud er y
quack er y
150
WORCESTER'S NEW
cir'cu lar
glob u lar
joe u lar
mus en lar
com mand'er
cyTin der
in trtid'er
mes'sen ger
oc'u lar
pop u lar
reg u lar
sim i lar
sin gu lar
gram mar
re mem'ber
sur ren der
ar, er, or, re.
287.
prison er
reg is ter
an ces tor
clian eel lor
con duct'or
con'quer or
ere a'tor
ed'i tor
288.
bri'er
mon i tor
op er a tor
pos ses'sor
pre cep tor
pro fess or
sculp'tor
sen a tor
em pe ror
gov ern or
in vendor s
me'te or
mod er a tor
ac cou'tre
ma noeu vre
sep'ul chre
spec ta'tor
sue ces sor
su pe ri or
sur vey or
trans la tor
comp trol ler *
mas'sa ere
rec on noi'tre
Dictation Exercise 125. — 1. A jocular remark. 2. A pro-
fessor in Yale College. 3. Shaped like a cylinder. 4. A mighty
conqueror. 5. In rags accoutred are they seen. 6. The ma-
noeuvres of the troops. 7. To reconnoitre the enemy's camp.
Write out the following words, inserting the letters omitted : —
mus'cu 1-r chancel 1-r an'ces t-r pro fes's-r
reg is t-r glob u 1-r pris on -r com mand -r
* Comptroller {kon-troVlcr), an officer ; controller, one who controls.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
289.
151
ar'tifice (-/&)
ac com'plice
ar'mis tice
av a rice
cow ard ice
a merce'
co erce
com'merce
as perse'
ice, ise, is, ace.
den'ti frice
prej u dice
sur plice
prem ise
mor tise
erce, erse, urse.
con verse 7
dis perse
in ter sperse'
in verse 7
290.
ep i der'mis
me trop'o lis
pro bos cis
pop'u lace
sol ace
re verse'
ac curse
dis burse
re im burse'
ise, lze.
Words ending in ize and yze may be spelt with an s instead of a !
ad'ver tise
crit i cise
mer chan dise
su per vise'
clias tise'
com prise
com'pro mise
de spise'
en'ter prise
ex er cise
civ il ize
crys tal lize
e qual ize
mag net ize
pat ron ize
stig ma tize
scrii ti nize
pul ver ize
scan dal ize
sol em nize
e con'o mize
cap size
an'a lyze
par a lyze
sym pa thize
tran quil lize
Dictation Exercise 126. — 1. The epidermis is the outer
skin of the body. 2. A building with the land belonging to it
is called premises. 3. The elephant's proboscis or trunk.
152 WORCESTER'S NEW
291.
e-ty, i-ty.
If i or y immediately precedes the vowel before the termination
ty, that vowel is e ; in other cases the vowel before ty is i.
gay'e ty a gil'i ty fri von to
ni ce ty a lac ri ty ll a bil'i ty
no to ri'e ty ce leb ri ty Ion gev'i ty
pro pri'e ty com mod i ty me di oc'ri ty
so bri e ty cord i al'i ty pos ter'i ty
so ci e ty dex ter'i ty prob'i ty
va ri e ty e ter ni ty se rfin'i ty
a cid i ty fra ter ni ty ti mid i ty
292.
c-ity, s-ity.
a troc'i ty ve loc'i ty e las tic'i ty
au dac i ty ca pac i ty fe roc'i ty
per ti nac'i ty ve rac i ty gen er os'i ty
ra pac'i ty vi vac i ty in ten'si ty
rec i proc/i ty vo rac i ty ne ces si ty
sa gac'i ty an i mos'i ty per ver si ty
scarc'i ty cu ri os i ty pro pen si ty
te nac'i ty di ve/si ty n ni ver si ty
Dictation Exrrcise 127. — 1. Gayety of disposition. 2. A
moiety of anything is one half of it. 3. The acidity of vine-
gar. 4. He was received with hospitality and cordiality. 5.
The atrocity of a crime. 6. The audacity of an impudent man.
7. The elasticity of India-rubber.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK. 153
293.
e-um, i-um.
pe tro'le um de lir'i urn ex or'di um
com pen di um em po ri um pre'mi um
cra'ni um en co mi um e qui lib'ri um
e-an, i-an.
her cu'le an col le'gi an me rid'i an
hy per bo're an co me di an pe des tri an
Med i ter ra'ne an gram ma ri an sec ta ri an
sub ter ra'ne an his to ri an tra ge di an
bar ba'ri an li bra ri an va le ri an
294.
e-ous, i-ous.
boun'te ous ca lum'ni ous se'ri ous
er ro'ne ous cer e mo'ni ous mfir i to'ri ous
ex tra ne ous com mo'di ous pe nu'ri ous
mis eel la'ne ous il lus tri ous per fid i ous
hid'e ous in sid i ous sa In bri ous
si mul ta'ne ous ob liv i ous sane ti mo'ni ous
spon ta'ne ous ob se qui ous par si mo ni ous
cu ta ne ous am phib i ous del e te ri ous
Dictation Exercise 128. — 1. Petroleum is sometimes called
rock-oil. 2. A place of commerce is sometimes called an empo-
rium. 3. An herculean labor. 4. The hyperborean or north-
ern regions. 5. A subterranean passage. 6. An extempora-
neous speech. 7. A miscellaneous collection.
