THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

ASTOR, LENOX AND
TILOEN FOUNDATIONS.

WELL MAY TYRANTS TREMBLE ;-FOR THE SCHOOLMASTER IS ABROAD!" WESTERN

SPELLING BOOK;

BEING AN IMPROVEMENT

OF TH

AMERICAN SPELLING BOOK,

BY NOAH WEBSTER.

DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF

COMMON SCHOOLS.

By Nathan Guilford.

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DISTRICT OF OHIO, SCT.

E it remembered, that on the 30th day of April, in the year of

our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, Nathan Guilford, of the said District bath deposited in this office, the title of book, the title of which is in the words following, to wit:

“ The Western Spelling Book, being an improvement of the Ameri. can Spelling Book,by Noah Webster. Designed for the uso of common Schools. By Nathan Guilford."

In right whereof be claims as proprietor, In conformity with tho act of Congress entitled, An act to amend tho several act: rcspecting Co. pg.rights." TL. S.] Attest,

WM. MINER, Clerk of the District of Ohio.

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ASTOR, I ENOX AND
TILDEN FOUNDATION

1902

In the English language there are twenty-six letters, which are divided into powels and consonants.

A vowel is a simple sound of itself.
The dowels are a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes w and y.

A consonant has no sound, except when united to a vowel.

The consonants are b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, P, 9, Tg 8t, 0, 4, 2, and sometimes w, and y.

2

2

name.

e

men.

u

3

man.

KEY. The characters used in the key to the following work correspond with those used by WALKER in his Dictionary, and are denoted by the figures 1,2,3,4,5, &c. placed over the vowels. Long.

Short. 1 1 1

2 a as in fate,

a as in far, part.
me,
here.

met,
pine, time. i

pin, pit. no, note.

tub, tun. tube, tune.

glory, egypt. у dry, defy.

Flat.
Broad.

4

4 3

a as in fat, & as in fall, bald.

not,

shot. cost.

Short broad . bull, bush.

5

5 Short close o.

a as in wad, what. 5 o as in good, wood.

Sound of short u. The long close o.

i as in sir bird. 2 o as in move, prove.

her, prefer. Sound of long a.

Diphthongs.

vi as in thers, vein.

as in voice, joy

oy Sound of long e.

" loud, now.

ow i es in fatigue, marine.

nor,

u