that
PronouncedTHAT
demonstrative determinerPoints to a person or thing that is farther away or different from others, as in 'I like this book, but not that one'.
conjunctionIntroduces what someone said or thought, as in 'She said that she was tired'.
conjunctionShows why something happened, as in 'I was so tired that I fell asleep'.
demonstrative pronounRefers to a person or thing you just talked about, as in 'A cat sat by the fire. That was orange'.
demonstrative pronounStands for a person or thing when it is farther away, as in 'Do you see that over there?'
"that" does not follow standard phonics patterns and should be memorized.
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: TH Digraph (Voiced)
Sound“th”·/ð/
TH can make a buzzy sound “th”, like in 'this' and 'the'. You can feel your throat vibrate!
The voiced TH “th” is the vibrating version. Put your hand on your throat — you can feel it buzz. This sound appears in very common words like 'the', 'this', 'that', 'they'.
Tip
Voiced TH buzzes — this, that, the!
Examples
Phonics Rule: Short A
Sound“a”·/æ/
The letter A makes a short sound, like in 'cat' and 'bat'.
When the letter A appears in a closed syllable (a syllable that ends with a consonant), it usually makes the short A sound “a”. This is one of the first vowel sounds students learn.
Tip
A says “a” like a cat that sat on a mat.
Examples
Phonics Rule: Letter T
Sound“t”·/t/
The letter T makes the /t/ sound, like in 'top', 'tap', and 'ten'. The tongue tip taps behind the upper teeth.
T is a voiceless alveolar stop. The tongue tip touches the ridge behind the upper teeth and releases with a puff of air. Double T (tt) makes the same /t/ sound.
Tip
T taps — touch your tongue to make /t/!
Examples
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