Effective Strategies for Linking Sounds in English Pronunciation
Enhance your English pronunciation skills with effective techniques for linking sounds. Learn how to connect consonant and vowel sounds seamlessly, utilizing examples and exercises to improve your spoken English fluency. Explore the nuanced rules of joining words together smoothly to sound more natural and coherent.
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Unit 2 Neighbours Study skills
Linking sounds -r(e)+ + + +
+ We usually link a consonant sound ( with a vowel sound ( ) ). an apple in an hour /na / /n / stand up /n / /d / You must stand up to eat an apple in an hour s time.
+ seven o clock a bottle of beer got it cut it out double i take a chance cut in keep it up make up pick it up an elephant not a chance
+ Not at all. Let s have a look at it. Forget about it. Get out of here. He has an American friend.
+ Dictation cold ice big orange an egg turn on get up an umbrella
-r(e)+ When the first word ends in r or re and the next word begins with a vowel sound, we join them together with a /r/ sound between them. there are here is /r / for us /ra:/ /r / There is an apple on the table and there are 4 for us.
-r(e)+ four apples more active cheer up a bar of chocolate after all far away form home
-r(e)+ You ask for it. Take care of her. Your answer is right. There are a number of pair of shoes. I m neither a thief nor a robber. He closes the door again.
-r(e)+ Dictation far away there is here are four of us more or less over again
+ When there are two vowel sounds, we join them as if there were a /j/ or a /w/ sound between them. we enjoy go out the other / j / / j / /w/ We enjoyed getting ready to go out the other day.
+ be on time /j/ go on /w/ may I how old /w/ /j/ /j/ /e/ /i/ + /ei/ /ai/ /oi/ + try again /j/ too often /w/ go easy /j/ who else /w/ /w/ say it /j/ throw away /w/ /u/ /ou/ + enjoy it day in /j/ /j/ and day out /w/
If you know it, just tell me. /w/ + May I help you? /j/ /j/ You have another two hours. /e/ /i/ + /ei/ /ai/ /oi/ + /w/ You can do it. /j/ You d better not stay up. /j/ /w/ We don't know each other. /u/ /ou/ + /w/ My ear is hurt. /j/
+ Dictation high up the area three exercises go in no other two oranges
+ When two consonant sounds of two words meet, we sometimes do not need to pronounce the first consonant sound. best time sit down a big cake It s the bes(t) time to si(t) down to eat a bi(g) cake.
+ ta(ke) care ho(t) tea bu(s) station bla(ck) coffee so(me) men a bi(g) car bes(t) friend goo(d) morning a goo(d) job Jus(t) now
+ He di(d) this for the firs(t) time. I(s) this sea(t) taken? Don (t) tal(k) to me So(me) men are building a bookcase The ol(d) do(c)tor has a ca(t), too. Please look a(t) tha(t) bla(ck)board, no(t) this one.
+ Dictation next team keep busy cold drink white cat best doctor hard time
Summary + You must stand up to eat an apple in an hour s time. -r(e)+ There is an apple on the table and there are 4 for us. + We enjoyed getting ready to go out the other day. + It s the bes(t) time to si(t) down to eat a bi(g) cake.
Take on a challenge John and Tom met in a street one day. I need a favor. Can you kee(p) the secret for me? sai(d) John. Certainly. I can, answere(d) David. I am short of money these days. Will you please len(d) me some? Oh, don (t) worry, David said. I ll take it as if I didn t hear you.
Homework Read the passages in homework this unit again, paying attention to linking sounds.
