The Letter T
The letter t makes the sound heard in the words cat and today; this is the sound you would first introduce to a child. This consonant sound ranks in the very common category along with its counterparts: r and n. Due to its frequency, it is typically one of the first consonants taught to a child.
The letter t can also be silent, e.g., bouquet and whistle. In addition, the combination of the letters “t” and “h” results in two unique sounds which are as follows:
- Voiceless TH consonant digraph sound, e.g., thank, athlete & with, and
- Voiced TH consonant digraph sound, e.g. the, mother & smooth.
When the letter t precedes ION, it either makes an SH sound, e.g. motion or a ZH sound, e.g., equation. The letter t can also sound like CH, e.g., feature and creature. This sound typically occurs when the letter t precedes URE.
Letter T Worksheets
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We created worksheets to help your child practice forming the letter t correctly. Ideally, letters should be formed from top to bottom and left to right with a continuous stroke when possible. The upper- and lowercase t are formed in a similar manner – down, lift and cross. |
Letter T Worksheet 1
We offer a free printable worksheet that encourages a child to say, trace and write the upper- and lowercase letter t.
Letter T Worksheet 2
We offer a free printable worksheet that focuses on the uppercase letter t. We encourage a child to say, trace and write the uppercase letter t.
Letter T Worksheet 3
We offer a free printable worksheet that focuses on the lowercase letter t. We encourage a child to say, trace and write the lowercase letter t.
Letter T Worksheet 4
We offer a free printable worksheet that encourages a child to say, trace and write the upper- and lowercase letter t.
Letter T Worksheet 5
We offer a free printable worksheet that encourages a child to say, trace and write the upper- and lowercase letter t.
Letter T Worksheet 6
We offer a free printable worksheet that encourages a child to say, trace and write the upper- and lowercase letter t. We also included a fun game – circle the items that begin with the letter t.
Words with the Letter T
The table below contains a list of words with the letter t that make the /t/ sound. We also indicate the location of the /t/ sound – beginning (initial), middle (medial) or ending (final). Our list contains 500 words; please consider using the search feature to narrow your results.
| Letter T Words | Sound |
|---|---|
| about | initial |
| after | medial |
| ant | final |
| at | final |
| ate | final |
| aunt | final |
| bait | final |
| baste | final |
| bat | final |
| beast | final |
| beat | final |
| beet | final |
| belt | final |
| bent | final |
| best | final |
| bet | final |
| better | medial |
| bit | final |
| bite | final |
| blast | final |
| bleat | final |
| blest | final |
| blight | final |
| blot | final |
| blunt | final |
| blurt | final |
| boast | final |
| boat | final |
| bolt | final |
| boot | final |
| bought | final |
| bout | final |
| brat | final |
| bright | final |
| brought | final |
| brute | final |
| bunt | final |
| bust | final |
| but | final |
| butt | final |
| cart | final |
| cast | final |
| cat | final |
| caught | final |
| cent | final |
| chant | final |
| chart | final |
| chaste | final |
| chat | final |
| cheat | final |
| chest | final |
| Chet | final |
| chute | final |
| city | medial |
| cleft | final |
| clot | final |
| clout | final |
| coast | final |
| coat | final |
| colt | final |
| cost | final |
| cot | final |
| craft | final |
| crate | final |
| crept | final |
| crest | final |
| crust | final |
| curt | final |
| cut | final |
| cute | final |
| dart | final |
| date | final |
| deft | final |
| dent | final |
| dirt | final |
| don't | final |
| dot | final |
| draft | final |
| drat | final |
| drift | final |
| dust | final |
| dwelt | final |
| eat | final |
| fact | final |
