Правила чтения сочетаний согласных букв английкого языка

Буквосочетание

Звук

Пример

ch

[ ʧ ]

chair

ch

[k]

chemistry

sh

[ ʃ ]

she

th

[ θ ]

в начале сущ., гл., прил., н.; в конце слов; перед или после согласной

Thin, thick, faith, monthly,  Thames [temz],

Thomas ['tɒməz]

th

[ ð ]

между гласными, в начале служебных слов (артикль, местоимения)

This, the, they, bathe, father

ph

[f]

phone

ng

[ ŋ ]

long

ck

[ k ]

lock

dg

[ʤ]

hedge

Буквосочетания

Звук

Пример

wr

[r]

write

gn

[n]

sign

kn

[n]

Know, knee, knowledge, knife, kneel, knit, knock

wh

[ w ]

What, white, wheel, why, where, when, which

wh

[ h ]

Who, whole, whose

igh

[ai]

High, light, sighsight, night, fight, might

mb 

(в конце слова)

[m]

comb [kəum] bomb [bɔm]climb [klaɪm]thumb [θʌm]lamb [læm]dumb [dʌm]

Буквосочетания

Звук

Пример

ea

[i:]

Tea, pea, eat, speak, please, meal, sea, lean, read (!)

ea

[e]

treasure, instead, bread, head, breakfast, sweat, dead, ready, read (!)

ea

[eı]

steak, great, break,

ee

[i:]

tree, feed, bee, feel, fee, peel, feet, meet

oo

[u:]

[ʊ]

soon, moon,

book [buk], hook [huk], look [luk],good [gud], foot [fut], flood [flᴧd]

ou

[aʊ]

loud, house, mouse

ou

[ʌ]

touch

ow

[aʊ]

how, brown,  now

ow

[əʊ]

crow, know

ai

[ei]

paint, train, gain, grain, stain, rain, plait [plæt], said [sed]

au

[ɔ:]

audio

aw

[ɔ:]

lawn, law, paw, raw, saw, dawn

ay

[ei]

play

ew

[ju:]

knew, dew

ew

[u:]

chew, blew, grew

ie

[ai]

pie, lie, tie, die, friend [frend], diet ['daɪət]

ie

[i:]

piece, shield, friend [frend], diet ['daɪət]

oa

[əʊ]

coat, oak

oi

[ɔi]

coin, point

oy

[ɔi]

oyster, boy

ue

[u:]

clue, true

ue

[ju:]

cue, statue

air

[ɛə]

hair, pair

ear

[iə]

hear, fear