English Phonics — Soft & Combined Consonants

3. Soft or Combined Consonants (Need attention)

/h/ — hat, home (aspirated, soft breath)
/j/ — yes, yellow (like Spanish “y”, but stronger)
/w/ — we, window (between “u” and “gü”)
/ŋ/ — sing, song (nasal “ng”, don’t pronounce the “g”)
/ʃ/ — she, fish, shoe (English “sh”, as in “shhh”)
/ʒ/ — vision, measure (soft voiced “zh” sound)
/tʃ/ — chicken, chair (like Spanish “ch”)
/dʒ/ — jungle, juice (like strong “y” or soft “ll”)

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