Come comrade combat none, nothing love comely word, world worm wont scourge, none such worship comfit colander, colonel bombard (noun) bombast (n.) compass, demon sovereign wonted sovereignty.

U, as in Tube, mute, &c.: Eu, as in Eulogy: Ew, as in Ewe: Ui, as in Suit: Iew, as in View; and Eau, as in Beauty.

The 'first' sound of u, in Walker's notation.

The errors common in this sound, are the substituting for it that of u in full or o in move; thus, toon for tune, and commencing the sound of u with that of a, instead of e; thus, tayoon for tune.

Use cure lure tune dupe, fume useful human humour feud, hew few dew pew mew, new due cue sue blue, lubricate tumid cubic stupid constitution, institution revolution student studious duke, ducal superable supreme superior conclude, resume consume renew review beautiful, beauteous lucid luminary stupor fluid, importune opportunity mutual plural lurid, during duration dewy lunar lunatic, lunacy endure assume astute confute.

The same sound unaccented: Lucubration educate articulate stipulate stimulate, singularly regular confluence calculate emulate, feature nature fortune.

U, as in Tub.

The 'second' sound of u, in Walker's notation. There is sometimes an error heard in this sound, which makes it seem to resemble o in on; thus, onder for under; and another, which cannot be represented to the eye, but which gives this vowel a sound which is guttural, (formed too deep in the throat,) and with too wide an opening of the organs. This sound approaches, though very slightly, to the o of on: it should be carefully avoided, as uncouth and vulgar.

Up under tun run gun dub, cub rub dug tug mug sup, duck cluck church such clutch much, shrub glut strut nut nun hum, buzz purr cut puff gruff muff, dull mull cull clung gulf gulp, tuft trust tusk musk hurl skulk, skull unfurl churl custard bulge husky.

The same sound unaccented: Uptake undo unseal sackbut conduct log-hut.

U, as in Bull, full, &c.: O, as in Wolf, took, &c. The 'third' sound of u, in Walker's notation.

An error sometimes heard in this sound, is that of obscuring it, by hastening over it, and dwelling too much on the consonant which follows it. This error cannot be exactly represented: it can only be generally described as impairing the true and clear sound of the letter.

Pull bush, push puss, put bull-dog, fuller wolfish, foot wood, would could, should pulley, pulpit cushion, cuckoo woman, sugar woollen, withstood wool, hood stood good.

SOUNDS OF DIPHTHONGS.

Oi and Oy, as in Oil and Boy.

The common errors in this sound, arise from a want of attention to the true sound of the initial letter of the diphthong, which is the o of not, and not that of no. Hence the faulty sound of oil, bōy, for oil, boy. A worse error, though less frequent, is that of pronouncing this diphthong like the letter i; thus, ile for oil.

Boil coil foil, toil soil coy, toy joy hoy, rejoice broil spoil, void doit coin, loin joint hoist, moist joist voice, oily joyful coinage, poise noise employ, embroil appoint avoid, alloy recoil turmoil.

Ou, as in Pound: Ow, as in Down.

The neglect of the initial letter of the diphthong, is

also the cause of the common error in this sound, which consists in substituting the sound of a in far, or that of o in orb, for that of o in done, and prolonging unduly the first sound of the diphthong, causing a broad and drawling sound; thus, Pawnd, tawn, for pound, town.

The local error of New England, substitutes for the initial sound of this diphthong, that of a in at, or of e in met; thus, Păund, tåwn, for pound, town.

How vow now thou, loud cloud cow gown, count house town clown, scowl fowl mouth out, our ground found sound, round souse mouse bounce, rebound resound astound confound, coward cowering lowering scouring, account recount surmount boundary, poundage hourly cowl growling.

CONSONANT SOUNDS.

These may be conveniently arranged according to the organs with which they are articulated.

Labial Letters.

Mute labials, B, P; aspirated labials, F, PH, GH, as in Laugh, V; liquid labial, M; vocal labial, W.

The common defect in the articulation of these sounds, is a want of force in the compression and opening of the lips.

In practising the following words, the utmost force and clearness of sound, should be given to the labial letters.

