Hello Friends ! We have studied in detail about the Classification of consonants in the previous notes. And we promised you that in today’s notes we will learn about 24 English Consonant Sounds with Phonetic Symbols.
Along with this, we are also presenting you a list of organs that produce these consonant sounds. So that you do not have any problem in using them and you can clear this topic well. So let’s start :
Consonant Sounds Phonetic Symbolswith Organs of Speech
Consonant Sounds-Phonetic Symbolswith Organs of Speech in English Grammar : Friends ! The table below gives you information about consonant sounds and their phonetic symbols. Along with this, you are also being told about the organs that produce these sounds. It is as follows :
#Plosives :
Sr. No.
Pronunciation
Phonetic Symbols
Organs of Speech
01.
प
/p/
Bilabial
02.
ब
/b/
Bilabial
03.
ट
/t/
Alveolar
04.
ड
/d/
Alveolar
05.
क
/k/
Velar
06.
ग
/g/
Velar
#Fricatives :
Sr. No.
Pronunciation
Phonetic Symbols
Organs of Speech
01.
फ
/f/
Labio-dental
02.
व
/v/
Labio-dental
03.
द
/ð/
Dental
04.
थ
/θ/
Dental
05.
स
/s/
Alveolar
06.
ज़
/z/
Alveolar
07.
श
/ʃ/
Palato Alveolar
08.
श् ज्
/ʒ/
Palato Alveolar
09.
ह
/h/
Glottal
#Affricates :
Sr. No.
Pronunciation
Phonetic Symbols
Organs of Speech
01.
च
/ʈʃ/
Palato Alveolar Voiceless
02.
ज
/dʒ/
Palato Alveolar Voiced
#Sonorants :
Sr. No.
Pronunciation
Phonetic Symbols
Organs of Speech
01.
म
/m/
Bilabial Nasal
02.
न
/n/
Alveolar Nasal
03.
अं
/ŋ/
Velar Nasal
04.
ल
/l/
Lateral
#Glides :
Sr. No.
Pronunciation
Phonetic Symbols
Organs of Speech
01.
व
/w/
Rounded Labio-Velar
02.
य
/j/
Tongue Front Palatal
03.
र
/r/
Frictionless Continuents
24 English Consonant Sounds with Examples :
24 English Consonant Sounds with Examples : Friends ! Now let us try to understand English Consonant Sounds with some examples. Here you are being explained Consonant Sounds with Initial, Medial and End words in the table. It is as follows :
Plosives Consonants with Phonetic Symbols and Examples :
Sr. No.
Pronunciation
Phonetic Symbols
English Consonant
Initial Word
Medial Word
End Word
01.
प
/p/
p
Peak, Pride
Open, Appear
Group, Shop
02.
ब
/b/
b
Big, Begin
Able, About
Club, Bulb
03.
ट
/t/
t
Try, Tool
Attend, Pretend
Sit, Bit
04.
ड
/d/
d
Dear, Dog
Riding, Wedding
Afraid, Hide
05.
क
/k/
k, c, cc, ck, ch, qu
King, Kite, Cool, Cat, Chemist, Queen, Quick
Cooker, Local, Occasion, Thicker, Requirement
Bark, Dark, Music, Brick,Thick, Technique
06.
ग
/g/
g
Girl, Go
Again, Eager
Big, Beg
Fricatives Consonants with Phonetic Symbols and Examples :
Affricates Consonants with Phonetic Symbols and Examples :
Sr. No.
Pronunciation
Phonetic Symbols
English Consonant
Initial Word
Medial Word
End Word
01.
च
/ʈʃ/
ch, tch, ture, tune, tion
Chain, Choice
Achieve, Kitchen, Fortune, Question
Attach, Catch, Nature, Future
02.
ज
/dʒ/
j, g, dg, gg, di, de, dj
Jug, Joy, Gem
Imagine, Suggest, Adjust, Adjoin
Age, Bridge, Edge, Soldier, Grandeur
Sonorants Consonants with Phonetic Symbols and Examples :
Sr. No.
Pronunciation
Phonetic Symbols
English Consonant
Initial Word
Medial Word
End Word
01.
म
/m/
m
Man, Make
Lemon, Among
Game, Film
02.
न
/n/
n
Nation, Nest
Monitor, Infant
Pen, Mean
03.
अं
/ŋ/
ng
–
Singer, Anger
Sing, Young
04.
ल
/l/
l
Love, Leave
Fly, Field
Call, Feel
Glides Consonants with Phonetic Symbols and Examples :
Sr. No.
Pronunciation
Phonetic Symbols
English Consonant
Initial Word
Medial Word
End Word
01.
व
/w/
w, wh, u
Word, What
Always, Quick
–
02.
य
/j/
y, u, ui, ue, ew, eau
Yes, Union
Tune, Suit, Fuel, Viewer, Beauty
Pure, Hue, True, New
03.
र
/r/
r
Read, Royal
Very, Price
–
So here were some important tables, which will help you to understand 24 English Consonant Sounds with Phonetic Symbols better. Friends ! You memorize these tables very well so that you do not make any mistake in the use of phonetic symbols.
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