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beginning with voiceless velar plosive---- / k /
101---------kθ (final) -------sixth
102---------kθs (final) ------sixths
103---------kt (final) -------fact, worked
104---------kts (final) ------conflicts, contexts, expects texts
105---------ks (final) -------six, works
106---------kst (final) ------context, next, oversexed, pretext, text-------* Note rules for deletion of / t /
| / m / | / p / | / b / | / f / | / v / | / θ / | / ð / | / n / | / t / | / d / | |||
| / s / | / z / | / l / | / ʧ / | / ʤ / | / ʃ / | / ʒ / | / ŋ / | / k / | / g / | |||
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/ *kt / (final) ------- abduct abject abreact abstract acct acetract act addict adduct adjunct affect afflict aftereffect apomict aqueduct architect artefact artifact aspect astrict attract autodidact benedict benefact bisect bract byproduct cataract cathect circumspect coact coarct collect concoct conduct confect conflict conjunct connect constrict construct contact contract contradict convect convict cornpact correct counteract countersubject decoct deduct defect deflect defunct delict depict derelict derestrict deselect destruct detect detract dialect diet diffract direct disaffeet disconnect disinfect disject disrespect dissect distinct distract district dorsiduct duct ectoproct edict educt effect eject elect enact epact erect eruct evict exact expect exsect extinct extract fact fluidextract gedact genuflect gonaduct gonoduct hemisect hypercorrect idiolect impact imperfect incorrect indict indirect indistinct induct inexact infarct infect inflect inflict infract inject injunct insect inspect instinct instruct intact intellect interact interconnect interdict interdistrict interject intersect introject maledict misconduct misdirect misinstruct mulct neglect object obstruct obtect oct outact overact overaffeet overcorrect overprotect overreact overrestrict overstrict oviduct pact pandect perfect pict pinnatisect playact pluperfect porrect precinct preconstruct precontract predict prefect preinstruct preselect product project prosect prospect protect protract quadrisect react recollect reconnect reconstruct recontract reconvict redact redirect reelect reenact reerect reflect refract reindict reinduct reinfect reinspect reinstruct reject relict resect reselect respect restrict resurrect retract retroact retroject retrospect sacrosanct sect select semidirect semierect strict subcontract subdialect subdistrict subduct subject subsect subtract succinct superstrict suspect tact tract transact transect transfeet trisect underact usufruct verdict viaduct vivisect wordperfect
/ *ks / (final) ------- academics acoustics acrobatics acronyx acrostics acrylics aeroballistics aerobatics aerobics aerodonetics aerodynamics aeronautics aerostatics aerothermodynamics aesthetics affix afterdecks aftershocks agnostics airlocks alcoholics alex almanacs alpenstocks alphanumerics ambisonics amex amnesiacs anaesthetics analgesics anaphrodisiacs anoraks anorexics antaphrodisiacs antefix anthelix anthrax antibiotics anticlimax antics antihelix antiknocks antinarcotics antipyretics antiseptics antispasmodics apex aphasiacs aphasics aphrodisiacs apparatchiks appendix appomattox approx aquatics archaeopteryx archbishoprics architectonics arcs arithmetic s arks arthritics ascetics asks aspics asterisks asthmatics astrodynamics astronautics astrophysics athletics atmospherics atomics attacks attics auks automatics aux aviatrix avionics awacs aztecs backpacks backs backtracks badderlocks bailiwicks baldrics balearics balks ballistics ballocks bandbox bankbooks banks bannocks barks barracks basics basilisks basks batiks beaks beanstalks beatniks bedecks beefsteaks beeswax benefactrix benelux berks bespeaks bethinks bibcocks bibliomaniacs bibliotics biconvex bilks billhooks bioastronautics biodynamics bioenergetics bioethics biometrics bionics bionomics biophysics biorhythmics biostatics biostatistics birthmarks