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McGuffey, W. H.

"McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book"


HOMOPHONOUS WORDS.
NOTE.--These exercises on words of similar sound, instead of being
gathered into a single department, are interspersed throughout the book.
raised, lifted up. plait, a fold.
razed, destroyed. plate, flattened metal.
pries, inspects closely. plumb, perpendicular.
prize, to value. plum, a fruit.
pray, to supplicate. place, site; spot.
prey, a spoil. plaice, a fish.
pore, a small opening. please, to gratify.
pour, to cause to flow. pleas, excuses.
poll, the head. bell, a sounding vessel.
pole, a rod; a perch. belle, a fine young lady.

Lesson 60.
bight, a bay. piece, a part.
bite, to seize with the teeth. peace, quietness.
bloat, to swell. new, not old.
blote, to dry and smoke. knew, did know.
board, a plank. gnu, a quadruped.
bored, did bore. limb, a branch.
bread, food. limn, to draw or paint.
bred, reared. arc, part of a circle.
blue, a color. ark, a vessel.
blew, did blow. prays, supplicates.
boar, the male swine. praise, honor.
bore, to pierce. preys, spoils.

Lesson 61.
Words accented on the last Syllable.
ab rupt' dis cuss' a cross' a gree'
an nul' de duct' a dopt' a sleep'
con struct' in duct' a loft' es teem'
in struct' re but' a non' de cree'
in trust' re sult' be long' de gree'
at tire' in vite' com port' dis close'
en tice' o blige' re port' dis pose'
en tire' per spire' con sole' re store'
in cline' sub lime' re pose' en throne'
in cite' sur vive' con voke' ex plode'

Lesson 62.


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