English Sounds

alias
English Phonetics
How many Alphabets are there
in English Language?

ONE
(1)
English has one alphabet which
has 26 letters.
These 26 letters produce
44 sounds.
Phonetic
Consonant
VowelSounds
Monophthongs
Sounds
Short
Sounds
(44)
(20)
Vowels
(24)
(12)
(7)
This Chart
shows the 44
sounds of
English with
their
classification.
CONSONANT SOUNDS : “ THE MAJORITY”
The sounds created when the mouth is obstructed,
most often by the tongue or teeth.

=
24
VOICED CONSONANT SOUNDS : “THE NOISY ONES”
The consonant sounds that make vibrations in the
larynx when produced.

= 15
UNVOICED CONSONANT SOUNDS : “THE QUIET ONES”
The consonant sounds that do not make vibrations in
the larynx when produced.

=9
VOWEL SOUNDS: “THE VIPS”
The sounds created by free passage of breath the
larynx, without any obstruction.

= 20
SHORT VOWEL SOUND : “THE QUICK ONES”
A vowel sound that is produced for a short amount of
time.

=7
LONG VOWEL SOUND: “THE SLOW ONES”

A vowel sound that is produced for a longer amount

of time than a short vowel.

=5
DIPHTHONGS Alias “DOUBLE VOWELS” Alias
“GLIDING VOWELS” : “THE BLACK SHEEP”
The vowel sounds that start as one sound and
finish as another sound.

=8
These 8 DIPHTHONGS have some well- behaving
siblings that we have already met :
The Short Vowels and The Long Vowels.

They only have ONE VOWEL SOUND. Together, they

are called MONOPHTHONGS.

=
12
Phonetic
“TheSounds
“The
VIPs”The
Black
(44)
Vowel
Slow
Sheep”
Ones”
Diphthongs
Long