Business English Part 3

bad cereal hew seen bade serial hue scene

bale cession kernel soul bail session colonel sole

berry cite leased strait bury site least straight

boy coa.r.s.e lesser stair buoy course lessor stare

by compliment mite sweet buy complement might suite

council feign miner there counsel fain minor their

current flour need wood currant flower knead would

=Exercise 24=

Do the same with the following:

aisle clause kill sail isle claws kiln sale awl climb key ring all clime quay wring

base draught lie serge ba.s.s draft lye surge

blew dew medal sole blue due meddle soul

bough done peer shone bow dun pier shown

bread dual pore steel bred duel pour steal

bear flue profit stationary bare flew prophet stationery

bridal freeze quarts wade bridle frieze quartz weighed

capital guilt rest wave capitol gilt wrest waive

ceiling heard root wrap sealing herd route rap

=Exercise 25--Syllabication=

What is a syllable?

Choose a word and notice that every vowel sound in it makes a syllable.

Therefore, you never have two vowels in one syllable unless the two are p.r.o.nounced as one sound.

In p.r.o.nouncing notice carefully to which syllable a consonant belongs; as in _dif-fer-ent_, _beau-ti-fy_, _dai-sy_.

Divide the following words into syllables. If you cannot decide with which syllable a consonant belongs, consult a dictionary.

paper grocer rotate mystery tomato erect repeat regular vinegar polish general arithmetic

If a syllable, especially an accented syllable, ends in a vowel, what is usually the length of the vowel?

If the syllable ends in a consonant, what is usually the length of the vowel of the syllable?

When a consonant is doubled, the division is usually made between the two letters; as,

blot-ter skip-ping remit-tance neces-sary throt-tle span-ning

As a rule, a prefix const.i.tutes one syllable; as,

pro-long pre-fer con-stant de-fect ad-mit re-ceive se-lect dis-trust e-merge im-merse

As a rule, a suffix const.i.tutes one syllable; as,

labor-er soft-ly beauti-fy selec-tion mole-cule revolution-ist percent-age fanat-ic

When two or more letters together give one sound, they must not be divided; as,

math-ematics ex-change paragraph-ing abolish-ing bow-ing toil-ing nation-al gra-cious

Can a word of one syllable be divided?

Do not divide a syllable of one letter from the rest of the word. The division _ever-y_ is wrong.

=Exercise 26=

Divide the following words into syllables, using the suggestions given in the preceding exercise:

accountant dissatisfaction manufacturer reference advertis.e.m.e.nt economy material repeatedly anecdote employment mechanical salesman annually energetic neighborhood security application environment occupation separate automobile especially opportunity signature beginning establishment organized specification collection expenditure permanent stenography comparison factory preparation suburban competent furniture president superintend confirmation ill.u.s.tration quotation systematic consequence impression realize telephone correspondence improvement receptacle treasurer counterfeit judgment recognition unanimous customer machinist recommend unusual

=Exercise 27--Accent=

What is accent?

Divide into syllables, indicate the accent, and p.r.o.nounce the following:

expand volume defect interesting mischievous usually incomparable theatre exquisite tedious hospitable generally column inquiry impious

In the following words the meaning changes with the accent. Use each word in a sentence to show its meaning.

ob'ject subject contrast desert ob-ject' insult protest extract tor'ment essay conflict compact tor-ment' transfer compound survey minute (notice the vowel change) refuse (notice the consonant change)

Bring to cla.s.s a list of words that you have heard misp.r.o.nounced in your cla.s.ses. Be sure that you can p.r.o.nounce them correctly.

=Exercise 28=