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. Pronunciation.-swēt; 2prit'tỹ; 3å gĕn'; 'bĭn; blăg'gärd. Bare, naked Bear, an animal Beach, the sea-shore Beech, a tree Bin, a box for grain Berry, a small fruit Bury, to cover with earth Berth, room in a ship Bread, food made of flour Cannon, a great gun Canvas, coarse cloth Canvass, to examine Crews, of sailors Cruise, a voyage Cruse, a small bottle Dire, dreadful Doe, a she-deer Fain, glad Feat, a deed Feet, the plural of foot Flew, from fly Flour, fine meal Foul, not clean Gild, to overlay with gold 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 Kill, to take life Knew, from know Liar, one who tells lies Manner, way of doing Marshal, a chief officer Moan, to groan softly Pause, a stop Paws, feet of beasts of prey Purl, to flow gently Pearl, a jewel Plum, a fruit Plumb, exactly upright To the Teacher.-Exercises in the use of these words in sentences should be given. See Lessons on Homonyms, Part II. |