The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-07-12
EDUCATIONAL.

AS many of our teachers are puzzled to
know what and how much of ofOrthography
to teach in carrying out our programme
we beg leave to submit the following list
ofquostions and answers. They are num-
bered in the order in which it seems TO me
it would be advisable to take them up. OF
course the teacher must supply considera-
bic in the way Of collateral information in
oral lessons. The sounds must be taught
by imitation: begin with subvocals, then
aspiratos, then vocals. The sounds ought
to be as familiar to every pupil as the
letters of the alphabet:
l. How many letters in tho English Al
phabet9 There are 20 letters in the Eng
lish alphabet.
2. How are the letters dividedP The
lotters are divided into three classes.
3, What are these classes calledP These
classes are called vowels, consonants. and
mutes.
10. What is vowel9 A vowel is let
ter used to represent a vocal sound.
IL. What is a consonantP A consonani
is letter used to represent a subvocal or
aspirate sound.
II. What is a mute? A mute is letter
that represents no sound.
l3. What are mutes sometimes called ?
Mutes are sometimes called silent letters.
IA. Name the vowels9 The vowels are
a, Q, /, o, u, and sometimes W and V.
10 Which letters are consonants ? All
the other letters are consonants.
4. How many sounds in the English
Language? There are-sounds in the
English Language.
8. How are the sounds divided? The
sounds are divided into three classes.
Q. What are these classes called ? These
classes are called vocals, subvocals and
aspirates.
Z. What is a vocal soundP A vocal
sound is one made by tho voice alone.
8. What is an aspirste sound2 An aspi-
rate sound is ono made by tho breath
alone.
8. What is a subvocal sound A subvo-
cal sound is one made by voice and breath
united.
16. How many vocal sounds are there {?
There are-vocal sounds.
II. How many subvocal sounds are
there? There are-subvocals sounds.
Is. How many aspirates sounds are
there? There are--aspirate sounds.
10. Make the vocal sounds. The vocal
sounds are
20. Make the subvocal sounds. The
subvocal sounds are
81. Make the aspirate sounds. The as
pirate sounds are
%. What is a word of one syllable
calledH A word of one syllable is called a
monosyllable.
29. What is a word of two syllables
calIedP A word of two syllables is called
a dissyllable.
"a. What is word of three syllables
called? a word of three syllebles is called
a trissyllable.
25. What is a word of four or more than
four syllables calledP A word of four or
more than four syllables is called poly
syllable.
20. What is the last syllable of a word
called? The last syllable of a word is
called the ultimate.
p. The last syllable of word but one
Is called the penulEmate.
2S, The last syllable of word but two is
called the antepenultimate.
20. Tho last syllable of word but three
is called the preantepenultimate.
30. What is accent? Accent is pronounc-
ing one or more syllables off word more
forcibly than the others.
81. Accent is of two kinds; Primary
and Secondary.
80. Monosyllables are not accented.
SO. All words of moro than one syllable
have one syllable accented.
34 All words Of more than three syIla-
oles eften have two syllables accented, ono
more forcibly than the other, the greater
accent is called the primary accent, tho
lesser secondary accent.
IiILLARD