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The following list will enable the student to understand distinctly the common spelling of these finals, and its equivalent as used ln this Book.

Common spelling = its equivalent.
ar = a
eye {{{1}}} ai
um {{{1}}} am
un {{{1}}} an
ow {{{1}}} au
a or eh {{{1}}} e
French “è,” or the English
er in error {{{1}}} ey
ee {{{1}}} i
yeah {{{1}}} ia
yeum {{{1}}} iam
yeung {{{1}}} iang
yeup {{{1}}} iap
yeow {{{1}}} iau
yen {{{1}}} ien
yet {{{1}}} iet
yeo {{{1}}} io
yeok {{{1}}} iok
yeong {{{1}}} iong
yew {{{1}}} iu
wah {{{1}}} oa
wye {{{1}}} oai
wun {{{1}}} oan
wung {{{1}}} oang
way {{{1}}} oe
aw {{{1}}} or
oo {{{1}}} u
wee {{{1}}} ui
oon {{{1}}} un