No. I. AN EXTRACT FROM A SYNOPSIS OF THE WHOLE KINGDOM OF FRENCH SOUNDS, IN FAMILIES AND CLASSED UNDER A COMMON STANDARD, OR FATHER

A KEY TO THE MARKS USED IN THE PRONOUNCING READING BOOK.

de, ce, se, arcade.

petites, coupes.

besace, orbe.

ferons, bienfaisant.

que, parque, parquent.

gaenon, ligue.

...daté.

...austére

.tête.

..coй.

........coûte.

EBB.

.et..

es, et, est, er, er, ier, ié, iez, ez, etc. vé, ié, oué, ouez, iez. Ez, er, ver, idi, è, é, ez, eui, uie, ières, er, ier, quoit,

je, loge, cheval.

me, âme, calment.

ne. neveu, bonne.

près : 14.

met, m'es, m'est, êtes.
net, Dumouriez, donniez,
poulet, léopard.
répartir, RÉSONNER, rouet, priiez.
...ressusciter. ressuyer, ressui.)
RULE EBB: é, iod, iel, iet, ef: amitié
pied, ciel, inquiet; grief, nef, chef,
ef bref. 2 exc.: chef-d'œuvre and

ie

er

fumé, fumée, mai, fumer. donnez, né, nee, nez, Ney, Noé, empoulé, lié, lier.

ré, pré, priai, priez, roué, rouez.

о

Polysyllables in ier, yer, cher, ger,
O iller: papier, noyer, clocher, étran-er
ger, conseiller, écailler, etc.,......680.j
4 exceptions: see air
eil soleil, veille, veillent, vicille, etc. 580.

2

Ex, EM, (initial,) ému, énoncer, etc., over

3000.

EN (no accent) not nasal in enorgueillir.
INITIAL ENN, EMM, not nasal, (by excep.)
1st, in ennemi, Ennius, hennir,........
2d, in some unfrequent scientific
words, viz: ennéandrie, emména-
gogue, etc.,.

..chatié, initié, (verbs.)

...clef, (clé-clay.)

parquais, hermès,

rèfle: 1.

Rodriguez, liguais, guère.
Sanchez, songeait.

All verbs in er, (before cons.) copier, noyer, clocher, ranger, er (conseiller, écailler, over 3000.

RULE AIR: er, ai, ei, in the middle of many thousands of words, sound air: perle, pluine, pleine Monosyllables, proper names, and all words in er, not included in rule Ebb, sound air: cher, Kleber, Jupiter, fer, ver, etc., etc., and the ...4 excep.: hier, fier, tiers, cuiller. All verbs in er (bef. vowels): 3000.

IMPORTANT APPLICATION OF THESE SOUNDS TO THE
PRONUNCIATION OF VERBS.

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....parler, (before cons.)...

parlez, parlé..

...pelais.

WHICH SIMPLE AND COMPOUND VOWELS AND DIPHTHONGS ARE DIVIDED INTO NATURAL SOUND, GENERALLY BOTH AN ENGLISH AND FRENCH ELEMENT.

pistil...
cil, ciis.
profil, fil,

fils, (threads)
vil, etc.
64.