1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading | Page 6

What is a Regular derivative? One that is formed by the addition of affixes without changing the letters in the primitive part (except final e silent).
59. What is an Irregular derivative? One in which the letters of the primitive part are changed.
60. In using Affixes, what rule should be observed? The affix and root should be from the same language.
61. Is the same rule to be observed in forming Compound words? It is.
62. What is a Mongrel compound word? One formed contrary to the rule.
63. Give an example. Cable-graph and cable-gram.
64. What are Barbarisms? Same as mongrel.
65. When use the hyphen in Compound words? When they are not permanently compounded.
66. What is an Obsolete word? One gone out of date.

RULES AND TERMS.
1. What is Spelling? A distinct expression of the letters or sounds of a word in their proper order.
2. How many kinds of Spelling? Two.
3. What are they? Orthographic and Phonic.
4. What is Orthographic spelling? An expression of the letters of a written or printed word in their proper order.
5. What is Phonic spelling? An expression of the elementary sounds of a word in their proper order, according to established usage.
6. What is meant by good usage? The usage, or custom, of the best speakers and writers of the times.
7. How do we know when we have spelled a word correctly? By reference to the Dictionary?
8. What is a Lexicographer? An author of a dictionary.
9. Can we spell by Rules? We cannot.
10. Why? Because there are too many exceptions.
11. What makes a rule in Orthography? Whenever a letter is silent, or usually so, a rule is formed.
12. Why is c placed before r in acre, massacre, etc.? To preserve the hard sound of c.
13. What is the rule for Digraphs? A digraph must have one vowel silent.
14. Give rule for E final. E final is silent when another vowel precedes it in the same syllable.
15. What effect does final E have on the preceding vowel? It usually preserves its long sound.
16. When is B silent? Before t, or after m, in the same syllable.
17. When is C silent? Before k in the same syllable; also, before z, l, or t, in a few words.
18. When is D silent? Before g in the same syllable.
19. When is G silent? Before m or n in the same syllable.
20. When is H silent? After g or r in the same syllable; and h final after a vowel is always silent; also, in a few words after t, and initial in a few words.
21. When is L silent? After a when followed by f, m, k, or v, except in the word valve; also, before d in could, etc.
22. When is M silent? Before n in a few words.
23. When is N silent? Final after l or m.
24. When is P silent? Initial before n, s, or t.
25. When is S silent? In a few irregular words; as, isle, puisne, viscount, corps, etc.
26. When is T silent? Before ch in the same syllable; also, in Christmas, eclat, mortgage, etc.
27. When is V silent? In two words only--Sevennight and Twelvemonth.
28. When is W silent? Before r in the same syllable also, in whoop, sword, two, etc.
29. When is Gh silent? After i in the same syllable; also, after au and ou in some words.
30. When is Ch silent? In a few words; as, drachm, yacht, etc.
31. When is Z silent? In one word only--Rendezvous.
32. What letters are never silent? F, J, Q, and R.
33. What is meant by Antecedent part of a syllable? That part before the vowel.
34. What is the Consequent part of a syllable? That part which follows the vowel.
35. How many words end in Ceed? Three.
36. What are they? Exceed, proceed, and succeed.
37. How many of the English words are derived from the Latin? About, three-fourths.
38. What Language is called "Our mother tongue?" Anglo-Saxon.
39. From what language do we get most of our Scientific terms? The Greek.
40. How many English words begin with IN as a prefix? Two hundred and fifty.
41. How many begin with im? Seventy-five.
42. How many begin with un? About two thousand.
43. Were final E not silent, what would be the result? Another syllable would be formed.
44. When is final E dropped in spelling? Before vowel terminations mostly.
45. _Why is the final E retained in such words as changeable and traceable?_ To preserve the soft sound of the c or g.
46. In the words fleeing, seeing, etc., why retain both Es? To determine the proper meaning of the word.
47 What is a Figure of orthography? Any departure from the ordinary spelling of a word.
48. How many Figures are there? Two.
49 What are they? Archaism and Mimesis.
50. What is Archaism? The spelling of a word according to ancient usage.
51. What is Mimesis? The spelling of a word in imitation