Exercises in the Use of the Diacritical Marks Copy the table below and learn the marks and their names. (1) Write the word; (2) pronounce it distinctly; (3) name the silent letters and cancel them; (4) name the vowels not silent; (5) give their sounds; (6) mark those requiring a mark to indicate their sounds. fall done what fern talk grass wom an thirst haul dance wal low verge tomb wor ry wan der her mit brute branch full ness myr tle (1) Write the word; (2) pronounce it distinctly; (3) name the silent letters and cancel them; (4) name the consonants not silent; (5) give their sounds; (6) mark those requiring a mark to indicate their sounds. prism smooth drink ex ert choose with er un cle exhale a muse breathe fin ger ex am ple wrist limbs hymn school gyp sy clos et bo som isl and ex cept Write the words, mark the accented syllables, silent letters, vowels, and consonants. Vowels having an obscure sound in unaccented syllables may be left unmarked. John thigh co coa ǎl ly' a re a cy cle ro bust palm er äunt ex act re cess tongue greas y des sert rac coon vict uals dis ease sep a rate ca price walk ing fore head fright ful po ta toes cur tain nom i nee di vi sor isth mus beef steak her o ine lic o rice an tip o des fem i nine del i cate knowl edge vac ci nate Similar exercises should be continued until the pupils become famil iar with the use of the diacritical marks. Copy: PART I 1 Do your best, your very best, 2 Copy: Here are ten words to spell. Is your pencil sharp ? Write the lesson on a clean slate. your your sharp sharp write write clean clean slate slate here here words words spell spell les son pen cil pencil |