1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading by B. A. Hathaway
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75. _Give an example of a Cognate letter._
D is a cognate of T. 76. _What are Quiescent letters?_ Those that are silent. 77. _How many uses have Silent letters?_ Five. 78. _What are they?_ To modify vowels; to modify consonants; to determine signification; to determine origin; and to distinguish words of like signification. 79. _What are Explodents?_ Those letters whose sound cannot be prolonged. 80. _Name the Explodents._ B, D, G, J, P, Q, T, and K. 81. _What are the principle organs of speech?_ Lips, teeth, tongue, and palate. 82. _What is meant by Organical division of the consonants?_ Pertaining to those particular organs used in their pronunciation. 83. _Name the Organical divisions._ Labials, Dentals, Linguals, and Palatals. 84. _What are Labials?_ |
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