Words that Begin with the Letter T

The single most commonly used word in the English language begins with the letter T. See if you can guess what it is before I tell you below. There are plenty of tremendous T words that it could be. Time is a T word that refers to our most precious asset: you can never get time back once lost. Tigger is a terrific character from Winnie the Pooh, and Mr. T was a famous character on an eighties TV show. Telephone, television, and trans-atlantic airplane flights were some of the greatest inventions of all time, while tremors and terror are some less tremendous T words. We need the letter T totell tall tales or talk to teachers or take a time out. All things considered, the world without T words would be a terrible place to be!

Things You May Not Know About T

• T is the twentieth (another T word!) letter in the English alphabet and the sixteenth consonant
• T is pronouned the same was a drink, called tea
• T is the second most commonly used letter in the English language
• T may have represented a cross in early Hebrew and Semantic alphabets
• T is one of the letters given to contestents in the game show Wheel of Fortune (R, S, T, L, N and E)
• There are six T tiles in the English game of scrabble. Each of the T tiles is worth one point.

Words that Begin With T

The single most commonly used word in the English language begins with the letter T. T also has 13 words on the list of the 100 most commonly used words in the English language. This is more than any other letter. The top 100 words on the list make up approximately 1/3 of all of the printed words in all material written in English.  Thats top-notch for the terrific T!

1. The (#1)
2. To (#5)
3. That (#9)
4. They (#19)
5. This (#23)
6. There (#41)
7. Their (#49)
8. Then (#57)
9. Them (#58)
10. These (#59)
11. Time (#68)
12. Two (#71)
13. Than (#82)

This list of the top T words contains some words that create lots of confusion in the English language. For example, the words Their/There/They're are often confused. Their is a possessive pronoun that means something belongs to them. There is a pronoun or an adjective (over there/there is...) They're is a conjunction that is short for They are.

To, too and two are also often confused. To is a preposition, too is an adjective that means also or very and two is a number. These words are homonyms- they sound the same, but they mean something different.

Finally, this/that, and these/those are also confusing to many. This is used for things that are discussed immediately or that are close at hand (this is my desk. That desk over there is your desk). The same distinction is made for these and that. If the gloves are on my fingers, I would say "these are my gloves," but if the gloves were across the room I would say "those gloves are mine."

Grammar Words that Begin with T

One of the most important (and confusing) grammar words begins with the letter T: tenses. Tenses refers to the conjugation of verbs. A verb can be in past tense, present tense or future test. It can be in perfect, past perfect, or progressive tense. The tense of a verb lets you know when the action took place.

Terrific T Resources

• Words that Begin with T: Word Over offers a list of words that begin with the letter T, along with definitions of each of the many T words.

• Unusual T Words: The prh offers a list of unusual T words. There are some really tremendous T words on here that are almost totally unheard of- many are not even found in the dictionary. Take a minute to learn them and you can talk in your very own T language!