4763 examples of spelling in sentences

At length the alphabet was mastered, and afterwards spelling, reading, and so forth.

Next I had suitable lessons printed to accompany them, and also spelling lessons of such words as could be acted and explained.

Nor was this all; if they could get on without him for a few months, he might not only learn to read without spelling, but he could teach his three little sisters to read during the winter nights, and the baby, too, as soon as it could talk; so that sending him to school now, would be like sending all his children to the same school.

In the foyer I saw one lady carefully spelling out with her lorgnette one of the words on the list posted there of the subjects for conferences.

In the writing of proper names and of other Arab words the French spelling has been followed.

Further on he states, "No human ingenuity can show a reason for believing that the way to learn the true alphabet, is first to study a false alphabet; that the way to speak words rightly, is to begin by spelling them wrong; that the way to teach the right use of a letter, is to begin by giving a false account of a letter.

The rules for spelling are the same as Walker's: the third one, however, is a gross blunder; and the fourth, a, needless repetition.

But, according to Rule 15th, "Any word for the spelling of which we have no rule but usage, is written wrong if not spelled according to the usage which is most common among the learned."

PROMISCUOUS ERRORS IN SPELLING.

"Webster's El. Spelling-Book, p. 43.

"And illiterate grown persons are guilty of blameable spelling.

What is spelling?

5. What benefit may be expected from the rules for spelling?

6. How many rules for spelling are given in this book?

What says Rule 15th of usage, as a law of spelling?

1. Correct Bolles, in the division of the following words: "Del-ia, Jul-ia, Lyd-ia, heigh-ten, pat-ron, ad-roit, worth-y, fath-er, fath-er-ly, mar-chi-o-ness, i-dent-ic-al, out-ra-ge-ous, ob-nox-i-ous, pro-di-gi-ous, tre-mend-ous, ob-liv-i-on, pe-cul-i-ar."Revised Spelling-Book: New London, 1831.

"Standard Spelling-Book: "New Haven," 1826.

3. Correct Bradley, in the division of the following words: "Jes-ter, rai-ny, forg-e-ry, fin-e-ry, spic-e-ry, brib-e-ry, groc-e-ry, chi-can-e-ry, fer-riage, line-age, cri-ed, tri-ed, -ed, slic-ed, forc-ed, pledg-ed, sav-ed, dup-ed, strip-ed, touch-ed, trounc-ed."Improved Spelling-Book: Windsor, 1815.

"Critical Pronouncing Spelling-Book: Philadelphia, 1823.

Spelling-Book: New York, 1836.

Correct Emerson, in the division of the following words: "Dus-ty mis-ty, mar-shy, mil-ky, wes-tern, stor-my, nee-dy, spee-dy, drea-ry, fros-ty, pas-sing, roc-ky, bran-chy, bland-ish, pru-dish, eve-ning, a-noth-er."National Spelling-Book: Boston, 1828.

Spelling-Book, p. 62.

; Coar's, 17; Jaudon's, 13; Comly's, 8; Cooper's, New Gr., 8; Kirkham's, 20; Picket's, 10; Alger's, 12; Blair's, 1; Guy's, 2; Bolles's Spelling-Book, 161.

Davenport's, 7; Bucke's, 16; Bolles's Spelling-Book, 91. See Littleton's Lat.

A dozen a day in spelling and punctuation.

4763 examples of  spelling  in sentences