2. Sound [I]

Spelling examples: sit, ignore, public, working, enough, reply, hardness, boxes, symbol, lady, Annie, honey.

Letter I

The short sound [i] is represented by the letter I in the closed syllable of the root: it, sit, miss, tip, pick, pin, dinner, bring, list, fill, trim, river, consist.

The short sound [i] is represented by the letter I in the closed syllable of the prefix: ignore, inform, illogical, immune, irregular.

The short sound [i] is represented by the letter I in the closed syllable of the suffix or ending: justice, public, habit, native, foolish, working.

Letter E

The short sound [i] is represented by the letter E in the closed syllable of the root: English, pretty, ecology, enough, eleven, electric.

The short sound [i] is represented by the letter E in the closed syllable of the prefix: effect, emotion, despair, deny, depart, remove, repair, repeat, reply, preliminary, prepare, prevent, secure.

The short sound [i] is represented by the letter E in the closed syllable of the suffix or ending: hardness, madness, actress, countless, childless, rocket, pocket, boxes, catches, added, counted.

It is very difficult to decide where to say the long sound [i:] and where to say the short sound [i] when they are represented by the letter E in the root or prefix. For better memorization, it is advisable to keep a comparison list of such words arranged in two columns.

Letter Y

The sound [i] is represented by the letter Y in the closed syllable of the root: symbol, lyrics, myriad, hymn, hypnosis, pyramid, sympathy, synchronize, crystal, system, typical, tyranny, mystery, myth, rhythm, antonym, synonym, pseudonym, acronym.

The sound [i] is represented by the letter Y in the suffix: lady, family, Daddy, duty, whisky, carry, hurry, funny, happy, busy, dirty, many, very, lovely, nicely, hardly, Larry, Billy, Mary.

Combinations IE, EY

The sound [i] is represented by the combination IE in the suffix: Annie, Carrie, Katie, auntie.

The sound [i] is represented by the combination EY in the suffix: honey, hockey, journey, money, monkey, Sydney, Casey, Rodney.

Note: According to many dictionaries, the letter Y in the suffix (lady) and the combinations IE, EY in the suffix (Annie, honey) are pronounced as a shorter variant of the long sound [i:].

3. Sound [e] 3. Звук [e]

Spelling examples: end, well, bread, heavy, many.

Letter E

The sound [e] is represented by the letter E in the closed syllable in the root, prefix or suffix: bet, set, well, guest, seldom, every, berry, regular, accept, connect, inspector, impress, address, architect, entrance, entire, enlarge, enjoy.

Combination EA

There are many words (but still a limited number of them) in which the sound [e] is represented by the combination EA.

Learn them by heart: bread, dead, head, header, lead, read, spread, thread, dread, tread, instead; already, ready, steady, meadow; sweat, sweater, threat, threaten; breath, death, health, stealth, wealth; weather, leather, feather; measure, pleasure, treasure, treasury, pleasant, peasant, pheasant; dealt, meant, cleanse, jealous, realm; heaven, heavy, endeavor, deaf; breakfast, breast, treachery, weapon.

Rare spellings for the sound [e]: any, many, friend, said, says, bury.