ampaign gnash
arraign paradigm feign foreign gnu
benign diaphragm reign design seignior
resign gnat assign gnarl consign

#[Third Month.]#

"_H_ is silent when it follows _g_ or _r_ in the same syllable."

ghost myrrh rheumatism rhapsody rhinoceros
aghast hemorrhage rhyme rhythm Rhine
gherkin rhubarb rhombus rhomboid catarrh

#[Fourth Month.]#

"_K_ is silent before _n_ in the same syllable."

knack kneel knot knap sack knob
knave knife knock knowledge knucks
knead knight knoll knuckle knarl
knee knit know knell knout

#[Fifth Month.]#

"_N_ final after _l_ or _m_ is silent."

hymn contemn solemn limn damn
kiln condemn column autumn

#[Sixth Month.]#

"_T_ is silent before _ch_ in the same syllable."

hitch pitch match notch catch
kitchen botch hatch scratch patch
latch Dutch watch Mitchell satchel
thatch ditch witch batch Scotch

#[Seventh Month.]#

"_W_ is silent before _r_ in the same syllable."

wrestle wren wrist writing wreak
wrong wrote wreck wrest writ
wring wraith awry write wrought
wrath wretch wreath wrinkle wrangle

#[Eighth Month.]#

"_Gh_ is always silent after _i_ and, when not a substitute for _f_ or
_k_, is also silent after _au_ and _ou_."

sight plight weigh fraught through
light wright weight caught although
fight height freight thought slaughter
might wight aught daughter laughter

SEVENTH YEAR.

PRINCIPLES OF PRONUNCIATION WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.

#[Sixth Month.]#

"_A_ constituting or ending an unaccented syllable is short Italian
_a_."

again America banana fatality papa
alas amuse canine fatigue parasol
algebra apparatus China lapel pica
alkali area data massacre sacrament
amass arena drama ornament valise

#[Seventh Month.]#

"_E_ constituting or ending a syllable is long."

depot memento