22 uble 23 ile 24 stle 25 some 26 sume 27 ine 28 ire 29 sure TABLE OF TERMINATIONAL SOUNDS. sounds ik ||30|ture sounds tur ||59) own sounds ïz 61 er 64 ass iv 65 ous t31 re ōld 34 lute ind 35 ue ė 36 ive ib 37 g ens 40 ong dus 42 th id 43 cial lūd 44 tial ē 45 ful aj 46 form ârj 48 sten abl 49 ain ebl 50 ain ubl 51 ion il 52 sion sl 53 sion sum 51 ssion sum 55 tion in 56 tion ir 57 xion zhur 58 son shal 72 ct shal 73 ight ful 74 eight fârın 75 aught n 16 ought sn 77 scent in 19 ay yun 80 fy zhun 81 ly shun 83 ibly shun 84 ily us 66 ceous shus ing 67 ious & cous s. yus ingin 68 cious & scious s. shus ong 69 tious sounds shus o 70 uous uus ēt th 71 eat kt it at ât ĕr ur ur ǎss ât sent o ā fï lė able éble ėlė ietė ėtė osėtė tyun 85 iety zn 87 osity TERMINATIONAL SOUNDS. 1. ic, at the end of words, sounds ik, in cub'ic, somnif'ic, sudorif'ic, magʻic, logʻic, public, angel'ic, academ'ic, astronom'ic, pan'ic, tyran'nic, fabric, rhetoric, emphatic, arc'tic, poet'ic, crit'ic, eclip'tic, elas'tic, domestic, &c. 2. d is pronounced like t when the ed is preceded by f, k, p, s, sh, ch, or any sharp consonant, thus, ingraff'ed, quaff'ed, cuff'ed, puff'ed, ingulf'ed; creak'ed, cloak'ed, track'ed, ran'sacked, attack'ed, deck'ed, help'ed, decamp'ed, cramp'ed, jump'ed, trump'ed, developed, depress'ed, oppress'ed, confess'ed, profess'ed, bless'ed, wit'nessed, abash'ed, refresh'ed, established. pub'lished, engʻlished, fam'ished, impeach'ed, encroach'ed, detach'ed, stretch'ed, enrich'ed, branch'ed, &c. (blessed, when an adjective, is, in grave subjects, pronounced in two syllables, thus-a bless'ed reward.) The ed is pronounced as a distinct syllable in learn'-ed, curs'-ed, wing'ed, when adjectives. The ed in aged always makes a distinct syllable, as an ag'-ed man; but when this word is compounded with another, the ed does not form a separate syllable, as a full-ag'd horse. The ed is pronounced as e distinct syllable in the following adverbs, though it is contracted in the participial adjectives from which they are formed.-for'cedly, enfor'cedly, unveil'edly, deform'edly, feign'edly, unfeign'edly, design' edly, resign'edly, restrain'edly, refin'edly, unconcern'edly, undiscern'edly, prepar'edly, assur'edly, advis'edly, compos'edly, disper'. sedly, diffu'sedly, confu'sedly, unperceiv'edly, resolv'edly, deservedly, undeservedly, reservedly, unreservedly, avow'edly, perplex'edly, fix'edly, amaz'edly, fork'edly. The participial termination ed must never be pronounced as a distinct syllable, unless preceded by d or t, except in the language of Scripture. 3, in ed, a verbal termination, the e is not sounded, and the d is joined to the preceding syllable, in mov'ed, prov'ed, approv'ed, disapprov’ed, improv'ed, believ'ed, disbeliev'ed, imbib'ed, inscrib'ed, transcrib'ed, oblig'ed, disoblig'ed, engaged, incag'ed, convey'ed, sur. vey'ed, &c. 4. ed forms a separate syllable when preceded by d or t, in commended, recommended, mould'ed, fold'ed, disband'ed, command'ed, expand'ed, brand'ed, avoided, hat'ed, an'imated, abstract'ed, affect'ed, lim'ited, deposited, revolt'ed, anoint'ed, &c. 5 old, s. öld, in bold, cold, scold, fold, blind'fold, bi'fold, infold', unfold', gold, hold, behold', withhold', inhold', uphold', sold, told, retold', untold', mistold', wold. (old, s. öld) three'fold, man'ifold, pin'fold, marigold, free'hold, house'hold, thresh'old, cop'yhold. (old, s. uld, in