4Q. What is the great general Rule for true Spelling?

A. In dividing Syllables aright, you must put as many Letters to one Syllable as make one distinct Sound in pronouncing that Word, as Tri-al, Con-ftraint, I-vy, But-ter, mag-ni-fy, Temp-ta-ti-on.

52. What are the four particular Rules for true Spelling?

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A. The first Rule is this: A Confonant betwixt two Vowels must be joined to the latter of them, as abide, Pa-per, na-ked; except the Letter x, which is always joined to the Vowel that goes before, as Ox-en, Ex-ercife.

Obferve here, that ch, ph, th, and fb, are to be counted fingle Confonants, and belong to this Rule, as Fa-ther, Cy-pber; except where they are founded apart, as up-bold; Pot-book, Grafs-bopper.

62. Are there not fome Words wherein a fingle Confonant, between two Vowels, is pronounced in the former Syllable, as Image, Body, Mother, and fome others?

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A. In all fuch Words the Sound of the Confonant is truly double, and belongs to both Syllables; but Cuftom has determined that the Confonant fhall be rather joined to the latter in Writing and Spelling, as I-mage, Bo-dy, Mo-ther.

72. What is the fecond Rule for true Spelling?

A. When two Confonants of the fame kind come together in the middle of a Word, they must be parted; that is, one to the former Syllable, and the other to the latter, as borrow, com-mon, lit-tle.

8 Q. What is the third Rule?

A. When feveral Confonants come together in the middle of a Word, they must be placed in the Syllables according to the diftin&t Sounds, as in the Words re-store, be-speak, askew, a-fquint, fa-ble, all the middle Confonants belong to the last Syllable: but the very fame Confonants in Mafter, whif-per, Bas-ket, Muf-quet, pub-lish, mult be divided, one to the firft Syllable, and the E other

other to the latter, because they are fo pronounced.

9Q What is the fourth Rule?

A. When two Vowels come toge. ther in the middle of a Word, and both are fully pronounced in diftin&t Sounds, they must be divided in diftinct Syllables, as cre-ate, Ru-in, No-ab; tho the very fame Vowels are Diphthongs in the Words Fear, Guilt, Goat, and make but one Syllable.

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Of Compound and Derivative Words.

A. Compound Words and Deriva*tives.

22. What is a Compound Word? A. A Compound Word is either made up of two diftinct Words, as where

where-in, thankful, fap-lefs, Carthorfe, up-hold; or it is made of one Word, which is call'd the Primitive, and a Syllable going before it, which is call'd a Prepofition, fuch as ad, en, un, fub, per, de, dis, pre, trans, ne, &c. whence arife fuch Words as thefe, en-able, un-equal, Difcafe, re-ftrain, tranfact, and fuch like.

32 What is a Derivative Word? A. A Derivative Word is made of one Word and a Syllable coming after it, which is call'd a Termination; fuch as ed in paint-ed, en in golden, efs in Count efs, eft in read-est, eth in fpeak eth, or in Hear-er, ing in talk-ing, ish in fool-ish, ift in Artift, ous in covetous, ly in kind-ly; and feveral others.

42. How muft Compound and Derivative Words be divided in Spelling?

A. The Single Words must all keep their own proper Letters and Syllables diftinct, and the little Prepo fitions or Terminations must be fpelt distinct by themselves.

5Q. Are any Compound Words excepted from this Rule?

A. In fuch as are derived from the Latin, Greek, or Hebrew, as adorn, profelyte, tranfient, Iniquity, Bethel, and feveral others; the primitive Word can never be diftinguifh'd without the knowledge of other Tongues and therefore the English Scholar may spell them according to the common Rules, without juft blame; as profelyte, tran-fient, adorn, Iniquity, Be-thel.

6 Are any Derivative Words reduced alfo to the common Rules A. Yes, there are two Sorts: Firft, Such as end in a fingle Confonant, and double it before the Termination, as cut, cut-teth, glad, glad-der, commit, commit-ting.

Secondly, Such as end in e, and lofe it before the Termination, as from write come wri-teft, wri-teth, Wri-ter, Wri-ting; all which must be spelled by the common Rules.

Note, The following Chapter is not so neceffary for Children.

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