What is consonant sounds and examples?
A consonant is a speech sound that is not a vowel. It also refers to letters of the alphabet that represent those sounds: Z, B, T, G, and H are all consonants. Consonants are all the non-vowel sounds, or their corresponding letters: A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y are not consonants.
How do you identify consonant sounds?
A consonant is a speech sound that’s not a vowel. The sound of a consonant is produced by a partial or complete obstruction of the airstream by a constriction of the speech organs. In writing, a consonant is any letter of the alphabet except A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y.
What are the 12 Monophthongs with examples?
Examples of 12 Monophthongs
| Vowel Sound | Example Words |
|---|---|
| /?/ | Put, Would, Look, Woman, Hook, Nook, Food, Fool, Cool, Hue, Ooze, Moose, Boot, Cook, Rook, Took, Good |
| /u:/ | To, You, New, Who |
What are the different types of consonants?
There are two types of consonants sounds: Stop Sound and Continuant Sound. If you are dealing with stop sound, then they are generally ‘quick and quiet’. Some of the consonants that make these sounds are B, C, D, G, H, J, K, P, T. You would notice that these consonants have a sharp ending with a sound that stops abruptly.
What are long and loud consonants?
You would notice that these consonants have a sharp ending with a sound that stops abruptly. In case you are working with the continuant sound then they are called ‘long and loud’. Some of the letters that make these sounds are F, L, M, N, Q, R, S, V, W, X, Y, Z. You can hold these sounds for a full two seconds.
What are quick and quiet consonants?
If you are dealing with stop sound, then they are generally ‘quick and quiet’. Some of the consonants that make these sounds are B, C, D, G, H, J, K, P, T. You would notice that these consonants have a sharp ending with a sound that stops abruptly.
How many consonant sounds does English have?
English has 24 consonant sounds. Some consonants have voice from the voicebox and some don’t. These consonants are voiced and voiceless pairs /p/ /b/, /t/ /d/, /k/ /g/, /f/ /v/, /s/ /z/, / θ/ /ð/, /ʃ/ /ʒ/, /ʈʃ/ /dʒ/. These consonants are voiced /h/, /w/, /n/, /m/, /r/, /j/, /ŋ/, /l/.