«fĕr´-rŭm».

_b._ In all other combinations of consonants the first consonant
goes with the preceding vowel.[4] Thus «măg´-nŭs», «ĕ-gĕs´-tās»,
«vĭc-tō´-rĭ-ă», «hŏs´-pĕs», «ăn´-nŭs», «sŭ-bāc´-tŭs».

[Footnote 4: The combination nct is divided nc-t, as fūnc-tŭs,
sānc-tŭs.]

3. The last syllable of a word is called the _ul´-ti-ma_; the one
next to the last, the _pe-nult´_; the one before the penult, the
_an´-te-pe-nult´_.

«10.» EXERCISE

Divide the words in the following passage into syllables and pronounce
them, placing the accent as indicated:

Vā́dĕ ăd fŏrmī́căm, Ō pĭ́gĕr, ĕt cōnsī́dĕrā vĭ́ās ĕ́iŭs ĕt dĭ́scĕ săpĭĕ́ntĭăm:
quae cŭm nōn hắbĕăt dŭ́cĕm nĕc praecĕptṓrĕm nĕc prī́ncĭpĕm, pắrăt ĭn
aestā́tĕ cĭ́bŭm sĭ́bĭ ĕt cŏ́ngrĕgăt ĭn mĕ́ssĕ quŏd cŏ́mĕdăt.

[[Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: which,
having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer
and gathereth her food in the harvest.]]


QUANTITY

«11.» The quantity of a vowel or a syllable is the time it takes to