Gregg Speed Studies/Speed Study 6

by John Robert Gregg

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SPEED STUDY VI
SIXTH LESSON

The Diphthongs.—Characters for the diphthongs should be written without a stop. In u, ow, and oi it is important to get the circle outside the hook. The hook must retain its natural form.

Dril 1

The diphthongs u, ow, oi do not change their forms when joined. Ow is joined exactly in the same way as u. The following drill illustrates the more frequently recurring combinations. Repeat the drill substituting ow for u.

Drill 2

The following drill will give practice in executing various combinations:

Drill 3

Key: cue, cow, coy, mouth, gout, Roy, now, mew, toy, youth, bow, boy, few, fowl, void, joy, choice, yule, owl, unique.

The Diphthong "I."—An important point to be considered in executing the long i is that it is a circle and hence the rules for joining circles apply to it also.

Note particularly the joining of initial i to the following:

In joining i between characters, the character following it begins precisely where the i is finished. Practice the execution until the formation of i can be made smoothly. A common fault is that of making a pause after the indentation.

Drill 4

Key: mine, tight, rice, type, dice, fine, mice, vice, buys, align.

Omission of Indentation in Diphthong "I."—The following are among the most common examples:

Drill 5

Key: my, might, quite, life, lively, ideal, idle.

Concurrent Vowel Characters.—The following drill will serve to give practice in forming these somewhat infrequent combinations:

Drill 6

Key: riot, drier, oleo, scenario, aria, area, doughy, radio.