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New Words: Silent T

Remember that T can be completely silent in spellings with: vowel + nt + vowel. Here are a few new words and phrases where this rule applies. This rule is optional, but highly popular meaning that Americans will use a T sometimes when trying to be clear. Practice with the video here.

sentence	point of view
tentative	plenty

1st syllable: interface (for either noun or verb, can be 3rd syll on the verb)

Words with stress on the 2nd syllable: point out, in front of,  encounter, amount of, percentage, accountable, hold people accountable.

Words with stress on the 3rd syllable:  interfere, intervene, representative, interact, interaction, confronted, disappointing, entertaining, sentimental, intervene, interfere, interrupt.

Words/Phrase with stress on the 4th syllable: interconnected, accountability, account executive

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