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... AFFIXES . Many words are formed by adding something to the end of an- other word . Thus , from man , by adding ly , is formed manly ; from use , by adding ful , is formed useful . The part thus added is called the affix or suffix ...
... AFFIXES . Many words are formed by adding something to the end of an- other word . Thus , from man , by adding ly , is formed manly ; from use , by adding ful , is formed useful . The part thus added is called the affix or suffix ...
Page 102
... AFFIX ing . RULE I. The last letter is doubled only in words of one syllable , or in words accented on the last syllable , and in these , it is doubled only when they end with a single consonant , preceded by a single vowel ; as , let ...
... AFFIX ing . RULE I. The last letter is doubled only in words of one syllable , or in words accented on the last syllable , and in these , it is doubled only when they end with a single consonant , preceded by a single vowel ; as , let ...
Page 103
... AFFIX ed . RULE I. The last letter is doubled only in words of one syllable , or words accented on the last syllable , and in these , only when they end with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel ; as , wed , wed ded . If the ...
... AFFIX ed . RULE I. The last letter is doubled only in words of one syllable , or words accented on the last syllable , and in these , only when they end with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel ; as , wed , wed ded . If the ...
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... AFFIXES er , or , AND ar . These are a corruption of the Saxon word wer , or the Latin vir , a man ; and words of ... affix ; as , law , law yer . 2 2 Beg ' gar bank ' er ba ' ker dream ' er dri ' ver dig ger plant er pa cer preach er ...
... AFFIXES er , or , AND ar . These are a corruption of the Saxon word wer , or the Latin vir , a man ; and words of ... affix ; as , law , law yer . 2 2 Beg ' gar bank ' er ba ' ker dream ' er dri ' ver dig ger plant er pa cer preach er ...
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... AFFIXES er AND or . 2 for ' eign er 3 va por er 1 2 Fa ' vor er car ' ri er la bor er trav el er cus tom er wag on er pris on er pub lish er ar ' gu er gar den er fur nish er suf fer er mur der er sum mon er 6 con quer or fol low er con ...
... AFFIXES er AND or . 2 for ' eign er 3 va por er 1 2 Fa ' vor er car ' ri er la bor er trav el er cus tom er wag on er pris on er pub lish er ar ' gu er gar den er fur nish er suf fer er mur der er sum mon er 6 con quer or fol low er con ...
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affix al low ance ben e bil i ty cate cell cence chaise cial cious consonant DICTATION EXERCISES diphthongs ence fall fate fore gent hymn ic al late lence less LESSON letters ment move nate ness pheme pine PREFIXES pronounced ra tion ri ous rose silent SILENT LETTERS sion sion ex sive soft sound spect syllable ta tion tain tate tism tive trans triphthong tube tude ture vowel wolf WORDS FORMED
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Page 142 - ... twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety one hundred two hundred three hundred...
Page 136 - Alabama. AM Master of Arts ; Before noon ; In the year of the world. Am. American.
Page 136 - AC or BC Before Christ. AD In the year of our Lord. AM Master of Arts; Before noon ; In the year of the world.
Page 5 - A DIGRAPH, or improper diphthong, is the union of two vowels in a syllable, one of which is silent; as, oa in loaf. 13. A TRIPHTHONG is the union of three vowels in one syllable ; as, eau in beau, ieu in adieu.
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Page 15 - ... [(a - b + c) - (d + e + f)] + [g - (h - ¡)] = (- a + b) + (-c + d...
Page 137 - Savior of men. Inst. Instant. Isa. Isaiah. Jac. Jacob. Jas. James. Jer; Jeremiah, Jno. John. Josh. Joshua. Judg. Judges. Jun. or Jr. Junior. K. King; Knight. KG Knight of the Garter. Km. Kingdom. Kt. Knight. Lat. Latitude; Latin. Lbs. Pounds. Ld. Lord; Lady. Ldp. Lordship. Lev. Leviticus. Lieut. Lieutenant. LL. D. Doctor of Laws. Lon. Longitude. Lond. London. LS Place of the Seal. M. Marquis. Maj. Major. Mat. Matthew. Math. Mathematics. MC Member of Congress. MD Doctor of Medicine. Messrs. Gentlemen;...
Page 14 - A derivative word is one that is formed from some simpler word in the language ; as, harmless, greatly, connected.
Page 115 - ... im pen e tra bil i ty im prac ti ca bil i ty in com pat i bil...
Page 14 - A Derivative Word is one which is formed from some other word by adding something to it...