2.4.- Consonants.
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“The sweetest sound of all is praise.”
Xenophon.
And now for 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 |