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exercises, and pronounce each of the words aspirating the initial letter where possible.

32. I. Á, Ó, Ú, É, Í.
b, c, d, f, g, l, m, n, p, r, s, t.

Pronounce each of the consonants in succession before the á, thus bá, cá, dá, ⁊c. Then pronounce the vowel before the consonants, thus áb, ác, ád, ⁊c. Repeat this exercise with each of the five vowels given in the first line.

II. A, O, U, E, I.
b, c, d, f, g, l, m, n, p, r, s, t.

This exercise is similar to I., except that we have the short sounds of the vowels. Pay great attention to the vowel u (§ 7 (f)).

33. The following are lists of simple words:—

(1) Á (2) A
cráġ ba bac
cár dar rac
dán fras mac
gág bán gad fad
fág lán at cat
fán gal fan
fás árd Art cas
lán gas glac
rán sál cad lag
sár sás las glas
nár bád mab mart