I have a treat for you: an updated version of this 20-year-old site.Voicing
Voiceless Sound
= no vibration of the vocal cords
Voiced Sound
= vibration of the vocal cords
Basic Principle
Voiceless sounds like to be next to voiceless sounds: VL + VL
Voiced sounds like to be next to voiced sounds: VD + VD
| Consonant Sounds = either voiceless or voiced. |
Vowel Sounds = all are voiced |
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These consonant sounds come in voiceless/voiced pairs. |
They are pronounced by vibrating the vocal cords. |
These consonant sounds are voiced. |
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This consonant sound is voiceless. |