Fundamentals of the English Language, Or, Orthography and Orthoepy: Designed for Both Teachers and Pupils, and Adapted to the Wants of Public Schools, Normal Schools, Colleges, and Private StudentsThe Author, 1888 - 128 pàgines |
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accented syllable adjective antc apostrophe articulation aspirate th aspr breath British authors broad sound CAPITAL LETTERS cents cognate combination comma Compound words conseq consonant derived diacritical marks dictionary DIERESIS digraph diphthong dissyllables elementary sounds English language EXCEPTIONS.-In EXERCISES express following words glottis hard g hyphen John Keys labial laçe last syllable Let the pupil letters whose sounds long a modified long sound meaning monosyllables mute Name and define nouns obtuse organs of speech Orthoepy orthography palatals parse phonetic character prangly preceded prefix prepaid primitive word punctuation represent rules for spelling Saxon semi semicolon semivowel sentences short Italian short sound signifies silent final silent letters single consonant singular soft g sound when followed substitute for long substitute for short subvocal subvocal th suffix syllable teacher thistles thought tion trigraph triphthong utterance verb vocal chords vocal elements voice vowel Webster's write xebec
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Pàgina 63 - Monosyllables, and words accented on the last syllable, ending with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double that consonant, when they take another syllable beginning with a...
Pàgina 32 - Theophilus Thistle, the successful thistle sifter, in gifting a sieve full of unsifted thistles, thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb, see that thou, in sifting a sieve full of unsifted thistles, thrust not three thousand thistles through the thick of thy thumb.
Pàgina 61 - I must tell you that orthography, in the true sense of the word, is so absolutely necessary for a man of letters, or a gentleman, that one false spelling may fix a ridicule upon him for the rest of his life ; and I know a man of quality who never recovered the ridicule of having spelled wholesome without the w.
Pàgina 32 - Amidst the mists and coldest frosts, With barest wrists and stoutest boasts, He thrusts his fists against the posts, And still insists he sees the ghosts.
Pàgina 112 - said Mrs Poyser ; " one 'ud think, an' hear some folks talk, as the men war 'cute enough to count the corns in a bag o' wheat wi
Pàgina 30 - They are to be delivered out from the lips as beautiful coins newly issued from the mint, deeply and accurately impressed, perfectly finished, neatly struck by the proper organs, distinct, in due succession, and of due weight."* SECT.
Pàgina 29 - Dissyllables, when used as nouns or adjectives, that have the accent on the first syllable ; and when used as verbs, on the second. A few dissyllables, which are at once nouns and adjectives, are distinguished by accenting the nouns on ike first syllable and the adjectives on the last. 1. ac' cent, aug ment': col' league, com pact': 2 c6n' fine, con serve': con
Pàgina 106 - Begin with capitals the names of the days of the week and the months of the year.
Pàgina 67 - SPELLING. 1. MAKE a judicious combination of oral spelling with written exercises. Oral spelling secures correct pronunciation, and awakens a keener interest in pupils ; written spelling is the more practical, but is apt to become wearisome if carried on exclusively.
Pàgina 63 - DOUBLING. A final consonant, when it is not preceded by a single vowel, or when the accent is not on the last syllable, should remain single before an additional syllable : as, toil, toiling ; visit, visited ; general, generalize.