Beginner reading · A1

Common final sounds

Read common Thai endings and separate the written final consonant from its spoken sound.

22 min reading-foundations
Objectives

Thai spelling uses many consonant letters at the end of a syllable, but spoken endings fall into a smaller set. Read the written letter, then map it to its final sound.

  • readingGroup written endings by spoken /k/, /t/ or /p/
  • readingRecognise /m/, /n/ and /ŋ/ live endings
  • vocabularyDecode eight real words from their final sound
Characters

Characters

ก ข ค -k
ด จ ซ ส ต ท ถ -t
บ ฟ ป พ -p
-m
น ร ล -n
Study cards

Study cards

มาก mâak very; much
ปิด pìt close
รูป rûup picture
ถาม thǎam ask
บ้าน bâan home; house
แพง phɛɛŋ expensive
อาหาร aa-hǎan food
ผล phǒn fruit; result

Source note

Candidate content adapted from archived reading lessons 6 and 26. No local exact-match audio is attached. Thai spelling, tone, meaning and naturalness remain blocked for human review.
Exercises

Exercises

01

What final sound closes รูป?

รูป

  • /p/
  • /t/
  • /n/
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Correct answer: /p/

Final ป belongs to the /p/ ending group.

02

How is the final ร in อาหาร pronounced?

อาหาร

  • /n/
  • /r/
  • /k/
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Correct answer: /n/

In this word final ร is realised as /n/.

03

Which word has an /ŋ/ live ending?

  • แพง
  • ปิด
  • รูป
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Correct answer: แพง

แพง ends in ง, pronounced /ŋ/.