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.