This document discusses consonant sounds and how they are classified based on voicing, place of articulation, and manner of articulation. It provides examples of words that demonstrate different consonant sounds, such as "this", "chips", "judge", and how sounds can vary between dialects like the pronunciation of "butter" in British and American English. The document encourages the reader to consider how important understanding consonant sounds is and to think of specific cases where they use this knowledge in speech.

1. Consonant sounds
Voicing, place of articulation and manner of articulation

2. How important is it for you to manage this
information about consonant sounds?
 Write your ideas in this space and share them with your peers please.

3. Think on specific and significant cases in
which you use this knowledge about
consonant sounds:
 This /ðɪs/
These /ðiːz/
 Chips /tʃɪps/
Ships /ʃɪps/

4.  Judge /dʒʌdʒ/
 Touch /tʌtʃ/
 Butter UK /ˈbʌtəʳ/ Amer. /bʌɾɚ/
Chop /tʃɑp/
Chopped /tʃɑpt/