Linking: word final /t, d, Id/ + vowel sound

Word Final /t, d, Id/ + Vowel Sound

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 #1: consonant sound + vowel sound.

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And now it’s your turn.
What do you hear?
present tense or past tense

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