Consonants in English

[b]

You should pronounce this explosive sound very energetically.
In writing letter "b" or double "bb" are used.

b - brown [braun]
b - cabbage ['kæbɪʤ] 
b - tribe [traɪb]

[d]

d - date [deɪt] It is alveolar sound. During its formation the tip of the tongue touches teeth ridges.

d - date [deɪt] 
d - ladder ['lædə] 
d - splendid ['splendɪd]

[f]

This enegetic explosive sound is transferred by letter "f" and letter combinations

f - fine [faɪn] 
ph - phrase [freɪz] 
gh - tough [tʌf] 

[g]

It is expressed in writing by letters"g", "x" and double "gg".

g - guess [ges] 
gg - aggression [ə'greʃ(ə)n] 
x - exist [ɪg'zɪst] 

[h]

This sound is almost silent, and it is pronounced as a sigh.
In writing it is expressed by letter "h".

h - health [helθ] 
h - inhabitant [ɪn'hæbɪt(ə)nt] 
h - huge [hjuːʤ] 

[j]

It can be expressed by letter "y" before a vowel or without any rule.

y - yellow ['jeləu
u - cure [kjuə] 
ew - stew [stjuː] 
eau - beautiful ['bjuːtəf(ə)l]

[k]

This is a very enegetic, explosive sound. The barrier is broken by an air jet.
It is referred to by letters "c", "k", "q" and combinations "ck", "ch"

c - cloth [klɔθ] 
k - make [meɪk] 
q - bouquet [bu'keɪ] 
ck - flock [flɔk] 
ch - chemist ['kemɪst]

[l]

This is an alveolar sound and is expressed in writing by one or double letter “l".

l - leap [liːp] 
l - melon ['melən] 
ll - still [stɪl] 

[m]

This nasal sound is expressed by letter "m" or double "mm". The following consonant is often deaf (not pronounced).

m - mister ['mɪstə]
mm - summer ['sʌmə] 
mn - column ['kɔləm] 
mb - comb [kəum] 

[n]

This sound is expressed by letter "n" or double "nn". In a letter combination "kn" in the beginning of a word sound [k] is not pronounced.

n - nap [næp] 
nn - inner ['ɪnə]
kn - knock [nɔk

[ŋ]

This is a nasal sound. In writing it is expressed by letter combinations "ng", "nk".

ng - sing [sɪŋ] 
nk - monk [mʌŋk] 

[p]

This is a very energetic and explosive sound. It is expressed in writing by letter  "p" or double "pp".

p - pond [pɔnd] 
p - drop [drɔp] 
pp - puppy ['pʌpɪ] 

[r]

In order to pronounce this non-reverberative sound your tongue should go closer to the upper teeth ridges but shouldn’t touch it. It is transferred by one letter "r" or double "rr".

r - real [rɪəl]
rr - parrot ['pærət]

[s]

This sound is transferred by letters "s" and "c", or double "ss".

s - case [keɪs] 
c - trace [treɪs] 
ss - essay ['eseɪ] 

[t]

This is very noisy sound. Your tip of the tongue touches upper teeth ridges.
It is transferred by letter "t" or double "tt".

t - time [taɪm] 
t - sport [spɔːt] 
tt - letter ['letə] 

[v]

This sound is foremed by upper teeth and a lower lip. It is an explosive sound. In writing letter "v"is used.

v - vest [vest] 
v - cavity ['kævətɪ] 
v - move [muːv] 

[w]

This sound is formed by upper and lower lips.
In writing letter "w", or a combination "wh" are used.

w - wonder ['wʌndə] 
w - swim [swɪm] 
wh - wheel [wiːl] 

[z]

It is expressed by letters "z", "s" (between vowels), "x" (in the beginning of a word) and by double "zz".

z - zero ['zɪərəu] (ноль) 
s - disaster [dɪ'zɑːstə] (бедствие) 
zz - muzzle ['mʌzl] (морда) 
x - xylophone ['zaɪləfəun] (ксилофон)