III. EXERCISES ON COLLISION OF CONSONANTS OF THE
SAME SOUND.

b-b. A superb bulb, herb broth, the babe babbles, bye bye, baby.

p-p. A ripe peach, sharp point, Philip Pope, ripe pepper.

m-m. A calm manner, the same morning, prime minister, a firm manner. f-f. A rough fellow, enough food, deaf fiddler, too tough for me.

vv. Twelve vineyards, shelve victuals, vanity of vanities.

t-t. The right time, a short turn, hot toast, a tart temper.

d-d. A good dinner, a mad dog, the second dish, the third division.
th-th. The fifth thrust, the seventh thing, the sixth thousand.
dh-dh. With thee, sheathe thy sword, soothe the afflicted.
ch-ch. Each church, a rich cheese, such charity, much china.

j-j. The ridge juts, the midge jumps, the bridge joins.

sh-sh. Fresh sugar, rash surety, cash security.

s-s. False sympathy, this sight, dense smoke, various schools, miss six.

n-n. None near, mean ninny, run Nelly! Nonentity, Nuneaton.

7-7. A tall lady, the small lock, a pale look, the level lake, Lord Lyttelton. r-r. A sure riddance, the bare recollection, a rare riddle, a clear run. g-g. A big gun, a snug gig, to dig gardens, a big goose, the wig gone. k-k. Book-case, bombastic cant, dark chasm, come quick! quick quadrille.

IV. EXERCISES ON COLLISION OF CONSONANTS THE SAME IN KIND, BUT DIFFERENT IN POWER.

1. b-p. To job part of the work; to robe priests.

2. p-b. The top boy, weep bitterly; a limp ball; a damp bed; to entrap bullfinches.

3. fv. Brief vision, chief vessel, brief vividness, the thief vaunts.

4. v-f. Live fish, to achieve fame, perceive feeling.

5. t-d. A fat doctor, let down, a wet ditch, fit duty, the right dose, a light

dinner.

6. d-t. Red tape, old tea, bad toffy, good tin, sad tease, field tent, buttered

toast.

7. th-th. Both those themes. He heareth thee.

8. zs. She breathes softly; to please his sisters, to tease his sovereign.

9. g-k. A big coat, a rag-cart, plague Kate.

10. kg. A silk gown, the back garden, a quick gust.

ORAL GYMNASTICS IN DIFFICULT CONSONANTS.

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V. EXERCISES ON PAINFUL COLLISIONS. 1. Fine white wine vinegar with veal. 2. A velvet weaver. 3. Five wives weave withes. 4. Pretty, frisky, playful fellow. 5. I met the man in the middle of the market. 6. Bring a bit of buttered bran bread. 7. Wet, white, wide, wavering. 8. A bad big growling dog. 9. Put the cut pumpkin in a pipkin. 10. Peter Piper picked a peck of pepper. 11. Dick's dog attacked Kit's cat. 12. A big mad dog bit bad Bob. 13. Kate hates tight tapes. 14. Tie tight Dick's kite. 15. Geese cackle, cows low, crows caw, cocks crow. 16. A knapsack strap. 17. Take tape and tie the cape. 18. A school coal scuttle. the top of the poop. 20. A great big brig's freight. 21. The bleak breeze blighted the bright blooming blossoms. 22. Giddy Kitty's tawdry gew-gaws. 23. The needy needle-woman needn't wheedle. 24. A very watery western vapour. 25. Six thick thistle sticks. 26. A sure sign of sunshine. 27. A shocking sottish set of shopmen. 28. A short soft shot-silk sash. 29. Fetch six shut chairs. 30. It was a shamefully silly and shuffling measure. 31. They thrust it through the thatch. 32. Thrice the shrew threw the shoe. 33. A swan swam over the sea, swim, swan, swim, well swam, swan. 34. She sells sea-shells. 35. The sweep's suitably sooty suit. 36. A rural ruler. 37. Truly rural. 38 Literally literary. 39. Robert loudly rebuked Richard, who ran lustily roaring round the lobby. 40. A million menial minions. 41. His sister is a thistle sifter, and she sifts thistles with a thistle-sifter. 42. The priests stood still. 43. Ruin seize thee, ruthless king. 44. That yew-tree's shade. 45. Morals and religion. 46. An itinerant literary lecturer. 47. Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw. 48. On their hinges grate harsh thunder. 49. Length and breadth, height and depth, are relationships of space. 50. Round the rugged rocks the ragged rascal ran. 51. That which she showed you was shoddy. 52. Weave the warp, and weave the woof. 53. Old Dame Monk cannot teach children needfu lessons. 54. Ann went on in an unanimated manner.

Hi-atus, a-orta, a-erial, i-ota, o-asis, ge-ography, zo-ology, the ear, the apple, the arbour, high and low, new onset, I have no idea of it, in the drawing room, now or never, two ears, two hours, no oaths, I saw an eagle. He saw a hound.

B. ASPIRATE FOLLOWED BY UNASPIRATED VOWEL.

Hot air, high honour, hurry up, here Arthur (5), his eggs, hairy animal, huge effort, his ass, his horse nor his ass (10).

C. UNASPIRATED VOWEL FOLLOWED BY ASPIRATE. Each house, the honoured high-priest, every heavy elephant, all the high altars, any hoary head of age.

D. MISCELLANEOUS.

(a) Up the high hill he heaved a huge round stone.

(b) The horn of the hunter is heard on the hill.

(c) Happy, happy harvest home!

(d) Home for the holidays, hurrah! hurrah!

(e) Happy households, hearts and homes!

(f) Harry hunted the hart along the high and overhanging edge of the hill.

ORAL GYMNASTICS IN DIFFICULT CONSONANTS.

(g) Hark, hark to the harp-as it hymns.

(h) The ass hee-haws.

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(i) He hauled along a hamper of eggs in one hand and a hamper of apples in the other hand.

(j) Improve your habits and imitate all high virtues.

(k) Hold him in your arms for an hour or two.

(7) Open the oysters by heating them on the hot ashes.

(m). I expect Alice Harris and her amiable husband.

(n) The huge animal hugged the hunter to death.

(0) A happy hour of ease ensued on a horrible hour of agony.

(p) Hurry up the hill after the old highlandman.

(q) The angelic host heralded the advent of the Saviour, harping high hymns

of adoration and of praise.

(r) Hark! hark! the lark at heaven's gate sings!