1862. 



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[Semi-vowel Signs. 



It is mute in handkerchief, 2. m,^s \n comptroller. 



Wednesday, etc. 



F represents 2 sounds : 

 1. /, as \nfame, life, 



It is mute in halfpenny . 



G represents 5 sounds : 

 1. r/, as in go, log, 

 •2. (J, " gem, gill, 

 S. g, " rouge, 



4. g, " poignant, 



5. g, " long. 



It is mute : 

 In gl, as in oglio, 

 '' gm, " phlegm, 

 ''' O^h " gnarl, Lagnio. 



It is mute, as in mnemonics. 



j^'' represents 2 sounds : 



1. 11, as in no, nun, 



2. n, '' inJc. 



It is mute : 

 In mn, as in hymn, limn, 

 " In, " kiln. 



P represents 2 sounds : 



1. p)j ^s in^fV, top, 



2. p, " cuphoard. 



It is mu.te : 

 In pn, as in p)neumatic, 

 " pph, " sap)phire, 

 ^' ps, " j)salm, 

 '^ pt, " i^tiaan, receipt, at- 

 tempt, 

 " rps, " corps. 



iZ represents 1 sound, as in hat, 



help). 

 It is mute, as in humhle, heir. Q represents 1 sound, as in qnill. 



t/ represents 2 sounds: 



1. j, as mjoin, 



2. j, " hallclnjah. 



R represents 2 sounds 

 1. r, as in roiv, 



2. r, " her. 



It is mute : 

 A" represents 1 sound, as in In rl, as in 3Iarlhorougli, 



keep, hreak. 

 It is mute, as in know, knight. 



L represents 2 sounds : 



1. ^, as in life, hold, 



2. I (?•) as in colonel. 



It is mute : 

 In Id, as in could, chaldron, 

 " ^/, " calf 

 '• Ik, " talk, 

 •' Im, " calm, 

 " Is, " halser. 



M represents 2 sounds : 

 1. m, as in man, from, 



" rs, " toorsted. 

 S represents 4 sounds : 



1. s, as in sick, 



2. s, " close, 



3. s, " nausea, 



4. s, " treasure. 



It is mute : 

 In si, as in aisle, isle, 

 " sn, " demesne, 

 " sc, " viscount; at the end 

 of words, as in cha- 

 mois, corps. 



T represents 3 sounds : 

 1. t, as in tin, pit, 



