T rules pronunciation
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This document discusses the different pronunciations of the letter T in American English. T is regularly pronounced as T at the beginning or end of words. In the middle of words, T is often pronounced as a D sound between vowels or between a vowel and L or R. T is also sometimes silent after N or pronounced as an N before N. Examples are provided to illustrate each pronunciation rule.
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T rules pronunciation
- 2. T PRONOUNCED AS T • The regular T sound is almost always used when "t" is the first letter of a word and sometimes the last. • Examples: table, tall, test, best, cat. • Consonant clusters which are the grouping of two or three consonants together.
- 3. T PRONUNCED AS D • When T is between two vowel sounds (A,E,I,O,U) or between a vowel and L or R (these letters are called semi-vowels to linguists), it becomes a D sound. In phonetics, this sound is called "flap," which means the tongue touches the roof of the mouth quickly. • Examples: computer, water, bottle, heater, better, matter, ability, university, put it on, great idea • Flap T- Really a D
- 4. Stop T in the middle or at the end of a word • Environment • About • Fitness • Development • tonight • imitate • articulate
- 5. SILENCE T AFTER N • When T comes after N, the T sound is dropped in many words. This rule is not as important, as it's informal. It is mostly used when people speak quickly. • Practice with: interview, wanted, don't know, twenty, center
- 6. T PRONOUNCED AS N • When T is before an N and the vowel sound is de-stress as a schwa sound the T sound is stopped and turns into a hard N. • Practice with: mountain, fountain, curtain, important, sentence, written, button, kitten, • How to Say MOUNTAIN and SENTENCE
- 7. REFERENCE • American English Pronunciation: The Sounds of T. http://www.speakmethod.com/speakam ericant.html