* ch ph fh th wh.

Roman Capitals in promiscuous Order. FAGCHD KELIBR

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Italic Capitals in promifcuous Order. FAGCHD KELIB R M T P Q N S J OWY U Z X Z.

* These confonants fhould be named as fingle characters fo the pupils, thus, ch, fhould be named as tfh, in chance; ph as fih, in phyfic; fh as ifh, in wifh; th as ith, in with, and wh, being what are termed the whiftling letters, ought to be fo founded by the teacher, they would then catch their identical founds or names, and constantly adhere to them in future.

Note Ift, The vowels are feven in number, viz. aeiou wy, they are fo called because each of them makes a perfect found by itself.

u, has the nature of a diphthong, when the found is long, as in due, true.

y and w are confonants when they begin a word or fyllable, but in all other refpects they are vowels.

Note 2d, The confonants are nineteen in number, viz. bcdfghjklmnpqrft vx z, ten of which are called mutes, viz. b c d g j k p q t v, because they cannot make a perfect found by themselves without a vowel is joined to them; but thofe feven which are called femi-vowels, viz. fhim nr and s make an imperfect found without the help of a vowel. Four of these femi-vowels are called liquids, viz. I m n r, becaufe a mute and a liquid glide eafily off the tongue when united in the fame fyllable thus, dr, in drive, pl, in pleasant, &c.

Note 3d, x and z are generally called double confonants, and are both founded iz in the beginning of a word or fyllable, as xerxes, zealous.

Of Jimple fyllables, wherein the varvels have their first and fecond found.

Of the vowels first founds.
LESSON I.

Ba be bi bo bu by

Ya ye

xi хо Xu xy

Za ze zi ZO. zu zy

* Do and to should be pronounced doo, too, to distinguish

them from doc a deer, and toe on the foot.

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A Rhapsody for practifing the Pupils.

Before the pupils be put to read the next table, they should be practifed to distinguish the confonants from the vowels, in thefe lines, very quick, thus, z confonant, j confonant, m confonant, i vowel, &c. as it will render them very ready at founding the following fyllables, as well as dividing the eafy rules.

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TABLE. III.

The following Syllables must be pronounced by one impulfe of the breath, without naming the letters fingly.

LESSON I.

AN as if it am on ox is up or ho me ly us be mi wo he ux ly so oz ox ly fo us ax vy so us de ta fy to by te zo ob bo ir no or ni in jo og is po op si go mi im oc co bi ib ex ez ga eg ji as bu ub on.

LESSON II.

BE by eb ka an na vu am up ma pe om ip in em be ob te eb ac fe es az za il li ir la ri fy ad dy cu un do ne ov no be on vo ga he ag to al to ot me hi ye ex ke ac ca nu un be vi az za on cu le el po op ra ar is fe wo ox yo tu az.

LESSON III.

Go of fo fa as ac on no or to wo og us ad da ap pa nu un ca ac am mi ol lo me em uf fu us to in af ga re ti nu on da ad vi ov fe hi do in as at va ki ex gu ky ek vo et ve us re ti ot al la il li op um on vy ve wo su us ox ye za 20 yo ze zu.

Confifting of Words of three Letters, fome of which are fignificant.

TABLE I.

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TABLE II.

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TABLE III.

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TABLE IV.

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