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Consonant, which comes from the Latin word consŏnans, is an adjective used to
indicate a voice with respect to a different one that has the same consonance. For
phonetics, consonant is the sound that, at the moment of being pronounced,
produces an interruption of the flow of air that expires or generates a shrinking of
the vocal canal that causes the sound to come out with frication.
For example: "The teacher began to teach us the consonants", "Sometimes I
confuse the orthographic rules linked to certain consonants, like M-B or N-V", "The
children first learn to recognize the vowels and then the conson.
2. How many consonants does English have and write them ?
B Bi
C
C
i
D Di
F Ef
G Jyi
J Jei
K Kei
M Em
N En
P Pi
Q Kiu
R Ar
S Es
T Ti
V Vi
3) Which are the consonants inserted latest ?
Realizations of / r /
Development related to / l /
There are many differences in pronunciation between British and American English, but most
of them are not very important. Here we are only going to write about the most important
differences for an English student, to help understand the other accent better. (We will use the
British phonetic symbols).
American consonants
b ch d f
g h j k
l m n p
r s sh t
th th v w
y z
British consonants
oat
moʊ yes
bɪs
lot
oʊt jɛs
meɪ ˈleɪtər
lɑt ˈdɑktər ˈsɜr
ˌneɪm
leɪd
ˈprɪti
sɛd
ˈtaɪgər