Чтение согласных english letters’ meaning: consonants

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MEANING(S)

EXAMPLES

Bb

[b]

Boy, baby

Cc

[s] – before e, i, y

[k]

[∫]

City, cycle

Come , cat

Machine, musician, delicious

Dd

[d] – after vowels & voiced consonants in endings

[t] – after voiceless consonants in endings

Played, rained

Stopped, watched

Ff

[f]

[v]

Fine, film

of

Gg

[dʒ] – before e, i, y

[g]

[ʒ]

Gym, gentle, angel

Game, grow !!!girl

Garage, rouge, beige

Hh

[h]

Hello, hamster

Jj

[dʒ]

Jane, joy

Kk

[k]

Kettle, kitchen

Ll

[l]

Lemon, little

Mm

[m]

Money, mirror

Nn

[n]

Nose, novel

Pp

[p]

Pepper, pick

Qq

[k]

Quarrel, quality

Rr

[r]

Right, reality

Ss

[s] – at the beginning of words, after voiceless consonants in endings

[z] – after vowels & voiced consonants

[∫]

[ʒ]

Son, stops, caps

Vases, mends, advertise

Shelf, insurance

Measure, pleasure, usual

Tt

[t]

[t∫]

[∫]

Take, water

Nature, future, picture

Nation, education, initial, ambition

Vv

[v]

Van, cover

Ww

[w]

Wood, wet

Xx

[ks]

[k∫]\[gz]

[gʒ] – before a stressed vowel

Box, fox

Luxury\ luxurious

Luxury

Zz

[z]

Zero, zebra