linking: 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.

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

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

 

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Linking Patterns
pattern 1:  consonant sound + vowel sound
pattern 1:  word final -ed /dId/ + vowel sound
pattern 1:  word final /s, z, Iz/ + vowel sound
pattern 2:  vowel sound /y, w/ + vowel sound
pattern 3:  consonant + same consonant
pattern 4:  t + y = /t͡ʃ/
pattern 5:  d + y = /d͡ʒ/

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Word Final -S
Pattern:  Word Final -S
Practice:  In the Morning
Linking:  /s, z, Iz/ + Vowel Sound

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Word Final -ED
Pattern:  Step 1
Pattern:  Step 2
Audio Quizzes

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