短母音的例外字

按短母音規則的話，以下的字母發音如下:

字母	發音	例子
a	[æ]	at, hat, fat
e	[ɜ]	egg, pet
i	[ɪ]	in, pig
o	[a]	ox, fox, hop
u	[ʌ]	cut

 

不過，凡事總有例外，以下的字不按以上的規則發音

字母	發音	例外字
a	[e]	bass
	[a]	what, was
	[ɜ]	many, any, Mary
e	[e]	they
	[ə]	the
i	[aɪ]	mild, blind, find, mind, wild
o	[o]	host, most, post, gross
	[u]	wolf
	[ʌ]	ton, won, son, front, dog
u	[u]	bush, push, pull, put, full, bull
	[ɪ]	busy