CHAPTLII -V. a3 a syllable in many words ; as psalm, half, fault, talk, salmon, faulcon. 7 Q. Where is n silent ? A. n is never pronounced at the end of a word after m, as damn, condemn, column, contemn, limit, solemn, hymn, autumn, nor in the words malt-kiln, and brick kiln. 8 Q. Where does p lose its sound ? A. p can hardly be sounded in such words as these, receipt, psalm, tempt, empty, redemption{. 9 Q. In what wordsdoti, s lose its sound ? A. s is not sounded in isle, island, demesne, viscount. 10 Q. When is w not pronounced ? A. The sound of w before r is almost worn out, as wrath, write, bewray; nor is it sounded after s in these words, sword, sworn, answer. Note, I have not mentioned here such consonants, as a in scissors, science, dark, sick, «e. and e in pitch, catch; is in ghess, ghost, rhyme, my,rh; because they have all the sound they can have, in tie place where they stand. CHAP. V. Of the several Sounds of single Vowels, I QUESTION. DO the vowels always keep the same sound ? Answer Every vowel has a long and a short sound, but the letter a is pronounced long, and short, and broad. 2 Q. How are these three,several sounds of adistinguished ? A. a is sounded in short in mat, cart; 'tis long in mate, care ; and broad in malt, call. 3 Q. What are the different sounds of e ? A. e is pronounced short in hell, then, ever ; and long in he, here, these, even; and besides these, the short sound is some- times prolonged, as there, were, equal, 85e. 4 Q. How is i sounded ? A. We pronounce i short in fish, mill, thin; long in fire, mile, thine; and it sounds like short u in first, third, bird, dirt, 8;c. 5 Q. How is o pronounced ? A. 'Tis a short o in not, rod; 'fis a long o in post, gold; it is sounded double in to, do, more, prove ; it sounds like i in women, and it is pronounced like short u in love, dost, doth, some, comfort, conduit, money, and some others. 6 Q. Has u several sounds also ? A. u is pronounced short in dull, cut ; long in dure, cure; and it sounds like a short i in bury, busy; and words derived from them. 7 Q. How shall you know when these vowels are to be pro- nounced long or short ? o 3
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