Speech Mechanism: Voiced and voiceless sounds

What is the organ that commands all body systems?

• Brain

• Larynx

• Tongue

Speech is the result from a complex interaction between several systems in the body.

• True

• False

What are the two categories into which English sounds are divided?

• Voiced and Voiceless Sounds

• Vowels and Consonants

How do you know if a sound is voiced or voiceless?

• If our vocal cords do not vibrate when we produce a sound, it means that it is a voiced sound, but if they vibrate it is a voiceless sound

• If our vocal cords vibrate when we produce a sound, it means that it is a voiced sound, but if they do not vibrate it is a voiceless sound.

Three examples of voiceless consonants

• Voice

  Train

  Song

• Sound

  Cloud

  Tomato

How many voiceless consonants are there?

• 23

• 15

• 9

How many voiced consonants are there?

• 24

• 15

• 56

• 5

The sound /p/ is an example of?

• Voiceless Sound

• Voiced Sound

The sound /d/ is an example of?

• Voiceless Sound

• Voiced Sound

Are vowels considered as voiced sounds or voiceless sounds?

• Voiced Sounds

• Voiceless Sounds

• None

• Voiced and voiceless Sounds