Voiced vs. voiceless

Voiced vs. Voiceless

Minimal pairs (voiced vs. voiceless)

Listen the recording carefully and match the items on the right to the items on the left. The words that you can listen are minimal pairs, the difference between these pairs is that one of the words has a voiced sound and the other one had a voiceless sound. There is no time to do the exercise so you can listen the recording whenever you want.

First word	??? The word is "buzz". It's voiced. The word is "zip". It's voiced. The word is "zoo". It's voiced. The word is "sip". It's voiceless. The word is "bus". It's voiceless. The word is "Sue". It's voiceless.
Second word	??? The word is "buzz". It's voiced. The word is "zip". It's voiced. The word is "zoo". It's voiced. The word is "sip". It's voiceless. The word is "bus". It's voiceless. The word is "Sue". It's voiceless.
Third word	??? The word is "buzz". It's voiced. The word is "zip". It's voiced. The word is "zoo". It's voiced. The word is "sip". It's voiceless. The word is "bus". It's voiceless. The word is "Sue". It's voiceless.
Fourth word	??? The word is "buzz". It's voiced. The word is "zip". It's voiced. The word is "zoo". It's voiced. The word is "sip". It's voiceless. The word is "bus". It's voiceless. The word is "Sue". It's voiceless.
Fifth word	??? The word is "buzz". It's voiced. The word is "zip". It's voiced. The word is "zoo". It's voiced. The word is "sip". It's voiceless. The word is "bus". It's voiceless. The word is "Sue". It's voiceless.
Sixth word	??? The word is "buzz". It's voiced. The word is "zip". It's voiced. The word is "zoo". It's voiced. The word is "sip". It's voiceless. The word is "bus". It's voiceless. The word is "Sue". It's voiceless.