Sec. 10. Iss is changed into a short loop, to indicate the sound of St; and by widening and lengthening the loop, Str is indicated. The Str-loop is not used initially.

a. The St-loop is less than half the length of a stem; the Str-loop extends to the middle of a stem. (Lines 5-10.) b. A final circle is added to either loop for S. A hook on the back of a stem, after a loop, indicates N or Ng, and a final Iss-circle may be written within the back-hook. (Lines 11, 12.) c. An initial loop is read before the stem, and before any vowel written to the stem. A final loop is read after the stem, and after all vowels written to the stem.

Word-Signs

d. A final circle or loop may be shaded, to distinguish Z from S. (Line 1.) e. Phrasing. - The small loop adds to a word-sign the words Is it, Is the, As it, As the, Has it, Has the, or First.

The verb State may also be prefixed or added to a word-sign by this loop. When a word ends with the Iss-circle, the word

It or The may be added, by changing the circle to a loop. In the same manner, the word Their or There may be indicated by the use of the large loop. (Line 2.)

Key to Line 2. - What-is-it. What-is-there. It-is-the. It-is-there. Does-it. Does-their. Which-is-the. Which-is-their. At-first. State-what. State-whether. State-where. You-state.

Write Exercises VI. and VII. of the Speed-book.