A'bel, a man's name. de scend'ent, falling.
a'ble, powerful. cough'er, one who coughs.
al'ley, a narrow passage. coffer, a chest.
al ly', one who assists. can'died, covered with sugar.
al lu'sion, a reference. can'did, honest; truthful.
il lu'sion, mockery. cent'u ry, 100 years.
de scend'ant, offspring. sen'try, a guard.
The able man's name was Abel. A narrow alley. France was an ally of
England in the Crimean war. He made an allusion to the illusion that
possessed him. His descendant was descendent from the same line. The
cougher sat on the coffer. The candid youth ate the candied cakes. The
sentry wore a costume of the last century.
Lesson 172.
Words spelled alike, whose Pronunciation and Meaning differ.
aye, always. conjure, to enchant.
aye, an affirmative vote. bow, a weapon.
chose, did choose. bow, part of a ship.
chose, a thing; a chattel. chap, a boy.
bass, a term in music. chap, the jaw.
bass, a fish. gout, a disease.
conjure', to implore. gout, taste; relish.
Lesson 173.
Words spelled alike, whose Pronunciation and Meaning differ.
mall, a public walk. scald, a poet.
mall, a mallet. sew'er (so'er), one who sews.
slough (sluf), a snake's skin. sew'er (su'er), a drain.
slough, a miry place. court'e sy, civility.
wear, a dam in a river. courte'sy, a slight bow.
wear, waste. slav'er, a slave ship.
min'ute (min'it), sixty seconds. slav'er, spittle.
mi nute', very small. i'ron y (i'urn y), of iron.
hind'er, in the rear. i'ron y, ridicule.
hin'der, to obstruct. worst'ed, a kind of yarn.
scald, a burn. worst'ed, defeated.
Lesson 174.
Words in which the letter A is often mispronounced. Some of the words in
this and succeeding lessons have two pronunciations, but in all cases the
preferable one is given.
hearth mam ma' an'cient fra'ter nize
grass a slant' la'va com man dant'
slant pa pa' saun'ter ti a'ra
gape a las' pal'frey al ter'nate
gaunt al'mond rap'ine af fla'tus
far scath'less dra'ma hi a'tus
swathe pag'eant la'ma ba na'na
lance stal'wart da'ta sul ta'na
calm aft'er ma'gi man da'mus
laugh par'ent pa'thos oc ta'vo
Lesson 175.
Words in which A is frequently mispronounced.
chal'dron ar ca'num u ra'ni urn
na'tant er ra'tum a qua'ri um
hal'berd ver ba'tim ap pa ra'tus
tas'sel val'en tine ig no ra'mus
sau'cy ca'ri ous ir ra'tion al
mael'strom tra'che a lit er a'ti
squa'lor bar bar'ic lit er a'tim
dai'ry bar ri cade' ul ti ma'tum
ca'ret ra'di us mar a nath'a
gra'tis chol'e ra gym na'si um
ra'dix ca na'ry ex pa'ti ate
Lesson 176.
Sounds of A frequently mispronounced.
gla'mour sac'ra ment glance al'ways
raft'er a'pri cot zouave a mass'
scal'lop gar'ru lous drain Ar'ab
craft'y bra va'do stanch ba'thos
grass'y de fal'cate scarce cal'dron
em balm' ca ca'o cant chas'ten
a ghast' rail'ler y can't fac'ile
was'sail an dan'te strap fair'y
balm'y hal'i but yacht ga'la
al'der na'ive te scath qua'si
Al'dine fi na'le calk lo cale'
Lesson 177.
Sounds of A often mispronounced.
swath pau'per gra va'men a men'
halve ha'rem to ma'to gua'no
jean pa sha' sa'li ent na'ive
catch fac'et pa'ri ah har'ass
balm fal'chion far ra'go sat'ire
groat laugh'ter tap'es try jal'ap
trance tar'iff de ca'dence e clat'
yea ba salt' a're a prai'rie
are hur ra' va ga'ry ra'tion
shaft ba ton' cu'po la Sal'ic
scared quag'mire cu ra'tor ta'pis
Lesson 178.
Words in which the Sounds of E are often mispronounced.
ei'ther eq'ui ty leg'end a ry
pre'cept ten'a ble ab ste'mi ous
weap'on e'go tism a me'na ble
prel'ate ter'ra pin a pe'ri ent
yel'low al le'gro ste're o type
ven due' in her'ent sac ri le'gious
for get' le'ni ent be nef'i cent
stead'y yes'ter day a men'i ty
en'gine e'qua ble e le'gi ac
ket'tle pe'o ny hy men e'al
treb'le e'qui poise em py re'an
Lesson 179.
Words in which the Sounds of E are often mispronounced.
leant pet'rel cere'ment les see'
dreamt se'ries lei'sure me lee'
eyre seam'stress ef fete' deaf'en
rear steel'yard en feoff' rou'e
deaf sex'ton keel'son e lite'
teat fe'brile' seck'eI khe dive'
pert fec'und bes'tial res'pite
tete sen'na fet'id there'fore
feoff ten'et fe'tich pref'ace
egg tep'id se'nile tet'ter
yet le'ver he'lot met'ric
Lesson 180.
Words in which the Sounds of E are often mispronounced.
per'uke nep'o tism ter'ri ble
neth'er as cet'ic res'in ous
pet'al red'o lent rec'i pe
res'in co te rie' tet'a nus
ra ceme' em ploy e' ref'lu ent
pre'lude at ta che' hy e'mal
me'grim pre'mi er cer'e brum
ven'ue o bei'sance ve'he ment
bre vet' gen'er a def'i cit
car tel' Ma dei'ra splen'e tic
e'pact her'o ine i de'a
Lesson 181.
