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Press record, say "thoughts" once or twice at normal speed, then stop. You will see which syllables matched and what to change.
Thoughts syllables
Thoughts has 1 syllable: THAWTS.
- THAWTSθɔts
THAWTS, one syllable. Add an s to "thought" and keep it one syllable — the "ts" at the end is a single cluster, as in "cats".
The final -s is pronounced as an s because the sound before it is voiceless.
Sounds to watch
The th sound
Put the tip of your tongue lightly between your teeth and let air pass over it. Do not swap it for a t, d, s, or z sound.
Thoughts in a sentence
- Write down your thoughts before the meeting so you do not forget them.
- His thoughts kept drifting back to the conversation.
Read either sentence into the recorder above. The check judges only the target word, so the rest of the sentence can be rough.
What Speakeroo listens for
These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.
- Final -s ending unclearUse the correct /s/, /z/ or /ɪz/ ending and keep it audible.
- Voiceless th /θ/ replacedPlace the tongue lightly between the teeth and release air without voicing.
- /t/ or /d/ used for thKeep a narrow airflow gap instead of fully blocking the air.
- Final consonant omittedHold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- Consonant cluster reducedBuild the cluster one sound at a time without deleting a member.
Questions
How do you pronounce thoughts?
Thoughts is pronounced /ˈθɔts/, or THAWTS in plain letters. It has one syllable.
How many syllables are in thoughts?
One. Thoughts is a single syllable: THAWTS.
How do you use thoughts in a sentence?
Write down your thoughts before the meeting so you do not forget them. His thoughts kept drifting back to the conversation.
How is the ending of thoughts pronounced?
The final -s is pronounced as an s because the sound before it is voiceless.
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