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Reading foundations · Beginner reading · A0

Dead syllables with long vowels

Recognise final /k/, /t/ and /p/, distinguish live and dead syllables, and read long-vowel dead words.

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20 min
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By the end, you canRecognise ก, ด and บ as final /k/, /t/ and /p/Distinguish live from dead syllablesRead selected long-vowel dead words with low tone
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Final stop sounds and dead syllables

Thai final letters may have a different final sound from their initial sound. Final stop sounds /k/, /t/ and /p/ make a syllable dead; these examples use long vowels.

ก/k/ · final /k/
ด/t/ · final /t/
บ/p/ · final /p/
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ฝาก
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