Connected speech
Phonics · B2 · 6 printable sheets, each with an answer key.
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- Sheet 1 · 15 minConnected speech: the five main processesMeet linking, elision, assimilation, weak forms and intrusion, then identify them in everyday phrases.Free
- Sheet 2 · 15 minConnected speech: linking and intrusive /r/, /w/, /j/Hear and use the extra /r/, /w/ and /j/ sounds that join two vowels in fluent speech.Premium
- Sheet 3 · 15 minConnected speech: elision in clusters and weak syllablesNotice the /t/, /d/, /h/ and schwa sounds that disappear in natural speech, and count the syllables you really hear.Premium
- Sheet 4 · 15 minConnected speech: assimilation of /t/, /d/ and /n/Understand how /t/, /d/ and /n/ change before other consonants, and how /t/ or /d/ + /j/ become /tʃ/ and /dʒ/.Premium
- Sheet 5 · 15 minConnected speech: weak forms and contracted modalsDecode spoken forms like 'shoulda' and 'musta', and decide when small words are weak or strong.Premium
- Sheet 6 · 20 minConnected speech review: a fast conversationReview all the processes in a café conversation, then decode fast informal speech into standard English.Premium