EXERCISE 173. wh pronounced like hw, as in whack (hwack). y consonant, as in you, and i consonant as in alien. sex u al 176. SECTION X. RULES FOR SPELLING. RULE I. Monosyllables ending in f, l, or s, immediately preceded by a single vowel, usually double the final letter. RULE II. Monosyllables ending in any other consonant than f, l, or s, preceded by a single vowel, do not double the final letter; thus, top, dot, cox, whiz. For numerous examples under this Rule, see pages 19 and 20. Monosyllables ending with the sound of k, and in which c follows the vowel, usually take the letter k after the c. |