在英语中,有12个单元音(monophthongs),它们是由单个音素组成的元音音素。以下是由这些单元音组成的字母组合:
1. /i/ ee, ie, ei, eigh, y
2. /e/ ea, ai, ay, ey, ei, e
3. /?/ a, ar, an, ant, at, or, oar, aor, aue, awe, awei, aweigh
4. /ɑ?/ aa, ao, a, aar, aar, aue, awe, aweigh
5. /?/ o, or, oar, oar, ow, ou, owe, oar, aweigh
6. /??/ oa, oar, aor, aweigh
7. /u?/ oo, ou, u, ui, ew, oo, u, ui, ew
8. /?/ u, oo, ow, ou, ow, oo, u, ui, ew
9. /?/ a, ar, an, ant, at, or, aor, aue, awe, aweigh
10. /??/ er, ur, ear, eir, ear, er, ear, ure, eer, ure, eer
11. /?/ er, ear, air, a, ar, or, aor, aweigh
12. /ɑ?/ ai, ay, aigh, aie
这些组合在不同的单词中可能会有所不同,因为英语中有许多多音节单词,其元音发音可能会因为单词的特定用法和语境而变化。