1.  Correct the division of the following words, by Rule 1st:  “cap-rice, es-teem, dis-es-teem, ob-lige;—­az-ure, mat-ron, pat-ron, phal-anx, sir-en, trait-or, trench-er, barb-er, burn-ish, garn-ish, tarn-ish, varn-ish, mark-et, musk-et, pamph-let;—­brave-ry, knave-ry, siave-ry, eve-ning, scene-ry, bribe-ry, nice-ty, chi-cane-ry, ma-chine-ry, im-age-ry;—­ as-y-lum, hor-i-zon,—­fi-nan-cier, he-ro-ism,—­sar-don-yx, scur-ril-ous,—­ com-e-di-an, post-e-ri-or.”—­Webster’s Spelling-Books.

2.  Correct the division of the following words by Rule 2d:  “oy-er, fol-io, gen-ial, gen-ius, jun-ior, sa-tiate, vi-tiate;—­am-bro-sia, cha-mel-ion, par-hel-ion, con-ven-ient, in-gen-ious, om-nis-cience, pe-cul-iar, so-cia-ble, par-tial-i-ty, pe-cun-ia-ry;—­an-nun-ciate, e-nun-ciate, ap-pre-ciate, as-so-ciate, ex-pa-tiate, in-gra-tiate, in-i-tiate, li-cen-tiate, ne-go-tiate, no-vi-ciate, of-fi-ciate, pro-pi-tiate, sub-stan-tiate.”—­Webster:  Old Spelling-Book, 86-91; New, 121-128.

3.  Correct the division of the following words by Rule 3d:  “dres-ser, has-ty, pas-try, sei-zure, rol-ler, jes-ter, wea-ver, vam-per, han-dy, dros-sy, glos-sy, mo-ver, mo-ving, oo-zy, ful-ler, trus-ty, weigh-ty, noi-sy, drow-sy, swar-thy.”—­Cobb’s Standard Spelling-Book.  Again:  “eas-tern, full-y, pull-et, rill-et, scan-ty, nee-dy.”—­Webster.

4.  Correct the division of the following words by Rule 4th:  “aw-ry,”—­Webster’s Old Book, 52; “ath-wart,”—­Ib., 93; “pros-pect-ive,”—­Ib., 66; “pa-renth-e-sis,”—­Ib., 93; “res-ist-i-bil-ity,”—­Webster’s New Book, 93; “hem-is-pher-ic,”—­Ib., 130; “mo-nos-tich, he-mis-tick,” [112]—­Walker’s Dict., 8vo; Cobb, 33; “tow-ards,”—­Cobb, 48.

5.  Correct the division of the following words by Rule 5th:  “E’n-gland,”—­Murray’s Spelling-Book, p. 100; “a-no-ther,”—­Ib., 71; “a-noth-er,”—­Emerson, 76; “Be-thes-da, Beth-a-ba-ra,”—­Webster, 141; Cobb, 159.

LESSON III.—­MIXED.

1.  Correct the division of the following words, according to their derivation:  “ben-der, bles-sing, bras-sy, chaf-fy, chan-ter, clas-per, craf-ty, cur-dy, fen-der, fil-my, fus-ty, glas-sy, graf-ter, gras-sy, gus-ty, ban-ded, mas-sy, mus-ky, rus-ty, swel-ling, tel-ler, tes-ted, thrif-ty, ves-ture.”—­Cobb’s Standard Spelling-Book.

2.  Correct the division of the following words, so as to give no wrong notion of their derivation and meaning:  “barb-er, burn-ish, brisk-et, cank-er, chart-er, cuck-oo, furn-ish, garn-ish, guil-ty, hank-er, lust-y, port-al, tarn-ish, test-ate, test-y, trait-or, treat-y, varn-ish, vest-al, di-urn-al, e-tern-al, in-fern-al, in-tern-al, ma-tern-al, noc-turn-al, pa-tern-al.”—­Webster’s Elementary Spelling-Book.

3.  Correct the division of the following words, so as to convey no wrong idea of their pronunciation:  “ar-mo-ry, ar-te-ry, butch-er-y, cook-e-ry, eb-o-ny, em-e-ry, ev-e-ry, fel-o-ny, fop-pe-ry, flip-pe-ry, gal-le-ry, his-to-ry, liv-e-ry. lot-te-ry, mock-e-ry, mys-te-ry, nun-ne-ry, or-re-ry, pil-lo-ry, quack-e-ry, sor-ce-ry, witch-e-ry.”—­Ib., 41-42.