Did you know that there are 24 different consonant sounds in American English?

When you make these consonant sounds your mouth narrows and the air flow is obstructed by your tongue, teeth and lips. There is a lot of action happening in your mouth when you pronounce consonants so let’s talk more about this.

When you make any consonant sound there are three things that you need to be aware of – the Place, the Manner and Voicing. These are the 3 ‘secrets’ for making English consonant sounds correctly that you need to know.

Click on the link below to read more about consonant articulation and listen to a short audio lesson on American English consonant sounds.