字母s的讀音有/s/、/z/、/M/、/{/這幾種,下面主要講講發/s/音的幾條規則。
一、s在詞首時,除了sugar,sure以及sh組合發/M/以外,其餘一般發/s/。
例:surface/'s+:fis/,serve/s+:v/,seven/sevn/,six/siks/,some/s)m/,sign/sain/
比較:design/di'zain/
一般字首,合成詞不影響其讀音。s仍讀成/s/。
例:unsafe/)n'seif/,unsatisfactory/)n$+tis'f$k+t+t+ri/,roadside/'r+udsaid/,teaspoon/'ti:spu:n/,snowstorm/'sn+ust&:m/
二、兩個s在詞尾時讀作/s/。
例:grass,glass,address,press,success,pass,miss,stress,across,swiss,puss,progress,process,kiss
三、詞尾s在u後讀作/s/。
例:bus/b)s/,us/)s/,minus/'main+s/,abacus/'$bks/,plus/pl)s/,status/'steit+s/,virus/'vai+r+s/
四、在sis組合的弱讀中,兩個s都讀作/s/。
例:emphasis/'emf+sis/,analysis+='nlsis/,thesis/'I:sis/,crisis/'kraisis/
五、s在字母c前常讀作/s/。
例:muscle/'m)sl/,discipline/'disiplin/,science/'sai+ns/
六、s在某些前後綴中讀作/s/。
1.在字首mis-,dis-中,s讀作/s/。
例:mismanage/?mis'm$niDN/,misjudge/?mis'DN)DN/,misbelieve/?misbi'l:v/,disorder/di's&:d+/,disobey/dis+'dei/
2.在後綴-sive,sity,-self,-some,-sy中,s讀作/s/。
例:expensive/ik'spensiv/,intensive/in'tensiv/,decisive/di'saisiv/
yourself/j&:'self/,handsome/'h$ns+m/,troublesome/'tr)blsm/,tiresome/tai+s+m/,quarrelsome/'kw&r+ls+m/
七、s在清子音前後常讀作/s/。
1.s在清子音前常讀作/s/。
例:honest/'&:nist/,newspaper/'nj(:?speip/,task/t%:sk/,satisfy/'s$tisfai/,grasp/gr%:sp/
2.s在清子音後常讀作/s/。
例:sportsman/'sp&:tsmn/,works/w+:ks/,stops/st&ps/,roofs/r(:fs/.
八、詞尾se在字母r,l,n後讀作/s/。
例:horse/h&:s/,nurse/n+:s/,worse/w+:s/,course/k&:s/,universe/'j(:nivs/,pulse/p)ls/,else/els/,tense/tens/,sense/sens/
字母s的讀音有/s/、/z/、/M/、/{/這幾種,下面主要講講發/s/音的幾條規則。
一、s在詞首時,除了sugar,sure以及sh組合發/M/以外,其餘一般發/s/。
例:surface/'s+:fis/,serve/s+:v/,seven/sevn/,six/siks/,some/s)m/,sign/sain/
比較:design/di'zain/
一般字首,合成詞不影響其讀音。s仍讀成/s/。
例:unsafe/)n'seif/,unsatisfactory/)n$+tis'f$k+t+t+ri/,roadside/'r+udsaid/,teaspoon/'ti:spu:n/,snowstorm/'sn+ust&:m/
二、兩個s在詞尾時讀作/s/。
例:grass,glass,address,press,success,pass,miss,stress,across,swiss,puss,progress,process,kiss
三、詞尾s在u後讀作/s/。
例:bus/b)s/,us/)s/,minus/'main+s/,abacus/'$bks/,plus/pl)s/,status/'steit+s/,virus/'vai+r+s/
四、在sis組合的弱讀中,兩個s都讀作/s/。
例:emphasis/'emf+sis/,analysis+='nlsis/,thesis/'I:sis/,crisis/'kraisis/
五、s在字母c前常讀作/s/。
例:muscle/'m)sl/,discipline/'disiplin/,science/'sai+ns/
六、s在某些前後綴中讀作/s/。
1.在字首mis-,dis-中,s讀作/s/。
例:mismanage/?mis'm$niDN/,misjudge/?mis'DN)DN/,misbelieve/?misbi'l:v/,disorder/di's&:d+/,disobey/dis+'dei/
2.在後綴-sive,sity,-self,-some,-sy中,s讀作/s/。
例:expensive/ik'spensiv/,intensive/in'tensiv/,decisive/di'saisiv/
yourself/j&:'self/,handsome/'h$ns+m/,troublesome/'tr)blsm/,tiresome/tai+s+m/,quarrelsome/'kw&r+ls+m/
七、s在清子音前後常讀作/s/。
1.s在清子音前常讀作/s/。
例:honest/'&:nist/,newspaper/'nj(:?speip/,task/t%:sk/,satisfy/'s$tisfai/,grasp/gr%:sp/
2.s在清子音後常讀作/s/。
例:sportsman/'sp&:tsmn/,works/w+:ks/,stops/st&ps/,roofs/r(:fs/.
八、詞尾se在字母r,l,n後讀作/s/。
例:horse/h&:s/,nurse/n+:s/,worse/w+:s/,course/k&:s/,universe/'j(:nivs/,pulse/p)ls/,else/els/,tense/tens/,sense/sens/