Merrill's Word and Sentence Book: A Practical Speller Designed to Teach the Form, Pronunciation, Meaning, and Use of Common WordsCharles E. Merrill Company, 1891 - 189 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 15
Page 4
... syllable ; as , I , do , gun . A dissyllable is a word of two syllables ; as , wag'on . A trisyllable is a word of three syllables ; as , el'e phant . A polysyllable is a word of four or more syllables ; as , rhi noc'e ros , hip po pot ...
... syllable ; as , I , do , gun . A dissyllable is a word of two syllables ; as , wag'on . A trisyllable is a word of three syllables ; as , el'e phant . A polysyllable is a word of four or more syllables ; as , rhi noc'e ros , hip po pot ...
Page 5
... syllables . 66 ŭs û 66 ûrn a , e denote ob- scure sounds . oo as in moon 00 66 look DIPHTHONGS Soi or oy ( unmarked ) , as in oil , oyster } { 66 66 ou Ow 66 out , owl CONSONANTS b as in rib k as in kite s as in yes ng as in ring ...
... syllables . 66 ŭs û 66 ûrn a , e denote ob- scure sounds . oo as in moon 00 66 look DIPHTHONGS Soi or oy ( unmarked ) , as in oil , oyster } { 66 66 ou Ow 66 out , owl CONSONANTS b as in rib k as in kite s as in yes ng as in ring ...
Page 7
... syllables , silent letters , vowels , and consonants . Vowels having an obscure sound in unaccented syllables may be left unmarked . John thigh ρξ ρξΰ wrist limbs hymn school gyp sy clos et bo som isl and vict uals walk ing fore head ...
... syllables , silent letters , vowels , and consonants . Vowels having an obscure sound in unaccented syllables may be left unmarked . John thigh ρξ ρξΰ wrist limbs hymn school gyp sy clos et bo som isl and vict uals walk ing fore head ...
Page 40
... syllable , two syllables , three syllables , and four syllables . Did Dictation . The sum of eight and five is thirteen . you place a question - mark after the question ? Cinderella is a fairy story . Pronunciation . 1 bis'kit ; wŏf'f ...
... syllable , two syllables , three syllables , and four syllables . Did Dictation . The sum of eight and five is thirteen . you place a question - mark after the question ? Cinderella is a fairy story . Pronunciation . 1 bis'kit ; wŏf'f ...
Page 59
... syllables of a simple word ; if not , a hyphen is placed between them . Make as many compound words as you can of the following simple words ; find out from the dictionary which should have a hyphen . Ex .: Rainbow , snow - bound . hand ...
... syllables of a simple word ; if not , a hyphen is placed between them . Make as many compound words as you can of the following simple words ; find out from the dictionary which should have a hyphen . Ex .: Rainbow , snow - bound . hand ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Alice Cary animal Avoirdupois ben e capital column comma Copy the words Date Palm daugh Dictation Dictation.The feet fish flowers form their plurals grain John Howard Payne king land lesson letters little fox long sound mark the long Mark the short measuring ment Mont Blanc Morning's at seven ness Ocean Paul Lu plural form pound Pronunciation.¹ pupils putting the right quart recite right word river river Dee Root forms Rule.-A short sound silent silent letters singular spelling sponge suffix syllables tion tism tive toil tree tress trout cod vowel wreaths Write the words yard
Popular passages
Page 106 - Monosyllables, and words accented on the last syllable, ending with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, double that consonant, when they take another syllable beginning with a vowel...
Page 49 - A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy; all for want of a little care about a horseshoe nail.
Page 106 - The day is done, and the darkness Falls from the wings of Night, As a feather is wafted downward From an eagle in his flight. I see the lights of the village Gleam through the rain and the mist, And a feeling of sadness comes o'er me, That my soul cannot resist: A feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow only As the mist resembles the rain.
Page 58 - The year's at the spring And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn: God's in his heaven All's right with the world!
Page 77 - FLOWER in the crannied wall, I pluck you out of the crannies, I hold you here, root and all, in my hand, Little flower but if I could understand What you are, root and all, and all in all, I should know what God and man is.
Page 151 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints 1 quart (qt...
Page 88 - Farewell the tranquil mind ! Farewell content ! Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars, That make ambition virtue ! O, farewell ! Farewell the neighing steed, and the shrill trump, The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife, The royal banner ; and all quality. Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war ! And O, you mortal engines, whose rude throats The immortal Jove's dread clamours counterfeit, Farewell ! Othello's occupation's gone ! lago.
Page 121 - Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay: Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade A breath can make them, as a breath has made; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied.
Page 82 - If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms Never! never ! never...
Page 90 - Neither a borrower nor a lender be : For loan oft loses both itself and friend ; And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.