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cords vibrate. It’s non-aspirated and less tense than [t]. [d] is
partially devoiced at the end of the words.
[t]
Task 14. Practise saying the following words and phrases correctly:
Tea, water, cat, still, hot pan, that time, task,
butter, shut, star, sit down, hot toast, a tear, a tit, two
teeth, a top hat, ten toes, trousers, a tie, a toadstool, a tired tramp,
eight tall trees, a tottering tower, a tattered straw hat; two terrible
twins, a tea tray with toast, tarts and a pot of hot strong tea to
tempt the twins.

Task 15.Practise saying reading these sentences aloud, paying
attention to the pronunciation of [t]
1.Don’t take it to heart.
2.It went out of date.
3.I don’t like my tea too strong.

Task 16. Memorize the following nursery rhime, pay special
attention to the pronunciation of [t]:
Our great steeple clock goes “Tick-Tock”, “Tick-Tock”.
Our large mantel clock goes “Tick-Tack”, “Tick-Tack”.
Our little pocket watch goes
“Tick-a-Tacker”, “Tick-a-Tacker”, “Tick-a-Tacker”

Task 17. Practise reading the following words and phrases, paying
special attention to the pronunciation of [t] in combination with
other consonants and vowels:
Exercise l: t -after vowels
At, boat, bought, but.

Exercise 2: Vowels + t in phrases
At the movies, bought this, but the, do that now, get that, get the;
put this, right there, sat there, sit sown, that the, what the.

Exercise 3: Sentences with vowel + t

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