Reading Help ECLECTIC SPELLING BOOK
In words like the following, U should receive its proper consonant sound; `
` as nature, pronounced nat'yur. `
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` nat'ure sig'na ture ag'ri cult ure `
` creat'ure sep'ul ture leg'is la ture `
` feat'ure fur'ni ture ar'chi tect ure `
` fut'ure for'feit ure tem'per a ture `
` capt'ure lig'a ture lit'er a ture `
` rapt'ure ap'er ture flo'ri cult ure `
` text'ure quad'ra ture ju'di ca ture `
` pict'ure ad vent'ure hor'ti cult ure `
` script'ure con ject'ure man u fact'ure `
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` Lesson 128. `
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` pail, a wooden vessel. Paul, a man's name. `
` pale, not bright. pall, a covering. `
` pear, a fruit. pique, to give offense. `
` pare, to cut thin. peak, the top. `
` pair, a couple. peer, a nobleman. `
` raze, to pull down. pier, a wharf `
` raise, to lift up. quartz, a kind of rock. `
` rays, beams of light. quarts, measures. `
` pain, uneasiness. plain, smooth. `
` pane, a square of glass. plane, a surface; tool. `
` peel, rind; skin. quire, twenty-four sheets of paper. `
` peal, a sound of bells. `
` port, a harbor. choir (kwir), a band of singers. `
` Porte, a Turkish court. `
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` Lesson 129. `
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` X with the sound of gz; as exact, pronounced egz act'. `
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` ex act' ex act'ly ex ag'g'er ate `
` ex ist' ex am'ine ex an'i mate `
` ex ult' ex em'plar ex as'per ate `
` ex hale' ex er'tion ex ec'u trix `
` ex haust' ex hib'it ex hil'a rate `
` ex ert' ex ist'ence ex on'er ate `
` ex hort' ex ist'ent ex em'pli fy `
` ex ude' ex ot'ic ex or'bi tant `
` ex ergue' ex haust'ive ux o'ri ous `
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` Lesson 130. `
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` Ti has often the sound of sh: followed by on, it is pronounced shun. `
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` na'tion ces sa'tion de vi a'tion `
` pa'tient col la'tion dep re da'tion `
` fac'tious cre a'tion des per a'tion `
` frac'tious dic ta'tion lib er a'tion `
` sta'tion do na'tion me di a'tion `
` lo'tion du ra'tion mod er a'tion `
` mo'tion e qua'tion nu mer a'tion `
` no'tion tes ta'tion op er a'tion `
` po'tion for ma'tion tol er a'tion `
` por'tion frus tra'tion trep i da'tion `
` quo'tient gra da'tion val u a'tion `
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` Lesson 131. `
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` Other examples in which final tion is pronounced shun. `
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` men'tion ab strac'tion ed u ca'tion `
` sec'tion at trac'tion em ula'tion `
` frac'tion de trac'tion ex cla ma'tion `
` dic'tion dis trac'tion ex pec ta'tion `
` fic'tion ex trac'tion ex por ta'tion `
` fric'tion in frac'tion fer men ta'tion `
` junc'tion pro trac'tion gen er a'tion `
` ac'tion re frac'tion grav i ta'tion `
` cap'tion re trac'tion hab i ta'tion `
` op'tion con trac'tion il lus tra'tion `
` fac'tion sub trac'tion im por ta'tion `
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` Lesson 132. `
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` Examples in which sci, ti, and ci have the sound of sh. `
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` auc'tion au da'cious ab er ra'tion `
` cau'tion ca pa'cious ad mi ra'tion `
` cau'tious ve ra'cious ad o ra'tion `
` gla'cial fal la'cious ad u la'tion `
` gra'cious fu ga'cious ag gra va'tion `
` spa'cious lo qua'cious ap pli ca'tion `
` Gre'cian ra pa'cious ap pro ba'tion `
` spe'cious sa ga'cious prep a ra'tion `
` par'tial te na'cious pres er va'tion `
` con'science vi va'cious proc la ma'tion `
` spe'cie vo ra'cious prof a na'tion `
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` Lesson 133. `
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` Ci, ce, and si with the sound of sh. `
` `
` spe'cies ju di'cial ac ces'sion `
` o'cean lo gi'cian com pres'sion `
` so'cial ma gi'cian de clen'sion `
` spe'cial mu si'cian ex pres'sion `
` cru'cial tac ti'cian im pres'sion `
` pre'cious op ti'cian op pres'sion `
` pas'sion pa tri'cian pre ten'sion `
` man'sion phy si'cian suc ces'sion `
` pen'sion pro vin'cial trans gres'sion `
` ten'sion fi nan'cial ad mis'sion `
` tor'sion om nis'cient con cus'sion `
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` Lesson 134 `
