Division of Words / Rules for the Division of Words at the Ends of Lines, with Remarks on Spelling, Syllabication and Pronunciation

by Frederick W. Hamilton

43. What is the rule for words compounded with a prefix?

44. What should be done with the terminations -able, -ible, -tion, -cial, -tive, -ive, and -sion?

45. What should be done with the terminations -ing, -en, -ed, -er, and -est, and the plural -es?

46. What letters should not end a line?

47. How are adjectives in ical treated?

48. How are derivatives of words ending in -t treated?

49. What is the special rule about c and g?

50. What is the rule about qu, and why?

51. What is the rule about nothing?

52. What is the rule about words of four letters?