1. exit  or  (no ‘x’, no  and no  ; it’s a  and a  ) Geronimo        putty 

2. salivate  wire  bottle  (syllabic  ) button  (syllabic  ) battle  (syllabic  )

3. bringing  (not  ) banker  (1 st vowel is not quite , not quite  ]; this one does have a velar stop following the  ) pleasure  useless  or  huge 

4. bleeding  lousy  exemplify  or  (depending on pronunciation) theory  or  hidden  (syllabic  )

5. dangerous  or  identification  (no [t] – this is very common) identification  (that time the [t] was pronounced) Spanish  or  apparel 

6. reality  Patton  (not      – it’s a glottal stop + syllabic  ) pattern  feline  talking 

7. articulation  (might also be pronounced  ) beaten  (not  – it’s a glottal stop + syllabic  ) lifeguard    kitten  (once again, no [t]  – glottal stop + syllabic  )

8. countless  (note that /t/ has been realized as  ; last vowel might be  ) clinging  not  roast beef  (the /  / will usually be dropped here, except in careful speech)  caller  collar 

9. manger  flatten  (/t/ realized as  ; note syllabic  ) crazy  mangle  (1 st vowel is not quite , not quite  )  lobotomy 