How to Identify the Third Consonant in an English Syllable Onset

In English phonology and speech, a syllable's 'onset' is described as the consonant(s) which precede the 'nucleus' or vowel of a syllable. In a situation where there are three consonants in the onset, the third consonant determines the overall sound of the syllable.

Considering the selections offered - 'ba', 'me', 'hi', 'go', 'fu', 'be', 'lo', 'ju', 'se', 'no', all of these are whole syllables, not just individual consonants. If it's a simple consonant you are looking for as the third part of the onset, none of these choices would be correct because they all include a vowel. For example, in 'bat' or 'bag', 'b' is the onset and 'a' is the nucleus.

For an English syllable of three consonants, examples could include 'str' in 'street' or 'spl' in 'split' where 'r' or 'l' would be the third consonant.