{"id":148344,"date":"2024-03-30T02:28:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T06:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/consonant-clusters\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T00:52:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T05:52:42","slug":"consonant-clusters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/english\/consonant-clusters\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Consonant Clusters in English"},"content":{"rendered":"

Speaking English can be a bit challenging sometimes. One reason is because of something known as a consonant cluster. This consists of two or more consonants next to each other in word, such as\u00a0bl<\/em> in “black.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

In this post, we’ll look more closely at what a consonant cluster is, teach you the most common English consonant clusters with example words and also offer some practice tips.<\/p>\n

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What are Consonant Clusters?<\/h2>\n

There are 21 consonant letters<\/a> in the English language alphabet<\/a>: B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z.<\/p>\n

Cluster means a group of similar things that are kept together.<\/p>\n

So a consonant cluster is a group of consonant letters that are written and spoken together<\/strong>. There are at least two consonants in that group, and no vowel letters (A, E, I, O or U) are in between them. Most consonant clusters are either two or three letters long.<\/p>\n

The English language has many consonant clusters:<\/p>\n