2. Sound [I] 2. Звук [I]

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

Примеры написания: sit, ignore, public, working, enough, reply, hardness, boxes, symbol, lady, Annie, honey.

Letter I Буква 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.

Краткий звук [i] передается буквой I в закрытом слоге корня: 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.

Краткий звук [i] передается буквой I в закрытом слоге приставки: 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.

Краткий звук [i] передается буквой I в закрытом слоге суффикса или окончания:: justice, public, habit, native, foolish, working.

Letter E Буква E

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

Краткий звук [i] передается буквой E в закрытом слоге корня: 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.

Краткий звук [i] передается буквой E в закрытом слоге приставки: 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.

Краткий звук [i] передается буквой E в закрытом слоге суффикса или окончания: 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.

Очень трудно решить, где произнести долгий звук [i:], а где краткий звук [i], когда они передаются буквой E в корне или в приставке. Для лучшего запоминания целесообразно вести сравнительный список таких слов, расположенных в две колонки.

Letter Y Буква 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.

Звук [i] передается буквой Y в закрытом слоге корня: 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.

Звук [i] передается буквой Y в суффиксе: lady, family, Daddy, duty, whisky, carry, hurry, funny, happy, busy, dirty, many, very, lovely, nicely, hardly, Larry, Billy, Mary.

Combinations IE, EY Буквосочетания IE, EY

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

Звук [i] передается буквосочетанием IE в суффиксе: Annie, Carrie, Katie, auntie.

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

Звук [i] передается буквосочетаниями IE, EY в суффиксе: 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:].

Примечание: Согласно многим словарям, буква Y в суффиксе (lady) и буквосочетания IE, EY в суффиксе (Annie, honey) произносятся как более короткий вариант долгого звука [i:].