final position consonants
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:18 am
Are ther some English consonant sounds that never occur in the final position?
Yes, there are. The following consonantal sounds do not occur at the end of English words: /h/, /w/, and /j/. Final /r/ meanwhile is usually silent in RP but pronounced in GenAm and other "r accents".
(Source: Collins COBUILD English Guides 8: Spelling).