Unit 40. Greet Guests, Greek Guests.

Joining Words 3
Unit 40; Part A

When one word ends with a consonant sound and the next word beginswith a consonant sound, the first consonant sound is often changed. For example, greet guests sounds the same as Greek guests because the T in greet and the К in Greek are both pronounced like /g/. This is because of the influence of the /g/ in the following word, guests. ![]() |
Unit 40; Part B
The sounds which most frequently change when they are at the end of a word are /d/, /t/ and /n/. They can change so much that the word sounds like another word. Listen to these examples: I've got a bad cold. (bad sounds similar to bag) We had a bad year. (bad sounds similar to badge) They shot bears. (shot sounds similar to shop) They shot cats. (shot sounds similar to shock) What's your son called? (son sounds similar to sung) My son made this. (son sounds similar to sum) The consonants /d/ and /t/ may disappear completely when the next word starts with a consonant. For example, in the phrases below, the verb may sound as if it is in the present tense. asked questions mixed paint boiled carrots used power Note: We can usually tell what a word is from the context. For example, in the sentence sat in the waiting room and dig crosswords, the word before crosswords sounds like dig but we know from the context it must be did. |
Exercises
![]() | Unit 39 Unit 40 Unit 41 | ![]() |