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Hathaway, B. A.

"1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading"


47. _How many sounds has Th?_
Two; as heard in the words thigh and the.
48. _How many sounds has Ch?_
One; as heard in the word church.
49. _How many sounds has Sh?_
One; as heard in the word ash.
50. _How many sounds has Zh?_
One obscurely; represented by _si_ in such words as fusion, _zi_
in glazier.
51. _How many sounds has Wh?_
One; as heard in the word what.
52. _How many sounds has Ng?_
One; as heard in the word sing.
53. _What are regular sounds?_
The long sounds of the letters.


SUBSTITUTES.

1. _What is a Substitute?_
A letter representing a sound usually represented by another.
2. _What are Equivalent letters?_
Letters representing the same sound.
3. _What properties do Substitutes assume?_
The properties of the letter whose sound it represents.
4. _How many Substitutes has a long?_
Four.
5. _What are they?_
_E_ in tete; _ei_ in feint; _ey_ in they; and _ao_ in gaol.
6. _How many Substitutes has a middle?_
Two.
7. _What are they?_
_E_ in there; and _ei_ in heir.


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