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Oral English: Consonant cluster By Eguriase S. M. Okaka You already know that the majority of English words are made up of combination of vowels (V) and consonant (C) sounds. Examples: go (CV) odd, (VC), fat (CVC). However, a few words such as are, air, eye, or, I and ear consist of only one vowel sound each. Often when you speak, you have to say two or more consonant sounds occurring one after another is known as a consonant cluster. Consonant clusters may occur at the beginning or ending of a syllable or word. Many Nigerian languages do not have consonant cluster. Read the following words, paying careful attention to the underlined consonant clusters. Since many Nigerian languages do not have them, some Nigerian speakers of English are likely to have difficulty in pronouncing consonant cluster. The following drills will help you to improve your pronunciation. You should avoid pronouncing any intrusive (vowel) sounds between the consonants that follow one another or adding a soun...
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