English Pronunciation Tip of the Day
Tip 35
Category: Word
endings
Author: JAM
<-sten>, <-stle>
In verbs ending <-sten> the t is silent. The e is usually silent too. So the ending is usually pronounced /sn/. Here are some examples:
| christen | fasten | glisten | hasten | listen | moisten |
| /"krIsn/ | /"fA:sn/ | /"glIsn/ | /"heIsn/ | /"lIsn/ | /"mOIsn/ |
The ending <-stle> is similar. The t is silent and there is no vowel. The pronunciation is /sl/. Examples:
| apostle | bristle | castle | nestle | rustle | whistle |
| /@"pQsl/ | /"brIsl/ | /"kA:sl/ | /"nesl/ | /"rVsl/ | /"wIsl/ |