GUIDE TO PRONUNCIATION. A key to the symbols most of which are used in this Reader to indicate the pronunciation of the more difficult words. Only the most difficult consonants in this Reader are marked with diacritical signs. The following table may prove useful to the teacher for reference and for blackboard work. çs as in mice th (unmarked) as in thin e or c (unmarked) = k as in eall_ph=f Certain vowels, as a and e, when obscured and turned toward the neutral Silent letters are also italicized. form, are italicized. WORD LIST. THE following is an alphabetical list of the most difficult words used in this Reader. The less difficult words that have been used in the previous Readers of this series are omitted. This list may be made the basis of a great variety of exercises in correct pronunciation, distinct enunciation, rapid spelling, language lessons, and review work. For an explanation of the diacritical marks, see preceding page. The syllable tion is not re-spelled in this list, but wherever it occurs should be pronounced shun. ăm bitious ăn tic i pā těd ăn tiq ui (tik' wiĭ) ty ǎp' ȧ thy ap pall' ing ǎp på rā' tus ǎp på ri' tion ǎp pre ci a' tion (shi) ǎp pre hen' sion (shun) ǎp prěn' tiçe ship är' gu ment är til' lẽr y as pir' ant ǎs sail' ants ǎs sem' bly ǎs sō' ci (shi) a těd as suaged (swājd′) å stĕrn' as trol’ ổ gers ǎs tron' o měr Athé nae' um ǎth lět' ic ăt těn t ā těd ǎt' tri būtes au thor' ĭ ty aux il' ĭá ries ǎv' è nue bāil' iff bär ba' ri ans bărꞌ rå coon băr' rí ĕr bắt tăl ion (yun) bắt těr ies băt the ment bee' tling be guiled' běl lig' ĕr ent běn è dic' tions běné făc' tress bė sie' gers bi' că cle big' ot ry bi Ŏg' rå phy biv' ouac (wǎk) bless' ěd ness boun' té ous ly bra' zier (zhĕr) bril' liant (yant) cả lăm' 1 tỷ căn nón āde că păç' ĭ ty căp tiv' ĭ ty cȧ rēered' căr' ri on cas (kǎzh') ú al ty căt' à phracts căt' å rǎct căt'è chiş ing căv å lier' ly că v' ĭ ties gel’ ăn dine çê les' tial (chal) çer tif' ĭ câte chal' lenged chăm pion ing chăp' lain chăr ĭ ot chăr ĭ tå ble chas' tişe ment chil' li ness chym' ic çi' phĕr çir' cuit çir cum' fer ençe çir cum scribed' çit' å del |