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Voiceless sound

A sound that is produced without vibration of the vocal cords.

In English, some consonants are voiceless, but no vowels are voiceless.

Voiceless Consonants

In English

Voiceless Consonants

In English

/p/ pen

/t/ top

/k/ cat

/f/ food

/θ/ thick

/s/ sun

/∫/ ship

/h/ house

/t∫/ chip

Related Glossary Terms

Index
Section 4 - The Consonants of American English
Section 12 - Connected Speech
Section 12 - Connected Speech
Section 13 - Teaching the Musical Aspects of Pronunciation

Aspiration (noun) Aspirated (adjective), Consonant, Unaspirated, Voiced sound, Voicing,
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