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• The english spelling-book and expositor : being a new method of teaching children and adult persons to read, write and understand the English tongue, In less Time, and with much greater Ease, than has hitherto been taught. Containing an alphabetical collection of the most useful, proper, and elegant words, divided into syllables, and accented; together with a short and easy explication of each word, thereunto annexed. To which are prefixed, a new table of monosyllables; the Use of Capitals, Stops, and marks in Writing; a large Number of abbreviations and distinctions of Words; and many other Orthographical Rules and Observations, very useful and necessary for schools and families. By Henry Boad, Writing-Master at Colchester
  by: Boad, Henry
  Published: (1799)
• The new art of spelling : Design'd chiefly for persons of maturity, teaching them how to spell and write words by the sound thereof, and to sound and read words by the sight thereof, Rightly, Neatly, and Fashionably. I. It will Instruct any Person, that can Read and Write, to Spell and Write most Languages, that he can Speak, and uses to Read, in a few Hours, by a General Rule, contain'd in Two or Three Lines, and the Use of a Spelling Alphabet, which may be writ on the Twelfth Part of a Sheet of Paper, to carry about them. II. Short and Easie Directions, whereby any One may be Taught to Spell tolerably well in a few Days, and in a many a Year's time be perfected in the Art of True Spelling. III. A Child, or any Person, who can't Read or Write, may, by the help of this Book, learn to Spell and Write perfectly in a small Time. IV. Rules for Foreigners, by which they may Sweeten their Language; and Directions how to Invent an Universal One. Applied to the English Tongue. By J. Jones, M.D
  by: Jones, John
  Published: (1704)
• The art of right spelling and pronouncing all the words of the English tongue : Very useful for all persons that are desirous to learn to write properly, and to know how to Spell those Words which are not Writ in the same Manner as they are Pronounced. By which also Foreigners may be Instructed how to Pronounce the most Difficult and Troublesome Words of the English Tongue. To which is added, an exact account of all the stops, marks, and references that commonly occur in authors
  by: Jones, John
  Published: (1721)
• A spelling dictionary of the English language : on a new plan, For the Use of Young Gentlemen, Ladies, and Foreigners. Published by the King's Authority. To which is prefixed, a compendious English grammar; With a concise Historical Account of the Language. And at the end are added, rules for speaking and writing English, and Directions for Addressing Persons of Distinction
  by: Newbery, John
  Published: (1786)
• The compleat English scholar, in spelling, reading, and writing : containing plain and easy directions for spelling and reading English, according to the present pronunciation. With several Tables of Common Words and Proper Names, in the Bible, and elsewhere, from One to Six and Seven Syllables, both in whole Words, and Divided into Syllables. And Directions for True Writing of English, with several Copies of the most usual Hands Engraven in Copper. Also Examples of the different Writing and Pronouncing the same Words in the English Tongue. Lastly, How to Spell Words that are alike in Sound, but differ in their Sense and Spelling: With the Use of all Stops and Points in Spelling and Writing, and the Interpretation of English Christian Names: And many other Things of use to Learners. By E. Young, Schoolmaster in London
  by: Young, E.
  Published: (1752)