The 'th' sound in "weather" is initial, as it is the first sound in the word.
The initial sound in the word "ago" is the "ay" sound, pronounced as /əˈɡoʊ/.
Assonance is an initial repeating consonant sound.
Chronic is the only one of the three with a short o sound.
The word "jolly" has the same initial sound as "giant."
The initial sound in the word "tin" is the voiceless alveolar stop /t/.
The word "newspaper" has the initial sound as noodle.
Alliteration.
Alliteration.
a e i o u
Initial vowel sound: apple, elephant, igloo Medial vowel sounds: banana, hello, tiger
The initial sound produced in a speech sound is known as the "phonation state." This refers to whether the vocal cords are vibrating ("voiced") or not ("voiceless") when the sound is produced. Phonation state is a key feature in distinguishing sounds in various languages.