Words in which the Sounds of I are often mispronounced.
fi'nite mer'can tile pa ri'e tal
pro'file pi az'za rec i ta tive'
de bris' he gi'ra an ni'hi late
A'pril de cli'vous cal li'o pe
fi nanec' O ri'on he li'ac al
ox'ide i tal'ic zo di'ac al
ar'chives ho ri'zon i soch'ro nous
vis'or si'ne cure men in gi'tis
sir'up so ri'tes ma ni'ac al
bas tile' bron chi'tis scar la ti'na
rib'ald trip'ar tite i so therm'al
Lesson 182.
Words in which the Sounds of I are often mispronounced.
rid ti rade' py ri'tes
vive ton tine' fa ri'na
rinse bro'mine mar'i time
shire li'chen pi a'no
width ob lique' vir'u lent
si'ren vis'count cyn'o sure
ti'ny vi'rile is'o late
li'en spike'nard vol'a tile
an'ile trib'une en fran'chise
ei'der qui'nine, de ci'sive,
tri'o di late' pu'er ile
Lesson 183.
Words in which the Sounds of I are often mispronounced.
fu'tile as pir'ant ad ver tis'er
ar tiste' in quir'y tri syl'la ble
fi nesse' sub sid'ence' ka lei'do scope
stir'rup chas'tise ment ad ver'tise ment
sub'tile di gres'sion in ter ne'cine
chlo'rine di men'sion lar yn gi'tis
Al'pine di plo'ma mi rac'u lous
chi cane' sim'o ny in ci'so ry
cui sine' crin'o line vi vip'a rous
li'lac par'a digm is o la'tion
vic'ar e chi'nus si mul ta'ne ous
Lesson 184.
Words in which 0 is sometimes mispronounced.
holm tro'phy mon'as ter y
yolk on'ly proc'u ra tor
scoff mon'grel mi cros'co py
nonce be troth' drom'e da ry
cost proc'ess zo ol'o gy
won't doc'ile al lop'a thy
wont prov'ost au tom'a ton
shone grov'e1 hy drop'a thy
sloth fore'head La oc'o on
forge joc'und pho tog'ra phy
doth don'key in ter loc'u tor
Lesson 185.
Words in which O is sometimes mispronounced.
front'ier ap ro pos' ab do'men
plov'er vo'ca ble dis com'fit
a mour' pos til'ion court'e ous
hov'er pre co'cious pa rot'id
sur tout' o'o lite con do'lence
sloth'fu1 dol'or ous cog no'men
Sou chong' ca lor'ic op po'nent
caout'choue front'is piece co ro'na
re volt' prob'i ty col'port eur
fort'night pome gran'ate po'ta ble
com'pass sov'er eign a ro'ma
Lesson 186.
Words in which U is sometimes mispronounced.
tulle col'umn in au'gu rate
joust sut'ure ce ru'le an
guide pup'pet vi tu'per ate
yours su'mac ac cu'mu late
ghoul ful'some co ad ju'tor
gi'aour con'duit pu'pil la ry
de but cu'cum ber in'sti tute
duc'at tru'cu lent eu re'ka
U'lan con nois seur' cae su'ra
sup'ple ju'gu lar con'sti tute
du'ty nu'mer ous tour'na ment
Lesson 187.
Words properly accented on the first Syllable.
con'strue com'bat ant pu'is sance
trav'erse dis'pu tant in'ter im
ramp'ant gon'do la au'top sy
ath'lete pleth'o ra tym'pa num
syr'inge mis'chiev ous wise'a cre
ex'tant blas'phe mous or'ches tral
brig'and con'ver sant im'po tent
con'cord san'he drim con'gru ent
dis'cord con'tra ry im'be cile
do'nate pro'te an pha'e ton
ob'long dis'ci pline ret'i na
Lesson 188.
roll, to turn over and over. soar, to mount upward.
role, a part performed. stake, a pointed stick.
sign, a token; a mark. steak, a slice of flesh.
sine, a line in geometry. step, a pace; a foot-print.
skull, part of the head. steppe, a dreary plain.
scull, to impel a boat. stoop, to bend forward.
sleeve, an arm cover. stoup, a basin; a pitcher.
sleave, untwisted silk. sum, the amount; whole.
slight, to neglect; feeble. some, a part; a portion.
sleight, dexterity. tale, that which is told.
soul, the immortal spirit. tail, terminal appendage.
sole, bottom of the foot. tare, allowance in weight.
sore, a hurt; painful. tear, to rend; to lacerate.
Lesson 189.
tacks, small nails. toe, part of the foot.
tax, import; duty. tow, coarse part of flax.
throne, seat of a king. tract, a region.
thrown, cast. tracked, followed.
team, horses hitched together their, belonging to them.
teem, to bring forth. there, in that place.
tear, water from the eye. throw, to cast; to hurl.
tier, a row or rank. throe, agony.
threw (thru), did throw. tide, rising of the sea.
through, from end to end. tied, bound; fastened.
time, duration. toad, a harmless reptile.
thyme, a pungent herb. towed, drawn by a rope.
Lesson 190.
Words properly accented on the first Syllable.
prog'ress eq'ui page ex'qui site ly
in'grate phos'phor us com'pa ra ble
pae'an lu'di crous per'emp to ry
cou'pon vic'i nage or'tho e py
du'ress in'te gral ex'em pla ry
good'man in'te ger lam'en ta ble
o'zone an'ces tor in'ter est ing
a'corn an'ti podes con'tu me ly
pro'logue at'ro phy sub'lu na ry
thir'teen com'plai sant va'ri o loid
sar'dine det'o nate e'ti o late
Lesson 191.
Words properly accented on the second Syllable.
trust ee' he ral'dic ap pel'la tive
mon soon' ple thor'ic a nem'o ne
pro lix' re cu'sant ar tif i cer
back slide' ple be'ian ar bit'ra ment
where as' pre ced'ence con sum'mate ly
gain say' le the'an ca mel'o pard
re cess' il lus'trate con not'a tive
pla card' im mob'ile in ter'po late
a dept' phi lip'pic te leg'ra phy
suc cess' o de'on pe riph'ra sis
ro mance' e la'ine re con'nais sance
Lesson 192.
