a.
- The word "washed" has a voiced consonant sound because the 'sh' sound is voiced when followed by a vowel, like in this case.
- "Gloves," "coats," and "watched" do not have voiced consonant sounds as the 'g' in "gloves," 'c' in "coats," and 'ch' in "watched" are voiceless.
b.
- The word "Thomas" has a distinct initial consonant sound as the 'th' sound in "Thomas" is unique and not found in the other words.
- "Thames," "thin," and "thank" do not have the distinct 'th' sound found in "Thomas."
c.
- The word "wonderful" has three syllables: won-der-ful.
- Each syllable in a word contains a vowel sound, and when you break down "wonderful" into its parts, you can hear the three distinct syllables.
