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    Consonants and Vowels By: Zahraa Albayaty

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    This document discusses vowels and consonants in English. It defines vowels as sounds produced with an open vocal tract, while consonants are letters that are not vowels. It provides tables of the most common vowel and consonant sounds in English, including examples of words containing each sound. The document notes there are 24 consonant sounds that are divided into 9 voiced sounds, which involve vocal cord vibration, and 15 voiceless sounds without vibration.

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    This document discusses vowels and consonants in English. It defines vowels as sounds produced with an open vocal tract, while consonants are letters that are not vowels. It provides tables of the most common vowel and consonant sounds in English, including examples of words containing each sound. The document notes there are 24 consonant sounds that are divided into 9 voiced sounds, which involve vocal cord vibration, and 15 voiceless sounds without vibration.

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    This document discusses vowels and consonants in English. It defines vowels as sounds produced with an open vocal tract, while consonants are letters that are not vowels. It provides tables of the most common vowel and consonant sounds in English, including examples of words containing each sound. The document notes there are 24 consonant sounds that are divided into 9 voiced sounds, which involve vocal cord vibration, and 15 voiceless sounds without vibration.

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    Consonants and Vowels

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    Zahraa Albayaty

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    Vowel Sounds
    Zahraa albayaty
    A vowel is a sound produced with a comparatively open configuration of the vocal tract. In
    everyday language, a vowel is a letter (sound) of the English alphabet that is not a consonant.
    five English vowels is ( i, a, e, o, u ) . and this table is the most important vowel sounds.
    Sound Example Sound Example
    a: arm, park , star əʊ note, phone, coat
    æ cat , act, lap ᴐ: form, more, sort
    aɪ five, eye, dive ᴐɪ boy, coin
    aʊ now, out, down ʊ good, could, put
    e met, lend, pen u: tool, rule, flew
    eɪ say , main, weight ʊə pure, sure, cure
    eə where, air, care ɜ: sir, search, word
    ɪ hit ,fit , win ʌ luck, cup, blood
    i: see, feed, beat ə away, cinema, about
    ɪə near, clear, beard
    ɒ lot, lost, spot
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    Consonant Sounds
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    The consonant sounds is a letter (sound) of the English alphabet that is not a vowel. (24) sound.
    Consonant sounds is divided into 2 section : (9) voice and (15) voiceless.
    • If they vibrate as the sound is produced, its said to be voiced.
    Such as in { b, d, g, v, ð, z, Ʒ, ʤ, m, n, ɳ, l, r, w, j }.
    • If they don’t vibrate as a sound is produced, its said to be voiceless.
    Such as in {p, t, k, f, s, ʃ, ʧ, Ɵ, h}.

    sound e.g. sound e.g. sound e.g. sound e.g.

    /b/ ball /Ʒ/ usual /r/ run /f/ fit

    /d/ door /ʤ/ gem /w/ win /Ɵ/ thin

    /g/ get /m/ mat /j/ yes /s/ soon

    /v/ love /n/ nine /p/ pay /ʃ/ ship

    /ð/ then /ɳ/ sing /t/ talk /ʧ/ cheap

    /z/ zero /l/ lip /k/ king /h/ hat


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