E
[ι] и me / he/ we / eve открытый слог
[e] э red / neck/ open / dress закрытый слог
F [f] ф flag / fat / fast / flake
G
[g] г get / go / good
[ʤ] дж age / agent / angel
Чаще встречается звук [g].
H [h] х hot / home / hill
I
[aι] ай I / hi / fine / hide открытый слог
[ι] и is / Liz / his / him закрытый слог
J [ʤ] дж jam / jump / jacket
K [k] к key / black / kangaroo
[k] в начале слова, как правило, не читается, если за -k следует согласная, в словах: know/ knee – читаем с буквы -n.
L [l] л live / like / let / lift
M [m] м milk / man / make / me
N [n] н nice / nose / neck / nine
O
[əu] оу home / go / no открытый слог
[ɔ] o on / pond / top закрытый слог
P [p] п pot / plate / pig
Q [k] к question / quick / queen
R [r] р rest / red / ride / read
S [s] с sad / sit / sun / sofa
T [t] т task / taste / take / trust
U
[ju: ] ю pupil / ruler / music открытый слог
[ʌ] а umbrella / run / cup закрытый слог
V [v] в van / vase / violin
W [w] ув win / wine / we / weak
X [ks] кс box / Rex/ fox
Y
[aι] ай my / fly / bye
[ι] и family / Billy / Willy
Z [z] з zoo / zebra / zero
Буквосочетания:
sh [ʃ] ш shop / brush / ship
ch [ʧ] ч chocolate / chips / cheese
th
[ð] з межзубный this / that / father
[ʘ] ф межзубный think / through / both
wh [w] в what / why / when
ck [k] к black / duck / pack
ph [f] ф photo / elephant / phone
ng [ŋ] н bring / watching / thing
er
[ə: ] ё her
[ə] э sister / brother
[i: ] ии
ea please / mean / teacher
ee bee / green / see
ir [ə: ] ё bird / third
y [j] й yes / young / your
s [ʒ] ж pleasure / vision / usual
o [ʌ] a love / mother / son / brother / grandmother
Звуки:
Разные буквосочетания могут давать один звук.
[eι] эй name / late / aim
[aɩ] ай my / idea / time
[eə] эа pair / where / bear
[ιe] иа hier / beer
[au] ау out / cow
[uə] ёaa pure / fewer
[ɔ: ] oo your / or / daughter
Silent letters/ Нечитаемые буквы:
island, knee, knife, know, knock, knowledge, wrong, wrist, muscle, castle, whistle, fasten, listen, bomb, lamb, thumb, comb, scissors, psychology, honest, hour, cupboard, answer, guess, handsome, half, calm, Christmas.
Обычно эти буквосочетания в конце слов читаем так:
– ous [əs] эс famous / dangerous / unconscious
– age [ιʤ] идж luggage / village /cabbage /manage /message
– able [əbl] эбл comfortable / suitable / vegetable
– are [eə] эа care / square/ stare/ fare
– ile [aιl] айл mobile / while / file