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liom, “o” is the vowel and “i” the glide, whilst in fios, “i” is the vowel and “o” the glide.

80. Before dealing with the sounds of the digraphs and trigraphs in detail it is well to give some drill exercises in joining a slender consonant to a broad vowel, and vice versa.

Examples similar to the following should be frequently written on the blackboard by the teacher.

The glides are printed in small type, and the student is not to pronounce them. As previously explained their sole function is to indicate the broadness or slenderness of the consonants.

81. (1) Ó (2) Ó (3) Ó
ÓG ÓR DeÓ
CeÓ BeÓ ÓR
ÓiG ÓiR ÓiR
CÓG BOR DÓR
CeÓG BeÓR DeÓR
CÓiG BÓiR DÓiR
CeÓiG BeÓiR DeÓiR
(4) Ú (5) Ó (6) Ó
ÓL
US FeÓ
GÚS ÓiL FóL
ÚiS SeÓ FeÓL
GiÚS SeÓiL FeÓiL
GiÚiSe SeÓLTA FeÓLA