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Teaching Spelling - Words frequently mispronounced, or improperly accented.
Lesson 198.
Words frequently mispronounced, or improperly accented.
in’nate chol’er ic se’cre to ry
ter’mites gon’fa lon dec’re to ry
way’lay cen’tu ple ex’ple to ry
slaugh’ter re’tro cede con sis’to ry
frag’ile nu’cle us pre cep’to ry
car’riage cen’tau ry rep’er to ry
thor’ough co quet’ry chi rur’ger y
sched’ule sto mach’ic sperm a ce’ti
grand’eur [...]
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If the suffix or verb ending begins with a vowel, drop the final e.
Examples: amuse + ing = amusing
Create + ity = creativity
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Lesson 187. Words properly accented on the first Syllable.
con’strue com’bat ant pu’is sance
trav’erse dis’pu tant in’ter im
ramp’ant gon’do la au’top sy
ath’lete pleth’o ra tym’pa num
syr’inge mis’chiev ous wise’a cre
ex’tant blas’phe mous or’ches tral
brig’and con’ver sant im’po tent
con’cord san’he drim con’gru ent
dis’cord con’tra ry im’be cile
do’nate pro’te an pha’e ton
ob’long dis’ci pline ret’i na
Teaching Spelling - Spelling [...]
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