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Page 11
... silent ; as , in gnaw . H is a mark of mere breathing or aspiration . no sound ; as , in rhetoric . After r it has I in certain words has the use of y consonant ; as , in million , pronounced mill'yun . Before r it has a sound nearly ...
... silent ; as , in gnaw . H is a mark of mere breathing or aspiration . no sound ; as , in rhetoric . After r it has I in certain words has the use of y consonant ; as , in million , pronounced mill'yun . Before r it has a sound nearly ...
Page 12
... silent before n in in the same syllable ; as , in knave . L has one sound only ; as , in lame , mill . It is silent in many words , especially before a final consonant ; as , in walk , calm , calf , should . M has one sound only ; as ...
... silent before n in in the same syllable ; as , in knave . L has one sound only ; as , in lame , mill . It is silent in many words , especially before a final consonant ; as , in walk , calm , calf , should . M has one sound only ; as ...
Page 14
... silent token , cousin , mason . REGULAR DIPHTHONGAL SOUNDS . oi , or oy ( unmarked ) , as in . ou , or ow unmarked ) , as in oil , join , toy . out , owl , vowel . CONSONANTS . • g soft , like s sharp , as in e hard , like k , as in ch ...
... silent token , cousin , mason . REGULAR DIPHTHONGAL SOUNDS . oi , or oy ( unmarked ) , as in . ou , or ow unmarked ) , as in oil , join , toy . out , owl , vowel . CONSONANTS . • g soft , like s sharp , as in e hard , like k , as in ch ...
Page 119
... SILENT . whọ whom who ev er whọ so ěv er • whose whōle whom so ěv er whōle säle whoop whole some Whales are the largest of marine animals . They afford us oil for lamps and other purposes . Wheat is a species of grain that grows in most ...
... SILENT . whọ whom who ev er whọ so ěv er • whose whōle whom so ěv er whōle säle whoop whole some Whales are the largest of marine animals . They afford us oil for lamps and other purposes . Wheat is a species of grain that grows in most ...
Page 136
... SILENT . gnär gnärl knav ' ish knock ' er knav ' ish ly knōll gnash knav ' ish ness knot gnăt knead knot ' gråss * gnaw knee knot ' ted gno ' mon kneel knot ' ty gnos ' ties knife knot ' ti ly gnos ' ti çişm knight knot ' ti ness knăb ...
... SILENT . gnär gnärl knav ' ish knock ' er knav ' ish ly knōll gnash knav ' ish ness knot gnăt knead knot ' gråss * gnaw knee knot ' ted gno ' mon kneel knot ' ty gnos ' ties knife knot ' ti ly gnos ' ti çişm knight knot ' ti ness knăb ...
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ACCENTED al low ÂRE äte BÄR ben e bil i ty BIRD CÂRE çel çen çent çep çer cial cious çişm consonant děs digraph diphthong diş eär ed ing er eûr EXIST FALL FOOT fōre FOUR SYLLABLES găl ĞET ging HÊR işm ĭve īze LÅST lāte ling LINK log ie loŭs lōw ly ness MARÏNE mặt māte měn ment mět MOON MOVE nouns păn păr pärt pěl pěn PREY PRONOUNCED PULL quadrupeds ra phy rāte ri oŭs RULE sion sive SÓN SYLLABLES těm těn THÊRE THREE SYLLABLES tion eon tion ex tious tive trans tūre üre Verbs vowel WOLF WORDS OF FOUR WORDS OF THREE