Voiced or Voiceless
Which has a longer vowel sound?
1.) Bag
2.) Hat
BAG - Vowels are typically longer before voiced consonants (like g, b, d)
Vowels are ______ before voiced consonants and ______ before voiceless consonants.
longer/shorter or
shorter/longer
Vowels are _longer_before voiced consonants and _shorter_ before voiceless consonants.
Example: Longer: pan Shorter: pat
Which of the following words has a plural ending pronounced /s/?
a) cats
b) dogs
c) buses
d) roses
a) cats - t is voiceless so we use /s/
A _______ sound uses vocal cord vibration.
voiced
A stop (plosive) is a consonant sound produced by completely stopping the airflow in the mouth and then releasing it.
TRUE - Examples of stop/plosive sounds in English: /p, b, t, d, k, g/
Voicing can vary: p, t, k are voiceless; b, d, g are voiced.
The TH sound in thin.
Voiced or voiceless
voiceless
Which pair contrasts /ʧ/ and /ʃ/? These are affricative
A. child / she
B. zoo / sue
Answer: A
tʃ/ (as in “achoo”) → voiceless, /tʃ/ → affricate, combined sound fricative and stop plosive
/ʃ/ (as in “shhh”) → voiceless → fricative
Which of the following words has a plural ending pronounced /ɪz/ (/ez/)?
a) pens
b) horses
c) books
d) chairs
b) horses - itends in an 's'
M and N use the _______ articulator to create voiced sounds.
Hint: The answer is as plain as your face.
Nose, Nasal
The “ch” sound in child is made by stopping the air completely and then releasing it into a fricative sound.
Answer: True
Which word has the voiceless /θ/ (teeTH or baTH) sound?
A. that
B. think
B. think
Which pair contrasts /t/ and /θ/?
A. tin / thin
B. sip / zip
A. tin / thin
The plural of “dog” is pronounced with _____ at the end.
/z/
A combination of a plosive and a fricative in one sound is called an ______.
a.) affricate
b.) stop fricative
c.) friction
affricate
The “j” sound in job is written phonetically as /dʒ/ and is voiced.
TRUE
Is the /ð/ sound as in this, the moTHer voiced or voiceless?
Voiced
Which word matches /ʤ/? It looks like a d3.
A. job
B. stop
A. job - this is an affricative
The plural of “book” is pronounced with /z/ at the end.
False (it’s /s/)
____ has the /s/ ______sound at the beginning.
A) see/fricative
B) she/affrictave
C.) zoo/voiced
A) see/fricative
The sound /dʒ/ as in job is only a fricative sound.
FALSE - It's a stop plosive AND fricative!
It’s like saying “d” (stop plosive) + “zh” (fricative) very quickly → “j”
This plural sound ending happens after voiceless sounds like /p/, /t/, /k/. What is the sound ending after a voiceless sound for the "s"
/s/ - cats, shops, kites, capes
Which word contains a plosive + fricative combination (affricate)?
A. sun
B. child
C. man
D. light
Answer: B (child → /tʃ/, a plosive + fricative combination)
Write the plural ending sound for each word:
glass → _____
bag → _____
fox → _____
glasses - /ɪz/
bags - /z/
foxes /ɪz/
The sound “j” in job is best described as:
A. A vowel
B. A nasal sound
C. A plosive + fricative combination (/dʒ/)
D. A pure fricative
C. A plosive + fricative combination (/dʒ/)
Fricative sounds are produced by completely stopping the airflow in the mouth and then releasing it.
False - Fricatives are made by forcing air through a narrow gap, creating a continuous hissing or buzzing sound (like /f, v, s, z, ʃ, ʒ/).