Reading foundations · Beginner reading · A1

Tone rules in complete words

Combine consonant class, tone mark, vowel length and ending to analyse a whole word.

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By the end, you canUse a repeatable five-step tone analysisSeparate live and dead endings before choosing a ruleConnect complete-word analysis to Tone Reading Level 1
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NoticeMeet the characters

A five-step whole-word analysis

A tone is not guessed from one letter. Work through the initial class, tone mark, vowel length and live/dead ending, then apply the matching rule.

ก จ ด ต บ ป อ/middle class/
◌่ ◌้ ◌๊ ◌๋/tone marks/
น ม ง ย ว/live finals/
ก ด บ/dead finals/
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Why does unmarked จาน take mid tone in the Level 1 rule set?

จาน

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Which property selects the low-tone rule for ตาก?

ตาก

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What should you identify before applying a tone rule?

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