THE art of speaking well, requires attention to the

following subjects:

ARTICULATION,

INFLECTION,

EMPHASIS,

THE VOICE, its management,

THE VOICE, its culture,

GESTURE.

I. ARTICULATION.

ARTICULATION is the formation of sounds by the organs of speech.

To secure a correct and distinct articulation of words, the following faults must be carefully avoided:

Incorrect.

He wen ton.

For man sillusion given.
With fortitu dresigned.
Bri tas the summer.

PRACTICE is the only thing

Correct.

He went on.

For man's illusion given. With fortitude resigned. Bright as the summer. necessary to insure a correct and distinct articulation, except in those very few cases in which there is a defect in the organs of speech. But this practice must be judicious, faithful, and perseveringly continued.

DIRECTIONS FOR PRACTICE.

I. Let the learner practice upon the vowels by pronouncing the word, and then the vowel sound.

For very extensive exercises on these sounds, see McGuffey's New Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Eclectic Readers.

II. Let the learner practice upon the consonant sounds, single and combined, pronouncing first the word, and then the consonant element.