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Vowels

Linking: a, an + vowel sound

Saturday, June 1, 2019 by Eva Easton 11 Comments

Linking is a basic element of American English Pronunciation.
In a dictionary, words are given in isolation.
In natural speech, however, you link them.

In this lesson, we practice the indefinite article: an.
Normally, it is unstressed, pronounced: /әn/.
And…it links to words that begin with a vowel sound.


And now it’s your turn.
Here’s your audio pronunciation quiz.
Quiz:  a or an

1. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/an-an-elephant.mp3__________ elephant

2. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/an-an-iron.mp3__________ iron

3. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/an-an-ant.mp3__________ ant

4. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/an-an-orange.mp3__________ orange

5. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/an-an-hour.mp3__________ hour

6. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/an-an-angry-person.mp3__________ angry person

7. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-an-once.mp3Listen to this word: once. What sound does it begin with: /ow/ or /w/?

8. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-an-one.mp3Listen to this word: one. What sound does it begin with: /ow/ or /w/?

9. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/an-an-umbrella.mp3__________ umbrella

10. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/an-an-open-door.mp3__________ open door

11. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/an-an-european.mp3__________ European country

12. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/an-a-university.mp3__________ university

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