To                        LooksLike...                      SoundsLike...

It'stheonlywaytodoit.             [its   thee(y)ounly   weidə   do

(w)'t]

Sotospeak...                                 [sodaspeak]

Idon'tknowhowtosayit.          [äi  don(t)knowhæwdə  say(y)

it]

Gotopage8.                                 [goudəpayjate]

Showmehowtogetit.                [showmehæodəgeddit]

Youneedtoknowwhentodo[younee(d)dənouwendədo

it.(w)it]

Who'stoblame?                           [hoozdəblame]

At                          We'reat home.                           [wirəthome]

Atis just theoppositeof to.It'sa

I'llseeyouat lunch.                  [äiyəlseeyou(w)ət

lunch]

smallgruntfollowedby a reduced[t].

Ifatisfollowedbya vowelsound,it will become'dorəd.

Dinner'satfive.                         [d'nnerzə(t)five]Leave themat thedoor.                                                     [leevəmə(t)thədoor]The meeting'sat one.       [th'meedingz'tw'n]

He'sat thepostoffice.              [heezə(t)thepoussdäffəs] They're at thebank.[thεrə(t)th' bænk]

I'mat school.                              [äimə(t)school]

I'llseeyouat eleven.                [äiyəlseeyou(w)ədə

lεv'n]

He'sat a meeting.                      [heez'də meeding]

Shelaughedat hisidea.            [shelæfdədizy deeyə]One at a time  [wənədətime]

Wegotit at anauction.            [wegädidədənäksh'n]

Theshowstartedat eight.        [th'showstardədədate]The dog jumpedoutat us.   [th'dägjumpdæodədəs]I was at a friend'shouse.          [äi w'z'd'frenzhæos]

It                                   Canyoudoit?                           [k'niudo(w)'t]

Itandatsoundthe sameincontext—['t]

...andtheybothturnto'dorədbetweenvowels orvoicedconsonants.

 Giveit tome.                             [g'v'(t)t' me]

Buyit tomorrow.                       [bäi(y)ə(t)t'märrow]It canwait.            ['tc' n wait]

Readit twice.                             [reed'(t)twice]

Forgetaboutit!                          [frgedd'bæodit]

Giveit a try.                               [gividætry]Let it alone.[ledidəlone]

Takeit away.                              [taykidaway]

Igotit inLondon.     [äi gädidinl'nd'n] What is it about?          [w'd'z'd'bæot]Let's try it again.     [letstry'd'gen]Look! Thereit is!        [lükthere'd'z