III. Consonants

[ p ] voiceless consonant sound pronounced with aspiration, ex. pen [ pen ]

[ b ] voiced consonant sound, ex. bad [ bæd ]

[ t ] alveolar voiceless consonant sound, ex. tea [ ti: ]

[ d ] alveolar voiced consonant sound, ex. did [ dId ]

[ k ] voiceless consonant sound, ex. cat [ kæt ]

[ g ] voiced consonant sound, ex. get [ get ]

[ f ] voiceless consonant sound, ex. fall [ fɔ:l ]

[ v ] voiced consonant sound, ex. voice [ vɔIs ]

[ s ] voiceless consonant sound, ex. site [ saIt ]

[ z ] voiced consonant sound, ex. zoo [ zu: ]

[ ʃ ] voiced consonant sound, similar to Russian [ щ ], ex. she [ʃi: ]

[ ʒ ] voiced consonant sound, similar to Russian [ ж ], ex. vision [ vIʒn]

[ ] voiceless consonant sound, similar to Russian [ ч ], ex. cheese [tʃi:z]

[ ] voiced consonant sound, ex. June [dʒu:n ]

[ θ ] interdental voiceless consonant sound, ex. thin [ θIn ]

[ ð ] interdental voiced consonant sound, ex. then [ ðen ]

[ h ] voiceless consonant sound pronounced with aspiration, ex. how [ haʊ ]

[ m ] voiced consonant sound, ex. man [ mæn ]

[ l] alveolar voiced consonant sound, ex. leg [ leg ]

[ n ] alveolar voiced consonant sound, ex. no [ nəu ]

[ ŋ ] nasal (носовой) consonant sound, ex. sing [ sIŋ ]

[ r ] voiced consonant sound, ex. red [ red ]

[ j ] voiced consonant sound, similar to Russian [ й ], ex. yes [ jes ]

[ w ] voiced consonant sound, ex. wet [ wet ]

R u l e s of reading

I. READING OF VOWELS(only stressed vowels*)

*Unstressed vowels are usually pronounced [ə]. Letter e in the unstressed position is often pronounced [ I ].