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GREGG SPEED STUDIES

Frequent Consonant Combinations.—Note that in pr, pl, the first movement is from right to left; in br, bl, the first movement is downward.

Drill 2

Key to second and third lines: pray, bray, play, blame, apple, prate, brain, plain, bred, preach, pledge, blade, brim.

The "Fr" Blend.— The fr, fl, and vr, vl combinations—or blends—should also be executed with one movement. Study particularly the slant of f and v as indicated by the dotted lines:

Incorrect forms:

Intervening Vowels.—When a circle vowel intervenes between the f or v and a following r or l, and in other similar joinings, the angle is restored and the circle placed outside, thus:

Key: fear, feel, fair, fail, vary, valley.