# Rule-16: Pronunciation of “T”

	4 different T sounds:
1.	True T
2.	Flap T
3.	Held T
4.	Vanishing T

	True T:
1.	If “T” is beginning of the word then it will be true T means air puff sound will be happen when pronounced T
To, take, tell

2.	If “T” is in the stress syllable then it will be true T means air puff sound (air puff = T(h))
Until, hotel, return

3.	If “T” is in consonant cluster then it will be true T means air puff sound (A cluster when two consonant sounds occur right next to each other and you say them both.)
-st = stop
-str = street
-tr =  tree

4.	Cluster can be happened at the end of word:
-ct = fact
-ft = left
-lt = melt
-st = best
-pt = kept 

	Flap T:
Flap “T” is acually “d” sound
If “T” become between two vowels sound then T will be pronounced like d
Water = wa-der
City = ci-dy
Later = la-der
Better = be-der
what is = wa-dis
but I = bu-die

	Held T:
1.	If “T” is not a consonant cluster and at the end of the word then T is held or stop T means air will not be released or tungue will be stopped when pronouncing “T” 
About that
 it was

2.	If “T” becomes at the end of the syllable and next syllable start with the consonant
Outside
apartment

3.	If “nt” comes at the and of the word then “t” will not be true “T” it will be Held or stop T
Student
President

	Vanishing T:
If “T” is after m and n sounds and unstress syllable then T will be vanished
Internet = innernet
Printer = pinner
Interview = innerview

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