13 Bit' Bo'at Boo't Bush' U'se But' Boy' Bou't The following terminations are sounded aje. Out-rage Words ending in gue, have the ue silent, the g has its hard sound, and is united with the preceding vowel; as in In the following words gue constitutes a syllable, and is sounded gue. Words ending in que have the ue silent, and the q (which has always the power of k) is joined to the preceding syllable; as in 9 11 12 13 7 8 Bit Boat Boo't Bush' U'se But' Boy' Bou't The termination re is sounded ur; thus-theatre, massacre, are pronounced theatur, massacur. The termination our, unaccented, is sounded ur; as in Read thus; a, c-r-e, cur, acrè; s-a, sa, b-r-e, bur, sabre; m-e, me, tr-e, tur, metre, &c. |