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wonder word: with

Thursday, December 14, 2017 by Eva Easton 3 Comments


Written TH is pronounced several ways.
I wonder how an American pronounces…

with
/wɪð/

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/with-with.mp3


In natural speech, we don’t say words separately.
We connect them together.  We link them.

On this page, we learn
the secret of linking…
with + a, an, the

First, let’s look at … with + a, an

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/with-intro.mp3

 

th + vowel sound
[linking pattern #1]

with a … with an
/ˈwɪ–ðə/ … /ˈwɪ–ðən/

We move the th at the end of the
word ‘with‘ to the beginning of the next word.

we write:  with a … with an
we say:  wi tha … wi than
we stress the 1st syllable:  /ˈwɪ–ðə/ … /ˈwɪ–ðən/

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/with-intro-a-an.mp3

 

with a
/ˈwɪ–ðə/

With a computer, she can get
pretty much whatever she wants.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/with-computer.mp3

 

<with a
/ˈwɪ–ðə/

She just came up with a great idea.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/with-idea.mp3

 

with a
/ˈwɪ–ðə/

She just graduated
with a bachelor’s degree in linguistics.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/with-degree.mp3

 

with a
/ˈwɪ–ðə/

She’s chatting with a friend of hers.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/with-chat.mp3

with an
/ˈwɪ–ðən/

She burned her hand with an iron.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/with-iron.mp3

 

with an
/ˈwɪ
–ð
ən/

She didn’t study,
so she ended up with an F on her test.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/with-test.mp3

 

with an
/ˈwɪ
–ð
ən/

The teacher surprised the
class with an unusual question.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/with-question.mp3

 

with a … with an
/ˈwɪ–ðə/ … /ˈwɪ–ðən/

The lumberjack never cuts down trees with a saw.
He always cuts them down with an ax.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/with-lumberjack.mp3

 

with a … with an
/ˈwɪ-ðə/ … /ˈwɪ–ðən/

She’s relaxing with a good book.
She’s relaxing with an interesting book.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/with-book-02.mp3

 

th + same consonant th
[linking pattern #3]

We say half of each consonant.
We say the first th…/ˈwɪð/, then hold it,
then finish it at the beginning of the next word…/-ða/

with the
/ˈwɪð–ða/

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/with-the-intro.mp3

 

with the … with a
/ˈwɪð–ða/ … /ˈwɪ–ðə/

I helped the man with the package.
I helped the man with a package.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/with-package.mp3

 

with the … with a
/ˈwɪð–ða/ … /ˈwɪ–ða/

She’s in bed with the flu.
Last month, she was in bed with a bad cold.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/with-flu.mp3

 

with the … with a
/ˈwɪð–ða/ … /ˈwɪ–ða/

The thief ran away with the money.
The thief ran away with a bag of money.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/with-thief.mp3

 

with the … with a … with an
/ˈwɪð–ða/ … /ˈwɪ-ða/ … /ˈwɪ-ðan/

Don’t argue with the crossing guard.
Don’t argue with a crossing guard.
Don’t ever argue with an angry crossing guard.

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/with-crossing-guard.mp3

Related Lessons:

  1. TH:  beginning of a word
  2. TH:  middle of a word
  3. TH:  end of a word
  4. TH:   cloth, clothes, clothing
  5. TH:  mouth or mouse
  6. TH:  4th-20th numbers
  7. Wonder Word: with
  8. Wonder Word: without

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  1. nguyenthithuy nguyen says

    Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 8:43 am

    you are one of the best teacher all over the world. Thank you so much

    Reply
  2. jose says

    Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 9:20 am

    thanks

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  3. Eva Easton says

    Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 9:29 am

    Thank you.

    Eva

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