例：spray/sprei/，bayonet/'bei?nit/。再如：
day hay lay play may ?ay pay way stay gray tray maybe daytime daylight play-ground today delay away 5．eigh读作/ei/。
例：eight/eit/，freight/freit/。再如： eighth weigh weight eighty neighbour
6．ey读作/ei/。 例：grey/grei/，hey/hei/，they/Jei/，obey/?'bei/ 7．a在nge前读/ei/。
例：change/t?eind?/，strange/streind?/，stranger/streind??/，danger/deind??/，dangerous/'deind??r?s/ 8．在以下单词中，ea读/ei/。 例：break/breik/，great/greit/
读/i：/音的字母（组合）规则
1．e在开音节中读/i：/。
例：be/bi：/，metre/'mi：t?/。再如：
he she me we eve these scene Negro Chinese complete Japanese kilometre ap-preciate 2．ea常读作/i：/。
例：lead/li：d/，scream/skri：m/。再如：
sea tea cheap eat seat heat beat meat neat wheat treat peace east beast leastweak speak leaf each teach reach lead read league leave weave please pleased breathedeal meal steal team steam stream dream lean clean mean easy teacher leader eagerweaver speaker season reason meaning repeat defeat increase easily European reason-able
3．ee读作/i：/。
例：feel/fi：l/，sleep/sli：p/。再如：
see bee knee flee free three keep sheep deep jeep weep sweep sheet meet sweepstreet week speech feed seed deed need speed sleeve freeze reel steel seem queengreen screen feeling freel freedom freezing meeting indeed between seventeen
4．ie读作/i：/。
例：piece/pi：s/，thief/θi：f/。再如：
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field，belief，believe，achieve，achievement 5．在辅音字母s，c后面，ei读/i：/。
例：seize/si：z/，ceiling/'si：li?/，receive/ri'si：v/ 6．在一些单词中，i读如e的长元音，即/i：/。
例：police/p?'li：s/，technique/tek'nk/，machine/m?>?i：n/，magazine/m?g?'zi：n/ 7．字母组合eo中的o往往不发音而读作/i：/。例：people/pi：pl/。
读/ai/音的字母（组合）规则
1．字母i在开音节中读/ai/。
例：slide/slaid/，tiny/'taini/。再如：
θ ice nice rice twice price side hide ride wide pride life knife wife bike like ?ikestrike pipe wipe kite white write quite five drive dive pile mile while smile time finepine shine line mine nine wine Friday ninety China writer driver silence recite exciteinvite polite unite advice surprise besides decide aside arrive behind bicycle dialogueexcite unite
2．在in，igh，ind，ild等字母组合中，i读作/ai/。 例：high/hai/，kind/kaind/。再如：
tight fight sight light might night right slight flight bright sign climb child wildfind mind blind ninth tightly slightly fighter frighten childhood kindness tonight de-sign
读/?u/音的字母（组合）规则
1．o在开音节中读作/?u /。
例：go/g?u/，photo/'f?utu/。再如：
go no hope rope note chock joke smoke role close globe stove nose rose thoseclose pole hole whole home stone bone total noble programme notice ago hello alonedevote suppose
2．oa读作/?u/。
例：soap/s?up/，coat/k?ut/。再如：
boat goat float throat coast road coal roadside 3．ou有时读作/?u/。
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例：soul shoulder although though 4．ow有时读/?u/。
例：show/?u/，low/l?u/。再如：
know row flow slow blow snow throw grow bowl own slowly lower owner 注意：ow在词尾的非重读音节中也读/?u/。如：
arrow/'?ru/，narrow/'n?ru/，sparrow borrow sorrow fellow yellow shallowwindow 5．在ld和st前，o读作/?u/。
例：old cold hold scold gold post most soldier
读/ ju:/音的字母（组合）规则
1．u在开音节中读/ ju: /。
例：use（n．）/ju:s/，use（v．）/ju:z/，refuse/ri'fju:z/。再如： huge Tuesday duty suger future reduce produce excuse universe introduce 注意：在少数单词的非重读音节中，u读作/ju:/或/ju/。如：
communism/'k?mjunizm/，communist/'k?mjunist/，institute/'institju:t/，unite/ju:'nait/，value/'v?lju:/ 2．字母组合ui有时读/ju:/。例：suit/sju:t/。 3．ew有时读/ju:/。
例：few/fju:/，new/nju:/，news/nju:z/，newspaper/'nju:speip/，newsreel/'nju:zrl/
