G,C, and S
The three consonants that can be pronounced as hard or soft are C, G, and S. Their pronunciation depends on the vowel that follows them in a word.
Examples of unstressed consonants include the 't' sound in the word "silent" and the 'd' sound in the word "faded." These consonants are pronounced quickly and with less emphasis compared to stressed consonants in speech.
The voiced consonants l, m, n, v and z are "vocalic," and may be pronounced continuously without any proper vowel at all. The letter Y is both a vowel and a consonant. The letter W is pronounced as a vowel in diphthongs such as how ("ha-oo").
Piglet, Suckling pig Lechón is pronounced leh-CHON
The silent consonant in "lamb" is the letter "b." It is not pronounced in the word.
Soft consonants are consonant sounds that are pronounced with a relatively weak or gentle articulation. They are generally characterized by a lack of a strong burst of air when pronounced, unlike their hard counterparts. Soft consonants are common in languages like Russian and Irish.
Silent consonants are words that are spelled with silent letters. Example: Knife - the k is silent - and it is pronounced "nife" but is spelled knife
Both of the letters "e" are short (like the first "e" in "desert"). The consonants are pronounced as usual.
bl, ph, br, ck, cl, ch, sq
Vowels are speech sounds produced with an open vocal tract, while consonants are speech sounds produced with a partial or complete obstruction of airflow. Vowels can usually be pronounced on their own, while consonants often need a vowel to be pronounced in a word. In English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y and w, while the rest of the letters are consonants.
In English, consonants like 'k,' 'j,' 'v,' 'w,' 'x,' 'y,' 'z' cannot be doubled because they do not have the ability to be pronounced twice in succession within the same syllable. Doubling these consonants would change the pronunciation of the word or make them unpronounceable in English.