Consonants
Definition
Is a sound that is made when the airflow is blocked by either your lips or your tongue. It is a solid block which with we construct words, phrases and sentences.
/tʃ/
Voiceless, palatal, affricate
Catch
/dʒ/
Voiced, palatal, affricate
Juice
/m/
Voiced, bilabial, nasal
Mushroom
/n/
Voiced, alveolar, nasal
Night
/ŋ/
Voiced, velar, nasal
Enjoying
/l/
Voiced, alveolar, liquids
Large
/r/
Voiced, alveolar, liquids
Around
/w/
Voiced, bilabial, semivowel/glide
Award
/hw/
Voiceless, bilabial, semivowel/glide
Who
/y/
Voiced, palatal, semivowel/glide
Usually
/h/
Voiceless, glottal, fricative
Ohio
Alophones
Aspirated
[pʰ]
Police
[kʰ]
Cow
[tʰ]
Train
Final position (unreleased)
[p°]
Trap
[k°]
Desk
[t°]
Secret
[b°]
Bomb
[d°]
Bed
[g°]
Drug
[ɫ]
Voiced, velar, liquids
Tall
[l̩]
People
[ʔn̩]
Mountain
[ɾ]
Louder
[n̩]
Even
/p/
Voiceless, bilabial, Stop
Opportunity
/b/
Voiced, bilabial, stop
Trouble
/t/
Voiceless, alveolar, stop
Attention
/d/
Voiced, alveolar, stop
Addition
/k/
Voiceless, velar, stop
Taking
/g/
Voiced, velar, stop
Arguing
/f/
Voiceless, labiodental, fricative
Fortune
/v/
Voiced, labiodental, fricative
Vowel
/ð/
Voiced, dental, fricative
They
/θ/
Voiceless, dental, fricative
Thanks
/s/
Voiceless, alveolar, fricative
Student
/z/
Voiced, alveolar, fricative
Brazil
/ʃ/
Voiceless, palatal, fricative
Wish
/ʒ/
Voiced, palatal, fricative
Pleasure