McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book

Lessons

• 1 Short Sounds of Vowels - Short Sound of A
• 1 Short Sounds of Vowels - Short Sound of E
• 2 Short Sounds of Vowels - Short Sound of I
• 2 Short Sounds of Vowels - Short Sound of O
• 2 Short Sounds of Vowels - Short Sound of U
• 3 Review of Short Sounds of Vowels
• 4 Long Sound of A
• 4 Long Sound of E
• 4 Long Sound of I
• 4 Long Sound of O
• 4 Long Sound of U
• 5 Short Sounds of Vowels
• 6 Various Vowel Sounds
• 7 Long Sounds of Vowels
• 8 Various Sounds of Vowels
• 9 Long Sounds of Vowels under the Accent
• 10 Short Sounds of Vowels under the Accent
• 11 Various Sounds of A
• 12 Various Sounds of A
• 13 Various Sounds of E
• 14 Various Sounds of I
• 15 Various Sounds of O
• 16 Various Sounds of U
• 17 Various Sounds of the Vowels
• 18 Words Accented on the last Syllable
• 19
• 20
• 21
• 22
• 23 Monosyllables miscellaneously arranged
• 24 Words in which the final e is silent
• 25
• 26 DICTATION EXERCISES
• 27 Sounds of ai, ou, ow, and ea
• 28 Disyllables with short Sounds of Vowels
• 29 Trisyllables with short Sounds of the Vowels
• 30 Miscellaneous Sounds
• 31 Long Sounds of I and U, and short Sounds of E and I
• 32 Silent Letters + DICTATION EXERCISES
• 33 Sounds of igh, oa, shr, and thr
• 34 Long and short Sounds of A, and short Sound of E
• 35 Short Sounds of Vowels under the Accent
• 36 Sounds of the Vowels, Diphthongs, and Consonants (1)
• 37 Sounds of the Vowels, Diphthongs, and Consonants (2-3)
• 38 Sounds of the Vowels, Diphthongs, and Consonants (4-5)
• 39 Sounds of the Vowels, Diphthongs, and Consonants (6-7)
• 40 Sounds of the Vowels, Diphthongs, and Consonants (8-9)
• 41 Sounds of the Vowels, Diphthongs, and Consonants (10-11)
• 42 Sounds of the Vowels, Diphthongs, and Consonants (12-13)
• 43 Sounds of the Vowels, Diphthongs, and Consonants (14-15)
• 44 Sounds of the Vowels, Diphthongs, and Consonants (16-17)
• 45 Sounds of the Vowels, Diphthongs, and Consonants (18-19)
• 46 Sounds of the Vowels, Diphthongs, and Consonants (20-21)
• 47 Sounds of the Vowels, Diphthongs, and Consonants (22-23)
• 48 Sounds of the Vowels, Diphthongs, and Consonants (24-25)
• 49 Sounds of the Vowels, Diphthongs, and Consonants (26-27)
• 50 Sounds of the Vowels, Diphthongs, and Consonants (28-29)
• 51 Sounds of the Vowels, Diphthongs, and Consonants (30-31)
• 52 Sounds of the Vowels, Diphthongs, and Consonants (32-33)
• 53 Sounds of the Vowels, Diphthongs, and Consonants (34-35)
• 54 Sounds of the Vowels, Diphthongs, and Consonants (36-37)
• 55 Sounds of the Vowels, Diphthongs, and Consonants (38-39)
• 56 Sounds of the Vowels, Diphthongs, and Consonants (40-41)
• 57 Sounds of the Vowels, Diphthongs, and Consonants (42-43)
• 58
• 59 Homophonous Words
• 60
• 61 Words accented on the last Syllable
• 62 DICTATION EXERCISES
• 63 Words accented on the first Syllable
• 64
• 65
• 66
• 67
• 68
• 69
• 70 Long Sounds of Vowels
• 71 Words accented on the Penult
• 72 Trisyllables with the short Sounds of the Vowels
• 73
• 74 The Vowel in the last Syllable silent
• 75 The Vowel in the last Syllable not silent
• 76 Dissyllables with the long Sounds of the Vowels
• 77 Words ending with ow, the last Letter being silent + Words containing ei or ie, promiscuously arranged
• 78
• 79
• 80
• 81 DICTATION EXERCISES
• 82
• 83
• 84
• 85
• 86 DICTATION EXERCISES
• 87 Sounds of O and U
• 88 Short Sounds of Vowels
• 89
• 90
• 91
• 92
• 93
