Table of Aspirates Sound as Is — - — - f Fife h Him k Cake p Pipe s Same
t tart sh she ch chat th thick wh why
NOTE.—The foregoing forty-four sounds are those most employed in the English language. Some of these sounds are represented by other letters, as shown in the following table. For further instruction concerning the sounds, see Lessons 36-57.
TABLE OF SUBSTITUTES. Sound for as in ——- —- ——- a o what e a there e a feint i e police i e sir o u son o oo to o oo wolf o a fork o e work u oo full u e burn u oo rude y i fly
| y | i | myth |
| c | k | can |
| c | s | cite |
| ch | sh | chaise |
| ch | k | chaos |
| g | j | gem |
| n | ng | ink |
| s | z | as |
| s | sh | sure |
| x | gz | exact |
| gh | f | laugh |
| ph | f | phlox |
| qu | k | pique[1] |
| qu | kw | quit |
W, in its vowel sounds, corresponds with u; an in new (pro. nu).
A has, in a few words, the sound of e; as in any (pro. en’ny).
U has, in a few words, the sound of e; as in bury (pro. ber’ry); or that of i, as in busy (pro. biz’y).