Connected Speech

Connected speech refers to:

• • How sentences are written on paper.

• How sounds change or disappear when we speak quickly.

• How we connect words with punctuation marks.

• How we choose vocabulary in a conversation.

Intrusion is when we add an extra sound to help link two words.

• True

• False

Which of the following examples shows elision?

• • Next time → /neks taɪm/

• Go out → /ɡoʊ waʊt/

• We are → /wiː ə/

• Hot chocolate → /hɒt tʃɒklɪt/

Which of the following is NOT an example of geminates?

• • Big game → /bɪɡ ɡeɪm/

• Red dog → /rɛd dɔɡ/

• Bad team → /bæd tiːm/

• Good dog → /ɡʊd dɔɡ/

Which of the following phrases is an example of intrusion?

• An orange → /æn ɔːrɪndʒ/

• Eat up → /iːt ʌp/

• This song → /ðɪs sɒŋ/

• See it → /si jɪt/

Which of the following does NOT show connected speech?

• Go away → /goʊ əweɪ/

• Can’t help → /kænt hɛlp/

• He’s eating → /hiːz iːtɪŋ/

• Stop it → /stɒp ɪt/

In the phrase, "She must go," the /t/ sound is often erased in connected speech. This is an example of (a)   .

In the sentence "She’s over there," what kind of connected speech is happening between "She’s" and "over"?

• Elision

• Linking

• Assimilation

• Geminates

Which sentence combines both elision and assimilation?

• Don’t know → /dəʊn noʊ/

• Want to → /wɒnə/

• I have to go → /aɪ hæf tə ɡəʊ/

• Sit down → /sɪd daʊn/

In the sentence "He didn’t come," which sound is being elided?

• /n/

• /t/

• /d/

• /k/