The T that disappears after an S

1. 1
   tourist/ˈtʊrəst/

   noun

   Someone who travels somewhere for fun.
2. 2
   statue/ˈstæˌtʃuː/

   noun

   A figure of a person or animal made in stone, metal, or wood.
3. 3
   stomach/ˈstʌmək/

   noun

   The organ inside your body where food goes after you swallow it.
4. 4
   stair/ster/

   noun

   One of the steps in a set that takes you up or down.
5. 5
   step/step/

   verb

   To move by lifting a foot and putting it down somewhere else.
6. 6
   stay/steɪ/

   verb

   To keep being in one place instead of leaving.
7. 7
   rest/rest/

   verb

   To stop doing things for a short while to relax.
8. 8
   strong/strɔːŋ/

   adjective

   Having more power or force than most.
9. 9
   strange/streɪndʒ/

   adjective

   Odd or unusual in a way you notice right away.
10. 10
    just/dʒʌst/iAlso said dʒɪst.

    adverb

    Only that, and nothing more.

The sentences

1. Every tourist here stops to take the same photo.

2. The statue at the top is worth the climb.

3. My stomach is telling me it's time for lunch.

4. That last stair is taller than all the others.

5. Step to the side and let the group pass.

6. Can we stay here until my legs feel better?

7. Let's rest on this wall for a few minutes.

8. You need strong legs for a climb like this.

9. It feels strange to be this high above town.

10. I just need a minute before we keep going.

Pronunciation

• tourist/ˈtʊrəst/

  Stress the first syllable, and the ending is a quick 'ist', not 'eest'.

• statue/ˈstæˌtʃuː/

  Two syllables, STA-choo, not stat-yoo.

• stomach/ˈstʌmək/

  The ch is a k, and the second part is a flat, quick "muk": STUH-muk.

Questions

How do you say you need to rest for a bit?

You can say 'Let's rest on this wall for a few minutes' or 'Can we stay here until my legs feel better?'

What does 'strange' mean here?

It means odd or unusual in a way you notice right away, like in 'It feels strange to be this high above town.'