• 94 DICTATION EXERCISES
• 95
• 96
• 97
• 98
• 99 Short and long Sounds of the Vowels
• 100
• 101
• 102
• 103
• 104 DICTATION EXERCISES
• 105
• 106 Words accented on the first Syllable
• 107 Monosyllables representing different Sounds
• 108 SYNTHETIC EXERCISES
• 109 Miscellaneous Sounds
• 110
• 111
• 112
• 113
• 114 Words containing I consonant, sounded like Y consonant (as alien, pronounced ālࠤyen)
• 115 Words should be spelled with the termination er, with exceptions
• 116 ng pronounced as if the g were doubled (as anger, pronounced ăngࠤĝer)
• 117 S has the sound of sh (as sure = shur) + termination se
• 118
• 119
• 120
• 121
• 122 si, zi, and z are pronounced like sh
• 123 SYNTHETIC and DICTATION EXERCISES
• 124
• 125
• 126 DICTATION EXERCISES (on lesson 125)
• 127 U should receive its proper consonant sound (as nature, pronounced nāࠤty ur)
• 128
• 129 X with the sound of gz (as exact, pronounced eĝz ăctࠤ)
• 130 Ti has often the sound of sh: followed by on, it is pronounced shŭn
• 131 Other examples in which final tion is pronounced shŭn
• 132 Examples in which sci, ti, and ci have the sound of sh
• 133 Ci, ce, and si with the sound of sh
• 134 DICTATION EXERCISES
• 135
• 136 Of Affixes: Plurals formed by adding s to the Singular + Plurals formed by adding es to the Singular
• 137 Of Affixes: Words in which f and fe changed into ves in the Plural + Y final is changed into ies in the Plural
• 138 Of Affixes: Words ending in Y form the Plural by adding s + Words in which the Plurals are formed irregularly
• 139 Of Affixes: Ing signifies continuing to + other words ending with consonants, which do not double the final letter
• 140 Of Affixes: Words ending in e silent drop the e in adding ing + The final e is retained when necessary to prevent change of pronunciation
• 141 Of Affixes: Words in which the e in ed is silent, so that the suffix does not add a syllable
• 142 Of Affixes: ed is pronounced as t + Words formed by affix ed in which the last letter is doubled
• 143 Of Affixes: Words that do not double the final consonant +Y is sometimes changed into i
• 144 Of Affixes: Ar, er, and or
• 145 Of Affixes: er or or (both pronounced er)
• 146 Of Affixes: er and est + Ly / y
• 147 Of Affixes: Ness + full
• 148 Of Affixes: less + age
• 149 Of Affixes: al; an; ant and ent + Able and ible
• 150 Of Affixes: Ist, ster, ee, and ess + Dom; hood; ish; and ism
• 151 Of Affixes: Eer or ier; en; ie; and ise or ize
• 152 Of Affixes: Ion and ment; fy,; ance or ence; ive; ory; and ous
• 153 Of Affixes: Kin, ling, and ule + Some; ward; ure; and y
• 154
• 155
• 156 Of Prefixes: re + un
• 157 Of Prefixes: In / im, il, ir, or ig, for the sake of sound
• 158 Of Prefixes: Dis + The prefix after conveys its own meaning
• 159 Of Prefixes: Post (after) + post (a letter carrier) + Bene
• 160 Of Prefixes: Fore; pre; ante; Anti
• 161 Of Prefixes: miss + Words formed by the prefixes up and under
• 162 Of Prefixes: Words formed by the prefixes out and over + Counter + Extra
• 163 Of Prefixes: Semi, hemi; super; trans; and inter
• 164 Of Prefixes: Ad / ac, af, ag, al, an, ap, ar, and as + Bi
• 165 Of Prefixes: Con / com, col, co, cog, and cor, for ease in pronunciation
• 166 Of Prefixes: De; epi; and ex; Ex / e, ec, or ef + Dis, per, and circum; dis
• 167 Of Prefixes: Mal; mono; pan; and poly + Pro; uni ; syn (sometimes syl and sym); and sub (sometimes suf, sup, and sug)
• 168 Compound Words promiscuously arranged
