Consonant Sounds
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 511.
The Alphabet
Written English consists of Consonants & Vowels
Spoken English consists of Consonant Sounds & Vowel Sounds.
| The Written Alphabet Consonants & Vowels | ||||||
| A a | B b | C c | D d | E e | F f | G g |
| H h | I i | J j | K k | L l | M m | N n |
| O o | P p | Q q | R r | S s | T t | U u |
| V v | W w | X x | Y y | Z z |
... are produced by completely or partially stopping the breath.
... can be voiceless (VL) or voiced (VD) .
... often come in sound pairs.
| lips together | bottom lip - teeth | tongue - teeth | tongue on toothridge | hard palate | back of tongue on soft palate | throat | |
| VL VD | VL VD | VL VD | VL VD | VL VD | VL VD | VL | |
| stop | p b | t d | k g | ||||
| fricative | f v |  
| s z |  
| h | ||
| affricate |  
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| nasal | m | n | 
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| liquid | l | r | |||||
| glide | y | w |
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| Silent Letters | | | A Vowel Sound |