17.  What guide have we for dividing words into syllables? 18.  How many special rules of syllabication are given in this book? and what are their titles, or subjects? 19.  What says Rule 1st of consonants? 20.  What says Rule 2d of vowels? 21.  What says Rule 3d of terminations? 22.  What says Rule 4th of prefixes? 23.  What says Rule 5th of compounds? 24.  What says Rule 6th of lines full?

[Now turn to the second chapter of Orthography, and correct the improprieties there quoted for the practical application of these rules.]

LESSON VI.—­WORDS.

1.  What is a word? 2.  How are words distinguished in regard to species and figure? 3.  What is a primitive word? 4.  What is a derivative word? 5.  What is a simple word? 6.  What is a compound word? 7.  How do permanent compounds differ from others? 8.  How many rules for the figure of words are given in this book? and what are their titles, or subjects? 9.  What says Rule 1st of compounds? 10.  What says Rule 2d of simples? 11.  What says Rule 3d of the sense? 12.  What says Rule 4th of ellipses? 13.  What says Rule 5th of the hyphen? 14.  What says Rule 6th of no hyphen?

[Now turn to the third chapter of Orthography, and correct the improprieties there quoted for the practical application of these rules.]

LESSON VII.—­SPELLING.

1.  What is spelling? 2.  How is this art to be acquired? and why so? 3.  Why is it difficult to learn to spell accurately? 4.  Is it then any disgrace to spell words erroneously? 5.  What benefit may be expected from the rules for spelling? 6.  How many rules for spelling are given in this book? and what are their titles, or subjects? 7.  What says Rule 1st of final f, l, or s? 8.  Can you mention the principal exceptions to this rule? 9.  What says Rule 2d of other finals? 10.  Are there any exceptions to this rule? 11.  What says Rule 3d of the doubling of consonants? 12.  Under what three heads are the exceptions to this rule noticed? 13.  What says Rule 4th against the doubling of consonants? 14.  Under what four heads are the apparent exceptions to this Rule noticed? 15.  What says Rule 5th of final ck? 16.  What monosyllables, contrary to this rule, end with c only? 17.  What says Rule 6th of the retaining of double letters before affixes? 18.  Under what three heads are the exceptions to this rule noticed? 19.  What says Rule 7th of the retaining of double letters after prefixes? 20.  What observation is made respecting exceptions to this rule?

LESSON VIII.—­SPELLING.