Words properly accented on the second Syllable.
cos tume' so no'rous re med'i less
with draw' ly ce'um pre ced'en cy
suc cinct' mu se'um hy per'bo le
ex cess' e ner'vate py ram'i dal
de funct' ac cli'mate te leph'o ny
ca nine' in un'date il lus'tra tive'
mo rale' con den'sate ex ec'u tor
re lay' Lin nae'an ex tem'po re
si moom' ob jur'gate gla di'o lus
re course' ad um'brate in fer'a ble
ac cess' cho re'us chal ced'o ny
Lesson 193.
Words properly accented on the second Syllable.
ex traor'di na ry in ter'po la tor
in com'pa ra ble con sol'a to ry
ir ref'ra ga ble de lib'er a tive
ir rep'a ra ble' pro thon'o ta ry
ir rev'o ca ble dis crim'i na tive
in dis'so lu ble com mem'o ra tive
in dis'pu ta ble ac cel'er a tive
in ex'o ra ble sa lu'ta to ry
ab sol'u to ry pa ri'e ta ry
de mon'stra tive ly nun cu'pa to ry
oc tog'e na ry in ex'pli ca ble
Lesson 194.
Words properly accented on the third Syllable.
rev er ie' am a teur' dem o ni'ac al
ob li gor' bom ba zine' ho me op'a thy
jag u ar' tam bour ine' ap o the'o sis
im pro vise' ric o chet' [noun] her e dit'a ment
or mo lu' mule teer' spon ta ne'i ty
et i quette' mau so le'um ep i zo'o ty
av a lanche con ser va'tor hy per bo're an
as sign or' cot y le'don ep i cu're an
po lo naise' no men clat'ure Pyth a go're an
cat a falque' hy men e'an hip po pot'a mus
dis ha bille' den u da'tion rec i proc'i ty
Lesson 195.
Words frequently mispronounced, or improperly accented.
mulet sa'chem jave'lin hos'tler
soot asth'ma chest'nut de'tail [noun]
noose le'gend wres'tle fa cade'
twice de sign' [noun] or'chis strych'nine
niche isth'mus list'en per'fume [noun]
salve this'tle bay'ou mus tache'
height rai'sn gib'bous bas'ket
milch a dult' gla'cier Gae'lic
browse [noun] psalm'ist griev'ous Le vant' [noun]
vase oft'en na'sal soft'en
Lesson 196.
Words frequently mispronounced, or improperly accented.
though goose'ber ry da guerre'o type
gist sooth'say er cab ri o let'
fifth ju've nile min i a ture'
drought lic'o rice leg er de main'
nook a pos'tle char i ot eer'
poor ar'gen tine an i mad vert'
roil Ar min'ian av oir du pois'
sauce de co'rous Cy clo pe'an
rhythm cyc'la men Eu ro pe'an
schism so'journ er spo li a'tion
root cov'et ous in'ter est ed
Lesson 197.
Words frequently mispronounced, or improperly accented.
pom'mel ab'jeet ness nu mis'ma tist
bel'lows ab'a cus ig nit'i ble
fig'ure ad'verse'ly Jan'u a ry
di rect' Bur'gun dy Feb'ru a ry
as'sets Bed'ou in in'ven to ry
je june' en vi'rons cor'ol la ry
ver'min ex'ple tive vi'o la ble
ran'sack um'pi rage rep'a ra ble
short'-lived o'a sis des'pi ca ble
so'journ ar'se nic bap'tis ter y
cais'son ar'ti san pres'by ter y
Lesson 198.
Words frequently mispronounced, or improperly accented.
in'nate chol'er ic se'cre to ry
ter'mites gon'fa lon dec're to ry
way'lay cen'tu ple ex'ple to ry
slaugh'ter re'tro cede con sis'to ry
frag'ile nu'cle us pre cep'to ry
car'riage cen'tau ry rep'er to ry
thor'ough co quet'ry chi rur'ger y
sched'ule sto mach'ic sperm a ce'ti
grand'eur in'ter stice pan e gyr'ist
hir sute' ce ram'ic pan'e gy rize
ben'zine re volt'ing mel lif'lu ous
Lesson 199.
Words frequently mispronounced, or impropedy accented.
ag'gran dize dem'on strate tur'mer ic
al'der man tre men'dous mne mon'ic
Al'co ran stu pen'dous vir'e lay
al'ge bra gov'ern ment ex'pur gate
mis'tle toe Ar'a bic am'ber-gris
pres'by ter com'bat ive min'a ret
rasp'ber ry com'mu nist or'de al
ven'i son com'plai sance plat'i num
pos'i tive con'verse ly fem'i nine
dis hon'est dis as'ter gen'u ine
chiv'al ric dram'a tist por tent'ous
Lesson 200.
Words to be carefully discriminated.
cor'po ral, an officer. ve'ni al, pardonable.
cor po're al, bodily. ve'nal, mercenary; base.
du'al ist, a believer in two gods. ap'po site, suitable; fit.
op'po site, over against.
du'el ist, one who fights a duel ac cla ma'tion, a slout.
ac cli ma'tion, inurement to climate.
de scen'sion, descent.
dis sen'sion, strife. an'a lyze, to separate.
ce're ous, like wax. an'nal ize. to record.
se'ri ous, grave; solemn. or'a cle, a prophet.
Sir'i us, the dog-star. au'ri cle, the external ear.
Lesson 201.
