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    Fast English - Connected Speech - Workbook Practice

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    This document discusses connected speech in English and how words are linked together when spoken quickly. It explains that words can connect when a consonant sound at the end of one word meets a vowel sound at the start of the next word, or when two consonant or vowel sounds meet. Examples like "social life" and "blue eyes" are given. The rest of the document provides sentences for the reader to practice identifying where words connect when spoken aloud based on sound, not spelling. It emphasizes practicing pronunciation to better understand fast-speaking native English.

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    This document discusses connected speech in English and how words are linked together when spoken quickly. It explains that words can connect when a consonant sound at the end of one word meets a vowel sound at the start of the next word, or when two consonant or vowel sounds meet. Examples like "social life" and "blue eyes" are given. The rest of the document provides sentences for the reader to practice identifying where words connect when spoken aloud based on sound, not spelling. It emphasizes practicing pronunciation to better understand fast-speaking native English.

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    This document discusses connected speech in English and how words are linked together when spoken quickly. It explains that words can connect when a consonant sound at the end of one word meets a vowel sound at the start of the next word, or when two consonant or vowel sounds meet. Examples like "social life" and "blue eyes" are given. The rest of the document provides sentences for the reader to practice identifying where words connect when spoken aloud based on sound, not spelling. It emphasizes practicing pronunciation to better understand fast-speaking native English.

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    Fast English - Connected Speech - Workbook Practice

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    Well, hey there!

    I knew you were the type of student to *go above and


    beyond* with you pronunciation practice! This
    worksheet will help you to review the connected
    speech and help you understand more fast-talking
    native English speakers!
    Let's practise!

    Connected Speech (3 Ways!)

    FAST ENGLISH | CONNECTED SPEECH


    In this YouTube lesson, I explained the three most common ways that words are
    connected in spoken English (& why it's so difficult to understand fast-talking
    native speakers!) When English is spoken quickly and naturally, words connect,
    change, or merge together. They can sound quite different from the way you
    practised pronouncing them in English class!

    Let's review some of the ways English words link together in spoken English:

    CONSONANT to VOWEL
    A word that ends in a consonant sound can link to the following word if it starts
    with a vowel sound. For example:

    this afternoon clean up

    CONSONANT to CONSONANT
    A word that ends in a consonant sound can link to the following word if it starts
    with the same consonant sound (& you only pronounce it once!) For example:

    social life tennis skirt

    VOWEL to VOWEL
    A word that ends in a vowel sound can connect to the following word if it starts
    with a vowel sound (but you need to add a sound!) There are 3 linking sounds:

    blue/w/ eyes eye /j/ opening her/r/ idea


    *Australian English pronunciation

    YouTube lesson:
    Understand Fast English
    Practice:
    Look at each sentence on this page and try to identify where words can link
    together when spoken. The first one has been done for you!
    I recommend printing this page and taking notes on it, or, writing these sentences
    into your notebook. Don't forget to practise SAYING them out loud too!

    FAST ENGLISH | CONNECTED SPEECH


    HINT! You are connecting the SOUNDS not the letters - don't get caught out! It will help to
    say these sentences out loud so you hear the sounds (particularly at the end of words).

    Example Paul ate Sam's sandwich by/j/ accident.

    1 She accepted my apology.

    2 How long until our apple cake is ready?

    3 I live in an apartment by the ocean.

    4 I wish it would warm up.

    5 Don't take it all out on me!

    6 How about I pick you up at eight?

    7 My daughter is about to turn eleven.

    8 The flowers are about to bloom.

    YouTube lesson:
    Understand Fast English
    Don't
    Answers: peek!

    1 She/j/ accepted my/j/ apology.

    2 How long until our/r/ apple cake is ready?

    FAST ENGLISH | CONNECTED SPEECH


    3 I live in an apartment by the/j/ ocean.

    4 I wish it would warm up.

    5 Don't take it all out on me!

    6 How about I pick you/w/ up at eight?

    7 My daughter/r/is about to turn eleven.

    8 The flowers are/r/about to bloom.

    NOTE: The way native English speakers link words together in spoken English changes
    between accents. The three linking "rules" are generally true, but can be broken by different
    English accents and dialects. The examples provided here are based on my Australian accent.

    YouTube lesson:
    Understand Fast English

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