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Words differing only in the voicing of the initial consonant

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Anonymous  #143173  Fri, 30 Sep 05 05:45 AM
Does anyone know a set of two words that differ only in the voicing of the initial consonant phonetically. I'm having a lot of trouble figuring this out. It may be obvious, but I just can't figure it out.
  
Rho  #143243  Fri, 30 Sep 05 12:23 PM
Are you looking for 'rhyming' words?
Then here's my favorite tool:

http://www.websters-dictionary-online.org/definition/tool

When you need some word that differs from the word [tool] only in the initial consonant, you can find the following rhyming words in this dictionary, for example:

Rhyming with "Tool" (pronounced tuw"l)
3 t uw" l stool, retool.
2 -uw" l Boule, Buhl, cool, drool, fool, spool, supercool, joule, misrule, mule, pool, preschool, rule, school, uncool, Yule.

Roll down to the section "Rhymes" or use the icon 'INDEX.'
Have fun!
  
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Philip  #143632  Sat, 01 Oct 05 03:47 PM

 Anonymous wrote:
Does anyone know a set of two words that differ only in the voicing of the initial consonant phonetically. I'm having a lot of trouble figuring this out. It may be obvious, but I just can't figure it out.

pit/bit

pack/back

tug/Doug

putt/but

sing/zing

I'm sure there are many more.....but this will get you started.

 

  
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julielai  #154380  Wed, 02 Nov 05 04:29 PM

Fan/van, does that count?

bin/pin

bang/pang

  
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