What's the <t> Spell?
toe
[ tʰ ]
This is the expected pronunciation for a <t>.
reheat
< re- >
< love > as in loves, loved, loving
< love > is a FREE base element.
chef
< ch > as [ ʃ ]
books
book
hot
[ t ]
This final <t> one may be pronounced a few subtly different ways, but again, it's the expected pronunciation for <t>.
mislead
< mis- >
< ship > as in shipper, shipment, spaceship
< ship > is a free base element.
ballet
The final silent <t>, or the <-et> suffix.
men
man
metal
[ ɾ ]
This is called a 'flap' -- to most people, it sounds like [d], but it's not as forceful. It shows up between vowels and can be hard to spell. It can also be pronounced with [t] but usually isn't.
percent
< per- >
< do > as in does, done, don't
< do > is a free base element
league
< gue >
feet
foot
action
[ ʃ ]
This is a common pronunciation of <t> in Latin words. It sounds like the <sh> in 'ship.'
subscribe
< sub >
< form > as in transform, formal, uniform
< form > is a free base element.
antique
< -ique >
This suffix is the French form of the <-ic> suffix we see in plastic, technical, and many other words.
( <que> is OK too )
mice
mouse
nature
[ ʧ ]
This sounds like the <ch> in 'chip.'
exit
< ex- >
< face > as in facing, facial, facility
< face > is a free base element
beautiful
< eau >
Also in beau, beauty
tableau, bandeau, bureau...
women
woman