2.3.- Consonants.
And now let's take a look at the consonant sounds. There are 24 English consonant sounds.
| Sound | Key word | Most usual spelling |
|---|---|---|
| p | Paper | p, pp |
| b | Book | b, bb |
| k | Key | c, k, ck |
| g | Glue | g, gg |
| f | Flower | f, ph, ff |
| v | Vase | v |
| t | Tea | t, tt |
| d | Desk | d, dd |
| s | Snake | s, ss |
| z | Zero | z, s |
| ʃ | Shop | sh, ti(+vowel) |
| ʒ | Television | (an uncommon sound) si, ge |
| θ | Thumb | th |
| ð | Mother | th |
| tʃ | Chair | ch, tch, t(+ure) |
| dʒ | Jazz | j, dge |
| l | Left | l, ll |
| r | Right | r, rr |
| w | Work | w, wh |
| j | Yes | y, before u |
| m | Map | m, mm |
| n | Nine | n, nn |
| ŋ | Sing | ng |
| h | House | h |
A step ahead
Would you like to practise the consonant sounds? You can visit the following websites, click on the pictures, listen to the words and the sounds, and repeat.
Visit the following websites, watch the videos and repeat the sounds.