English has 24 consonant sounds, and 21 consonants. When it comes to the pronunciation of these consonants, we divide them into 2 categories: voiced and voiceless consonants.\u00a0 Keep in mind, s<\/span>ome consonant sounds are a combination of letters (e.g. ch<\/em> or th<\/em>). Happily, we write <\/span>16 of the 24 consonants sounds just using their own letters! Much easier to remember these ones, right?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n B<\/span> \/b\/\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0F<\/span> \/f\/<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0H<\/span> \/h\/<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 R<\/span> \/r\/<\/span><\/p>\n D<\/span> \/d\/<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0V<\/span> \/v\/<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0M<\/span> \/m\/<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0W<\/span> \/w\/<\/span><\/p>\n P <\/span> \/p\/<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 S<\/span> \/s\/<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 N<\/span> \/n\/<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0G<\/span> \/g\/<\/span><\/p>\n T <\/span> \/t\/<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Z<\/span> \/z\/<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 L<\/span> \/l\/<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 K <\/span> \/k\/<\/span><\/p>\n (The remaining 8 consonant sounds are:\u00a0 \u00a0 \/\u03b8\/\u00a0 \/\u00f0\/\u00a0 \/\u0283\/<\/span>\u00a0 \/\u0292\/\u00a0<\/span> \/\u0288\u0283\/\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> \/d\u0292\/\u00a0 <\/span>\/j\/\u00a0 \/\u014b\/)<\/span><\/p>\n 11 of these 16 sounds listed above are voiced<\/em>.\u00a0 This means that we use our vocal cords to create the sounds of:<\/span><\/p>\n (The other voiced consonants are: <\/span>\/\u00f0\/<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 \/\u0292\/\u00a0<\/span> \/j\/<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>\/\u014b\/<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n How can you tell if you\u2019re voicing a consonant?\u00a0 If you place your hand on your throat when you make these sounds, you should feel your vocal cords move.<\/span><\/p>\n Check out this video for more tips on how to determine if a consonant is voiced – and learn why it even matters!<\/p>\nWhat are Voiced Consonants?<\/b><\/h2>\n
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