The following lists are composed chiefly of
words in which the _e_ or the _i_ has its usual value.* In which words
does _e_ or _i_ have the consonant value of _y?_
eons
aqueous
gaseous
hideous
courteous
instantaneous
miscellaneous
simultaneous
spontaneous
righteous
gorgeous
nauseous
outrageous=
ious.
copious
dubious
impious
delirious
impervious
amphibious
ceremonious
deleterious
supercilious
punctilious
religious
sacrilegious
Notice that all the accented vowels except _i_ in antepenultimate
syllables are long before this termination.
Words ending in ize, ise, and yse.
In English we have a few verbs ending in _ise,_ though _ize_ is the
regular ending of most verbs of this class, at least according to the
American usage. In England _ise_ is often substituted for _ize_.
The following words derived through the French must always be written
with the termination _ise_:
advertise
catechise
compromise
devise
divertise
exercise
misprise
supervise
advise
chastise=
criticise
disfranchise
emprise
exorcise
premise
surmise
affranchise
circumcise
demise
disguise=
enfranchise
franchise
reprise
surprise
apprise
comprise
despise
disenfranchise
enterprise
manumise
A few words end in _yse_ (yze): _analyse, paralyse_.
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