Consonants & Vowels in Connected Speech : Phonetic Practice

(ref. textbook, Harry Potter slide & Beauty and the Beast song exercise)

Consonant + Vowel

What is the correct phonetic transcription for "post office"?

• /pəʊst/ /ˈɒfɪs/

• /ˈpəʊstɒfɪs/

(ref. textbook, Harry Potter slide & Beauty and the Beast song exercise)

Consonant + Vowel

What is the correct phonetic transcription for "certain as"?

• /sɜːtnəz/

• /sɜːtnəz/ /əz/

(ref. textbook, Harry Potter slide & Beauty and the Beast song exercise)

Consonant + Vowel

What is the correct orthography to /bendzʌnɪkspektɪdli/ ?

• be an unexpectably ..

• bends unexpectedly ..

(ref. textbook, Harry Potter slide & Beauty and the Beast song exercise)

Consonant + Vowel

What is the correct orthography to /raɪzɪŋɪn/ ?

• rising in ..

• raising in ..

Vowel + Vowel sound can be linked with either /w/ or /y/

/u:/ + /w/+ vowels

/aɪ/ /eɪ/ /ɔɪ/ /i:/ + /j/+ vowels

What is the sound that links "how about"?

• /w/

• /y/

Vowel + Vowel sound can be linked with either /w/ or /y/

/u:/ + /w/+ vowels

/aɪ/ /eɪ/ /ɔɪ/ /i:/ + /j/+ vowels

What is the sound that links "Thursday evening"?

• /w/

• /y/

Vowel + Vowel sound can be linked with either /w/ or /y/

/u:/ + /w/+ vowels

/aɪ/ /eɪ/ /ɔɪ/ /i:/ + /j/+ vowels

What is the sound that links "free on"?

• /w/

• /y/

Vowel + Vowel sound can be linked with either /w/ or /y/

/u:/ + /w/ + vowels

/aɪ/ /eɪ/ /ɔɪ/ /i:/ + /j/ + vowels

What is the sound that links "throw it"?

• /w/

• /y/

Vowel + Vowel sound can be linked with either /w/ or /y/

/u:/ + /w/+ vowels

/aɪ/ /eɪ/ /ɔɪ/ /i:/ + /j/+ vowels

What is the correct transcription to "true as"?

• /truːwəz/

• /truːez/

Vowel + Vowel sound can be linked with either /w/ or /y/

/u:/ + /w/+ vowels

/aɪ/ /eɪ/ /ɔɪ/ /i:/ + /j/+ vowels

What is the correct phonetic transcription for "beauty and"?

• /ˈbjuːtiænd/

• /bjuːtijən/