SILENT T AFTER “N” AND BEFORE “N”

When T comes after N, the T sound is It is also good to remember Practice with: interview, interstate,
T = Silence When after N dropped in many words. not to pronounce a strong T at the international, wanted, don't know,
This rule is not as important, as it's middle or end of a word. printer, enter, twenty
informal. When not at the beginning or
It is mostly used when people speak stressed, a T should be fast and Say: inerview, inerstate,
quickly, but it's good soft inernational, wanned, don'know,
to be able to listen for this change. or barely heard at all. priner, ener, tweny

When T is before an N, the sound is It may be best to listen for it for a Practice with: mountain, fountain,
T = Hard N When before N stopped and turns into a hard N. while and then start trying to use curtain, written, forgotten,
The final N should be strong. This sound it. important, sentence
is more difficult.
Say: mou-N, fou-N, cur-N, wri-N,
forgo-N, impor-Nt, sen-Nce