TABLE OF VOWEL SOUNDS.
This table is designed for an exercise upon the vowel elements. These should be pronounced alone as well as in combination with the words given as examples. Let the class first pronounce the table in order, thus:
A long, Fate, ā; A short, Fat, ă, &c.; then pronounce the column of elements alone.
| Name. | Example. | Element. |
|---|---|---|
| A long | Fāte | ā |
| A short | Făt | ă |
| A Italian | Fär | ä |
| A broad | Fâll | â |
| E long | Mēte | ē |
| E short | Mĕt | ĕ |
| I long | Pīne | ī |
| I short | Pĭn | ĭ |
| O long | Nōte | ō |
| O short | Nŏt | ŏ |
| O long and close | Môve | ô |
| U long | Tūbe | ū |
| U short | Tŭb | ŭ |
| U middle or obtuse | Fûll | û |
| U short and obtuse | Für | ü |
| OI and OY | Böĭl | öĭ |
| OU and OW | Böûnd | öû |
| EQUIVALENTS. | ||
| E short and obtuse, like ü in Für | Hër | ë |
| I like E long | Machîne | î |
| I short and obtuse, like ü in Für | Sïr | ï |
| O like A broad | Nôr | ô |
| O like U short | Sō̇n | ō̇ |
| U like O in Move | Rūle | ū |
| Y like I long | Tȳpe | ȳ |
| Y like I short | Sy̆mbol | y̆ |
| Y short and obtuse, like ü in Für | Mÿrtle | ÿ |
| EW like U long | Now̄ | ew̄ |