In connected speech, words are usually linked together smoothly without a break between them. This unit provides 2 types of linking words: consonant - vowel and consonant - consonant
Normally, a consonant sound at the end of a word is linked to a vowel sound at the begining of the next word
Phrases/ sentences | Transcription | Listen |
filL A cup | /fɪlə kʌp/ | |
speaK It | /spiːkɪt/ | |
wriTE It | /raɪtɪt/ | |
reaD It | /riːdɪt/ | |
justT A little | /dʒʌstə ˈlɪtl/ | |
drinK IT Up | / drɪŋkɪtʌp/ | |
a whiLE Ago | /ə waɪləˈɡəʊ/ | |
boTH OF Us | /bəʊθəvəs/ | |
meeT AT Eight | /miːtəteɪt/ | |
neitheR AM I | /ˈnɪðərəmaɪ/ | |
aN houR An(D) A half | /ənˈaʊərənəhæf/ | |
looK At that! BreakfasT In bed | /lʊkət ðæt! ˈbrekfəstɪn bed/ | |
thiS AfternooN At fouR O'clock | /ðɪsæftəˈnuːnətfɔːrəˈklɒk/ | |
I founD It | /aɪ faʊndɪt/ | |
it'S Upstairs | /ɪtsʌpˈsterz/ | |
he'S AN Actor | /hizənˈæktər/ | |
you puT OuT A fire | /juː pʊtaʊtə ˈfaɪər/ | |
that'S A loT Of money | / ðætsə lɑːtəv ˈmʌni/ | |
you puT ON Your clothes | /juː pʊtonjɔːr kləʊðz/ | |
that'S Enough! SwitCH IT Off | /ðætsɪˈnʌf! swɪtʃɪtɔːf/ |
Remember to pronounce all the consonant sounds in words, especially the ending ones. The ending consonants of the former word together with the first ones of the latter word make a group of consonants linked smoothly and try not to drop any sounds within that consonant group
Phrases/ sentences | Transcription | Listen |
arrival time | /əˈraɪvl taɪm/ | |
drug store | /drʌɡ stɔː/ | |
classical music | /ˈklæsɪkl ˈmjuːzɪk/ | |
left handed | /left hændɪd/ | |
truck driver | /trʌk ˈdraɪvə/ | |
orange juice | / ˈɒrɪndʒ dʒuːs/ | |
dish towel | /dɪʃ ˈtaʊəl/ | |
portable television | /ˈpɔːtəbl ˈtelɪvɪʒn/ | |
like them | /laɪk ðəm/ | |
think they're | /θɪŋk ðer/ | |
that's very | /ðæts ˈveri/ | |
it's true | / ɪts truː/ | |
is this | /ɪz ðɪs/ | |
this correct | / ðɪs kəˈrekt/ | |
and this | /ænd ðɪs/ | |
this one | /ðɪs wʌn/ | |
I'm not | / aɪm nɒt/ | |
not sure | /nɒt ʃʊə/ | |
last Friday | /lɑːst ˈfraɪdeɪ/ | |
missed them | /mɪst ðəm/ | |
they'll be | /ðeɪl bi/ | |
next March | /nekst mɑːtʃ/ | |
was there | /wəz ðer/ | |
this morning | /ðɪs ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ | |
Steve borrowed | /stiːv ˈbɔːroʊd/ | |
have keys | /hæv kiːz/ | |
keys for | / kiːz fɔːr/ | |
we'd better | /wiːd ˈbetər/ | |
right turn | /raɪtɜːrn/ | |
one nothing | /wʌˈnʌθɪŋ/ | |
black car | / blækɑːr/ | |
enough food | / ɪˈnʌfuːd/ | |
bad dream | /bædriːm/ | |
more rice | /mɔːraɪs/ | |
let's sit | /letsɪt/ | |
same man | /seɪmæn/ | |
we'd better | /wiːd ˈbetər/ |