20. _How many sounds has E?_ Two.
21. _What are they?_ Long and Short.
22. _How many sounds has I?_ Two.
23. _What are they?_ Long and Short.
24. _How many sounds has O?_ Three.
25. _What are they?_ Long, Short, and Slender.
26. _How many sounds has U?_ Three.
27. _What are they?_ Long, Short, and Medial.
28. _How many sounds has B?_ One; as heard in the word babe.
29. _How many sounds has C?_ None that may be properly called its own.
30. _How many sounds has D?_ One; as heard in the word did.
31. _How many sounds has F?_ One; as heard in the word flew.
32. _How many sounds has G?_ Two; as heard in the words go and age.
33. _How many sounds has H?_ One; as heard in the word high.
34. _How many sounds has J?_ None of its own, but represents one; the sound of G.
35. _How many sounds has K?_ One; as heard in the word key.
36. _How many sounds has L?_ One; as heard in the word lily.
37. _How many sounds has M?_ One; as heard in the word money.
38. _How many sounds has N?_ One; as heard in the word nat.
39. _How many sounds has P?_ One; as heard in the word pie.
40. _How many sounds has R?_ One; as heard in the word roar. (REM.--Some authors give r three sounds.)
41. _How many sounds has S?_ One; as heard in the word same.
42. _How many sounds has T?_ One; as heard in the word tight.
43. _How many sounds has V?_ One; as heard in the word view.
44. _How many sounds has W?_ One; as heard in the word we.
45. _How many sounds has X?_ None of its own, as it is a redundant letter.
46. _How many sounds has Z?_ One; as heard in the word ooze.
47. _How many sounds has Th?_ Two; as heard in the words thigh and the.
48. _How many sounds has Ch?_ One; as heard in the word church.
49. _How many sounds has Sh?_ One; as heard in the word ash.
50. _How many sounds has Zh?_ One obscurely; represented by _si_ in such words as fusion, _zi_ in glazier.
51. _How many sounds has Wh?_ One; as heard in the word what.
52. _How many sounds has Ng?_ One; as heard in the word sing.
53. _What are regular sounds?_ The long sounds of the letters.
SUBSt.i.tUTES.
1. _What is a Subst.i.tute?_ A letter representing a sound usually represented by another.
2. _What are Equivalent letters?_ Letters representing the same sound.
3. _What properties do Subst.i.tutes a.s.sume?_ The properties of the letter whose sound it represents.
4. _How many Subst.i.tutes has a long?_ Four.
5. _What are they?_ _E_ in tete; _ei_ in feint; _ey_ in they; and _ao_ in gaol.
6. _How many Subst.i.tutes has a middle?_ Two.
7. _What are they?_ _E_ in there; and _ei_ in heir.
8. _How many Subst.i.tutes has a broad?_ Two.
9. _What are they?_ _O_ in cord; and _ou_ in sought.
10. _How many Subst.i.tutes has e long?_ Three.
11. _What are they?_ _I_ in marine; _ie_ in fiend; and _ay_ in quay.
12. _How many Subst.i.tutes has e short?_ Two.
13. _What are they?_ _A_ in says; and _u_ in bury.