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Consonants In English. A speech sound produced by human beings when the breath that flows out through the mouth is blocked by the teeth tongue or lips. In American English there are 23 consonant sounds.
Most consonants are not as smooth-sounding as vowels. In the grammar context a consonant is a speech sound that is partially made by blocking the flow of air through the mouth. Note that the examples are in three columns.
These are the voiced consonants.
A speech sound produced by human beings when the breath that flows out through the mouth is blocked by the teeth tongue or lips. Consonants on the other hand are cut off by the mouth in some way. Consonants may come singily by themselves or in clusters two or more together but must be connected to a vowel to form a syllable. They pop hiss snap or hum.