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1、VowelsinEnglish:Spellingvs.PronunciationThereare14vowels&diphthongsinEnglish.EightofthesevowelsalsoexistinFrench,butthefourmarkedwithanasterisk(*)existonlyaspurevowels.IPASymbolEnglishExamplesFrenchExamples[ij]*seat,feet,be,field,funnyvie,midi,lit,riz[ɪ]sit,did,with,this-----------------[ej]*cake,h
2、ate,rain,playblé,nez,cahier,pied[ɛ]get,help,red,headlait,aile,balai,reine[æ]cat,hat,that,after-----------------[a]not,stop,fond,want,fatherchat,ami,papa,salade[ə]sun,but,today,sofafenêtre,genou,cheval,cerise[uw]*spoon,new,glue,fruitloup,cou,caillou,outil[ʊ]put,would,good,look-----------------[ow]*t
3、hose,bone,goes,coateau,dos,escargot,hôtel[ɔ]dog,talk,caught,sawsol,pomme,cloche,horloge[aw]cow,town,house,found-----------------[aj]I,buy,why,high,night-----------------[ɔj]toy,boy,oil,soil-----------------→Wordsthatendinasilent-eareusuallypronouncedwithadiphthong(sometimescalleda"long"vowel).Notic
4、ethatthepronunciationofthevowelisthesameasthenameoftheletterwhenrecitingthealphabet.•cake[ej]•these[ij]•bike[aj]•home[ow]•tube[uw]→Wordsthatdonotendinasilent-e,butratherwithaconsonant,areusuallypronouncedwitha"short"vowel:•cat[æ]•yes[ɛ]•sit[ɪ]•log[ɔ]/not[a]•run[ə]/put[ʊ]Sortthesewordsaccordingtothe
5、pronunciationoftheirvowelordiphthong:didtheselimesoapfoundjumpatecatplaybuytoyhomenottoekneerunfogyeswhysoilspoonnightcowknewmeatupratlawredlatefruitwithbookwantstovemytalkmanmenmousegoestaughtclownqueencakehatsunhelptook[ej][æ][aw][ij][ɛ][ɔj][aj][ɪ][uw][ə][ʊ][ow][ɔ][a]SomeExceptionstotheRules1.Rul
6、e:EApronouncedas[ij]:speak,eat,sea,teach,leave,dear,fear,read(present)Exceptions:EAcanalsobepronouncedas[ɛ]:head,sweat,threat,read(past)EAcanalsobepronouncedas[ej]:break,great,bear,pear2.Rule:OWandOUpronouncedas[aw]:now,town,clown,house,mouse,foundExceptions:OW/OUcanalsobepronouncedas[ow]:know,snow
7、,show,own,flown,dough,thoughOUcanalsobepronouncedas[ɔ]:cough,fought,bought,brought,thoughtOUcanalsobepronouncedas[ə]:rough,tough,enoughOUcanalsobepronouncedas[uw]:through,you3.Rule:OOpronouncedas[uw]:spoon,
