ify?_
Manner, as crossways, lengthways, etc.

150. _What does the suffix Y signify?_
Plenty, as smoky; also abounding in, as wealthy.

151. _Are there any exceptions to the meaning of the foregoing
Prefixes and Postfixes?_
There are some, and therefore great judgment must be exercised in
applying them to the analysis of words.

152. _What is meant by the term "Good Bye"?_
God be with you.

153. _What does the suffix Ster signify?_
Feminine, as spinster.

PROMISCUOUS QUESTIONS.

1. _Is A the first letter of all written alphabets?_
All but one, the Abyssinian.

2. _What number is A in the Abyssinian alphabet?_
The thirteenth.

3. _Is double A ever written together as a word?_
It is, as a proper noun.

4. _What is Aa the name of?_
About forty small rivers in Europe.--_Cyclopedia._

5. _Is B the second letter of all alphabets?_
All except the Ethiopic.

6. _What number is B in the Ethiopic?_
Ninth.

7. _Give a word in which P has the sound of B._
Cupboard.

8. _What letter is the Sonorous counterpart of T?_
The letter D.--_Cyclopedia._

9. _Give the Periodic changes of the English language._
Saxon, Semi-Saxon, Old English, Middle English, and Modern English.

10. _Give date of "Saxon period."_
Previous to 1150 A.D.

11. _Give date of "Semi-Saxon period."_
1150 to 1250.

12. _Give date of "Old English period."_
1250 to 1350.

13. _Give date of "Middle English period."_
1350 to 1550.

14. _Give date of "Modern English period."_
Time since 1550.

15. _What constitutes a Period in Language?_
Any great change in the Literature of a People.

16. _What causes these changes?_
Mostly national invasion.

17. _What is assimilation of Consonants?_
When an aspirate and subvocal comes together, it is necessary
to change the sound of one or the other, to make the
combination pronounceable.

18. _What is meant by an Element of Speech?_
An indivisible portion of language.

19. _What is a Sonant sound?_
One uttered with intonated or resonant breath.

20. _In changing the word traffic to trafficked, why supply the
letter k?_
To preserve the proper sound of c.

21. _Under what condition is a consonant never doubled at the end
of a word?_
When immediately following a diphthong.--_Webster._

22. _When is C followed by K in spell