CONSONANT CLUSTERS 1 Transcribe the following words and practise their pronunciation: squealed eights splash texts spring asked clothes gifts acts 2 Transcribe the following sentences: I asked him a question. Put some clothes on. A fifth of you didn’t do your homework. Your breakfasts are getting cold. We got so many Christmas gifts this year! He acts like a fool around her. It’s been months since we’ve seen each other. I hope she rests after her exams. 3 Transcribe the following phrases and practise pronouncing them at https://pronuncian.com/introduction-to-linking: Blending: this month this afternoon Coarticulation (overlapping sounds): good news bad luck Assimilation (changing sounds): don’t you know did you do it Intrusion (adding sounds): he asked do it now Elision (omitting sounds): kept going diamond ring Geminates (double sounds): social life pet turtle orange juice 4 Find the mistakes in each of these sentences and correct them. Transcribe the corrected sentences: a) I am quite shore that this weak is going too be wonderful. Corrected:______________________________________________________________________________________ Transcription:____________________________________________________________________________________ b) We are truly sorry that you had to weight so long for the delivery. Corrected:______________________________________________________________________________________ Transcription:____________________________________________________________________________________ c) He has dredful manners – he paws tomato source on all his food. Corrected:______________________________________________________________________________________ Transcription:____________________________________________________________________________________ d) They couldn’t get their new armchare threw the door. Corrected:______________________________________________________________________________________ Transcription:____________________________________________________________________________________ e) Witch of these too alternatives is the write one? Corrected:______________________________________________________________________________________ Transcription:____________________________________________________________________________________ f) He lent the ladder agenst the wall and climed onto the roof. Corrected:______________________________________________________________________________________ Transcription:____________________________________________________________________________________ g) The ceiling and walls of this room need peinting ergently. Corrected:______________________________________________________________________________________ Transcription:____________________________________________________________________________________