Consonant Sounds

Consonant Sounds

Consonant Sounds

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... are produced by completely or partially stopping the breath. ... can be voiceless (VL) or voiced (VD) . ... often come in sound pairs. lips together bottom lip tongue - teeth teeth

VL VD

stop

VL VD

p b

fricative

VL VD

tongue on toothridge

hard palate

back of tongue on soft palate

throat

VL VD

VL VD

VL VD

VL

t d

f v

k g

s z

h

affricat e

nasal

liquid

glide

m

n

l

r

y

Lips Together: Voiceless /p/ & Voiced /b/

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Consonant Sounds Sound-Spelling Pattern- Press the lips together. Then blow out. /p/- has a strong puff of air

p

/b/- does not have a puff of air

b

pair pear pare peach push pan pill post put pay paid spider spout cap cop cup

bear bare beach bush buy bought bring brought break broke broken blow blew blown betting bedding cab tribe

Silent p

Silent b

pneumonia pseudonym psychiatrist psalm ... corps coup cupboard raspberry receipt

debt /dɛt/ doubt /dawt/ ... crumb /kr^m/ dumb /d^m/ numb /n^m/ thumb /th^m/ ... plumber /pl^mər/ tomb /tuwm/ lamb /laem/ climb /klaym/ bomb /bam/ comb /kowm/

When is mb pronounced? mb -s, -ed, -ing, -er silent

m-b separate syllables pronounced

bombs bombed bombing bomber

bom-bard com-bine crum-ble Dum-bo

Lips Together: Voiced /m/

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Consonant Sounds Sound-Spelling Pattern

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Press the lips together. Then make a humming sound.

m

mm

Mrs. some sum dam me

summer hammer

Silent g

diaphragm

Silent l

balm almond salmon

Silent n

autumn hymn solemn damn

Silent b

crumb dumb numb tomb lamb climb bomb comb

Silent m

mnemonic

Homophones

calm

meat mean moan mode morning mourning

palm

meet

Bottom Lip- Teeth Voiceless /f/ & Voiced /v/

thumb

psalm

plumber

mete mien mown mowed

Consonant Sounds Sound-Spelling Pattern

/f/

f

off coffee difficult

ph

photographer physician

silent l

v

friend flood flee fled before leaf

ff gh

/v/

laugh rough tough slough off enough cough trough calf half

f

vet verse vine veal vale veil vial vile of

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