Connected speech 2

Connected speech 2 
Linking
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 
1. Consonant - vowel 
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
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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 AnD 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 lɑːtəf ˈmʌni/
you puT ON Your clothes 
/juː pʊtonjɔːr kləʊðz/
that'S Enough! SwitCH IT Off 
/ðætsɪˈnʌf! swɪtʃɪtɔːf/
2. Consonant - consonant
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
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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/
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