154 WORCESTER'S NEW
295.
cy, sy.
ac'cu ra cy pri'va cy in'ti ma cy
clem en cy fal la cy in tri ca cy
ec sta sy
a pos'ta sy
em'bas sy
eel i ba cy flu en cy ex i gen cy
con stan cy id i o cy propli e cy ep i lep sy
cur ren cy in fan cy pun gen cy her e sy
de cen cy pli an cy se ere cy liy poe'ri sy
del i ca cy pol i cy sol ven cy lep'ro sy
pi ra cy va can cy ten den cy min strel sy
ef fi ca cy ur gen cy pleu ri sy
leg a cy
con sist'en cy
de gen e ra cy
de moc ra cy
as cend en cy
a sy'lum
de co rum
me'di um
mil len'ni um
pen'du lum
ly ce'um
col i se'um
296.
cy, sy.
ar is toe ra cy
dis crep'an cy
ex pe di en cy
le git i ma cy
um, om, ome.
vac'u um
ac cus'tom
id'i om
mar tyr dom
thral dom
phan torn
sel dom
su prem a cy
con spir a cy
con'tro ver sy
coiir te sy
symptom
blithe some
in come
cum ber some
wel come
whole some
wea ri some
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
155
par'ti cle
ar ti cle
ob sta cle
cu ti cle
ven tri cle
pin na cle
297.
cle, kle, cal.
ves'i cle sprin'kle
ve hi cle
pric kle
free kle
buc kle
twin kle
shac kle
spec kle
ver ti cal
crit i cal
drop si cal
typ'i cal
tech ni cal
mys ti cal
prac ti cal
cler i cal
whim si cal
EEVIEW
de lin'e ate
di lap i clat ed
per ti nent
pur ga tive
fur tive ly
fer til ize
an te ce'dent
an'ti dote
pref er a ble
im pos si ble
in vin ci ble
veg'e tate
em i grate
vig i lant
ex eel lent
298.
AND TEST
in ces'sant
qui es cent
de fi ance
au'di ence
offence'
ex pense
presence
ten e ment
sen ti ment
in cen'di a ry
sub sid i a ry
pris'on er
gram mar
cow ard ice
mor tise
LESSON.
crit'i cise
civ il ize
se ren'i ty
ce leb ri ty
sa gac i ty
ne ces si ty
col le gi an
her cu le an
ec'sta sy
cur ren cy
cour te sy
col i se'um
phan'tom
mys ti cal
pin na cle
156
WORCESTER'S NEW
ex ceed'
pro ceed
sue ceed
ca reen
be tween
can teen
mo reen
tu reen
299.
ceed, cede, sede.
con cede'
pre cede
re cede
een, ene, ine.
se rene'
con vene
ob scene
in ter vene'
con tra vene
se cede'
in ter cede'
su per sede
ma rme
ra vine
mag a zine
rou tine'
tarn bou rine'
auc tion eer'
clian'ti cleer
en gi neer'
gaz et teer
moun tain eer'
mu ti neer
pri va teer
vol un teer
300.
eer, ere, ier.
ad here'
at'mos pliere
au stere'
hem'i sphere
in ter fere'
per se vere
re vere'
sin cere
brig a dier'
cav a lier
clian delier
(shan-de-her')
fin an cier
dom i neer
gren a dier
o ver seer
Dictation Exercise 129. — 1. What signs preceded the great
storm? 2. To proceed is to go on. 3. They succeeded in
superseding the old book by a better one. 4. The grenadier
was an austere man. 5. He was my sincere friend. 6. A
serene sky. 7. What magazine are you reading ?
PRONOUNCING SPELLING -BO OK.
157
301.
ceous, cious, tious.
crus ta'ceous (shus) fo li a'ceous
far i n a'ceous au da'cious
sap o na ceous fal la cious
her ba'eeous ju di cious {-dish'-)
cial, sial, tial.
ar ti fi'cial su per filial
ben e fi cial con tro ver sial
fi nan'cial cir cum stan tial
prej u di'cial con fi den tial
con ten'tious
con sci en'tious
fie ti'tious
su per sti'tious
pen i ten'tial
con se quen tial
prov i den tial
rev er en tial
pol i ti'cian
rhet o ri cian
a rith me ti'cian
ge om e tri cian
math e ma ti cian
mech a ni'cian
ap pre hen sion
con de seen sion
302.
cian, tion, sion.
in ter mis'sion
rep re hen sion
ac eel er a'tion
ap pro pri a tion
as sas si na tion
as so ci a tion
dis ser ta'tion
e man ci pa'tion
ne go ti a'tion
pro pi ti a tion
rec om men da tion
ac com mo da tion
rec on cil i a'tion
scin til la'tion (sin-)
ges tic u la'tion (jes-)
vac il la'tion (yas-)
Dictation Exercise 126. — 1. Farinaceous food. 2. A sapo-
naceous or soapy substance. 3. Fallacious reasoning. 4. The
shark is a voracious animal. 5. A conscientious man. 6. A
superstitious notion. 7. Beneficial, or helpful. 8. Circum-
stantial evidence. 9. The merchant has a confidential clerk.
