win tried
scow bless smile mew term
trout mere glean froze glide
store slave sheaf team more
quite noise mode daub boom
shore stoop mend score gauze
sheet much chain stone grime
grunt hawk moon pawn shark
pump peach quick block quack
snake sound pouch queen march
smash cramp stump smoke switch
sky glare rely room tress
skill doily gruff plied royal
gayly tooth sloop scrap scare
snare ensue coast spurt pried
croak perch strife twain strait
growl flower noose stripe gauze
awful power parch annoy smart
strive moose stride choice blame
churn loaves afraid starch throat
sinew beaver rescue coarse oyster
praise poison teapot lawful sprain
struck breezy hoarse anoint squeal
screen sprout groove choose squint
scrape shower grouse twitch blouse
supply stretch caucus dainty throne
pauper shroud season reason square
auburn teacher subdue sprawl freezer
awning mildew employ smirch pewter
squeeze squirrel preacher squirm comply

In the following list of words _c_ is soft before _e_ or _i_.

cite ace ice cell cent
vice rice lace city since
nice trice dice farce fence
slice pace mice voice lance
price trace grace pence mince
truce mace cease hence prince
place brace fleece dance thence
space twice peace glance chance
splice spruce choice quince whence

In the following list of words _g_ and _dg_ before _e_ and _i_ are
pronounced like _j_.

gin gist gill gem gibe
germ tinge edge urge huge
serge judge singe ledge large
barge fudge lodge dodge ridge
cringe lunge budge hedge badge
sledge nudge wedge fringe range
bridge merge grudge trudge mange
smudge charge plunge dredge change

_K_ and _ck_ are sounded exactly alike. Their use is not so confusing
from the point of view of sounding as from spelling. The use of the _ck_
after a short vowel should be strongly emphasized by the teacher.

nick dike flake fleck flick
cake sock deck meek flock
pack yoke slick shock poke
track hack dock snake neck
stuck cl