Unit 3.1
Letter: t
Introduction
The letter t is pronounced differently depending the letters following it in the word.
Form
The representation of t is:
| Uppercase | Lowercase | Phonology |
| T | t | /t/
/ʃ/ /tʃ/ /ʒ/ silent |
Example
- /t/:
- ten;
- top;
- try.
- /ʃ/:
- education;
- question;
- rational.
- /tʃ/:
- culture;
- future;
- nature.
- /ʒ/:
- equation.
- silent:
- Christmas;
- fasten;
- whistle.
Use
-T is pronounced as /t/ commonly
-T is pronounced as /ʃ/: when t precedes -ion.
- Exception: equation - which is pronounced as /ʒ/
-T is pronounced as /tʃ/: when t precedes -ure, creating therefore a long u sound.
-T is silent:
- Endings as -sten, -ften, -stle;
- If t is between two other consonant sounds - it becomes silent because requires a lot of effort to pronounce the letter,
