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WorksheetsAspect of connected speech
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
When native speakers talk, they often blend words together and make some changes in the sounds. This is ______.
A sign of sloppy, lazy speech.
A sign that the speaker is thinking carefully about these changes.
A normal aspect of natural connected speech
Mostly a characteristic of uneducated speakers
How is ‘Kept going’ transcribed?
/ kiːpt ˈɡəʊiŋ/
/ kiːp ˈɡəʊiŋ/
/ kiːb ˈɡəʊiŋ/
What is the purpose of the intrusive sounds/r/, /j/ and /w/?
help the speaker link words more easily.
help the speaker speak more clearly.
improve the sound quality of the words.
make the intonation more rhythmical.
What is the pronunciation of the word “don’t go” after assimilation
/dəʊnt gəʊ/
/dəʊηk gəʊ/
/dəʊη gəʊ/
/dəʊn gəʊ/
What is the pronunciation of the word “shouldn't be” after assimilation
/∫ʊdnt bi/
/∫ʊm bi/
/∫ʊbmp bi/
/∫ʊb bi/
What type of assimilation is this?
good night = /gʊdnaɪt/ - /ˈgʊnaɪt/
Assimilation of manner
Assimilation of place
Assimilation of voicing
Assimilation of articulation
Bob ate some corn (4 syllables)
How many stressed syllables are there?
4
1
3
2
Kenny has gone to France and back (8 syllables)
How many stressed syllables are there?
7
5
2
4
What is the missing sound in the phrase?
/ðə ˈneks ˈdeɪ/
/t/
/d/
/z/
/s/
She acts particularly well in the first scene.
In this sentence, which aspects of connected speech are evident?
Elision
Linking
Rhythm
Assimilation
How is 'handbag' transcribed?
/hæmbæg/
/hænbæg/
/hændbæg/
/hæmdbæg/
How is ‘quite good’ transcribed?
/kwaikt gud/
/kwaik gud/
/kwaid gud/
/kwaib gud/
How is ‘this year’ transcribed?
/ðɪs jɪə/
/ðɪ∫ jɪə/
/ðɪ∫ ∫ɪə/
/ðɪs jɪər/
How is ‘police’ transcribed?
/pli:s/
/pəˈliːs/
/plais/
/pəˈlais/
What is the sound missing in the phrase?
/ðə ˈlɑ:s ˈkɑ:/
r
s
t
p
