Practice 2 (Pronunciation) SVIP

Listen. Complete the rules of assimilation in the following cases.

1. Before /k/ or /g/:

- /t/ changes to . E.g. credit card

- /d/ changes to . E.g. bad girl

- /n/ changes to . E.g. garden gate

Listen. Complete the rules of assimilation in the following cases.

2. Before /ʃ/ or /j/:

- /s/ changes to . E.g. bless you

- /z/ changes to . E.g. quiz show

Listen and repeat. Underline the sounds that are assimilated.

1. Can you print out a hard copy?

2. Don't worry, that's usual.

Listen and repeat. Underline the sounds that are assimilated.

3. He's a really good cook.

4. I didn't like that cake.

Listen and repeat. Underline the sounds that are assimilated.

5. I'd love to walk down the red carpet one day.

6. Last night, we had guest for dinner.

Listen and repeat. Underline the sounds that are assimilated.

7. You have to do it quickly.

8. There's no short cut to learning a language.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.