the english consonants

THE ENGLISH CONSONANTS

/ b /

-It is a billabial, plossive and voiced consonant;

e.g.: belong /bɪ´lɔng/ big /bɪg /

/ d /

-It is an alveolar, plosive and voiced consonant (devoiced at the end of a word);

e.g.: Deep /di:p/ Independence /ɪndɪ´pɜndəns/

/ f /

-It is a Labiodental, fricative and devoiced consonant;

e.g.: Find / faɪnd/ Informal /ɪn´fɔ:məl /

/ g /

- It is a velar, plosive and voiced consonant (devoiced at the end of a word);

e.g.: Good /gʊd / Forgive /fər´gɪv/

/ h /

-It is a glottal, plosive and unvoiced consonant;

e.g.: Hello /hələʊ/ Behind /bɪ´haɪnd/

/ k /

-It is a velar, plosive and unvoiced consonant;

e.g.: Cot / kɒt/ Pick /piːk/

/ L /

-It is an alveolar, lateral and voiced consonant;

e.g.: Lip /lɪp/ Colonial /kə´ləʊniəl

/ m /

-It is a bilabial, nasal and voiced consonant ( it may be unvoiced after /s/);

e.g.: Mine /maɪn/ Smart /sma:t/

/ n /

- It is an alveolar nasal and voiced consonant (it may be unvoiced after /s/);

e.g.: Need /ni:d/ Snow /snəʊ/

/ ŋ /

- It is velar, nasal and voiced consonant;

e.g.: Sink /sɪŋk / Long /lɒŋ/

/ p /

-It is a bilabial, plosive and unvoiced consonant;

e.g.:Park /paːk/ Soup /suːp/

/ r /

-It is a post alveolar, an approximant and voiced;

e.g.: Red /red/ Party /paːti/

/ s /

- It is an alveolar, fricative and unvoiced consonant;

e.g.: Simple /´sɪmpl/ Describe /dɪskraɪb/

/ t /

-It is an alveolar, plosive and unvoiced consonant;

e.g.: Tongue /tʌŋ/ support /sə´pɔ:t/

/ v /

-It is a labiodental, fricative and unvoiced consonant;

e.g.: Virtual / vɪzɪt/ Convince /kən´vɪns/

/ z /

-It is na alveolar, fricative and voiced consonant;

e.g.: Zoo /zuː/ Lazy /leɪzɪ/

/ w /

-It is a bilabial , approximant and voiced consonant (it is also considered “sime vowel”);

e.g.: Wood /wʊd/ Hallway /hɔːlweɪ/

/ j /

- It is a palatal, approximant and voiced consonant (it is also considered “sime vowel”);

e.g.: Yes / jes/ Usual /´juːʒuəl/

/ ʃ /

-It is a post alveolar, fricative and unvoiced consonant;

e.g.: Shop /ʃɒp/ Wash /wɒʃ/

/ ʒ /

It is a post alveolar, fricative and voiced consonant;

e.g.: Measure /meʒər/ Beige /beɪʒ/

/ tʃ /

- It is a post alveolar, affricative and unvoiced consonant;

e.g.:Church /tʃɜːtʃ/ Chubby /´tʃʌbɪ/

/ dʒ /

- It is a post alveolar, affricative and voiced consonant;

e.g.: Judge /dʒʌdʒ/ Large /laːdʒ/

/ θ /

- It is a dental, fricative and unvoiced consonant;

e.g.: The /θə/ Thesis /´θiːsɪs/

/ ð /

- It is a dental, fricative and voiced consonant;

e.g.: That /ðæt/ Than /ðən/

Reference

Souhila, M., & Mahiout, N.(2008). Pronunciation and Spelling, all streams and levels. Dar El Hadith Lil- Kitab, 978994723254 5.

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