The words opposite one another in the lines have nearly the same meaning,
and are called Synonyms.
au'thor ize com mis'sion em pow'er
ap par'ent ob'vi ous ev'i dent
ac cord'ant con'so nant a gree'ing
de port'ment de mean'or be hav'ior
di dac'tic pre cep'tive in struc'ive
fla gi'tious a tro'cious out ra'geous
ad her'ent par'ti san fol'low er
in'di gence pen'u ry pov'er ty
syc'o phant par'a site flat'ter er
har'bin ger pre cur'sor fore run'ner
Lesson 202.
to, towards; unto. vane, a weathercock.
too, also. vain, proud; empty.
two, one and one. vein, a blood-vessel.
trey, three at cards. waste, to consume; loss.
tray, a shallow vessel. waist, part of the body.
vale, a valley; a dell. ware, merchandise.
veil, a cover; a curtain. wear, to use; to waste.
wait, to tarry; to stay. way, a road; manner.
weight, heaviness; load. weigh, to balance.
weighted, balanced. week, seven days.
wade, to walk in water. weak, not strong.
weth'er, a sheep. wood, timber; a forest.
weath'er, state of the air. would, preterit of will.
Lesson 203.
Words sometimes incorrectly pronounced alike, but which should be
carefully discriminated.
line loin creek crick sex sects
loam loom pint point yon yawn
lose loose sat sot least lest
morn mourn phase face scrawl scroll
rout route laud lord tents tense
stalk stock east yeast with withe
can ken dawn don close clothes
blanch blench dose doze coarse corse
want wont wen when white wight
wax whacks alms arms moor more
Lesson 204.
Words nearly alike in Sound, to be carefully distinguished.
as say' es say' ep'ic ep'och
de cease' dis ease' bea'con beck'on
de scent' dis sent' coffin cough'ing
de vice' de vise' grist'ly gris'ly
huz za' hus sar' di'vers di'verse
in tense' in tents' cho'ral cor'al
a loud' al lowed' gant'let gaunt'let
im merse' a merce' mu'sic mu'cic
af fect' ef fect' rad'ish red'dish
e lude' al lude' sculp'tor sculpt'ure
Cas'tile cast'-steel hum'ble um'bel
Lesson 205.
as cent', steepness. bur'y (ber'ry), to cover with earth.
as sent', agreement.
an'chor, for a ship. ber'ry, a small fruit.
ank'er, a liquid measure. can'non, a great gun.
al'ter, to change. can'on, a rule or law.
al'tar, a place for sacrifice. ceil'ing, top of a room.
au'ger, an instrument. seal'ing, as with wax.
au'gur, to foretell. cel'lar, a lower room.
bur'row, hole for shelter. sel'ler, one who sells.
bor'ough, a corporate town. ces'sion, a giving up.
ses'sion, a sitting.
bold'er, more bold. cous'in, a relation.
bowl'der, a large pebble. coz'en, to cheat.
Lesson 206.
cen'su al, of the census. phil'ter, a love-charm.
sen'su al, carnal. great'er, larger.
coun'cil, an assembly. gra'ter, that which grates.
coun'sel, advice. ho'ly, sacred; pure.
can'vas, a kind of coarse cloth. whol'ly, entirely.
can'vass, to discuss. mar'tin, a bird.
crew'el, worsted yarn. mar'ten, a kind of weasel.
cru'el, inhuman; savage. man'ner, form; method.
cyg'net, a young swan. man'or, district.
sig'net, a seal. man'tel, shelf over a fireplace.
chol'er, anger; wrath. man'tle, a cloak.
col'lar, for the neck. mar'tial, warlike.
fil'ter, to strain. mar'shal, an officer.
Lesson 207.
Words nearly alike in Sound, to be carefully distinguished.
con'so nance con'so nants cen'sus sen'ses
e lys'i an e lis'ion Lat'in lat'ten
e mer'sion im mer'sion con'cert con'sort
for'mer ly form'ally cor'nice Corn'ish
pass'a ble pas'si ble hal'low halo
pe ti'tion par ti'tion rel'ic rel'ict
com'i ty com mit'tee or'der ord'ure
dep ra va'tion dep ri va'tion fa'ther far'ther
ve rac'i ty vo rac'i ty plaint'iff plaint'ive
sta'tion a ry sta'tion er y pa'tience pa'tients
Lesson 208.
Words nearly alike in Sound, to be carefully distinguished.
bile boil ad her'ence ad her'ents
wig whig con fi dant' con'fi dent
God gaud at tend'ance at tend'ants
dance daunts ac'ci dence ac'ci dents
dome doom e lic'it il lic'it
wheel weal em'i nence im'mi nence
lease lees e rup'tion ir rup'tion
sense since sal'a ry cel'er y
dross draws bar'ren ness bar'on ess
whit wit proph'e cy proph'e sy
Lesson 209.
med'al, a stamped coin. pen'cil, used for writing.
med'dle, to interfere. pen'sile, hanging.
mi'nor, one under age. pet'ty, small; little.
mi'ner, a worker in mines. pet'it', a term in law.
mit'y, full of mites. pom'ace, ground apples.
might'y, powerful. pum'ice, a spongy stone.
na'val, of ships. rig'or, severity; stiffness.
na'vel, the central part. rig'ger, one who rigs.
cen'sor, one who censures. suck'er, a kind of fish.
cens'er, a pan for incense. suc'cor, help; assistance.
pan'nel, a kind of saddle. sur'plus, excess.
pan'el, a jury roll. sur'pluce, a clerical dress.
Lesson 210.
pal'let, a small bed. com'pli ment, regard.
pal'ate, part of the mouth. com'ple ment, fullness.
pal'ette, an oval board. coun'sel or, an adviser.
em'i grate, to move out. coun'cil or, member of a council.
im'mi grate, to move in.
cas'tor, the beaver. straight'en, to make straight.
cast'er, one who casts. strait'en, to narrow.
cur'rent, running. cal'en dar, an almanac.
cur'rant, a small fruit. cal'en der, a hot press.
cap'i tol, a public edifice. sut'ler, an army trader.
cap'i tal, principal. sub'tler, more subtle.
Lesson 211.
