208. ă as in hat:
| alternative | ălternative |
| Arab | Ăr'ab, not ārab |
| arid | ăr'id |
| asphalt | asfălt, not fawlt |
| bade | băd |
| catch | not ketch |
| defalcate | defăl'kāte, not fawl |
| dilletante | dilletăn'te |
| forbade | forbăd |
| granary | grănary |
| program | pro'grăm, not grum |
| rapine | răp'ĭn |
| rational | rătional |
| sacrament | săcrament |
209. ä as in arm:
| aunt | änt |
| behalf | behäf |
| calf | käf |
| calm | käm |
| half | häf |
| laugh | läf |
| psalm | säm |
210. ē as in me:
| amenable | amēnable |
| clique | klēk, not klick |
| creek | krēk, not krick |
| either | ēēther (preferable) |
| mediocre | mēdiocre |
| naïve | na'ēve (a as in arm) |
| neither | nēēther (preferable) |
| precedence | precē'dence |
| precedent | prēcē'dent (when an adjective) |
| predecessor | prēdecessor |
| predilection | prēdilection |
| premature | prēmature |
| quay | kē |
| resplendent | rēsplen'dent |
| sacrilegious | sacrilēgious, not -religious |
| series | sērēz |
| sleek | slēk, not slick |
| suite | swēt, not like boot |
211. ĕ as in met:
212. ī as in high: