Pronunciation Pairs Units 1 and 2

Pronunciation Pairs Units 1 and 2

Voiced and Voiceless Consonants

• It is important to make a distinction when discussing consonant sounds. Consonant sounds can be either voiced or voiceless.

• Put your hand to your throat and say the word "pick". Now saw the word "big". Did you notice anything different? When you said the word "big" your vocal cords should have vibrated. This is because /b/ is a voiced consonant. /p/ is a voiceless consonant.

Multiple Select

Which of the following consonants are voiced?

Check all that apply.

• /b/ back

• /p/ pencil

• /g/ gold

• /v/ very

• /d/ day

Multiple Select

Which of the following consonants are voiceless?

Check all that apply.

• /b/ back

• /p/ pencil

• /v/ very

• /t/ two

• /s/ see

/iy/

• Is longest when it is at the end of a word or before a voiced consonant.

• is shortest when it is in an unstressed syllable.

• Remember, most English words with two syllables have stress on the first syllable.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words have a long /iy/ sound?

• bee

• city

• eat

• movie

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words have a short /iy/ sound?

• see

• sea

• me

• bean

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Write another example of a word spelled with ee.

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Write another example of a word spelled with ea.

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Write another example of a word spelled with e.

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Write another example of a word spelled with e......e.

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Write another example of a word spelled with y

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Write another example of a word spelled with ie

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Write another example of a word spelled with ei

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Write another example of a word spelled with ey

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Write another example of a word spelled with i