Linking
is a basic element of American English Pronunciation.
In a dictionary, words are given in isolation.
In natural speech, however, you don’t say words separately.
You connect words together. You link them.
In this lesson, we practice linking pattern #1:
present or past tense + vowel sound.
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And now it’s your turn.
Here’s your audio pronunciation quiz.
What do you hear?
present tense or past tense
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Excellent, Excellent, Excellent!!!!!
This is a very useful learning tool. My students will love it.
Happy Easter to you!!!!!
Thanks Michael,
More work for your students. 🙂
Eva
Thank you very much for a very useful lesson!
Howdy Olga,
Thank you for finding my typos.
Eva