The document discusses voiced and voiceless sounds in English. There are two types of sounds: voiceless sounds like /p/, /t/, /k/ which do not vibrate the throat, and voiced sounds like /b/, /d/, /g/ which do vibrate the throat. It provides examples of words containing specific voiceless and voiced sounds. It notes that every voiceless sound has a similar voiced counterpart, and lists the eight pairs of voiceless and voiced sounds. The purpose is to help readers learn the eight voiceless sounds to improve their pronunciation.

1. VOICELESS or VOICED

2. There are two different kinds of sounds
in English:
 VOICELESS.
 VOICED.

3. VOICELESS or VOICED
You can feel it if you touch your throat with your
hand:
VOICELESS:
When you make a voiceless sound, your throat
doesn’t vibrate.
VOICED:
When you make a voiced sound, your throat vibrates.

4. These are the VOICELESS
sounds:
/p/
/t/
/k/
/f/
/θ/
/s/
/∫/
/t∫/

5. Examples:
/p/ pen /pen/ cap /kæp/ , cape /keɪp/
/t/ two /tuː/ street /striːt/, omelette /ˈɒmlɪt/, late /leɪt/
/k/ kitchen /ˈkɪ t∫ən/, key /kiː/ chicken /ˈt∫ɪkən, book /bʊk/
/f/ five /fʌɪv/, photo /ˈfəʊtəʊ/ rough /rʌf/
/θ/ three /θriː/ tooth /tuːθ/
/s/ ceiling /ˈsiːlɪŋ/, sister /ˈsɪstə/ science /ˈsʌɪəns/, this /ðɪs/
/∫/ shop /ʃɒp/, sure /ʃɔː/ nation /ˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
/t∫/ chicken /ˈt∫ɪkən nature /ˈneɪtʃə/, match /matʃ/
Voiceless

6. These are the VOICED sounds:
/b/
/d/
/g/
/v/
/ð/
/z/
/ʒ/
/dʒ/

7. /b/ book /bʊk/, baby /ˈbeɪbi/ rubber /ˈrʌbə/, job /ʤɒb/
/d/ day /deɪ/, dead /ded/ ladder /ˈladə/,old /əʊld/
/g/
game /geɪm/, green /griːn/,
ghost /gəʊst/
bag /bag/, giggle /ˈgɪgəl
/v/ vase /vɑːz/, vest /vɛst/ movement /ˈmuːvm(ə)nt/, move /muːv/,
/ð/ this /ðɪs/ mother /ˈmʌðə/, smooth /smuːð/
/z/
zebra /ˈziːbrə/ music /ˈmjuːzɪk/, puzzle /ˈpʌz(ə)l/,
these /ðiːz/, rose /rəʊz/
/ʒ/ sure /ʃɔː/ pleasure /ˈpleʒə/, vision /ˈvɪʒən/
/dʒ/ genius /ˈdʒiːnɪəs/,
judo /ˈdʒuːdəʊ/
age /eɪʤ/, bridge /brɪdʒ/,
lounge /laʊn(d)ʒ/
Examples:
Voiced

8. Every voiceless sound has a similar voiced sound.
VOICELESS
/p/ /t/ /k/ /f/ /θ/ /s/ /∫/ /t∫/
/b/ /d/ /g/ /v/ /ð/ /z/ /ʒ/ /dʒ/
VOICED

9. These are the eight pairs of sounds.
VOICELESS
/p/ /t/ /k/ /f/ /θ/ /s/ /∫/ /t∫/
/b/ /d/ /g/ /v/ /ð/ /z/ /ʒ/ /dʒ/
VOICED

10. You can learn the eight voiceless sounds to
improve your pronunciation.
VOICELESS
/p/ /t/ /k/ /f/ /θ/ /s/ /∫/ /t∫/

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