43. _Name the Mutes._
B, D, K, P, T, and C and G hard.
44. _What other term is often applied to the Mutes?_
Close Consonant.
45. _What are Semi-vowels?_
Those letters that admit of an escape of breath while the organs
of speech are in contact.
46. _Name the Semi-vowels._
F, H, J, L, M, N, R, S, V, W, X, Y, Z, and C and G soft.
47. _Are the Combinations Mutes or Semi-vowels?_
They are all Semi-vowels.
48. _What letters are called Nasals?_
M, N, and Ng.
49. _What other term is often applied to the Semi-vowels?_
Loose Consonant.
50. _What letters are called Liquids?_
L, M, N, and R.
51. _Why are the Liquids so called?_
Because of their flowing sound, which readily unites with the
sound of other letters.
52. _What are Sibilants?_
Letters which have a hissing sound; as, S and Z.
53. _What letter is called the Mute Sibilant?_
The letter X.
54. _What letters represent no sound of their own?_
C, Q, and X.
55. _What are these letters called?_
Redundant letters.
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