[Seventh Month.]
“In most words i before terminal l or n should be sounded.”
| Latin | vigil | anvil | goblin | coffin |
| cavil | cabin | council | rosin | origin |
| javelin | pencil | axil | assassin | tranquil |
| resin | bobbin | violin | peril | moccasin |
| retail | satin | utensil | pistil | daffodil |
In the following words i should not be sounded:
| devil | basin | evil | cousin | weevil | raisin |
[Eighth Month.]
“I accented in most words from the French has the sound of long e.”
| pique | quarantine | police | critique | unique |
| machine | routine | ravine | regime | intrigue |
| caprice | suite | valise | Bastile | magazine |
| guillotine | fatigue | antique |
SEVENTH YEAR.
RULES OF SPELLING.
Many people think that rules of spelling are of no value, because they are hard to remember and because of numerous exceptions. This is certainly true of a great many such rules (and there are a great many); but three or four of these rules apply to so many words difficult to spell, and they have such a small number of exceptions that they are well worth while. Several hundred words are spelled according to the first rule given below. The rule itself is short, and all of the exceptions could be learned “for keeps” by a pupil in an hour. But pupils must have drill in applying the rules or they may be able to repeat the rules perfectly and glibly and not be able to spell the words coming under them.