The Elementary Spelling Book: Being an Improvement on The American Spelling Book |
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Page 11
Before n in the same syllable it is silent ; as , in gnaw . H is a mark of mere breathing or aspiration . After r it has no sound ; as , in rhetoric . I in certain words has the use of y consonant ; as , in million , y pronounced ...
Before n in the same syllable it is silent ; as , in gnaw . H is a mark of mere breathing or aspiration . After r it has no sound ; as , in rhetoric . I in certain words has the use of y consonant ; as , in million , y pronounced ...
Page 12
It is silent before n in in the same syllable ; as , in knave . L has one sound only ; as , in lame , mill . It is silent in many words , especially before a final consonant ; as , in walk , calii , calt , should .
It is silent before n in in the same syllable ; as , in knave . L has one sound only ; as , in lame , mill . It is silent in many words , especially before a final consonant ; as , in walk , calii , calt , should .
Page 14
... put , pus , pull . ė i , o ( italic ) mark a letter silent token , cousin , mason . a REGULAR DIPHTHONGAL SOUNDS . oi , or oy ( unmarked ) , as in . oil , join , toy . ou , or ow Tunmarked ) , as in out , owl , vowel .
... put , pus , pull . ė i , o ( italic ) mark a letter silent token , cousin , mason . a REGULAR DIPHTHONGAL SOUNDS . oi , or oy ( unmarked ) , as in . oil , join , toy . ou , or ow Tunmarked ) , as in out , owl , vowel .
Page 119
... ten when whirl wind white wash whěnce whìn yard whirl bắt whī tish whỉsk whỉp € ôrd whirl i sig whist whịp graft wharf aģe whý whit whịp saw wharf in ġer ,, whim per whìn ny whi ting IN THE FOLLOWING WORDS , 20 IS SILENT . . who who ...
... ten when whirl wind white wash whěnce whìn yard whirl bắt whī tish whỉsk whỉp € ôrd whirl i sig whist whịp graft wharf aģe whý whit whịp saw wharf in ġer ,, whim per whìn ny whi ting IN THE FOLLOWING WORDS , 20 IS SILENT . . who who ...
Page 136
G AND K BEFORE 1 ARE ALWAYS SILENT . knāv ' ish knock ' er knāv'ish ly knöll knāv ' ish ness kuot knēad knot grass gnaw knee knot ' ted gno ' mon kneel knot ' ty gnos ' ties knife knõt ' ti ly gnos ' ti çişm knight knot ' ti ness knăb ...
G AND K BEFORE 1 ARE ALWAYS SILENT . knāv ' ish knock ' er knāv'ish ly knöll knāv ' ish ness kuot knēad knot grass gnaw knee knot ' ted gno ' mon kneel knot ' ty gnos ' ties knife knõt ' ti ly gnos ' ti çişm knight knot ' ti ness knăb ...
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ACCENTED animal āte BÄR bil i ty bird body BÓN called cioŭs consonant ding earth EXIST FALL farmer FOLLOWING Foot formed FOUR give ground grow işm keep kind lā tion LÅST lāte laws less letters ling LINK live MARÏNE mark ment moon MOVE ness never nouns oŭs person PILL PREY PRONOUNCED SECOND ship short silent sion sive SÓN sound SYLLABLES těn thing THREE TIÊRE tion tive trans trees üre Verbs vowel WILAT WOLF wood WORDS
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| Title | The Elementary Spelling Book: Being an Improvement on The American Spelling Book |
| Author | Noah Webster |
| Compiled by | Noah Webster |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | D. Appleton & Company, 1866 |
| Original from | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitized | 14 Aug 2017 |
| Length | 170 pages |
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