Why does my iPad suddenly say something

Hi Terrydog53, can you also check 'Spoken Content' as well in Settings > Accessibility as per the below link which in part states:

Even if VoiceOver is turned off, you can have iPad speak selected text or the entire screen. iPad can also provide feedback and speak text corrections and suggestions as you type.

https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/ipad/ipad9a247097/ipados

Is it possible that you have the Voiceover feature set to ON?

Open Settings ➡️ Accessibility ➡️ Voiceover: Ensure that this is set to OFF.

Axel F.

Thank you, the only other suggestion is 'Siri' can also speak to you and that may be another option to look at re the following link:

https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/ipad/ipad4bce70ef/15.0/ipados/15.0