The English

consonants
Marcela Fuentes D.
Postgraduate programme
UGM

The English
consonants
Sounds with no air obstruction (stricture)
24 consonant sounds, different
categories:
Voicing
Place of articulation
Manner of articulation

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Voicing

Voiced Consonants
i
bit, si, stil, lif <beat, sea, steel,
leave>
I

bIt, sIk, lIp, lIv <bit, sick, lip, live>

bet, frend, rek <bet, friend, wreck>

kQt, trQp, bQd <cat, trap, bad>

A
lk, spt, lN, drp <lock, spot,
long>

The English vowels

lk, spt, lN, drp <lock, spot, long>

bt, spt, l <bought, sport, law>

lUk, bUk, tUk <look, book, took>

u
rum, grup, but <room, group,
boot>

bld, bs, mnT <blood, bus, month>

The English vowels

ps, gl, fst <purse, girl, first>

baUt, titS, mAvls <about, teacher,

marvelous>
// and // have the same sound, but // is
much shorter than // and its never
accented.

Closing diphthongs

Centring diphthons

Diphthongs
eI

beI, meI, leIdi <bay, May, lady>

bUt, nU, rUd <boat, no, road>

aI

maIn, maI, raIs <mine, my, rice>

aU faUnd, maUT, naU <found, mouth,

now>
I

bI, tI, mIst <boy, toy, moist>

Diphthongs
I

tIz, hI, mI <tears, here, mere>

e
fe, stez, he <fair/ fare, stairs,
hair>
U
tU, jUrp, kjU <tour, Europe,
cure>

t, jrp, kj <tour, Europe, cure>