n, like ng, before c, g, k, and q, as in zinc, linger. *Note that in such derivative words as hang er, sing er, long er, from hang, sing, and long, the g unites with the preceding n to represent the sound of ng. But in the comparative and superlative of the three words, long, strong, and young, and also in the words diphthongal and triphthongal, the g always takes its hard sound; as longer, stronger, younger. EXERCISE 153. n silent, after m, and p silent, before n, s and t. t silent, after s, in words ending in en or le. jos' tle thros tle pes tle bris tle bus tle tres tle glis ten căs tle wres tle nus tle rus tle lan guid sua sive EXERCISE u, like w consonant after g, s, q, and c hard. lănguage lăn’guor lan guish as suage' quad rate quick set eq ui ty lin guist per suade qua ver quill ing aq ue duct lin gual dis suade que ry quilt ing euï rass' an guish es quire que rist quid nunc cui şine w silent after a vowel in the same syllable. stōw snow |