Sometimes a word ending in a consonant

sound is followed by a word beginning

with the same consonant sound, or one
formed in the same position.

To the sound between words. Emphasize

the sound by holding it a little longer.
Listen to the following examples, and
repeat:
Examples:
/p/ + /p/ Keep practicing
/b/ + /b/ Grab Brians hand.
/p/ + /b/ That pup belongs to her.
/t/ + /t/ Its not too much.
/d/ + /d/ Dad didnt tell me
/t/ + /d/ Dont do that.
/k/ + /k/ I like candy.
/g/ + /g/ That rug goes here.
/k/ + /g/ They like green apples.
/f/ + /f/ Keep off Freddies flowers.
/v/ + /v/ I love Vermont .
/V/ + /f/ He has lots of friends.
/s/ + /s/ Thats scary.
/z/ + /z/ His zeroes are in the wrong
place.
/z/ + /s/ His science class is interesting.
/l/ + /l/ Hell like it.
/r/ + /r/ They are wrong.
/m/ + /m/ We named him Mike.
/n/ + /n/ Dan knows the truth.
// + / / Are you going with three
bags?
// + // He left with the dog.

There are two exceptions to this pattern.

The sounds /ch/ and /j/ must be released
before pronouncing another word.
Listen to the examples and repeat with
me.

Examples:

/ch/ + /ch/ I cant reach Charles.

/j/ + /j / Will you judge Jacks team?
/ch/ + /j/ Shes going to teach geometry.

SYLLABLES AND STRESS:

English words can be divided into
syllables. Each spoken vowel sound
makes one syllable. A syllable can be

- A vowel sound alone.

- A vowel before a consonant.
- A vowel after a consonant.
- A vowel between consonants.
Listen to these examples of one
syllable words and repeat them after
the speaker.

Examples:

A vowel alone: oh I
Vowel-consonant: on ice
Consonant-vowel: to be you
Consonant-vowel-consonant:
big tough cute.

Each syllable in a word has a

degree of emphasis, called stress.
There are three stress levels in
English:

Primary (I )
Secondary (l )
Unstressed ( -- )
 Primary: Each word of two or
more syllables has one syllable that
is longer and louder than the
others. It has primary stress. In the
examples that follow, these
syllables are represented in extra
bold letters.

Secondary: Some words and

syllables have secondary stress,
which is slightly weaker than the
primary one, but louder and
longer than an unstressed one.
These syllables are represented in
bold letters in the examples.

Unstressed: There are many

unstressed syllables in English.
They have a short, soft vowel
sound and may be difficult to hear
at first. They are represented in the
examples in Roman type.
Unstressed vowels pronounced /
/ are in light blue italics. Be
careful to emphasize any
consonants that occur with
unstressed vowels.

Examples:
able
an apple
an orange
the book
station
universal