Yes, you can. You can turn off the reading function in the right-click menu of Word by the following steps:

1. Open the Word document.

2. Click the File tab, and then click Options.

3. Under the Advanced tab, find the show or hide command on the ribbon, and then click it.

4. In the Customize Ribbon dialog box, select the Review tab.

5. Under the Review tab, uncheck the Read aloud check box.

6. Click OK.