In this lesson, and in the pages immediately following, will be found
forty-three exercises on the various sounds of the English language. Some
of these have been given already, but are repeated here for the more
thorough instruction of the pupil Let the teacher carefully discriminate
between the different sounds of the vowels, and fully drill the scholars
in their correct enunciation.


1. Regular Long Sound of A, marked a.

make la'tent brave a base'ment
safe cham'ber crave a bate'ment
gaze pas'try grave ad ja'cent
saint man'gy shave a wa'ken



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2. Regular Short Sound of A, marked a.

span ad'der crack can'di date
trap an'vil gland cal'i co
plat ban'ish slack grat'i tude
sham bran'dy plaid mag'is trate


3. Sound of A before r in such words as air, care, marked a.

dare af fair' chair trans par'ent