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Linking: d + y = /d͡ʒ/

Monday, February 18, 2019 by Eva Easton 8 Comments

Linking Pattern #5:  /d/+ /y/ = /d͡ʒ/

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 #5: /d/+ /y/ = /d͡ʒ/.


And now it’s your turn.
Here’s your audio pronunciation quiz.
Which sentence do you hear?
Linking /d/ + /y/
… or no linking?

1. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/dzh-could-you-dzh.mp3Could you take care of that for me.

2. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/dzh-e-mail-no.mp3Did you get my e-mail?

3. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/dzh-told-you-dzh.mp3I told you not to do it.

4. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/dzh-did-get-dzh.mp3What did you get her for her birthday?

5. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/dzh-told-you-no.mp3I told you not to do it.

6. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/dzh-could-help-dzh.mp3Could you help me.

7. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/dzh-glad-dzh.mp3I'm glad you're here.

8. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/dzh-glad-no.mp3I'm glad you're here.

9. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/dzh-e-mail-dzh.mp3Did you get my e-mail?

10. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/dzh-could-you-help-no.mp3Could you help me.

11. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/dzh-did-get-no.mp3What did you get her for her birthday?

12. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/dzh-could-you-no.mp3Could you take care of that for me.

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  1. Srećko says

    Friday, February 22, 2019 at 4:44 am

    As a native Croatian speaker, I had a lot of problems trying to figure out why I was not going anywhere with my ability to sound like native English speakers did while I was listening to recording materials. In Croatian, there are two versions of both sounds /ch/ and /d͡ʒ/, soft and hard one; ć, č, and đ, dž. So I was able to recognize those sounds but no course book ever sad anything about them being created while once speak naturally. Not a word about reduction and linking. Luckily I met professor Eva Easton who by the way speaks very well Croatian and understands those sounds on a professional level considering Croatian grammar and phonetics, and so she showed me the way to learn this significant part of especially American English pronunciation. Endlessly thankful!!!

    Reply
  2. Eva Easton says

    Friday, February 22, 2019 at 6:52 pm

    Thank you, Srecko. I see you did 100% on the quiz, as usual.

    Eva

    Reply
  3. faizan says

    Saturday, June 26, 2021 at 5:51 am

    kindly make videos related to word and sentence stress.

    Reply
  4. Eva Easton says

    Saturday, June 26, 2021 at 5:58 am

    https://www.evaeaston.com/reduction/

    Faizan,

    This page has stress exercises.

    Eva

    Reply
  5. Maria Elena Vasquez says

    Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 9:38 pm

    Thanks for practicing

    Reply
    • Eva Easton says

      Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 2:39 am

      Thank you for learning.

      Eva

      Reply
  6. Maria says

    Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 9:40 pm

    Thanks for the exercises

    Reply
  7. Eva Easton says

    Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 5:05 am

    You’re welcome, Maria.

    I always pleased when people find my exercises useful.

    Later this week I’m publishing a new video.

    Eva

    Reply

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