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02.02.08

In stop clusters, the release of the first stop is normally inaudible in English. When / s / follows an obstruent cluster, / t / tends to be elided. Listen and repeat.

01 / fækt /

02 / fæks /

03 / ɑːpt /

04 / ɑːps /

05 / bɛgd /

06 / stæbd /

07 / hʌgd /

08 / kɜrbd /

09 / tɛks /

10 / lɪfs /

11 / poʊs /

12 / kɑːs /