CHAPTER12EXERCISE4_MYERS

Chapter 12 Exercise 4

Suppose the English writing system were a syllabic system instead of an alphabetic system. Use capital letters to symbolize the necessary syllabic units for the following words, and list your “syllabary.”

child = A

ish = B

ness = C

like = D

Jesuit = E

life = F

less = G

ly = H

zoo = I

wit = J

lethal = K

jealous = L

on = M

a. ABC

b. AD

c. E

d. FGC

e. DH

f. I

g. JC

h. K

I. L

j. JG

k. GM