t is a breathed consonant

Press the tip of the tongue on the gums behind the upper teeth then quickly force it away by expelling the breath. In making the sounds of t, d, n, and l, be sure to place the tongue on the gums, not against the teeth.

Equivalents: ed as in missed, th as in Thomas

Phonetic Symbol, t

Drill: tah, ta, tee, too, toh, taw, at, et, it, oot, ut, ot

tar

tan

tear

lame

tell

turn

team

tin

tune

too

look

tile

toe

tun

toil

tall

tot

tower

This sound occurs initially, finally, and medially:

  1. The tall traveler told the tale to Thomas.
  2. The train turned into the tunnel.
  3. Ten and ten and two are twenty-two.

that

habit

muller

let

walked

button

fit

patient

pattern

foot

polite

hitting

shut

faint

until

slot

crossed

little

  1. " Bright before it, beat the water."
  2. Gilbert left his hat, coat, and net in her boat.
  3. The artist bought ten tiny tubes of paint
  4. The teacher taught Tony to write neatly.
  5. Put the pattern and the buttons into Matild a's basket.
  6. Harriet bought a tan tassel for her belt.
  7. The little pine tree wished to be tall and stately.
  8. Martin asked Margaret to typewrite the letter.
  9. Ottawa, the capital of Canada, is situated in On­tario on the Ottawa River.
  10. Tin is a soft, lustrous, white metal which becomes brittle when heated.
  11. Austin is the capital of Texas, the largest State in the Union.
  12. Wilbert and Herbert " walked to the tulip tree in the heart of the forest.
  13. Birds twittered in the tree tops and a swift moun­tain stream tumbled over stones and roots.
  14. ''Under his slouched hat, left and right He glanced; the old flag met his sight'