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Tongue Twister:

six silly sheeps fell asleep over the sea,

/ sɪks ´sɪli ʃi:ps fel ə`sli:p əʊvə ðə si: /

if these had seen the sheen of the ship

ɪf ði:z həd si:n ðə ʃi:n əv ðə ʃɪp

the sheeps had not get sick and had shift to the ship.

ðə ʃi:ps həd nɒt get sɪk ən həd ʃɪft tə ðə ʃɪp //

Weak and strong forms:

• Do / does:
  
  Why do you arrive late?
  waɪ də ju ə´raɪv leɪt
  
  When do all of you go there?
  wen du ɔ:l əv ju gəʊ ðeə
  
  Why does she come?
  wai dəz ʃi kʌm
  
  I don´t like driving but some people do.
  aɪ dəʊnt laɪk draɪvɪŋ bət səm pi:pl du:
  
  Maybe he does.
  meɪ bi i dʌz
  
  
• Have / has / had:
  
  Who have you seen?
  hu: əv ju si:n
  
  Has he seen it?
  Həz i si:n ɪt
  
  Yes she had.
  jes ʃi hæd
  
  
  
• Must:
  
  I must do it better.
  aɪ məs du ɪt betə
  
  You must answer.
  ju məst ænsə
  
  He probably must.
  hi prɒbəbli mʌst

• Can / could:
  
  You can go with him.
  ju kən gəʊ wɪθ ɪm
  
  I can´t go now.
  aɪ kænt gəʊ naʊ
  
  She could park there.
  ʃi kəd pɑ:k ðeə
  
  I think I can.
  aɪ θɪŋk aɪ kæn
  
  All of you could.
  ɔ:l əv ju kʊd
  
  
• Am / are / was / were:
  
  who am I?
  hu: əm aɪ
  
  You are in there.
  ju ər ɪn ðeə
  
  You are tired.
  ju ə taɪəd
  
  She was with him at home.
  ʃi wəz wɪθ ɪm ət həʊm
  
  They were late.
  ðeɪ wə leɪt
  
  They were again late.
  ðeɪ wər əgeɪn leɪt
  
  Certainly I am.
  ´sɜ:tnli aɪ æm
  
  I know you are.
  aɪ nəʊ ju ɑ:
  
  Maybe she was.
  meɪbi ʃi wɒz
  
  They weren´t as tall as we were.
  ðeɪ wɜ:nt əz tɔ:l əz wi wɜ:
  
  
  

Department of Phonetics at University College London