1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading (Paperback)

Excerpt: ... What are the significant parts of a word? Root, prefix, and suffix. pg 59 43. How are words divided as to variety? Italic, Roman, Old English, etc. 44. Name some compound word in which both parts retain their own accent. Writ'ing-mas'ter. 45. Name some word in which one part loses its accent. Gentle-manly. 46. Can all the vowels form syllables themselves? All except W. 47. When has R a rough sound? When it begins a word. 48. How are words distinguished? By their forms and uses. 49. Why do Consonants ever unite? To form complex sounds: as rr in Burr. 50. From what language are most words derived that end in less? Anglo-Saxon. 51. Is Z the last letter of all alphabets? All except the Greek, and Hebrew. 52. What is its place in the Greek alphabet? Sixth. 53. What is its place in the Hebrew? Seventh. 54. What letter is the sonorous counterpart of S? The letter Z.