TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction:
Noah Webster
Spelling Reform
Melville (Melvil) Dewey
Four Guidelines for Spelling Reform
A Note on Usage in This Book
Chapter 1: Syllables
Chapter 2: Vowels
Chapter 3: Vowel plus r
Chapter 4: The Apostrophe
Chapter 5: Contractions
Chapter 6: The Silent e
Chapter 7: The Letter v
Chapter 8: Comparatives and Superlatives
Chapter 9: Plurals
Chapter 10: The Past Tense
Chapter 11: Prefixes and Suffixes
Chapter 12: Single or Double l
Chapter 13: Double the Consonant
Chapter 14: Soft and Hard c
Chapter 15: Combinations Using c
Chapter 16: Soft and Hard g
Chapter 17: Changing the y to i
Chapter 18: Using qu Plus a Vowel
Chapter 19: The i before e Rule
Chapter 20: Using k, ck, ic, ac
Chapter 21: Using ch and tch
Chapter 22: Using j, ge, dge
Chapter 23: Using oy and oi
Chapter 24: Using ay and ai
Chapter 25: Using au and aw
Chapter 26: Using ou and ow
Chapter 27: Using oe, ow, oa
Chapter 28: Using or, ore, oar, our
Chapter 29: Using y, ee, i, ea, ie, ey
Chapter 30: Using u, ue, ew, oo, ou, etc.