Voice is the primary characteristic that distinguishes stops, and while voiced stops are typically unaspirated, voiceless stops can occasionally be aspirated. When they are word-initial or start a stressed syllable, voiceless stops in English are aspirated for the majority of native speakers.

The words which has an aspirated stop in its pronunciation are king, paper, paralegal.

Any voiceless stop at the beginning of an English syllable (such as the /k/ in "cap," but not "pack") is "aspirated," which refers to the length of time between the opening of the stop and the beginning of voicing (it has a positive voice onset time).

As you talk, you aspirate, or breathe out air. There are word sounds in many languages that call for aspiration by the speaker. When pronouncing particular sounds, many speakers aspirate, which is also seen in linguistics and speech therapy.

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Which word has an aspirated stop in its pronunciation? (Choose as many as apply)

a) tapped

b) king

c) grabbed

d) paper

e) paralegal

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