coach; joke, doge; low, pole; row, pore; show; hoe, yoke; coat, oak; goat, vogue.

O as in Ore.-Short vowel.

Same sound as the first part of the preceding. It has not the sound oo at the end.

Pore, bore, more, wore, fore, sore, tore, door, ignore, chore, lore, roar, shore, hoar, yore, core, gore.

noon, boon; choose, smooch; jew, gamboge; loo, pool; rue, poor; shoe; usual; who; you; coo; gourmand.

Oo as in Book.-Short vowel.

Same position as the preceding.

Put, hoop; book; wood; full; forsook; took; nook; look; rook; should; hood; could; good.

ooze.

II.

DIPHTHONGS.

U as in Use.

This sound is made up of a momentary sound of i as in ill joined to oo as in Its pronunciation is identical with that of the pronoun you. In many positions it is very difficult of utterance-as after 8, t, d or l in the same syllable -and should be carefully practiced..

This sound is made up of ä as in art, joined to i as in ill.

This is made up of a as in art, followed by oo as in look.

CONSONANTS.

Oi as in Oil.

This is made up of a as in awe, followed by i as in pin.

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Poise; boy; moil; foil, coif; void; soil, voice; toys; doit, void; noise, coin; choice; joy; alloy, oil; royal; hoy; coil.

III.

CONSONANTS.

P as in Pin.-Aspirate.

Bring the lower against the upper lip; make a slight puff of breath from the lips.

Peel, keep; pit, tip; pale, cape; pen,

rep; pare; pack,

tap; part; pass;
pert; pug, cup;
paw, yaup; pop,
hop; post, cope;
port; poor, coop;

pull; pure, dupe;

pine, wipe; pound;
spoil.

B as in Bib.-Sub-vocal.

Same position as for p, directing a sound of the voice toward the lips while they are closed.

Bean, feeble; bit, nib; bail, label; bet, ebb; bare; bat, cab; bar; birth; but, hub; balk, daub; bonny, hobble; boast, robe; boon, ruby; bull; bugle, tube; bite, tribe; bound; boil.

M as in Me.-Liquid Sub-vocal.

Same position of the lips as for p or b; the sound is emitted through the nose.

Me, seem; mist, dim; mate, tame; men, hem; mare; man, ham; mark, harm; mass; mermaid; much, hum ; maw: mock, comment; moat, tome; more; move, room; mute, flume; mite, dime: mouth; turmoil.

Weep, wish, wait, web, wear, wax, worst, once, wall, wad, woe, wore, woof, wool, wise, wound.

Veal, weave; villain, restive; vale, wave; vest, ever; vat, have; vaunt, salve; vast; verge; vulgar; volume; devote, rove; move; review; vine, hive; vowel; voice.

An arrow denotes the direction in which the breath or sound escapes. double arrow indicates that the breath is divided in its passage outward, as at the two sides of the tongue, or through the interstices of the teeth.

A

doth; thought, broth; oath; youth; mouth.

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Th as in This.-Sub-vocal.

These, breathe; this, wither; they, bathe; them, weather; there; that, rather; läthe; further; pother; oaths; brother; thine, blithe; without, thou.

S.as in Sin.-Aspirate.

Place the end of the tongue back of the upper teeth, leaving a slight orifice through which the breath passes.

Zebra, please; visit, whiz; zain, blaze; zealous, peasant; Aztec; does; pause; was; zone, pose; shoes; Zulu, fuse; resign, wise; resound, allows; boys.