a    o    what
y    i    hymn
e    a    there
c    s    cite
e    a    freight
c    k    cap
i    e    police
ch   sh   machine
i    e    sir
ch   k    chord
o    u    son
g    j    cage
o    oo   to
n    ng   rink
o    oo   would
s    z    rose
o    a    corn
s    sh   sugar
o    u    worm
x    gz   examine
u    oo   pull
gh   f    laugh
u    oo   rude
ph   f    sylph
y    i    my
qu   k    pique
qu   kw   quick

FAULTS TO BE REMEDIED. (15)

The most common faults of articulation are dropping an unaccented vowel, sounding incorrectly an unaccented vowel, suppressing final consonants, omitting or mispronouncing syllables, and blending words.

1.  Dropping an unaccented vocal.

Examples.

CORRECT INCORRECT

gran’a-ry gran’ry a-ban’don a-ban-d’n im-mor’tal im-mor-t’l reg’u-lar reg’lar in-clem’ent in-clem’nt par-tic’u-lar par-tic’lar des’ti-ny des-t’ny cal-cu-la’tian cal-cl’a-sh’n un-cer’tain un-cer-t’n oc-ca’sion oc-ca-sh’n em’i-nent em’nent ef’i-gy ef’gy ag’o-ny ag’ny man’i-fold man’fold rev’er-ent rev’rent cul’ti-vate cult’vate

2.  Sounding incorrectly an unaccented vowel.

Examples.

CORRECT INCORRECT

lam-en-ta’-tion  lam-un-ta-tion
ter’ri-ble       ter-rub-ble
e-ter’nal        e-ter-nul
fel’on-y         fel-er-ny
ob’sti-nate      ob-stun-it
fel’low-ship     fel-ler-ship
e-vent’          uv-ent
cal’cu-late      cal-ker-late
ef’fort          uf-fort
reg’u-lar        reg-gy-lur

EXERCISES. (16)

The vocals most likely to be dropped or incorrectly sounded are italicized.

  He attended divine service regularly. 
  This is my particular request. 
  She is universally esteemed. 
  George is sensible of his fault. 
  This calculation is incorrect. 
  What a terrible calamity. 
  His eye through vast immensity can pierce. 
 Observe these nice dependencies. 
  He is a formidable adversary. 
  He is generous to his friends. 
  A tempest desolated the land. 
  He preferred death to servitude. 
  God is the author of all things visible and invisible.

3.  Suppressing the final subvocals or aspirates.

EXAMPLE (16)

  John an’ James are frien’s o’ my father. 
  Gi’ me some bread. 
  The want o’ men is occasioned by the want o’ money. 
  We seldom fine’ men o’ principle to ac’ thus. 
  Beas’ an’ creepin’ things were foun’ there.

EXERCISES. (17)