Example sentences for: consonants

How can you use “consonants” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Huge is shown as [hūj] but humour is pronounced [ū'mur]; adagio is shown as [adā'jē-ō], and accompany and similarly spelled words are shown with geminate consonants, e.g., [akkum'pa-ne].

  • Second, it's gratifyingly symmetrical, with the two consonants hugging that number in the middle.

  • The main problems are representing consonant clusters and word-final consonants.

  • , etc.) and the law of open syllables that causes the first of two consonants that come together in a Spanish word to be dropped, most commonly in the case of ll, which prescriptively should be pronounced as ly but is much more often pronounced as y alone.

  • Not only is the lack of a vowel sound between the consonants unacceptable, but the l and r are pronounced in all their glory: FILLIM, CORREN, CHARREM.


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