Vowel Sounds
All vowels are _______.
voiced
Consonants can be _____ or _____.
What is the music of language, the way the voice rises (goes up) and falls (goes down) in a phrase or sentence?
intonation
Two words that differ by only one sound is called ______.
minimal pairs
A voiced "s" makes what letter sound?
When vowels are relaxed, they are called ______, whereas when vowels are tense, they are called ______.
short
long
Pronounce these words correctly using the correct "s" ending (/s/, /z/, /ez/).
dishes
cats
dogs
dishEZ
catS
dogZ
In most English words with two syllables (especially nouns), the stress is on the ______ syllable
first
When the last sound of a word is connected to the first sound of the next word, this is called __________.
linking
When your vocal cords are not moving, the sounds are _____.
unvoiced
What is the most common English vowel sound?
Schwa /ə/ vowel
Pronounce these words correctly using the correct "ed" ending (/t/, /d/, /ed/).
cleaned
washed
waited
cleanD
washT
waitED
What is it called when there is a group of words connected both in grammar and pronunciation? To make long sentences easier, we break them into groups by pausing.
phrase groups
Commonly, when "t" is in the middle of the word like "battle", it makes a quick "d" sound. What is this called?
flapped
Consonants can be _____ or _____.
voiced or unvoiced
Usually when a word ends in a consonant, the vowel before the unvoiced consonant is _____, but the vowel before the voiced consonant is _____ (e.g., "rope" vs. "robe").
short
long
The consonant sounds /__ /, /__ / and /__ / are pronounced with a strong puff of air at the beginning of a word or stressed syllable.
/p/, /t/, /k/
Stressed ______ do not usually change. But stressed ______ in sentences can change with the speaker’s meaning.
syllables
words
When a sound has a puff of air, the sound is called _____.
aspirated
Which words have an unvoiced /s/ ending:
jumps, enjoys, wears, likes, watches
jumps
likes
What vowel letters can the "schwa" /ə/ be spelled with?
ALL 5 vowels!
a, e, i, o, u
Vowel sounds are longer when they come before the consonant sound /__ /, /__ / or /__ / at the end of a word.
/b/, /d/, /g/
Contractions with "not" like in the word "can't" always have a _______ pronunciation.
strong
A quick stop in the breath, commonly used in the /t/ sound at the end of words and does not have a puff of air is called a ________.
glottal stop
Which words have a voiced /th/?
think, together, anything, Thursday, there
together
there