ed thus, g (g soft), it has the compound sound of j, as in
gem.

gear'ing gew'gaw slug gid'di ness
gen'tile slug'gish crag guil'lo tine
gen'der gest'ure gibe gen'er al

41. Th has two sounds: its sharp sound, as in thing, which is unmarked,
and its soft sound, as in thine, marked th.

thin the'ist breath myth'ic al
thaw the'sis theft the'o ry
this gath'er thine hith'er to
than both'er breathe oth'er wise

Lesson 57.

42. X has three sounds: its regular sharp sound (unmarked) like ks, as in
expect, and its soft or flat sound like gz, as in exist, marked x;. At the
beginning of words x has the sound of z as in xebec (ze'bec).

ex'it ex pan'sive' ex tra'ne ous
ex cel' ex'pi ate ex te'ri or
ex alt' ex am'ple ex ec'u tive'
ex empt' ex ult'ant ex or'di um

43. Q is followed in all cases by u, and has usually the sound of kw, as
in queen; but in a few words derived from the French, qu is sounded like
k, as in coquette.

quack queer'ly quoit qui e'tus
queen quo'rum quote quo ta'tion
plaque piqu'ant bisque co quet'tish
clique' co quet' torque piqu'an cy

Lesson 58.

cas cade' a base' in clude' a larm'
ex change' a maze' ad jure' a far'
in flame' a brade' de pute' re mark'
ob late' cru sade' re fuse' de bark'
par take' de base' ma nure' em bark'
ad dress' re gret' in ject' ac quit'
re flex' ex cept' in vent' a drift'
ar rest' ex pect' mo lest' re miss'
con test' ex pend' op press' be fit'
de press' ex press' re dress' per sist'

Lesson 59.

HOMOPHONOUS WORDS.

NOTE.--These exercises on words of similar sound, instead of being
gathered into a single department, are interspersed throughout the book.

raised, lifted up. plait, a fold.
razed, destroyed. plate, flattened metal.
pries, inspects closely. plumb, perpendicular.
prize, to value. plum, a fruit.
pray, to supplicate. place, site; spot.
prey, a spoil. plaice, a fish.
pore, a small opening. please, to gratify.
pour, to cause to flow. pleas, excuses.
poll, the head. bell, a sounding vessel.
pole, a rod; a perch. belle, a fine young lady.

Lesson 60.

bight, a bay. piece, a part.
bite, to seize with the teeth. peace, qui