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Linking: word final -ed + vowel sound

Friday, March 29, 2019 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.

In this lesson, we practice linking pattern #1:
consonant sound + vowel sound.


And now it’s your turn.
Here’s your audio pronunciation quiz.
What do you hear?

present tense or past tense

1. 
https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-t-d-graduate-June.mp3
2. 
https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-t-d-tweeted-lot.mp3
3. 
https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-t-d-tweet-lot.mp3
4. 
https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-t-d-pass-every.mp3
5. 
https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-t-d-wanted-book.mp3
6. 
https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-t-d-expect-answer.mp3
7. 
https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-t-d-laugh-at.mp3
8. 
https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-t-d-passed-every.mp3
9. 
https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-t-d-received-e-mails.mp3
10. 
https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-t-d-receive-e-mails.mp3
11. 
https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-t-d-liked-it.mp3
12. 
https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-t-d-like-it.mp3
13. 
https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-t-d-graduated-June.mp3
14. 
https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-t-d-want-book.mp3
15. 
https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-t-d-laughed-at.mp3
16. 
https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-t-d-expected-answer.mp3
17. 
https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-t-d-log-on.mp3
18. 
https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-t-d-logged-on.mp3
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  1. Olga says

    Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 7:56 am

    Thanks for the lesson!

    Reply
  2. Eva Easton says

    Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 8:03 am

    Thanks for the editing help.

    Eva

    Reply
  3. vanessa benoki says

    Saturday, July 18, 2020 at 3:45 pm

    thank you for the lesson

    Reply
  4. Eva Easton says

    Saturday, July 18, 2020 at 4:07 pm

    Looks like you learned a lot about linking today.

    Eva

    Reply

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