scaf'fold.) 6. ind, s. ind, in bind, find, hind, behind', kind, gav’elkind, mankind', wom'ankind, humankind', unkind', blind, pur'blind, mind, remind', rind, grind, wind (v.), unwind'. (ind. s. ind, in) abscind', rescind', prescind', discind', interscind', diffind', tam'arind, tind, whirl'wind, wind, or wind, (n.) 7. e final, s. ė, in ac'me, anem'one, dias'tole, epit'ome, extem'pore, le'the, nepen'the, parago'ge, sim'ile, u'tile, dul'ce, apostrophe, antis'trophe, hyperbole, syn'cope, syn'drome, synec'doche, tem'pore, sys'tole, prem'unire, enal'lage, hypal'lage. 8. ibe, s. ib, in imbibe', gibe, kibe, bribe, scribe, ascribe', misascribe' subscribe', describe', rescribe', prescribe', circumscribe', transcribe', inscribe', proscribe', superscribe', interscribe', tribe. 9. ice, s. is, in ad'dice, jaun'dice, bod'ice, cow'ardice, prej'udice, ben'efice, ven'efice, of'fice, ed'ifice, lan'ifice, or'ifice, pont'ifice, art'ifice, su'perfice, &c. (ice, s. is, in) ice, bice, dice, splice, slice, mice, nice, spice, bespice', rice, grice, thrice, price, trice, entice', vice, advice', device', twice. (ice, s. ïs, in) tice, cock'atrice. (ice, s. īz, in) suffice', sice, (ice, s. ïz, in) sac'rifice. (ice, s. és, in) police', caprice'. (oice, s. oys, in) choice, rejoice', voice, in'voice, outvoice'. -plaice, s. plas-juice, s. jûs—ver'juice, s. ver'jus-sluice, s. slūs. 10. ance, s. ans, in disturbance, guid'ance, attend'ance, abundance, bal'ance, appearance, remem'brance, fra'grance, en'trance (n.), &c. ance, accented, or in monosyllables, s. ăns, in) bechance', perchance', mischance', enhance', askance', elance', romance', finance', &c. dance, chance, lance, glance, prance, trance. 11. ence, s. ens, in in'nocence, acquies'cence, ca'dence, con'fidence, depend'ence, pru'dence, defici'ence, effici'ence, insuffici'ence, sci'ence, &c. 12. scence, s. sens, in connas'cence, crubes'cence, turges'cence, quies'cence, coalescence, invales'cence, convales'cence, adoles'cence, &c. 13. duce, s. dūs, in traduce', abduce', obduce', subduce', educe”, deducè', reduce', seduce', induce', superinduce', conduce', reproduce', introduce', produce' (v.) (uce, s. us) in the noun produce. 14. ide, s. id, in bide, abide', decide', incide', coincide', diffide', confide', hide, chide, elide', glide, collide', slide, &c. (ide, s. ïd, in) de'icide, reg'icide, stil'licide, hom'icide, tyran'nicide, lap'icide, soror'icide, parʼricide, matricide, fratricide, vat'icide, infan'ticide, su'icide, &c. 15. lude, s. lūd, in acclude', reclude', preclude'; seclude', include', conclude', interclude', exclude', elude', prelude' (v.) allude', illude', collude'. (lude, s. lud, in) prel'ude, in'terlude. 16. ee, s. ē, in bee, fee, refugee', kee, lee, flee, glee, appellee', assignee', knee, epopee', decree', free, agree', disagree', degree', three, tree, see, fricasee', foresee', oversee', lessee', fusee', legatee', guarantee', &c. (ee, s. è, in) cof'fee, feof'fee, ap'ogee, tro'chee, spon' dee, prith'ee, ju'bilee, ped'igree, commit'tee, lev'ee. 17. age, s. àj, in cab'bage, herb'age, ad'age, bondage, cord'age, vas'. salage, pil'lage, assemblage, dam'age, im'age, manʼage, spin'nage, patronage, &c. (age, s. āj, in) age, cage, incage', gage, engage', pre-engage', disengage', page, ti'tlepage, rage, sage, presage (v.) stage, assuage', wage. (iage, 8. ij, in) carʼriage, miscarriage, mar'. riage, intermarʼriage. 