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OMISSION OF /t/

SPELLING	RAPID/CASUAL PRONUNCIATION
aren’t playing	/ɑrənt pleɪyɪŋ/
best friend	/bɛstfrɛnd/
bestseller	/bɛstsɛlɚ/
breakfast time	/brɛkfəst taɪm/
can’t sit	/kænt sɪt/
couldn’t look	/kʊdnt lʊk/
depressed me	/dɪprɛstmi/
didn’t come	/dɪdnt kʌm/
doesn’t think	/dʌzənt θɪŋk/
hasn’t found	/hæzənt faʊnd/
haven’t studied	/hævənt stʌdid/
I don't know	/aɪ doʊnt noʊ/
invent the phone	/ɪnvɛnt ðə foʊn/
isn’t speaking	/ɪzənt spikɪŋ/
kissed me	/kɪstmi/
missed the bus.	/mɪst ðə bʌs/
next day	/nɛkstdeɪ/
next month	/nɛkst mʌnθ/
next station	/nɛkst steɪʃən/
next week	/nɛkst wik/
next year	/nɛkst yɪr/
next please	/nɛkst pliz/
passed the hotel	/pæst ðə hoʊtɛl/
post the letter	/poʊst ðə lɛt̬ɚ/
promised me	/prɑmɪst mi/
stressed the importance of	/strɛst ðiy ɪmpɔrt̬ns əv/
used to	/yust tə/
want to	/wʌnt tə/
went to	/wɛnttə/
won’t work	/woʊnt wɚk/
wouldn’t stand	/wʊdnt stænd/

OMISSION OF /d/

SPELLING	RAPID/CASUAL PRONUNCIATION
arranged them	/əreɪndʒd ðəm/
bald man	/bɔld mæn/
changed the room	/tʃeɪndʒd ðə rum/
climbed the tree	/klaɪmd ðə tri/
described the man	/dɪskraɪbd ðə mæn/
disturbed me	/dɪstɚbd mi/
earned some money	/ɚnd səm mʌni/
frendly	/frɛndli/
friends	/frɛndz/
frightened from	/fraɪtnd frəm/
killed the dog	/kɪldðə kæt/
learned the party	/lɚnd ðə pɑrt̬i/
listened music	/lɪsəndðə myuzɪk/
loved me	/lʌvdmi/
old dog	/oʊld dɔg/
phoned me	/foʊnd mi/
robbed the bank	/rɑbdðə bæŋk/
sandwich	/sændwɪtʃ/
solved the problem	/sɑlvd ðə prɑbləm/
stand there	/stændðɛr/
surprised me	/səpraɪzd mi/
turned down	/tɚnd daʊn/
you and me	/yuwənd mi/

                                                         

                                                

         

 

INTRUSION
In spoken English, intrusive sounds = adding sounds helps you to speak faster and more smoothly. It is important to understand intrusive sounds = extra sounds in order to improve your listening and speaking skills.
ISTANBUL TURKISH: (n, s, ş, y) /ɑltı-ş-ɑr/ /Mɑsɑ-n-ın/ /su-y-un/

THE FIRST WORD ENDINGS	INTRUSIVES	THE SECOND WORD BEGINNINGS
/ʊ/ or /u/	intrusive /w/	vowel sounds
/ɪ/ or /i/	intrusive /y/	vowel sounds
/ə/ or /ɔ/	intrusive /r/	vowel sounds

LINKING VOWEL to VOWEL

THE FIRST WORD ENDS in /ʊ/ or /u/ and THE NEXT WORD BEGINS with a VOWEL sound.
intrusive /w/	go up /goʊ w ʌp/ you are /yu w ɚ/ you and me    /yu w ænd mi/
THE FIRST WORD ENDS in /ɪ/ or /i/ and THE FOLLOWING WORD BEGINS with a VOWEL sound.
intrusive /y/	by a doctor /baɪ y ə dɑktɚ/ he is /hi y əz/ my aunt /maɪ y ænt/ plenty of /plɛnti y əv/ they are /ðeɪ y ɚ/
THE FIRST WORD ENDS in /ə/ or /ɔ/ and THE FOLLOWING WORD BEGINS with a VOWEL sound.
intrusive /r/	Angela and Linda /ændʒələ r ənd lɪndə/ America and England /əmɛrɪkə r ænd ɪŋglənd/ I saw him. /aɪ sɔ r ɪm/