Words which require Care in Spelling.
jilt dol'lar rip'ple nat'u ral
gyre schol'ar trip'le gut'tur al
jow1 grap'ple pop'py lit'er al
troll chap'el cop'y diz'zi ly
goal ren'net sun'ny bus'i ly
knoll sen'ate mon'ey ver'ti cal
dole freck'le glim'mer ar'ti cle
turf shek'el prim'er du'te ous
verb wit'ty tread'le beau'te ous
pirn cit'y ped'dle fin'i cal
perk hop'per cod'dle pin'na cle
surd prop'er mod'el cyn'ic al
Lesson 212.
Words which require Care in Spelling.
scream com'et peb'ble in ter cede'
screen vom'it reb'el su per sede'
sheave plum'met sib'yl col'o nize
sheet sum'mit spin'et ad ver tise'
shield ver'y lin'net par'a lyze
twirl mer'ry cam'el se'cre cy
churl bod'y tram'mel ec'sta sy
clerk shod'dy mam'mal vac'il late
quirk mud'dy sev'en fas'ci nate
fraud stud'y heav'en co er'cion
broad guin'ea par'rot de ter'sion
awe'd nin'ny clar'et ex er'tion
Lesson 213.
Words which require Care in Spelling.
grief do'ing a byss' hid'e ous
sheaf stew'ing a miss' pre'vi ous
guile, yeo'man as sess' im'pi ous
chyle chlo'ral ab'scess a'que ous
rend know'ing sick'le par'ti cle
wrench go'ing nick'el crit'ic al
dearth con dole' tal'ents dil'i gent
worth con trol' bal'ance el'e gant
mirth en roll' si'lence fal'li ble
earth dis pel' com peer' prel'a cy
spurt fore tell' ad here' jeal'ous y
Lesson 214.
Words which require Care in Spelling.
which stom'ach re prieve' in i'tial
ditich sau'sage con ceive' of fi'cial
feud word'y de grade' es sen'tial
sued tur'gid a fraid' sol sti'tial
prude ver'ger pre pare' a bun'dant
wooed vir'tue for bear' de pend'ent
balk leop'ard bar'ter in veigh'er
shawl lep'er tar'tar be tray'er
guise fam'ine mar'tyr di'a logue
sighs gam'mon suc ceed' dy nam'ics
flies salm'on ac cede' me chan ics
Lesson 215.
Words which require Care in Spelling.
wield scan'dal se rene' an'no tate
weird han'dle un clean' an'o dyne
swale clam'or be tween' col on nade'
swain gram'mar ma rine' ser e nade'
storm ham'mer com plete' dom i neer'
swarm palm'er de feat' bel ve dere'
scythe sa'tyr de ceit' pen'ni less
writhe trai'tor co erce' mon'ey less
sieve wait'er dis burse' joc'u lar
give cra'ter dis perse' jock'ey ing
Lesson 216.
Words which require Care in Spelling.
skein val'id kir'tle pol'i cy
slain sal'ad tur'tle leg'a cy
crane mal'let fer'tile cur'ti lage
sword val'et myr'tle syn'a gogue
boast breez'y wid'geon cod'i cil
ghost greasy pig'eon dom'i cile
queer gar'den mal'ice ver'sa tile
brief par'don pal'ace hyp'o crite
spoke e'vil tor'toise hip'po drome
croak ea'gle mor'tise scen'er y
self pole'ax sel'vage ple'na ry
sylph poult'ry por'ridge dean'er y
Lesson 217.
Words which require Care in Spelling.
zinc col'lege con fer' u ten'sil
brink knowl'edge a stir' pre hen'sile
fought leath'er oc cur' fa tigu'ing
caught teth'er ef face' be lea'guer
wrought cau'cus e rase' si li'ceous
fuse mawk'ish chas tise' vex a'tious
news au'thor bap tize' fa ce'tious
views awn'ing a chieve' sus pi'cion
choose ar'id per ceive' po si'tion
wooes heir'ship be reave' in cis'ion
ooze air'y re nown' de ris'ion
whose car'ry re nounce' e di'tion
Lesson 218.
Words which require Care in Spelling.
earl ran'cor in vade' di ur'nal
knurl can'ker up braid' hi ber'nal
shirk flux'ion ur bane' at tor'ney
jerk suc'tion or dain' de ter'gent
pith hos'pice a dieu' con ta'gion
myth au'spice im brue' her ba'ceous
growth bot'tom pre cede' frol'ic some
loath au'tumn pro ceed' frol'ick ing
loathe trunn'ion re deem' de pres'sion
clothe bun'ion ex treme' dis cre'tion
Lesson 219.
Words which require Care in Spelling.
risk coup'le wry'ness ve'hi cle
wrist cup'board ri'ot typ'ic al
shred cho'rus ly'rist ob'sta cle
dread po'rous li'vre pro'to col
scheme hill'y ten'on mys'tic al
chief lil'y pen'non mis'ti ness
siege san'dal ros'trum rec're ant
seat can'dle phan'tom reck'on er
seethe nu'tant fan'ion wretch'ed ly
keyed neu'ter ver'sion of'fi cer
tweed nui'sance ter'tian oph'i cleide
Lesson 220.
Words containing silent Letters.
thought hand'some re doubt' hec'a tomb
wreathe vict'uals re scind' sci'o list
wreath scis'sors gneis'sose co a lesce'
rhomb schot'tish be nign' ap'a thegm
gnat g'no'mon cam paign' di'a phragm
rogue' for'eign ar raign' psy'chic al
gnaw dough'ty op pugn' sac'cha rine
gnash haugh'ty re sign' rheu mat'ic
gnarl chron'ic de light' rhap'so dy
gnome daugh'ter ex pugn' rhet'o ric
phlegm ghast'ly af fright' ca tarrh'al
Lesson 221.
