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English Consonant Sounds Chart

Although there are 21 consonant letters in English, there are actually 24 unique consonant sounds. This phonetic alphabet chart groups these sounds according to similarity. See also: Vowel Sounds Chart.

Dictionary Symbol

International
Phonetic Alphabet

Example word(s)

Stops (sounds you cannot hold)
p p pink
b b boy
t t tall
d d dog
ch tʃ chair
j dʒ jump, giant
k k car, kite, quit
g g girl
Fricatives (sounds you can hold)
f f fun, phone
v v van
th θ thanks
dh or th ð these
s s sun
z z zoo
sh ʃ shine
zh ʒ measure   **never occurs at the beginning of a word
Nasals
m m man
n n nice
ng ŋ king   **never occurs at the beginning of a word
Other
h h happy
l l love
r ɹ run
y j yellow
w w water
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