All the vowels, and some of the consonants, have several sounds; in this book these sounds are indicated by diacritical marks, as in the following tables:

TABLE OF VOCALS. Long Sounds.

Sound as is ——- ——- a ate a care a arm a last a all oo fool

e eve e err i ice o ode u use

Short Sounds.

Sound as is ——- ——- a am e elm i in o odd u up oo look

Diphthongs.

oi,oy,as in oil, boy ou,ow, as in out, owl

TABLE OF SUBVOCALS Sound as is ——- ——- b bib d did g gig j jug n nine m maim ng hang l lull

v valve th this z zinc zh azure r rare w we y yet