英语元音字母的读音规则rules of reading vowel letters.

1、Rules of Reading of English Vowel Letters英语的读音规则Syllables 音节音节-a word or part of a word which contains one vowel soundIn English, one vowel constitutes one syllable; one vowel and one or more consonants also compose one syllable.英语中一个元音构成一个音节，一个元音加上一个或一个以上的辅音也只构成一个音节。 Words单词monosyllables单音节词disylla

2、bles双音节词polysyllables多音节词nmonosyllables 单音节词q E.g. I aI, it It , bit bIt , bite baIt , thrift rIftndisyllables 双音节词q E.g. teacher ti:t, manner mn npolysyllables 多音节词 (包含trisyllables三音节词)E.g. important Imp:tnt , hospital hspItl E.g. revolution ,revlu:n , situation ,sItju:eIn 一般说来，元音可一般说来，元音可以构成音节，辅音以

3、构成音节，辅音不响亮，不能构成不响亮，不能构成音节。但英语辅音音节。但英语辅音字母中有字母中有 4 4 个辅音个辅音mm，nn， ，ll是响音，它们和是响音，它们和辅音音素结合，也辅音音素结合，也可构成音节。它们可构成音节。它们构成的音节往往出构成的音节往往出现在词尾，一般是现在词尾，一般是非重读音节。非重读音节。Syllables音节音节Stressed Syllables重读音节重读音节Unstressed Syllables非重读音节非重读音节Stressed Open Syllables重读开音节重读开音节Relatively Stressed Open Syllables重读相对开音

4、节重读相对开音节Stressed Closed Syllables重读闭音节重读闭音节Stressed Syllables重读音节nEvery monosyllable has a stressed syllable, and theres no need to place a stress mark (accent).nA disyllable or polysyllable has more than one syllables, a primary stress mark should be placed at the left top of the word, and a second

5、ary stress mark should be placed at the left bottom of it.n单音节词都有一个重读音节，但不标出重音符号。n双音节或多音节词有一个或一个以上的重读音节，主重音主重音符号标在重音的左上角，次重音次重音符号表在左下角。nE.g. P45nmonosyllable: men menndisyllable: record rek:dntrisyllable: beautiful bju:tIfulnpolysallable: sivilization ,sIvIlaIzeInRules of Reading English Vowel Lette

6、rs in Stressed Syllables英语元音字母在重读音节中的读音规则Stressed SyllablesnStressed Open Syllables（重读开音节）nRelatively Stressed Open Syllables （重读相对开音节）nStressed Closed Syllables（重读闭音节）nVowel letters （元音字母）na, e, i (y), o, u Stressed Open Syllables（重读开音节）nIf the last letter of a monosyllable is a vowel letter, then

7、the vowel letter is in a stressed open syllable, the letter is pronounced in its longer way. E.g. a eI, she I:, I aI, my maI, so su, cue kju:nIf a vowel letter is the last letter in a stressed syllable of a disyllable or polysyllable, then the letter also exists in a stressed open syllable, and it i

8、s also pronounced in its longer way.E.g. basic beIsIk, bicycle baIsIkl n单音节词的最后一个字母是元音字母，这个元音字母处于重读开音节中，读元音字母的长音。n双音节或多音节的重读音节中的元音字母若是这个重读音节中的最后一个字母，也处于重读开音节，该元音字母也读其长音，因为紧跟在后面的字母属于另一个音节。Relatively Stressed Open Syllables（重读相对开音节）nIf a vowel letter in a stressed syllable is followed closely by a con

9、sonant with an unsounded letter “e”, then the vowel letter is in a relatively stressed open syllable, the letter is pronounced in its longer way . 如果一个重读音节中的元音字母后面紧跟着一个辅音字母和一个不发音的字母e，这个元音字母就处于重读相对开音节，读该元音字母的长音。nE.g. make meIk, bike baIkRules of Reading of Vowel Letters a, e, i (y), o, unWhen they ap

10、pear in the stressed open syllable or relatively stressed open syllable, they are pronounced as themselves, with one exception “y”, which is pronounced as aI.nE.g. P47n元音字母在重读开音节和重读相对开音节中发字母本身的音，只有y除外，读成aI，有时u会读成u:。元音字母读音重读开音节中重读相对开音节中a/eI/a /eI/take /teIk/e/i:/me /mi:/Pete /pi:t/i/aI/I /aI/side /sa

11、Id/o/u/no /nu/note/nut/u/ju:/cue /kju:/huge /hju: d / June / du:n/y/aI/by /baI/type/taIp/Stressed Closed Syllables（重读闭音节）nIf a vowel letter of a monosyllable is followed directly by one or more consonants, then the vowel letter is in a stressed closed syllable, the letter is pronounced in its shorte

12、r way. nE.g. man mn, pen pen, sit sIt, not nt, bus bsnIf a vowel letter in a stressed syllable of a disyllable or polysyllable, is followed directly by one or more consonants, then whether the letter belongs to a stressed close syllable, depends on the division of the syllables of the word.nE.g. num

13、ber nmb begin bnn单音节词中的元音字母后面紧跟着一个或几个辅音字母，这个元音字母就处于重读闭音节中，读该元音字母的短音。 n双音节和多音节的重读音节中的元音字母的读音应按照该词所划分的音节来决定。 Rules of Reading of Vowel Letters a, e, i (y), o, unWhen they appear in the stressed closed syllable, they are read in their correspondingly shorter pronunciations.nE.g. P48n元音字母在重读闭音节中发其相应的短音。

14、元音字母读音重读闭音节中a/man /mn/e/e/men /men/i/I/bit /bIt/o/not /nt/London /lndn/u/u/put /put/bus /bs/y/I/rhythm /rI m/Length of Vowels in Stressed Syllables（重读音节中元音的长度）nWhile reading a word, the vowel letter in the stressed syllable should be pronounced longer, louder and stronger than the one in an unstress

15、ed syllable.n朗读单词时，重读音节中的元音比非重读音节中的元音念得要长，发音更响亮，用气较强，长、响、强长、响、强是重读音节中元音的三大特点。 nE.g. nlater leit metre mi:t ntidy taidi over uvntuner tju:n typist taipistRules of Reading of English Vowel Letters in Unstressed Syllables英语元音字母在非重读音节中的读音规则Unstressed Syllables 非重读音节nIn English, syllables without a prima

16、ry or secondary accent are all unstressed syllables.nThe most commonly used sound for vowel letters in unstressed syllables are I and .nVowel letters in unstressed syllables should be pronounced shorter, lighter, and weaker.nE.g. P 48nE.g. P49n英语单词中没有重音和次重音的音节都是非重读音节。 n非重读音节中，英语元音字母的绝大部分读音是I和 。 n非重读

17、音节中的英语元音字母应该短、短、轻、弱轻、弱。 元音字母读音重读闭音节中a/I/ago along puma papa syllable diplomacyfortunate manage e/I/review expect electriccamera numerali/I/working informfamily impossibleo/obtain polite proposeu/u/ju/succeed successfulFebruary resumeeducate communismy/I/city funny Exercise1 P49元音字母重读开音节重读闭音节alatelatterewewetipipepitososon notuuseJunefuss pullymymythExercise2 P49元音字母非重读音节apostmanmil