* – обозначение тех случаев, которые не имеют исключения
I. Изучите правила чтения следующих сочетаний гласных букв и прочтите слова, содержащие их.
    *ee, ie
| ea | |||
| [i:] | [i:] | [i:] | [e] | |
| в основном перед “d” | ||||
| Keep | field | heat | head | |
| Meet | niece | speak | spread | |
| Need | brief | dean | bread | |
| Green | chief | mean | meant | |
| Feel | beʹlieve | teach | weather | |
| Street | aʹchieve | reach | pleasant |
| [i:] – [i:] | [i:]– [e] | [ei] | [iə] | |
| See – sea | read – read | НО: | great | real |
| Week – weak | lead – lead | break | theatre | |
| Piece – peace | deal – dealt | steak | iʹdea[ai] |
 
| *oo | ||
| [u:] | [u] | ||
| в основном перед “k” | |||
| moon | book | ||
| soon | look | ||
| tool | took | ||
| too | cook | ||
| food | good | ||
| cool | foot |
  *ai, ay
| oi, oy | |
| [ei] | [ei] | [oi] |
| wait | way | oil |
| main | may | spoil |
| day | point | |
| rain | pay | aʹvoid |
| fail | say | boy |
| brain | play | toy |
II. Прочтите слова, обращая внимание на чтение указанных сочетаний гласных букв.
Free, wool, hoo k, stay, voice, eat, dea d, laid, reʹlieve, sleep, join, ʹrea d y, please, deep, desʹtroy, lay, roo k, fool, coin, raise.
III. Изучите правила чтения следующих сочетаний гласных букв и прочтите слова, содержащие их.
   *au, aw
| ou, ow | ||
| [o:] | [o:] | [au] | [au] |
| в середине слов | |||
| pause | law | out | town |
| cause | saw | aʹbout | down |
| beʹcause | draw | round | brown |
| launch | raw | sound | crown |
| ¢August | ʹawkward | found | ʹpower |
| ʹdaughter | ʹawful | aʹmount | ʹflower |
  ow
| *oa | *ew | |
| [ou] | [ou] | [ju:] | [u:] |
| на конце слов | после l, r, j | ||
| low | load | new | blew |
| know | boat | few | grew |
| row | road | dew | crew |
| show | coat | knew | flew |
| ʹarrow | goal | pew | drew |
| ʹfollow | coal | hew | Jew |
| HO: how[au] now[au] al¢low[au] | own[ou] | ||
IV. Прочтите слова, обращая внимание на чтение указанных сочетаний гласных букв.
Loud, pawn, ʹtower, slow, clause, goat, slew, mount, be¢low, ¢audible, mew, scrawl, soap, frown, screw, ʹhollow, fault, mouse, ʹjewel, howl, toast, stew, lawn.
V. Изучите правила чтения следующих сочетаний гласных букв и прочтите слова, содержащие их.
| al + согласная | as + согласная | a + n, th |
| [o:l] | [a:s] | [a:] |
| all | pass | chance |
| ball | class | dance |
| small | ask | plant |
| ʹalso | task | path |
| ʹalw ay s[ə] | past | bath |
| ʹalm o st[ou] | last | ʹfather |
  o + m, n, th, v
| *o + ld | i + ld, nd | |
| [ʌ] | [ʌ] | [ou] | [ai] |
| some | ʹmother | old | mild |
| come | ʹbrother | told | wild |
| beʹcome | ʹother | cold | child |
| son | love | hold | mind |
| won | glove | sold | find |
| front | aʹbove | gold | kind |
VI. Прочтите слова, обращая внимание на чтение указанных сочетаний гласных букв.
Call, branch, grass, fold, blind, ʹcover, ʹcompany, month, ʹalter, aʹnother, beʹhind, ʹrather, fast, ʹLondon, bold, ʹgovern, grind, talk, ʹno th ing[θ], walk, adʹvance.
VII. Изучите правила чтения следующих сочетаний гласных букв и прочтите слова, содержащие их, обращая внимание на то, что сочетание «gh» не читается, а наличие звука [w] перед гласной «а» обуславливает ее особое чтение.
| *i + gh | *ou + gh | *ei + gh |
| [ai] | [o:] | [ei] |
| night | bought | eight |
| light | brought | weight |
| bright | thought | freight |
| might | fought | weigh |
| right | nought | sleigh |
| high | ought | ʹneighbour[ə] |
  w + a, qu + a
| w + ar, qu + ar | ||
| [wo] | [kwo] | [wo:] | [kwo:] |
| was | ʹquality | war | quart |
| want | ʹquantity | warm | ʹquarter |
| watch | quash | warn | quartz |
VIII. Прочтите слова, обращая внимание на чтение указанных сочетаний гласных букв.
Fight, ʹquantum, sought, wash, knight, ward, neight, tight, ʹqualif y [ai], wrought, ʹfrighten, watt, sight, warp, ʹquandary.
IX. Контрольное задание. Прочтите слова, обращая внимание на чтение различных сочетаний гласных букв. Доведите чтение слов до автоматизма. Проверьте правильность чтения по транскрипции, данной ниже.
Weak, week, task, main, chief, tooth, law, low, house, find, ʹheading, cause, done, aʹnother, load, wait, look, hold, knew, play, down, dawn, task, aʹbove, piece, found, want, beʹtween, saw, ʹaugust, might, ʹalter, ʹrather, enʹjoy, beʹhind, row, reach, ʹno th ing [θ], few, choose, adʹvance, exʹplain, inʹstall, ʹdaughter, ʹLondon, pass, mind, brought, ʹeasy, goal, way, ʹfolder, grew, beʹcome, path, know, deʹmand, ʹrea d y, aʹmount, ʹpower, point, ʹgovern, slight, ʹquality, choice.
[wi:k, wi:k, ta:sk, mein, ʧi:f, tu:θ, lo:, lou, haus, faind, ʹhediŋ, ko:z, dʌn, əʹnʌðə, loud, weit, luk, hould, nju:, plei, daun, do:n, ta:sk, əʹbʌv, pi:s, faund, wont, biʹtwi:n, so:, ʹo:gəst, mait, ʹo:ltə, ʹra:ðə, inʹʤoi, biʹhaind, rou, ri:ʧ, ʹnʌθiŋ, fju:, ʧu:z, ədʹva:ns, iksʹplein, inʹsto:l, ʹdo:tə, ʹlʌndən, pa:s, maind, bro:t, ʹi:zi, goul, wei, ʹfouldə, gru:, biʹkʌm, pa:θ, nou, diʹma:nd, ʹredi, əʹmaunt, ʹpauə, point, ʹgʌvən, slait, ʹkwoliti, ʧois]
