I before gh--i is long and gh silent--ni_gh_t.
light right fight
night bright fright
sight high slight
might thigh flight
tight sigh plight
Rule 13.
Final y in words of more than one syllable is short,--cherry.
dainty pity ferry
plainly city lightly
rainy naughty berry
daisy thirty merry
daily dreary cherry
Rule 14.
Final e in words of more than one syllable is silent.--gentl_e_,
Nelli_e_.
Rule 15.
Effect of r upon vowels.
[~er] [~ir] [~or] [~ur]
her bird work urn
fern sir word turn
term stir worm hurt
herd girl world purr
jerk first worst burn
ever chirp worth churn
serve whirl worse burst
perch thirst worship church
kernel fir worthy curve
verse firm worry curb
verb third fur
germ birth blur
herb birch curd
stern thirty curl
OTHER EQUIVALENTS
a==e [(a]==[(e]
they eight care heir
obey weight bare their
prey freight fare there
weigh neigh hair where
sleigh veins fair stair
reign whey chair pear
skein rein pair
a==[)o] a==[(o] au==aw==ou
what not call nor haul ought
was odd raw for fault bought
watch cot want corn cause sought
wasp got walk cord pause caw
wash hop salt short caught saw
drop dog hall storm naught paw
spot fog draw horse naughty draw
talk morn thought thaw
ou==ow [=ew]==[=u]
our how dew due
out now few hue
hour cow mew blue
flour bow new June
trout plow Jew tune
shout owl pew plume
mouth growl hue pure
sound brown glue flute
mouse crowd
ground flower
house drown
ew==[=oo]==o==[u.
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