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FIFTH LESSON
39
The "Str" Combination.—Str is one of the most facile of forms when properly written. It should be executed without a stop. It is important to write t very short and with a rather vertical inclination.
Drill 6
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Key: stray, strap, stretch, stream, stroll, strain, straw, stress, strew.
"Th" Joined.—Practice on the following list of words and phrases will help to impress the method of joining th. The most frequently recurring joinings are shown.
Drill 7
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Key: wrath, Ruth, loath, moth, teeth, death, do-the, there-were, thatch, thief, thin, theme, they-would, thought, thud, path, bath, booth, both, faith, thick.
Joining "X."—The character for x is written with a distinct downward-forward movement.
| Compare | mix | ? | miss | ? |
| fix | ? | fees | ? |
