Day 4

CONSONANT SOUNDS
Consonants are produced by the interruption of breath
and sound by two organs of speech.
In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a speech sound
that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the
upper Vocal tract; the upper vocal tract being defined as that
part of the vocal tract that lies above the larynx.

p
pen, copy, happy, trap, rapid

The policeman ripped open the Prince’s mask, and

discovered a Pauper named Pippin.

b
back, baby, job, robber, flab

Mr. Bramble bought a Hubble- bubble from the bazaar.

t
tea, tight, button, trouble, battle

The tell-tale-tattler has the ability to rattle a tale at terrific

speed.

d
day, ladder, odd, adder, dread

The last day Danny danced, was the day his grand dad died.
k
key, clock, school, lake, brick

The joker kicked a brick and broke his toe and cried.

g
get, giggle, ghost, lager, brag

A gaggle of geese or goosy-goosy gander.

tʃ
church, match, nature, Gucci, china

There is a church beside the beach.

dʒ
judge, age, soldier, jacket

Jim & Jacqueline eloped together.

f
fat, coffee, rough, photo, stuff

How much further father, for it feels like forever.

v
view, heavy, move, Venice, live

Veronica, Victoria and Venus were very vivacious.

θ
thing, author, path, breath

Think your thoughts through and through.

ð
this, other, smooth, though, lather

Although they loved each other, mother loved her brother

most.

s
soon, cease, sister, sea, saddle

Seven times seven, I’m sorry for what I said.

z
zero, music, roses, buzz, graze

The day’s pleasure was a vision of a zebra on the horizon.

ʃ
ship, sure, national, shore, bashful, Chivalric

Shells on the shore shone in the shining sunshine.

ʒ
pleasure, vision, garage, version

It’s a pleasure to meet you.

h
hot, whole, ahead, ahoy

Harry held a heavy hand over his heaving heart.

m
more, hammer, sum, lame, jam

Major Michael marched in a measured manner.

n
nice, know, funny, sun, rain

The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.

ŋ
ring, anger, things, sung

Please bring the pudding!

l
light, valley, feel, lantern

The landlady loudly proclaimed the rental increase.

r
right, wrong, roster, rampage

Red riding hood rode to her granny’s forest on a horse.

j
yet, use, beauty, few, yatch

Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.

w
wet, one, when, queen, Whine

Wilson was worried about the warm weather.