| faint | final |
| fast | final |
| fat | final |
| fate | final |
| feast | final |
| feat | final |
| feet | final |
| felt | final |
| first | final |
| fist | final |
| flat | final |
| flaunt | final |
| fleet | final |
| flight | final |
| flirt | final |
| flit | final |
| float | final |
| flout | final |
| flute | final |
| foot | final |
| fort | final |
| fought | final |
| fraught | final |
| fret | final |
| fright | final |
| frost | final |
| gait | final |
| gate | final |
| gent | final |
| get | final |
| ghost | final |
| gift | final |
| gilt | final |
| glint | final |
| gloat | final |
| glut | final |
| gnat | final |
| goat | final |
| got | final |
| graft | final |
| grant | final |
| grate | final |
| greet | final |
| grist | final |
| grit | final |
| grout | final |
| grunt | final |
| guest | final |
| gust | final |
| gut | final |
| halt | final |
| haste | final |
| hat | final |
| hate | final |
| haunt | final |
| heart | final |
| heat | final |
| heft | final |
| hilt | final |
| hint | final |
| hit | final |
| hoist | final |
| hoot | final |
| host | final |
| hot | final |
| hunt | final |
| hurt | final |
| hut | final |
| into | medial |
| it | final |
| item | medial |
| itself | medial |
| jest | final |
| jet | final |
| jilt | final |
| joist | final |
| jolt | final |
| jot | final |
| just | final |
| jut | final |
| jute | final |
| Kate | final |
| Kent | final |
| kept | final |
| kilt | final |
| kit | final |
| kite | final |
| knelt | final |
| knight | final |
| knit | final |
| knot | final |
| last | final |
| late | final |
| later | medial |
| least | final |
| left | final |
| lent | final |
| lest | final |
| let | final |
| lift | final |
| light | final |
| lint | final |
| list | final |
| lit | final |
| little | medial |
| loot | final |
| lost | final |
| lot | final |
| lust | final |
| lute | final |
| malt | final |
| mart | final |
| mast | final |
| mat | final |
| mate | final |
| meat | final |
| meet | final |
| melt | final |
| met | final |
| might | final |
| mint | final |
| mist | final |
| mite | final |
| moat | final |
| moist | final |
| molt | final |
| most | final |
| must | final |
| mute | final |
| mutt | final |
| naught | final |
| neat | final |
| nest | final |
| net | final |
| night | final |
| not | final |
| note | final |
| nut | final |
| ought | final |
| out | final |
| pact | final |
| paint | final |
| pant | final |
| part | final |
| past | final |
| paste | final |
| pat | final |
| peat | final |
| pelt | final |
| pest | final |
| pet | final |
| pit | final |
| plant | final |
| plate | final |
| pleat | final |
| plight | final |
| plot | final |
| point | final |
| port | final |
| post | final |
| pot | final |
| pout | final |
| pretty | medial |
| final | |
| punt | final |
| put | final |
| putt | final |
| quaint | final |
| quest | final |
| quilt | final |
| quit | final |
| quite | final |
| quote | final |
| raft | final |
| rant | final |
| rat | final |
| rate | final |
| rent | final |
| rest | final |
| rift | final |
| right | final |
| rite | final |
| roast | final |
| root | final |
| rot | final |
| rote | final |
| rout | final |
| route | final |
| routine | medial |
| runt | final |
| rust | final |
| rut | final |
| saint | final |
| salt | final |
| sat | final |
| scant | final |
| scat | final |
| scent | final |
| scoot | final |
| scout | final |
| seat | final |
| sent | final |
| sentence | medial |
| set | final |
| shaft | final |
| sheet | final |
| shift | final |
| shirt | final |
| shoot | final |
| short | final |
| shot | final |
| shout | final |
| shunt | final |
| shut | final |
| sift | final |
| sight | final |
| sit | final |
| site | final |
| skate | final |
| skeet | final |
| skirt | final |
| skit | final |
| slant | final |
| slat | final |
| sleet | final |
| slept | final |
| slight | final |
| slit | final |
| slot | final |
| smart | final |
