Vowel and Consonant Sounds for JSS2

In the word 'comb', the letter 'b' is silent. It is not pronounced. This is a common example of a silent letter in English.

In the word 'write', the letter 'w' is silent. When 'w' comes before 'r' at the beginning of a word, it is not pronounced.

In 'giant', the letter 'g' makes the /dʒ/ sound, the same as in 'gem'. In 'gate', 'girl', and 'game', the 'g' makes the hard /ɡ/ sound.

The word 'judge' begins with the voiced /dʒ/ sound. This is the same sound as the letter 'j' in 'jump'. 'Church' and 'chip' begin with the voiceless /tʃ/ sound.

In the word 'psychology', the letter 'p' is silent. When 'p' appears before 's' at the start of a word, it is not pronounced.

The word 'fan' begins with /f/, which is a voiceless consonant. The vocal cords do not vibrate when producing this sound. 'Van' begins with the voiced /v/ sound.

/p/ is voiceless and /b/ is voiced — they are produced in the same position in the mouth but differ in whether the vocal cords vibrate. This makes them a voiced/voiceless pair.

In the word 'chorus', the 'ch' makes the /k/ sound, just like in 'chemistry'. In words like 'chair', 'cheese', and 'church', 'ch' makes the /tʃ/ sound.

The word 'they' has the voiced /ð/ sound, the same as in 'this'. Words like 'think', 'three', and 'thumb' have the voiceless /θ/ sound.

In the word 'know', the letter 'k' is silent. When 'k' comes before 'n' at the beginning of a word, it is not pronounced.

The word 'meet' contains the long vowel sound /iː/, just like 'feet'. Words like 'sit', 'bit', and 'hit' have the short vowel sound /ɪ/.

The word 'night' contains the diphthong /aɪ/, the same gliding vowel sound found in 'bike'. The other words contain the short /ɪ/ sound.

The word 'moon' contains the long vowel sound /uː/, just like 'food'. Words like 'foot', 'book', and 'wood' have the shorter /ʊ/ sound.

The word 'coin' contains the diphthong /ɔɪ/, the same gliding vowel sound found in 'boy'. This is a common diphthong in English.

The word 'road' contains the diphthong /əʊ/, the same gliding vowel sound found in 'boat'. The other words have a short /ɒ/ sound.

The word 'ship' contains the short vowel sound /ɪ/, the same as in 'sit'. Words like 'seat', 'feet', and 'sheep' have the long /iː/ sound.

The word 'palm' contains the long vowel sound /ɑː/, just like 'father'. The other words contain the short /æ/ sound.

The word 'loud' contains the diphthong /aʊ/, the same gliding sound found in 'house'. The other options do not have this sound.

The word 'rain' contains the diphthong /eɪ/, the same gliding vowel sound found in 'play'. A diphthong is a sound made by combining two vowel sounds.

The word 'hat' contains the short vowel sound /æ/, the same as in 'cat'. Words like 'father', 'far', and 'calm' contain the longer /ɑː/ sound.