The earlier tables are introduced in order that the teacher may have them for rapid review work with her slower pupils, and also for those pupils entering the class without any previous phonetic training.
The strictly new matter, which includes the last ten pages, should receive special emphasis and care in its development and drill.
REVIEW OF THE VOWELS a, e, i, o, and u
| fix | jut | fob | jig | lag |
| rid | tug | kin | van | yet |
| fog | cab | bog | pod | vex |
| wed | box | mix | wax | cud |
| Yes | Jug | Kid | Sit | Six |
| Pug | Jim | Yell | Red | Fox |
| Keg | Dug | Win | Ned | Will |
| Puff | Hug | Bess | Rub | Vim |
In the following words a blend of two consonants follows the vowel.
| felt | tilt | elm | elk | self |
| kilt | sick | rich | loft | link |
| silk | lank | test | gilt | dish |
| lock | limp | tuft | hilt | nick |
| gust | bulk | pelt | lint | dust |
| land | gush | wilt | belt | sack |
| pick | hack | lent | sent | mist |
| sink | bunt | lash | lend | rush |
| sash | hush | rust | luck | such |
| king | dusk | ring | fond | hulk |
| dent | sunk | lack | kick | sank |
| desk | bank | hint | welt | wing |
| back | wink | sulk | bent | went |
| lamp | must | rock | pack | hand |
| wind | lump | wick | duck | bunk |
| punt | mock | husk | band | much |
| bump | mush | bend | jump | mend |
| hump | pump | bond | musk | damp |
In the following words a blend of two consonants precedes the vowel. The vowel must be sounded with the preceding consonants.
| fled | flog | flag | clip | cliff |
| grit | slip | grin | frog | grip |
| slat | trot | trill | stiff | slop |
| spot | blot | prig | sled | still |
| sniff | drip | slap | slab | scan |
| scud | twit | step | spin | brag |
| span | crab | stag | glen | drag |
| slum | stab | crag | trim | skill |
| skim | slim | glad | crop | drop |
| snuff | skin | skip | scab | snob |
| skull | snip | bled | stun | twin |
| dress | grab | drill | skiff | from |
| swell | drug | twig | grim | snap |
| scum | bran | stub | snag | stem |
| plum | sped | spill | prop | slam |
| drum | gruff | snug | tress | snub |
| smell | spell | brim | bless | spun |
The correct pronunciation of wh is important. In reality the h is sounded before the w, and in the oldest English it was so written. This table combines the features of the two previous tables.