Exercise 4-4: Rule 2 Middle of the Staircase
An unstressed T in the middle of a staircase between two vowel sounds should be pronounced as a soft D.
Betty bought a bit of better butter.
Pat ought to sit on a lap.
Read the following sentences out loud.
Make sure that the underlined unstressed Ts sound like a soft D.
1.What a good idea.
2.Put it in a bottle.
3.Write it in a letter.
4.Set it on the metal gutter.
5.Put all the data in the computer.
6.Insert a quarter in the meter.
7.Get a better water heater.
8.Let her put a sweater on.
9.Betty's at a meeting.
10.It's getting hotter and hotter.
11.Patty ought to write a better letter.
12.Freida had a little metal bottle.
An unstressed T in the middle of a staircase between two vowel sounds should be pronounced as a soft D.
Betty bought a bit of better butter.
Pat ought to sit on a lap.
Read the following sentences out loud.
Make sure that the underlined unstressed Ts sound like a soft D.
1.What a good idea.
2.Put it in a bottle.
3.Write it in a letter.
4.Set it on the metal gutter.
5.Put all the data in the computer.
6.Insert a quarter in the meter.
7.Get a better water heater.
8.Let her put a sweater on.
9.Betty's at a meeting.
10.It's getting hotter and hotter.
11.Patty ought to write a better letter.
12.Freida had a little metal bottle.