Exercise 2-1 : Spelling and Pronunciation CD 2 Track 36

Read the following sentences. The last two sentences should be pronounced exactly the same, no matter how they are written. It is the sound that is important, not the spelling.

The dime.The dime easier.They tell me the dime easier.They tell me the dime easier to understand.They tell me that I'm easier to understand.

Words are connected in four main situations:

1 Consonant / Vowel2 Consonant / Consonant3 Vowel / Vowel 4 T, D, S, or Z + Y

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Liaison Rule 1 : Consonant / Vowel

Words are connected when a word ends in a consonant sound and the next word starts with a vowel sound, including the semivowels W, Y, and R.