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CLASSIFICATION OF WORDS IN SPELLING.
- Referrible,
- Reflexible,
- Refrangible,
- Regible,
- Remissible,
- Reprehensible,
- Resistible,
- Responsible,
- Reversible,
- Revertible,
- Risible,
- Seducible,
- Sensible,
- Tangible,
- Terrible,
- Transmissible,
- Visible.
The following words end in able:
- Approvable,
- Blamable,
- Conversable,
- Dilatable,
- Dissolvable,
- Incondensable,
- Inferable,
- Manifestable,
- Movable,
- Provable,
- Ratable,
- Referable,
- Reprovable,
- Salable,
- Solvable,
- Tamable,
- Tenable,
- Transferable,
- Unsalable,
- Untamable,
- Untenable.
The following words in spelling begin with Im. Other words of similar pronunciation begin with Em.
- Imbibe,
- Imboil,
- Imbound,
- Imbrue,
- Imbrute,
- Imbue,
- Imburse,
- Immanuel,
- Immaculate,
- Immense,
- Imminent,
- Immigrant,
- Immerge,
- Immerse,
- Immigrate,
- Immingle,
- Immit,
- Immix,
- Immure,
- Impact,
- Impale,
- Impassioned,
- Impawn,
- Impeach,
- Impearl,
- Impel,
- Impen,
- Imperil,
- Impinge,
- Implant,
- Implead,
- Impart,
- Impose,
- Impound,
- Impregnate,
- Impress,
- Imprint,
- Impromptu,
- Impugn,
- Impulse,
- Impunity,
- Imputable,
- Impute.
ise and ize.
The following words terminate with ise. Other words of like pronunciation terminate with ize.
- Advertise,
- Advise,
- Affranchise,
- Apprise,
- Catechise,
- Chastise,
- Circumcise,
- Comprise,
- Compromise,
- Criticise,
- Demise,
- Despise,
- Devise,
- Disfranchise,
- Disguise,
- Divertise,
- Emprise,
- Enfranchise,
- Exercise,
- Exorcise.
- Merchandise,
- Misprise,
- Recognise,
- Reprise,
- Supervise,
- Surmise,
- Surprise.
Words ending in d, de, ge, mit, rt, se, or ss, take sion in derivatives. Other words of similar pronunciation in their ending are usually spelled with tion.
- Abscission,
- Abstersion,
- Adhesion,
- Admission,
- Cohesion,
- Compulsion,
- Condescension,
- Confession,
- Confusion,
- Conversion,
- Declension,
- Decursion,
- Depulsion,
- Dissension,
- Divulsion,
- Emersion,
- Evasion,
- Evulsion,
- Exesion,
- Expulsion,
- Impression,
- Impulsion,
- Incursion,
- Intrusion,
- Propulsion,
- Recension,
- Recursion,
- Remission,
- Revision,
- Revulsion,
- Tension,
- Transcursion,
- Version.
Exceptional words. Coercion, Suspicion, Crucifixion.
Words in En.
- Encage,
- Enchant,
- Enchase,
- Encircle,
- Enclose,
- Encroach,
- Encumber,
- Endamage,
- Endear,
- Endow,
- Enfeeble,
- Enfranchise,
- Engender,
- Engorge,
- Entrance,
- Enhance,
- Enjoin,
- Enlard,
- Enlarge,
- Enlighten,
- Enlist,
- Enroll,
- Ensure,
- Entail,
- Entangle,
- Enthrone,
- Entice,
- Entire,
- Entitle,
- Entomb,
- Entrap,
- Entreat,
- Enure,
Words in In.
- Inclasp,
- Incrust,
- Indict,
- Indite,
- Indorse,
- Indue,
- Infold,
- Ingraft,
- Ingrain,
- Ingulf,
- Inquire,
- Insnare,
- Insure,
- Interlace,
- Interplead,
- Inthrall,
- Intrust,
- Intwine,
- Inure,
- Inveigle,
- Inwheel,
- Inwrap,
- Inwreathe.
Words ending in eive.
- Conceive,
- Receive,
- Deceive,
- Perceive,
Words ending in ieve.
- Achieve,
- Aggrieve,
- Believe,
- Relieve,
- Reprieve,
- Retrieve,
- Sieve,
- Thieve.
Nouns which change f or fe into ves in the plural.
- Beeves,
- Calves,
- Elves,
- Halves,
- Knives,
- Leaves,
- Lives,
- Loaves,
- Selves,
- Sheaves,
- Shelves,
- Thieves,
- Wharves,
- Wives,
- Wolves.
Nouns ending in f or fe in which s is only used in the plural.
- Briefs,
- Chiefs,
- Fiefs,
- Griefs,
- Mischiefs,
- Kerchiefs,
- Dwarfs.
- Turfs,
- Kerfs,
- Surfs,
- Fifes,
- Strifes,
- Safes,
- Scarfs,
- Woofs,
- Hoofs,
- Roofs,
- Proofs,
- Beliefs,
- Reliefs,
- Gulfs.
Nouns ending in eau, ieu, and ou, terminate the plural in x.
- Beaux,
- Bureaux,
- Chapeaux,
- Chateaux,
- Flambeaux,
- Rondeaux,
- Plateaux,
- Bijoux,
- Morceaux,
- Rouleaux,
- Tableaux,
