Listening for Consonant Contrast (AmE)

Audio for Consonant Contrast

Audio by TriciaG, LibriVox.org

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[p] – [b] as in PET – BET

pack – back, rope – robe, rip – rib, tap – tab;

[t] – [d] as in TIP – DIP

feet – feed, write – ride, hurt – heard, stopped – robbed;

[k] – [g] as in COAT – GOAT

pack – bag, pick – pig, lock – log;

[f] – [v] as in FAN – VAN

safe – save, leaf – leave, knife – knives;

[v] – [w] as in VINE – WINE

Vin – win, vet – wet, very – well, vow – wow;

[sh] – [zh] as in MISSION – VISION

special – usual, pressure – pleasure;

[ch] – [j] as in RICH – RIDGE

cheap – jeep, batch – badge, match – message;

[s] – [z] as in SIP – ZIP

sign – design, race – raise, advice – advise, lacks – lags;

[θ] – [ð] as in THANK – THAN

bath – bathe, breath – breathe, north – northern;

[s] – [θ] as in SINK – THINK

sing – thing, seem – theme, mass – math;

[z] – [ð] as in ZONE – THOUGH

prism – rhythm, close – clothe, breeze – breathe;

[f] – [θ] as in FREE – THREE

first – thirst, fought – thought, roof – Ruth;

[n] – [ŋ] as in SIN – SING

ton – tongue, pan – pang, ban – bank;

[ŋ] – [ŋ]+[g] as in SING – SINGLE

long – longer, hung – hungry, singer – finger.