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21. _Under what condition is a consonant never doubled at the end of a word?_ When immediately following a diphthong.--_Webster._
22. _When is C followed by K in spelling?_ Words ending with the sound of k, and in which c follows the vowel.
23. _Give some examples._ Back, black, fleck, etc.
24. _Are there any exceptions?_ There are, as sac, arc, etc.
25. _Why is the word Humbugged spelt with two g's?_ To prevent sounding the g like j.
26. _Give some words spelled differently in the U.S. and in England._ Woolen--woollen, honor--honour, etc.
27. _When do words, ending in double e, drop one e on taking an additional syllable?_ When the suffix begins with e.
28. _Why?_ To prevent three e's coming together.
29. _Does pluralizing a word ever change the accent?_ Sometimes it does.
30. _Give an example._ An'tipode--Antip'odes.
31. _In such words as Defense, which is correct, se or ce for the termination?_ Se, because the s belongs to the words from which they are derived.--_Webster._
32. _Should words of English origin end in ise or ize?_ Ize; same as those from the Greek.
33. _Are there any exceptions to these rules?_ There are; as advertise, from English, etc.
34. _Are the words ox, calf, sheep, and pig of French or Saxon origin?_ Saxon.
35. _From what language do the words beef, veal, mutton, and pork come?_ The Norman-French.
36. _What is a Lexicon?_ A Dictionary.
37. _What is an irregular sound?_ Sound of a Redundant letter.
38. _How are words divided as regards Specie?_ Primitive and Derivative.
39. _How may the meaning of a word be changed?_ By accent; as Aug'ust, August'.
40. _What is an irregular derivative?_ One in which the letters of the root are changed in forming the derivative.
41. _What is p.r.o.nunciation?_ The distinct utterance of the sounds of a word.
42. _What are the significant parts of a word?_ Root, prefix, and suffix.
43. _How are words divided as to variety?_ Italic, Roman, Old English, etc.
44. _Name some compound word in which both parts retain their own accent._ Writ'ing-mas'ter.
45. _Name some word in which one part loses its accent._ Gentle-manly.
46. _Can all the vowels form syllables themselves?_ All except W.
47. _When has R a rough sound?_ When it begins a word.
48. _How are words distinguished?_ By their forms and uses.
49. _Why do Consonants ever unite?_ To form complex sounds: as rr in Burr.
50. _From what language are most words derived that end in less?_ Anglo-Saxon.
51. _Is Z the last letter of all alphabets?_ All except the Greek, and Hebrew.
52. _What is its place in the Greek alphabet?_ Sixth.
53. _What is its place in the Hebrew?_ Seventh.
54. _What letter is the sonorous counterpart of S?_ The letter Z.--_Cyclopedia._
55. _What is spelling of Z in England?_ Zed, and also Izzard.
56. _What language has two letters representing the sound of Z?_ The Russian.
57. _When was the letter W first used?_ About the end of the Seventh Century.
58. _What changes the sound of a vowel from long to short?_ The absence of the accent.
59. _In what situation is gh always silent?_ After i in the same syllable.
60. _How many words of two syllables are changed from nouns to verbs by accent?_ About eighty.
61. _What word contains a consonant Tetragraph?_ Phthisic.
62. _What is Philology?_ The science of language.
63. _When is ue final, silent?_ After g and q; as fatigue and oblique.
64. _What are the elements of spoken language?_ Vocal and articulate sounds.
65. _What are Hybrid words?_ Mongrel compounds.
66. _What is Terminology?_ A treatise on technicalities.
READING AND ELOCUTION.
1. _What is Reading?_ Silent perusal or distinct utterance of thought and feeling, as seen expressed in written language.
