4 2 How doth g change its Sound before e, i, or y? A g before e, i, or y, at the end of a Syllable, always founds foft like j Confonant, as huge, Barge, Clergy; and fometimes before e, i, or y, in the beginning of a Syllable, as gentle, Ginger, Gypfy but not always, as get, give; for which there are no certain Rules. 52. Are g and always founded hard before a Confonant? A. Let it be noted, That wherefo ever the Letters c org come before an Apostrophe, where the Vowel e is cut off, or left out, the c and g muft ftill be founded foft, as tho e were written, as placed, plac'd ; danced, danc'd; raged, rag'd; changed, chang'd. 62. How doth g alter its Sound before h? A. gb, at the end of a Syllable, only lengthens the Sound of it, as high, bright, dough, figh, which fome pronounce fithe, except in these few Words, where it is pronounced like f, as cough, trough, chough, laugh, laugh, laughter, rough, tough, hough, and enough. 72. How does g found before n? A. When g comes before 2, in the beginning of a Word, it founds like h, as gnaw, gnash, gnat. 82 Does be how any Alteration in its Sound? A. ch, fh, and th, have a peculiar Sound like new and diftinct Letters, as chalk, cheefe, fhall, fhew, that, there; and ph, which founds like ƒ, as Phyfick, Dolphin. 92 Doth th always found alike? A. th fometimes has a hard Sound, as this, they, bathe, Brother; and fometimes tis founded fofter, as bath, bath, thin, thick. IO Q. Wherein doth k alter its Sound? Ak before n, in the beginning of a Word, is pronounced like b, as knock, Knife, Knowledge. II Q. Wherein doth s change its Pronunciation ? A. s founds fometimes fofter, as this, best, lesson; fometimes hard like z, as thefe, his, Reafon. C 3 12.2. 12 Q How does t change its Sound? A ti, ci, and fi, in the Middle of a Word, found like fb, when another Vowel follows them, as focial, Vi fion, Action, Relation; except when s goes juft before the t, as Chriftian, Question; alfo except fuch Deriva-. tive Words, as emptied, mightier, twentieth, which are but few. 13 2 Doth t found like s any where else? A. ft founds like double S, in fuch Words as thefe, Caftle, Thistle, whifile. CHAP. IV. Of Confonants that lofe their Sound. 12. A ways pronounced? RE all the Confonants al A. Nine Confonants lose their Sound entirely in fome Words, as b, c, g, b, l, n, p, s, and w. 22 22. When doth b lofe its Sound? A. bis not founded at the end of a Word juft after m, as Lamb, Comb; nor before t, as Debt, Doubt.. 32 When is c quite filent? A. c is not founded in thefe Words, Verdict, Victuals, indict, Muscle.. 4 Where has g no Sound? Ag has no Sound before n, in the End of a Word, as Sign, Sove reign; except condign. 52, When is without Sound? A. b is hardly founded in these Words, Honour, boneft, Heir, Herb, &c. 62. When is not pronounced? A. The Sound of is almoft worn / out towards the end of a Syllable in many Words; as Pfalm, half, Fault, Talk, Salmon, Faulcon. 72. Where is n filent? A. n is never pronounced at the end of a Word after my as damn, condemn, Column, contemn, limn, folemn, Hymn, Autumn: nor in the Words Malt-kiln, and Brick-kiln. 82 Where does p lofe its Sound? A. A. p can hardly be founded in fuch Words as thefe, Receipt, Pfalm, tempt, empty, Redemption. 92. In what Words doth s lofe its Sound? A. s is not founded in Ile, Ifland, Demefns, Viscount. 4 10 Q. When is w not pronounced? A. The Sound of w before r is almost worn out, as Wrath, write, bewray: nor is it founded after s in thefe Words, Sword, fwoon, Anfwer. Note, I have not mentioned here fuch Con-. fonants as c in Sciffors, Science, Back, fick, &c. and in pitch, catch; b in ghefs, Ghoft, Rhyme, Myrrh; because they have all the Sound they can have in the Place where they ftand. I D Vowels. O the Vowels always keep the fame Sound? A. Every Vowel has a long and a fhort |