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McGuffey, W. H.

"McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book"

gra'ter, that which grates.
coun'sel, advice. ho'ly, sacred; pure.
can'vas, a kind of coarse cloth. whol'ly, entirely.
can'vass, to discuss. mar'tin, a bird.
crew'el, worsted yarn. mar'ten, a kind of weasel.
cru'el, inhuman; savage. man'ner, form; method.
cyg'net, a young swan. man'or, district.
sig'net, a seal. man'tel, shelf over a fireplace.
chol'er, anger; wrath. man'tle, a cloak.
col'lar, for the neck. mar'tial, warlike.
fil'ter, to strain. mar'shal, an officer.

Lesson 207.
Words nearly alike in Sound, to be carefully distinguished.
con'so nance con'so nants cen'sus sen'ses
e lys'i an e lis'ion Lat'in lat'ten
e mer'sion im mer'sion con'cert con'sort
for'mer ly form'ally cor'nice Corn'ish
pass'a ble pas'si ble hal'low halo
pe ti'tion par ti'tion rel'ic rel'ict
com'i ty com mit'tee or'der ord'ure
dep ra va'tion dep ri va'tion fa'ther far'ther
ve rac'i ty vo rac'i ty plaint'iff plaint'ive
sta'tion a ry sta'tion er y pa'tience pa'tients

Lesson 208.
Words nearly alike in Sound, to be carefully distinguished.
bile boil ad her'ence ad her'ents
wig whig con fi dant' con'fi dent
God gaud at tend'ance at tend'ants
dance daunts ac'ci dence ac'ci dents
dome doom e lic'it il lic'it
wheel weal em'i nence im'mi nence
lease lees e rup'tion ir rup'tion
sense since sal'a ry cel'er y
dross draws bar'ren ness bar'on ess
whit wit proph'e cy proph'e sy

Lesson 209.


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