Silent Letters.
taught hon'est ca tarrh' pneu mat'ics
source gher'kin con demn' psal'ter y
brought chalk'y de mesne' pneu mo'ni a
realm isl'and de pot' rhi noc'e ros
vault naph'tha burgh'er ren'dez vous
knob gris'tle calk'er jeop'ard y
qualm thros'tle, rhom'boid hem'or rhage
wroth chris'ten tme'sis rhiz'o pod
fraugt jeop'ard ptis'an ptar'mi gan
knock wrig'gle, psy'chic pseu'do nym
knife bris'tle rhym'er psalm'ist ry
Lesson 222.
Words liable to be misspelled.
tres'tle glu'ey ness collect'i ble'
pa paw' crys'tal line e ras'a ble
gey'ser chrys'a lis ac cor'di on
gaug'ing lach'ry mose sac er do'tal
co log'ne ker'o sene' ef fer ves'cence
qua drille' glyc'er ine tran quil'li ty
sky'ey ar'go naut com mit'ti ble
sor'ghum fore'bod'ing cor us ca'tion
sur vey' ex cheq'uer mac a ro'ni
starve'ling sib'yl line pic'ca lil li
pro'gramme sib'i lant fil'i bus ter
Lesson 223.
Words liable to be misspelled.
fleam ey'ing gen e al'o gy
glyph wee'vil bac ca lau're ate
liege lac'quer ab o rig'i nes
cuish du et' ar chae ol'o gy
taunt quar tet' as a fet'i da
drap phe'nix er y sip'e las
fleche rogu'ish ho mo ge'ne ous
frere whey'ey hy per crit'i cism
jardes ledg'er ich thy ol'o gy
crypt sach'el ig'nis-fat u us
sou lar'ynx lack a dai'si cal
Lesson 224.
Words frequently mispronounced.
for'tress dan'druff prod'uce con cise'
car'bine fran'chise com'bat dis own'
chlo'ride hom'age thith'er dis dain'
cof'fee rhu'barb o'nyx di vulge'
com'rade cov'ert dis arm' ex tol'
sau'cer ma'tron jo cose' for bade'
dec'ade mon'ad bour geois' suf fuse'
quin'sy pa'tron Cay enne' pos sess'
gal'lows lith'arge con tour' fare well'
mis'le par'tridge di verge' be neath'
fau'cet wa'ter di vert' re source'
Lesson 225
.
Words frequently mispronounced.
di'a mond par'a dise cin cho'nit
chan de lier' a'li as in vei'gle
gran'a ry par'a chute stra te'gic
cou'ri er pot-pour ri' ex cur'sion
eg'lan tine hy'gi ene a cous'tics
sor'cer y con'fis cate an cho'vy
ex'tir pate psal'mo dy pa la'ver
cor'di al guard'i an Cau ca'sian
cor'ri dor com'mu nism ap par'el
gas'e ous sub al'tern so pra'no
doc'i ble cou ra'geous im mor telle'
Lesson 226.
Words liable to be misspelled.
som'er sault how'itz er bar'y tone
stim'u lus syc'a more bil'lings gate
sil'hou ette a bridg'ment bry'o ny
pa vil'ion ad'di ble cen'ti ped
quin till'ion aes thet'ic cim'e ter
ci vil'ian al'che my col'an der
cen'ti gram ar'que buse cop'i er
ma nil'la ai'lan'tus nas tur'tium
eu'pho ny as bes'tus chic'o ry
pros'e lyte as cend'ant hei'nous ness
pu'tre fy syz'y gy deb o nair'
pro bos'cis bar'be cue por'phy ry
Lesson 227.
Words liable to be misspelled.
bal'dric mal fea'sance cal lig'ra phy
ban'yan sur'cin gle dys'en ter y
bau'ble pleu'ri sy rem i nis'cence
la pel' por'ce lain hy poc'ri sy
ker'chief os'cil late hy pot'e nuse
gnos'tic del'e ble syn ec'do che
but'-end lau'da num si de're al
cam'phene crys'tal lize ad sci ti'tious
catch'up pol'y glot am au ro'sis
cess'-pool guer ril'la lill i pu'tian
ci gar' quin tes'sence lil i a'ceos
Lesson 228.
Words liable to be misspelled.
clew coif'fure con fec'tion er y
clinch fledge'ling klep to ma'ni a
sleuth af'ghan cor nu co'pi a
blonde che nille' cot y led'o nous
glebe che mise' di u tur'ni ty
gyves chas'seur terp sich o re'an
guy chev'ron me temp sy cho'sis
crutch cor'ymb me te or'o lite
touch e leve' per ip neu'mo ny
kraal hogs'head phar ma co poe'ia
chintz meer'scham phar ma ceu'tic al
ceirge buhr'-stone sac cha rif'er ous
Lesson 229.
Words liable to be misspelled or mispronounced.
el e phan ti'a sis ir re cog'ni za ble
par a di si'ac al gu ber na to'ri al
par a pher na'li a el ee mos'y na ry
ver i si mil'i tude pol y cot y le'don
tin tin nab u la'tion het er o ge'ne ous
su per e rog'a tive hi e ro glyph'ic al
pu sil la nim'i ty hyp o chon dri'ac al
phan tas ma go'ri a his to ri og'ra pher
ob'li ga to ri ly in dis'so lu ble'ness
id i o syn'cra sy in dis'pu ta ble'ness
ir re me'di a ble' er y si pel'a tous
ip e cac u an'ha ir ref'ra ga ble ness
Lesson 230.
Words of irregular Pronunciation.
of (ov) tough (tuf) trough (trawf)
sice (siz) hough (hok) bus'y (biz'y)
tige (tej) fiord (fyord) ma'ny (men'y)
says (sez) bouy (bwoy) pret'ty (prit'ty)
said (sed) cough (kawf) wom'en (wim'en)
loir (lwar) mont (mong) cann on' (kan yun')
a'ny (en'y) rouge (roozh) sa lon' (sa long')
newt (nut) mauve (mov) chap'eau (shap'o)
beaux (boz) ruche (roosh) cha teau' (sha to')
once (wuns) Czech (tchek) cro quet (kro ka')
i'ron (i'urn) caf'e (kaf 'a) men age' (-azh')
Lesson 231.
