PRONUNCIATION [ CONNECTED SPEECH]

LEVEL 1° sound
1 An

1° sound 2° sounds = connected speech

1 sound

Awful a_nawful
enjoyable a_nenjoyable
excellent
An impossible
incorrect
2 informal
innocent
intelligent
old
open
unfinished

1° sound 2° sounds 3° sounds = connected speech

1 sound
Awful illness a_nawful_illness
enjoyable ice cream a_nenjoyable_ice cream
An excellent evening
3 impossible
incorrect
Exercise
address
informal exam
innocent uncle
intelligent elephant
old office
open airport
unfinished example

Connected speech practice

1. My friend has an awful illness
2. I asked for an enjoyable ice cream
3. Everybody had an excellent evening
4. the teacher assigned an impossible exercise
5. I didn´t find your house because I had an incorrect address
6. Sarah present an informal exam at school
7. An innocent boy crossed the street.
8. I saw in the zoo an intelligent elephant
9. My father works in an old office
10. I can deliver my homework because I have an unfinished example
 PRONUNCIATION [ ELISION]

WORD ELIDED SOUND Practice

Every Ev………..ry I go to the gym ev…….ry day
lovely Lov………ly She’s a lov…….ly person
general Gen…….…ral The gen.....ral supervisor is my father
evening Ev………….ning In the ev………ning,i watch series
different Diff……....rent Me and my brother are diff……..rent ages
several Sev…….….ral Sev………ral books are with discount
comfortable comf…………table That house is very comf……..rtable
interesting Int………….resting That book is really int…….resting
vegetables Veg……….…tables I don´t like veg………tables
temperature Temp……….rature The temp…..rature is good
secretary Secret………….ry She is an efficient secret……..ry
literature Lit…………....rature Lit……..rature from the 19 century is good
business Bus……….ness This is a familiar bus…...ness