Pronunciation讀音
For a pronunciation of a word, it usually consists of syllables(音節). For example, ‘pronunciation’ can be separated into five syllables: pro/nun/ci/a/tion. So if you know this rule, learning English would be an easy job! Let’s learn it now!
1. The following characters (‘ce’, ‘se’, ‘s’ , ‘ss’ and ‘’s’) are pronounced as ‘S’ when they are put at the end of a word
Ceè Practice--------------prac/ti/ce
Chance--------------chan/ce
Grace----------------gra/ce
Race-----------------ra/ce
Balance-------------ba/lan/ce
Seè Practise-------------prac/ti/se
Expense------------ex/pen/se
Release-------------re/lea/se
Pose-----------------po/se
Raise----------------rai/se
S è Dollars-------------do/llar/s
Lens----------------len/s
Words--------------word/s
Pens----------------pen/s
Parks---------------park/s
SSè Chess--------------chess
Guess--------------guess
Loss----------------loss
Press---------------press
Address------------ad/dress
‘Sè It’s
Mary’s
Jack’s
Julie’s
Candy’s
2. The following characters ( ‘s’ and ‘c’) are pronounced as ‘S’ when they are put at the beginning of a word
Sè Spell-----------------s/pell*
Sport ----------------s/port
Small----------------s/mall
Swap-----------------s/wap
Support--------------sup/port
Sure------------------sure
Sample--------------sam/ple
Summer-------------sum/mer
Simon----------------Si/mon
Some-----------------some
*Notes:
a) ‘s’ is actually not a syllable, but here I regard it as a syllable because it is easy catch the skill of separating syllable for beginners.
*Cè Certain---------------cer/tain
Circle----------------cir/cle
Cycle----------------cycle
Cyber----------------cy/ber
Cindy----------------Cin/dy
City------------------ci/ty
Ceiling---------------cei/ling
Celebrate-------------ce/le/brate
*Notes:
a) The other pronunciations of ‘c’ are introduce in part 5 of the chapter.
3. A) The following characters (‘y’) are pronounced as ‘ie’ when they are put at the end of a word----not stress
Yè History à historie
Sleepy à sleepie
Snoopy à snoopie
Pinky à pinkie
Jacky à Jackie
Bobby à Bobbie
Healthy à healthie
Sorry à sorrie
Policy à policie
Pretty à prettie
Betty à Bettie
Twenty à twentie
Economy à economie
Entry à entrie
Country à countrie
Body à bodie
Notes:
a) When a noun with ‘y’ changes into one with ‘ie’, it usually put a ‘s’ after ‘ie’à ‘ies’. It means from singular form to plural form.
4. We pronounce the following characters (‘y’ )as ‘i’ [ai]when (‘y’ ) in the word is stress.
Yè Spy à [spai]
Dye à [dai]
Dry à [dzai]
Cry à [krai]
Try à [trai]
Why à [hwai]
Sky à [skai]
Hyper à [haip]
Fly à [flai]
Type à [taip]
5. ‘C’ can be pronounced in different ways, namely, [s](certain), [k](come), [t∫](change).
[s] please refer to part 1 and 2, for more detail about [s]
Certain---------------cer/tain
Circle----------------cir/cle
Cycle----------------cycle
Cyber----------------cy/ber
Cindy----------------Cin/dy
City------------------ci/ty
Ceiling---------------cei/ling
Celebrate-------------ce/le/brate
[k] A) When ‘c’ is followed by ‘a’, ‘l’, ‘o’, ‘r’, ‘u’, it is pronounced as [k]*
cancer à [kænser]
camp à [kæmp]
come à [kΛm]
cut à [kΛt]
collect à [kollect]
course à [kors]
cover à [kΛver]
crack à [kræk]
create à [kreit]
cream à [krim]
credit à [kredit]
crime à [kraim]
cry à [krai]
cup à [kΛp]
calculate à [kælklet]
current à [kзrent]
B) When ‘c’ follows a vowel and acts as 塞音, it pronounces as [k]*
picnic à [piknik]
sonic à [sonik]
picture à [pikt∫er]
garlic à [garlik]
Notes:
a) more detail about [k] will be discussed in part 6
[∫t] ‘c’ + ‘h’ = ‘ch’*, pronounce as [∫t]
change à [taip]
charge à [taip]
Chan à [taip]
chalk à [taip]
charity à [taip]
channel à [taip]
chaotic à [taip]
chart à [taip]
chat à [taip]
chew à [taip]
cherry à [taip]
chill à [taip]
Notes:
a) ‘ch’ also pronounce as [k] in some cases, like ‘chemistry’, ‘character’… more detail will be discussed in part 6.
6. ‘c’, ‘q’, ‘k’ can be pronounced as [k]
‘c’=[k] A) Please refer to part 5 [k] A)
cancer à [taip]
camp à [taip]
come à [taip]
cut à [taip]
collect à [taip]
course à [taip]
B) when ‘c’ follows a vowel and acts as 塞音, it pronounces as [k]
l sometimes in the front or the middle of a word
picnic à [taip]
dictation à [taip]
dictionary à [taip]
direction à [taip]
document à [taip]
doctor à [taip]
pocket à [taip]
character à [taip]
hockey à [taip]
accept à [taip]
account à [taip]
record à [taip]
rectangle à [taip]
technology à [taip]
l Sometime at the end of a word
cosmetic à [taip]
act à [taip]
barbaric à [taip]
cardiac à [taip]
Mathematic à [taip]
mimic à [taip]
mock à [taip]
muscic à [taip]
Eric à [taip]
optimistic à [taip]
picnic à [taip]
shock à [taip]
topic à [taip]
C) ‘c’ + ‘h’ = ‘ch’, followed by a consonant like ‘l’, ‘r’, must pronounce as [k]
chemistry à [taip]
Chloride à [taip]
D) other cases pronounced as [k], compared to [∫t] in part 5
choir à [taip]
cholera à [taip]
chord à [taip]
chorus à [taip]
choral à [taip]
character à [taip]
mechanism à [taip]
orchestra à [taip]
melancholy à [taip]
‘q’=[k]
antique à [taip]
cheque à [taip]
equip à [taip]
plaque à [taip]
queue à [taip]
question à [taip]
quality à [taip]
發[dz]音的例子有 ‘j’, ‘d’, ‘g’
‘j’
Jack à [taip]
Jazz à [taip]
jingo à [taip]
jot à [taip]
joy à [taip]
juicy à [taip]
jumbo à [taip]
jump à [taip]
jungle à [taip]
July à [taip]
Jury à [taip]
just à [taip]
‘d’
draft à [taip]
drama à [taip]
dragon à [taip]
draw à [taip]
dress à [taip]
drill à [taip]
drop à [taip]
drug à [taip]
‘g’
gaint à [taip]
gender à [taip]
general à [taip]
genetic à [taip]
genius à [taip]
gentle à [taip]
geography à [taip]
George à [taip]
German à [taip]
Gesture à [taip]
ginger à [taip]
發
音的有頗多例子
1、 ‘~ble’