Is it time to transplant the thyme? Don't waste your money in buying fancy waistcoats. Wait for a moment till I ascertain the weight of this article. Unless you weigh it immediately, I must proceed on my way. He is still in a weakly state: his physician visits him weekly. EXERCISES ON WORDS. [To vary the exercise the teacher should occasionally spell and pronounce one of the words himself, and then require the pupils to give its meaning; and also, the spelling and meaning of any other word similarly pronounced.] Arc, ark; bad, bade; bait, bate; baize, bays; base bass; beer, bier; bell, belle; bourn, borne; brake, break; burrow, borough. Cask, casque; check, cheque; chord, cord; chuff, chough; claws, clause; climb, clime; close, clothes; complement, compliment; cygnet, signet; dram, drachm. Ewer, your; fain, fane, feign; faint, feint; feat, feet; fellow, felloe; fort, forte; foul, fowl; frays, phrase; freeze, frieze; furs, furze; gage, gauge; gild, guild; gilt, guilt. Gore, goar; grater, greater; grocer, grosser; grot, groat; hall, haul; hie, high; him, hymn; indict, indite; jam, jamb; knave, nave. Lanch, launch; leak, leek; leaf, lief; limb, limn; loan, lone; maize, maze; male, mail; mane, main; mantel, mantle; marshal, martial; mean, mien; mead, meed, Mede. Meet, meat, mete; meter, metre; mite, might; mity, mighty; moan, mown; mote, moat; mule, mewl; muse, mews; nap, knap; naught, nought; nay, neigh. Nave, knave; need, knead; new, knew; night, knight; not, knot; no, know; none, nun, &c. &c. CLASS SECOND. WORDS PRONOUNCED NEARLY ALIKE, BUT DIFFERING IN SPELLING AND SIGNIFICATION. [In this class, the distinction between the pronunciation of the words in each case should be taught as well as the difference of the spelling and meaning.] Able, sufficient, competent. Abel, a man's name. Aloud, with a loud voice. Allowed (allow'd), did allow. Altar, of a church. Alter, to change; to vary. Auger, a boring instrument. Augur, a soothsayer or diviner; to predict by signs, to forebode. Bald, without hair. Barbary, a country of Africa. Barberry, a small wild fruit with barbs or spines. Board, a plank; a table. Bold, brave; daring; forward. Boy, a male child. Braid, to weave or plait ; a plait. Brood, offspring; progeny. Bridal, a wedding; nuptial. Calendar, an almanac. Carat, a small weight. Castor, the beaver; a beaver 1 It is only in colloquial or careless speaking that these words are pronounced "nearly alike." In almost every case there is a marked difference between their pronunciations. These differences and distinctions the learner must not only know, but also habituate himself to, if he wishes to become a correct speaker. C Cellar, a celf; a wine store. Seller, one who sells any thing. Censer, a pan to burn incense in. Censor, a corrector of morals; a licenser of the press. Choler, bile; anger. Collar, the neck; something worn about the neck. Counsel, to advise ; advice; a legal adviser. Council, an assembly or body for consultation. Counsellor, an adviser; a barrister or lawyer. Councillor, member of a council. Culler, one who culls or selects. Colour, as black, white, &c. Depositary, a storekeeper. Depository, a store or place in which things are deposited. Deviser, one who devises; a contriver; an inventor. Divisor, a term in arithmetic. Dire, dreadful; dismal. Find, to discover. Flour, from meal. Fur, skin with soft hair. Gored (gor'd), did gore. Guest, a visitor. Hole, a hollow; a cavity. Holy, sacred; pure. Lair, a wild beast's couch. Lessen, to make less. Liar, one who tells lies. Lien, a tie; a claim. Load, a burden; to lade Lowed (low'd), did low. Lore, learning. Lower, more low; to let down. Manner, method or way. Mare, the female horse. Medlar, a kind of fruit. Metal, as gold, silver, &c. Miner, a worker in mines. Mist, a fog; small rain, More, in number or quantity. Ode, a lyric poem. Otter, an amphibious animal. Pact, a contract; an agreement. Peter, a man's name. Pilot, one who steers a ship. Plaintiff, in a lawsuit. President, one that presides over an assembly, &c. Precedent, something done or said before; an example or rule for future times. Principal, chief; a chief or head; money placed out at interest. Principle, a maxim; a fundamental truth; a rule of action. Profit, gain; advantage. Rabbit, a well-known animal. Rapt, carried away; transported Roar, as a lion, &c. Rode, did ride. Side, the edge, the margin. Sailor, a seaman or mariner. Soared (soar'd), did soar. Sold, did sell. Sower, one who sows seed. Staid, steady; grave. Stayed (stay'd), did stay. Stationary, remaining in one place; not progressive. Stationery, pens, paper, &c. Succour, help; to relieve. Symbol, a type; a sign. Tact, ready talent; adroitness. Tacked (tack'd), did tack. Tide, the flow and ebb of the sea. Tied, did tie. Told, did tell. Tolled (toll'd), did toll. Tract, a region; a pamphlet. Tracked (track'd), did track. Venus, the goddess of beauty. Wade, to walk through water. Weal, happiness; prosperity. Weigh, to try the weight of. Wet, to make wet; to moisten. Wicket, a small gate. Wig, for the head. SENTENCES FOR DICTATION. I cannot reach to it with my arm; but with my cane I shall be able. We are not allowed to speak aloud during business. He should not be permitted to alter either the appearance or the position of the altar. The ball struck him on the ear, and he began to bawl, as if it had been a bullet. In fact, he bawled so loud that old Stephen popped his bald head out of the window to inquire what was the matter. He bored a hole through the board. One of the bridal party stepped forward, and caught my horse by the bridle. |