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The penult is short:
b) if a vowel stands before another vowel or “h”: ĕa fov (pit), e xtrăho (I
extract);
c) if a vowel stands before the letter combinations ch, ph, rh, th: stomăchus
(stomach), philosŏphus (philosopher);
d) if a vowel stands before the combination of a stop (b, p, d, t, c, g) with a
liquid (r, l): centimĕtrum (centimetre), palpebra (eyelid);
e) if it contains a “short suffix” such as ǔl, cǔl, ŏl, ǐl, bǐl, ǐd, ǐc: muscŭlus
(muscle), calǐdus (hot), sanabǐlis (curable).
The materials for self-control:
A. The tasks for self-control
Task № 1.
Determine whether the penult is long or short:
lambdoideus, myocardium, subrotundus, Viburnum, superficies, contraho,
adultus, diversus, Belladonna, expiratio, Oryza, sinister, tussis, axis, cervix, sagitta,
Chamomilla, vertebra, tabuletta, , idaeus, reliquus, exemplum.
Task № 2.
Determine the long and short suffixes:
globulus, gelatinosus, analgeticus, auricularis, scapula, vaselinum, calidus,
utilis, lumbalis, mobilis, locatus, pilula, coronalis, solidus, umbilicus, cardiacus,
innominatus, lingula, maxillaris, cultura, validus, oleosus, foveola, dilutus, solutus,
clavicula.
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