18. dge, s. j, in trudge, grudge, judge, budge, lodge, par'tridge, abridge', ridge, wedge, knowledge, sledge, pledge, fledge, hedge, &c. 19. arge, s. ârj, in barge, charge, recharge', overcharge', surcharge', discharge', large, enlarge', overlarge'. (arge, s. ǎrj, in) lith'arge. 20. able, s. a-bl, in apʼplicable, for'midable, com'mendable, peace'able, agreeable, per'ishable, so'ciable, magʻnifiable, a'miable, pit'iable, &c. (able, s. abl, in a'ble, fa'ble, ga'ble, ena'ble, una'ble, sa'ble, disa'ble, ta'ble, staʼble, instaʼble, unstable. 21. ible, s. ė-bl, in evin'cible, invin'cible, doc'ible, forc'ible, iras'cible, deduc'ible, credible, exten'dible, au'dible, legʻible, &c. (ible, s. ibl, in bi'ble.-oible, s. oy-bl, in foi'ble.) 22. uble, s. u-bl, in soluble, res'oluble, irres'oluble, insoluble, dis'soluble, indis'soluble, voľ'uble. (ouble, s. ubl, in) double, redoub'le, sem'idouble, troub'le. 23. ile, s. il, in flab'ile, nuʼbile, fac'ile, crocodile, doc'ile, agʻile, ju’venile, fe'brile, pu'erile, vi'rile, tenʼsile, misʼsile, &c. (ile, s. ïl, in) rec'oncile, e'dile, cham'omile, se'nile, in'fantile, pan'tile, gen'tile, pen'tile, turn'stile, ex'ile (n.) (ile, s. īl, in) ile, bile, file, defile', while, awhile', some'while, erewhile', oth'erwhile, mile, smile, pile, compile', tile, stile, vile, revile', guile, beguile', wile, exile' (v.) (ile, s. il, or ēl, in) inhabile', imbecile', profile'. (ile, s. ēl, in) mobile'. ―ile, s. èle, in sim'ile, u'tile; when utile is used as an adjective, it is pronounced in two syllables, with the accent on the first. 24. stle, s. sl, in cas'tle, fore'castle, nes'tle, tres'tle, wres'tle, this'tle, whis'tle, epis'tle, bris'tle, gris'tle, jos'tle, pos'tle, thros'tle, bus'tle, jus'tle, nus'tle, rus'tle, (stle, s. stl, in pes'tle). 25. some, s. sum, in some, glad'some, whole'some, long'some, dark'. some, irk'some, toil'some, bur'densome, light'some, &c. 26. sume, 8. sum, in absume', desume', consume', assume', reassume'. (sume, s. zūm, in) resume^ and presume'. 27. ine, s. in-in sab'ine, med'icine, fes'tucine, smarag'dine, imagʻine, engine, myrr'hine, amaran'thine, terebin'thine, hyacin'thine, &c. (ine, s. in, in) can'nabine, car'abine, wood'bine, columbine, jacʼobine, car'bine, &c. (ine, s. în, in) combine', vic'ine, calcine', saline', decline', recline', incline', disincline', underline', interline', undermine', countermine', canine', repine', opine', supine' (adj.) divine', provine". (ine, s. in, in monosyllables and words compounded of, or derived from them) wine, swine, twine, untwine', intertwine', nine, pine, sine, shrine, shine, moon'shine, outshine', fine, define', refine', &c. (ine, s. ēn, in) fascine', gabardine', haberdine', sordine', machine', chioppine', tambarine', marine', ultramariné', submarine', transmarine', tabourine', quarantine', colbertine', routine', magazine', (essoine, s. essoyn'.) 28. ire s. ir, in ire, dire, fire, hire, mire, admire', bemire', quagmire, spire, aspire', respire', transpire', inspire', conspire', perspire', &c. (ire, s. ïr, in) wild'fire, bon'fire, pis'mire, em'pire, um'pire, ac'rospire, grand'sire. (ire, s. ir, in) cam'phire, sam'phire, sapph'ire.