BLENDING CONSONANT to CONSONANT

When the first word ends in a consonant and the second word begins with a same consonant, we blend = mix sounds together like one long (clear) consonant.

/t/	next to	/nɛks Tə/
/d/	good day	/gʊ Deɪ/
/k/	look calm	/lʊ Kɑm/
/g/	big garden	/bɪ Gɑrdn/
/m/	same mistake	/seɪ Mɪsteɪk/
/n/	phone number	/foʊ Nʌmbɚ/
/l/	small leg	/smɔ Lɛg/

INTONATION

SENTENCE TYPE	EXAMPLES	TONE
DECLARATIVE SENTENCES	He went to school. He is playing football.	A FALLING TONE
WH-QUESTIONS	What are you doing? Why did she go?	A FALLING TONE
IMPERATIVES	Study English now. Don’t do it.	A FALLING TONE
EXCLAMATIONS	What a nice student! What bad weather!	A FALLING TONE
QUESTION TAGS (expecting confirmation)	He is living here, isn’t he? She was here, wasn’t she?	A FALLING TONE
YES-NO QUESTIONS	Is she sleeping now? Have you got any money?	A RISING TONE
QUESTION TAGS (less certain expectation)	They study English, don’t they? It is rainy, isn’t it?	A RISING TONE
ALTERNATIVE INTERROGATIVES	Do you work or study? Are you at home or at school?	A RISING and FALLING TONE

It is not what you say, but THE WAY YOU SAY IT. ‘SAME sentences, DIFFERENT meanings’

A SENTENCE with such AN INTONATION that has DIFFERENT MEANINGS

-‘Turn off the lights’ means Hurry up.

-‘Turn off the lights’ means We can go out.

-‘Turn off the lights’ means We are going to sleep.

-‘Turn off the lights’ means Don’t speak to me.

-‘Turn off the lights’ means Don’t watch TV.

-‘Turn off the lights’ means We are late.

RISING / FALLING INTONATION
STATEMENTS/COMMANDS/WH-QUESTIONS have rising/falling intonation.
MEDIUM TONE	HIGH TONE		LOW TONE
She is a	DEN		tist
I was	WALK		ing
Don’t	COME		here
She is	GO		ing
It is	SNOW		y
It isn’t	RAIN		y
They	WANT		ed
What do you	THINK		of
You	START		ed
When did she	TAKE		it

RISING INTONATION
YES/NO QUESTIONS have rising intonation.
MEDIUM TONE	HIGH TONE
Are you	HAPpy
Can she	SWIM
Was she	HOME
Were they	STUdents
Don’t you	GO
Are there	TEACHers
Could he	TALK
Were they	SHORT

RHYTHM GROUPS
In long sentences, There are very short pauses between rhythm groups.

*He began to walk / in the room.

*He earned enough money / to buy a house.

*I can’t tell you / what it is like.

*I will go downstairs / and make a cup of tea.

*Mehmet and Ali / is working in the office.

*She sat by the window / and listened to the music.

*The computer in the office / is not cheap.

*They were sitting together / with their drinks.

*You can go / if you want.

NOTE:

RAPID/CASUAL SPEECH IN ‘RHYTHM GROUPS’

ASSIMILATION

ELISION

INTRUSION

LINKING/LIAISON

JUNCTURE

There is a SECONDARY STRESS to maintain harmony between syllables in longer words.

There are RHYTHM GROUPS to maintain harmony between groups of words in longer sentences.