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English consonant sounds

English consonant sounds

British English consonant sounds

We explain the 24 British English consonant sounds in short videos (Lessons 6-11) and give examples of spelling and quizzes as part of our English pronunciation sounds course.

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We also recommend watching the introduction to our British English pronunciation sounds course.

The whole course has 12 videos and you can learn all the British English pronunciation sounds in less than 30 minutes.

(6) English Consonant sounds: p b t d

You can watch, listen and repeat each consonant sound (p b t d) and the examples.

Spellings: p b t d

Here are spelling examples for each consonant sound (p b t d).

p pen, apple
b banana, rabbit
t teacher, letter, watched
d dog, address, lived

Quiz: p b t d

Choose the consonant sound (p b t d) that we have underlined in each word.

1. play

2. battery

3. closed

4. band

5. address

6. copper

7. doctor

8. stopped

9. hobby

10. dinner

(7) English consonant sounds: tʃ dʒ k g

You can watch, listen and repeat each consonant sound (tʃ dʒ k g) and the examples.

Spellings: tʃ dʒ k g

Here are spelling examples for each consonant sound (tʃ dʒ k g).

tʃ chair, match, picture
dʒ job, gym, image, fridge
k cat, clock, kangaroo, mechanic, queen
g go, bigger

Quiz: tʃ dʒ k g

Choose the consonant sound (tʃ dʒ k g) that we have underlined in each word.

1. bridge

2. catch

3. creature

4. cold

5. age

6. trick

7. egg

8. gold

9. chat

10. jump

(8) English consonant sounds: f v θ ð

You can watch, listen and repeat each consonant sound (f v θ ð) and the examples.

Spellings: f v θ ð

Here are spelling examples for each consonant sound (f v θ ð).

f foot, traffic, phone, laugh
v vegetable, of, live
θ think
ð mother, breathe

Quiz: f v θ ð

Choose the consonant sound (f v θ ð) that we have underlined in each word.

1. that

2. feather

3. length

4. tough

5. eleven

6. coffee

7. photo

8. finger

9. thank

10. love

(9) English consonant sounds: s z ʃ ʒ

You can watch, listen and repeat each consonant sound (s z ʃ ʒ) and the examples.

Spellings: s z ʃ ʒ

Here are spelling examples for each consonant sound (s z ʃ ʒ).

s sun, glass, city, nice, scenery
z zero, brothers, raise, maze, jazz
ʃ shower, sugar, national, machine, special
ʒ television, beige

Quiz: s z ʃ ʒ

Choose the consonant sound (s z ʃ ʒ) that we have underlined in each word.

1. size

2. recipe

3. chef

4. action

5. decision

6. race

7. zebra

8. days

9. shop

10. summer

(10) English consonant sounds: m n ŋ h

You can watch, listen and repeat each consonant sound (m n ŋ h) and the examples.

Spellings: m n ŋ h

Here are spelling examples for each consonant sound (m n ŋ h).

m man, summer, lamb
n nurse, tennis, knife
ŋ thing, think
h house, who

Quiz: m n ŋ h

Choose the consonant sound (m n ŋ h) that is underlined in each word.

1. dinner

2. head

3. drink

4. whole

5. song

6. thin

7. know

8. grammar

9. thumb

10. swim

(11) English consonant sounds: l r w j

You can watch, listen and repeat each consonant sound (l r w j) and the examples.

Spellings: l r w j

Here are spelling examples for each consonant sound (l r w j).

l land, wall
r river, tomorrow, write
w week, when, _one, q_ueen
j you, _use, n_ew, v_iew, arg_ue

Quiz: l r w j

Choose the consonant sound (l r w j) that is underlined in each word.

1. read

2. qu_ick

3. wrong

4. _uniform

5. water

6. tall

7. yellow

8. what

9. lemon

10. sorry

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