About two thousand.

43. _Were final E not silent, what would be the result?_
Another syllable would be formed.

44. _When is final E dropped in spelling?_
Before vowel terminations mostly.

45. _Why is the final E retained in such words as changeable and
traceable?_
To preserve the soft sound of the c or g.

46. _In the words fleeing, seeing, etc., why retain both Es?_
To determine the proper meaning of the word.

47 _What is a Figure of orthography?_
Any departure from the ordinary spelling of a word.

48. _How many Figures are there?_
Two.

49 _What are they?_
Archaism and Mimesis.

50. _What is Archaism?_
The spelling of a word according to ancient usage.

51. _What is Mimesis?_
The spelling of a word in imitation of a false pronunciation.

52. _When is i used as a consonant?_
When followed by a vowel in the same syllable; as in alien, etc.

53. _When is y final changed to e?_
Before the suffix ous; as in beauteous.

54. _When is y final changed to i?_
Before the suffix ful; as in beautiful.

55. _What is a Redundant prefix?_
One that does not change the signification of the root; as, _a_ in
the word adry.

56. _When is ie changed to y?_
Before the ending _ing_.

57. _When use the digraph ei in spelling?_
Ei follows c soft, and begins words.

58. _When use ie in spelling?_
Ie follows consonants (except c soft), and ends words.

59. _In changing the word hoe to hoeing, why retain the e?_
To preserve its signification.

60. _What is the origin of the suffix less?_
Anglo-Saxon.

61. _What is the origin of the word English?_
It is derived from the word Angles.

62. _Who were the Angles?_
They were a tribe of people who came from the land of the Low
Germans and settled in Britain in the fifth century.

63. _What does the word England mean?_
"The land of the Angles."

64. _Why is our language sometimes called the "Teutonic language"?_
Because it is derived from the ancient Germans, who were called
Teutons.

65. _What kind of words end in ize?_
Verbs derived from the Greek.

66. _What kind of words end in ise?_
Most words derived from the French.

67. _Why is the English called a Composite Language?_
Because it is derived from so many different sources.

68. _Does adding a single consonant to a word ever make an
additional sy