113. _What is a Trigraph?_
A union of three vowels in one syllable, two of which are silent,
or all three representing one sound.
114. _How many Trigraphs are there?_
Eight.
115. _Name them._
Awe, Aye, Eau, Eou, Eye, Ieu, Iew, and Uoi.
116. _What is a Tetragraph?_
Union of four vowels in one syllable.
117. _How many Tetragraphs are there?_
One.
118. _What is it?_
Ueue in the word Queue.
119. _May the terms Digraph, etc., be used with the Consonants?_
They may.
120. _Give example of Consonant Digraph._
Gh, in the word laugh.
121. _Give example of Consonant Trigraph._
Thr, in the word throw.
122. _Give example of Consonant Tetragraph._
Phth, in the word phthisic.
123. _What is a regular Triphthong?_
A vowel trigraph in which all three of the vowels are sounded.
124. _Give an example._
Quoit.
ORTHOEPY.
1. _What is Orthoepy?_
That science which treats of the elementary sounds and the
pronunciation of words.
2. _What is Phonology?_
The science of the elementary sounds uttered by the human voice in
speech.
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