7

8

9

9

10

11

12

13

Bit Bo'at Boo't Bush' U'se But' Boy' Bou't

In gue.

3

11

5

3

TABLE XI. Words ending in gue, have the ue silent, the g has its hard sound,

and is united with the preceding vowel; as inPlague prologue

dec'a-logue vague

dem'a-gogue ec'logue

ep'i-logue league

ha-răngue ped'a-gogue teague

fa-tigue brogue

dia-logue in-trigue rogue vogue

pro-rogue syn-a-gogue tongue ăp-o-logue dis-em-bogue col·league căt-a-logue

8

8

7

11

8

8

3

4

10

In the following words gue constitutes a syllable, and is sounded gue. A-gue ar-gue

Mõn-ta-gue

1

2

3

In que.

2

TABLE XII. Words ending in que have the ue silent, and the q (which has

always the power of k) is joined to the preceding syllable ; as in Barque

pique an-tique marque căsque

cinque

risque bur-lesque mosque O-paque

gro-tesque F 2

ob-lique

5

3

Ba'ke Bårk Bắck' Ball Bôx' Bee't Bet' Bite

1

11

8

ma'n-ger

12

5

2

The termination er is sounded ur ; as in

bea-ver Bear-er

fid-dler

COV-er da'n-ger

hin-der ea-ger

lov-er lead-er riv-er ma'k-er le-ver

num-ber

bol-ster
play-er
mea-ger

sup-per
coast-er
read-er

sut-ler pray-er

board-er

up-per stra'n-ger speak-er

mould-er teach-er

won-der wait-er

mourn-er

clois-ter af.ter

Own-er

loi-ter ev-er

port-er part-ner heif-er

oys-ter săd-dler

brew-er ledg-er

point-er scat-ter lep-er

coop-er bor-der

bow-er let-ter

cruis-er

do-er fal-ter

count-er hal-ter

dow-er bri-er

lo's-er

ru'l-er flow-er sau-cer ci-der wan-der ri'der

pow-er

pew-ter beak-er din-ner skew-er tow-er

bet-ter

9

13

6

10

7

pow-der

1

5

8

5

The termination re is sounded ur ; thus-theatre, massacre, are pro

nounced theatur, massacur.

ni-tre A-cre* cen-tre

the-a-tre sa-bre

scep-tre O-chre
spec-tre

con-cen-tre

lu-cre mau-gre fi-bre

lus-tre me-tre li-vre

ac-cou-tre pe-tre mi-tre

mås-sa-cro
măs-sa-cre ma-noeu-vre

10

3

6

11

9

1

7

5

9

Jail-or may or nail-or ra-zor sail-or

The termination or is sounded ur ; as in
tai-lor hor-ror

mir-ror
trai-tor

er-ror

ter-ror au-thor

suit-or doc-tor pri.or tu-tor

ju-ror

3

10

1

3

8

9

5

The termination our, unaccented, is sounded ur; as inFa-vour

ar-dour băn-our o-dour fla-vour arm-our la-bour har-bour

ru-mour

fer-vour neigh-bour căn-dour splen-dour hu-mour sa-vour clam-our

tu-mour va-pour ran-cour rig-our val-our vig-our

col-our ar-bour

Suc-cour

10

7

11

2

* Read thus ; à, c-r-e, cur, acre ; s-Q, sa, b.rue, bur, sabre ; v-é, me, tree, tur, metre, &c.

O

7

2

The terminations ow and ows, are sounded o and oze ; except

bellows, gallows-pronounced bellus, gallus,

shad-ow mor-row Rain-bow

bil-low shal-low sor-row

pil-low år-row

swal-low spar-row

wid-ow bar-row tal-low wal-low

wil-low far-row

yar-row hal-low

win-dow
bel-low
yel.low

win-now har-row

el-bow

whit-low mal-lows bor-row fel-low mar-row

fol-low mead-ow bur-row nar-row hol-low mel-low fur-row

5

3

11

6

11

1.

dutch-ess

7

2

13

count-ess

Heir-ess peer-ess ti-gress

priest-ess åb-bess

misrtress em-press princess söng-stress seam-stress jew-ess

act-ress

3

9

Bit' Bo'at Boo't Bush' U'se But Boy' Bout

5

7

9

Great-ness fierce-ness ill-ness rude-ness firm-ness

busi-ness full-ness clear-ness

sick-ness

good-ness meek-ness

wit-ness neat-ness

kind-ness weak-ness like-ness hoarse-ness

8

TABLE XXII.

A-ble

stop-ple

scru-ple

6

11

In ble, cle, dle, sle, gle, kle, tle, ple.
The termination le is sounded in the e being silent. '

tem-ple

treb-le cra-dle bee-tle ta-ble ea-gle bi-ble

bub-ble nee-dle bri-dle mar-ble

buc-kle peo-ple i-dle spark-le

sti-fle

coup'le ăp-ple stee.ple

double

ti-tle bat-tle ket-tle

jum-ble cat-tle cir-cle bris-tle mus-cle sad-dle gir-dle brit-tle

puz-zle myr-tle

lit-tle shut-tle bot-tle set-tle mid-dle troub'le jos-tle speck-le sic-kle tur-tle

5

7

3

7

Y unaccented, at the end of words, sounds i; as in-Air-y

frail-ty hap-py pal-sy dai-ly past-ry

sau-cy

bod.y dain-ty heart-y

braw-ny bălm-y gau-dy

cop-y