Consonant clusters: Cluster of two consonants at the final position

Definition: Consonant cluster is the coming together of two or more consonants without an intervening vowel. In many languages, there are no consonant clusters but in English, there may be an initial cluster of two or three consonants. To speak English properly, one must be able to pronounce words with clusters without dropping any of the consonant or inserting a vowel between the cluster.

Cluster of two consonants at the final position:

Cast/kæst/               Damp/dæmp/

Mend/mend/           Blank/blæŋk/                        Shift/ʃift/.                 Bats/bæts/       

Hand.    Dogs.     Pens.     Talked

Moved/mu:vd/  Hissed/hist/   Mobbed.  Think

Bitten/bitn/.    

   Cotton.   Listen/lisn/   Garden/ga:dn/

Raffle/rafl/   Peddle /pedl/   Little/litl/   Table/teibl/


Quiz

Identify the one with consonant cluster.  A.Fall  B.Land


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