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 * ĭ as in bit
 * sĭ'-tĭs, bĭ'-bī
 * ō as in holy
 * Rō-mă, ō'-rĭs
 * ŏ as in wholly, never as in hot
 * mŏ'-dŏ, bŏ'-nōs
 * ū as in rude, or as oo in boot
 * ū'-mŏr, tū'-bĕr
 * ŭ as in full, or as oo in foot
 * ŭt, tū'-tŭs
 * }
 * ū'-mŏr, tū'-bĕr
 * ŭ as in full, or as oo in foot
 * ŭt, tū'-tŭs
 * }
 * }

It is to be observed that there is a decided difference in sound, except in the case of a, between the long and the short vowels. It is not merely a matter of quantity but also of quality.

6. In diphthongs (two-vowel sounds) both vowels are heard in a single syllable.

Give all the vowels and diphthongs their proper sounds and do not slur over them in unaccented syllables, as is done in English.

7. Consonants are pronounced as in English, except that