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Voiceless Letters
Voiced Letters
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/t/
/id/
100

What do we mean when we call a letter voiceless?

The sound of the letter does not use the voice box. 

  • Vocal cords do not vibrate as air passes through them.
  • There is no vibration felt in the throat.
100

What do we mean when we call a letter voiced?

When pronouncing the letter we use our voice box.

  • Vocal cords vibrate in the throat, causing a vibration.
  • Your fingers can feel the vibration when they are on your throat.
100

-ed at the end of a word is pronounced with a /d/ when?

When it follows a voiced letter.

100

-ed at the end of a word is pronounced with a /t/ when?

When it follows a voiceless letter.

100

-ed at the end of a word is pronounced /id/ when?

When it follows the consonant d or t. 

200

Is the letter 'x' voiced  or voiceless?

Voiceless

200

Is the letter 'b' voiced or voicelss.

voiced

200

Read this sentence correctly,

The baby seemed to sleep well though the night.

"seemed" would have been pronounced with the -ed as /d/ - /seemd/.

200

Why is missed pronounced /misst/?

Becasue the -ed follows a voiceless letter?

200

How do you pronounce TESTED correctly?

/testid/

300

Is the digraph 'th' voiced or voiceless?

'TH' is both voiced and voiceless. It has two sounds.

300

What common digraph is voiced?

The voiced 'th'.

300

How do you pronounce "digged" correctly.

The -ed would have been pronounced with a /d/ /diggd/.

300

Read this sentence correctly. 

The skater laced up her shoes.

How is LACED pronounced?


/layst/

300

When is -ed pronounced /id/?

When -ed follows a 'd'  or  a 't'.


400

Why is it important to know if a letter is voiced or voiceless?

It determines the pronunciation of words ending  in -ed.

400

True or false

Voiced letters are easier to hear when pronounced in isolation.

TRUE!

400

Read this sentence correctly

The spilled milk rolled off rusted stool.

spilled = /spilld/

rolled = /rolld/

rusted = /rustid/

400

What is the past tense of CHIP?

Chipped pronounced /chipt/.

400

Why is -ed pronounced /id/ after a D or T?

Because you need a vowel sound separating the end of the word /d/ or /t/ with the -ed. 

500

Name three or more voiceless letters.

Possible answers:

c, f, h, k, p, s, t, x


500

Name 3 letters that are voiced.

Possible answers are:

all vowels are voiced

voiced consonants are b, d, g, j, l, m, n, q (qu), r, v, w

500

What is the past tense of the word AIM?

aimed pronounced /aimd/.

500

Why is spelled pronounced /spelld/ and mixed pronounced /mixt/?

Because the -ed in SPELLED is followed by a voiced letter and the -ed in MIXED is followed by a voiceless letter.

500

Read this sentence correctly.

The mitted baseball player lifted his gloved hand but missed the ball.

mitted = /mittid/

lifted = /liftid/

gloved = /glovd/

missed - /misst/