Words of irregular Pronunciation.
pa tois' (pat wa') bou quet' (boo ka')
bi jou (be zhoo') breech'es (brich'ez)
phthis'ic (tiz'ik) por'poise (por'pus)
bu'reau (bu'ro) a gain' (a gen')
En'glish (ing'glish) dis cern' (diz zern')
flam'beau (flam'bo) e nough' (e nuf')
haut'boy (ho'boy) en nui' (ong nwe')
hic'cough (hik'kup) ron deau' (ron do')
right'eous (ri'chus) vign ette' (vin yet')
cham'ois (sham'my) squir'rel (or skwur'rel)
bou'doir (boo'dwor) suf fice' (suf fiz')
ser'geant (sar'jent) cor'tege (kor'tazh)
Lesson 232.
Words of irregular Pronunciation.
sough (suf) men ag'e rie (men azh'e ry)
myrrh (mer) ci ce ro'ne (che che- or sis'e-)
suave (swav) chev'aux-de-frise (shev'o de frez)
shew (sho) pap'ier-ma che (pap'ya ma sha)
strew (stru) de col le te' (da kol le ta')
bouffe (boof) tic-dou lou reux' (tik doo lo roo')
nom (nong) ver mi cel'li (-chel'li or -sel'li)
clough (kluf) su per fi'cies (su per fish'ez)
nee (na) ra tion a'le (rash un a'le)
ghat (gawt) ha bit u e (a bit n a')
creux (kru) hal le lu jah (hal le lu'ya)
Lesson 233.
Words of irregular Pronunciation.
bus'i ness (biz'nes) roq'ue laure (rok'e lor)
colo nel (kur'nel) sac'ri fice (sak'ri fiz)
hau teur' (ho tur') chef-d'oeuvre' (sha doovr')
bdell'ium (del'yum) es cri toire' (es kri twor')
cui rass' (kwe ras') belles-let'tres (bel let'ter)
gauch rie' (gosh re') res tau rant' (res to rang')
trous seau' (troo so') mign on ette' (min yon et')
gun'wale (gun'nel) fuch'si a (fook'si a)
dah'lia (dal'ya) re veil'le (re val'ya)
soi ree' (swa ra') pap e terie' (pap a tre')
sap'phire' (saf'ir) sur veil'lance' (-val'yans)
cog'nac (kon'yak) Ple'ia des (ple'ya dez)
Lesson 234.
Words of irregular Pronunciation.
nes'cience (nesh'ens) re cher che' (ruh sher sha')
ba rege' (ba razh') so bri quet' (so bre ka')
diph'thong (dif-) aid'-de-camp (ad'de kong)
sol'dier (sol'jer) mag gio're (mad jo'ra)
fort'une' (fort'yun) made moi selle' (-mwa zel')
neph'ew (nef'yu) fleur-de-lis' (flur de le')
let'tuce (let'tis) deb au chee' (deb o she')
en tree' (ong tra') res er voir' (rez er vwor')
re gime' (ra zhem') eis tedd'fod (is teth'fod)
scru toire' (skru twor') pro te ge' (pro ta zha')
phy sique' (fe zek') de noue'ment (-noo'mong)
Lesson 235.
Words of irregular Pronunciation.
cri tique' (kri tek') en core' (ong kor')
pen chant' (pong shong') se ance' (sa ongs')
chig'non (shen'yong) mor ceau' (mor so')
cha let' (sha la') dan seuse' (dong zurz')
e lan' (a lang') sang-froid' (song frwa')
mem'oir (mem'wor) qui vive (ke vev)
mon sieur' (mo ser') faux pas' (fo pa')
blanc-mange' (blo-monj') bon ton (bong tong)
a mende' (a mongd') bon'mot (bong'mo)
cen time' (son tem') mil lier' (mi lya')
biv'ouac (biv'wak) sa vant' (sa vong')
Lesson 236.
Names of Men.
Charles Ad'am Har'old A'sa
Frank Al'bert Hen'ry Bas'il
George An'drew Ho'mer Ca'leb
Hugh Ar'thur I'saac Ce'phas
James Clar'ence Ja'cob Cy'rus
Job Da'vid Jo'seph Eu'gene
John Ed'ward Lew'is Fe'lix
Luke Ed'win No'ah Ja'bez
Mark Ez'ra Pat'rick Leon'ard
Saul Fran'cis Pe'ter Mo'ses
Ralph Gil'bert Will'iam Rob'ert
Lesson 237.
Names of Men.
Her'bert Ab'sa lom Al ex an'der
Hi'ram An'tho ny An dro ni'cus
Hor'ace Ben'ja min Bar thol'o mew
Ja'son E li'jah Eb en e'zer
Jes'se Fer'di nand Em man'u el
Law'rence Fred'er ick E ze'ki el
Le'vi I sa'iah (-ya) Jer e mi'ah
Lu'ther Le an'der Le on'i das
Os'car Ol'i ver Na po'le on
Phil'ip Sam'u el The oph'i lus
Rich'ard Tim'o thy Zech a ri'ah
Lesson 238.
Names of Women.
Anne A'da Es'ther Lo'is
Blanche Ag'nes Eu'nice Lu'cy
Eve Al'ice E'va Ma'bel
Grace An'na Fan'ny Mar'tha
Jane Ber'tha Flo'ra Ma'ry
Jean Clar'a Fran'ces My'ra
Kate Co'ra Ger'trude Nan'cy
Maud E'dith Hel'en Ra'chel
May Ed'na Han'nah Rho'da
Pearl El'la I'da Sa'rah
Ruth Em'ma Lau'ra Su'san
Lesson 239.
Names of Women.
