Beginner reading · A1

Initial consonant clusters

Read selected source words that begin with a permitted consonant cluster.

24 min reading-foundations
Objectives

Scan the first two consonants before choosing a vowel or final. In this bounded set, the first consonant controls the tone analysis.

  • readingRecognise the lesson's bounded spelling pattern
  • readingRead eight source words as complete units
  • vocabularyRetrieve meaning through three checkpoints
Characters

Characters

กร กล กว kr · kl · kw
ตร ปร ปล tr · pr · pl
คร คล คว พร พล khr · khl · khw · phr · phl
Study cards

Study cards

กลาง klaaŋ medium
ตรอก trɔ̀ɔk lane
ควัน khwan smoke
พริก phrík chilli
กล้วย klûay banana
ใคร khray who
แปล plɛɛ to be translated
ไกล klay far

Source note

Words and transliterations are selected unchanged from archived Reading lesson 15. Cluster selection, tone explanation, meanings and pedagogy remain pending independent review.
Exercises

Exercises

01

Which initial cluster begins กลาง?

กลาง

  • กล /kl/
  • คว /khw/
  • ตร /tr/
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Correct answer: กล /kl/

กลาง begins with กล, represented here as /kl/.

02

What does พริก mean in the source list?

พริก

  • chilli
  • smoke
  • lane
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Correct answer: chilli

The source gloss for พริก is ‘chilli’.

03

Which source transliteration matches ใคร?

ใคร

  • khray
  • klay
  • khwan
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Correct answer: khray

The selected source gives ใคร as /khray/.