10. Providential care. 11. The mathematician was a good
arithmetician. 12. A shrewd politician. 13. The accelera-
tion of a falling body.
158
WORCESTER'S NEW
FOURTEENTH SECTION.
303.
WOEDS HAED TO SPELL.
304. 305.
ces sa'tion
e ma ci a'tion
fric as seed'
gu'ar'di an
guar an tee'
de Kr'i ous
coch'i neal
cor ri dor
slouch
slough *
pa la'tial (shal)
pillo ry
a cer'bi ty
co er cion
far'ci cal
os cil late
phi lip'pic
en trapped
mim'ic ry
del i ca cy
e lu'ci date
* Pron. slou, ou as
pan a ce'a
pre cip'i tate
re cip ro cal
su i cid'al
whor'tle ber ry
(hwur'tl-ber-T\
ex hil'a rate
col'lo quy
lac er ate
las civ'i ous
mer'ce na ry
mis eel la ny
ve ran'da
liege Qeej)
ser e nade'
nov'el ist
tan ta lize
dog ger el
di ar rhoe' a
dis sem'i nate
me moir f
in out. + Pron
rogu'ish
i sos'ce les
un so phis'ti ca ted
om nis'cience
(om-nish' ens\
sp'er ma ce'ti
sur veillance
(sur-vdl'yans)
da guerr'o type
pen i ten'tia ry
(jpen-i-ten' slia-rt\
cor'ol la ry
hy poth'e sis
hy poth e nuse
ben'zine (~tfn)
vi gnettc' (vXn-yei')
bou quet (l)oo-la')
gym na si um
cay enne (Jca-en)
bou'doir (boo'dwor)
i dyl (i'dil)
. me-moi/or mem'wamr.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
159
306.
e m'er'gen cy
gla'ci al
(glashi-al)
ev a nes'cent
ob scen'i ty
sar'dine (-deen)
tick lish
fill some
co quette' (-ket')
pump'kin
meer schaum
(meer'shum)
phos phate
de crep'it
ped'al (pM'at)
in fec'tious
marriage a ble
suf fi'cien cy
so'ci a ble
(so' sht-a-bl)
ren dez vous'
(ren-de-voo'\
en thu si as'tic
va lise'
ca price
307.
caout'chouc
(kub'clwbk)
peo pie (pe'pt)
ey ing (ling)
dis hev'el
es'pT o nage
hy gi ene
men ag'er ie
(me-ndxli er-t)
blas'phe mous
urn bra'ge ous
brilllan cy
lach ry mose
(lak! ri-m r js\
mys ti cism
vo cif 'er ate
com pres si ble
de nun ci ate
som'er set *
su per fi'ci es
(su-per-fish' e-ez)
queue (feu)
aide'-de-camp
(dd'-e-kawng)
pros e lyte (-lu)
308.
ex traor'di na ry
porte mon naie'
(port-mun-na!)
skel'e ton
mu ci lag'i nous
cir'cu late
bay o net
ad ver'tise ment
yeo'man (yo'~)
ser geant
(sar'jent)
seen ic (sen'ik)
light en ing
pha e ton
im pas'si ble
boatWain (bo'sn)
nox ious (-yus)
mis chiev ous
li chen (When)
re al ly
re pos'i to ry
pa'tience
ba z'aar'
lack a dai'si cal
phos pho res cent
Spelled also somersault {sum'er-sawlt).
160
309.
in vei'gle
de cid u ous
in sid i ous
cas tile'-soap
buoy 'an cy
(bwoi'an-si)
e gre'gious ly
vouch
a byss' (a-bts')
vag'a bond
ac'cess
ce re al
cres cent
iiei nous (h&'~)
in veigh' (-va')
lunch'eon
phys ic
a bey'ance (a-ba'
a e ri al
a'e ro naut
proph'e sy (-si)
sor tie' (stir-tee')
a'que ous
ce ler'i ty
e'er tif i cate
WOBCE STEWS NEW
310.
