Consonants

What does consonant mean?

• A consonant is any letter of the alphabet other than vowels.

• A consonant is any letter of the alphabet but also a vowel.

How many consonants are there in the English alphabet?

• There are

  21

• There are

  26

• There are

  12

What is the most common consonant in the English language?

• E

• T

• A

• All of the above

What is the difference between a voiced consonant and a voiceless consonant?

• One is pronounced with vocal vibration and the other without vocal vibration.

• One is pronounced louder than the other.

• There is no difference, they are synonymous.

What is the difference between an obstruent consonant and a fricative consonant?

• They are two terms to refer to the same thing.

• One has an obstructed air passage and the other has a continuous air flow.

• One is pronounced more strongly than the other.

What is the first consonant in the word "elephant" in English?

• E

• F

• L