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McGuffey’s Eclectic Spelling Book

by Alexander H. McGuffey

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Lesson 56

40. G has two regular sounds: marked thus, g (g hard), it has the sound of g in go; marked thus, g (g soft), it has the compound sound of j, as in gem.

gear’ing gew’gaw slug gid’di ness gen’tile slug’gish crag guil’lo tine gen’der gest’ure gibe gen’er al

41. Th has two sounds: its sharp sound, as in thing, which is unmarked, and its soft sound, as in thine, marked th.

thin the’ist breath myth’ic al thaw the’sis theft the’o ry this gath’er thine hith’er to than both’er breathe oth’er wise

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