1 音节（Syllables ）英语中一个元音构成一个音节，一个元音加上一个或一个以上的辅音也只构成一个音节。
如：I /ai/ , it /it/, ,bite /bait/, thrift/ θrift /2 重读音节Stressed syllables单音节词都有一个重读音节，但不标出重音符号。
双音节或多音节词有一个音节的元音比其它音节的元音长而响亮，这个长而响亮的音节称为重读音节.有些多音节词中除了主重音（Primary Stress），还可以有次重音（Secondary Stress)。
重音符号表在重读音节的左上角，次重音符号标在左下角。
3.元音字母在重读开音节和重读闭音节中读法：（1）、开音节：有两种开音节。
一种叫做绝对开音节，就是元音字母后没有辅音字母，例如no,me.另一种叫做相对开音节，就是在元音字母后面有辅音字母（辅音字母r除外）还有一个无声的字母e，note use face等，在重读开音节中元音字母都读他们字母表的音（2）闭音节：元音字母后面有辅音字母（r除外）时，这个元音字母构成的音节叫做闭音节。
bad lamp thank yes sit hot mother sun(3)-r音节: 元音字母与辅音字母-r结合，构ar, or, ir, er, ur音节。
car horse girl her nurse(4)-re：元音字母与-re结合，构成are ere ire ore ure音节。
are读作/ɛə/ care dareere读作/ɪə/, /ɛə/ here thereire读作/aɪə/ fire tire(疲倦)ore读作/ɔ:/ more woreure读作/jʊə/ pure(纯碎) cure（医治）4 英语单词重音可遵循以下规律：1 )双音节词作为名词，重音在第一个音节；作为动词，重音在第二个音节。
•名词动词'Record ['rekɔːd] re'cord[ri'kɔ:d]'Object ['ɔbdʒikt] ob'ject [əb'dʒekt]2) 复合名词重音一般在第一个音节上'Blackboard 'Handbag 'Bookstore 'classroom复合动词重音一般在第二个音节上Short'change ill-'treat3 )有些复合词有双重重音'Arm'chair 'kind'hearted 'four-'footed 'Second-'handed4 )少数复合词重音在第二音节What'ever who'ever your'self through'out英语国际音标共48个音素，其中元音音素20个，辅音音素28个（20个辅音，3个鼻音，2个半元音，3个似拼音）规则动词过去式加“ed”后的发音规则在浊辅音和元音后面 [d]Called borrowed moved [mu:vd] enjoyed Welcomed answered 在清辅音后面 [t]Asked finished helped[helpt] passed [pa:st] reached在[t]音后面 [id]wanted['wɔntid] started['sta:tid][d]音后面[id]needed['ni:did] counted['kauntid]补充说明：规则动词的过去式由“动词原形+-ed”构成，具体变化有：1. 直接在词尾加-ed。
如: want—wanted, work—worked, need—needed, clean—cleaned2. 以不发音的 e 结尾的在词尾加-d。
如：like—liked, live—lived, use—used, move—moved3. 以一个元音字母加一个辅音字母结尾的重读闭音节动词，先双写结尾的辅音字母，再加-ed。
如：stop—stopped, trip—tripped. 以辅音字母加 y 结尾的动词，先把 y 变成 i，再加-ed。
如：study—studied,carry—carried, hurry—hurried, marry—married第一课/i: / bee [bi:] please [pli:z] teacher[ti:tʃə] meet[mi:t] meat [mi:t] seat [si:t] sweet [swi:t] leaf [li:f] tea [ti:]/I / ticket ['t i kit] build [bild] difficult ['dɪfɪkəlt] sit [sɪt] sister ['sɪsɪtə] give [ɡɪv] busy ['bɪzɪ]/e / welcome ['welkəm] bed [bed] red[red] west[west] best[best] friend[frend] hello[he'ləu] everyone['evriwʌn]/æ/ apple ['æpl] cat [kæt] hat[hæt] cat[kæt] bad[bæd] happy['hæpi] have[hæv] family['fæmili]第二课[ʌ]bus [bʌs] money ['mʌni] cup [kʌp] shut[ʃʌt] dust[dʌst][ə:] / ɜ:/ girl [ɡə:l] perfect ['pə:fikt] birthday ['bə:θdei] first[fə:st] bird[bə:d] work[wə:k] word[wə:d] world[wə:ld] early['ə:li][ə]doctor ['dɔktə] America [ə'merikə] possible ['pɔsəbl] brother['brʌðə] mother['mʌðə] sister[sistə] about[ə'baut] China['tʃainə]第三课[u:] food[fu:d] fruit [fru:t] too / tu:/ rude /ru:d/ soon/su:n/ room / ru:m / blue / blu:/[u]foot [fʊt] book [bʊk] cook [kʊk] put[pʊt] push[pʊʃ] pull[pʊl] look[lʊk] good[ɡʊd][ɔ:] fork [fɔ:k] reporter [ri'pɔ:tə] daughter ['dɔ:tə] walk [wɔ:k] draw [drɔ:] floor [flɔ:] order ['ɔ:də] warm [wɔ:m][ɔ]dog [dɔɡ] god [ɡɔd] drop [drɔp] boss [bɔs] impossible [im'pɔsəbl] soft [sɔft] wash [wɔʃ]/ɑ:/ laugh [lɑ:f] star [stɑ:] last [lɑ:st] passport ['pɑ:spɔ:t] are [ɑ:] car [kɑ:] hard [hɑ:d] far [fɑ:]第四课[ei]steak [steik] cake [keik] late[leit] May[mei] face[feis] hate[heit] name[neim] today[tə'dei][ai]cry [krai] bye [baɪ] like[laik] nice[nais] life[laif] time[taim] I[ai] [ɔi]toy [tɔi] boy[bɔi] joy[dʒɔi] enjoy[in'dʒɔi] join[dʒɔin][əu]boat [bəut] go[ɡəu] no[nəʊ] so[səu] hope[həup] know[nəu][au] mouth [mauθ] mouse [maus] tower ['tauə] flower['flaʊə] how[hau] now[nau] about[ə'baut] out[aut]第五课[iə]beer [biə] deer [diə] ear[iə] dear[diə] year[jiə] here[hiə][ɛə]bear [bɛə] chair [tʃɛə] fair[fɛə] air[ɛə] hair[hɛə] chair[tʃɛə]care[kɛə] where[hwɛə][uə]sure[ʃuə] cure[kjuə] poor[puə] your[jʊə]第六课辅音/p/ /b/ please [pli:z] perfect ['pə:fikt] boat [bəut] help[help] hope[həup] bee[bi:] busy['bizi] big[biɡ]/t/ /d/ tea [ti:] hat [hæt] doctor ['dɔktə] hat[hæt] today[tə'dei] time[taim] bed[bed]/k/ /g/ cake [keik] girl [ɡə:l] cat [kæt] cook [kuk] book [buk]good [ɡud] big [biɡ] give [ɡiv]第七课/f/ /v/face [feis] fat[fæt] father['fɑ:ðə] friend[frend] very['veri] give[ɡiv] over['əuvə] love[lʌv]/θ//ð/ thank[θæŋk]think[θiŋk] three[θri:] birthday['bə:θdei] weather['weðə] father['fɑ:ðə] neither['ni:ðə] mother['mʌðə]/tr/ /dr/ try[trai] dry[drai] treat[tri:t] true[tru:] dream[dri:m] drink[driŋk]drive[draiv]第八课/s/ /z/ miss[mis] sea[si:] sister['sistə] see[si:] zero['ziərəu] zoo[zu:] prize[praiz]/ts/ /dz/ parents['pɛərənts] wants[wɔnts] hates[heits] kids[kidz] friends[frendz] cards[kɑ:dz] words[wə:dz]/ʃ/ /ʒ/ sure[ʃuə] fish[fiʃ] wish[wiʃ] shoe[ʃu:]television['teliviʒən] pleasure['pleʒə] usual['ju:ʒuəl] treasure['treʒə]/tʃ/ /dʒ/ China['tʃaɪnə] teacher['ti:tʃə] culture['kʌltʃə]church[tʃə:tʃ] catch[kætʃ] job[dʒɔb] joke[dʒəuk]/m/mom[mɔm] miracle['mirəkl] come[kʌm] some[sʌm, səm] much[mʌtʃ]/n/ name[neim] night[nait] sun[sʌn] nose[nəuz] knee[ni:] near[niə] man[mæn]/ŋ/think[θiŋk] thing[θiŋ] sing[siŋ] thank[θæŋk]king[kiŋ] English['ɪŋglɪʃ]play[plei] believe[bi'li:v] life[laif] love[lʌv] (舌侧音) cool[ku:l] hill[hil] girl[ɡə:l] beautiful['bju:təful]little['litl] tell[tel]/r/rest[rest] ring[riŋ]rain[rein] carry['kæri] break[breik] run[rʌn]ready['redi]ə:ld] wash[wɔʃ] watch[wɔtʃ] where[hwɛə]/ j/ you[ju:] use[ju:z] usual['ju:ʒuəl] yesterday['jestədi] yell[jel] yes[jes]/h/ hello[he'ləu] hero['hiərəu] help[help] hate[heit] perhaps[pə'hæps]home[həʊm] hope[həup] whose[hu:z]“多音节单词的重读音节的位置”这是一个涉及面比较广的语音规则，1992----2000年，担任清华大学外语系主任的程慕胜教授，在她早年的论文中曾经指出英语多音节单词的重音位置“多数是在倒数第三个音节上”。