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Rh Present Preterite Perfect Participle Sit 37 Skin Sleep Slide Sling Slit Smell Sneak Speed Spell Spill Spin Spit Spoil Spring Steal Sting Stink Strike Swear Sweep Swell Swim Swing Take Teach Tear Tell Think Thrive Throw Tread Wake Wear Weep Wet Win Wind Wish (wisht) Wring Write skun skun slep slid slep slid slang slitted slung slitted smelt smelt snuck snuck speeded spelt spilt speeded spelt spilt span spit spoilt span spit spoilt sprung stole sprang stole stang stank stang stank struck struck swore swore swep swole swep swollen swum swam swang taken swung took taught tore taught torn tole tole thought 38 throve thought throve throwed threw tread tread woke woken wore wore wep wet wep wet won (or wan) 39 wound won (or wan) wound wisht wisht wrung written wrang wrote

37 See set, which is used almost invariably in place of sit. ss Thunk is never used seriously; it always shows humorous intent. 39 See pp. 201 and 211.