The final consonants are doubled, as in Lesson 142.
beg'gar bank'er bak'er cre a'tor
dig'ger plant'er pa'cer cru sad'er
dip'per build'er pav'er dic ta'tor
clip'per giv'er stran'ger en grav'er
trot'ter 1aw'yer writ'er sur viv'or
los'er saw'yer boast'er be liev'er
woo'er read'er mourn'er ad vis'er
vouch'er rid'er own'er as sign'er
wres'tler dy'er rul'er in vei'gler
Lesson 145.
Words formed by the Affixes er or or.
be gin'ner la'bor er nav'i ga tor
in dors'er rea'son er ded'i ca tor
de sert'er li'bel er cal'cu la tor
dis turb'er wag'on er spec'u la tor
u surp'er con'quer or pros'e cu tor
con duct'or for'eign er cul'ti va tor
tor ment'or cus'tom er mul'ti pli er
en chant'er mur'der er nu'mer a tor
sup port'er gov'ern or gen'er a tor
ag gress'or pen'sion er ra'di a tor
Lesson 146.
In adjectives, er is generally added to form the comparative, and est to
form the superlative; as, rich, richer, richest.
strict'er fierc'est wealth'i er wor'thi est
broad'er slow'est greed'i er read'i est
bright'er gaunt'est drear'i er haugh'ti est
Ly is an abbreviation of like; as manly for man-like, or like a man. Ly is
still further shortened into y; as, rock, rocky.
bright'ly eas'y heav'i ly thor'oug ly
gay'ly earth'y heart'i ly might'i ly
no'bly speed'y read'i ly has'ti ly
wind'y spon'gy tar'di ly stead'i ly
Lesson 147.
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