the english consonants
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The English consonants. / b /. - It is a billabial , plossive and voiced consonant ; e.g.: b elong / b ɪ´lɔng / b ig / b ɪg /. / d /. - It is an alveolar, plosive and voiced consonant ( devoiced at the end of a word ); - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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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