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` Lesson 36. `
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` SOUNDS OF THE VOWELS, DIPHTHONGS, AND CONSONANTS. `
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` In this lesson, and in the pages immediately following, will be found `
` forty-three exercises on the various sounds of the English language. Some `
` of these have been given already, but are repeated here for the more `
` thorough instruction of the pupil Let the teacher carefully discriminate `
` between the different sounds of the vowels, and fully drill the scholars `
` in their correct enunciation. `
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` 1. Regular Long Sound of A, marked a. `
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` make la'tent brave a base'ment `
` safe cham'ber crave a bate'ment `
` gaze pas'try grave ad ja'cent `
` saint man'gy shave a wa'ken `
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` Lesson 37. `
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` 2. Regular Short Sound of A, marked a. `
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` span ad'der crack can'di date `
` trap an'vil gland cal'i co `
` plat ban'ish slack grat'i tude `
` sham bran'dy plaid mag'is trate `
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` 3. Sound of A before r in such words as air, care, marked a. `
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` dare af fair' chair trans par'ent `
` rare de spair' prayer for bear'ance `
` flare be ware' scare par'ent age `
` glare com pare' square care'ful ness `
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` Lesson 38. `
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` 4. Sound of the Italian A, as in arm, marked a. `
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` farm ar'bor guard ar'gu ment `
` harm ar'mor daunt ar'ti choke `
` barn bar'ber harsh car'di nal `
` yarn car'go jaunt car'pen ter `
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` 5. Sound of A in certain words before ff, ft, ss, st, sk, sp, and in a few `
` before nce and nt, marked a, as in staff. `
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` mass chance gasp chan'cel lor `
` class pass'port quaff chan'cer y `
` vast mas'ter chant craft'i ness `
` task graft'ed prance ad van'tage `
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` Lesson 39. `
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` 6. Sound of broad A. as in all, marked a. `
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` thrall de bauch' drawl au'di ence `
` tall de fault' pawn laud'a ble `
` wart de fraud' sprawl plaus'i ble `
` awe as sault' warmth talk'a tive `
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` 7. Short Sound of broad A, as in what, marked a. `
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` wan wan'ton squash squal'id ness `
` wand wan'der squab was'ish ly `
` squat squan'der squad watch'ful ness `
` wat'ch wal'low swamp what ev'er `
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` Lesson 40. `
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` 8. Regular Long Sound of E, as in eve, marked e. `
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` feel fe'male wean de'i ty `
` keel pee'vish these de'cen cy `
` glee que'ry priest e gre'gious `
` deem nei'ther cheer fre'quen cy `
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` 9. Regular Short Sound of E, as in end, marked e. `
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` ebb pen'ny sledge, en'e my `
` fret sec'ond spread rec'og nize `
` helm ten'der knelt len'i ty `
` them rec'tor cleft mem'o ry `
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` Lesson 41. `
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` 10. Sound of E as in there, marked e, This corresponds with the sound of a `
` in care. `
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` ne'er par terre' where up on' `
` where ere long' where un to' `
` there of' there by' where a bouts' `
` heir'ess where at' where with al' `
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` 11. Sound of E like a, as in prey, marked e. `
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` they neigh'bor neigh'bor hood `
` whey hei'nous sur vey'or `
` freight o bey' pur vey'ance `
` deign in veigh' con vey'ance `
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` Lesson 42. `
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` 12. Sound of E before r, verging toward the sound of u in urge, and marked `
` e. `
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` term er'mine terse ter'ma gant `
` pearl ear'ly merge per'son al `
` err per'fect yearn mer'chan dise `
` learn mer'cer swerve ser'mon ize `
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` 13. Regular Long Sound of I. as in ice, marked i. `
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` fife di'et Christ brib'er y `
` crime qui'et spice di'a dem `
` shrine fi'at strive li'a ble `
` thrive pli'ant slime i'ci cle `
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` Lesson 43. `
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` 14. Regular Short Sound of I, as in ill, marked i. `
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` sting piv'ot spring dif'fi dent `
` bliss splin'ter twitch pin'a fore `
` inch tin'der thick in'fa my `
` strip wick'ed sphinx lit'ur gy `
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` 15. Sound of I like that of long e, as in pique, marked i. `
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` pe tite' fa tigue' mag a zine' `
` an tique' in trigue' sub ma rine' `
` ca price' po lice' ver'di gris `
` fas cine' va lise' quar'an tine `
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` Lesson 44. `
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` 16. Sound of I before r, verging toward u in urge, marked i. `
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` stir birth'right girth girl'ish ness `
` first gird'le thirst mirth'ful ness `
` firm irk'some firth thir'ti eth `
` skirt vir'gin smirch flirt'ing ly `
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` 17. Regular Long Sound of O, as in old, marked o. `
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` host po'et chrome fo'lio `
` smoke to'ry blown glo'ri fy `
` sport lo'cate scold o'pi ate `
` slope so'lo droll po'et ry `
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` Lesson 45. `
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` 18. Regular Short Sound of O, as in not, marked o. `
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` bond mon'ster croft lon'gi tude `
` frost pot'ter sconce prompt'i tude `
` lodge lodg'ment mosque nom'i nate `
` prong yon'der frond ob'li gate `
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` 19. Sound of O like short u, as in dove, marked o. `
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` month blood'shed sponge cov'ert ly `
` glove love'ly tongue cov'e nant `
