Rule 14.

Final e in words of more than one syllable is silent.—gentle, Nellie.

Rule 15.

Effect of r upon vowels.

er̃ir̃or̃ur̃
herbirdworkurn
fernsirwordturn
termstirwormhurt
herdgirlworldpurr
jerkfirstworstburn
everchirpworthchurn
servewhirlworseburst
perchthirstworshipchurch
kernelfirworthycurve
versefirmworrycurb
verbthirdfur
germbirthblur
herbbirchcurd
sternthirtycurl

OTHER EQUIVALENTS

a=eȃ=ȇ
theyeightcareheir
obeyweightbaretheir
preyfreightfarethere
weighneighhairwhere
sleighveinsfairstair
reignwheychairpear
skeinreinpair

a=ŏa=ȏau=aw=ou
whatnotcallnorhaulought
wasoddrawforfaultbought
watchcotwantcorncausesought
waspgotwalkcordpausecaw
washhopsaltshortcaughtsaw
dropdoghallstormnaughtpaw
spotfogdrawhorsenaughtydraw
talkmornthoughtthaw
ou=owew̅=ū
ourhowdewdue
outnowfewhue
hourcowmewblue
flourbownewJune
troutplowJewtune
shoutowlpewplume
mouthgrowlhuepure
soundbrownglueflute
mousecrowd
groundflower
housedrown