a在非重读音节中的发音:/ə/about,breakfast,camera/i/orange,language不发音:festival
e在非重读音节中的发音:/ə/ camera,children,comedy/i/ because,basketball,chicken/i:/:maybe(注:e在maybe中也可发短音/i/.)不发音:every,interesting
i在非重读音节中是发这三种音:/ə/activity,April/i/difficult,English /ai/:exercise,ideal
o在非重读音节中的发音略有变化:/ə/carrot,computer,introduce,history/əu/hotel,November, photo
u在非重读音节中有四种发音/ə/August,chorus /ju/:documentary,singular/u/或/u:/:July/i/:minute
元音字母组合在非重读音节中照样只发短元音,或者干脆不发音?比如:
ai发/Ι/或当"哑巴":mountain certainly
au发/C/:Australia
ay发/i/:Sunday,Saturday,Wednesday, 特例:birthday /ei/
ei发/i/:foreigner (外国人)
ey发/i/:volleyball
ia在非重读音节后有时发/jE/:Australia在非重读音节的c或s后ia发/E/:musician
在复合词的非重读音节中oo发/u/:bedroom,classroom
ou发/E/:famous