Consonant Sounds
… are produced by completely or partially stopping the breath.
… can be voiceless (vl) or voiced (vd).
… can come in sound pairs.
All Consonant Sound Lessons & Quizzes
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Transcription Audio Quiz
You will hear each sound 3 times.
You can clearly hear if a sound is voiceless or voiced.
Quiz 2
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Consonant Sounds with Transcription
vl = voiceless (no vibration of vocal cords)
vd = voiced (vibration of vocal cords)
| vl | vd | vl | vd | vl | vd | vl | vd | vl | vd | vl | vd | vl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| stop | /p paint | b/ ball | /t tree | d/ dog | /k cat | g/ girl | |||||||
| fricative | /f farm | v/ view | /θ three | ð/ brothers | /s swan | z/ zebra | /ʃ Russia | ʒ/ Asia | /h/ hurry | ||||
| affricate | /t͡ʃ church | d͡ʒ/ July | |||||||||||
| nasal | /m/ music | /n/ numbers | /ŋ/ sing | ||||||||||
| liquid | /l/ lamp | /r/ red flowers | |||||||||||
| glide | /y/ yellow | /w/ wish | |||||||||||
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