| {were} | were you there |
| {we're} | we're not going |
| {acquaintance} | ac-quaint´ance with many persons |
| {certainly} | cer´tain-ly he will come |
| {chimney} | chim´ney on the house |
| {courteous} | cour´te-ous manner |
| {disagree} | dis-a-gree´ with each other |
| {emphasis} | em´pha-sis on the first syllable |
| {efficient} | ef-fi´cient bookkeeper |
| {erroneous} | er-ro´ne-ous statement |
| {imagine} | im-ag´ine a world without water |
| {mercantile} | mer´can-tile trade |
| {numerical} | nu-mer´i-cal quantity |
| {irrepressible} | ir-re-press´i-ble child |
| {quarrel} | quar´rel over money |
| {ratio} | ra´tio of 2 to 3 |
| {rinse} | rinse the dishes |
| {traveling} | trav´el-ing man |
| {villages} | vil´lages along the railroad |
| {whole} | whole numbers |
| {hole} | hole in the wall |
| {wholly} | whol´ly to blame |
| {holy} | ho´ly Bible |
| {admirable} | ad´mir-a-ble conduct |
| {admissible} | ad-mis´si-ble evidence |