squire strike mine stripe stride site whilst while choir* strife knight Fold Vowels and diphthongs like o in no. hoarse sloe court roach bow boat doe corps † form | mode roam soul dolt cove lisp dint gild mince spill wring wind mint hitch squint whim quince kick hinge strict whiff fringe lick sling strip whig ¡wince squash clog blotch fosse stock botch froth scoff squat crop frock chops solve watch wand mosque stocks sconce swamp 'The broad sound of the vowels and diphthongs. Vowels and diphthongs like a in fall. Proper diphthongs, in which both the vowels are sounded. oi and oy, as in boy; ou and ow, as in pound. Monosyllables being the roots or radicals from which most of the derivative words are formed, copious lists of them have been inserted. The judicious teacher will not only find them very useful in aiding the learner, in acquiring a correct pronunciation of the various Towel and diphthongal sounds, but confirm him in the orthography of many important words in our language; an acquisition of great utility in elementary instruction. |