• 169 Compound Words
• 170 Compound Words
• 171 SYNTHETIC and DICTATION EXERCISES
• 172 Words spelled alike, whose Pronunciation and Meaning differ
• 173 Words spelled alike, whose Pronunciation and Meaning differ
• 174 Words in which the letter A is often mispronounced
• 175 Words in which A is frequently mispronounced
• 176 Sounds of A frequently mispronounced
• 177 Sounds of A often mispronounced
• 178 Words in which the Sounds of E are often mispronounced
• 179 Words in which the Sounds of E are often mispronounced
• 180 Words in which the Sounds of E are often mispronounced
• 181 Words in which the Sounds of I are often mispronounced
• 182 Words in which the Sounds of I are often mispronounced
• 183 Words in which the Sounds of I are often mispronounced
• 184 Words in which O is sometimes mispronounced
• 185 Words in which O is sometimes mispronounced
• 186 Words in which U is sometimes mispronounced
• 187 Words properly accented on the first Syllable
• 188
• 189
• 190 Words properly accented on the first Syllable
• 191 Words properly accented on the second Syllable
• 192 Words properly accented on the second Syllable
• 193 Words properly accented on the second Syllable
• 194 Words properly accented on the third Syllable
• 195 Words frequently mispronounced, or improperly accented
• 196 Words frequently mispronounced, or improperly accented
• 197 Words frequently mispronounced, or improperly accented
• 198 Words frequently mispronounced, or improperly accented
• 199 Words frequently mispronounced, or improperly accented
• 200 Words to be carefully discriminated
• 201 Synonyms
• 202
• 203 Words sometimes incorrectly pronounced alike, but which should be carefully discriminated
• 204 Words nearly alike in Sound, to be carefully distinguished
• 205
• 206
• 207 Words nearly alike in Sound, to be carefully distinguished
• 208 Words nearly alike in Sound, to be carefully distinguished
• 209
• 210
• 211 Words which require Care in Spelling
• 212 Words which require Care in Spelling
• 213 Words which require Care in Spelling
• 214 Words which require Care in Spelling
• 215 Words which require Care in Spelling
• 216 Words which require Care in Spelling
• 217 Words which require Care in Spelling
• 218 Words which require Care in Spelling
• 219 Words which require Care in Spelling
• 220 Words containing silent Letters
• 221 Silent Letters
• 222 Words liable to be misspelled
• 223 Words liable to be misspelled
• 224 Words frequently mispronounced
• 225 Words frequently mispronounced
• 226 Words liable to be misspelled
• 227 Words liable to be misspelled
• 228 Words liable to be misspelled
• 229 Words liable to be misspelled or mispronounced
• 230 Words of irregular Pronunciation
• 231 Words of irregular Pronunciation
• 232 Words of irregular Pronunciation
• 233 Words of irregular Pronunciation
• 234 Words of irregular Pronunciation
• 235 Words of irregular Pronunciation
• 236 Names of Men
• 237 Names of Men
• 238 Names of Women
• 239 Names of Women
• 240 Abbreviations used in Writing and Printing
• 241 Abbreviations used in Writing and Printing
• 242 Abbreviations used in Writing and Printing
• 243 Abbreviations used in Writing and Printing
• 244 Abbreviations of the States, with their Pronunciation
• 245 Abbreviations of the States, with their Pronunciation
• 246 American and Foreign Geographical Names
• 247 Other Geographical Names of frequent Mispronunciation
• 248 PUNCTUATION & CAPITAL LETTERS