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ENGLISH STOP CONSONANTS (PLOSIVES)
Stop consonants are weak, low and quiet at the end of words. We stop
the consonant sound and don’t open our lips or tongue again, but at the
beginning of words are strong and long. We stop the consonant sound
for a very short time and open our lips or tongue again.
/p/
help
/help/
sleep
/sliːp/
stop
/stɒp/
/b/
job
/dʒɒb/
rob
/rɒb/
kebab
/kɪˈbæb/
/t/
cat
/kæt/
interest /ˈɪntrəst/ /ˈɪntrest/
plant
/plɑːnt/
/d/
hand
/hænd/
need
/niːd/
word
/wɜːd/
/k/
park
/pɑːk/
talk
/tɔːk/
walk
/wɔːk/
/g/
bag
/bæg/
dog
/dɒg/
leg
/leg/
Stop consonants at the end weak, quiet and short.
Stop consonants at the beginning strong and long.