Exercise 4
To practice linking and blending, repeat these phrases after the speaker on tape or your teacher or practice with a partner.
Examples:
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Cub͜ scouts -- (hold /b/ until you are ready to say /s/)
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help͜ out -- (move the /p/ to the next word)
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green͜ notebook -- (lengthen the /n/)
- job͜ training
- job͜ ladder
- job͜ offer
- job͜ benefits
- lab͜ coat
- lab͜ assistant
- lab͜ equipment
- lab͜ procedures
- help͜ teach
- help͜ make
- help͜ organize
- help͜ people
- deep͜ trouble
- deep͜ water
- deep͜ thinker
- deep͜ in debt
- look͜ tired
- look͜ sick
- look͜ up
- look͜ carefully
- big͜ debt
- big͜ meeting
- big͜ game
- big͜ organization
- got͜ caught
- got͜ thirsty
- got͜ tired
- got͜ arrested
- caused͜ misunderstanding
- caused͜ problems
- caused͜ deaths
- caused͜ anxiety
Adapted from L Grant, "Well Said" 2nd Ed.