The syllable 'ət'

/ət/

Sound	Tongue	Lips	Jaw	Teeth	Air	Vocal Chords
/ə/	The tongue remains forward and relaxed.	The lips relax.	The jaw drops.			The vocal cords vibrate.
/t/	The tongue will come up. The front part will touch the roof of the mouth behind the top teeth. Then it will pull down to release the air.			The teeth are together. Then they separate.	Air passes through the mouth. First, the air stops. Then, it flows.	The vocal cords do not vibrate.

diet /ˈ d a ɪ ə t/ /ˈdaɪ-ət/	Pronounced by Kendra
variety /v ə ˈ r a ɪ ə t i/	Pronounced by Joanna
visited /ˈ v ɪ z ə t ə d/	Pronounced by Joey
diversity /d ɪ ˈ v ɜ r s ə t i/ /dɪ-ˈvɜr-sɪ-tɪ/	Pronounced by Ivy
basketball /ˈ b æ s k ə t ˌ b ɔ l/ /ˈbæs-kət-ˌbɔl/	Pronounced by Joey
closet /ˈ k l ɑ z ə t/	Pronounced by Matthew
tablets /ˈ t æ b l ə t s/	Pronounced by Matthew
unfortunately /ə n ˈ f ɔ r ʧ ə n ə t l i/	Pronounced by Ivy
target /ˈ t ɑ r g ə t/	Pronounced by Kimberly
massachusetts /ˌ m æ s ə ˈ ʧ u s ə t s/	Pronounced by Joey