Voiced and Unvoiced Consonants Worksheet

Which of the following pairs contains a voiced and an unvoiced consonant pair?

• /p/ and /b/

• /t/ and /d/

• /k/ and /g/

• All of the above

Which of the following consonant sounds is voiced?

• /s/

• /f/

• /z/

• /t/

A teacher claps when students pronounce a voiced consonant and remains silent when it's unvoiced. What phonemic awareness skill is the teacher building?

• Stress and intonation

• Phoneme isolation

• Voicing awareness

• Blending sounds

What physical method can help students feel the difference between voiced and unvoiced sounds?

• Watching a mirror for lip movement

• Placing a finger on the throat to feel vibration

• Listening with headphones

• Counting syllables aloud

All voiced consonants are produced with the vocal cords vibrating.

• True

• False

6. /f/ and /v/ are examples of consonants that differ only in voicing.

• True

• False

The /tʃ/ sound in “chop” is voiced.

• True

• False

Give two minimal pairs that demonstrate a voiced vs. unvoiced consonant difference.

• pat / bat, fine / vine, seal / zeal, cap / cab (any two)

• cat / cut, pin / pen, sit / set, dog / dig (any two)

• mat / map, sun / son, tip / tap, log / lag (any two)

• cot / coat, bet / bat, fit / fat, cot / cat (any two)

Which of the following pairs contains a voiced and unvoiced consonant?

• /p/ and /b/

• /t/ and /d/

• /k/ and /g/

• All of the above

Which sound is voiced?

• /s/

• /f/

• /z/

• /t/