311.
as cer tain'
i'rony (vrun-i)
ve loc'i pede
con ven ience
en deav or
sacn fice
(sak'rx-flz)
myr i ad (ml/-)
sur ger y
pre sci ence
(pre'shi-ens)
pro fi'cien cy
quin tes sence
sens'u al
sy nop'sis (si-)
tan'gi ble
vi cin'i ty (vi-)
) ac eel er ate
o ce an'ic (o-she-)
am'ber gris (-grece)
a naly sis
an tip a thy
ma'ni a
groat (grawt)
av a ri'cious
id i o syn' era sy
tech nol'o gy
ae'rie (t'ri)
ex er cise
lieii ten'ant
phi los o pher
mis'tle toe (miz'l-)
a chieve'ment
an ni hi la'tion
a non'y mous
col on nade'
com'mis sa ry
crev ice
con fec'tion er y
con sol a to ry
cre'o sote
de riv'a tive
de te ri o rate
dic'tion a ry
dim i nu'tion
dis cern'ment
dis ha bille'
(dis-a-l)U'\
dis pen'sa ry
dys'en ter y
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
312. 313. 314.
161
cog ni zance
con nois seur
(kon-nis-sur'\
di'o cese (-«&)
ep i thet
horn i cide
im be cile (set)
in cor'rig i ble
ingratiate
lin'e al
cy clo pee'di a
e the're al
et y mol'o gy
eu'pho ny
ex e quies
fa ce'tious
flag'eo let
(flaj'o-let)
ger mi nate
gym nas'tics
hy per bo le
ich neu mon
il lit er ate
in dig e nous
(in-dij'e-7ius\
av er age
clair voy'ance
burgla ry
cam phene'
car'ti lage
nee es sa'ri ly
ne ces'si tate
cas'si a (kashi-a)
eel er y
chir rup
o le ag'i nous
or'gies (or'jiz)
ox y gen
pal li a tive
par lia ment
phys i oFo gy
piq'uan cy
(pik'an-si\
pla gi a rism
por rin ger
pro ced'ure
av oir du pois'
prop'a gate
Christ ian'i ty
purslane
syn on y mous
cir cum stan'tial
com plai sance'
chor'is ter
out rage'ous ly
pu sil la nim'i ty
cit'a del
sur rep ti'tious
e lix'ir (-ur)
em'is sa ry
tyr an nize (tir'-)
va ri e gate
het er o ge'ne ous
hi er o glyph ic
ho mo ge'ne ous
hy dro pho bi a
ver sa til i ty
virtu al ]y
mar chion ess
(mar'shun-es)
cru ci fy
courte sy (kurt'si)
tap es try
vo cif 'er ous
dol'or ous
162
315.
in nu en'do
in tel'li gi ble
jag u ar'
javelin (jW-)
jeop ar dy Qep'-)
lab y rinth
lat tice
liq ui date
lit er a ture
mal a'ri a
malle a ble
met a physics
mission a ry
mes merle
ka'ty did
e con'o my
pre var i cate
co quet ry (-ket'rl)
sure'ty (shoortt)
vac ci nate (va&~)
warranty (wo/-)
WOBOESTEB'S NEW
316.
rec ol lec'tion
po lice 7 (po-lece')
si de re al
so lie i tude
soil ta ry
ster e o type
syc o phant
sym me try
syringe (sir-)
pe riph'e ry
pae'an
phra se ol'o gy
tan'ta lize
tarn a rind
cou pon (Icoo'-)
ti rade' (-rckV)
varl cose
cap il la ry
scur ril ous
el ee mos'y na ry
grey 'hound
ho sier y (Ko'zher-%) dis tiller y
ster ill ty grandeur (-yier)
black'guard (blag-) chin chilla
pyr o technics de bris (da-bre)
317.
vet'er an
ir re triev'a ble
lab'o ra to ry
met a mbr'phose
SOUVellir (soov'ner)
su per cill ous
em broid'er y
cin'ders
in fin i tesl mal
res'er voir
myr mi don (miir 1 -)
vac il late (W-)
pu sil lanl mous
le vi'a than
de but (da-boo')
en sconce
ho moe op'a thy
nom i nee
or'tho e py
per e gri na'tion
log'a rithm
latch et
ro sette' (-zitf)
ca tas tro phe
or thog ra phy
PBONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
163
FIFTEENTH SECTION.
PEEFIXES.
A prefix is a syllable placed before a root to form a derivative
word. Thus, in the word export, port is called the root, and ex-
the prefix. So, in the word dissyllable, dis- is the prefix. In per-
suade it is per-. In Ascribe the prefix is de-.
The following is a list of prefixes in general use : —
Examples.
Prefixes.
afoot 7
a, on, in
a,ab, or aK/nwO ayert ,
away )
ad,* to, at advert'
ante, before ......... antechamber
anti, against an'tislavery
be, to make.
It is often inten-
sive, as bedizen, to
dizen all over
becalm'
besprin'kle
aboard 7
asbore'
absolve'
abstract'
affix'
attract'
an'tedate
antecedent
antip'athy
antic'ipate
befoul 7
benumb'
bewail'
bedaub'
circum circu )
\ ' \ circumference cir'cuit cireu'itous
a round )
i. com, col, cor,) ,, , ,,
/// t tJ \ connect compress' correspond'
[ . . . contradict'
descend'
con
with, tbg\
contra, counter,
against
de, down, from,}
concerning )
dis, di, dif, not, the} divide'
opposite of, asunder ) disallow'
contravene' counteract'
deduct' describe'
displease' disperse'
disagree' disbelieve'
* The final letter of a preposition, in composition, is often changed
to the initial letter of the root ; hence allude, not adlude, accede not
acZcede, etc.
