movemovementdisgrace disgraceful
defensedefenseless fatefateful
arrange arrangementfiercefiercely
noisenoiselessmanagemanagement
severeseverelyruderudeness

Exceptions.—Truly, duly, wisdom, awful, wholly.

Bring to class a list of twenty words that retain the final e before a suffix beginning with a consonant.

Exercise 43

What spelling rule does each of the following words illustrate?

advantageous gigantic boxesadmittance
mimickingpiecelibraries occurrence
arrangementreceiptkeysacquittal

Exercise 44—Abbreviations

Write abbreviations for the months of the year. Are there any that should not be abbreviated?

The abbreviations for the states and territories are:

Alabama, Ala.Maryland, Md.
Arizona, Ariz.Massachusetts, Mass.
Arkansas, Ark.Michigan, Mich.
California, Cal.Minnesota, Minn.
Colorado, Colo.Mississippi, Miss.
Connecticut, Conn.Missouri, Mo.
Delaware, Del.Montana, Mont.
District of Columbia, D.C. Nebraska, Nebr.
Florida, Fla.Nevada, Nev.
Georgia, Ga.New Hampshire, N.H.
Idaho, IdahoNew Mexico, N. Mex.
Illinois, Ill.New York, N.Y.
Indiana, Ind.New Jersey, N.J.
Iowa, Ia.North Carolina, N.C.
Kansas, Kans.North Dakota, N. Dak.
Kentucky, Ky.Ohio, O.
Louisiana, La.Oklahoma, Okla.
Maine, Me.Oregon, Ore.
Pennsylvania, Pa.Utah, Utah
Philippine Islands, P.I. Vermont, Vt.
Porto Rico, P.R.Virginia, Va.
South Carolina, S.C.Washington, Wash.
South Dakota, S.D.Wisconsin, Wis.
Tennessee, Tenn.West Virginia, W. Va.
Texas, Tex.Wyoming, Wyo.