The Word “That”

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Pronunciation Of The Word “That”

That — For this word: The “th” combination is voiced; the “a” is short; and the final “t” is (usually) stopped.

— /thæ[t]/ — /ðæ[t]/ — Notice also that, since this word has only one syllable, there is no word-stress —