y parts without regard to
pronunciation; as, a-tom.

25. _What is the object of the American method?_
To indicate the proper pronunciation by separating affixes from
the roots.

26. _What is a word of one syllable called?_
A monosyllable.

27. _What is a word of two syllables called?_
A dissyllable.

28. _What is a word of three syllables called?_
A trisyllable.

29. _What is a word of more than three syllables called?_
A polysyllable.

30. _What is the Ultimate syllable of a word?_
The last syllable.

31. _What is the Penultimate syllable?_
Next to the last syllable in a word.

32. _What is the Antepenultimate syllable?_
The last syllable but two in a word.

33. _What is the Preantepenultimate syllable?_
The last syllable but three in a word.

34. _What other way may the syllables be described?_
In their numerical order; as, first, second, etc.

35. _How many syllables can a word have?_
As many as it has vowels or diphthongs sounded.

36. _How many words in the English language?_
About one hundred and twenty thousand.

37. _How are words divided in reference to form?_
Into simple and compound.

38. _How are they divided in reference to origin?_
Into primitive and derivative.

39. _What is a Simple word?_
One that is not composed of two or more whole words.

40. _What is a Compound word?_
One that is composed of two or more distinct words.

41. _What is a Primitive word?_
One in no way derived from another in the same language.

42. _What is a Radical word?_
Same as primitive.

43. _What is a Derivative word?_
One formed by joining to a primitive some letter or letters to
modify its meaning.

44. _What is Analysis?_
Separating a word or syllable into its elements or parts.

45. _What is Synthesis?_
The process of combining elements to form syllables and words.

46. _What is the Base of a Compound word?_
That word representing the fundamental idea.

47. _What is the Modifier in a Compound word?_
That word which describes the other.

48. _What is the Base of a Derivative word?_
The primitive from which it is derived.

49. _What is the Modifier in a Derivative word?_
The affix.

50. _What is an Affix?_
That part of a derivative word attached to the root.

51. _How many Root words in the English language?_
Over one thousand.

52. _What is