164
WOBCESTEWS NEW
en, em, im, to make ena'ble empow'er impoverish
en, em (French en, from) , . . , ,
T \. . \ • • . \ encourage encircle embark'
Latin in), in, into J '
e,ex } j)ut of, beyond... emerge' emis'sion expel'
extra, beyond extraordinary extravagant
fore, before foretell' forewarn' forebode'
inim (in verbs), in,) ^dudc/
into, on )
ill, im, ig, il (in ad-j in&m/
jectives), not )
inter, between intercede'
mis, wrong, ill misstate'
Ob, in the way, against obstruct'
out, beyond outweigh'
over, above overdo'
per, throuqh, thor-1 . ,
r 71 J \ perceive'
oug/ily ) r
post, after postpone'
pre, before pre'fix
pro, forward produce'
re, back, again recall'
sub, sue, suf, under . subscribe'
super, sur, over, above superscribe' supervisor
syn or sym, with, to-} , .
J ,_ J ' ' \ synopsis
getlier ) J r
trans or tra, across . transport'
Un (with adjectives) not . una'ble
Un (with verbs), un-
lmmerse
immature'
intervene'
miscon'duct
ob'vious
outlive'
overreach 7
pervade'
postscript
precede'
project'
recollect'
succeed'
impel'
igno'ble
in'terview
misfort'une
ob'ject
outdo'
overcharge'
per'fect
post-mor'tem
predict'
progress'
respect'
suffer
surmount'
synchronous sym'pathy
trans'itive trav'erse
unwilling unu'sual
doing what has been
done
• unroll' unfold' untwist'
With, from, against.,, withdraw withhold' withstand'
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK. 165
AFHXES OE SUFFIXES.
Affixes or suffixes are syllables added to the roots of words ; as,
-ness in the word great?iess ; -ard in the word drunkard ; -hood in
manhood ; -dom in freedom, etc.
The following is a list of affixes : —
THE DOER.
Define by, one who, as " doer," one who does.
Affixes. Examples.
ar li'ar schol'ar beg'gar
er build'er biog'rapher philosopher
or tu'tor professor compet'itor
ard, art drunk'ard brag'gart slug'gard
ist den'tist bot'anist oc'ulist
ant, ent va'grant defend'ant stu'dent
eer, ier engineer' auctioneer 7 cashier'
THE RECEIVER.
Define by, the one who is, or, the one to whom (something) is
done; as "absentee," one who is absent ; "patentee," one to whom
a patent is given.
ee trustee' assignee' mortgagee'
ive cap'tive relative na'tive
AN ACT (doing or done).
Define by, the act of, the state of being ; as "expulsion," the a«t
of driving out ; " animation," the state of being animate.
ion, sion, or ) rebellion submission secession
t 10n ) rejection election conviction
ment elope'inent concealment move'ment
ure departure seiz'ure capt'ure
ing building rehearsing reading
age pas'sage cart'age car'riage
al peru'sal renew'al reci'tal
166 WORCESTER'S NEW
PERSONS OR THINGS COLLECTIVELY.
Define by, a collection of; as " assemblage," a collection of persons.
age fo'liage cord'age herb'age
ry gen'try sol'diery jew'elry
STATE OR QUALITY.
Define by, the state of being, the quality of being; as " obduracy,"
the state of being stubborn ; " acrimony," the quality of being
sharp or biting.
acy cel'ibacy accuracy pri'vacy
age bondage vas'sal age cour'age
ance repentance abun'dance vig'ilance
ence diligence ve'hemence im'pudence
hood false'hood .wid'owhood child'bood
dom free'dom wis'dom mar'tyrdom
ment agree'rnent enjoy'ment detriment
mony ac'rimony rnat'rimony parsimony
ness deafness gentleness ten'derness
th health wealth* breadth
lire verdure tort'ure fract'ure
Tide gratitude al'titude servitude
ry brav'ery ri'valry beg'gary
ship friend'ship partnership fellowship
y, ty poverty activity anxi'ety
sm barbarism her'oisni scepticism
PLACE.
Define by, the jilace where ; as u library," a place where books are
kept ; " hennery," a place where hens are kept.
ary gran'ary av'iary a'piary
ery rook'ery nurs'ery brew'ery
ory fac'tory depository purgatory
ry foundry ves'try her/onry
* Strictly well-being.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK. 167
THING.
Define by, that which; as "justice," that which is just.
ary luminary sal'aiy boundary
mony testimony patrimony alimony
ice no'tice service malice
ment al'iment ornament lig'ament
ure crea'ture enclosure picture
TO DO, TO MAKE.
Define by, to make, to put, to take ; as, " renovate," to make new
again ; " animate," to put life into.
ate terminate facilitate debilitate
en mois'ten deep'en fas'ten
fy beau'tify for'tify pu'rify
ish publish embellish cherish
ize or ise ... fertilize apologize civilize
BEING or DOING.
