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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Objectives
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.
- readingRecognise ก, ด and บ as final /k/, /t/ and /p/
- readingDistinguish live from dead syllables
- vocabularyRead selected long-vowel dead words with low tone
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ฝาก
fàak
deposit
หาด
hàat
beach
หีบ
hìip
box
ตาก
tàak
Tak (province)
ปาด
pàat
sweep away
จาก
càak
from
ตอบ
tɔ̀ɔp
answer
ปีก
pìik
wing
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Source note
Migrated from the verified lesson 6 source. No local recorded audio or worksheet was found. Tone, language, cultural context and source rights remain flagged for specialist review.Exercises
Which final sound makes ฝาก a dead syllable?
- /k/
- /n/
- /ŋ/
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Correct answer: /k/
Final ก is realised as /k/, a stop that closes a dead syllable.
Which word reads /hàat/ and means ‘beach’?
- หาด
- ฝาก
- หีบ
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Correct answer: หาด
หาด has a long vowel and final /t/ and means beach.
Which word means ‘wing’?
- ปีก
- ปาด
- ตอบ
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Correct answer: ปีก
ปีก is read /pìik/ and means wing.