*For a course of study in the analysis of Derivatives and Compounds exclusively, see Sanders & McElligott's ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH WORDS. SECTION XXIII. TEST WORDS. To bring under special review what has been taught in the previous part of this book, and to test, by pertinent examples, the pupil's proficiency in the art of spelling generally, is the leading aim of the present Section. In aid of this design, notes are not unfrequently subjoined, pointing the learner back to the page or exercise, where may be found the rule, excep tion, principle, or what not, involved in the spelling or pronunciation of the particular word before him. Other notes, also, are added, embracing points not elsewhere introduced, or such as seemed to require some additional explanation. The examples, moreover, are often so arranged as almost to compel comparison between such words and parts of words as British (one t) and skittish (two t's), distaff (ff) and digraph (ph), typify (iƒy) and tepefy (efy), which are among the most fertile sources of error in orthography. * In forming phthisicky from phthisic, why is the k inserted? See Rule VI, page 61. * hol' o caust ob'e lisk EXERCISE 468. pen' ni less pen'ny weight pă o neer' cav a liēr' coûrt' e sy twinge' ing man' u al ap ro pōs ty ran' nic al so lil o quy col lo quy syl' lo gişm far i na' ceous col lis' ion su per sti' tious vig' i lance em pуr' e al prev' a lence em pir'ic al com' plai şance pal' at a ble cog' ni zance gar ru' li ty Why is b silent in doubting? See Assimilation of Consonants, p. 13. Why is the e omitted in infringing, and retained in singeing and twingeing? See note, page 68. |