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When t is Between Two Words

This “fast /d/” sound also occurs between two separate words when the first word ends with a vowel + t and the next word begins with a vowel. Again, this is not sloppy or casual speech; it is a standard American accent.

Word Groups for Practice

  1. it _ is
  2.  get _ up
  3. try it _ on
  4. eat _ out
  5. at _ eleven
  6. wait _ a minute
  7. what _ if
  8. put _ it off

Practice Sentences

  1. I’ll eat _ it _ a little later.
  2. I bought _ an auto battery for forty dollars.
  3. Peter wrote _ a better letter.
  4. I’d better go _ to the meeting at _ eleven.
  5. He met _ her at _ a computer store in Seattle.
  6. It’s a pity that he’s getting fatter and fatter.
  7. Tell the waiter to bring it _ a little later.
  8. He bought _ a lot _ of bottles of water.
  9. Betty’s knitting a little sweater for her daughter.
  10. It’ll be better if you heat _ it before you eat _ it.

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