The Elementary Spelling Book: Being an Improvement on The American Spelling Book |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 9
Page 8
... consonants , The suuds made with the organs pen , are called vowels , as a , e , c . Sounds constitute the spoken ... consonant . A , has five sounds , as in late , ask , ball , hat , what . E , has three sounds , as in mete , met ...
... consonants , The suuds made with the organs pen , are called vowels , as a , e , c . Sounds constitute the spoken ... consonant . A , has five sounds , as in late , ask , ball , hat , what . E , has three sounds , as in mete , met ...
Page 9
... consonants are best understood by placing a vowel before them in pronunciation ; thus , .eb , ed , ef , eg , ek , el ... consonant , as in mil- lion , pronounced mill - yun . J represents a compound sound , that may be expressed Spelling ...
... consonants are best understood by placing a vowel before them in pronunciation ; thus , .eb , ed , ef , eg , ek , el ... consonant , as in mil- lion , pronounced mill - yun . J represents a compound sound , that may be expressed Spelling ...
Page 11
... consonant and e final , are long , as in fate , mete , mite , note , mute , unless pointed , as in dove , give ... consonants , have their second or short sound , unless pointed , as in ban , mat , camp , blank . Hence it is deemed ...
... consonant and e final , are long , as in fate , mete , mite , note , mute , unless pointed , as in dove , give ... consonants , have their second or short sound , unless pointed , as in ban , mat , camp , blank . Hence it is deemed ...
Page 13
... consonant with a single vowel pre- ceding , that vowel except the dotted i , is long as in fate , mete , rīte , note , tune , gyve . When it fol- lows two or more consonants , the vowel of that syllable is usually short as in abridg'e ...
... consonant with a single vowel pre- ceding , that vowel except the dotted i , is long as in fate , mete , rīte , note , tune , gyve . When it fol- lows two or more consonants , the vowel of that syllable is usually short as in abridg'e ...
Page 14
... consonant , the preceding vowel is short , as in habit . The general rule by which accent is regulated , is , that the stress of voice falls on that syllable of a word , which renders the articulations most easy to the speaker , and ...
... consonant , the preceding vowel is short , as in habit . The general rule by which accent is regulated , is , that the stress of voice falls on that syllable of a word , which renders the articulations most easy to the speaker , and ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
accented Adjectives al low bär ben e bil i ty bird bọọk cate cent chaise chro cial cious cism consonant coun denotes dent digraph diphthong dove fall four syllables fu sion gent ging la tion late letters ling log ie lous ly ness marïne mat ie ment mis sion möve Noah Webster nouns pär pärt prey pronounced pronunciation ra phy ri ous ri ty rize sion sive sound Spelling Book syllables tain tate thin thou three syllables tial tion ex tious tism tive trae trans trees ture verbs vowel whạt Words of four Words of three
Popular passages
Page 15 - A, a; B, b; C, c ; D, d; E, e ; F, f; G, g; H, h; I, i; J, j; K, k ; L, 1; M, m ; N, n ; O, o...
Page 168 - ... or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was : and the spirit shall return unto GOD Who gave it.
Page 141 - Well, well,' said the old man, 'if neither words nor grass will do, I must try what virtue there is in stones.' So the old man pelted him heartily with stones, which soon made the young chap hasten down from the tree, and beg the old man's pardon.
Page 163 - ... twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety one hundred two hundred three hundred four hundred five hundred...
Page 167 - She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace ; a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
Page 4 - In conformity to the act of Congress of the United States, entitled, " An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned ;
Page 143 - It is no more than justice, quoth the Farmer, to be sure : But, what did I say ? — I mistake. It is your bull that has killed one of my oxen. Indeed ! says the Lawyer ; that alters the case : I must inquire into the affair ; and if — And IF ! said the Farmer — the business, I find, would have been concluded without an IF, had you been as ready to do justice to others as to exact it from them.
Page 143 - One of your oxen," continued he, " has been gored by an unlucky bull of mine ; and I should be glad to know how I am to make you reparation." — " Thou art a very honest fellow," replied the lawyer, " and wilt not think it unreasonable that I expect one of thy oxen in return.
Page 141 - WHEN men suffer their imagination to amuse thom, with the prospect of distant and uncertain improvements of their condition, they frequently sustain real losses, by their inattention to those affairs in which they are immediately concerned.
Page 143 - ... not to be altogether in so growling a mood as usual, accepted the proposal, and they very amicably pursued their journey together. In the midst of their conversation they arrived at the next village, where Tiger began to display his malignant disposition by an unprovoked attack upon every dog he met.