A a: bag |
B b: boy |
C c: chin |
D d: dog, |
E e: bed |
F f : fat |
G g: goal |
H h: hen, |
I I: machine |
J j : jam |
K k: kind |
L l: lip, |
M m: mix |
N n: now |
O o: omni |
P p: pen , |
Q q: German "Bach", or Scottish "loch" or, Spanish "jamon", or Arabic "qof".
R r: rock |
S s: sin |
T t: tip , |
U u: rule |
V v: vest |
W w: west |
X x: ship, |
Y y: yes |
Z z: zoo. |
Each letter is pronounced with only one sound, always the same.
The main stress of a multisyllabic word is placed on the vowel preceding the last consonant.
Some ordinary consonant endings does not change the original stress of the word:
1.- The plural morphemes of noun: -s, -es
2.- The adjectival suffix: -al
3.- The tense morphemes of verb : -it , -on
4.- The adverbial suffix: -im