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INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY

Worksheet 3 – Connected speech (1)

A. Identify the type of assimilation in the following sequences, and explain each case.
No. Sequence Transcription Type of assimilation and explanation

1. that cake [ðæt keIk]

2. ten bags [ten bægz]

3. nice year [naIs jIər]

4. in gold [In gəUld]

5. cut glass [kVt glæs]

6. as yet [æz jet]

7. gold mine [gəUld maIn]

8. books [bUks]
B. In the following sentences, identify all the places where assimilation might occur, and
explain each case.
Phrase of
No. Sentence Type of assimilation
assimilation

1. “Mind you!” he cried.

2. Did you have to get them again?

3. The two sisters looked blank.

4. They couldn’t quite believe it.

Ten minutes before, the book

5.
was still here.

C. In the following sentences, identify all the places where elision might occur, and explain
each case.

No. Sentence Phrase of elision Explanations

1. He lost the bag.

2. It was the second time.

3. He picked two apples.

4. I don’t know what happened.

5. He didn’t like his school.