1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading by B. A. Hathaway
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66. _How many forms have letters?_ Two. 67. _What are they?_ Small letters and Capitals. 68. _What are the Natural Divisions of Consonants?_ Subvocals and Aspirates. 69. _What are Subvocals?_ Those Consonants which produce an undertone of voice when their sounds are uttered. 70. _Name the Subvocals._ B, D, G hard; J and G soft; L, M, N, R, V, W, Y, Z, Zh, and Ng. 71. _What are Aspirates?_ Mere whispers made by the organs of speech and breath. 72. _Name the Aspirates._ C, F, H, K, P, Q, S, T, X, Ch, Sh, and Wh. 73. _What Combination is both Aspirate and Subvocal?_ Th. 74. _What are Cognate letters?_ Those which are produced by the same organs of speech in a similar position. |
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