| smelt | final |
| smut | final |
| snort | final |
| snout | final |
| sort | final |
| sought | final |
| spat | final |
| spent | final |
| spit | final |
| splint | final |
| split | final |
| sport | final |
| spot | final |
| spout | final |
| sprint | final |
| sprite | final |
| sprout | final |
| spurt | final |
| squint | final |
| squirt | final |
| start | medial / final |
| state | medial / final |
| stilt | medial / final |
| stint | medial / final |
| stop | medial |
| stout | medial / final |
| strait | medial / final |
| street | medial / final |
| strut | medial / final |
| stunt | medial / final |
| sweet | final |
| swept | final |
| swift | final |
| table | initial |
| taco | initial |
| tact | initial / final |
| tag | initial |
| tail | initial |
| taint | initial / final |
| take | initial |
| talk | initial |
| tall | initial |
| tap | initial |
| tape | initial |
| tart | initial / final |
| taste | initial / final |
| tat | initial / final |
| taught | initial / final |
| tea | initial |
| teach | initial |
| teacher | initial |
| team | initial |
| teapot | initial / final |
| teddy bear | initial |
| teeth | initial |
| telephone | initial |
| television | initial |
| tell | initial |
| temple | initial |
| ten | initial |
| tennis | initial |
| tent | initial / final |
| tepee | initial |
| terrible | initial |
| test | initial / final |
| that | final |
| theft | final |
| thought | final |
| thrift | final |
| throat | final |
| thrust | final |
| ticket | initial / final |
| tie | initial |
| tiger | initial |
| tight | initial / final |
| tilt | initial / final |
| time | initial |
| tint | initial / final |
| tip | initial |
| tire | initial |
| to | initial |
| toad | initial |
| toast / final | initial |
| toaster | initial |
| today | initial |
| toe | initial |
| together | initial |
| toilet | initial / final |
| told | initial |
| tomato | initial |
| tomorrow | initial |
| tongue | initial |
| tonight | initial / final |
| too | initial |
| took | initial |
| tool | initial |
| toolbox | initial |
| toot | initial / final |
| tooth | initial |
| toothache | initial |
| toothbrush | initial |
| toothpaste | initial / final |
| top | initial |
| tot | initial / final |
| touch | initial |
| toward | initial |
| towel | initial |
| town | initial |
| toy | initial |
| toy box | initial |
| track | initial |
| tract | initial / final |
| trade | initial |
| traffic light | initial / final |
| trailer | initial |
| train | initial |
| trait | initial / final |
| trap | initial |
| trash | initial |
| trash can | initial |
| travel | initial |
| tray | initial |
| treasure | initial |
| treat | initial / final |
| tree | initial |
| triangle | initial |
| trick | initial |
| tricycle | initial |
| trip | initial |
| trombone | initial |
| trophy | initial |
| trot | initial / final |
| trouble | initial |
| troublemaker | initial |
| trout | initial / final |
| true | initial |
| trumpet | initial / final |
| trunk | initial |
| trust | initial / final |
| try | initial |
| T-shirt | initial / final |
| tub | initial |
| tuba | initial |
| Tuesday | initial |
| tug | initial |
| tugboat | initial / final |
| tune | initial |
| turkey | initial |
| turn | initial |
| turtle | initial / medial |
| Tut | initial / final |
| tweet | initial / final |
| twelve | initial |
| twenty | initial / medial |
| twist | initial / final |
| twit | initial / final |
| two | initial |
| until | medial |
| vast | final |
| vat | final |
| vent | final |
| vest | final |
| volt | final |
| vote | final |
| wait | final |
| want | final |
| waste | final |
| water | medial |
| welt | final |
| went | final |
| wept | final |
| west | final |
| wet | final |
| what | final |
| wheat | final |
| whet | final |
| white | final |
| wilt | final |
| wit | final |
| wrest | final |
| wrist | final |
| write | final |
| wrote | final |
| yeast | final |
| yet | final |
| zest | final |