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Abbot, from "Panama and the Canal," to Syndicate Publishing Co.; of Maurice Barrès, from "Young Soldiers of France," to the Atlantic Monthly; of Winifred M. Letts, from "The Spires of Oxford," to E. P. Dutton & Co. 66 NOTE Suggestions to Teachers, Dictionary Lessons, etc., to be found at the back of the complete volume. A New Spelling Book COPYRIGHT, 1918, 1919 First edition, July, 1918 Reprinted, August, 1919; April, 1920 MAY 10'34 ..Ill, pin, ad-mit', hab'It, In-fIn'Itive. " "..ōld, rōw, ō'ver, lō'co-mō'tive. ..o-bey', to-bac'co, sor'row, propose'. ô, as in..ôrb, ôr'der, ab-hôr', ab-hôre ring. û, 00, ou, " "..ŏdd, nõt, fŏr'est, in'còr-rect'. .ūse, pūre, tūne, dū'ty, as-sūme'. .u-nite', ac'tu-ate, ed-u-ca'tion. ..ryde, ry'mor, in-tryde'. ..full, put, ful-fill', joyful, in'stru-ment. "..up, stud'y, ănꞌder, in'dǎs-try. "..ûrn, fûrl, con-cûr', bûrn. ..pity, inju-rỹ, di-vini-tỷ. ..food, moon, fool, noon, wooling. ..foot, wool, book, crook'ed. ..out, thou, de-vour'. oi," "..oil, re-joice', em-broid'er-y. N, representing the nasal tone (as in French or Portuguese) of the preceding vowel ; as in entrée (äN'trâ'). ' (for voice-glide), as in pardon (pärꞌd'n), evil (6'v'l). CONSONANTS. g (hard): as in go, anger; for gu, as in | k: for ch, as in chorus, anarchy; for c, as guard; for gue, as in plague; for gh, as in ghost. s (surd, or sharp): as in so; for c, as in cell; for sc, as in science; for ss, as in hiss. z (like s sonant): as in zone; for s, as in is, wise, music; for x, as in Xenophon, xylography. ch (=tsh): as in chair, much; for tch, as in match. sh: for ch, as in machine, chaise; for ce, as in ocean; for ci, as in social; for sci, as in conscious; for s, as in sure; for se, as in nauseous; for si, as in pension; for ss, as in issue; for ssi, as in passion; for ti, as in nation. zh (=sh made sonant): for z, as in azure; for zi, as in glazier; for s, as in pleasure, usual; for si, as in vision; for g, as in rouge, cortège. J(=dzh): for g, as in gem, giant; for gi and ge, as in religion, pigeon; for di, as in soldier; for dg, as in knowledge. in cat; for ck, as in duck; for qu, as in conquer, coquette; for que, as in pique. kw: for qu, as in queen, quality. ks (surd) for x, as in vex, exit, dextrous. gz (sonant): for x, as in exist, exact, example. f: for ph, as in philosophy, triumph; for gh, as in rough. hw for wh, as in what, why, where. t: for ed, as in baked, crossed; for th, as in thyme, Thomas. ng: as in long, singer; for ngue, as in tongue. n (like ng): for n before the sound of k or hard g, as in bank, linger. n (the ordinary sound): as in no, none, man, many. th (sonant): for th, as in then, this, smooth, breathe. th (surd) as in thin, through, breath, width. NOTE. Foreign sounds are represented by the nearest English equivalents. Thus, u is employed as the nearest English vowel we have, inexact as it is, to replace u French and i German; and in like manner the e for the eu French and ö German. ACCENTS AND HYPHENS. The principal accent is indicated by a heavy mark (), and the second ary accent by a lighter mark ('), at the end of the syllable. NOTE. The diacritical marks given above are taken from Webster's International Dictionary, published by G. & C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass. SPELLING RULES TO BE TAUGHT INDUCTIVELY I. The plural of nouns is regularly formed by adding s to the singular see pages 21 and 22. Exceptions: (a) Nouns ending in ƒ change ƒ to v, and add es: see pages 27 and 75. (b) Nouns ending in s, sh, ch, and x add es: see page 31. (c) Nouns ending in y, preceded by a consonant, change y to i and add es: see page 75. (d) Some nouns ending in o, preceded by a consonant, add es: see page 75. II. Final e is omitted when a termination beginning with a vowel is added to the word: see pages 34 and 90. Exceptions: (a) Final e is retained when it is necessary to preserve the identity of the word, as in dyeing, singeing: see page 115. (b) Final e is retained when preceded by c or g, as in peaceable, courageous: see page 103. III. Final y when preceded by a consonant is generally changed to i when a letter or suffix is added; as, dry, dried: see pages 23, 25, 52, and 84. Words ending in ie change ie to y when adding a suffix; as, die, dying: see page 115. IV. All monosyllables, or polysyllables accented on the last syllable, and ending in a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double the final consonant before a suffix beginning with a vowel; as, thin, thinner, control, controlled: see pages 40, 48, 52, and 90. V. The word full, when it forms the ending of another word, is written with one l; as, tuneful, handful. VI. The possessive case of a noun in the singular number is formed by adding an apostrophe and s; as, "The bird's wing," "The man's hat," "James's book." When the noun in the plural ends in s, the possessive is shown by adding an apostrophe only: as "Birds' wings," "Boys' games Boys' games"; when the noun does not end in s, an apostrophe and s are added: as "Men's gloves," "Children's books." Note that ours, yours, hers, its, and theirs, have no apostrophe. iv |