CHAPTER III

Unit 7

The Ō-Hook

     65.  The lower half of the elliptical figure is called the o-hook.  It is used to express the following sounds:

ŏ as in rot r ŏ t

aw as in raw r aw

ō as in wrote r ō t

Key to Vowel Sounds:

     Note: The sound aw is spelled in various ways, as in fall, bought, taught, raw. The same method of marking vowels is employed in this chapter as in the first.

66.  Frequent Word Drill

     67. O-Hook Modified.  To avoid an unnecessary angle, the slant of the o-hook is modified slightly before n, m, r, and l, thus:

     When a downstroke comes before the o-hook, this rule does not apply, since the o-hook joins to downstrokes without an angle, as in:

68.  Frequent-Word Drill

69.  Brief Forms for Common Words

     *The w is omitted in want and went.

70.  Reading and Dictation Practice

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