Connected speech

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Juncture – the ice cream - I scream
[aɪskʰriːm] [aɪskriːm]
might rain - my train
[maɪt ̚ ɹeɪn] - [maɪ tʰɹeɪn]
relationship
between one
sound and the
sounds before
and after

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Choose a phrase A B
from A or B and say • ice cream  • I scream 
it. Your partner has • pets enter  • pet centre
to say which column • stopped aching • stop taking 
• known aim • no name 
• called Annie  • call Danny
• clocks tops • clock stops
• missed a night • Mr Knight
• might rain • my train
• cats eyes • cat size

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Choose a phrase A B
from A or B and say • known you • no new
it. Your partner has • cooks take • cook steak
to say which column • seen you • see new
• faced old • face told
• an ocean • a notion
• stop turning • stopped earning
• men cheer • meant year
• learnt 'yes' • learn chess

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 1. a. A great ape. b. A grey tape.

2. a. A lovely plum pie. b. A lovely plump eye

Try to make 3. a. We may cough soon. b. We make off soon.

a distinction 4. a. He said I stink. b. He said “ iced ink”.
when saying 5. a. We’ll own a lot b. We loan a lot.
the following 6. a. It sprays so be careful b. It’s praise so be careful.

7. a. I am keen on your crimes. b. I am keen on York

rhymes.
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Liaison – linking words together
Got up at eight, 
Got on a bus, 
Went into work, 
Worked until two, 
Went out for lunch, 
Worked until six, 
Back on the bus, 
Switched on the box, 
Slept in a chair.
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Intrusion Intruding / r / Intruding / w /

inserting /r/, The media / r /are to blame. I want to / w /eat.

/w/ or /j/ to link
sounds easily Law(r)and order Please do / w / it.

Intruding / j /

I / j / agree.

They / j /are here!

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Which sound  • do up • every ear
• under age • her eyes
intrudes?
• lay up • she earns
• go away • you ache
/r/, /w/ or /j/ • go out • after eight
• clear air • here or away
• you and me • you or her
• grey and blue • she's better at maths

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Elision – omission of sounds
• int(e)rest • Chris(t)mas
• sim(i)lar • des(k)top
• lib(a)ry • the firs(t) three
• diff(e)rent • you an(d) me
• t(o)night • kep(t) calling
• you shouldn´t (h)ave • we stopp(ed) for lunch
• tell (h)im • as(k)ed / æst /; note also 'aksed' / ækst /

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Assimilation – a sound becomes similar
to another sound
Within words Across words
• sandwich/ˈsæmwɪʧ / • in Barcelona / ɪmbɑːsələʊnə /
• handbag /ˈhæmbæɡ / • in Paris / ɪmpærɪs/
• cupboard /ˈkʌbəd / • got you ( ɡɒʧə /
• goodbye / gəbaɪ / • would you / wəʤuː /
• goodnight / gənaɪt / • miss you / mɪʃuː /
• apprenticeship / əprɛntɪʃɪp / • ten points / tɛmpɔɪnts /
• information / ɪmfəmeɪʃən / • give me / gɪmiː /

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English Puns (aka ‘Dad Jokes’)

https://pronunciationstudio.com/english-puns/
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