Hello Scholar,
Welcome to the simplest lesson on voiceless consonant sound /t/ with its pronunciation, word examples and questions for you to practice.
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Pronounce consonant sound /t/ correctly.
- Give examples of words with consonant sound /t/.
- Identify consonant sound /t/ in words.
Voiceless consonant /t/
Consonant sound /t/ is pronounced like a short “tee”.
It is pronounced with the same tongue and lips placement as in voiced CONSONANT SOUND /d/ but /t/ is “voiceless”.
So there is NO vibration in your throat when you pronounce it.
| -t- | tin pat |
| -tt- | butt batter |
| Th- | Thomas thyme |
| -ed | looked passed |
TAKE NOTE: “-ed” is pronounced as /t/ when it comes after a VOICELESS consonant sound.
- fixed
- slapped
- brushed
But it is pronounced like /d/ after a VOWEL or VOICED consonant sound as in “agreed, robbed, CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE…”
Consonant sound /t/ is mostly SILENT when it comes before ‘-le’ or ‘-en’.
- wrestle
- apostle
- listen
- often
/t/ is also silent in words like “sachet, depot, ballet, butcher, ricochet, debut, bouquet, duvet…”
- CONTRASTING CONSONANT SOUNDS /d/ AND /t/
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