sly card loft due ear
stir why cliff tied cue
jaw turn curl hilt coil
boil tube cloy clay nail
lute mail rose spar crag
slay Paul flaw hoof haul
firm quill gore pray sank
boot wore stew herd heap
stun stem fried twin tried
scow bless smile mew term
trout mere glean froze glide
store slave sheaf team more
quite noise mode daub boom
shore stoop mend score gauze
sheet much chain stone grime
grunt hawk moon pawn shark
pump peach quick block quack
snake sound pouch queen march
smash cramp stump smoke switch
sky glare rely room tress
skill doily gruff plied royal
gayly tooth sloop scrap scare
snare ensue coast spurt pried
croak perch strife twain strait
growl flower noose stripe gauze
awful power parch annoy smart
strive moose stride choice blame
churn loaves afraid starch throat
sinew beaver rescue coarse oyster
praise poison teapot lawful sprain
struck breezy hoarse anoint squeal
screen sprout groove choose squint
scrape shower grouse twitch blouse
supply stretch caucus dainty throne
pauper shroud season reason square
auburn teacher subdue sprawl freezer
awning mildew employ smirch pewter
squeeze squirrel preacher squirm comply
In the following list of words _c_ is soft before _e_ or _i_.
cite ace ice cell cent
vice rice lace city since
nice trice dice farce fence
slice pace mice voice lance
price trace grace pence mince
truce mace cease hence prince
place brace fleece dance thence
space twice peace glance chance
splice spruce choice quince whence
In the following list of words _g_ and _dg_ before _e_ and _i_ are
pronounced like _j_.
gin gist gill gem gibe
germ tinge edge urge huge
serge judge singe ledge large
barge fudge lodge dodge ridge
cringe lunge budge hedge badge
sledge nudge wedge fringe range
bridge merge grudge trudge mange
smudge charge plunge dredge change
_K_ and _ck_ are sounded exactly alike. Their use is not so confusing
from the point of view of sounding as from spelling. The use of the _ck_
after a short vowel should be strongly emphasized by the teacher.
nick dike flake fleck flick
cake sock deck meek flock
pack yoke slick shock poke
track hack dock snake neck
stuck clack sleek strike crack
freak pluck truck stroke brake
drake shake black struck sneak
spoke tweak broke smack shuck
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bake sake like beak stoke
back sack lick beck stock
take slake pike Luke smoke
tack slack pick luck smock
rake stake peak duke croak
rack stack peck duck crock
lake dike speak coke cloak
lack Dick speck cock clock
_Tch_ generally has the same sound as _ch_. _Ch_ usually follows vowels
having the long sound, while _tch_ usually follows vowels having the
short sound.
each teach peach reach speech
bleach screech leech breach beech
coach roach poach broach preach
fetch stretch itch botch notch
blotch catch sketch crutch pitch
latch batch snatch ditch match
hatch patch hutch twitch clutch
switch witch stitch scratch flitch
This table contains a further development of the two sounds of _th_.
fifth tenth strength thud thill
thing thump thick thank thatch
throb throne thrust thrash thrush
this thus these those that
them than then the thee
thy bathe lathe seethe lithe
blithe withe clothe scathe thine
breathe soothe smooth thence sheathe
In the following list of words _ie_ has the sound of long _e_.
field niece priest piece shield
grief yield siege thief relief
brief chief fiend shriek believe
In the following list of words _o_ has a sound midway between its sound
in _for_ and in _fox_.
cost moss song broth frost
soft toss long cloth strong
lost loss tong froth loft
In the following list of words _a_ has the sound of short _o_.
was wand swap what swamp
wad wash swan want wander
wan wasp swab watch washer
Two vowels together are often sounded separately.
fuel poem giant quiet duel
poet idea gruel truant suet
diet real trial pliant dial
_Tion_ and _sion_ are pronounced _shun_.
nation mention vision tension session
ration pension notion mission station
option fraction motion passion action