Pitman's shorthand writing exercises and examination tests; a series of graduated exercises on every rule in the system and adapted for use by the private student or in public classes

by Isaac Pitman

WRITING EXERCISES

EXERCISE 1. Long Vowels.

Vowels placed at the left side of an upright or sloping consonant, or above a horizontal, are read before the consonant. Vowels placed at the right side of an upright or sloping consonant, or below a horizontal, are read after the consonant.

The student is directed by small capital letters when to write the consonants sh, l, r, and h downward. Grammalogues and contractions are printed in italic.

1 pa, palm, paw, pall, pawnee, pawed, pay, paid, pale,

2 page, pane, pooh, ope, pope, poke, pole, poRe, bay, babe,

3 bake, bait, bale, bailee, bathe, bane, beau, boat, bowl,

4 boRe, boo, bee, bought, eat, ate, oat, tea, toe, toad, tome,

5 toll, tollage, toRe, Tay, tape, take, tame, tail, taRe, awed,

6 ode, day, date, dado, dame, dale, daRe, do, doe, dote,

7 dodo, dole, dome, dooR, donate, donee, aid, Dee, each,

8 chew, choke, jay, Jake, jail, jaw, Joe, Job, joke, Jew, age,

9 caw, Coe, cope, code, coach, coke, comb, coal, coRe, cocoa,

10 coo, Kay, cape, Cato, Cade, cage, cake, came, kale, oak.
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282 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 10, 2011

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1813-1897