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64 læ·se to read, Prø·ve test, Naa·de grace. Exceptions: Abor perch (pron. abbor), Furu fir tree (pron. furru), Lever (vv) liver, Moro (rr) fun, Niding (dd) villain, traitor.

142. Vowels are short when followed by two or more consonants or a double consonant; Ex.: hoppe to jump, mörk dark, mange many.

143. In monosyllables ending in a single consonant the vowel may be long or short. It is as a rule long before b, g, d, whether they be pronounced as written or as p, k, t (or mute d); Ex.: Haab hope, Tog (å) expedition, Bad bath, Gab (p) gap, Tag (k) roof, bag (k) behind, lad (t) lazy.

144. A vowel followed by a single l, n, r, s, may be long or short, the consonant in the latter case being pronounced long; Ex.: Hul, ll, hole, but hu·l hollow, for, rr, for, but fo·r