Consonant Phonemes of English

p

bilabial voiceless stop “peer” puh

b

bilabial voiced stop “bin” buh

t

alveolar voiceless stop “top” tuh

d

alveolar voiced stop “deer” duh

k

velar voiceless stop “call” kuh

g

velar voiced stop “gold” guh

ʔ or '

glottal voiceless stop “uh-oh”

f

labiodental voiceless fricative “fire” fuh

v

labiodental voiced fricative “vow” vuh

θ

interdental voiceless fricative “this” thuh

ð

interdental voiced fricative “thing” the

s

alveolar voiceless fricative “soap” s

z

alveolar voiced fricative “zip” z

∫

alveolo-palatal voiceless fricative “show” sh

ʒ

alveolo-palatal voiced fricative “measure” zh

h

glottal voiceless fricative “heave”

t͡ʃ

alveolo-palatal voiceless affricate “chip” ch

d͡ʒ

alveolo-palatal voiced affricate “judge” juh

m

bilabial voiced nasal “month” m

n

alveolar voiced nasal “neck” n

ŋ

velar voiced nasal “hang” ung

l

alveolar voiced lateral liquid “lip” l

ɹ

alveolar voiced rhotic liquid “ride” er

w̥

bilabial voiceless glide / velar voicless glide

w

bilabial voiced glide / velar voiced glide “wow” wuh

j

palatal voiced glide “yay” yuh