1. Do not pronounce _ing_ like _in_; as _eve´nin_ for _eve´ning_,
_writ´in_ for _writ´ing_.
Pronounce the following: Speak´ing, read´ing, talk´ing, walk´ing,
stop´ping, smok´ing, suppos´ing, expect´ing, cel´ebrating.
2. Do not pronounce _ow_ like _ur_ or _uh_; as _hol´lur_ or _hol´luh_
for _hol´low_, _shad´ur_ or _shad´uh_ for _shad´ow_.
Pronounce the following: Bor´row, to-mor´row, nar´row, yel´low, fel´low,
wid´ow, pil´low, mel´lowing, swal´lowing.
3. Do not pronounce _ed_ like _id_ or _ud_; as _unit´id_ or _unit´ud_
for _unit´ed_, _provid´id_ or _provid´ud_ for _provid´ed_.
Pronounce the following: Rest´ed, resid´ed, decid´ed, regard´ed,
exhib´ited, cel´ebrated, excit´ed, delight´ed, support´ed.
4. Do not pronounce _ess_ like _iss_; as _good´niss_ for _good´ness_,
_bold´niss_ for _bold´ness_.
Pronounce the following: Hard´ness, bad´ness, harm´less, care´less,
clear´ness, ful´ness, seam´stress, host´ess, em´press.
5. Do not pronounce _el_ like _il_, nor _et_ like _it_, nor _est_ like
_ist_; as _cru´il_ for _cru´el_, _bask´it_ for _bask´et_, _for´ist_ for
_for´est_.
Pronounce the following: Fu´el, du´el, bush´el, yet, get, mark´et,
hatch´et, rock´et, rack´et, riv´ulet, hon´est, bold´est, larg´est,
small´est, young´est, strong´est.
6. Do not pronounce _ent_ like _unt_, nor _ence_ like _unce_; as
_si´lunt_ for _si´lent_, _sen´tunce_ for _sen´tence_.
Pronounce the following: Pru´dent, de´cent, mo´ment, gar´ment,
mon´ument, gov´ernment, superintend´ent, par´liament (par´lĭ-ment),
pa´tience, expe´rience, superintend´ence.
7. Do not insert the sound of short _u_ before a final _m_; as _hel´um_
for _helm_, _chas´um_ for _chasm_.
Pronounce the following: Spasm, rhythm, phan´tasm, bap´tism,
pa´triotism, elm, film, overwhelm´, worm.
8. Do not give the drawling sound _ăōō_ for _ou_ (i. e. _äōō_); as
_căōō_ for _cow_, _hăōōs_ for _house_.
Pronounce the following: How, now, ground, sound, bound, found, town,
gown, pound, confound´, around´, astound´.
9. Do not sound _sh_ before _r_ like _s_; as _srub_ for _shrub_, _srink_
for _shrink_.
Pronounce the following: Shred, shrine, shriek, shroud, shriv´el,
shrunk´en.