Words where a T becomes a pause

/ˈkɑːtən/noun

Cloth woven from the fibers of the cotton plant.

Don't wear cotton socks, they stay wet all day.

/ˈkɑːtən/noun

Cloth woven from the fibers of the cotton plant.

/ˈtaɪtən/verb

Make something firmer or less loose.

Tighten your boot laces before we get in the car.

/ˈtaɪtən/verb

Make something firmer or less loose.

/ˈbʌtən/noun

A small round disk on clothes that slips through a slit to hold them closed.

The top button on my coat is missing.

/ˈbʌtən/noun

A small round disk on clothes that slips through a slit to hold them closed.

/ˈkɜːrtən/noun

A piece of cloth hung across a window to block the light.

Don't open the curtain, everyone else is still asleep.

/ˈkɜːrtən/noun

A piece of cloth hung across a window to block the light.

The ending is a weak 'tn', not 'tain' rhyming with rain, and the stress sits on the first syllable.

/ˈfæsən/verb

Join or fix something so that it stays firmly in place.

Fasten the straps before we head out the door.

/ˈfæsən/verb

Join or fix something so that it stays firmly in place.

The t is silent: fass-en.

/ˈsɜːrtən/adjective

Sure about something, with no doubt left in your mind.

Are you certain you packed the water and snacks?

/ˈsɜːrtən/adjective

Sure about something, with no doubt left in your mind.

/ˈmɪtən/noun

A glove that holds all four fingers together and the thumb on its own.

I can only find one mitten in the basket.

/ˈmɪtən/noun

A glove that holds all four fingers together and the thumb on its own.

/fərˈɡɑːtən/adjective

Overlooked or left out without anyone meaning to.

I've forgotten my hat and we're already late.

/fərˈɡɑːtən/adjective

Overlooked or left out without anyone meaning to.

Stress the middle syllable: for-GOT-en.

/ˈmaʊntən/noun

A very high piece of land that rises well above everything around it.

The mountain road takes about an hour from here.

/ˈmaʊntən/noun

A very high piece of land that rises well above everything around it.

MOUN-tn, with a weak second syllable; it doesn't end like 'main'.

/ˈlɪsən/verb

Pay attention to what you can hear.

Listen, the car is already running out front.

/ˈlɪsən/verb

Pay attention to what you can hear.

The t is silent: /ˈlɪsən/.