bert, Gelderland, Rhegium; except fome few, as Geoffry, George, Gyles, Egypt, and all French Words where tis founded foft b

6 Q. Is founded in foreign Words?

A. 'Tis ufually founded as in Englib, but the Sound of it is quite loft in these following proper Names, Dorothy, Efther, Anthony, Thomas, Arthur, John, Humphry, or Humfrey; and at the end of Words after a Vowel, as Meffiah, Jeremiah, Shiloh. 72. Wherein doth t change its English Sound?:

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Asti in Greek and Hebrew proper Names keeps its own natural Sound, as Relatiah, Phaltiel, Adramyttium, &c. In Latin Words 'tis founded like fb, as Gratian, Portius, as it is in English.

CHAP. IX.

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Of the Sound of Vowels in new Foreign Words.

1QTS a founded in all foreigh Words?ni we du ai fol

A. The Sound of is almoft loft in Bilboa, Guinea, Pharaoh, Ifrael, and fome others.

22 Is e at the end of a foreign Word pronounced?

A. Yes; always in Hebrew Words, as Felle, Mamre; in Greek, as an Epitome, a Catastrophe, Candace, Phebe; and in Latin, as a Simile, a Pramunire except where the Termination or End of the Word is made English, as Eve, Tyre, Crete, Kenite, Ifraelite, Ode, Scheme, Dialogue, &c. which the English Learner can know only by Cuffom.

3. How are the Diphthongs founded in foreign Words?

A. The learned Languages, as Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, have but few Diphthongs in comparison of English;

English; therefore in Words that are borrow'd thence, two diftin&t Vowels generally make two diftinct Syllables, as the Latin, De-ift, Po-et, cre-ate, co-operate, Fe-fu-it; the Greek, Ide a, Oce-an, Archela-us, Zacche-us, Coos; the Hebrew, Kadeh Barne-a, Ephraim, Abi-czer, Zo-ar, and Gibe-on of p

42 How is double a, or double e founded in foreign Words?

A. We meet with thefe chiefly in Hebrew Names, and they are founded for the moft part like fingle a, or fingle e, as Ifaac, Canaan, Balaam, Baal, Beershebah, and Beelzebubak 5. What are the chief Diphthongs in Latin that are brought into the English Tongue?

A. ae and oe, in which the two Vowels are joined together often in Writing, as and , and always found like an English e; as Æneas, Ætna, Caefar, Oeconomy, Mecanas; and of -tentimes are foowritten, as Eneas, Cefar, &c.:

·Here let the Scholar learn the fol lowing Rules, and perfectly un

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derstand and remember the two

next Chapters, at least the Scnfe of them.

CHAP. X.

Of Dividing the Syllables in

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Spelling.

PAVING finish'd all that is neceffary concerning the Sound of Letters, I proceed to confider them. as joined in Syllables and Words in Spelling. A brs

Q. What is Spelling? W

A. Spelling is the Art of compo fing Words out of Letters and Syllables, either in Reading or Writing.

2 Q. How are the Letters to be divided in fpelling Words of feveral Syllables?

A. All the Letters that make up the firft Syllable are to be put together, and pronounced; then put the Letters that make up the fecond Syllable together, and having pronoun

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ced them, join them to the firft; and thus proceed till the Word is finish'd: as for Example, in the Word Philofopher.

P,⇓, i, ———— Phi

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do Philo foPhi-to-so p, bio,r,pher-Philofopher.

3. How fhall I know how many Syllables are in a Word?

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A. Confider how many distinct Sounds are in it, or how many Paufes or Stops may be made in the pro nouncing of it; for there are just fo many Syllables in that Word, as in But-ter, a-ny, Candle, are two Syllables, because they are two diftin&t Sounds, in tes-ti-fy are three Syllables, because three Sounds; and in Tes-ti-mo-ny there are four.

Note here, that a Word of one Syllable is called a Monofyllable; a Word of two is a Diffyllables and three make a Trifyllable; Words of more Syllables are called Poly fyllables.