Consonant

Consonants: Sounds which are made with some obstruction to the airflow in the oral cavity

There are 24 consonants

9 voiceless sounds: p, t, k, f, θ, s, ʃ, tʃ, h

15 voiced sounds: b, g, d, v, ð, z, ʒ, dʒ, m, n, ŋ, l, r, j, w

Manner of articulation (vị trí cấu âm)

Voicing ( xđ âm vô thanh or hữu thanh)

Place of articulation ( Phương thức cấu âm)

maker

two syllables “mak”: two consonants “m” “k” plus one vowel “a” “er”: one vowel “e” plus one consonant “r”

slow

one syllable three consonants “s” “l” “w” and one vowel “o”