44 consonants

There are 24 consonant sounds in English: /b/ as in bat /d/ as in dog /f/ as in fish /g/ as in goat /h/ as in hat /j/ as in jug /k/ as in cat /l/ as in lamp /m/ as in map /n/ as in nap /p/ as in pan /r/ as in rat /s/ as in sun /t/ as in top /v/ as in van /w/ as in wet /y/ as in yes /z/ as in zip Additionally, there are consonant digraphs: /ch/ as in chip /sh/ as in ship /th/ (voiced) as in this /th/ (unvoiced) as in think /ng/ as in sing /zh/ as in treasure /hw/ as in whale Short Vowel Sounds /a/ as in apple /e/ as in bed /i/ as in sit /o/ as in octopus /u/ as in cut /oo/ as in book /ə/ as in balloon Long Vowels /ā/ as in cake /ē/ as in bee /ī/ as in bike /ō/ as in boat /ū/ as in ruby /yū/ as in cube Diphthongs /oi/ as in oil /ow/ as in cow /aw/ as in claw R-Controlled Vowels /ar/ as in car /er/ as in her /or/ as in corn