读/u:/音的字母（组合）规则
1．u在开音节中有时读作/u:/。 例：rule/ru:l/，June/d?u:n/。再如：
true blue rude salute pollute conclude include revolutionary 2．co读作/u:/。
例：too/tu:/，choose/t?u:z/。再如：
zoo troop shoot boot root loose tooth food smooth pool tool cool fool school roomsoon moon noon foolish schoolboy schoolgirl foolishly schoolmaster
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3．ou有时读作/u:/。
例：group/gru:p/，through/θru:/。再如： youth route wound wounded 4．在开音节中，o有时读作/u:/。
例：do/du:/，who/hu:/，whose/hu:z/，lose/lu:z/，move/mu:v/，prove/pru:v/ 5．ew有时读作/u:/。
例：Jew/d?u:/，jewel/d?u:?/，chew/t?u:/，crew/kru:/ 6．oe在词末，有时读作/u:/。 例：shoe/?u，canoe/k?'nu:/
读/?/音的字母（组合）规则
1．a在闭音节中读/?/。
例：back/b?k/，flash/fl??/。再如：
cap map wrap cat fat hat bat rat that flat Jack back black track tax gas masscatch hatch match snatch ash add sad bad mad glad bag rag flag drag shall camplamp stamp fan can man plan ant sand hand land stand grand hang thank bank rankFrank gather travel jacket habit rapid practice plastic plastics Paris captain action ab-sent camel candle planet blanket mankind handsome grandson angry anger thankfulanxious perhaps exact satellite satisfy passenger family handwriting handkerchief ex-actly imagine understand reality
2．在ll，mm，nn，pp，rr，tt前面，a有时读作/?/。 例：scatter/'sk?t/，marry/'m?ri/。再如：
valley shallow ally Allan challenge hammer grammar manner channel bannerapple happy happen carry arrow narrow sparrow carriage barrel matter cattle battle
读/e/音的字母（组合）规则
1．e在闭音节中读/ e /。
例：bed/bed/，spend/spend/。再如：
step set debt get jet let net wet yet check neck yes flesh fresh pest test chestbest rest west desk left text next bed red Fred egg beg leg help them pen ten henthen when fetch bench French end send bend lend spend length strength very everclever whether never expert desert metal special western question second elder help-ful seldom welcome empty member empire temple chemist Henry gently plentytwenty enter centre entrance
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2．e在ll前读/e/。
例：bell/bel/，tell/tel/。再如：
smell sell shell well fellow yellow rebellion spell spelling umbrella 3．e在nn前读/e/。
例：penny/'peni/，Jenny/'d?eni/，tennis/'tenis/ 4．e在rr前读/e/。
例：merry/'meri/，errand/'er?nd/，terrible/'teribl/，terrify/'terifai/ 5．e在ss前读/e/。
例：less/les/，dress/dres/。再如：
essay depression message possession press pressure procession progress lessonsuccess express oppress impress address unless professor successful expression
6．e在tt前读/e/。
例：Betty better letter settle 7．ea有时读/e/。
例：head/hed/，instead/in'sted/。再如：
sweat deaf death breath dead thread bread spread health wealth ready healthyweather measure pleasure haven peasant breakfast ahead instead already
读/e/音的字母（组合）规则
1．e在闭音节中读/ e /。
例：bed/bed/，spend/spend/。再如：
step set debt get jet let net wet yet check neck yes flesh fresh pest test chestbest rest west desk left text next bed red Fred egg beg leg help them pen ten henthen when fetch bench French end send bend lend spend length strength very everclever whether never expert desert metal special western question second elder help-ful seldom welcome empty member empire temple chemist Henry gently plentytwenty enter centre entrance splendid upset forget accept inspect protect elect collectcorrect connect direct suggest hotel myself percent
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