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` DICTATION EXERCISES. `
` `
` They propose to alter the place of the altar. He cast his ballot for `
` mayor. The ballet dancer and the ballad singer arrived. The wine seller `
` lived in a cellar. He said that the cymbal was a symbol of music. They `
` sent an arrant rogue on the errand. His manner of conducting the manor did `
` not suit the lord. The prophet of Mammon foretold great profit. The relics `
` of the kingdom were saved by the relict of the king. The stature of the `
` statue of Liberty is fixed by statute. `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 135. `
` `
` rack, an engine of torture. write, to make letters. `
` wrack, a sea-plant. wright, a workman. `
` rap, to strike. roe, eggs of a fish. `
` wrap, to roll together. row, to impel with oars. `
` reck, to heed; to care. rose, a flower. `
` wreck, destruction. rows, does row. `
` rice, a kind of grain. roes, plural of roe. `
` rise, increase; ascent. sees, beholds. `
` rite, a ceremony. seas, large bodies of water. `
` right, not wrong. seize, to lay hold of `
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` Lesson 136. `
` `
` OF AFFIXES. `
` `
` Many words are formed by adding something to the end of another word. The `
` added part is called an affix; as ly, added to man, forms manly. In this, `
` and the following seventeen lessons, the more common affixes are `
` indicated. `
` `
` Plurals formed by adding s to the Singular. `
` `
` roofs so'los ty'ros al bi'nos `
` hoofs ha'los jun'tos me men'tos `
` scarfs las'sos can'tos oc ta'vos `
` truths ze'ros quar'tos si roc'cos `
` `
` Plurals formed by adding es to the Singular. `
` `
` ech'oes to ma'toes po ta'toes `
` car'goes mu lat'toes bra va'does `
` mot'toes vol ca'noes por'ti coes `
` grot'toes mos qui'toes vi ra'goes `
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` `
` Lesson 137. `
` `
` Words in which f and fe are changed into ves in the Plural: as, leaf, `
` leaves; wife, wives. `
` `
` beeves lives thieves calves our selves' `
` sheaves wives wolves halves them selves' `
` leaves knives loaves shelves your selves' `
` `
` Words in which Y final is changed into ies in the Plural. `
` `
` skies la'dies to'ries gro'cer ies `
` spies du'ties can'dies for'ger ies `
` cries beau'ties tro'phies gal'ler ies `
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` Lesson 138. `
` `
` Words ending in Y which form the Plural by adding a. `
` `
` toys chim'neys al'leys at tor'neys `
` drays val'leys pul'leys Sat'ur days `
` buoys mon'eys tur'keys hol'i days `
` whys jour'neys mon'keys cor du roys' `
` `
` Words in which the Plurals are formed irregularly. As the Plural only is `
`
` as nature, pronounced nat'yur. `
` `
` nat'ure sig'na ture ag'ri cult ure `
` creat'ure sep'ul ture leg'is la ture `
` feat'ure fur'ni ture ar'chi tect ure `
` fut'ure for'feit ure tem'per a ture `
` capt'ure lig'a ture lit'er a ture `
` rapt'ure ap'er ture flo'ri cult ure `
` text'ure quad'ra ture ju'di ca ture `
` pict'ure ad vent'ure hor'ti cult ure `
` script'ure con ject'ure man u fact'ure `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 128. `
` `
` pail, a wooden vessel. Paul, a man's name. `
` pale, not bright. pall, a covering. `
` pear, a fruit. pique, to give offense. `
` pare, to cut thin. peak, the top. `
` pair, a couple. peer, a nobleman. `
` raze, to pull down. pier, a wharf `
` raise, to lift up. quartz, a kind of rock. `
` rays, beams of light. quarts, measures. `
` pain, uneasiness. plain, smooth. `
` pane, a square of glass. plane, a surface; tool. `
` peel, rind; skin. quire, twenty-four sheets of paper. `
` peal, a sound of bells. `
` port, a harbor. choir (kwir), a band of singers. `
` Porte, a Turkish court. `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 129. `
` `
` X with the sound of gz; as exact, pronounced egz act'. `
` `
` ex act' ex act'ly ex ag'g'er ate `
` ex ist' ex am'ine ex an'i mate `
` ex ult' ex em'plar ex as'per ate `
` ex hale' ex er'tion ex ec'u trix `
` ex haust' ex hib'it ex hil'a rate `
` ex ert' ex ist'ence ex on'er ate `
` ex hort' ex ist'ent ex em'pli fy `
` ex ude' ex ot'ic ex or'bi tant `
` ex ergue' ex haust'ive ux o'ri ous `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 130. `
` `
` Ti has often the sound of sh: followed by on, it is pronounced shun. `
` `
` na'tion ces sa'tion de vi a'tion `
` pa'tient col la'tion dep re da'tion `
` fac'tious cre a'tion des per a'tion `
` frac'tious dic ta'tion lib er a'tion `
` sta'tion do na'tion me di a'tion `
` lo'tion du ra'tion mod er a'tion `
