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Consonant Sounds (Phonics)
Consonant Sounds (Phonics)
COLLEGE READING
WITH PHONICS
(Consonants)
BY
TOMMY
Part I, Chapter One:
Phonics I: Consonants
THIS CHAPTER IN A NUTSHELL
• Twenty-one of the twenty-six letters of the English alphabet are
consonants.
— Fifteen consonants have only one sound when they appear by
themselves: b, f, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, t, v, w, y, and z.
— Six consonants have more than one sound: c, d, g, q, s, and x.
b c d f g h
j
k l m n p q
r
s t v w x y
z
SINGLE CONSONANTS WITH ONLY ONE SOUND
c g d q s x
SINGLE CONSONANTS WITH MORE THAN
ONE SOUND: Sounds of c
What other words can you think of that are examples of the
soft sound of c? of the hard sound of c?
SINGLE CONSONANTS WITH MORE THAN
ONE SOUND: Sounds of g
What other words can you think of that are examples of the
soft sound of g? of the hard sound of g?
SINGLE CONSONANTS WITH MORE THAN
ONE SOUND: Sounds of d
antique plaque
mosquito
SINGLE CONSONANTS WITH MORE THAN
ONE SOUND: Sounds of s
The consonant blends below begin with s. They are found at the
beginning and in the middle of words.
Examples:
bless clam reflect eagle apply
TYPES OF CONSONANT COMBINATIONS
Consonant Blends: Blends that end in r
Examples:
broke increase dream afraid greed
pray contract
TYPES OF CONSONANT COMBINATIONS
Consonant Blends: Other blends
Examples:
softly child meltdown lamp hand
bankbook painting
TYPES OF CONSONANT COMBINATIONS
Consonant Digraphs
• A consonant digraph is a pair of consonants that combine together to make a new sound that is very different
from the sound of either of the two letters.
The diagraph sh does not sound like any single letter. It has
a sound of its own.
• Fifteen consonants have only one sound when they stand alone:
b, f, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, t, v, w, y, and z.