A Study of Pronunciation Error in English Consonant

Abstract

The aim of the study to find out what are the five of most English consonants which error to pronounce at second grade of MTs in Pasuruan and to find the reason what makes them the error to pronounce. The subject of the study was in the second grade of MTs. The research design was descriptive qualitative and focused on the pronounce of analysis. The findings conclude that there is eight consonant as the most mispronounce to pronounce. From the research done by the researchers, the researchers finally found eight of the 24 consonants that are difficult to pronounce, eight of which are consonants "ch" [ʧ], "y" [j], "th" [ð], "v" [v], "th" [θ], "zhe" [ʒ], "gy" [ʤ], and "ght." Then from some of the analyzes, the researchers found some errors consonants that conical researchers into the eight most misunderstood consonants in pronunciation alone. Eight of them are consonants "ch" [ʧ], "zh" [ʒ], "th" [ð], "v" [v], and "th" [θ].