Direction. Practice on the following words till you can pronounce them rapidly in succession without error.

Caution. Final a unaccented has generally an obscure sound like å in ask. Avoid a or ì.

Caution. Avoid adding the sound of r to words like the following; as, sawr 'er for saw her.

Caution. Do not give ow and ou (= åoo) the drawling sound ǎoo, and do not sound ow (= ↓) like ur.

Caution. In the endings ent, ant, and ance, do not make the ĕ and ă prominent, and do not change them to й.

To the Teacher. It would be profitable to take this lesson up occasionally in review. See remark to teacher, Less. 31.

To the Pupil. The name of the type is printed in the type named.

Direction. Spell the words. Copy the punctuation marks.

To the Pupil. Contractions like these are allowable in poetry or in familiar speech, but not in formal prose composition.

RULE I. Final e is dropped before a vowel.

Direction. Drop the final e from the root word, and add the suffixes, defining each new derivative as in the model.

Model. admired, did admire; admiring, continuing to admire; adʼmira ble, fit (worthy) to be admired; admirer, one who admires.

(The "model" must be varied to fit the different words and the different meanings of the suffixes.)

(Why is the e not dropped in the following words?)

blameless

movement

hateful

To the Teacher. Let the pupils construct short oral sentences containing these derivatives.

108. Adding Suffixes

Direction. Drop the final e and add the suffixes. Define the last

RULE II. In monosyllables and words accented on the last syllable, a final consonant after a single vowel doubles before a suffix beginning with a vowel (x, k, and v are never doubled).

Direction. Add the suffixes as in preceding lessons. Be sure to double the final consonant of the root word. Define all derivatives as in preceding "models," except those in ed and ing.

(Why is the final consonant here doubled?)

(Why are 1, r, and t not doubled in the following words?)

con cealed'

vig'or ous

ben'e fit ed

par'al leled

Direction.

110. Adding Suffixes

Form derivatives according to the rule. Use the words.

(What part of the rule applies in this lesson that did not in the preceding lesson?)

1 These first four words come under the rule, for ui and ua are not true diphthongs; u after q = the consonant w.

RULE III. y after a consonant becomes i before a suffix not beginning with i.

Direction.

to change y to i.

Join the suffixes and define as in the "model." Be sure

Model. tardier, more tardy; tardiest, most tardy; tardily, in a tardy manner; tardiness, state of being tardy.

Direction. Join the suffixes and define as above. Be sure to change

(Why is y not changed in the following words?)

1 Instead of defining, put he or it before the verb when es is added; as, it modifies.