"_C_ is silent before _k_ in the same syllable. _C_ is silent in czar, victuals, muscle, corpuscle, indict, and Connecticut."

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EIGHTH YEAR.

#[First Month.]#

"_D_ is silent before _g_ in the same syllable."

edge hedge ridge lodge misjudge wedge budge bridge sledge judgment pledge drudge fudge begrudge lodgment

#[Second Month.]#

"_G_ is silent before _m_ or _n_ in the same syllable."

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#[Third Month.]#

"_H_ is silent when it follows _g_ or _r_ in the same syllable."

ghost myrrh rheumatism rhapsody rhinoceros aghast hemorrhage rhyme rhythm Rhine gherkin rhubarb rhombus rhomboid catarrh

#[Fourth Month.]#

"_K_ is silent before _n_ in the same syllable."

knack kneel knot knap sack k.n.o.b knave knife knock knowledge knucks knead knight knoll knuckle knarl knee knit know knell knout

#[Fifth Month.]#

"_N_ final after _l_ or _m_ is silent."

hymn contemn solemn limn d.a.m.n kiln condemn column autumn

#[Sixth Month.]#

"_T_ is silent before _ch_ in the same syllable."

hitch pitch match notch catch kitchen botch hatch scratch patch latch Dutch watch Mitch.e.l.l satchel thatch ditch witch batch Scotch

#[Seventh Month.]#

"_W_ is silent before _r_ in the same syllable."

wrestle wren wrist writing wreak wrong wrote wreck wrest writ wring wraith awry write wrought wrath wretch wreath wrinkle wrangle

#[Eighth Month.]#

"_Gh_ is always silent after _i_ and, when not a subst.i.tute for _f_ or _k_, is also silent after _au_ and _ou_."

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SEVENTH YEAR.

PRINCIPLES OF p.r.o.nUNCIATION WITH ILl.u.s.tRATIONS.

#[Sixth Month.]#

"_A_ const.i.tuting or ending an unaccented syllable is short Italian _a_."

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#[Seventh Month.]#

"_E_ const.i.tuting or ending a syllable is long."

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#[Eighth Month.]#

"_O_ const.i.tuting or ending a syllable is long."

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EIGHTH YEAR.

#[Fourth Month.]#