Part 2 / Book 4 — GUIDE TO PRONUNCIATION.
Reading edition
A key to the symbols most of which are used in this Reader to indicate the pronunciation of the more difficult words.
I. VOWELS.
āas infāte
ǡ“senǡte
ă“făt
ä“ärm
ḁ“ḁll
â“âsk
âas in câre
ē“mēte
ê“êvent
ĕ“mĕt
ẽ“hẽr
ī“īce
ĭas inĭdea
ĭ“ĭt
ĩ“sĩr
ō“ōld
ő“őbey
ŏ“nŏt
ōōas infōōd
ŏŏ“fŏŏt
ū“ūse
ű“űnite
ŭ“ŭp
û“fûr
II. EQUIVALENTS.
ḁ=ŏas inwhḁt
ê=â “thêre
ĩ=ẽ “gĩrl
ȫ=ōō “mȫve
ọ=ŏŏas inwọlf
ȯ=ŭ “sȯn
ô= ḁ “hôrse
ǖ=ōō “rǖle
ụ=ŏŏas inpụll
ȳ=ī “flȳ
ȳ=ĭ “babȳ
III. CONSONANTS.
Only the most difficult consonants in this Reader are marked with diacritical signs. The following table may prove useful to the teacher for reference and for blackboard work.
ç = sas inmiçe
є or c (unmarked) =k as in єall
єћ = kas insєћōō
ch (unmarked)“child
ġ like j“caāġe
ĝ (hard)“ĝĕt
ň = ng“ĭňk
ŧħ“ŧħĕm
th (unmarked)as inthin
ph = f“phantom
ş = z“ĭş
z (like s sonant)“zone
qu (unmarked)“quite
җ = gz“eҗact
x (unmarked) = ks“vex
Certain vowels, as a and e, when obscured and turned toward the neutral form, are italicized. Silent letters are also italicized.