American Accent Training

( Word Reduction / Word Connection/ Liaison Exercises )

Exercise 1 : Word Connections

1. My name is…. [ my naymiz ]

2. Because I’ve [ b’k’zaiv ]
3. LA ( Los Angeles ) [ eh-lay ]
4. 902-5050 [ nai-no-too-fai-vo-fai-vo ]
5. Hold on [ hol don ]
6. I just didn’t get the chance. [ i-jusdidn’t-ge-the-chance ]

Exercise 2 : Liaison – Vowel / Vowel

When a word ending in a vowel sound ( a, e, i, o, u ) is next to one beginning with a vowel sound, they are
connected with a glide between two vowels. A glide is either a slight [y] sound or a slight [ w ] sound.

1. Go away Go(w)away
2. I also need the other one. I(y)also need thee(y)other one.
3. She isn’t she(y)isn’t
4. Who is who(w)iz
5. The university thee(y)university

Exercise 3: Vowel/ Vowel Liaison Practice ( word connection as in exercise 2 )

Ex. go anywhere [ go(w)anywhere ]

1. so honest
2. you are
3. he is?
4. I asked
5. Do I ?
6. to open
7. she always
8. too often
9. go on
10. the up
11. my name is
12. to a lot
13. the only
14. the apple
15. the orange