ech'oes to ma'toes po ta'toes
car'goes mu lat'toes bra va'does
mot'toes vol ca'noes por'ti coes
grot'toes mos qui'toes vi ra'goes
Lesson 137.
Words in which f and fe are changed into ves in the Plural: as, leaf,
leaves; wife, wives.
beeves lives thieves calves our selves'
sheaves wives wolves halves them selves'
leaves knives loaves shelves your selves'
Words in which Y final is changed into ies in the Plural.
skies la'dies to'ries gro'cer ies
spies du'ties can'dies for'ger ies
cries beau'ties tro'phies gal'ler ies
Lesson 138.
Words ending in Y which form the Plural by adding a.
toys chim'neys al'leys at tor'neys
drays val'leys pul'leys Sat'ur days
buoys mon'eys tur'keys hol'i days
whys jour'neys mon'keys cor du roys'
Words in which the Plurals are formed irregularly. As the Plural only is
given, the teacher might require the pupil to ascertain the Singular, and
to spell it.
mice cri'ses ter'mi ni
chil'dren neb'u lae a lum'ni
ver'te brae stra'ta syn op'ses geese
{ kine, cows }
{ staves, staffs}
{ broth'ers,breth'ren }
{ pease, peas}
{ dies, dice}
Lesson 139.
Ing signifies continuing to; as talking, continuing to talk. The following
words, in taking their suffix, double the final letter. The last letter is
doubled when the word ends with a single consonant preceded by a single
vowel.
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