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Q. What letters are those which do not always keep their own natural sound . 4. They are b , c , e , f , g , i , 1 , 0 , s , t , u , x , y , and the double letters , ch , gh , and ph . Q. Give me an example of each ? A. 1. B is sounded ...
Q. What letters are those which do not always keep their own natural sound . 4. They are b , c , e , f , g , i , 1 , 0 , s , t , u , x , y , and the double letters , ch , gh , and ph . Q. Give me an example of each ? A. 1. B is sounded ...
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S is frequently sounded like Z , as in present , presume . 10. T is sounded like s in whistle , thistle . Ti before a vowel is sounded like si or sh ; as in nation ; except when s goes immediately before it ; as celestial : or at the ...
S is frequently sounded like Z , as in present , presume . 10. T is sounded like s in whistle , thistle . Ti before a vowel is sounded like si or sh ; as in nation ; except when s goes immediately before it ; as celestial : or at the ...
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A. A consonant is a letter , that cannot be sounded without a vowel ; as b without e : therefore all letters except the vowels are consonants . OF SYLLABLES . Q. What is a syllable ? A. A syllable is either one letter , as a ; or more ...
A. A consonant is a letter , that cannot be sounded without a vowel ; as b without e : therefore all letters except the vowels are consonants . OF SYLLABLES . Q. What is a syllable ? A. A syllable is either one letter , as a ; or more ...
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accent adjectives begin bridge CHAP church comes consonants denotes derived divided doth educated educated hereafter fear field ford foregoing formed future tense give hand hast hath hear heart keep kind known land less LESSON letters ling Lord mark ment mind mood mouth ness Note nouns person Plur plural praise Present pronoun proper rain rule sentence serve short signifies Sing singular sion sometimes sounded substantive syllable TABLE tense thee thing thou tion tive true trust unto verb vowel wicked wise words worth
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| Title | A New Guide to the English Tongue: In Five Parts |
| Author | Thomas Dilworth |
| Publisher | S. Babcock, 1840 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 12 Mar 2019 |
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