Phonic Lessons. Third Step contains:
1. 17 vowel sounds:
a, e, i, o, u (short)
a, e, i, o, u (long)
oo (short), oo (long), a (r), (Italian)
aw, ow, oy, ur.
2. Nine of these sounds have fifteen common equivalent symbols, making a total of thirty-two vowel symbols. (See Table of Vowel Sounds, page 113.)
The three vowel sounds heard in ask, air, and ore may be omitted. Teach as sight words those used in the Summers Readers; or if preferred, give a series drill.
Two of these sounds have equivalent spellings.
air in chair, care, wear.
ore as in more, four, floor, torn.
The sound ask has the simple spelling a. In this Manual a is the symbol for a (short) as in at unless changed by some modifier as final, r, or another vowel. Ex.: at, aw, oa, ea.
Ex.: The following list gives the most common of these words:
I.