Pronunciation Word List

Linking
***Linking means that two words are said as one.***
Hints for linking:
In a sentence, when a word ends in a consonant sound and the next
words begins with a vowel sound, the words are put together and
said as one. (Ex. Its upstairs. -> Itsupstairs., I found it. -> I
foundit., Thats a lot of money. -> Thatsa lotof money.)
Prepositions and other small words are usually pronounced as part of
the word that comes before it in the sentence. This is especially true
for phrasal verbs and other expressions with prepositions. (Ex. Take
off your jacket. -> Takeoff your jacket., Fill out the form. -> Fillout
the form.)
Some common expressions that are linked get shortened in speech
with the ah sound taking the place of the shorter word. (Ex. would
have -> wouldah, should have -> shouldah, want to ->
wannah, have to -> haftah or gottah)
Expressions in which the first word ends in a consonant and the
second word begins with a consonant are often pushed together and
said quickly because they are so common. It can be difficult to tell
what the words really are. (Ex. last Friday -> lastfriday, theyll be
-> theyllbe, dish towel -> dishtowel)
The h sound at the beginning of short words disappears and the
other sounds get added to the word before it. (Ex. Does he like it?
-> Doesee like it?, Whats her name? -> Whatser name?)
When a word ends with a vowel sound and the next word begins with
a vowel sound, they are sometimes combined using a w or y
sound. (Ex. Lets do it. -> Lets dowit., Its too expensive. -> Its
toowexpensive., Im free on Saturday. -> Im freeyon Saturday.,
Did you see it? -> Did you seeyit?)

Pronunciation Practice - Lauren Osowski (2012)

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