THE CH (SOFT) SOUND

10. j is the same as ch with a throat murmur added.

Pronounce joy, injure, judge.

50. Linguals.

1. l is a soft liquid murmur made by pressing the tip of the tongue against the

THE L SOUND

hard palate and letting the sound escape at the two sides of the tongue. Pronounce life, lily, lull.

2. r is made by pressing the edges of the tongue against the upper double teeth

on either side and holding the tip of the tongue close to the hard palate, letting the sound out over it.

Pronounce rend, terror, rear.

THE R SOUND

1. k is a soft explosive sound made by press

ing the back of the tongue against the soft palate and suddenly blowing them apart.

Pronounce key, flicker, kick.

THE K SOUND

2. g (hard) is the same as k with a throat murmur

added.

Pronounce gun, ragged, gag.

THE Y SOUND

3. y is made by curving the center of the tongue up against the hard palate and letting

the sound out over the tongue. Pronounce you, young, beyond.

4. q is a combination of k and w. It is made by sounding a k, with the lips in the position for a w.

Pronounce quick, queer, bequeath.

5. x is a combination of k and s. It is made by sounding a k and shifting quickly

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to the s position, so that the two sounds almost blend.

Pronounce extra, inexact, convex.

Nasals.

1. m see m under Labials.

2. n is a soft singing sound made by closing the mouth cavity with the sides and tip

of the tongue, and turning the sound into the nasal cavity.

Pronounce near, unknown, noon.

THE N SOUND

3. ng is made by closing the mouth cavity with the back of the tongue and the soft palate, and turning the sound into the nasal cavity. This is really a second sound of n and not a g sound. Pronounce flung, singing, rang.

THE SPELLING OF CONSONANT SOUNDS

53. Here are some of the common forms which the consonant sounds take. Pronounce :

whistle.

we, square, choir, one.

fix, stiff, physics, tough, calf, soften,
sapphire, diphtheria.

vast, helve, halve, of, nephew.
pet, steppe, happy, hiccough.

bet, plebe, ebb, cupboard.

met, summer, phlegm, psalm, jamb, hymn, programme, drachm.

tip, bitter, pressed, thyme, two, debt, indict, receipt, yacht, waste.

deal, add, loved, horde, should.

see, bless, pulse, waltz, dance, cease, scene,
coalesce, schism, sword, listen, isthmus,
psalm, distress.

zeal, dizzy, frieze, his, scissors, cleanse,
discern, czar, business, venison, beaux.
thin, eighth, breath.

this, breathe, soothe.

sheet, sugar, chaise, assure, official, vitiate, fashion, Asia, social, ocean, conscience, motion, fuchsia, pshaw.