Glottal t / glottal stop
T is glottalized-
1st word t + consonant.2nd word
t + p,b,m,f,v,w ( within a word
vowel + t
t isn’t glottalized-
initial t
vowel+ t +vowel (within a word)
t+ vowel (within a word)
1st word t + vowel…2nd word
t+f/s/ch
Got, but, get, not, caught, fought, fight, about, at, kite. Cat, mat, might, water, butter,
better, butter, bottle, kettle, note, football, quite, quiet, quit, bit, bite, sight, night, late, fate,
date, totally, total, right, write, that, let, meet, met, set, what, it, yet, hit, doubt, out, cut,
party, tonight, concert, haircut, part, airport, chocolate, bright, donate, create, advert, gut,
internet, thought, without, heart, rate, workout, shut, rat, fit, concrete, art, despite,
favourite, put, admit, between, mate, teammate, spot, seat, coat, court, light, sunlight,
market, suite, benefit, white, sit, sat, complete, nightmare, tight, pot, packet, celebrate,
manipulate, abate, apart, moderate, temperate, climate, plot, despot, autocrat, absolute,
treat, shot, acute, wait, pet, cute, portrait,
1. Certain: Are you certain about that?
2. Mountain: I have a mountain of laundry to fold.
3. Fountain: Let's meet at the fountain at noon.
4. Curtain: Can you close the curtain?
5. Threaten: Don't threaten me!
6. Written: When was this written?
7. Tighten: We need to tighten our security.
8. Eaten: I haven't eaten all day.
9. Gotten: I haven't gotten it yet.
10. Forgotten: It's already forgotten.
11. Brighten: I hope this brightens your day! (Makes your day better)
12. Kitten: What a precious kitten!
13. Frighten: I didn't mean to frighten you.
14. Rotten: That's a rotten deal. (A bad deal, not fair)
15. Mittens: I've lost my mittens!
16. Bitten: I was bitten by the neighbor's ferret.
17. Button: Don't press that button!
18. Cotton: I think this is made of cotton.
19. Manhattan: Have you ever been to Manhattan?
20. Important: It's not important.
Right now, apartment, backseat, network, pitfall
Beginning. chair. chat. chase. check. cheese. cheer. chest. chew. child. chick. chin.
cheetah. checkers. cherry. ...
Middle. beach ball. catcher. crutches. grandchild. hatching. inches. ketchup. kitchen. key
chain. matches. lunchbox. marching. touchdown. ...
Ending. beach. couch. bench. stretch. pitch. catch. patch. reach. reach. march. touch.
speech. wrench.
1. much
2. which
3. change
4. watch
5. actually
6. such
7. check
8. question
9. each
10. chance
11. children
12. child
13. touch
14. chuckle
15. catch
16. charge
17. cheer
18. future
19. choice
20. reach
21. chief
22. search
23. teach
24. situation
25. rich
26. lunch
27. teacher
28. match
29. church
30. choose
children choose chilli cheese chips.
1) decision: We need to make a decision.
2) television: You can’t trust everything you see on television.
3) measure: We use this spreadsheet to measure progress.
4) version: Is this the latest version?
5) vision: I have a vision of how we can make this work.
6) conclusion: In conclusion… Let’s not jump to conclusions.
7) division: She works in a different division.
8) pleasure: It’s been a pleasure to meet you..
9) unusual: That’s unusual.
10) visual: Let’s create a visual to make this more clear.
11) exposure: Too much exposure to the sun is bad for your skin.
12) occasion: I only see him occasionally.
13) usual: Let’s meet at the usual spot.
14) provision: He’s made no provision for his retirement.
15) explosion: Thirty people were injured in the explosion.
16) invasion: It’s a full scale military invasion.
17) confusion: There was a lot of confusion after the announcement.
18) casual: She has a really casual attitude about it.
19) treasure: Knowledge is treasure. I’ll treasure this moment forever.
20) illusion: She’s under the illusion that she already has the job.
21) envision: What do you envision for the future?
22) conversion: What’s the current conversion rate?
23) massage: Can you massage my back? She went for a massage.
24) closure: You can check the website for updates on school closures.
25) aversion: She’s finally overcome her aversion to water.
26) leisure: I don’t have a lot of leisure time.
27) collision: It was a head-on collision.
28) seizure: These assets are exempt from seizure.
29) composure: He completely lost his composure.
30) supervision: They need constant supervision.
A concierge with amnesia made a decision..
1. just
2. job
3. change
4. jack
5. charge
6. age
7. join
8. enjoy
9. gentlemen
10. imagine
11. joke
12. message
13. general
14. strange
15. judge
16. jump
17. agent
18. marriage
19. dangerous
20. major
21. soldier
22. college
23. village
24. large
25. jail
26. manage
27. huge
28. suggest
29. singe
30. apologize
a jockey in jeans joined in a gym.