... COMPARISON BETWEEN ENGLISH CONSONANTS AND VIETNAMESE CONSONANTS. 1. The similar between English consonants and Vietnamese consonants: Both English consonants and Vietnamese consonants are described ... amount of consonants. English includes 24 while Vietnamese consist of 22 initial consonants. Beside initial consonants, Vietnamese has 8 final consonants, among them there are 6 consonants ... word-final position. 21 3. Vietnamese initial and final consonants: Vietnamese consonants (That,1980) Initial consonants Final consonants Plosives t , d, th, t, c, k, ? p, t, k Fricatives...