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Linking: /t/ + /y/ = /t͡ʃ/

Friday, January 11, 2019 by Eva Easton 14 Comments

Linking pattern #4:   /t/ + /y/= /t͡ʃ/

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.

In this lesson, we’re going to practice linking pattern #4: /t/ + /y/ = /t͡ʃ/.


And now it’s your turn.
Here’s your audio pronunciation quiz.

Which sentence do you hear?
Linking /t/ + /y/ … or no linking?

1. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/ch-idea-ch.mp3I thought your idea was a good one.

2. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/ch-haircut-ch.mp3You need to get yourself a haircut.

3. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/ch-work-no-ch.mp3Why aren't you at work?

4. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/ch-don-no-ch.mp3You know him, don't you?

5. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/ch-finger-no-ch.mp3How did you cut your finger?

6. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/ch-finger-ch.mp3How did you cut your finger?

7. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/ch-idea-no-ch.mp3I thought your idea was a good one.

8. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/ch-goal-noo-ch.mp3Set yourself a goal.

9. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/ch-work-ch.mp3Why aren't you at work?

10. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/ch-chip-ch.mp3I bet you can't eat just one potato chip.

11. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/ch-chip-no-ch.mp3I bet you can't eat just one potato chip.

12. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/ch-don-ch.mp3 You know him, don't you?

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Time's up


We link t => /t͡ʃ/ in other places, too


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  1. Heba Abdul Ghani says

    Monday, November 5, 2018 at 2:30 pm

    Thank you. It’s very helpful!

    Reply
    • Frisko says

      Monday, April 29, 2024 at 11:16 am

      I absolutely love the way you teach us

      Reply
      • Eva Easton says

        Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 3:43 pm

        Thank you, Frisko. I’m glad you find my work useful. Eva

        Reply
  2. Eva Easton says

    Monday, November 5, 2018 at 4:55 pm

    Thank you, Heba.

    Reply
    • Olga says

      Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 3:01 am

      Thank you so much for the lesson!

      Reply
      • Eva Easton says

        Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 12:19 pm

        Thank you for find a typo.

        Eva

        Reply
  3. Taufik says

    Monday, August 12, 2019 at 12:35 am

    thank you for helping

    Reply
    • Eva Easton says

      Monday, August 12, 2019 at 3:41 am

      Thank you, Taufik.

      Reply
  4. Camino says

    Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 12:56 am

    Thank you very much for all your help.

    Reply
  5. Eva Easton says

    Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 4:34 am

    Thank you Camino.

    Linking is a very important element of American English pronunciation. If we can understand how words are combined, we can understand native speakers better.

    Thank you.

    Eva

    Reply
  6. TioPinky says

    Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 9:53 am

    I love your lessons, however, in this one I think there is a mistake on the key of exercise #10. it says “no /t͡ʃ/”, it is ok for the first instance, but not truly in the second one. “how did cut͡ʃour finger?”

    Reply
  7. Eva Easton says

    Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:54 am

    Howdy,

    Take a look at this page and you find the reason for the sound /t͡ʃ/: https://www.evaeaston.com/linking-4-ch/

    When we link t + y ==> /t͡ʃ/

    Take care.

    Eva

    Reply
  8. Fadi George says

    Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 2:52 pm

    thanks for a good practice

    Reply
  9. Eva L. Easton says

    Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 3:47 pm

    Hello,
    I’m glad my work is useful to you.
    Thank you.
    Eva

    Reply

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