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Linking: consonant sound + same consonant sound

Sunday, December 30, 2018 by Eva Easton 4 Comments

Linking is a basic element of American English Pronunciation.
In a dictionary, words are given in isolation.
In natural speech, however, you don’t say words separately.
You connect words together. You link them.

Let’s practice linking consonant sound + same consonant sound.


And now it’s your turn.
Here’s your audio pronunciation quiz
In this quiz, you can hear the distinct
difference between linking and not linking.
If we pronounce each word separately and carefully,
we can sound annoyed or even angry.
Listen to each audio.  Is the speaker linking?

1. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-con-con-some-money-01.mp3some money

2. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-con-con-orange-juice-01.mp3orange juice

3. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-con-con-black-cat.mp3a black cat

4. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-con-con-web-browser-01-1.mp3web browser

5. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-con-con-no-way-02.mp3no way

6. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-con-con-no-way-01.mp3no way

7. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-con-con-orange-juice-04.mp3orange juice

8. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-con-con-black-cat-02.mp3a black cat

9. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-con-con-some-money-02.mp3some money

10. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-con-con-web-browser-02.mp3web browser

11. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-con-con-good-day-02.mp3a good day

12. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-con-con-good-day-01.mp3a good day

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  1. Filippo Grippi says

    Thursday, January 3, 2019 at 6:41 am

    thank you very much, Eva!

    Reply
  2. Eva Easton says

    Thursday, January 3, 2019 at 7:21 am

    Thank you, Filippo. The next videos are going to be about Conditional 1.

    Eva

    Reply
  3. ana oliveira says

    Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 3:01 pm

    Thank you very much. I really like your videos and exercises!

    Reply
  4. Eva Easton says

    Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 7:39 pm

    Thank you, Ana.

    I’m glad my videos help you.

    Eva

    Reply

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