Handshape 5 represents the consonant phonemes /m m m , f f f , t t t /. It is produced with all five fingers fully extended. Handshape 5 is unique because in addition to representing a group of consonant phonemes, it is also used when no consonant is present. For example, to cue the name of the letter “E”, one must make contact with the mouth placement. In that example, handshape 5 is used to contact the mouth indicating that no consonant preceded the vowel.
Alternate names for handshape 5 include the open handshape and the null handshape.
Mnemonic Phrases
t oo m any f ish
m y t aff y
m iffed
Practice
Practice with Handshape 5 and Vowels
a , am , after , at , autumn , fat , fate , fatter , fee , feet , Fifi , firm , firmer , fit , foot , fur , furry , if , it , mama , Matt , matter , may , meet , meter , might , murmur , mutt , out , owe , taught , tea , term , time , toe , tofu , Tom , tomb , tot , tough , tougher , tower , turf , two
Practice with Handshape 5 and Other Consonant Handshapes
coughed , craft , crate , drums , fast , forth , five , hurt , limp , mimes , moose , myth , picked , roots , soot , traced , tree , trip , waste
More Practice
22,000+ Word that Use Handshape 5 - created by the Word List Generator
See Also
after
/æˈftɚ/
/aˈftur/
/ăˈftûr/
5t5s5m
VIDEO
autumn
/ɔˈtəm/
/awˈtəm/
/ôˈtəm/
5c5sd5s
VIDEO
fat
/fæˈt/
/faˈt/
/făˈt/
5t5s
VIDEO
fate
/feɪˈt/
/fayˈt/
/fāˈt/
5c5t5s
VIDEO
fatter
/fæˈtɚ/
/faˈtur/
/făˈtûr/
5t5m
VIDEO
feet
/fiˈt/
/feeˈt/
/fēˈt/
5m5s
VIDEO
Fifi
/fiˈfi/
/feeˈfee/
/fēˈfē/
5m5m
VIDEO
firm
/fɚˈm/
/furˈm/
/fûrˈm/
5m5s
VIDEO
firmer
/fɚˈmɚ/
/furˈmur/
/fûrˈmûr/
5m5m
VIDEO
fit
/fɪˈt/
/fiˈt/
/fĭˈt/
5t5s
VIDEO
foot
/fʊˈt/
/fooˈt/
/fo͝oˈt/
5t5s
VIDEO
furry
/fɚˈi/
/furˈee/
/fûrˈē/
5m5m
VIDEO
mama
/mɑˈmə/
/mahˈmə/
/mäˈmə/
5sf5sd
VIDEO
Matt
/mæˈt/
/maˈt/
/măˈt/
5t5s
VIDEO
matter
/mæˈtɚ/
/maˈtur/
/măˈtûr/
5t5m
VIDEO
meet
/miˈt/
/meeˈt/
/mēˈt/
5m5s
VIDEO
meter
/miˈtɚ/
/meeˈtur/
/mēˈtûr/
5m5m
VIDEO
might
/mɑɪˈt/
/mieˈt/
/mīˈt/
5s5t5s
VIDEO
murmur
/mɚˈmɚ/
/murˈmur/
/mûrˈmûr/
5m5m
VIDEO
mutt
/mʌˈt/
/muhˈt/
/mŭˈt/
5sd5s
VIDEO
out
/ɑʊˈt/
/owˈt/
/owˈt/
5s5t5s
VIDEO
taught
/tɔˈt/
/tawˈt/
/tôˈt/
5c5s
VIDEO
term
/tɚˈm/
/turˈm/
/tûrˈm/
5m5s
VIDEO
time
/tɑɪˈm/
/tieˈm/
/tīˈm/
5s5t5s
VIDEO
tofu
/toʊˈfu/
/tohˈfue/
/tōˈfo͞o/
5sf5c
VIDEO
Tom
/tɑˈm/
/tahˈm/
/täˈm/
5sf5s
VIDEO
tomb
/tuˈm/
/tueˈm/
/to͞oˈm/
5c5s
VIDEO
tot
/tɑˈt/
/tahˈt/
/täˈt/
5sf5s
VIDEO
tough
/tʌˈf/
/tuhˈf/
/tŭˈf/
5sd5s
VIDEO
tougher
/tʌˈfɚ/
/tuhˈfur/
/tŭˈfûr/
5sd5m
VIDEO
tower
/tɑʊˈɚ/
/towˈur/
/towˈûr/
5s5t5m
VIDEO
turf
/tɚˈf/
/turˈf/
/tûrˈf/
5m5s
VIDEO
coughed
/kɔˈft/
/kawˈft/
/kôˈft/
2c5s*5s
VIDEO
craft
/kræˈft/
/kraˈft/
/krăˈft/
2s3t5s*5s
VIDEO
crate
/kreɪˈt/
/krayˈt/
/krāˈt/
2s3c5t5s
VIDEO
drums
/drʌˈmz/
/druhˈmz/
/drŭˈmz/
1s3sd5s2s
VIDEO
fast
/fæˈst/
/faˈst/
/făˈst/
5t3s5s
VIDEO
forth
/foˈrθ/
/fohˈrth/
/fōˈrth/
5sf3s7s
VIDEO
five
/fɑɪˈv/
/fieˈv/
/fīˈv/
5s5t2s
VIDEO
hurt
/hɚˈt/
/hurˈt/
/hûrˈt/
3m5s
VIDEO
limp
/lɪˈmp/
/liˈmp/
/lĭˈmp/
6t5s1s
VIDEO
mimes
/mɑɪˈmz/
/mieˈmz/
/mīˈmz/
5s5t5s2s
moose
/muˈs/
/mueˈs/
/mo͞oˈs/
5c3s
VIDEO
myth
/mɪˈθ/
/miˈth/
/mĭˈth/
5t7s
VIDEO
picked
/pɪˈkt/
/piˈkt/
/pĭˈkt/
1t2s5s
VIDEO
roots
/ruˈts/
/rueˈts/
/ro͞oˈts/
3c5s3s
VIDEO
soot
/sʊˈt/
/sooˈt/
/so͝oˈt/
3t5s
VIDEO
traced
/treɪˈst/
/trayˈst/
/trāˈst/
5s3c5t3s5s
VIDEO
tree
/triˈ/
/treeˈ/
/trēˈ/
5s3m
VIDEO
trip
/trɪˈp/
/triˈp/
/trĭˈp/
5s3t1s
VIDEO
waste
/weɪˈst/
/wayˈst/
/wāˈst/
6c5t3s5s
VIDEO