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This document provides an extensive analysis of English consonants, detailing their phonetic characteristics, places and manners of articulation, and voicing status. Each consonant is classified according to its position in the mouth, such as lips, ridge, and throat, along with a description of its manner—stop, fricative, or affricate. It also highlights voiced versus voiceless characteristics, minimal pairs, and common spelling errors associated with each phoneme. Ideal for linguistics students and educators looking to enhance their understanding of English phonetics.
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Aa short • Voiced • Position: low, front long KS09
Bb Place: lips Manner: stop • Voiced:throat vibrates • Voiceless minimal pair /p/ • Likely spelling errors: m, p KS09
Cc • Voiceless: No Vibration • Voiced minimal pair: /g/ • Likely spelling errors: k, g Hard • Voiceless: No Vibration • Voiced minimal pair: /z/ • Likely spelling errors: s Soft KS09
Dd Place:ridge/teeth Manner: stop • Voiced: throat vibrates • Voiceless minimal pair /t/ • Likely spelling errors: t, n KS09
Ee short • Voiced • Position: mid, front long KS09
Ff Place:teeth/lips Manner: fricative • Voiceless: no vibration • Voiced minimal pair /v/ • Likely spelling errors: v KS09
Gg Place: back of throat Manner: stop • Voiced: throat vibrates • Voiceless minimal pair /k/ • Likely spelling errors: k, c Hard • Voiced: throat vibrates • Voiceless minimal pair /ch/ • Likely spelling errors: j Soft Place: roof of mouth Manner: affricate KS09
Hh Place: glottis Manner: glide • Voiceless • No minimal pair KS09
Ii short • Voiced • Position: high, front long KS09
Jj Place: roof of mouth Manner: affricate • Voiced: throat vibrates • Voiceless minimal pair /ch/ • Likely spelling errors: ch KS09
Kk Place: back of throat Manner: stop • Voiceless: no vibration • Voiced minimal pair /g/ • Likely spelling errors: c, g KS09
Ll Place: ridge/teeth Manner: liquid • Voiced:throat vibrates • No minimal pair • Likely spelling errors: w, y KS09
Mm Place: lips Manner: nasal • Voiced:throat vibrates • No minimal pair • Likely spelling errors: b, p KS09
Nn Place: ridge/teeth Manner: nasal • Voiced:throat vibrates • No minimal pair • Likely spelling errors: d KS09
Oo short • Voiced • Position: low, back long KS09
Pp Place: lips Manner: stop • Voiceless: no vibration • Voiced minimal pair /b/ • Likely spelling errors: b, m KS09
qu + • Two phonemes • Likely spelling errors: kw KS09
Rr Place: ridge/teeth Manner: liquid RRrr • Voiced: Throat vibrates • No minimal pair • Likely spelling errors: w, l KS09
Ss Place: ridge/teeth Manner: fricative • Voiceless: no vibration • Voiced minimal pair /z/ • Likely spelling errors: z, th KS09
Tt Place: ridge/teeth Manner: stop • Voiceless: no vibration • Voiced minimal pair /d/ • Likely spelling errors: d KS09
Uu short • Voiced • Position: mid, central long KS09
Vv Place: teeth/lips Manner: fricative • Voiced:throat vibrates • Voiceless minimal pair /f/ • Likely spelling errors: f, th KS09
Ww Place: back of throat Manner: glide • Voiced:throat vibrates • No minimal pair • Likely spelling errors: KS09
Xx + • Two phonemes • Likely spelling errors: ks KS09
Yy Place: roof of mouth Manner: glide • Voiced • Likely spelling errors: l KS09
Zz Place: ridge/teeth Manner: fricative • Voiced:throat vibrates • Voiceless minimal pair /s/ • Likely spelling errors: th KS09
ch Place:roof of mouth Manner: afficate • Voiceless: no vibration • Voiced minimal pair /j/ • Likely spelling errors: j, sh KS09
sh Place: roof of mouth Manner: fricative • Voiceless: no vibration • Voiced minimal pair: /zh/ • as in measure • Likely spelling errors: KS09
th Place: tongue/teeth Manner: fricative noisy • Voiced: Throat vibratres • Voiced minimal pair /th/ • Likely spelling errors: v • Voiceless: no vibration • Voiced minimal pair /th/ • Likely spelling errors: f quiet KS09
Wh Place: back of throat Manner: glide • Voiceless • Minimal pair: /w/ • Likely spelling errors: w KS09
ng Place: back of throat Manner: nasal k ing • Voiced: throat vibrates • No minimal pair • Likely spelling errors: n, g KS09
tr + • Two phonemes • Minimal pair /dr/ • Likely spelling errors: ch • due to co-articulation KS09
dr + • Two phonemes • Minimal pair /tr/ • Likely spelling errors: j • due to co-articulation KS09