Symbol

Pronounced

As in

Voiced or
Unvoiced

Introduced
in Lesson

Example

aaa

at

v

1

mmm

ram

v

1

sss

bus

uv

3

ēēē

eat

v

4

rrr

run

v

6

d

mad

v

9

fff

stuff

uv

11

iii

if

v

13

ththth

this

v

15

t

cat

uv

17

nnn

pan

v

19

c

tack

uv

21

ooo

ox

v

23

āāā

ate

v

26

h

hat

uv

28

uuu

up

v

30

g

tag

v

33

lll

pal

v

35

www

win

v

37

shshsh

wish

uv

39

(the word I)

v

43

k

tack

uv

45

ōōō

over

v

48

vvv

love

v

50

p

sap

uv

54

ch

touch

uv

57

eee

end

v

59

b

grab

v

61

iiing

sing

v

62

īīī

ice

v

64

yyy

yes

v

66

urrr

brother

v

67

ksss

ox

uv

70

oooo

moon

v

71

j

judge

v

72

īīī

my

v

75

www or wh

why

v or uv

76

kwww (or koo)

quick

v

77

zzz

buzz

v

78

ūūū

use

v

80

Voiced sounds are sounds you make by vibrating your vocal chords. You do not use your vocal cords for unvoiced sounds - You use air only. To feel the difference between voiced and unvoiced sounds, hold your throat lightly and say the sound vvv.  You will feel your vocal chords vibrating. Then, without pausing, change the sound to fff. The vibrations will stop. The only difference between the sounds is that the vvv is voiced and the fff is not.