Nsh. Flinch, linch, pinch, bench.

Nsht. Flinch'd, pinch'd, bench'd, drench'd.

Nst. Winced.

Ngd. Hanged, banged, prolonged.

Ngz. Songs, tongs, prolongs.

Ngth. Length, strength.

Pl. Pluck, ply, plain, plume.

Pld. Rippled, tippled.

Plz. Ripples, tipples, apples.
Plst. Ripplest, tipplest.

Pr.

Pray, prance, prince, prime, prayer. Ps. Claps, raps, sips, nips, dips.

Pst. Rapp'st, sipp'st, nipp'st, dipp'st.
Rb. Herb, barb, rhubarb.

Rbd. Barb'd.

Rbs. Herbs, barbs.

Rbst. Barb'st.
Rbdst.Barb'dst.

Rgz. Burghs.

Rj. Barge, large, dirge, charge.
Rjd. Urged, enlarged, charged.
Rk. Hark, lark, ark, dark, stark.
Rkt. Hark'd, work'd, dirk'd.
Rks. Harks, works, dirks, arks.
Rkst. Work'st, embark'st, dirk'st.
Rktst. Bark'dst, embark'dst, dirk'dst.
RI.

Snarl, marl, whirl, dirl, girl, hurl.
Rld. Snarl'd, hurl'd, world.
Rlz. Snarls, hurls, whirls.
Rist. Snarl'st, hurl'st, whirl'st.

Rldst.Snarl'dst, hurl'dst, whirl'dst.

Rm. Arm, harm, farm, alarm.

Rmd. Arm'd, harm'd, alarm'd, warm'd.

Rmz. Arms, harms, alarms, warms.
Rmst. Arm'st, harm'st, alarm'st, warm'st.

Rt.

Bursts.

Heart, dart, mart, hart, part, art. Rts. Harts, darts, marts, parts, arts. Rtst. Hurt'st, dart'st, part'st.

Rv.

Curve, swérve, carve.

Rvd. Curv'd, swerv'd, nerv'd.
Rvz. Curves, swerves, nerves.
Rust. Curv'st, swerv'st, nerv'st.
Rvtst. Curv'dst, swerv'dst, nerv'dst.

Rz.

Errs, avers, prefers, offers, scoffers.

Rch. Search, lurch, birch, church.
Rcht. Search'd, church'd.

Rsh. Harsh, marsh.

Rth. Hearth, earth, birth, dearth, mirth.

Rths. Hearths, earths, births.

Sh.

Sht.

Sk.

Skt.

Ship, shut, shun, shine, share.

Push'd, hush'd, brush'd, crush'd.
Mask, risk, brisk, frisk.
Mask'd, risk'd, frisk'd.

Sks. Masks, risks, frisks.

Skst. Mark'st, risk'st, frisk'st.

Sld.

Sm.

Sn.

Slay, slew, slain, slim, slink.
Nestled, bristled, wrestled.

Smoke, smite, smart, small, smack.
Snail, snarl, snort, snag.

Sp. Spurn, spank, spirt, spa.

Sps.

Whisps.

St.

Starve, stay, stock, strike.

Str. Strain, strong, strive, strung.
Busts, lusts, masts, fasts, blasts.
Thine, thee, that, those, there.

Sts.

Th.

Th.

Thin, thistle, thief.

Thd. Wreathed, breathed, sheathed.
Thz. Wreathes, breathes, sheathes.
Thst. Wreath'st, breath'st, sheath'st.

ᎢᏓ. Little, title, whittle, bottle, settle, nettle.
Tld. Settled, whittled, bottled, nettled.
Tlz. Battles, whittles, bottles, nettles, settles.
Tlst. Settl'st, whittl'st, bottl'st, nettl'st.
Tidst. Settl'dst, whittl'dst, bottl'dst.

Tr.

Tz.

Tst.

Vd.

Travels, trinket, trunk, contrive.
Hats, flits, cats, bats, mats, brats.
Combat'st.

Swerved, nerved, curved, loved.

Vdst. Liv'dst, nerv'dst, curv'dst, swerv'dst.
Swivel, drivel, grovel, novel.

VI.

Vld.

Drivel'd, grovel'd.

Vlz. Drivels, swivels, grovels, novels.

Vist. Drivel'st, grovel'st.

Vidst. Drivel'dst, grovel'dst.

Vn. Driven, riven, heaven.

The pupil having been required to pronounce the letters and words in the preceding exercise, may now read the following sentences, in which he must be particularly careful to pronounce clearly and distinctly every letter which is not silent. The sentences must be read very slowly.

512. Deeply possess your mind with the vast importance of a good judgment, and the inestimable advantage of right reasoning.

513. Review the instances of your own misconduct in life.

514. Think seriously how many follies and sorrows you might have escaped; and how much guilt and misery you might have prevented, if from your early years you had taken pains to judge correctly, concerning persons, times and things

515. This will awaken you with lively vigor to the work of improving your reasoning powers, and seizing every opportunity and advantage for that end.

516. Consider the weakness, frailties, and mistakes of human nature in general; the depth and the difficulty of many truths, and the flattering appearances of falsehood.

517. Whence arise the infinite varieties of dangers to which we are exposed in our judgment of things.

518. Contrive and practice some suitable methods to acquaint yourself with your own ignorance, and to impress your mind with a deep and painful sense of the low and imperfect degrees of your present knowledge.

519. Presume not too much upon a bright genius, a ready wit, and good parts: for these, without labor and study, will never make a man of knowledge and wisdom.

In order to show the pupil the difference between distinct and indistinct articulation, the following extract is presented; the left hand column being printed as the piece is frequently read by pupils at school; and the right hand column exhibiting the same as it should be articulated.

520. The young of all an

520. The young of all animals pear treceive playzhu imals appear to receive pleafrom the excise of thlimbs sure from the exercise of an bodly facties, without ref- their limbs and bodily faculfrence tenny end ter be ties, without reference to tained, ur enay use the ansd any end to be attained, and by theexshun. any use to be answered by the exertion.

521. Ur chile without 521. A child, without knowin enny thing er the knowing any thing of the use er languige zin er high use of language, is in a high dgree dlighted with bin abe degree delighted with being ter speak. able to speak.

522. Its cessant reption 522. Its incessant repetiuv er few ticlate sounds or tion of a few articulate praps of a single word, which sounds, or perhaps of a sinit has lunned ter prunounce, gle word, which it has learnproves this point clilly. ed to pronounce, proves this point clearly.

523. Nor ist less pleased 523. Nor is it less pleased with its fust successful deav- with its first successful enurs ter walk, or rath ter run deavors to walk, or rather to which purcedes walkin, al-run, which precedes walkthough tirely ignurunt er ing; although entirely ignoth importance er th attain- rant of the importance of munt tits futer life, an even the attainment to its future without plyin it ter enny life, and even without appresent purps. plying it to any present pur

pose.

524. Childs dlighted with 524. A child is delighted speak without hav enny with speaking, without havthing tur say, an with walking any thing to say; and without known wither ter with walking without knowing whither to go.

go.