Variations Appearing in the Pronunciation of the Groups of Same Letters Starting with the Alphabet ‘T’ in Different English Words

Abstract

The present research article illustrates the variations appearing in the pronunciation of the groups of same letters starting with the alphabet ‘T’ in different English words. The groups of same letters starting with the alphabet ‘T’ in different English words, having variations in the pronunciation, are thirty-five in numbers which are: ta, tai, tate, te, tea, th, tha, the, there, thi, tho, thou, thra, thri, thro, thy, ti, tia, tie, tio, to, tou, tra, tre, trea, tri, tro, trou, tru, try, tte, tu, tua, twi and ty. These thirty-five groups of same letters have been highlighted with three hundred and eighty-five examples including words and phonetic transcriptions which will no doubt facilitate the comprehension in the select section of specifications. The concluding remark and reference list have been affixed in the last part of this study.