Orthography / As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois

by Elmer W. Cavins

“G is silent before m or n in the same syllable.”

phlegm	malign	gnaw	campaign	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.”