A'my Ad'e line A me'li a
Bet'sey A man'da Ar a bel'la
Bridg'et Bar'ba ra Dor o the'a
Char'lotte Be'a trice E liz'a beth
Chlo'e Deb'o rah E van'ge line
Dor'cas E li'za Fe lic'i a
Di'nah Em'i ly Fred er i'ca
El'len Mar'ga ret Ge'or gi an'a
Flor'ence Pris cil'la Is a bel'la
Ja net' Re bec'ca La vin'i a
Ro'sa Su san'na Vic to'ri a
Lesson 240.
Abbreviations used in Writing and Printing.
A. or Am., Answer. Bro., Brother.
A. B., Bachelor of Arts. C. H., Court-House.
A. C., or B. C., Before Christ. Co., Company; County.
C. O. D., Collect on delivery.
A. D., In the year of our Lord.
A. M., Master of Arts; Before Cr., Credit.
noon; In the year of the world. D. D., Doctor of Divinity.
Do., or ditto, The same.
Bart., Baronet. Dr., Doctor; Debtor.
Bbl., Barrel; barrels. e. g. (exempli gratia), For example.
B. L., Bachelor of Laws.
Lesson 241.
Abbreviations used in Writing and Printing.
Ed., Editor; Edition. H. B. M., Her Britannic Majesty.
Eng., England; English.
Esq., Esquire. Hhd., Hogshead.
Etc. (et cetera), And so forth. H.R., House of Representatives.
Fri., Friday.
Fahr., Fahrenheit. Ibid., In the same place.
F.R.S., Fellow of the Royal Society. Id.(idem), The same.
i. e. (id est), That is.
Gen., General; Genesis. Jas., James.
Gov., Governor. Jun. or Jr., Junior.
G.P.O., General Post-Office. Lat., Latitude.
Lb., Pound; pounds.
Lesson 242.
Abbreviations used in Writing and Printing.
LL. D., Doctor of Laws. Mrs., Mistress.
Long., Longitude. N., North.
L. S., Place of the Seal. N. A., North America.
M., Monsieur. MS., Manuscript.
M. C., Member of Congress. No., Number.
Mon., Monday. N. B. (nota bene), Take notice.
M. D., Doctor of Medicine. pp., Pages.
Messrs., Gentlemen. Per., By the.
M. P., Member of Parliament. P. M., Postmaster; Afternoon.
P.O., Post-Office.
Mr., Mister; Master. Prof, Professor.
Lesson 243.
Abbreviations used in Writing and Printing.
P. S., Postscript. St., Saint; Street.
Pub. Doc., Public Document. Sun., Sunday.
Supt., Superintendent.
Pxt., He painted it. Thurs., Thursday.
Sc., He engraved it. Tues., Tuesday.
Q. M., Quartermaster. V., vid., or vide, See.
Rec'd., Received. Viz.(videlicet), Namely.
Rev., Reverend. Vol., Volume.
S., Shilling; South. Vs. (versus), Against.
S. A., South America. Wed., Wednesday.
Sat., Saturday. W.I., West Indies.
Sen., Senior; Senator. Wt., Weight.
Lesson 244.
Abbreviations of the States, with their Pronunciation.
Ala., Al a ba'ma. Ia., I'o wa.
Ark., Ar'kan sas. Kan., Kan'sas.
Cal., Cal i for'ni a. Ky., Ken tuck'y.
Col. or Colo., Col o ra'do. Lou. or La., Lou i si a'na.
Conn. or Ct., Con nect'i cut Mass., Mas sa chu'setts.
Md., Ma'ry land.
Del., Del'a ware. Me., Maine.
Flor. or Fla., Flor'i da. Mich., Mich'i gan.
Geo. or Ga., Geor'gi a. Minn., Min ne so'ta.
Ill., Il li nois'. Miss., Mis sis sip'pi.
Ind., In di an'a. Mo., Mis sou'ri.
Lesson 245.
Abbreviations of the States, with their Pronunciation.
Neb., Ne bras'ka. R. I., Rhode Is1'and.
N. C., North Car o li'na. S. C., South Car o li'na.
N. H., New Hamp'shire Tenn., Ten nes see'.
Tex., Tex'as.
N. J., New Jer'sey. Uh., U'tah (yoo'ta).
Nev., Ne va'da. U.S.A., U nit'ed States of A mer'i ca.
N. Y., New York.
Or., Or'e gon. Va., Vir gin'i a.
O., O hi'o. Vt., Ver mont'.
Pa. or Penn., Penn syl va'ni a. Wis., Wis con'sin.
W Va., West Vir gin'i a.
Lesson 246.
American and Foreign Geographical Names.
Al'ba ny Ba'den Al le ghe'ny
Ayr (ar) Bal'ti more A'si a (a'shi a)
Aulne (on) Bor deaux' (-do') Cin cin na'ti
Bos'ton Chi ca'go Eu phra'tes
Chey enne' Cai'ro Ha wai'i
Main Cey'lon' Pal'es tine
Mo bile' I'ser (e'zer) Phil a del'phi a
Pau (po) Mad rid' Pyr'e nees
Saone Mil wau'kee Szeg ed in'
Seine Mon ta'na Vi en'na
Thames (temz) New Or'leans Wash'ing ton
Lesson 247.
Other Geographical Names of frequent Mispronunciation.
Guanaxuato (gwa na hwa'to) Aube (ob)
Poughkeepsie (po kip'si) Caen (kon)
Worcester (woos'ter) Dieppe (dyep)
Youghiogheny (yoh'ho ga'ni) Foix (fwa)
Newfoundland (nu'fund land) Joux (zhoo)
Chuquisaca (choo ke sa'ka) Lisle (lel)
Guatemala (ga te ma'la) Moux (moo)
Winnipiseogee (-pis sok'ki) Oude (owd)
Venezuela (ven e zwe'la) Sioux (soo)
Altamaha (al ta ma ha') Thau (to)
Chautauqua (sha ta'kwa) Y (i)
Lesson 248.