bisectrix bishoprics bitstocks blackjacks blacks blanks blinks blocks blocs bluebooks boathooks bobbysocks bobolinks bodychecks bollocks bolsheviks bookmarks books bootblacks bootjacks bootlicks borax bottlenecks box brainbox breaks breastworks breechblocks bricks brinks brix bronx brooks broomsticks bucks bucolics buicks bulks bullocks bulwarks bunks burdocks burks busks buttocks buttonhooks cacogenics Cadillacs cakewalks calisthenics calix calks callisthenics calx calyx cameralistics candlesticks candlewicks canvasbacks capax carfax casebooks cashbooks casks cassocks cataleptics catatonics cathartics catholics catoptrics catwalks caulks caustics cellblocks centrex cephalothorax ceramics ceroplastics cervix chalks chapbooks chapsticks characteristics chatterbox checkbooks checks cheeks chemotherapeutics chequebooks chicks chinks chipmunks chocks chopsticks choux chrematistics chromatics chucks chunks chylothorax cicatrix cimex circs circumflex civics clacks cladistics clanks classics clerics clerks clicks climacterics climax clinics clinks cloaks clocks clockworks clucks clunks coax coccyx cocks codex coexecutrix cognacs comebacks comics complex conflux conies conks convex cookbooks cooks copybooks corks cornstalks cortex cosmetics cossacks counterattacks counterchecks countersinks counterworks cowlicks cowpox crabsticks crackerjacks cracks cranks creaks creeks cricks critics croaks crocks crooknecks crooks crosschecks crossjacks crucifix crucks crux cryogenics cryonics cufflinks culex curatrix cusecs cutbacks cybernetics cylex cynics cytogenetics Czechoslovaks dabchicks daglocks daleks dalmatics damasks daybooks daybreaks 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greenshanks greybacks grillworks grosbeaks guidebooks gunlocks gunstocks gymnastics gyniatrics gyroscopics gyrostatics haceks hacks haddocks haemophiliacs haemostatics haemothorax haiks hainmerlocks hairstreaks halfbacks halfbeaks halifax hallmarks hallux hammocks handbooks hanks hapax hardbacks hardtacks harks harmonics haruspex hassocks hatbox hatchbacks hauberks havelocks haversacks havocs hawks haybox haycocks hayforks hayracks hayricks haystacks headlocks headstocks heartbreaks hedonics helidecks helix hellbox hemlocks henpecks heretics heretrix hermeneutics heroics heterodox heuristics hex hieracosphinx hieroglyphics hijacks hillocks hispanics histrionics hoax hocks hogbacks hollyhocks homiletics honks hoodwinks hoofmarks hooks hornbooks horsebox hulks hummocks humpbacks hunchbacks hunks husks hydraulics hydrodynamics hydrokinetics hydromagnetics hydromechanics hydropneumothorax hydroponics hydrostatics hydrotherapeutics hydrothorax hygienics hypersonics hypochondriacs 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soundtracks spacewalks spadix spandex spanks sparks spasmolytics spastics speaks specifics specks specs spherics sphinx spooks springboks sputniks squawks squeaks stacks stalks statics statistics steaks steelworks steeplejacks sticks stinks stocks stoics stoneworks stonks stooks storax storks strategics streaks streptothrix stretchmarks strongbox studbooks stylistics styptics styrax styx subclerks subclimax subcortex subindex subtopics subtropics sucks sudorifics suffix sulks supercomplex superfix supersex supersonics supertax suplex surtax sweatbox swinepox switchbacks syncs synectics syntactics syntax synthetics syphilitics syrinx systematics tacks tactics tagmemics talkbacks talks tamaracks tanks tarmacs tasks tax teaks tectonics telemarks teletex telex tenrecs tenterhooks testatrix textbooks thanks theatrics theoretics therapeutics thermionics thermodynamics thermoplastics thermostatics thinks thorax throwbacks thwacks ticks ticktocks tics tiddlywinks tidemarks tiebacks tinderbox 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* Note the deletion of / t / in "next day" / ˈneks(t) ˈdeɪ / or "text book" / ˈteks(t) ˈbʊk /, when preceding consonant sound is also voiceless and following consonant is any other than / h /.