A:
Practice saying the following words and practice the contrast.
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Vowel Shorter
Final consonant unvoiced
1. half
2. safe
3. leaf
4. batch
5. rich
6. excuse (noun)
7. use (noun)
8. proof (noun)
9. rice
10. peace
11. lice
12. pace
13. bus
14. Miss
15. close (adjective)
16. loose (adjective)
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Vowel Longer
Final consonant voiced
1. have
2. save
3. leave
4. badge
5. ridge
6. excuse (verb)
7. use (verb)
8. prove (verb)
9. rise
10. peas
11. lies
12. pays
13. buzz
14. Ms. (pronounced Mizz)
15. close (verb)
16. lose (verb)
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B:
Practice saying the statement and the correct response.
1. He wants peas.
Not
Carrots? (z)
2. He wants peace.
Not
war? (s)
3. There's something in my eyes. Call a doctor. (z)
4. There's something in my ice. Call a waiter. (s)
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C.
Americans do not pronounce the final sounds of p/b, t/d, and k/g fully.
Voiced d g b
Unvoiced t k p
1. bet -- bed
2. sat -- sad
3. debt -- dead
4. feet -- feed
5. back -- bag
6. rack -- rag
7. cap -- cab
8. mop -- mob
9. rope -- robe
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D.
Check yourself for accuracy in distinguisging to voicing and length of
syllables.
1. She saw the place. (s)
2. She saw the plays. (z)
3. He wants peace. (s)
4. He wants peas. (z)
5. That book has no use. (s)
6. Use this book. (z)
7. Is that Miss Brown? (s)
8. Is that Ms. Brown? (z)
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