1、單詞不應該自己創造不合法的英語音節結構。例如,重讀音節不能夠以短松元音結尾,像/ i/, / e/, / æ/, / Λ/, / ɒ/和/ u/
city / ' sit. i/ better / ' bet. ə/
ladder / ' læd. ə/ butter / bΛt. ə/
bottle / ' bɒt.l/ woman / ' wum. ən/
/ e/, / æ/, / Λ/ 和 / ɒ/不能接非重讀閉音節。
當一個輔音以一個音節開始的, / i/ 和 / u/像 / ə/可以接非重讀音節.
develop / 'di' vel. əp/ July / dʒu' lai/
ability / ə' bil. ə. ti/
2、當一些輔音夾雜在兩個元音之間的時候,沒有任何輔音群聚可以以任何方式打破這種英語結合的規則。因此,單詞sculpture被分成/ skΛlp. t∫ə/ 而不是/ skΛl. pt∫ə/; 單詞central 則被分為/ sen. trəl/ 而不是/ sentr. əl/.
3、在復合的兩到三個單詞中,原詞的分界會被保留。像handwritten應該被分為/ hæn' drit. ən/而不是/ hænd' rit. ən/
His mother told him not to sleep on the floor.
I’m not sure whether the pan leaks or not.
Only officials can go on that bus.
At the moment he appears to be sinking.
His job is making breeches for the army.
The black sort should be removed from the show window.
I like to go out in the garden;
I like to get up on the wall;
I like to do anything really;
But I hate to do nothing at all.