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Voiced and Voiceless Sounds
There are 26 letters in the English alphabet, but
there are 39 sounds (15 vowel sounds and 24 consonant sounds)
produced by these letters. (see vowel and consonant sections).
A vowel is a sound where air coming from the
lungs is not blocked by the mouth or throat. All normal English words contain at least one vowel.
The vowels are:
A, E, I, O, U,
and sometimes Y.
'Y' can also behave
as a consonant when it is at the beginning of a word.
A consonant is a sound formed by stopping the air flowing
through the mouth.
The consonants are:
B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z
All the sounds produced in the English are either voiced or
voiceless. Voiced sounds occur when the vocal cords vibrate when the
sound is produced. There is no vocal cord vibration when producing
voiceless sounds. To test this, place your finger tips hand on your
throat as you say the sounds. When saying the voiced sounds, you
should be able to feel a vibration. When saying the voiceless sounds
you sound not be able to feel a vibration.
Sometimes it is very difficult to feel the
difference between a voiced and voiceless sound. Another test may
help. Put a piece of paper in front of your mouth when saying the
sounds- the paper will should move when saying the unvoiced sounds.
All vowels in English are voiced. Some of the
consonant sounds are voiced and some are voiceless. Some of the
consonant sounds produced in English are very similar. Many times
the difference between them is because one is voiced and the other is voiceless.
Two examples are 'z', which is voiced and 's', which is voiceless.
See the chart below for a listing of the voiced and voiceless
consonants.
Voiced
consonants Voiceless
consonant
Sounds
Sounds
b p
d t
g k
v f
z s
th th
sz sh
j ch
l h
m
n
ng
r
w
y
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