... I.LETTERS AND SOUNDS.We must begin our study of the English language with the elementary sounds and the letters which representthem.Name the first letter of the alphabet a. The mouth is open and the ... sometimes of i long, as in either and neither, pronounced with either the sound of e long or i long, the latter being the English usage;ie has the sound of i long, as in lie, and of e long, ... c is the same as s, and the hard sound the same as k. The soft sound of g is the same as j, and the hard sound is the true sound of g as heard in gone, bug,struggle.Important Rule. C and G...