KEY TO THE MARKED LETTERS. ā, ate e, prey. ǎ, ǎt. â, dâre ê, êre. ä, ärt. á, ȧsk. ô, form. = a, all = = = VOWELS. ě, mět. i, ice. Ĭ, ĭt. ō, nōte. o, not = a, whạt. ou, out ow, town. th, thing. ş, haşz, buzz. X = gz, exist. = eh, ehorus. UNMARKED LETTERS. s, sing. ph = ng, linger. qu wh = f, phantom. = kw, queer. hw, when. Italicized letters are silent. 5 A FEW USEFUL RULES. 1. When a vowel ends an accented syllable, it usually has its long sound, as in flö'rist. 2. When an unaccented syllable ends in a consonant, the vowel, if single, usually has its short sound, as in boat'măn. 3. Final a (unmarked), has the brief sound of Italian a,—that of a in last, as in so'fa, Cuba, Martha. 4. The long sound of u (yu) loses its first element (y) after d, t, 1, n, s, and th, as in du'ty, tūne. 5. After r, u has the sound of oo, as in rule. 6. The sound of ou is äoo, not ǎoo. 7. C usually has the sound of s before e, i, and y, as in çent, çit'y. 8. C usually has the sound of k before a, o, and u, as in came, come. 9. G usually has the sound of j before e, i, and y, as in gem, gin ġer. 10. G usually has its hard sound before a, o, and u, as in game, got. [Spell all underlined words.] ran has tag lag A fat cat sat on the mat. The sad man had a hat. The bad rat ran on the cap. 7 bed web ten hen bed web pin tin lid kit lip ten hen Lesson 2. ĕ in lět. pin tin set let get wet peg peg wed Ned fed the red hen in the pen. I met the pet elk at the elm. Get the keg and a net. lid kit lip [Let the pupil make additional sentences containing all other words used in the lesson.] set let Lesson 3. ĭ in it. get wet wed dip rip Yis. Is it his big pig? OX box rod sod fog Lesson 4. Ŏ in Ŏn. ох box rod sod fog sol rob hop pop mop mop sob rob hop pop has The dog Lesson 5. Miscellaneous and Review. The fox hid in his den. The men sit in the fog. The kit ran a rod. The pan is on the log in the bog. Ned bit his lip. Is the dog mad? Ned led his nag to the lot. Hop on! Sam is in the bed. on the peg? Is it hot? Did it pop? Is the cap [Spell all words in heavy type.] |