[See exercises on these and similar words in the author’s “Columbian Spelling Book.”]

V. Avoid blending the end of a word with the beginning of the next. Do not confound—

A nice house,withAn ice house.
False sights,”False heights.
The darkest hour,”The darkest tower.
It strikes with an awe,”It strikes with a naw.
My heart was awed,”My heart was sawed.
A notion of sweetness,”An ocean of sweetness.
There was a great error,”There was a great terror.
My brothers ought to go,”My brother sought to go.
He walked in fields of ice,”He walked in fields of vice.
Wastes and deserts,”Waste sand deserts.
Look on this spot,”Look on this pot.
Goodness centers in the heart,”Goodness enters in the heart.
Luxurious soil,”Luxurious oil.
Chaste stars,”Chased tars.
Such a notion exists,”Such an ocean exists.
To obtain either,”To obtain neither.
His cry moved me,”His crime moved me.
The same arrow,”The same marrow.

ACCENT.

The remarks on Accentuation in the third book of this series have already familiarized the learner with the uses of accent. He has learned how accent determines the pronunciation of words, and how it shows, in many cases, the sounds of the vowels. He has also learned, that many words are differently accented, and, of course, differently pronounced, when used as nouns, from the manner in which they are accented and pronounced, when used as verbs.

We shall not repeat what we have there explained; but we will here inform the pupil, that while all words of more than one syllable have one accented syllable, almost all words of more than three syllables have two accented syllables. These two syllables are not accented with equal force, and this makes necessary the terms Primary Accent, and Secondary Accent.

Where two syllables are accented in the same word, that which has the greater amount of stress laid upon it, receives the primary accent (generally marked ˝), and that which has the less amount of stress laid upon it, receives the secondary accent (generally marked ˊ or ˋ).

EXAMPLES.