Define by, being in a state, being (or having the force of ing) ;
as * pleasant," being in a state that brings pleasure.
ant ver'dant el'egant ra'diant
ent uVent pen'dent belligerent
ABLE TO DO or DOING.
Define by, able to, having power to ; as " inventive," able to invent.
ive digestive attractive expansive
ABLE TO BE DONE.
Define by, able to be, that may be, fit to be; as "cura&te," able to
be cured ; " blama&te," fit to be blamed.
able teach'able inhabitable remarkable
ible digestible visible discernible
168
WORCESTER'S NEW
HAVING MUCH.
Define by, full of; as " doubt/uZ," full of doubt.
ate des'olate des'perate pas'sionate
ful deceitful fearful joy'ful
ous dubious beau'teous ig'neous
ose verbose 7 jocose' bellicose'
lent vi'olent virulent pes'tilen';
some light/some wea'ri some frolicsome
y, ey cloud'y flow'ery tlay'ey
HAVING LITTLE.
Define by, somewhat ; as " whitish" somewhat white.
ish green'ish brack'ish fe'verish
NOT HAVING.
Define by, without; as "joyless" without joy.
less breath/less fruitless guiltless
BELONGING TO.
Define by, pertaining to; as '* European," pertaining to Europe ;
" mentaZ," pertaining to the mind.
an hu'man plebeian Christian
al bri'dal man'ual celes'tial
ar glob'ular reg'ular an'gular
ary ordinary pecuniary lit'erary
ic gigan'tic % ocean'ic hero'ic
ical astronomical academical cu'bical
ine canine' fem'inine fe'line
ory prefatory consolatory valedic'tory
ile feb'rile mercantile ju'venile
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK. 169
DIMINUTIVES.
Define by, a little, a small; as " darling" a little dear ; "hamlet*
a little village.
en kit'ten maid'en chick'en
let strea m/let bracelet leaflet
et cor\ met turret pock'et
ling gosling seedling foundling
cle, cule particle corpuscle animal'cule
DIRECTION.
Define " -ward n by toivard. Define " -em * and " erly " by in the
direction of (either to or from).
ward home 7 ward heav'enward forward
em, erly ... northern southerly northerly
LIKENESS.
Define by, like ; as " sisterly" like a sister.
ish boyish roguish foolish
ly broth'erly friendly cow'ardly
WAY, MANNER,
wise, ways., cross'wise like\vise side'waya
ly, like manly hon'estly godlike
escent, growing, becoming convalescent quies'cent
ess, feminine) ^^ au'thoress ac'tress
termination)
170
WORCESTER'S NEW
CHKISTIAN NAMES OF MEN AND WOMEN.
NAMES OF MEN.
Ad'am
Eli
Jo'el
A'bra ham
Aa'ron
E li'as
John
A lon'zo
A'bel
E li'hu
Jo'seph
Ben ja min
Ab'ner
E li'sha
Le'vi
Eb en e'zer
Al'bert
E'noch
Lew'is
Eli'jah
Al'fred
Er'nest
Lou'is
E ras'tus
Allen
Ezra
Luther
Eu gene'
Ama sa
Fran'cis
Mark
Fred'er ick
A'mos
Frank
Martin
Jer e mi'ah
An'drew
George
Mi'chael
Jon'a than
Ar'thur
GiVbert
Mo'ses
Jo.si'ah
A'sa
Hen'ry
Na'than
Law'rence
Caleb
Herbert
OH ver
Mat'thew
Charles
Hi'ram
Patrick
(math'thu)
Clarence
Hor'ace
Paul
Sam'u el
Dan'iel
Hugh
Pe'ter
Sim'e on
David
I'ra
Phirip
Sol'o mon
Den'nis
I'saac
Ralph
Ste'phen (-vn)
Ed'gar
Ja'cob
Reu'ben
The'o dore
Ed'mund
James
Rich'ard
TAom'as
Ed' ward
Ja'red
Rob'ert
Tim'o thy
Ed'win
Jer'ome
Ru'fus
Walter
Egbert
Jes'se
Si'las
William
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
171
NAMES
OF WOMEN.
A'da
Eu'nice
Mabel
Ab'i gail
Ag'nes
E'va
Ma ri'a
Ad'a line
Alice
Flo'ra
Mar'i on
A man'da
Al mi'ra
Frances
Mar tha
A me'li a
A'my
Grace
Mary
An nette'
Ann
Hannah
Maud
Au gus'ta
Anne
Hel'en
May
Car'o line
Ber'tha
Hes'ter
Min'na
Cath'a rine
Bet'sey
Hul'dah
Mir i am
Charlotte
Blanche
Tda
Nan'cy
Clar is'sa
Bridg'et
Is'a bel
No'ra
Deb'o rah
Ce'lia
Jane
Ol'ive
Dor o thy
Clara
Jo an'na
Phce'be
E liz'a betli
Delia
Ju'dith
Polly
Em'e line
D(/ra
Ju'li a
Ra'chel
Florence
Dorcas
Ju'li et
Rho'da
Ger'trude
E'dith
Kate
Ro'sa
Har'ri et
E li'za
Laura
Rose
Jo'se phine
El'la
Lift an
Ruth
Le o no'ra
EHen
Lil'ly
Sally
Lu cin'da
El'sie
Lou i'sa
Sarah
Mar'ga ret
Em'i ly
Lou ise'
So phi'a
Ma til'da
Emma
Lu'cy
Stella
Me lis'sa
Es'tAer
Lyd'i a
Su'san
Re bec'ca
172
WORCESTER'S NEW
NAMES OF THE
Alabama
Alaska Ter
Arizona Ter
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut ....
