Consonants Flashcards
θ
THing, THigh, THrow, THank, THeory
ending with ff sound
voiceless
dental fricative
content words
ð
THat, THey, THere, THis, baTHe,
ending with zz sound
voiced
dental fricative
grammar words (typically)
ʃ
SHoe, flaSH, Sure, SHow, waSH, CHampagne,
shhh
voiceless
fricative palato/post aveolar
ʒ
caSual, meaSure, pleaSure, leiSure,
jeee like je ne se quai
voiced
fricative palato/post aveolar
tʃ
teaCHer, CHair, CHoice, CHurch
CHuH like chump
voiceless
affricate palato/post aveolar
dʒ
Just, Joke, Joy, lonGue, Judge, aGenda, anGel
Juh
voiced
affricate palato/post aveolar
ŋ
siNG, eNGlish, draNk,
ng…
voiced
nasal velar
Plosive
Bilabal - /p/,/b/ Pack, Back
Aveolar - /t/,/d/ Tea, Day
Velar - /k/,/g/ Cut, Get
ptk - voiceless
bdg- voiced
Affricate
Palato-alveolar/post-aveolar - /tʃ/ CHair, /dʒ/ Joke
tʃ - voiceless
dʒ - voiced
Fricative
Labio-dental - /f/, /v/ Physics, Very
Dental - /θ/ THank ,/ð/ THis
Alveolar - /s/ , /z/ Celebrate/Save, cheeSE/Zebra
Palato-alveolar/post-aveolar - /ʃ/, /ʒ/ SHy, pleaSure
Glottal - /h/ Hat
voiceless - f, θ, s, ʃ, h
voiced - v, ð, z, ʒ
Approximant
Bilabal - /w/
Alveolar - /r/
Palatal - /j/
All voiced
Nasal
Bilabal - /m/ coMe
Aveolar - /n/ caN
Velar - /ŋ/ siNG
All voiced
Lateral approximant
Alveolar /l/
clear Lbefore vowels - faiLure, biLlion, saiLor
dark L before consonants and ending s- buLL, fooL
voiced
s
e(s) after voiceless consonants except s, ʃ, tʃ
boats, caps, backs
z
before voiced consonant - huSband, tueSday
after prefixes de-, pre-, re-, deSire, preServe, reSist