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McGuffey, W. H.

"McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book"


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.
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

3. Sound of A before r in such words as air, care, marked a.
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

Lesson 38.
4. Sound of the Italian A, as in arm, marked a.
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

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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