-sa'tire, s. sā'tĕr-solitaire', s. sol-e-tar'-shire, s. shīr or shēr-conge-d'elire', 8. kōn-je-de-lēr′-escargatoire', s. es-kar-ga-twâr'-scrutoire' s. skrůtōr'. 29. sure, s. zhur, in pleas'ure, displeas'ure, meas'ure, outmeas'ure, treas'ure, intreas'ure, incis'ure, expo'sure. (ssure, s. shur, in) press'ure, impress'ure, sciss'ure, fiss'ure, contrafiss'ure, commiss'ure. (sure, s. zhăr, in) ra'sure, lei'sure, clo'sure, enclo'sure, disclo'sure, compo'sure, discompo'sure, dispo'sure, clau'sure. (sure, s. shăr, in) cen'sure, ten'sure, ton'sure, compress'ure, coun'terpressure, express'ure. (sure, s. shûr, in) ensure', unsure', assure'. 30. ture, s. tur, in ju'dicature, du'plicature, fea'ture, crea'ture, ligʻature, min'iature, abbreviature, entablature, prel'ature, legʻislature, na' ture, &c. (ture, s. tur, in) mature', premature', immature'. 31. re, preceded by a consonant, s. ĕr. in sa'bre, ver'tebre, fi'bre, om'bre, a'cre, wise'acre, mas'sacre, lu'cre, the'atre, amphitheatre, elec'tre, spec'tre, me'tre, &c.—parterre', s. părtār'. 32. ise, s. ïz, in crit'icise, cir'cumcise, ex'ercise, ex'orcise, mer'chandise, meth'odise, cat'echise, mon'archise, eter'nalise, nat'uralise, &c. (ise, s. iz, in) demise', premise', surmise', presurmise', despise', rise, (v.) arise', sun'rise, reprise', &c. (ise, s. iz, in) fran'chise, affran'chise, enfran'chise, disfran'chise, amor'tise. (ise, s. is in) prom'ise, break'promise, an'ise, tor'toise, trea'tise, prac'tise, diver'. tise, mortise. (ise, s. ïs, in) par'adise, impar'adise. (ise, s. is in) precise', rise (n.) concise'. (oise, s. oyz, in) noise, poise, e'quipoise, coun'terpoise, o'verpoise. (aise, s. āz, in) chaise, fraise, praise, appraise', dispraise'.-bruise, s. brûz.—chevaux-de-frise, s. shev-ò-defrēz'. 33. ciate, s. sheat, in gla'ciate, congla'ciate, ema'ciate, depre'ciate, offi'ciate, provin'ciate, enun'ciate, annun'ciate, conso'ciate (v.), associate (v.) disso'ciate, cru'ciate, excru'ciate. (ciate, s. sheat in) consociate (n.), associate (n. or adj.) 34. lute, s. lūt in lute, salute', elute', flute, dilute', pollute', volute', (lute, slut, in) ab'solute, res'olute, irres'olute, dis'solute. 35. ue is silent in league, colleague, plague, vague, intrigue', fatigue', harangue', tongue, pedagogue, dem'agogue, syn'agogue, di'alogue, cat'alogue, prol'ogue, rogue, &c. (ue, s. u, in) a'gue, ar'gue, redai'gue, value, undervalue, overvalue, avenue, rev'enue, detin'ue, ret'inue, contin'ue, discontin'ue, stat'ue, vir'tue. (ue, s. ū, in) blue, flue, glue, unglue', mue, sue. (ue, s. û, in) rue, congrue', true, 37. g before n in the same syllable is silent in impregn', campaign', 39. inging, 8. ingin, in clingʻing, flingʻing, ringʻing, springʻing, string'. 40. ong, s. ong, in thong, diph'thong, triph'thong, long, along', ob'long, 43. cial, s. shal, in speci'al, judicial, benefici'al, offici'al, artificial, su- 44. tial, s. shal, in initiʼal, solstiti’al, substanʼtial, circumstanʼtial, creden'tial, providenʼtial, prudenʼtial, &c. (tial, preceded by s, sounds tyal in) bes'tial, celes'tial, subceles'tial, superceles'tial. 45. ful, s. fŭl, in dreadful, need'ful, hand'ful, peace'ful, grace'ful, 47. en. s. n, in deaf'en, * beech'en, rough'en, ash’en, fresh'en, heath'en, |