light right fight
night bright fright
sight high slight
might thigh flight
tight sigh plight
Rule 13.
Final y in words of more than one syllable is short,--cherry.
dainty pity ferry
plainly city lightly
rainy naughty berry
daisy thirty merry
daily dreary cherry
Rule 14.
Final e in words of more than one syllable is silent.--gentl_e_,
Nelli_e_.
Rule 15.
Effect of r upon vowels.
[~er] [~ir] [~or] [~ur]
her bird work urn
fern sir word turn
term stir worm hurt
herd girl world purr
jerk first worst burn
ever chirp worth churn
serve whirl worse burst
perch thirst worship church
kernel fir worthy curve
verse firm worry curb
verb third fur
germ birth blur
herb birch curd
stern thirty curl