The Letter N

"N" is the fourteenth letter in the English alphabet. It is also a consonant.

Consonants are the letters that are produced by stopping the letter from flowing easily.

Uppercase Form

N

Lowercase

n

Name

en (pronounced /ˈɛn/)

Common Sounds

/n/, /Ø/

The Letter N: Sounds

The letter "n" only has two sounds:

Sound 1: /n/

"n" generally sounds /n/:

Example

friend /fɹɛnd/

corn /kɔːrn/

number /ˈnʌmbər/

Sound 2: /Ø/

"mn" sounds /m/, the letter "n" is silent:

Example

column /ˈkɑːləm/

hymn /hɪm/

autumn /ˈɔːtəm/

The Letter N: Multigraphs

The letter "n" can also appear in combinations with other letters (mainly consonants).

nn

"nn" sounds /n/:

Example

penny /ˈpeni/

fennel /ˈfenl/

dinner /ˈdɪnər/

nk

"nk" after a vowel sounds /ŋ/:

Example

bank /bæŋk/

bunk /bʌŋk/

tank /tæŋk/

kn

"kn" sounds /n/, in other words, "k" is silent:

Example

knock /nɑk/

know /noʊ/

knee /niː/

pn

"pn" sounds /n/, in other words, "p" is silent:

Example

pneumatic /nuːˈmætɪk/

pneumonia /nuːˈməʊniə/

ng

"ng" commonly has two sounds:

/ŋ/

/ng/

1. "ng" sounds /ŋ/:

Example

ring /rɪŋ/

king /kɪŋ/

boomerang /ˈbuːməræŋ/

length /leŋkθ/

2. "ng" also sounds /ng/:

Example

engulf /ɪnˈɡʌlf/

angle /ˈæŋɡəl/

finger /ˈfɪŋɡər/

ngh

"ngh" sounds /ŋ/; however, it also sounds /ŋɡ/:

Example

dinghy /ˈdɪŋi/, /ˈdɪŋɡi/

gingham /ˈɡɪŋəm/

ngue

"ngue" sounds /ŋ/:

Example

tongue /tʌŋ/

meringue /məˈræŋ/

gn

"gn" commonly has two sounds:

/n/

/gn/

1. "gn" sounds /n/, in other words, "g" is silent:

Example

sign /saɪn/

gnat /næt/

gnome /noʊm/

foreigner /ˈfɔɹɪnɚ/

2. "gn" also sounds /gn/:

Example

magnetic /mæɡˈnetɪk/

signature /ˈsɪɡnətʃər/

signal /ˈsinɡɑl/

Tip!

"gn" also sounds /nj/ in the word lasagna:

Example

lasagna /ləˈzɑːnjə/

The Letter N: Uses

"N" is also used as:

An abbreviation of the word "noun"

An abbreviation of "north/ northern"

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Judith Páramo

May 2024

Thank you. Is very intersting. I am Colombian, I want learn English.

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