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Quang Huynh Posted 9 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

How to distinguish between voiced and voiceless consonant ending sound?

Bat and bad

Dog and dock

frog and frock

bob and bop

have and haphe

I tried to hear the difference between these sounds but It seems the same to me

  

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Quang Huynh I tried to hear the difference between these sounds but It seems the same to me If you understand the mechanics of how voiced and voiceless consonants are uttered but still cannot hear the difference, then I can think of no solution beyond further listening practice. Use an online dictionary offering audio pronunciations, and you can click the words over and over; put each member of the word pair on different tabs and play the alternately.

  • Quang Huynh I tried to hear the difference between these sounds but It seems the same to me If you understand the mechanics of how voiced and voiceless consonants are uttered but still cannot hear the difference, then I can think of no solution beyond further listening practice.
  • Use an online dictionary offering audio pronunciations, and you can click the words over and over; put each member of the word pair on different tabs and play the alternately.
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Quang HuynhI tried to hear the difference between these sounds but It seems the same to me

If you understand the mechanics of how voiced and voiceless consonants are uttered but still cannot hear the difference, then I can think of no solution beyond further listening practice. Use an online dictionary offering audio pronunciations, and you can click the w

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