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Silent K: asked /æst/

Saturday, August 29, 2020 by Eva Easton 2 Comments

Reduction can happen in consonant clusters.
When we have 3 or more consonant sounds in a row,
the middle one is sometimes dropped.
In this video, we see how this works in the word:  asked


Now it’s your turn.
Which word do you hear?

1. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/asked-6-favor.mp3They _______ us for a favor.

2. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/asked-10-everybody.mp3I'm going to _______ everybody.

3. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/asked-12-everybody.mp3She _______ everybody.

4. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/asked-02-directions.mp3She always _______ for directions.

5. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/asked-03-directions.mp3He _______ us for directions.

6. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/asked-04-favor.mp3They are going to _______ us for a favor.

7. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/asked-8-teacher.mp3The teacher _______ a lot of questions.

8. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/asked-01-asks-directions.mp3Let's _______ for directions.

9. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/asked-9-teacher.mp3The teacher _______ a lot of questions.

10. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/asked-7-teachers.mp3Teachers _______ a lot of questions.

11. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/asked-11-everybody.mp3She _______ everybody.

12. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/asked-05-favor.mp3She _______ for a favor when she needs help.

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  1. Larisa says

    Monday, August 31, 2020 at 1:30 pm

    Thank You!

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  2. Eva Easton says

    Monday, August 31, 2020 at 1:43 pm

    Nice to hear from you again. Take care. Summer is just about over and it’s back to work and to school.

    Eva

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