` mo'tion e qua'tion nu mer a'tion `
` no'tion tes ta'tion op er a'tion `
` po'tion for ma'tion tol er a'tion `
` por'tion frus tra'tion trep i da'tion `
` quo'tient gra da'tion val u a'tion `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 131. `
` `
` Other examples in which final tion is pronounced shun. `
` `
` men'tion ab strac'tion ed u ca'tion `
` sec'tion at trac'tion em ula'tion `
` frac'tion de trac'tion ex cla ma'tion `
` dic'tion dis trac'tion ex pec ta'tion `
` fic'tion ex trac'tion ex por ta'tion `
` fric'tion in frac'tion fer men ta'tion `
` junc'tion pro trac'tion gen er a'tion `
` ac'tion re frac'tion grav i ta'tion `
` cap'tion re trac'tion hab i ta'tion `
` op'tion con trac'tion il lus tra'tion `
` fac'tion sub trac'tion im por ta'tion `
` `
` `
` Lesson 132. `
` `
` Examples in which sci, ti, and ci have the sound of sh. `
` `
` auc'tion au da'cious ab er ra'tion `
` cau'tion ca pa'cious ad mi ra'tion `
` cau'tious ve ra'cious ad o ra'tion `
` gla'cial fal la'cious ad u la'tion `
` gra'cious fu ga'cious ag gra va'tion `
` spa'cious lo qua'cious ap pli ca'tion `
` Gre'cian ra pa'cious ap pro ba'tion `
` spe'cious sa ga'cious prep a ra'tion `
` par'tial te na'cious pres er va'tion `
` con'science vi va'cious proc la ma'tion `
` spe'cie vo ra'cious prof a na'tion `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 133. `
` `
` Ci, ce, and si with the sound of sh. `
` `
` spe'cies ju di'cial ac ces'sion `
` o'cean lo gi'cian com pres'sion `
` so'cial ma gi'cian de clen'sion `
` spe'cial mu si'cian ex pres'sion `
` cru'cial tac ti'cian im pres'sion `
` pre'cious op ti'cian op pres'sion `
` pas'sion pa tri'cian pre ten'sion `
` man'sion phy si'cian suc ces'sion `
` pen'sion pro vin'cial trans gres'sion `
` ten'sion fi nan'cial ad mis'sion `
` tor'sion om nis'cient con cus'sion `
` `
` `
` Lesson 134 `
` `
` DICTATION EXERCISES. `
` `
` They propose to alter the place of the altar. He cast his ballot for `
` mayor. The ballet dancer and the ballad singer arrived. The wine seller `
` lived in a cellar. He said that the cymbal was a symbol of music. They `
` sent an arrant rogue on the errand. His manner of conducting the manor did `
` not suit the lord. The prophet of Mammon foretold great profit. The relics `
` of the kingdom were saved by the relict of the king. The stature of the `
` statue of Liberty is fixed by statute. `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 135. `
` `
` rack, an engine of torture. write, to make letters. `
` wrack, a sea-plant. wright, a workman. `
` rap, to strike. roe, eggs of a fish. `
` wrap, to roll together. row, to impel with oars. `
` reck, to heed; to care. rose, a flower. `
` wreck, destruction. rows, does row. `
` rice, a kind of grain. roes, plural of roe. `
` rise, increase; ascent. sees, beholds. `
` rite, a ceremony. seas, large bodies of water. `
` right, not wrong. seize, to lay hold of `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 136. `
` `
` OF AFFIXES. `
` `
` Many words are formed by adding something to the end of another word. The `
` added part is called an affix; as ly, added to man, forms manly. In this, `
` and the following seventeen lessons, the more common affixes are `
` indicated. `
` `
` Plurals formed by adding s to the Singular. `
` `
` roofs so'los ty'ros al bi'nos `
` hoofs ha'los jun'tos me men'tos `
` scarfs las'sos can'tos oc ta'vos `
` truths ze'ros quar'tos si roc'cos `
` `
` Plurals formed by adding es to the Singular. `
` `
` ech'oes to ma'toes po ta'toes `
` car'goes mu lat'toes bra va'does `
` mot'toes vol ca'noes por'ti coes `
` grot'toes mos qui'toes vi ra'goes `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 137. `
` `
` Words in which f and fe are changed into ves in the Plural: as, leaf, `
` leaves; wife, wives. `
` `
` beeves lives thieves calves our selves' `
` sheaves wives wolves halves them selves' `
` leaves knives loaves shelves your selves' `
` `
` Words in which Y final is changed into ies in the Plural. `
` `
` skies la'dies to'ries gro'cer ies `
` spies du'ties can'dies for'ger ies `
` cries beau'ties tro'phies gal'ler ies `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 138. `
` `
` Words ending in Y which form the Plural by adding a. `
` `
` toys chim'neys al'leys at tor'neys `
` drays val'leys pul'leys Sat'ur days `
` buoys mon'eys tur'keys hol'i days `
` whys jour'neys mon'keys cor du roys' `
` `
` Words in which the Plurals are formed irregularly. As the Plural only is `
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