Spelling

Spelling 

Lesson 210.

pal’let, a small bed.           com’pli ment, regard.
pal’ate, part of the mouth.     com’ple ment, fullness.
pal’ette, an oval board.        coun’sel or, an adviser.
em’i grate, to move out.        coun’cil or, member of a council.
im’mi grate, to move in.
cas’tor, the beaver.            straight’en, to make straight.
cast’er, one who casts.         strait’en, to narrow.
cur’rent, running.              cal’en dar, an almanac.
cur’rant, a small fruit.        cal’en der, a hot press.
cap’i tol, a public edifice.    sut’ler, an army trader.
cap’i tal, principal.           sub’tler, more subtle.

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Spelling – Prefixes – Miss and Err

Lesson 161.

The word miss signifies to err, to go wrong; in the compound
the last s is omitted.

mis guide’    mis be lief’     mis reck’on
mis spell’    mis con ceive’   mis con’strue
mis choose’   mis di rect’     mis gov’ern
mis chance’   mis re cite’     mis guid’ance

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Spelling – Prefixes – AFTER

The prefix after conveys its own meaning.

aft’er piece    aft’er noon    aft’er most
aft’er guard    aft’er math    aft’er-thought

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Teaching Spelling – Prefixes – DIS

Prefixes

Lesson 158.

Dis is a Latin particle, and has the force of a negative or privative; as,
disagree, not to agree, disarm, to deprive of arms.

dis please’   dis ap pear’    dis con tin’ue
dis joint’    dis be lieve’   dis in her’it
dis lodge’    dis o blige’    dis or’gan ize
dis charge’   dis cour’age    dis sim’i lar
dis grace’    dis cov’er      dis crim’i nate

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Teaching Spelling – Prefixes – IN IM IR OR IG

Lesson 157.

In, also, has a negative meaning; it often becomes im, il, ir, or ig, for
the sake of sound.

in act’ive   in sin cere’   ir res’o lute
im prop’er   im po lite’    ir re lig’ious
il le’gal    il lu’sive     irre spect’ive
ig no’ble    ig’no rant     ir’ri ta ble

im ma te ri al’i ty         im prac ti ca bil’i ty
in di vis i bil’i ty        in de struc ti bil’i ty
in com pat i bil’i ty       ir re sist i bil’i ty
in com press i bil’i ty     im pen e tra bil’i ty

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