Dakota Ter
Delaware
Dist. of Columbia .
Florida
Georgia
Idaho Ter
Illinois
Indiana
Indian Ter
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts . . .
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
STATES, AND ABBREVIATIONS.
Ala.
Alaska.
Ariz.
Ark.
CaL
Colo.
Conn.
Dak.
DeL
D. C.
Fla.
Ga.
Ida.
Ill
Ind.
Ind. T.
la.
Kans.
Ky.
La.
Me.
Md.
Mass.
Mich.
Minn.
Miss.
Missouri ....
. Mo.
Montana Ter. .
. Mont.
Nebraska . . .
. Nebr.
Nevada
, . Nev.
New Hampshire
. N. H.
New Jersey . .
. . % J.
New Mexico Ter.
. N.Mex.
New York . . .
. N. Y.
North Carolina
. N. C.
Ohio . .
. 0.
Oregon
. . Oreg.
Pennsylvania .
. Pa.
Rhode Island .
. . R.I
South Carolina
. S. C.
Tennessee . . .
. Tenn.
Texas
. Tex.
Utah Ter. ....
. Utah.
Vermont ....
. Vt.
Virginia ....
. Va.
Washington Ter.
. . Wash.
West Virginia .
. W. Va.
Wisconsin . . .
. . Wis.
Wyoming Ter. .
. . Wyo.
United States .
. . U. S.
United States
of
America . . . .
. U. S. A.
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
173
Cities
New York 7
Phil a del'phi a
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Chi c&'go
Bal'ti more
Bos'ton
Cin cin n'a'ti
New Orleans
San Francis'co
Buffalo
Washing ton
New'ark
Louis ville
Cleveland
Pitts'burgh
Jer'sey Cit'y
De trait 7
Mil waulsee
in the United
Provl dence
Al'ba ny
Roch'es ter
Al le ghe'ny
Rich'mond
New Ha'ven
Charleston
Ind ian ap'o lis
Troy
Syr a cuse'
Worcester
Low'ell
Mem'phis
Cam'bridge
Fall Riv'er
Hart'ford
Scran'ton
Reading
Pat'er son
States.
Mo bile'
Tole'do
Portland
Law'rence
Charles'town
Sa van'nah
Lynn
Spring'field
Nash'ville
Salem
Man'ches ter
Har'ris burg
Tren'ton
St. Paul'
New Bed'ford
Hol)o ken
Sar a to'ga
Cats'kill
Raleigh
Cities in British America and Cuba.
Mon tre I? To ron'to Hall fax, N. 8.
Que bee' Ot'ta wa Ha van'a, Cuba.
174
WbBCESTEB'S NEW
Rivers^
, Mountains, Islands, etc.
Mer'ri mack
Chat ta noo'ga
Am'a zon
Cham plain 7
Po to'mac
Pyr'e nees
Ad i ron'dack
Sus que han'na
Rhine
Ches'a peake
Pe nob'scot
Rhone
Beh'ring St.
Gib r&I'tar
Thames (temz)
Al le gha'ny
Ap en nines'
Ve su'vi us
Ro an oke'
Seine (sun)
Hon o lulu
Man hat'tan
Wa ter loo'
Him a la ya
Cities in Europe
•
Lon'don
Dub'lin
Con stan ti no'ple
Paris
Sheffield
St. Pe'ters burgh
Berlin'
Ham'burg
Liv'er pool
Vi en'na
Lis'bon
Man'ches ter
Glasgow
Mi Ian'
Bir'ming ham
Naples
Brus'sels
Mar seilles' (suM)
Mos'cow
War'saw
Am'ster dam
Mad rid'
Bel'fast
Edln burgh
Ly'ons
Munich
Bor deaux' {-do')
Venice
Dres'den
Cities in Asia.
Flor'ence
Cal cut'ta
Hong' Kong
Pe'kin
Bom bay'
Shang'hai
Yok o ha ma
PRONOUNCING SPELLING-BOOK.
175
Countries.
