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13 Questions

1. I starte it las Tuesday.

Which of the highlighted final sounds would disappear in fast speech?

Choose as many as you think are right.

A /t/ in 'last' B /d/ in 'started'

2. I mean to tell you – your aun Jane phoned.

Which of the highlighted final sounds would disappear in fast speech?

Choose as many as you think are right.

A /t/ in 'meant' B /t/ in 'aunt'

3. The firs time he was hit, he fel nothing, but the secon time, he screame in pain.

Which of the highlighted final sounds normally pronounced in fast speech?

Choose as many as you think are right.

A /t/ in 'first' B /d/ in 'second'

C /d/ in 'screamed' D /t/ in 'felt'

4. I haven’t spent so much money since we went to London with our friend Drake.
Which of the highlighted final sounds would disappear in fast speech?
Choose as many as you think are right.

A /t/ in 'haven't' B /d/ in 'friend'

C /t/ in 'went' D /t/ in 'spent'

5. When speaking, we can often link a word with another word that is

A Directly before or after it B Anywhere in the same sentence

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6. Linking occurs mostly when words ending with a vowel sound are followed by words that
begin with

A A consonant sound B Both of the answers

C A vowel sound

7. In which pair of words does a consonant sound at the end of one word link with a vowel
sound at the start of the next word?

A Lock down B Get better

C Come over

8. Say each word pair to yourself. Which pair links (can be pronounced as one word in
conencted speech)?

A Pink panda B Pink elephant

C Pink panther

9. Read the sentences aloud. Which has a pair of words (adjective and noun) that can be
pronounced as one word in connected speech?

A James works for his father. B Jenny works for her uncle.

C Drake works for his cousin.

10. In speaking, which two words are linked by inserting a /w/ sound between them?

A We are B They are

C You are D She is

11. When elision occurs, the word Interest will be...

A /ˈɪntərɪst/ B /ˈɪntrəst/

C /ˈɪnərɪst/ D /ˈɪnrɪst/

12. When elision occurs, the word Different will be...

A /ˈdɪfnt/ B /ˈdɪfərənt/

C /ˈdɪfrənt/ D /ˈdɪfənt/

13. In connected speech, the combination of words 'too often' can be pronounced as
/tʊː’wɒftən/ ?

A True B False

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1.a 2. 3.c 4.

5.a 6.c 7.c 8.b

9.b 10.c 11.b 12.c

13.a

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