CONSONANT CLUSTER

Consonant clusters are two or more vowels pronounced together in a syllable, without being separated by a consonant.

• TRUE

• FALSE

There are two types of consonant cluster.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Initial Consonant Cluster

• Cart

• Climb

• Carp

• Clamps

Final Consonant Cluster

• Marked

• Stopped

• Splash

• Split

Which is not a consonant cluster?

• Quarter

• Crash

• Squash

• Assess

What is the tongue twister that has several consonant clusters in it, making it difficult to pronounce.?

• The sixth-six twisty crisp

• The sixth twisty crisp

• Six sticky skeletons

• She sees cheese

Words with a consonant cluster have two or more consonant sounds pronounced together without intervening vowels.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The longest possible cluster in English is four consonant sounds at the end, as in ________.

IPA: quantity

• /ˈkwɑːn.t̬ə.t̬i/

• /ˈkwɑːn.t̬ə.faɪ/

• /ˈkwɑːn.taɪl/

• /ˈkwɑːn.t̬əm/

IPA: access

• /ɪkˈses/

• /ɪkˈsiːd/

• /əˈses/

• /ˈæk.ses/