Common English words with the "t" sound (IPA t)

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Common English words with this sound

t

A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.

Word GA RP Level Listen
about /əˈbaʊt/ A1
activity /ækˈtɪvəɾi/ /ækˈtɪvəti/ A1
actor /ˈæktɚ/ /ˈæktə/ A1
after /ˈæftɚ/ /ˈɑːftə/ A1
afternoon /ˌæftɚˈnun/ /ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/ A1
airport /ˈɛrˌpɑrt/ /ˈeəˌpɔːt/ A1
almost /ˈɑlˌmoʊst/ /ˈɔːlˌməʊst/ A1
aren't /ɑrnt/ /ɑːnt/ A1
art /ɑrt/ /ɑːt/ A1
article /ˈɑrɾəkl̩/ /ˈɑːtɪkl̩/ A1
at /æt/ A1
ate /eɪt/ A1
august /ˈɑɡəst/ /ˈɔːɡəst/ A1
aunt /ænt/ /ɑːnt/ A1
autumn /ˈɑɾəm/ /ˈɔːtəm/ A1
basketball /ˈbæskətˌbɑl/ /ˈbɑːskətˌbɔːl/ A1
bat /bæt/ A1
beautiful /ˈbjuɾəfəl/ /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ A1
best /bɛst/ /best/ A1
better /ˈbɛɾɚ/ /ˈbetə/ A1

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