` shove noth'ing flood broth'er hood `
` front cov'et blood moth'er Iy `
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` Lesson 46. `
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` Lesson 36. `
` `
` SOUNDS OF THE VOWELS, DIPHTHONGS, AND CONSONANTS. `
` `
` In this lesson, and in the pages immediately following, will be found `
` forty-three exercises on the various sounds of the English language. Some `
` of these have been given already, but are repeated here for the more `
` thorough instruction of the pupil Let the teacher carefully discriminate `
` between the different sounds of the vowels, and fully drill the scholars `
` in their correct enunciation. `
` `
` `
` 1. Regular Long Sound of A, marked a. `
` `
` make la'tent brave a base'ment `
` safe cham'ber crave a bate'ment `
` gaze pas'try grave ad ja'cent `
` saint man'gy shave a wa'ken `
` `
` `
` `
` Lesson 37. `
` `
` 2. Regular Short Sound of A, marked a. `
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` span ad'der crack can'di date `
` trap an'vil gland cal'i co `
` plat ban'ish slack grat'i tude `
` sham bran'dy plaid mag'is trate `
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` `
` 3. Sound of A before r in such words as air, care, marked a. `
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` dare af fair' chair trans par'ent `
` rare de spair' prayer for bear'ance `
` flare be ware' scare par'ent age `
` glare com pare' square care'ful ness `
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` Lesson 38. `
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` 4. Sound of the Italian A, as in arm, marked a. `
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` farm ar'bor guard ar'gu ment `
` harm ar'mor daunt ar'ti choke `
` barn bar'ber harsh car'di nal `
` yarn car'go jaunt car'pen ter `
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` `
` 5. Sound of A in certain words before ff, ft, ss, st, sk, sp, and in a few `
` before nce and nt, marked a, as in staff. `
` `
` mass chance gasp chan'cel lor `
` class pass'port quaff chan'cer y `
` vast mas'ter chant craft'i ness `
` task graft'ed prance ad van'tage `
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` `
` Lesson 39. `
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` 6. Sound of broad A. as in all, marked a. `
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` thrall de bauch' drawl au'di ence `
` tall de fault' pawn laud'a ble `
` wart de fraud' sprawl plaus'i ble `
` awe as sault' warmth talk'a tive `
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` 7. Short Sound of broad A, as in what, marked a. `
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` wan wan'ton squash squal'id ness `
` wand wan'der squab was'ish ly `
` squat squan'der squad watch'ful ness `
` wat'ch wal'low swamp what ev'er `
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` Lesson 40. `
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` 8. Regular Long Sound of E, as in eve, marked e. `
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` feel fe'male wean de'i ty `
` keel pee'vish these de'cen cy `
` glee que'ry priest e gre'gious `
` deem nei'ther cheer fre'quen cy `
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` `
` 9. Regular Short Sound of E, as in end, marked e. `
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` ebb pen'ny sledge, en'e my `
` fret sec'ond spread rec'og nize `
` helm ten'der knelt len'i ty `
` them rec'tor cleft mem'o ry `
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` `
` Lesson 41. `
` `
` 10. Sound of E as in there, marked e, This corresponds with the sound of a `
` in care. `
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` ne'er par terre' where up on' `
` where ere long' where un to' `
` there of' there by' where a bouts' `
` heir'ess where at' where with al' `
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` 11. Sound of E like a, as in prey, marked e. `
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` they neigh'bor neigh'bor hood `
` whey hei'nous sur vey'or `
` freight o bey' pur vey'ance `
` deign in veigh' con vey'ance `
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` Lesson 42. `
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` 12. Sound of E before r, verging toward the sound of u in urge, and marked `
` e. `
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` term er'mine terse ter'ma gant `
` pearl ear'ly merge per'son al `
` err per'fect yearn mer'chan dise `
` learn mer'cer swerve ser'mon ize `
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` `
` 13. Regular Long Sound of I. as in ice, marked i. `
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` fife di'et Christ brib'er y `
` crime qui'et spice di'a dem `
` shrine fi'at strive li'a ble `
` thrive pli'ant slime i'ci cle `
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` Lesson 43. `
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` 14. Regular Short Sound of I, as in ill, marked i. `
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` sting piv'ot spring dif'fi dent `
` bliss splin'ter twitch pin'a fore `
` inch tin'der thick in'fa my `
` strip wick'ed sphinx lit'ur gy `
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` `
` 15. Sound of I like that of long e, as in pique, marked i. `
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` pe tite' fa tigue' mag a zine' `
` an tique' in trigue' sub ma rine' `
` ca price' po lice' ver'di gris `
` fas cine' va lise' quar'an tine `
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` Lesson 44. `
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` 16. Sound of I before r, verging toward u in urge, marked i. `
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` stir birth'right girth girl'ish ness `
` first gird'le thirst mirth'ful ness `
` firm irk'some firth thir'ti eth `
` skirt vir'gin smirch flirt'ing ly `
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` 17. Regular Long Sound of O, as in old, marked o. `
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` host po'et chrome fo'lio `
` smoke to'ry blown glo'ri fy `
` sport lo'cate scold o'pi ate `
` slope so'lo droll po'et ry `
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` Lesson 45. `
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` 18. Regular Short Sound of O, as in not, marked o. `
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` bond mon'ster croft lon'gi tude `
` frost pot'ter sconce prompt'i tude `
` lodge lodg'ment mosque nom'i nate `
` prong yon'der frond ob'li gate `
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` `
` 19. Sound of O like short u, as in dove, marked o. `
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` month blood'shed sponge cov'ert ly `
` glove love'ly tongue cov'e nant `
` shove noth'ing flood broth'er hood `
` front cov'et blood moth'er Iy `
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` Lesson 46. `
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