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Linking: present / past tense + vowel sound

Sunday, April 21, 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:
present or past tense + 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-s-ed-likes.mp3

2. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-s-ed-needs.mp3

3. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-s-ed-started.mp3

4. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-s-ed-asks.mp3

5. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-s-ed-needed.mp3

6. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-s-ed-tried.mp3

7. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-s-ed-wanted.mp3

8. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-s-ed-turned.mp3

9. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-s-ed-looked.mp3

10. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-s-ed-provided.mp3

11. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-s-ed-starts.mp3

12. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-s-ed-tries.mp3

13. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-s-ed-happens-1.mp3

14. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-s-ed-turn-ff.mp3

15. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-s-ed-happened.mp3

16. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-s-ed-liked.mp3

17. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-s-ed-wants.mp3

18. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-s-ed-looks.mp3

19. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-s-ed-provides.mp3

20. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/linking-s-ed-asked.mp3

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  1. Michael says

    Sunday, April 21, 2019 at 11:46 am

    Excellent, Excellent, Excellent!!!!!

    This is a very useful learning tool. My students will love it.

    Happy Easter to you!!!!!

    Reply
  2. Eva Easton says

    Sunday, April 21, 2019 at 12:01 pm

    Thanks Michael,

    More work for your students. 🙂

    Eva

    Reply
  3. Olga says

    Monday, April 22, 2019 at 3:34 am

    Thank you very much for a very useful lesson!

    Reply
  4. Eva Easton says

    Monday, April 22, 2019 at 3:49 am

    Howdy Olga,

    Thank you for finding my typos.

    Eva

    Reply

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