3. In words ending in y preceded by a consonant, the y is changed into i, before an additional syllable; as, Merry, merrier pily, pilied.

EXCEPTION.-Before ing, y is retained to prevent the doubling of i; as, Marry, marrying. Words ending in ie drop the e and take y; as, die, dying.

NOTE.-The verb to dye, or die, (to color) and some others, retain the e before ing, to prevent ambiguity.

4. Words ending in silent e generally omit the e before an additional syllable beginning with a vowel; as, Force, forcible, rave, raving.

EXCEPTION (1) Words ending in ce or ge, retain the e before able, ous; as, Peace, peaceable, change, changeable, outrage, outrageous.

(2) Words ending in oe retain the final e; as, Hoe, hoeing; shoe, shoeing. (3) Words ending in ee drop the final e on receiving an additional syllable beginning with e; as, see, seest, agree, agreed.

5. Verbs of one syllable ending with a single consonant preceded by a single vowel, and verbs of more than one syllable ending in the same manner, and accented on the last syllable (as regret,) double the final consonant on receiving an additional syllable; as, Regret, regretted.

REMARK.-Most verbs ending in though not accented on the last syllable, double the l on receiving an additional syllable; as, Travel, travelling, travelled, model, modelling, modelled.

NOTE-This last remark is according to the orthography of Worcester's Dictionary. Perry and Webster allow but a single l.

6. Compound words formed by prefixing a word or a syllable to a monosyllable ending in all, retain the ll; as, Befall, bethrall, recall Except withal, therewithal, and wherewithal.-Worcester.