H
Q
T
W
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
The missing character is T.
The other three characters, H, Q, and W, are all consonants that are pronounced with the tongue touching the roof of the mouth. The letter T is also a consonant, but it is pronounced with the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, which is the ridge behind the upper teeth.
The following is a table of the four consonants, with their phonetic symbols and pronunciations:
| Letter | Phonetic symbol | Pronunciation |
|—|—|—|
| H | /h/ | /h/ as in “hat” |
| Q | /k/ | /k/ as in “cat” |
| W | /w/ | /w/ as in “wet” |
| T | /t/ | /t/ as in “top” |
As you can see, the only consonant that is not pronounced with the tongue touching the roof of the mouth is T. Therefore, T is the missing character.