Random Trivia
Voiced & Unvoiced Sounds
Plural & Past Tense Endings
How many syllables?
Syllable Stress
100
True or false? Unvoiced sounds cause vibration in your throat.
False: Unvoiced sounds do not cause vibration. They feel like a whisper. Only voiced sounds cause vibration.
100
True or false? The z-sound and s-sound are both voiced sounds.
False: The z-sound is voiced, but the s-sound is unvoiced. They are a voiced & unvoiced matching pair.
100
Does this word have a /t/, /d/, or /id/ ending sound?
counted
/id/
100
sister
2 syllables: SIS-ster
100
Name the stressed syllable in: baker
BA
BA-ker
200
True or false? Vowel sounds are not voiced sounds.
False: Vowels make voiced sounds. You can feel vibration in your throat.
200
True or false? All unvoiced sounds are consonants.
True: All unvoiced sounds are consonants. As for voiced sounds, they can be consonants or vowels.
200
Does this word have a /s/, /z/, or /iz/ ending sound?
bushes
/iz/
200
idea
3 syllables: i-DE-a
200
Name the stressed syllable in: creation
A
cre-A-tion
300
What are the ending sounds of regular past tense verbs?
a. ed-sound, ch-sound, j-sound
b. t-sound, d-sound, id-sound
c. s-sound, z-sound, iz-sound
d. t-sound, d-sound
b. t-sound, d-sound, id-sound
Nice job!
300
True or false? Some voiced sounds do not have an unvoiced-sound match.
True! Sounds like the m-sound, l-sound, and r-sound do not have a unvoiced-sound match.
(Also, the h-sound is unvoiced, and it does not have a voiced-sound match.)
300
Does this word have a /s/, /z/, or /iz/ ending sound?
ice skates
/s/
300
beautiful
3 syllables: BEAU-ti-ful
300
Name the stressed syllable in: electricity
TRI
e-lec-TRI-ci-ty
400
Which parts of a word give you clues about syllable stress?
a. prefixes b. suffixes c. number of syllables
All of these! There are many clues that can help you figure out which syllable to stress, such as part of speech.
400
Which one of the pairs below is not a voiced & unvoiced matching pair?
a. b & p
b. d & t
c. ch & j
d. ch & sh
d. ch & sh
Both of these sounds are unvoiced.
400
Please identify the correct ending sounds for the following words:
1. piece
2. peas
3. pieces
Can I have a piece of pie, some peas, and two pieces of cake, please?
piece: /s/
peas: /z/
pieces: /iz/
400
chemically
3 syllables or 4 syllables
CHEM-mic-ly or CHEM-mi-cal-ly
400
Place the correct pronunciation of "permit" in the correct blank space:
The teacher will (1)___ each student to earn their driving (2)___.
a. PER-mit b. per-MIT
(1) b (2) a
The teacher will per-MIT each student to earn their driving PER-mit.
500
For some people, l-sounds and r-sounds are similar. Which sound makes your tongue push up, and which sound makes your tongue push down?
a. l-sounds go up, r-sounds go down
b. l-sounds go down, r-sounds go up
c. both l-sounds and r-sounds go up
d. both l-sounds and r-sounds go down
a. l-sounds go up, r-sounds go down
500
Which one of the pairs below is not a voiced & unvoiced matching pair?
a. b & p
b. b & v
c. v & f
d. th & th
b. b & v
Both of these sounds are voiced.
500
Please identify the correct ending sounds for the following words:
1. carried
2. toted
3. boats
I carried my tote bag and toted my coat, then I took two boats to another coast.
1. /d/
2. /id/
3. /s/
500
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
14 syllables!
SU-per-CA-li-FRA-gi-LIS-tic-EX-pi-A-li-DO-cious
500
Which word does not belong with the others?
a. optimal
b. generous
c. unable
d. energy
c. unable
This word is stressed on the 2nd syllable because the first syllable is a prefix ("un"). The other words are stressed on the 1st syllable because they have 3 syllables and don't follow any other rules.
