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WORDS OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED

Have the pupils write the words divided into syllables and marked as below. Drill on the pronunciation until a correct habit is formed. Have the words used in short oral sentences.

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Pronunciation.-swēt; 2prit'tỹ; 3å gĕn'; 'bĭn; blăg'gärd.

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Pronunciation.-1 å kous'tiks or å kōōs'tiks; 2 hap'ker chif; 3 so'sha b'l.

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Bare, naked

Bear, an animal

Beach, the sea-shore Beech, a tree

Bin, a box for grain
Been, from be

Berry, a small fruit

Bury, to cover with earth

Berth, room in a ship
Birth, coming into life
Borough, a town
Burrow, a hole for animals

Bread, food made of flour
Bred, brought up

Cannon, a great gun
Canon, a rule; a church officer

Canvas, coarse cloth Canvass, to examine

Crews, of sailors

Cruise, a voyage

Cruse, a small bottle

Dire, dreadful
Dyer, one who dyes

Doe, a she-deer
Dough, paste of bread

Fain, glad
Fane, a temple
Feign, to pretend

Feat, a deed

Feet, the plural of foot

Flew, from fly
Flue, a passage for smoke

Flour, fine meal
Flower, a blossom

Foul, not clean
Fowl, a winged animal

Gild, to overlay with gold
Guild, a society

Hall, a large room Haul, to pull; to draw

Hew, to cut

Hue, a color

Hoard, to lay up

Horde, a wandering tribe

Key, an instrument
Quay, a wharf

Kill, to take life
Kiln,—of bricks

Knew, from know
Gnu, an animal
New, not old

Liar, one who tells lies
Lyre, a musical instrument
Loan, anything lent
Lone, without company

Manner, way of doing
Manor, land of a nobleman

Marshal, a chief officer
Martial, warlike

Moan, to groan softly
Mown, from mow
Palate,-of the mouth
Pallet, a small bed
Palette, a painter's board

Pause, a stop

Paws, feet of beasts of prey

Purl, to flow gently

Pearl, a jewel

Plum, a fruit

Plumb, exactly upright

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To the Teacher.-Exercises in the use of these words in sentences should be given. See Lessons on Homonyms, Part II.

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The population of the United States in 1890 was 62,622,250.

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