busi' ness,

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the state of being busy.
the state of being happy.

hap' pi ness,

friend' li ness,

the state of being friendly.

What is the suffix in these words? What does it mean?

Add the suffix to these words and define: wea' ry, joy'ous, man' ly, sleep' less, heav' y, nerv' ous, state' ly, diz' zy, righteous, emp' ty, ti' dy, sud' den.

Notice that the following words are pronounced alike but are different in meaning and spelling:

Tares are weeds often growing in wheat.

Did he tear his jacket?

The train is due at 2.40 P. M.

There was a heavy dew last evening.

In most states only males are voters.
The postman carries the mail.

Franklin was a hale and hearty old man.

Do not go out into the rain and hail.

Did the wheelwright write to the clergyman to have the rite of baptism performed?

Compose sentences for the remaining words.

To thine own self be true,

And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.

-Shakespeare.

Notice the apostrophe before the s in the following nouns

Notice the apostrophe after the s in the following nouns

Notice that when the plural does not end in s, both the

The widow was bereaved by the loss of her children. Daniel Webster was a man of large frame and strong constitution.

The bank was defrauded of a large sum of money.

The detective escorted the culprit to the court.

The mayor is the chief officer of the city; the governor, of the state; and the president, of the nation.

re mark' a ble,

cur' a ble,
cor rupt' i ble,
di gest' i ble,

prof' it a ble,

sim plic' ity

worthy of remark.

capable of being cured.

capable of being corrupted.

capable of being digested.

capable of paying a profit.

The suffixes able and ible mean capable, or possible of; worthy of.

Add able to these words (observe rule for final e): endure', hon' or, de bate', de test', com mend', fa' vor, la ment', re late', cen' sure, ac cept', ac count', love.

Add ible to these words (observe rule for final e): contempt', con vert', sense, re verse', force, dis cern', defense', con tract', dif fuse', de duce', fuse, con' tro vert.

Where are the haunts of the bear-in the wood or among the rocks?

The poor family was quite destitute, having only a few biscuits for daily subsistence.

The wrecked ship fastened to the shore with a hawser was soon surrounded by the natives.

Cotton and oakum driven into the crack effectually stopped the leak in the ship.

Of a family where children are many, we say that the progeny are numerous.