Connected speech
Phonics · B1 · 6 printable sheets, each with an answer key.
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- Sheet 1 · 15 minConnected speech: linking consonant to vowelWords join when one ends in a consonant sound and the next starts with a vowel sound: turn_it_off.Free
- Sheet 2 · 15 minConnected speech: linking vowel to vowel (w, y, r)When two vowel sounds meet, English adds a small w, y or r sound to join them: go_(w)out, I_(y)agree.Premium
- Sheet 3 · 15 minConnected speech: gonna, wanna and other short formsUnderstand relaxed forms like gonna, wanna and dunno, and when to use them.Premium
- Sheet 4 · 15 minConnected speech: disappearing t and dIn fast speech, t and d often disappear between two consonants: nex(t) week, ol(d) man.Premium
- Sheet 5 · 15 minConnected speech: did you, don't you, ten boysSounds change when words meet: did you becomes 'dija', don't you becomes 'doncha' and ten boys becomes 'tem boys'.Premium
- Sheet 6 · 20 minConnected speech review: decoding fast speechTurn fast speech back into full sentences and name each feature.Premium