20个元音。28个辅音a打头的:1.al在l或k前发//:call,chalk;al在词尾的-tal中与t一起发/tl/:hospital(医院);在f,m前发/a:/:half,palm(手掌);al在少数单词中发/l/:also2.augh常发//,也可以说au发//,gh不发音:daughter,特例:laugh/la:f/(大笑)3.aw发//:drawe打头的：1.eigh发/ei/,也可看作ei发/ei/,gh不发音:eight2.ew常发/ju:/:new3.重读音节中的ex发/eks/:exercise;在非重读音节中,后接元音时ex常发/igz/:example;后接辅音时则常发/iks/:exciting下面是"i+辅音字母"构成的字母组合:1.igh发/ai/,也可说igh中的i发/ai/,gh不发音:light(灯)2.ild通常发/aild/:child,特例:children/`ildrn/3.ind发/aind/:behind4.ing发/i/:boring,再看"o+辅音字母"构成的字母组合:1.old发/uld/:old2.ough常发//:thought(think的过去式),特例:enough/f/(足够的)3.oul发/u/:could4.ow在词尾通常发/u/:know,特例:how,now/au/(现在);在词中常发/au/:brown几个其它种类的:1.gu在词首发/g/:guess(猜);gu也可发/gw/:language2.qu发/kw/:question3.sion可发/n/:television4.sure常发//:pleasure(愉快),特例:sure/u/5.tain在非重读音节中可发/tn/:certainly6.tion发/n/:dictionary,特例:question/tn/7.ture在非重读音节中常发/t/:lecture