B,-Bay bad bar ball bee, bet bile bit bore bog, boon bush bust by blab, swab babe barb glebe web, imbibe bib globe rob bull, babbler bubbling double trouble unblamed, unblameable peaceably abominable hubbub bulbous.

P,-Pay pad par pall peat pet, pile pit pore pod poor push, pus pie ape pope pap harp, creep step pipe pip grope pop, pulp topple supple grappling uncropped palpably.

F, PH, GH,—Fay fat, far fall, fie fee, fed file, fin fore, foss fool, fuss safe, staff wharf, fife thief, whiff oaf, off hoof, huff laugh, caliph baffle, offing sulphur, laugh'dst fifer, chaffering quaffed, triumph draught.

V-Vane van vaunt, vie veer velvet, vile vogue volley, cave cove sleeve, helve dive live, grove love of, valve vivify revive, surviving valvular reviv'dst.

M,-May mat mark malt, mien men mile mist, moan mop moon must, my aim ham harm, qualm seem hem mime, hymn home doom come, lime maim mammal mummy, roaming commencement monument humbly, murmurs maimed humm'st humm'dst.

W,-Wane wail way wag war, wall wad we wine, win wo wot won beware, away bewail unwed unwashed.

Dental Letters.

Mute, D, T;-Lisping, TH, as in Thin; TH, as in Thine;-Aspirated, J, G soft; CH, as in Church;-SH sharp, as in Shape; TI, as in Nation; CI, as in Gracious; CE, as in Ocean ;-SH flat, or SI, SU, &c., as in Occasion, Division, Leisure;-Sibilant, or hissing, S sharp and C soft, as in Sauce;-S flat, as in Was; Z, as in Haze.

D-Day daw dart dash die din, deem den dome don dub duke, laid awed hard mad lied lid, feed fed mowed rod cud denude, deduce deduct added addled oddly wedded, called adds dubb'dst doubled dared dastard.

T-Tame tar, tall tap, teeth tent, tithe twit, titter tome, top too, tutor tut, tight taught, tête-a-tête tart, tat cat, hot coat, total foot, destitute stutter, lightest tighten❜dst, triturate capitulate, tittered hurt'st.

TH sharp,-Thane thank thaw, theory thigh thin, thorn threw throw, thrust thirsty scath, breath thrust

eth north, youth growth worth, truths swath youths, hearths oath cloths.

TH flat,-They that thy though, thee then therefore swathe, paths seethe sithe blithe, tithe baths beneath oaths, thither underneath bathes swathes.

J and G soft,-Jay genius gentle jam jar, jet jeer gesture jilt jimp, giant gibbet jolt jostle just, gymnic gyve gypsy joy age, liege edge budge judge judgedst.

CH soft,-Chair chat charm chalk check chine, chin churn chirp hatch march watch, each switch scorch birchen satchel beechen, twitching touchedst.

SH sharp, TI, CI, &c.—Shame shad, shark shawl, sheen shed, shine shin, show shot, shoe shrub, shroud shrink, shrive shrivel, shrine sash, marsh swash, mesh wish, brush push, splashing marshy, ration completion, discretion contrition, promotion revolution, disputatious-[ce and ci sounding sh :] herbaceous, ocean contumacious, specious delicious—[ci sounding she:] enunciation pronunciation, association partiality.

SH flat,-Derision abrasion adhesion, explosion confusion roseate, azure osier vision, leisure seizure treasure, pleasure occasion collision.

S sharp, and C soft,-Say sad salt saunter, see cease set slice, sister cistern cider soak, sod source sorcery sue, suds system ace pass, salts farce fleece suppress, ice assistance police miss, twice jocose toss juice, sluice fuss distress mists, hosts listenest listlessly interstice, solstice sayest assassin assassinates, assassinatest assassinatedst sustainest designest, presidest desistedst rests seducest.

S flat, Z,-Phases houses fantasm buzzes gales, homes dives zany breezes zebra, maze was has prizes dissolves, observes hussars dismays huzzas dismembers, disarms disburdens husbands philosophical disease, bedizens roses daisies venison horizon.