Eu'rope
Aus'tri a
A'si A
Great Brit'ain
Swe'den
China
England
Nor'way
Ja pan'
Scotland
Switz'er land
Hin dos tan'
Ireland
Si ben a
Per'si a
Wales
Ger'ma ny
A ra'bi a
France
It'a ly
Aus tra'li a
Holland
Turkey
Af'ri ca
Prussia
Spain
E'gypt
Rus'sia
Port'u gal
Ab ys sinl a
A mer'i ca
New Bruns'wick
West In'dies
United States'
Mexl co
Cuba
Can'a da
Brazil'
Ja mai'ca
No'va Sco'tia
Chill
Hay'ti
Cau ea'sian
British
Swedish
Mon goli an
English
Spanish
E thi o'pi an
Scottish
I tallan
Ma lay'
Prus'sian
Ar'a bic
A merl can
Russian
Chi nese'
Indian
Gre'cian
Jap a nese'
Eu ro pe'an
Af n can
Ca na'di an
A si atlc
E gyp'tian
Dutch
176 WORCESTER'S NEW SPELLING-BOOK,
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN WRITING AND PRINTING,
@ at.
Hon. Honorable.
A. B. Bachelor of Arts.
i. e. that is.
Acct. Account.
inst. instant, or the
A. D. In the year of
present month.
our Lord.
Jan. January.
JEt. Aged.
Jr. or Jun. Junior.
A. M, Master of Arts.
Lat. or lat. latitude.
A. M. Before noon.
lb. pound.
Amt. Amount.
lbs. pounds.
Anon. Anonymous.
Lieut. Lieutenant.
Ans. Answer.
LL. B. Bachelor of
Atty. Attorney.
Laws.
Aug. August.
LL. D. Doctor of Laws.
bbl. barrel.
Long, or long, longi-
bbls. barrels.
tude.
B. C. Before Christ.
M. Noon.
Bro. brother.
Maj. Major.
Bros, brothers.
M. C. Member of Con-
Ca. Canada".
gress.
Capt. Captain.
M. D. Doctor of Medi-
Co. Company.
cine.
Co. County.
mdse. merchandise.
C. 0. D. Collect on de-
Messrs. Gentlemen.
livery.
mo. month.
Col. Colonel.
mos. months.
Cr. Creditor.
Mr. Mister.
ct. cent ; cts. cents.
Mrs. Mistress.
cwt. hundred weight.
MS. Manuscript.
D.D. Doctor of Divinity.
MSS. Manuscripts.
Dec. December.
Mt. Mountain.
Do. or do. (Ditto).
N. North.
The same.
N. B. Take notice.
doz. dozen.
N. B. New Bruns-
Dr. Doctor.
wick.
Dr. Debtor.
N. E. Northeast.
E. East.
N. E. New England.
e. .g. for example.
No. Number.
Esq. Esquire.
Nos. Numbers.
etc. and so forth.
Nov. November.
Feb. February.
N. S. Nova Scotia.
gal. gallon.
N. S. New Style.
gals, gallons.
N. W. Northwest.
Gen. General.
OctAj&BGrZ^S^
Gov. Governor.
<uf^££ 3gbd&- ^
hhd. hogshead. *
. oz. ounce.
hhds. hogsheads. §
p.p^;pp.pa g e S .
per cent, by the hun-
dred.
Ph. D. Doctor of Phi-
losophy.
P. M. Postmaster.
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A NEW SERIES OF ARITHMETICS.
We take 'easure in announcing that we have recently published
The Franklin Written Arithmetic,
WITH E IMPLES FOR ORAL PRACTICE,
AND
The Franklin Elementary Arithmetic,
BY
EDWIN P. SEAVER, A. M.,
HEAD MASTER OF THE ENGLISH 1 HIGH SCHOOL, BOSTON ; FORMERLY ASSISTANT
PkOFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS IN HARVARD COLLEGE,
AND *
0. A. WALTON, A.M.,
AUTHOR OF WALTON ' ART i HMETICS, ARITHMETICAL TABLES, ETC
The Franklin Written Arithmetic contains a full course of
arithmetical instruction and drill for pupils in the Common Schools.
The "Franklin Elementary Arithmetic, though designed to be an
introduction to the Franklin Written Arithmetic, is, nevertheless, a com-
plete Arithmetic of its kind. It contains a short course in the elements
of numbers, with such applications as are necessary in ordinary business
transactions.
These books are full of well-chosen illustrative examples and practical
problems, and they contain fewer pages i>an any other arithmetics that
are in any sense complete now before the public Topics of a merely
theoretical interest, antiquated or curious matter, and puzzling problems,
are omitted altogether. The Metric System has been treated in a way
to indicate the most practical course to pursue in teaching it
A special feature of these books is the Drill Exercises, which
give a lu.ge number of miscellaneous examples, on all topics treated
in the Arithmetics, — sparing the teacher the trouble of :lecting^
other books examples for class-drill.
We would also call attention to Seaver and Walton's
Metric System of Weights and Measiii
a pamphlet of twenty-four pages, — "the system in a nut-shell. "
1ggr Special terms given for introduction.
Ado :blishers,
WILLIAM WARE & CO.,
> S TO BREWEK &. TlLEST
47 Franklin St., Boston.