CONSONANTS,

VOWELS AND B1L1

DIPHTHONGS
 CONSONANTS
INITIAL CONSONANTS
- The sound of the consonant at the beginning of a word.
Example : /r/
Rail
Run
Rate
Rich
Rub
 CONSONANT
FINAL CONSONANTS
- The sound of the consonant at the end of a word.
Example : /r/

Roar
Near
Peer
Hear
Tier
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/l/
Initial consonant Final consonant
Lead Deal
Late Boil
Lime Peel
Last Fail
Lunar Sail
/s/
Sale
Slip
Sure
Safe
Sip
 /s/
Class
Brass
Kiss
Gas
Mess
 /z/
Zebra
Zeal
Zest
Zero
Zone
 /z/
Praise
Raise
Erase
Pause
Tease
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Read out the sentences. Underline the words with the initial and final consonants r
/r/, l /l/, s /s/, z /z/.

1. The big ship sailed into the free trade zone, safe and sound.
2. They acted with such zeal and deserve all our praises.
3. If you stand near the rails, you can hear the roar of the train.
4. When he saw the zebra, he took a pause to snap a few photographs.
5. It is vital to switch off the gas stove before we leave the house.
 DIPHTHONGS
A sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the
sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another (as in coin, loud, and side ).

There are 8 diphthongs in English

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/ aʊ/ / əʊ/ / eə/ /  ɔɪ/
(ow, ou) (o, oa) (er, ar) (oo, ou)
Cloud Cone There Poor
Pound Lone Bare Tourist
Browse Roam Care Contour
Gown Roast Dare Tournament
Town boast Mare tour